Episode 1
Pilot (1)
Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
TV series
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978TV-PG4 seasons7.6 / 10
So just sit right down, relax, open your ears real wide and say, "Give it to me straight, Doctor. I can take it!"
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.
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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.
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Episode 2
Pilot (2)
Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
Episode 3
Les On a Ledge
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
Episode 4
Hoodlum Rock
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
Episode 5
Hold-Up
A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
Episode 6
Bailey's Show
Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
Episode 7
Turkeys Away
Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
Episode 8
Love Returns
Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
Episode 9
Mama's Review
In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
Episode 10
A Date With Jennifer
Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
Episode 11
The Contest Nobody Could Win
Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
Episode 12
Tornado
A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
Episode 13
Goodbye, Johnny
Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
Episode 14
Johnny Comes Back
Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.
Episode 15
Never Leave Me, Lucille
Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
Episode 16
I Want to Keep My Baby
Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
Episode 17
A Commercial Break
Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
Episode 18
Who is Gordon Sims?
Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
Episode 19
I Do, I Do... For Now
Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
Episode 20
Young Master Carlson
Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.
Episode 21
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.
Episode 22
Preacher
A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.
Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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