
Season 1
Episodes

1. Pilot (1)
1978-09-18
Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.

2. Pilot (2)
1978-09-25
Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.

3. Les On a Ledge
1978-10-02
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.

4. Hoodlum Rock
1978-10-09
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

5. Hold-Up
1978-10-16
A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.

6. Bailey's Show
1978-10-23
Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.

7. Turkeys Away
1978-10-30
Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

8. Love Returns
1978-11-06
Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.

9. Mama's Review
1979-01-15
In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.

10. A Date With Jennifer
1979-01-22
Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.

11. The Contest Nobody Could Win
1979-01-29
Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.

12. Tornado
1979-02-05
A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

13. Goodbye, Johnny
1979-02-19
Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.

14. Johnny Comes Back
1979-02-26
Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.

15. Never Leave Me, Lucille
1979-03-05
Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.

16. I Want to Keep My Baby
1979-03-12
Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.

17. A Commercial Break
1979-03-26
Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.

18. Who is Gordon Sims?
1979-04-02
Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.

19. I Do, I Do... For Now
1979-04-23
Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.

20. Young Master Carlson
1979-04-30
Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.

21. Fish Story
1979-05-28
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.

22. Preacher
1979-06-04
A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.