WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978
7.5
5 Seasons
Comedy

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.

Season

Episodes

Episode 1
Ep 1

Pilot (1)

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

Episode 2
Ep 2

Pilot (2)

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

Episode 3
Ep 3

Les On a Ledge

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

Episode 4
Ep 4

Hoodlum Rock

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

Episode 5
Ep 5

Hold-Up

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

Episode 6
Ep 6

Bailey's Show

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

Episode 7
Ep 7

Turkeys Away

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

Episode 8
Ep 8

Love Returns

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

Episode 9
Ep 9

Mama's Review

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

Episode 10
Ep 10

A Date With Jennifer

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

Episode 11
Ep 11

The Contest Nobody Could Win

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

Episode 12
Ep 12

Tornado

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

Episode 13
Ep 13

Goodbye, Johnny

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

Episode 14
Ep 14

Johnny Comes Back

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

Episode 15
Ep 15

Never Leave Me, Lucille

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

Episode 16
Ep 16

I Want to Keep My Baby

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

Episode 17
Ep 17

A Commercial Break

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

Episode 18
Ep 18

Who is Gordon Sims?

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

Episode 19
Ep 19

I Do, I Do... For Now

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

Episode 20
Ep 20

Young Master Carlson

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

Episode 21
Ep 21

Fish Story

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.

Episode 22
Ep 22

Preacher

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