Oct 17, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 12 segments
Who would make the better girlfriend or significant other—glamorous, sharp-witted receptionist Jennifer Marlowe (Loni Anderson) or smart, approachable news pro Bailey Quarters (Jan Smithers)? On this…
As you know, both of these ladies were on the very popular show, WKRP in Cincinnati, that lives on to this day.
I, I keep asking, "Is this better or perhaps is this better?" I think I'm gonna make it the big pictures until somebody tells me different.
But we start with Jennifer Marlowe The receptionist, of course, and this is the question we're going to decide, Jennifer or Bailey.
Sorry, audio podcast listeners, I'm showing a press photo of Bailey and Jennifer on each side of Dr. Johnny Fever.
Anyway, Jennifer Marlowe, beautiful blonde, you know, parody of Marilyn Monroe, say, or say Jayne Mansfield from back in the day, you know what I'm saying? But Jennifer isn't a dumb blonde.
And she became the receptionist at WKRP after moving to Cincinnati, succeeding Joyce Armour, played by Rosemary Forsyth, who is introduced in a later episode.
Just watching the show, you might not be aware of the fact that Jennifer comes from the fictional town of Rock Throw, West Virginia.
She rarely talks about her family or her childhood, but some details about her background emerge over the course of the show.
She was once engaged to her old elementary school sweetheart, T.J. Watson, played by the very well-known singer-songwriter Hoyt Axton.
She's been on her own since the age of 17 when she left West Virginia to move to Cincinnati.
For example, when speaking to her mother on the phone, she slips out of her standard American English accent and reverts to her native Appalachian accent.
She's not overly religious, but at least on one occasion in the episode God Talks to Johnny, she shows a remarkable ability to recite chapter and verse of the Bible from memory.
She kind of turned her back on her poor upbringing, but she does not show any shame in it and once became offended when Mrs. Carlson mistakenly referred to her hometown as Rockpile.
After moving to Cincinnati, she attracted the attention of various wealthy older men.
As you know, both of these ladies were on the very popular show, WKRP in Cincinnati, that lives on to this day.
I, I keep asking, "Is this better or perhaps is this better?" I think I'm gonna make it the big pictures until somebody tells me different.
But we start with Jennifer Marlowe The receptionist, of course, and this is the question we're going to decide, Jennifer or Bailey.
Sorry, audio podcast listeners, I'm showing a press photo of Bailey and Jennifer on each side of Dr. Johnny Fever.
Anyway, Jennifer Marlowe, beautiful blonde, you know, parody of Marilyn Monroe, say, or say Jayne Mansfield from back in the day, you know what I'm saying? But Jennifer isn't a dumb blonde.
And she became the receptionist at WKRP after moving to Cincinnati, succeeding Joyce Armour, played by Rosemary Forsyth, who is introduced in a later episode.
Just watching the show, you might not be aware of the fact that Jennifer comes from the fictional town of Rock Throw, West Virginia.
She rarely talks about her family or her childhood, but some details about her background emerge over the course of the show.
She was once engaged to her old elementary school sweetheart, T.J. Watson, played by the very well-known singer-songwriter Hoyt Axton.
She's been on her own since the age of 17 when she left West Virginia to move to Cincinnati.
For example, when speaking to her mother on the phone, she slips out of her standard American English accent and reverts to her native Appalachian accent.
She's not overly religious, but at least on one occasion in the episode God Talks to Johnny, she shows a remarkable ability to recite chapter and verse of the Bible from memory.
She kind of turned her back on her poor upbringing, but she does not show any shame in it and once became offended when Mrs. Carlson mistakenly referred to her hometown as Rockpile.
After moving to Cincinnati, she attracted the attention of various wealthy older men.
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