WKRP in Cincinnati : Season 1

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

Pilot (2)

Sep 25, 1978

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

Les On a Ledge

Oct 2, 1978

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

Hoodlum Rock

Oct 9, 1978

2.8/5

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

Hold-Up

Oct 16, 1978

3.3/5

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

Bailey's Show

Oct 23, 1978

3.5/5

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

Turkeys Away

Oct 30, 1978

4.3/5

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

Love Returns

Nov 6, 1978

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

Mama's Review

Jan 15, 1979

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

A Date With Jennifer

Jan 22, 1979

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

The Contest Nobody Could Win

Jan 29, 1979

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

Tornado

Feb 5, 1979

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

Goodbye, Johnny

Feb 19, 1979

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

Johnny Comes Back

Feb 26, 1979

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

Never Leave Me, Lucille

Mar 5, 1979

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

I Want to Keep My Baby

Mar 12, 1979

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

A Commercial Break

Mar 26, 1979

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

Who is Gordon Sims?

Apr 2, 1979

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

I Do, I Do... For Now

Apr 23, 1979

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

Young Master Carlson

Apr 30, 1979

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

Fish Story

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.

Preacher

Jun 4, 1979

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