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    TV Series

    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!""

    IMDb8/10
    1978 - 1982
    25m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 90

    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.

    Created by: Hugh Wilson
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    Seasons & Episodes

    Pilot (1)

    1. Pilot (1)

    7

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

    9/18/197825 min
    Pilot (2)

    2. Pilot (2)

    7

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

    9/25/197825 min
    Les On a Ledge

    3. Les On a Ledge

    6

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

    10/2/197825 min
    Hoodlum Rock

    4. Hoodlum Rock

    5.5

    Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

    10/9/197825 min
    Hold-Up

    5. Hold-Up

    7.7

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

    10/16/197825 min
    Bailey's Show

    6. Bailey's Show

    7

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

    10/23/197825 min
    Turkeys Away

    7. Turkeys Away

    9

    Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

    10/30/197825 min
    Love Returns

    8. Love Returns

    6

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

    11/6/197825 min
    Mama's Review

    9. Mama's Review

    6

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

    1/15/197925 min
    A Date With Jennifer

    10. A Date With Jennifer

    7

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

    1/22/197925 min
    The Contest Nobody Could Win

    11. The Contest Nobody Could Win

    7

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

    1/29/197925 min
    Tornado

    12. Tornado

    6

    A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

    2/5/197925 min
    Goodbye, Johnny

    13. Goodbye, Johnny

    6

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

    2/19/197925 min
    Johnny Comes Back

    14. Johnny Comes Back

    7

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

    2/26/197925 min
    Never Leave Me, Lucille

    15. Never Leave Me, Lucille

    6

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

    3/5/197925 min
    I Want to Keep My Baby

    16. I Want to Keep My Baby

    6

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

    3/12/197925 min
    A Commercial Break

    17. A Commercial Break

    6

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

    3/26/197925 min
    Who is Gordon Sims?

    18. Who is Gordon Sims?

    7

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

    4/2/197925 min
    I Do, I Do... For Now

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

    6

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

    4/23/197925 min
    Young Master Carlson

    20. Young Master Carlson

    6

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

    4/30/197925 min
    Fish Story

    21. Fish Story

    6

    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.

    5/28/197925 min
    Preacher

    22. Preacher

    7

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

    6/4/197925 min

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