Episodes 22

1 Pilot (1)

September 18, 1978

25m

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

2 Pilot (2)

September 25, 1978

25m

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

3 Les On a Ledge

October 2, 1978

25m

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

4 Hoodlum Rock

October 9, 1978

25m

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

5 Hold-Up

October 16, 1978

25m

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

6 Bailey's Show

October 23, 1978

25m

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

7 Turkeys Away

October 30, 1978

25m

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

8 Love Returns

November 6, 1978

25m

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

9 Mama's Review

January 15, 1979

25m

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

10 A Date With Jennifer

January 22, 1979

25m

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

11 The Contest Nobody Could Win

January 29, 1979

25m

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

12 Tornado

February 5, 1979

25m

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

13 Goodbye, Johnny

February 19, 1979

25m

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

14 Johnny Comes Back

February 26, 1979

25m

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

15 Never Leave Me, Lucille

March 5, 1979

25m

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

16 I Want to Keep My Baby

March 12, 1979

25m

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

17 A Commercial Break

March 26, 1979

25m

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

18 Who is Gordon Sims?

April 2, 1979

25m

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

19 I Do, I Do... For Now

April 23, 1979

25m

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

20 Young Master Carlson

April 30, 1979

25m

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

21 Fish Story

May 28, 1979

25m

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

June 4, 1979

25m

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

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