Episodes

1. Pilot (1)

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

2. Pilot (2)

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

3. Les On a Ledge

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

4. Hoodlum Rock

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

5. Hold-Up

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

6. Bailey's Show

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

7. Turkeys Away

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

8. Love Returns

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

9. Mama's Review

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

10. A Date With Jennifer

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

11. The Contest Nobody Could Win

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

12. Tornado

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

13. Goodbye, Johnny

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

14. Johnny Comes Back

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

15. Never Leave Me, Lucille

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

16. I Want to Keep My Baby

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

17. A Commercial Break

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

18. Who is Gordon Sims?

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

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

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

20. Young Master Carlson

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

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.

22. Preacher

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

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Gary Sandy

Howard Hesseman

Tim Reid

Loni Anderson

Frank Bonner

Gordon Jump

Richard Sanders

Jan Smithers