Season 1

Season 1

1978-09-18
22 Episodes

Episodes

Pilot (1)

1. Pilot (1)

1978-09-18

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

Pilot (2)

2. Pilot (2)

1978-09-25

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

Les On a Ledge

3. Les On a Ledge

1978-10-02

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

Hoodlum Rock

4. Hoodlum Rock

1978-10-09

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Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

Hold-Up

5. Hold-Up

1978-10-16

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

Bailey's Show

6. Bailey's Show

1978-10-23

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

Turkeys Away

7. Turkeys Away

1978-10-30

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Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

Love Returns

8. Love Returns

1978-11-06

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

Mama's Review

9. Mama's Review

1979-01-15

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

A Date With Jennifer

10. A Date With Jennifer

1979-01-22

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

The Contest Nobody Could Win

11. The Contest Nobody Could Win

1979-01-29

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

Tornado

12. Tornado

1979-02-05

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A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

Goodbye, Johnny

13. Goodbye, Johnny

1979-02-19

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

Johnny Comes Back

14. Johnny Comes Back

1979-02-26

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

Never Leave Me, Lucille

15. Never Leave Me, Lucille

1979-03-05

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

I Want to Keep My Baby

16. I Want to Keep My Baby

1979-03-12

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

A Commercial Break

17. A Commercial Break

1979-03-26

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

Who is Gordon Sims?

18. Who is Gordon Sims?

1979-04-02

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

I Do, I Do... For Now

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

1979-04-23

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

Young Master Carlson

20. Young Master Carlson

1979-04-30

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

Fish Story

21. Fish Story

1979-05-28

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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

22. Preacher

1979-06-04

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