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WKRP in Cincinnati

So just sit right down, relax, open your ears real wide and say, "Give it to me straight, Doctor. I can take it!"

1978 7.6

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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  1. 1

    Pilot (1)

    1978-09-18

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

  2. 2

    Pilot (2)

    1978-09-25

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

  3. 3

    Les On a Ledge

    1978-10-02

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

  4. 4

    Hoodlum Rock

    1978-10-09

    Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

  5. 5

    Hold-Up

    1978-10-16

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

  6. 6

    Bailey's Show

    1978-10-23

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

  7. 7

    Turkeys Away

    1978-10-30

    Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

  8. 8

    Love Returns

    1978-11-06

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

  9. 9

    Mama's Review

    1979-01-15

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

  10. 10

    A Date With Jennifer

    1979-01-22

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

  11. 11

    The Contest Nobody Could Win

    1979-01-29

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

  12. 12

    Tornado

    1979-02-05

    A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

  13. 13

    Goodbye, Johnny

    1979-02-19

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

  14. 14

    Johnny Comes Back

    1979-02-26

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

  15. 15

    Never Leave Me, Lucille

    1979-03-05

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

  16. 16

    I Want to Keep My Baby

    1979-03-12

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

  17. 17

    A Commercial Break

    1979-03-26

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

  18. 18

    Who is Gordon Sims?

    1979-04-02

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

  19. 19

    I Do, I Do... For Now

    1979-04-23

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

  20. 20

    Young Master Carlson

    1979-04-30

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

  21. 21

    Fish Story

    1979-05-28

    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. 22

    Preacher

    1979-06-04

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

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