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WKRP in Cincinnati.

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.

Created by Hugh Wilson

THE STORY CONTINUES

Season 1.

01

Pilot (1)

1978-09-18 · 25m7.0

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

02

Pilot (2)

1978-09-25 · 25m7.0

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

03

Les On a Ledge

1978-10-02 · 25m6.0

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

04

Hoodlum Rock

1978-10-09 · 25m5.5

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

05

Hold-Up

1978-10-16 · 25m7.7

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

06

Bailey's Show

1978-10-23 · 25m7.0

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

07

Turkeys Away

1978-10-30 · 25m9.0

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

08

Love Returns

1978-11-06 · 25m6.0

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

09

Mama's Review

1979-01-15 · 25m6.0

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

10

A Date With Jennifer

1979-01-22 · 25m7.0

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

11

The Contest Nobody Could Win

1979-01-29 · 25m7.0

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

12

Tornado

1979-02-05 · 25m6.0

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

13

Goodbye, Johnny

1979-02-19 · 25m6.0

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

14

Johnny Comes Back

1979-02-26 · 25m7.0

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

15

Never Leave Me, Lucille

1979-03-05 · 25m6.0

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

16

I Want to Keep My Baby

1979-03-12 · 25m6.0

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

17

A Commercial Break

1979-03-26 · 25m6.0

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

18

Who is Gordon Sims?

1979-04-02 · 25m7.0

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

19

I Do, I Do... For Now

1979-04-23 · 25m6.0

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

20

Young Master Carlson

1979-04-30 · 25m6.0

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

21

Fish Story

1979-05-28 · 25m6.0

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

1979-06-04 · 25m7.0

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

Cast.

Gary Sandy

Gary Sandy

Andy Travis

Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

Dr. Johnny Fever

Tim Reid

Tim Reid

Venus Flytrap

Loni Anderson

Loni Anderson

Jennifer Marlowe

Frank Bonner

Frank Bonner

Herb Tarlek

Gordon Jump

Gordon Jump

Arthur Carlson

Richard Sanders

Richard Sanders

Les Nessman

Jan Smithers

Jan Smithers

Bailey Quarters

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