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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!"

7.61978TV-PG4 seasonsEnglish

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.

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Comedy
Starring

Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Tim Reid

Created by

Hugh Wilson

Season 1

1.Pilot (1)

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

25 minSep 18, 1978

2.Pilot (2)

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

25 minSep 25, 1978

3.Les On a Ledge

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

25 minOct 2, 1978

4.Hoodlum Rock

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

25 minOct 9, 1978

5.Hold-Up

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

25 minOct 16, 1978

6.Bailey's Show

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

25 minOct 23, 1978

7.Turkeys Away

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

25 minOct 30, 1978

8.Love Returns

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

25 minNov 6, 1978

9.Mama's Review

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

25 minJan 15, 1979

10.A Date With Jennifer

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

25 minJan 22, 1979

11.The Contest Nobody Could Win

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

25 minJan 29, 1979

12.Tornado

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

25 minFeb 5, 1979

13.Goodbye, Johnny

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

25 minFeb 19, 1979

14.Johnny Comes Back

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

25 minFeb 26, 1979

15.Never Leave Me, Lucille

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

25 minMar 5, 1979

16.I Want to Keep My Baby

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

25 minMar 12, 1979

17.A Commercial Break

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

25 minMar 26, 1979

18.Who is Gordon Sims?

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

25 minApr 2, 1979

19.I Do, I Do... For Now

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

25 minApr 23, 1979

20.Young Master Carlson

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

25 minApr 30, 1979

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.

25 minMay 28, 1979

22.Preacher

A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.

25 minJun 4, 1979

WKRP in Cincinnati

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.

So just sit right down, relax, open your ears real wide and say, "Give it to me straight, Doctor. I can take it!"

Information

Released
Sep 18, 1978
Episode length
25m
Seasons
4
Episodes
90
Status
Ended

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
US
Rating
TV-PG
Created by
Hugh Wilson

Networks

Network
CBS

People in this story

Gary SandyAndy Travis
Howard HessemanDr. Johnny Fever
Tim ReidVenus Flytrap
Loni AndersonJennifer Marlowe
Frank BonnerHerb Tarlek
Gordon JumpArthur Carlson
Richard SandersLes Nessman
Jan SmithersBailey Quarters

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