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Series · 1978–1982Ended

WKRP in Cincinnati

7.6·4 seasons·90 episodes·25 min avg.·United States of America

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.

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Pilot (1)Up next
Sep 18, 1978·7.0

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

02
Pilot (2)
Sep 25, 1978·7.0

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

03
Les On a Ledge
Oct 2, 1978·6.0

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

04
Hoodlum Rock
Oct 9, 1978·5.5

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

05
Hold-Up
Oct 16, 1978·7.7

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

06
Bailey's Show
Oct 23, 1978·7.0

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

07
Turkeys Away
Oct 30, 1978·9.0

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

08
Love Returns
Nov 6, 1978·6.0

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

09
Mama's Review
Jan 15, 1979·6.0

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

10
A Date With Jennifer
Jan 22, 1979·7.0

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

11
The Contest Nobody Could Win
Jan 29, 1979·7.0

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

12
Tornado
Feb 5, 1979·6.0

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

13
Goodbye, Johnny
Feb 19, 1979·6.0

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

14
Johnny Comes Back
Feb 26, 1979·7.0

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

15
Never Leave Me, Lucille
Mar 5, 1979·6.0

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

16
I Want to Keep My Baby
Mar 12, 1979·6.0

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

17
A Commercial Break
Mar 26, 1979·6.0

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

18
Who is Gordon Sims?
Apr 2, 1979·7.0

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

19
I Do, I Do... For Now
Apr 23, 1979·6.0

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

20
Young Master Carlson
Apr 30, 1979·6.0

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

21
Fish Story
May 28, 1979·6.0

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.

22
Preacher
Jun 4, 1979·7.0

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

Cast

8 credited
Gary Sandy
Andy Travis
Howard Hesseman
Dr. Johnny Fever
Tim Reid
Venus Flytrap
Loni Anderson
Jennifer Marlowe
Frank Bonner
Herb Tarlek
Gordon Jump
Arthur Carlson
Richard Sanders
Les Nessman
Jan Smithers
Bailey Quarters

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