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!"
TV-PG1978•25m•7.6/10
Comedy
Ratings
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7.6/10(94)
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.
Production
MTM Enterprises, Company Four
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 18, 1978
Last Aired
April 21, 1982
Networks
CBS
Created By
Hugh Wilson
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Pilot (1)
Air date: 1978-09-18
Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
E2
Pilot (2)
Air date: 1978-09-25
Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
E3
Les On a Ledge
Air date: 1978-10-02
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
E4
Hoodlum Rock
Air date: 1978-10-09
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
E5
Hold-Up
Air date: 1978-10-16
A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
E6
Bailey's Show
Air date: 1978-10-23
Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
E7
Turkeys Away
Air date: 1978-10-30
Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
E8
Love Returns
Air date: 1978-11-06
Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
E9
Mama's Review
Air date: 1979-01-15
In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
E10
A Date With Jennifer
Air date: 1979-01-22
Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
E11
The Contest Nobody Could Win
Air date: 1979-01-29
Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
E12
Tornado
Air date: 1979-02-05
A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
E13
Goodbye, Johnny
Air date: 1979-02-19
Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
E14
Johnny Comes Back
Air date: 1979-02-26
Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.
E15
Never Leave Me, Lucille
Air date: 1979-03-05
Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
E16
I Want to Keep My Baby
Air date: 1979-03-12
Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
E17
A Commercial Break
Air date: 1979-03-26
Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
E18
Who is Gordon Sims?
Air date: 1979-04-02
Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
E19
I Do, I Do... For Now
Air date: 1979-04-23
Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
E20
Young Master Carlson
Air date: 1979-04-30
Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.
E21
Fish Story
Air date: 1979-05-28
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.
E22
Preacher
Air date: 1979-06-04
A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.
Cast
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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