WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)

Name: WKRP in Cincinnati
Rating: 7.6

Rating: 7.6

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1978-09-18

Last Air Date: 1982-04-21

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 90

Created By: Hugh Wilson

Networks: CBS

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Top Cast

Gary Sandy as Andy Travis
Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever
Tim Reid as Venus Flytrap
Loni Anderson as Jennifer Marlowe
Frank Bonner as Herb Tarlek
Gordon Jump as Arthur Carlson
Richard Sanders as Les Nessman
Jan Smithers as Bailey Quarters
Carol Bruce as Lillian Carlson
Ian Wolfe as Hirsch

Seasons

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Pilot (1) (1978-09-18)

Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
Ep. 2: Pilot (2) (1978-09-25)

Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
Ep. 3: Les On a Ledge (1978-10-02)

Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
Ep. 4: Hoodlum Rock (1978-10-09)

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
Ep. 5: Hold-Up (1978-10-16)

A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
Ep. 6: Bailey's Show (1978-10-23)

Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
Ep. 7: Turkeys Away (1978-10-30)

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
Ep. 8: Love Returns (1978-11-06)

Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
Ep. 9: Mama's Review (1979-01-15)

In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
Ep. 10: A Date With Jennifer (1979-01-22)

Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
Ep. 11: The Contest Nobody Could Win (1979-01-29)

Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
Ep. 12: Tornado (1979-02-05)

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
Ep. 13: Goodbye, Johnny (1979-02-19)

Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
Ep. 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.
Ep. 15: Never Leave Me, Lucille (1979-03-05)

Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
Ep. 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.
Ep. 17: A Commercial Break (1979-03-26)

Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
Ep. 18: Who is Gordon Sims? (1979-04-02)

Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
Ep. 19: I Do, I Do... For Now (1979-04-23)

Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
Ep. 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.
Ep. 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.
Ep. 22: Preacher (1979-06-04)

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