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WKRP in Cincinnati

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When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic newsman Les Nessman, eager beaver Bailey Quarters, sleazy salesman Herb Tarlek, blonde bombshell Jennifer Marlowe, who serves as the station's ultra-capable receptionist, and station manager Arthur Carlson, whose domineering mother owns WKRP, round out the eccentric bunch.

Comedy

3.8 / 5

18th September 1978 - 21st April 1982
Producer
Dan Guntzelman
Top Cast
Gary SandyHoward HessemanTim Reid
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Pilot (1) Still
Pilot (1)
18th September 1978

Episode 1

Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.

Pilot (2) Still
Pilot (2)
25th September 1978

Episode 2

Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.

Les On a Ledge Still
Les On a Ledge
2nd October 1978

Episode 3

Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.

Hoodlum Rock Still
Hoodlum Rock
9th October 1978

Episode 4

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

Hold-Up Still
Hold-Up
16th October 1978

Episode 5

A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.

Bailey's Show Still
Bailey's Show
23rd October 1978

Episode 6

Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.

Turkeys Away Still
Turkeys Away
30th October 1978

Episode 7

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

Love Returns Still
Love Returns
6th November 1978

Episode 8

Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.

Mama's Review Still
Mama's Review
15th January 1979

Episode 9

In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.

A Date With Jennifer Still
A Date With Jennifer
22nd January 1979

Episode 10

Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.

The Contest Nobody Could Win Still
The Contest Nobody Could Win
29th January 1979

Episode 11

Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.

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Tornado
5th February 1979

Episode 12

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

Goodbye, Johnny Still
Goodbye, Johnny
19th February 1979

Episode 13

Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.

Johnny Comes Back Still
Johnny Comes Back
26th February 1979

Episode 14

Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.

Never Leave Me, Lucille Still
Never Leave Me, Lucille
5th March 1979

Episode 15

Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.

I Want to Keep My Baby Still
I Want to Keep My Baby
12th March 1979

Episode 16

Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.

A Commercial Break Still
A Commercial Break
26th March 1979

Episode 17

Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.

Who is Gordon Sims? Still
Who is Gordon Sims?
2nd April 1979

Episode 18

Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.

I Do, I Do... For Now Still
I Do, I Do... For Now
23rd April 1979

Episode 19

Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.

Young Master Carlson Still
Young Master Carlson
30th April 1979

Episode 20

Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.

Fish Story Still
Fish Story
28th May 1979

Episode 21

Andy tells a journalist that WKRP is just a "run-of-the-mill" station, even though a staffer is running around in a "carp" suit.

Preacher Still
Preacher
4th June 1979

Episode 22

A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.