Episode 1
The Airplane Show
25m5.0 / 10
Trying to compete with WPIG's traffic helicopter, Les starts doing traffic reports from a World War I biplane piloted by a crazy war veteran.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod DanielGuest stars Michael Fairman
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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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.
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Episode 2
Jennifer Moves
25m6.5 / 10
The staff helps Jennifer move into her new $125,000 house in the quiet suburb of Landersville. But she soon finds out that life in Landersville isn't as pleasant as she thought it would be.
Episode credits
Directed by Linda DayWritten by Hugh WilsonGuest stars Georgia Schmidt, Kenneth Kimmins, Terry Wills
Episode 3
Real Families
25m7.5 / 10
When Herb's family is featured in the show ""Real Families"", he is sure that they can serve as an example of a clean living family. Unfortunately, the image Herb wants to convey is different from the reality shown on screen.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod DanielGuest stars Edie McClurg, Peter Marshall, Stacy Heather Tolkin, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Johnny Olson, N.P. Schoch, Jim Hudson
Episode 4
The Baby
25m6.5 / 10
Mr. Carlson's wife goes into labor and the WKRP staffers all visit the hospital to be there when she gives birth.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod DanielWritten by Blake HunterGuest stars Allyn Ann McLerie, Darian Mathias
Episode 5
Hotel Oceanview
25m2.3 / 10
Andy, Mr. Carlson and Herb visit Dayton to try and land the advertising account for Vicky Von Vickey jeans. While Mr. Carlson worries about the notorious Dayton poisoner, Herb romances an old high school acquaintance and Andy has trouble with his slide projector.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod DanielGuest stars Joyce Brothers, Larry Hankin, Linda Carlson
Episode 6
A Mile in My Shoes
25m5.0 / 10
When Herb is called for jury duty, Andy takes over as sales manager and soon discovers just how tough it is trying to sell advertising time or collect from deadbeat clients. Meanwhile, Venus becomes acting program director and has to deal with Les's plan to disguise himself as a black man so that he can do a series of reports based on the book Black Like Me.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod DanielGuest stars Noble Willingham
Episode 7
Bah, Humbug
25m5.0 / 10
Once again, Mr. Carlson plans to give the staffers almost no Christmas bonuses. But in a dream brought on by eating one of Johnny Fever's brownies, the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future visit him to show him the error of his ways.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod DanielWritten by Lissa LevinGuest stars Parley Baer, Don Diamond
Episode 8
Baby, It's Cold Inside
25m5.0 / 10
On a day when the furnace has broken down, Mama Carlson pays a surprise visit to the station and catches Johnny drinking in the broadcast booth.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod DanielWritten by Blake HunterGuest stars Carol Bruce
Episode 9
The Painting
25m5.0 / 10
At Mr. Carlson's church auction, Herb buys a painting that Bailey loves. He tries to get Mr. Carlson or Bailey to buy it from him...until he learns that it might be valuable.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod Daniel
Episode 10
Daydreams
25m5.0 / 10
When Mr. Carlson rehearses a dull speech in front of the WKRP staff, all the staffers drift off into daydreams about what they would most like to be: Herb as a Latin-American dictator, Jennifer as a '30s movie star, Les as a reporter covering the Blitz in 1940, Bailey as the President of the United States, Andy as a radio Mafioso, Venus as a standup comedian, and Johnny as a rock star.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod Daniel
Episode 11
Frog Story
25m7.0 / 10
Herb has accidentally spray-painted his daughter's pet frog Greenpeace pink, and brings the frog to the station trying to find a way to save its life. Meanwhile, Les convinces Johnny that he is suffering from the dreaded ""schistosomiasis.""
Episode credits
Directed by Rod DanielGuest stars Stacy Heather Tolkin, Kenneth Tigar
Episode 12
Venus and the Man
25m7.7 / 10
The station's cleaning woman asks Venus to convince her big, tough teenage son not to drop out of school.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod DanielWritten by Hugh WilsonGuest stars Veronica Redd, Keny Long
Episode 13
Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 1
25m6.5 / 10
Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod DanielWritten by Steve MarshallGuest stars Mary Frann
Episode 14
Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 2
25m6.5 / 10
Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.
Episode credits
Directed by Rod DanielWritten by Steve MarshallGuest stars Mary Frann
Episode 15
Ask Jennifer
25m6.5 / 10
When Herb's choice as host of a new call-in advice show proves unable to go on the air, Jennifer takes over and becomes an instant success.
Episode credits
Directed by Linda Day
Episode 16
I Am Woman
25m5.0 / 10
When it is announced that the Flimm Building is to be torn down, Bailey starts a campaign to have the building declared a Cincinnati landmark. Everyone pitches in to help, until Mr. Carlson gets his mother's permission to build a new and better building.
Episode credits
Directed by Linda DayWritten by Lissa Levin
Episode 17
Secrets of Dayton Heights
25m5.0 / 10
The Secret Service refuses to grant Les credentials for a Presidential press conference, suspecting him of having radical affiliations. It turns out that the man who raised Les wasn't his father, and that his real father was a card-carrying Communist.
Episode credits
Directed by Frank BonnerGuest stars Sam Anderson
Episode 18
Out to Lunch
25m5.0 / 10
Herb's three-martini business lunches with an ad agency representative are causing him to mess up even more than usual, and it begins to seem that his use of alcohol as a sales tool is turning into a drinking problem.
Episode credits
Guest stars Craig T. Nelson
Episode 19
A Simple Little Wedding
25m5.0 / 10
In honor of their 25th anniversary, Arthur and Carmen Carlson plan to get married again. They want a small, private ceremony, but Mama Carlson has other ideas.
Episode credits
Written by Blake HunterGuest stars Allyn Ann McLerie, Carol Bruce, Ian Wolfe
Episode 20
Nothing to Fear But...
25m5.0 / 10
Everyone is in the grip of urban paranoia after the station is robbed.
Episode credits
Directed by Asaad Kelada
Episode 21
Til Debt Do Us Part
25m5.0 / 10
When Johnny learns that his first ex-wife is planning to remarry, he is overjoyed at the thought of not having to pay alimony, and celebrates by inviting Bailey to take a trip with him. But he feels less happy about the situation when he meets the obnoxious womanizer his ex-wife is going to marry.
Episode credits
Directed by Frank BonnerGuest stars Hamilton Camp
Episode 22
Clean Up Radio Everywhere
25m7.0 / 10finale
Dr. Bob Halyers, head of the organization Clean Up Radio Broadcasting (CURB), visits Mr. Carlson with a list of obscene songs that he wants the station to stop playing.
Episode credits
Directed by Linda DayWritten by Hugh WilsonGuest stars Ralph Manza, Richard Paul
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about WKRP in Cincinnati
Cast
Gary SandyAndy Travis
Howard HessemanDr. Johnny Fever
Tim ReidVenus Flytrap
Loni AndersonJennifer Marlowe
Frank BonnerHerb Tarlek
Gordon JumpArthur Carlson
Richard SandersLes Nessman
Jan SmithersBailey QuartersCredits
- Created by
- Hugh Wilson
- Written by
- Hugh Wilson, Steve Marshall, Blake Hunter, Lissa Levin
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 90
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States
MTM EnterprisesUnited States- Company Four
Themes
cincinnati, ohioclassic rockdisc jockeyfmradioradio djradio stationsitcom
