Seasons & Episodes
Pilot (1)
Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
Pilot (2)
Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
Les On a Ledge
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
Hoodlum Rock
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
Hold-Up
A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
Bailey's Show
Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
Turkeys Away
Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
Love Returns
Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
Mama's Review
In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
A Date With Jennifer
Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
The Contest Nobody Could Win
Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
Tornado
A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
Goodbye, Johnny
Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
Johnny Comes Back
Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.
Never Leave Me, Lucille
Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
I Want to Keep My Baby
Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
A Commercial Break
Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
Who is Gordon Sims?
Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
I Do, I Do... For Now
Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
Young Master Carlson
Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.
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 "car
Preacher
A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.
For Love or Money (1)
Johnny forgets about his date with Bailey when he gets a call from Buffy, his old girlfriend from California. He borrows
For Love or Money (2)
Johnny calls his friends over to Jennifer's apartment to help him deal with Buffy and her threat of a lawsuit. Buffy arr
Baseball
The staff plays against the team from rival station WPIG in a softball game.
Bad Risk
Herb starts selling insurance as a sideline, and sells a comprehensive policy to Les, who promptly has an accident.
Jennifer Falls in Love
For the first time in her life, Jennifer is in love, with a penniless but handsome repairman who turns out to be even mo
Carlson for President
Mr. Carlson runs for Cincinnati City Council. When Bailey discovers a potentially damaging piece of information about th
Mike Fright
During a citywide garbage strike, Johnny jokingly suggests that his listeners dump their garbage on the steps of City Ha
The Patter of Little Feet
Mr. Carlson's wife Carmen announces that she is pregnant. Mr. Carlson is overjoyed, and certain that Carmen feels the sa
Baby, If You've Ever Wondered
The new ratings book arrives, and WKRP has climbed from 16th to 14th place in the Cincinnati market. Everyone is happy a
Bailey's Big Break
When WKRP needs an assistant news reporter, Bailey applies for the job and gets it. Les, who doesn't want to work with a
Jennifer's Home for Christmas
Jennifer tells her friends that she has nothing special planned for Christmas, and that she doesn't have a tree this yea
Sparky
Mr. Carlson hires legendary baseball manager Sparky Anderson as the host of a new sports interview show. But when the sh
God Talks to Johnny
When Johnny thinks he's heard God's voice talking to him, everyone, including Johnny, thinks he's going insane.
A Family Affair
Andy's sister Carol visits Cincinnati, and Andy sets up a date for her and Johnny. But Carol winds up going out with Ven
Herb's Dad
Herb's father, a lifelong salesman who shares Herb's taste in clothes, runs away from the Shady Hills Rest Home and visi
Put Up or Shut Up
Bailey convinces Jennifer to accept a date with Herb in the hope that he'll get scared and back down.
The Americanization of Ivan
Bailey and Les attend a press conference given by a group of visiting Russian hog experts. One of the Russians falls for
Les' Groupie
Les goes out on a date with a female fan, who proceeds to move into his apartment and take over his life.
In Concert
At a concert by the Who in Cincinnati on December 3, 1979, eleven kids were trampled to death when the crowd rushed to g
The Doctor's Daughter
Johnny's daughter shows up and moves in, and Johnny has to decide whether to express his disapproval of the shiftless bo
Filthy Pictures (1)
Mr. Carlson convinces Jennifer and Andy to pose in bathing suits for a ""Surf's Up in Cincinnati"" poster. After the pho
Filthy Pictures (2)
Mr. Carlson convinces Jennifer and Andy to pose in bathing suits for a ""Surf's Up in Cincinnati"" poster. After the pho
Venus Rising
Venus is offered a job as program director of WREQ radio, but is disillusioned when he discovers how the station is run
Most Improved Station
Everyone starts bickering after the station loses a broadcasting award.
The Airplane Show
Trying to compete with WPIG's traffic helicopter, Les starts doing traffic reports from a World War I biplane piloted by
Jennifer Moves
The staff helps Jennifer move into her new $125,000 house in the quiet suburb of Landersville. But she soon finds out th
Real Families
When Herb's family is featured in the show ""Real Families"", he is sure that they can serve as an example of a clean li
The Baby
Mr. Carlson's wife goes into labor and the WKRP staffers all visit the hospital to be there when she gives birth.
Hotel Oceanview
Andy, Mr. Carlson and Herb visit Dayton to try and land the advertising account for Vicky Von Vickey jeans. While Mr. Ca
A Mile in My Shoes
When Herb is called for jury duty, Andy takes over as sales manager and soon discovers just how tough it is trying to se
Bah, Humbug
Once again, Mr. Carlson plans to give the staffers almost no Christmas bonuses. But in a dream brought on by eating one
Baby, It's Cold Inside
On a day when the furnace has broken down, Mama Carlson pays a surprise visit to the station and catches Johnny drinking
The Painting
At Mr. Carlson's church auction, Herb buys a painting that Bailey loves. He tries to get Mr. Carlson or Bailey to buy it
Daydreams
When Mr. Carlson rehearses a dull speech in front of the WKRP staff, all the staffers drift off into daydreams about wha
Frog Story
Herb has accidentally spray-painted his daughter's pet frog Greenpeace pink, and brings the frog to the station trying t
Venus and the Man
The station's cleaning woman asks Venus to convince her big, tough teenage son not to drop out of school.
Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 1
Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.
Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 2
Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.
Ask Jennifer
When Herb's choice as host of a new call-in advice show proves unable to go on the air, Jennifer takes over and becomes
I Am Woman
When it is announced that the Flimm Building is to be torn down, Bailey starts a campaign to have the building declared
Secrets of Dayton Heights
The Secret Service refuses to grant Les credentials for a Presidential press conference, suspecting him of having radica
Out to Lunch
Herb's three-martini business lunches with an ad agency representative are causing him to mess up even more than usual,
A Simple Little Wedding
In honor of their 25th anniversary, Arthur and Carmen Carlson plan to get married again. They want a small, private cere
Nothing to Fear But...
Everyone is in the grip of urban paranoia after the station is robbed.
Til Debt Do Us Part
When Johnny learns that his first ex-wife is planning to remarry, he is overjoyed at the thought of not having to pay al
Clean Up Radio Everywhere
Dr. Bob Halyers, head of the organization Clean Up Radio Broadcasting (CURB), visits Mr. Carlson with a list of obscene
An Explosive Affair (Part 1)
After the station receives a bomb threat, Andy sends Johnny and Venus to broadcast from the transmitter tower while the
An Explosive Affair (Part 2)
Andy is unable to warn Johnny and Venus when he realizes that the bomb is at the transmitter.
The Union
The staff of WKRP considers joining a union. Mr. Carlson is furious and rushes to his mother for advice, while Andy trie
Rumors
While his apartment is being fumigated, Johnny accepts Bailey's offer to stay at her place, causing everyone at the stat
Straight from the Heart
Herb tells everyone that he's going on vacation, but Les and Jennifer discover that he's actually checked into the hospi
Who's on First?
With Herb in the hospital, Mr. Carlson pretends he is Herb and is impersonated by Les for an advertising client.
Three Days of the Condo
When Johnny receives $24,000 in a legal settlement, Venus convinces him to use the money to invest in a condominium at G
Jennifer and the Will
Colonel Buchanan, Jennifer's elderly gentleman friend, dies suddenly. As executrix of his will, Jennifer must deal with
The Consultant
Mama Carlson hires a professional radio consultant to evaluate WKRP. The man she's hired, Norris Breeze, is an old frien
Love, Exciting and New
Andy starts taking Mama Carlson out after hours in the hopes of getting her to pay for a new transmitter for the station
You Can't Go Out of Town Again
Mr. Carlson goes with Carmen to a college reunion where he learns the disillusioning truth about how he and Carmen first
Pills
Herb sells ad spots to a seller of ""diet pills""; after it turns out that the pills are a legalized way of selling spee
Changes
When Venus learns that he's going to be interviewed by a militant black magazine, he adopts a new wardrobe and manner in
Jennifer and Johnny's Charity
When a fire destroys the kitchen at the Vine Street Mission, Johnny recruits Jennifer to help raise the $40,000 dollars
I'll Take Romance
Herb fixes Les up with a date through his latest client, the I'll Take Romance Dating Service. Les hits it off with his
Circumstantial Evidence
Venus's latest date gives him an expensive diamond earring as a gift and then runs out on him; it turns out that she's a
Fire
Herb and Jennifer are trapped in an elevator when a fire breaks out in the Flimm Building.
Dear Liar
When Bailey writes a news story on the Northside Children's Clinic, Les steals it and reads it on the air. This turns ou
The Creation of Venus
When Venus lets it slip that he was a schoolteacher before he came to WKRP, Andy has to tell Mama Carlson the truth abou
The Impossible Dream
On his birthday, Les announces that he's going to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a world-famous broadcast jour
To Err is Human
After Herb screws up an important advertising account, Mr. Carlson finally intends to fire him, but Jennifer takes pity
Up and Down the Dial
Just as WKRP hits #6 in the ratings, Mama Carlson announces that she plans to switch the format of the station to 24 hou
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