WKRP in Cincinnati — Season 1
So just sit right down, relax, open your ears real wide and say, "Give it to me straight, Doctor. I can take it!"
About this season
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.
Episodes (22)
1. Pilot (1)
7.0Aired 18 September 1978 • 25 min
Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
2. Pilot (2)
7.0Aired 25 September 1978 • 25 min
Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
3. Les On a Ledge
6.0Aired 2 October 1978 • 25 min
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
4. Hoodlum Rock
5.5Aired 9 October 1978 • 25 min
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
5. Hold-Up
7.7Aired 16 October 1978 • 25 min
A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
6. Bailey's Show
7.0Aired 23 October 1978 • 25 min
Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
7. Turkeys Away
9.0Aired 30 October 1978 • 25 min
Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
8. Love Returns
6.0Aired 6 November 1978 • 25 min
Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
9. Mama's Review
6.0Aired 15 January 1979 • 25 min
In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
10. A Date With Jennifer
7.0Aired 22 January 1979 • 25 min
Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
11. The Contest Nobody Could Win
7.0Aired 29 January 1979 • 25 min
Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
12. Tornado
6.0Aired 5 February 1979 • 25 min
A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
13. Goodbye, Johnny
6.0Aired 19 February 1979 • 25 min
Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
14. Johnny Comes Back
7.0Aired 26 February 1979 • 25 min
Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.
15. Never Leave Me, Lucille
6.0Aired 5 March 1979 • 25 min
Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
16. I Want to Keep My Baby
6.0Aired 12 March 1979 • 25 min
Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
17. A Commercial Break
6.0Aired 26 March 1979 • 25 min
Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
18. Who is Gordon Sims?
7.0Aired 2 April 1979 • 25 min
Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
19. I Do, I Do... For Now
6.0Aired 23 April 1979 • 25 min
Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
20. Young Master Carlson
6.0Aired 30 April 1979 • 25 min
Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.
21. Fish Story
6.0Aired 28 May 1979 • 25 min
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
7.0Aired 4 June 1979 • 25 min
A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.