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WKRP in Cincinnati (1978 – 1982)

1978 • 4 seasons • Comedy • TV-PG
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WKRP in Cincinnati — Season 1

22 episodes · Sep 18, 1978

1. Pilot (1)
Sep 18, 1978 · 25m · 7.0

Andy sought to persuade WKRP’s owner that a shift towards rock and roll held the key to revitalizing the station’s dwindling listenership.

2. Pilot (2)
Sep 25, 1978 · 25m · 7.0

Andy confronts a financial predicament: Carlson has refused to fund a trial period for the revised approach.

3. Les On a Ledge
Oct 2, 1978 · 25m · 6.0

Les finds himself excluded from post-game locker room interviews whenever his masculinity is challenged.

4. Hoodlum Rock
Oct 9, 1978 · 25m · 5.5

Andy secured a rock band notorious for their aggressive stage presence, a group known to engage with audiences in a decidedly physical manner.

5. Hold-Up
Oct 16, 1978 · 25m · 7.7

The gentle murmur of a radio broadcast from a stereo shop abruptly fractured. A robbery was in progress.

6. Bailey's Show
Oct 23, 1978 · 25m · 7.0

Bailey’s performances consistently attract the most peculiar individuals in the city.

7. Turkeys Away
Oct 30, 1978 · 25m · 9.0

Carlson conceived of an outlandish promotional idea for Thanksgiving.

8. Love Returns
Nov 6, 1978 · 25m · 6.0

A potential departure looms for Andy should he rediscover a past affection for a musician who travels the country.

9. Mama's Review
Jan 15, 1979 · 25m · 6.0

Fleeting memories bring Andy and Carlson to Mrs. Carlson, the station's owner, to recount the latest developments at WKRP.

10. A Date With Jennifer
Jan 22, 1979 · 25m · 7.0

He invited Jennifer to a banquet, but afterward, he wondered if her acceptance had been motivated solely by pity.

11. The Contest Nobody Could Win
Jan 29, 1979 · 25m · 7.0

In a moment of absentmindedness, Johnny inadvertently announced a contest prize of five thousand dollars to his listeners, rather than the intended fifty.

12. Tornado
Feb 5, 1979 · 25m · 6.0

As the tour group of Japanese businessmen moved through the station, a tornado descended upon them.

13. Goodbye, Johnny
Feb 19, 1979 · 25m · 6.0

A position in California presented itself to Johnny, prompting his colleagues to concoct a plan to persuade him to remain in Cincinnati.

14. Johnny Comes Back
Feb 26, 1979 · 25m · 7.0

Johnny returns to WKRP with the hope of reclaiming his former position. However, he is instead given a slot on the pre-dawn broadcast.

15. Never Leave Me, Lucille
Mar 5, 1979 · 25m · 6.0

With his wife away, Herb indulged in visions of a carefree life as a bachelor, a world spun from playful fancy.

16. I Want to Keep My Baby
Mar 12, 1979 · 25m · 6.0

Johnny couldn't bring himself to abandon the infant left at WKRP, determined to find the mother before making any other arrangements.

17. A Commercial Break
Mar 26, 1979 · 25m · 6.0

Andy harbored reservations regarding the cheerfully optimistic direction of the mortuary's latest advertising campaign.

18. Who is Gordon Sims?
Apr 2, 1979 · 25m · 7.0

Venus declined the advertisement, his name currently subject to a legal warrant.

19. I Do, I Do... For Now
Apr 23, 1979 · 25m · 6.0

She attempted to dissuade the man from pursuing her, offering the rather pointed revelation that she was already married – to Johnny Fever, no less.

20. Young Master Carlson
Apr 30, 1979 · 25m · 6.0

Mrs. Carlson is adamant that her grandson be permitted to wander the station grounds following his dismissal from military school.

21. Fish Story
May 28, 1979 · 25m · 6.0

Andy dismissed the station as unremarkable to the reporter, despite a colleague hurrying past in a flamboyant, almost comical suit.

22. Preacher
Jun 4, 1979 · 25m · 7.0

The former wrestler, now a preacher, leveraged his radio sermons to promote his wares.