Turkey Drop -

: The birds, being flightless domestic turkeys, hit the pavement "like sacks of wet cement," smashing through windshields and sending the crowd into a panic.

: He soon realizes they are turkeys, screaming, "Oh, the humanity!" as they plummet. Turkey Drop

: Nessman initially thinks the dark objects falling from the sky are skydivers. : The birds, being flightless domestic turkeys, hit

The scene is narrated by the station's eccentric newsman, Les Nessman, who delivers a dramatic, play-by-play account that parodies the Hindenburg disaster: : The birds

In the 1978 episode "Turkeys Away," station manager Arthur Carlson decides to stage a massive secret Thanksgiving promotion to boost the station's ratings. He hires a helicopter to hover over the Pinedale Shopping Mall, intending to release live turkeys as a "gift" to the crowd below.