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!"”
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.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 22 epS2 · 24 epS3 · 22 epS4 · 22 ep
1Pilot (1)18 Sept 1978 · 25m · ★ 7.0Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
2Pilot (2)25 Sept 1978 · 25m · ★ 7.0Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
3Les On a Ledge2 Oct 1978 · 25m · ★ 6.0Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
4Hoodlum Rock9 Oct 1978 · 25m · ★ 5.5Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
5Hold-Up16 Oct 1978 · 25m · ★ 7.7A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
6Bailey's Show23 Oct 1978 · 25m · ★ 7.0Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
7Turkeys Away30 Oct 1978 · 25m · ★ 9.0Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
8Love Returns6 Nov 1978 · 25m · ★ 6.0Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
9Mama's Review15 Jan 1979 · 25m · ★ 6.0In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
10A Date With Jennifer22 Jan 1979 · 25m · ★ 7.0Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
11The Contest Nobody Could Win29 Jan 1979 · 25m · ★ 7.0Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
12Tornado5 Feb 1979 · 25m · ★ 6.0A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
13Goodbye, Johnny19 Feb 1979 · 25m · ★ 6.0Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
14Johnny Comes Back26 Feb 1979 · 25m · ★ 7.0Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.
15Never Leave Me, Lucille5 Mar 1979 · 25m · ★ 6.0Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
16I Want to Keep My Baby12 Mar 1979 · 25m · ★ 6.0Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
17A Commercial Break26 Mar 1979 · 25m · ★ 6.0Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
18Who is Gordon Sims?2 Apr 1979 · 25m · ★ 7.0Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
19I Do, I Do... For Now23 Apr 1979 · 25m · ★ 6.0Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
20Young Master Carlson30 Apr 1979 · 25m · ★ 6.0Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.
21Fish Story28 May 1979 · 25m · ★ 6.0Andy tells a journalist that WKRP is just a "run-of-the-mill" station, even though a staffer is running around in a "carp" suit.
22Preacher4 Jun 1979 · 25m · ★ 7.0A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.
Details
- Created by
- Hugh Wilson
- First aired
- 18 Sept 1978
- Last aired
- 21 Apr 1982
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- CBS
- Episodes
- 90
- Votes
- 99 on TMDB
Cast
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
