Cultural References
Herb is still identified, nearly three decades after WKRP's initial run ended, as the stereotype for "unprofessional, bribe-taking desperate salespeople" with sales professionals being advised not to wear plaid sports coats so as to avoid being associated in customers' minds with the untrustworthy Mr. Tarlek.
An Ann Arbor, Michigan-based rock band of the 1980s and 90s was called The Herb Tarlicks, a double pun on the character's name and guitar "licks".
Canadian band Rheostatics paid tribute to Herb Tarlek in their song, "The Tarleks", in which Bonner reprised his famous role in the music video.
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