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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!""
Overview
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.
Status
Ended
Created By
Hugh Wilson
Network
CBS
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes
Pilot (1)
Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
Pilot (2)
Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
Les On a Ledge
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
Hoodlum Rock
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
Hold-Up
A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
Bailey's Show
Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
Turkeys Away
Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
Love Returns
Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
Mama's Review
In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
A Date With Jennifer
Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
The Contest Nobody Could Win
Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
Tornado
A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
Goodbye, Johnny
Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
Johnny Comes Back
Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.
Never Leave Me, Lucille
Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
I Want to Keep My Baby
Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
A Commercial Break
Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
Who is Gordon Sims?
Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
I Do, I Do... For Now
Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
Young Master Carlson
Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.
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.
Preacher
A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.
Top Cast
Gary Sandy
Andy Travis
Howard Hesseman
Dr. Johnny Fever
Tim Reid
Venus Flytrap
Loni Anderson
Jennifer Marlowe
Frank Bonner
Herb Tarlek
Gordon Jump
Arthur Carlson
Richard Sanders
Les Nessman
Jan Smithers
Bailey Quarters
