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Season 1

WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1

September. 18,1978
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8
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TV-PG
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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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WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 22 - Preacher
First Aired: June. 04,1979

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

Episode 21 - Fish Story
First Aired: May. 28,1979

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 20 - Young Master Carlson
First Aired: April. 30,1979

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

Episode 19 - I Do, I Do... For Now
First Aired: April. 23,1979

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

Episode 18 - Who is Gordon Sims?
First Aired: April. 02,1979

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

Episode 17 - A Commercial Break
First Aired: March. 26,1979

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

Episode 16 - I Want to Keep My Baby
First Aired: March. 12,1979

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

Episode 15 - Never Leave Me, Lucille
First Aired: March. 05,1979

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

Episode 14 - Johnny Comes Back
First Aired: February. 26,1979

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

Episode 13 - Goodbye, Johnny
First Aired: February. 19,1979

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

Episode 12 - Tornado
First Aired: February. 05,1979

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

Episode 11 - The Contest Nobody Could Win
First Aired: January. 29,1979

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

Episode 10 - A Date With Jennifer
First Aired: January. 22,1979

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

Episode 9 - Mama's Review
First Aired: January. 15,1979

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

Episode 8 - Love Returns
First Aired: November. 06,1978

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

Episode 7 - Turkeys Away
First Aired: October. 30,1978

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

Episode 6 - Bailey's Show
First Aired: October. 23,1978

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

Episode 5 - Hold-Up
First Aired: October. 16,1978

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

Episode 4 - Hoodlum Rock
First Aired: October. 09,1978

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

Episode 3 - Les On a Ledge
First Aired: October. 02,1978

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

Episode 2 - Pilot (2)
First Aired: September. 25,1978

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

Episode 1 - Pilot (1)
First Aired: September. 18,1978

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

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