Behind The Scenes
The writers of WKRP did many episodes focusing on Herb; in the third season of the series, no fewer than six of the 22 episodes were Herb stories. One writer, Peter Torokvei, said that horribly flawed characters like Herb were more interesting to write for than a more self-assured character like Jennifer Marlowe. Another staff writer, Steven Kampmann, recalled that he liked writing for Herb because he was one of the few characters on the show with a wife and family, which added more dimensions to his character.
Frank Bonner directed six episodes of the series.
The role of Herb Tarlek was originally offered to the character actor Rod McCary, but he turned it down to appear in another series.
It is unknown why the show's writers gave him the surname "Tarlek", which is not a known surname in any ethnicity or culture.
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