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WKRP in Cincinnati

1978 · 4 seasons · 90 episodes · Ended · CBS

Comedy

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So just sit right down, relax, open your ears real wide and say, "Give it to me straight, Doctor. I can take it!"

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.

Episodes

  • S01E01Pilot (1)1978-09-1825m

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

  • S01E02Pilot (2)1978-09-2525m

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

  • S01E03Les On a Ledge1978-10-0225m

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

  • S01E04Hoodlum Rock1978-10-0925m

    Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

  • S01E05Hold-Up1978-10-1625m

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

  • S01E06Bailey's Show1978-10-2325m

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

  • S01E07Turkeys Away1978-10-3025m

    Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

  • S01E08Love Returns1978-11-0625m

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

  • S01E09Mama's Review1979-01-1525m

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

  • S01E10A Date With Jennifer1979-01-2225m

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

  • S01E11The Contest Nobody Could Win1979-01-2925m

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

  • S01E12Tornado1979-02-0525m

    A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

  • S01E13Goodbye, Johnny1979-02-1925m

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

  • S01E14Johnny Comes Back1979-02-2625m

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

  • S01E15Never Leave Me, Lucille1979-03-0525m

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

  • S01E16I Want to Keep My Baby1979-03-1225m

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

  • S01E17A Commercial Break1979-03-2625m

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

  • S01E18Who is Gordon Sims?1979-04-0225m

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

  • S01E19I Do, I Do... For Now1979-04-2325m

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

  • S01E20Young Master Carlson1979-04-3025m

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

  • S01E21Fish Story1979-05-2825m

    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.

  • S01E22Preacher1979-06-0425m

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

Cast