WKRP in Cincinnati

Name: WKRP in Cincinnati
Genre: Comedy
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Genres: Comedy

First Aired: 1978-09-18Length: 25 MinStatus: Ended

A cast of odd characters must run a struggling Cincinnati radio station. (Source: thetvdb.com)

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Season 4 (show/hide)
22	Up and Down the Dial	1982-04-21
Mrs. Carlson announces plans to switch the station's format to all news. Guest stars: Ian Wolfe, Nicholas Hormann
21	To Err Is Human	1982-04-14
Mr. Carlson wants to fire Herb, but Jennifer intervenes. Guest stars: James Gallery, Sue Ann Gilfillan, Tom Sullivan
20	The Impossible Dream	1982-04-07
Les plans to go to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a prominent broadcast journalist. Guest stars: Carol Carrington, Eleanor McCoy
19	The Creation of Venus	1982-03-31
Andy tells Mrs. Carlson about how he hired Venus. Guest stars: Nora Boland
18	Dear Liar	1982-03-24
Bailey's news story about a children's clinic is revealed to be fictional. Guest stars: Barbara Cason, Bill Ewing, Iona Morris, Susan McIver
17	Fire	1982-03-17
Herb and Jennifer are trapped in an elevator when a fire breaks out in the Flimm Building.
16	Circumstantial Evidence	1982-02-24
Venus is in hot water when an ex-lover leaves him with stolen property. Guest stars: Daphne Maxwell Reid, Jack Kruschen, John Witherspoon, Max Wright, Michael Pataki, Robert Hooks, Tony Lucas
15	I'll Take Romance	1982-02-17
Herb arranges a date for Les but doesn't realize that the dating service is a front for prostitution. Guest stars: Livia Genise
14	Jennifer and Johnny's Charity	1982-02-03
Johnny asks Jennifer to help him raise money to rebuild a homeless shelter. Guest stars: Carmen Filipi, Gloria LeRoy, Helen Heigh, John Vivyan, Lynn Wood, Perry Cook, Richard Derr
13	Changes	1982-01-27
To prepare for an interview with a black magazine, Venus adopts a new wardrobe and manner. Guest stars: Art Metrano, Jim Hardie, Tom Dreesen
12	Pills	1982-01-20
Herb's new sponsor is selling amphetamines to teenagers over the air by calling them diet pills. Guest stars: Max Wright, Robert Ridgely
11	You Can't Go Out of Town Again	1982-01-13
Mr. Carlson and his wife travel to his college reunion. Guest stars: Alice Nunn, Allyn Ann McLerie, Claude Earl Jones, Joy Claussen, Renée Jones
10	Love, Exciting and New	1982-01-06
Andy becomes afraid of Mrs. Carlson's intentions for him. Guest stars: Colleen Camp, Ian Wolfe
9	The Consultant	1981-12-30
A sleazy radio consultant threatens to deliver a bad report to Mrs. Carlson unless Andy subscribes to his service. Guest stars: David Clennon, Ian Wolfe
8	Jennifer and the Will	1981-12-25
When her elderly friend dies, Jennifer must handle the will and the man's nasty relatives. Guest stars: Brian Wood, Charles Alvin Bell, Ernie Brown, Janet Clark, John Terry Bell, Pat O'Brien, Roger Til, Shony Alex Braun
7	Three Days of the Condo	1981-11-18
Johnny receives a large legal settlement and buys a condominium. Guest stars: Constance Pfeifer, Denise McKenna, Maryann Furman, Weldon Boyce Bleiler
6	Who's on First?	1981-11-11
With Herb in the hospital, Mr. Carlson pretends he is Herb and is impersonated by Les for an advertising client. Guest stars: Bonnie Urseth, Dennis Lipscomb, E.A. Sirianni, Mickey Morton
5	Straight from the Heart	1981-11-04
Herb secretly checks into the hospital for heart tests. Guest stars: Bonnie Urseth, John Brent
4	Rumors	1981-10-28
While his apartment is being fumigated, Johnny stays with Bailey, causing everyone at the station to jump to conclusions. Guest stars: Sam Anderson
3	The Union	1981-10-21
The staff of WKRP considers joining a union and Andy is caught in the middle. Guest stars: Los Amigos Mariachis, Robert Starr
2	An Explosive Affair (Part 2)	1981-10-14
Andy is unable to warn Johnny and Venus when he realizes that the bomb is at the transmitter. Guest stars: Rosemary Forsyth
1	An Explosive Affair (Part 1)	1981-10-07
When the station receives a bomb threat, Johnny and Venus broadcast from the remote transmitter tower. Guest stars: Lou Richards, Rosemary Forsyth

Season 3 (show/hide)
22	Clean Up Radio Everywhere	1981-04-12
Dr. Bob Halyers, head of the organization Clean Up Radio Broadcasting (CURB), visits Mr. Carlson with a list of obscene songs that he wants the station to stop playing. Guest stars: Ralph Manza, Richard Paul
21	Till Debt Do Us Part	1981-04-05
When Johnny learns that his first ex-wife is planning to remarry, he is overjoyed at the thought of not having to pay alimony, and celebrates by inviting Bailey to take a trip with him. But he feels less happy about the situation when he meets the obnoxious womanizer his ex-wife is going to marry. Guest stars: Hamilton Camp, Naomi Serotoff, Ruth Silveira
20	Nothing to Fear But...	1981-03-28
Everyone is in the grip of urban paranoia after the station is robbed. Guest stars: Kelly Greer, Linda Rand, Robert O'Donnell
19	A Simple Little Wedding	1981-03-21
In honor of their 25th anniversary, Arthur and Carmen Carlson plan to get married again. They want a small, private ceremony, but Mama Carlson has other ideas. Guest stars: Allyn Ann McLerie, Feather Austen, Holly Smith, Ian Wolfe, Mary Ann Gibson, Mavis Neal Palmer
18	Out to Lunch	1981-03-14
Herb's three-martini business lunches with an ad agency representative are causing him to mess up even more than usual, and it begins to seem that his use of alcohol as a sales tool is turning into a drinking problem. Guest stars: Alan Toy, Cindy Jump, Craig T. Nelson, Michael Sherman
17	Secrets of Dayton Heights	1981-02-28
The Secret Service refuses to grant Les credentials for a Presidential press conference, suspecting him of having radical affiliations. It turns out that the man who raised Les wasn't his father, and that his real father was a card-carrying Communist. Guest stars: Bill McLean, Sam Anderson
16	I Am Woman	1981-02-21
When it is announced that the Flimm Building is to be torn down, Bailey starts a campaign to have the building declared a Cincinnati landmark. Everyone pitches in to help, until Mr. Carlson gets his mother's permission to build a new and better building.
15	Ask Jennifer	1981-02-14
When Herb's choice as host of a new call-in advice show proves unable to go on the air, Jennifer takes over and becomes an instant success. Guest stars: Eileen Barnett, Feather Austen, Mickey Cherney, Wayne Morton
14	Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide (Part 2)	1981-02-07
Guest stars: Mary Frann
13	Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide (Part 1)	1981-02-07
Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco. Guest stars: Mary Frann
12	Venus and the Man	1981-01-31
The station's cleaning woman asks Venus to convince her big, tough teenage son not to drop out of school. Guest stars: Keny Long, Veronica Redd
11	Frog Story	1981-01-24
Herb has accidentally spray-painted his daughter's pet frog Greenpeace pink, and brings the frog to the station trying to find a way to save its life. Meanwhile, Les convinces Johnny that he is suffering from the dreaded "schistosomiasis." Guest stars: Kenneth Tigar, Stacy Heather Tolkin
10	Daydreams	1981-01-17
When Mr. Carlson rehearses a dull speech in front of the WKRP staff, all the staffers drift off into daydreams about what they would most like to be: Herb as a Latin-American dictator, Jennifer as a '30s movie star, Les as a reporter covering the Blitz in 1940, Bailey as the President of the United States, Andy as a radio Mafioso, Venus as a standup comedian, and Johnny as a rock star.
9	The Painting	1981-01-10
At Mr. Carlson's church auction, Herb buys a painting that Bailey loves. He tries to get Mr. Carlson or Bailey to buy it from him...until he learns that it might be valuable.
8	Baby, It's Cold Inside	1981-01-03
On a day when the furnace has broken down, Mama Carlson pays a surprise visit to the station and catches Johnny drinking in the broadcast booth.
7	Bah, Humbug	1980-12-20
Once again, Mr. Carlson plans to give the staffers almost no Christmas bonuses. But in a dream brought on by eating one of Johnny Fever's brownies, the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future visit him to show him the error of his ways. Guest stars: Don Diamond, Merie Earle, Parley Baer
6	A Mile in My Shoes	1980-12-06
When Herb is called for jury duty, Andy takes over as sales manager and soon discovers just how tough it is trying to sell advertising time or collect from deadbeat clients. Meanwhile, Venus becomes acting program director and has to deal with Les's plan to disguise himself as a black man so that he can do a series of reports based on the book Black Like Me. Guest stars: Jessica Nelson, Joseph Reale, Noble Willingham, Walter Janovitz
5	Hotel Oceanview	1980-11-29
Andy, Mr. Carlson and Herb visit Dayton to try and land the advertising account for Vicky Von Vickey jeans. While Mr. Carlson worries about the notorious Dayton poisoner, Herb romances an old high school acquaintance and Andy has trouble with his slide projector. Guest stars: Joyce Brothers, Larry Hankin, Linda Carlson
4	The Baby	1980-11-22
Mr. Carlson's wife goes into labor and the WKRP staffers all visit the hospital to be there when she gives birth. Guest stars: Allyn Ann McLerie, Andy Romano, Darian Mathias, Dolores Albin, Edward Marshall, Jacque Lynn Colton
3	Real Families	1980-11-15
When Herb's family is featured in the show "Real Families", he is sure that they can serve as an example of a clean living family. Unfortunately, the image Herb wants to convey is different from the reality shown on screen. Guest stars: Daphne Maxwell Reid, Edie McClurg, Jim Hudson, N.P. Shoch, Peter Marshall, Stacy Heather Tolkin
2	Jennifer Moves	1980-11-08
The staff helps Jennifer move into her new $125,000 house in the quiet suburb of Landersville. But she soon finds out that life in Landersville isn't as pleasant as she thought it would be. Guest stars: Dan Barrows, Georgia Schmidt, Judith-Marie Bergan, Kenneth Kimmins, Milt Tarver, Terry Wills
1	The Airplane Show	1980-11-01
Trying to compete with WPIG's traffic helicopter, Les starts doing traffic reports from a World War I biplane piloted by a crazy war veteran. Guest stars: Harold Johnson, Michael Fairman

Season 2 (show/hide)
24	Most Improved Station	1980-03-31
Everyone starts bickering after the station loses a broadcasting award. Guest stars: Colleen Kelly
23	Venus Rising	1980-03-10
Venus is offered a job as program director of WREQ radio, but is disillusioned when he discovers how the station is run and why they want to hire him. Meanwhile, Herb circulates a rumor that he, too, has received a job offer. Guest stars: Brenda Elder, Terry Kiser
22	Filthy Pictures (2)	1980-03-03
Guest stars: George Wyner
21	Filthy Pictures (1)	1980-03-03
Mr. Carlson convinces Jennifer and Andy to pose in bathing suits for a "Surf's Up in Cincinnati" poster. After the photo session, the photographer secretly takes nude photos of Jennifer while she's changing. Guest stars: George Wyner
20	The Doctor's Daughter	1980-02-18
Johnny's daughter shows up and moves in, and Johnny has to decide whether to express his disapproval of the shiftless boyfriend she's brought along. Guest stars: Derrel Maury, Milt Oberman, Patrie Allen
19	In Concert	1980-02-11
At a concert by the Who in Cincinnati on December 3, 1979, eleven kids were trampled to death when the crowd rushed to get seats. The first part of this episode takes place before that concert; the second act takes place the day after, and presents the characters' reactions to the tragedy.
18	Les' Groupie	1980-02-04
Les goes out on a date with a female fan, who proceeds to move into his apartment and take over his life. Guest stars: Alice Nunn, Kristina Callahan
17	The Americanization of Ivan	1980-01-28
Bailey and Les attend a press conference given by a group of visiting Russian hog experts. One of the Russians falls for Bailey and asks her to help him defect to the United States. Guest stars: Alex Rodine, Michael Pataki, Sam Anderson
16	Put Up or Shut Up	1980-01-21
Bailey convinces Jennifer to accept a date with Herb in the hope that he'll get scared and back down.
15	Herb's Dad	1980-01-14
Herb's father, a lifelong salesman who shares Herb's taste in clothes, runs away from the Shady Hills Rest Home and visits the station. Guest stars: Bert Parks
14	A Family Affair	1980-01-07
Andy's sister Carol visits Cincinnati, and Andy sets up a date for her and Johnny. But Carol winds up going out with Venus instead, and Andy becomes instinctively angry about it. Guest stars: Allison Argo, Don Pulford
13	God Talks to Johnny	1979-12-31
When Johnny thinks he's heard God's voice talking to him, everyone, including Johnny, thinks he's going insane.
12	Sparky	1979-12-24
Mr. Carlson hires baseball manager Sparky Anderson to host a new sports-talk show. Guest stars: Andrew Bloch, Hugh Gillin, Sparky Anderson
11	Jennifer's Home for Christmas	1979-12-17
Jennifer tells her friends that she has nothing special planned for Christmas, and that she doesn't have a tree this year. Everyone begins to suspect that she might be alone for the holidays. Guest stars: Don Diamond, George Gaynes, Steve Marshall
10	Bailey's Big Break	1979-12-10
When WKRP needs an assistant news reporter, Bailey applies for the job and gets it. Les, who doesn't want to work with anyone, least of all a woman, tries to keep Bailey from going on the air.
9	Baby, If You've Ever Wondered	1979-12-03
The new ratings book arrives, and WKRP has climbed from 16th to 14th place in the Cincinnati market. Everyone is happy about the gain except Andy, who knows that the station has not improved enough, in part because of his own unwillingness to fire incompetent employees like Herb and Les.
8	Patter of Little Feet	1979-11-26
Mr. Carlson's wife Carmen announces that she is pregnant. Mr. Carlson is overjoyed, and certain that Carmen feels the same way. However, Mama Carlson points out the potential dangers of middle-aged pregnancy and recommends an abortion. Guest stars: Allyn Ann McLerie
7	Mike Fright	1979-11-12
During a citywide garbage strike, Johnny jokingly suggests that his listeners dump their garbage on the steps of City Hall. The joke is on him, and the station, when hundreds of listeners take him seriously. Johnny becomes aware of his power and develops a serious case of mike fright. Guest stars: Christian Seaborn, Tim Culbertson
6	Carlson for President	1979-11-05
Mr. Carlson runs for Cincinnati City Council. When Bailey discovers a potentially damaging piece of information about the front-runner in the election, Mr. Carlson considers using that information in a televised debate. Guest stars: Dick McGarvin, Howard Morton, Howard Witt, Lillian Garrett
5	Jennifer Falls in Love	1979-10-22
For the first time in her life, Jennifer is in love, with a penniless but handsome repairman who turns out to be even more of a gold digger than she is. Meanwhile, Les tries to get a raise, and Johnny becomes convinced that he's the man Jennifer is in love with. Guest stars: Thomas Calloway
4	Bad Risk	1979-10-22
Herb starts selling insurance as a sideline, and sells a comprehensive policy to Les, who promptly has an accident. Guest stars: Helena Carroll, William Glover
3	Baseball	1979-10-15
The staff plays against the team from rival station WPIG in a softball game. Guest stars: Bill Dial, Ross Bickell, Wyatt Johnson
2	For Love or Money (2)	1979-09-24
Johnny calls his friends over to Jennifer's apartment to help him deal with Buffy and her threat of a lawsuit. Buffy arrives and, after having a drink with Johnny, tells him that she put poison in his drink. Guest stars: Julie Payne
1	For Love or Money (1)	1979-09-17
Johnny forgets about his date with Bailey when he gets a call from Buffy, his old girlfriend from California. He borrows Jennifer's apartment to impress Buffy; however, that plan ends when she tells him she's suing him for palimony. Guest stars: Julie Payne

Season 1 (show/hide)
22	Preacher	1979-06-04
WKRP's Sunday morning evangelist (and former wrestler) may be a fraud, but no one has the nerve to fire him. Guest stars: Arthur Malet, Cynthia Szigeti, Jeremiah Morris, John Chappell, Mary Steelsmith, Michael Keenan, Suzanne Kent
21	Fish Story	1979-05-28
Herb wears a carp costume to represent WKRP and fights a rival station's pig mascot, while Johnny and Venus take an on-air test to demonstrate the effects of alcohol on human reflexes. Guest stars: Francis Sermler, Fred Fisher, Jack O'Leary, Jerry Hardin, Lee Bergere, M.G. Kelly, Marty Helfond, Michael Carpita, Steven Wright
20	Young Master Carlson	1979-04-30
Mr. Carlson's troubled young son escapes from his military school and visits WKRP, where he manages to offend most of the staff. Guest stars: Carol Bruce, Sparky Marcus
19	I Do, I Do... For Now	1979-04-23
To fend off a childhood sweetheart, Jennifer pretends to be married to Johnny. Guest stars: Buzz Sapien, Hoyt Axton
18	Who Is Gordon Sims?	1979-04-02
Venus reveals that he is a military deserter, and Mr. Carlson helps him clear his name. Guest stars: Nicholas Worth
17	A Commercial Break	1979-03-26
The staff sings a radio ad for a chain of funeral homes. Guest stars: Fred Stuthman
16	I Want to Keep My Baby	1979-03-12
After a young single mother leaves her baby at the station, Johnny becomes attached to the infant. Guest stars: Danny Openden, Mary Betten, Michael Flanagan
15	Never Leave Me, Lucille	1979-03-05
Herb separates from his wife Lucille and stays at Johnny's apartment while Jennifer tries to reunite the couple. Guest stars: Edie McClurg, Jim Begg
14	Johnny Comes Back	1979-02-26
Johnny returns to WKRP after being fired in L.A., but he has to settle for the late-night graveyard shift. Guest stars: Jeff Altman, Philip Charles MacKenzie, Sam Anderson
13	Goodbye, Johnny	1979-02-19
Johnny is offered a job in Los Angeles, so the other staffers throw him a party in which they try to manipulate him into staying. Guest stars: Edie McClurg, Janet Meshad
12	Tornado	1979-02-05
While Japanese radio executives are touring the station, the city experiences a series of tornadoes. Guest stars: Bill Saito, David Chow, René Enríquez, Rene Enriquez
11	The Contest Nobody Could Win	1979-01-29
After Johnny announces the incorrect prize amount for a song-guessing contest promotion, the crew scrambles to make the contest so difficult that no one can win. Guest stars: Gary Devaney, Ken Hill, Tracey Walter, Vincent Schiavelli
10	A Date with Jennifer	1979-01-22
When hot-blooded Les wins an award, he asks Jennifer to be his date for the banquet. Guest stars: Brad Crandall
9	Mama's Review	1979-01-15
Mama Carlson conducts a quarterly review of WKRP's personnel and profits, with clips from previous episodes illustrating the show's best moments to date. Guest stars: Carol Bruce
8	Love Returns	1978-11-06
Andy falls back in love with an old girlfriend, now a famous singer, and must decide whether to follow her on the road. Guest stars: Barrie Youngfellow, Hugh Gillin, Mickey McMeel
7	Turkeys Away	1978-10-30
Feeling left out at the station, Mr. Carlson comes up with a top-secret Thanksgiving promotion involving twenty live turkeys. Guest stars: Michael Fairman
6	Bailey's Show	1978-10-23
Bailey gets a chance to produce a new public-service interview show, but her potential guests all seem to be out of their minds. Guest stars: Berry Kroeger, Casey Brown, Kathryn Ish, Woodrow Parfrey
5	Hold-Up	1978-10-16
During a live remote from Del's Stereo and Sound, an unemployed DJ shows up with a gun and hijacks the broadcast. Guest stars: Bill Dial, Blake Hunter, Garry Goodrow, Hamilton Camp, Hugh Wilson, Tom Chehak
4	Hoodlum Rock	1978-10-09
Andy arranges for the station to sponsor a concert by a rowdy English rock group. Guest stars: Chuck Waters, Jim Henderson, Michael Des Barres, Ned Wertimer, Peter Elbling
3	Les on a Ledge	1978-10-02
Mortified by a personal accusation, Les climbs out on the ledge of the Flimm building and threatens to jump.
2	Pilot (2)	1978-09-25
While Andy tries to come up with a publicity stunt to get the station in the news, a group of irate former listeners demands a return to the old format. Guest stars: Delos V. Smith, Jr., Nedra Volz, Richard Stahl
1	Pilot (1)	1978-09-18
Andy Travis, a young program director from Santa Fe, takes over at Cincinnati radio station WKRP and changes the format to rock and roll. Guest stars: Sylvia Sidney

Season 0 (show/hide)
5	Cast Reunion at Paley Center	2014-06-04
No description available.
4	A Look Back at WKRP with Gary Sandy	2014-10-28
No description available.
3	50th Anniversary Special	1991-09-03
A special program that aired before the start of the series "The New WKRP In Cincinnati" for syndication in 1991.
2	A Fish Story... Story	2014-10-28
"A Fish Story... Story" lets Wilson explain why the famous episode is his least favorite. - S01E21- Herb dresses up as the WKRP mascot, a carp, and gets into a fight with the WPIG pig (played by Lee Bergere); meanwhile, Johnny and Venus take an on-air alcohol test with a police officer (Jerry Hardin), with Johnny's reflexes strangely improving with each drink. Trivia: The script for this episode is credited to 'Raoul Plager,' who does not exist. Series creator Hugh Wilson actually wrote the episode under duress from the network to infuse the show with more physical comedy, and used the alias to signal his frustration with their demands.
1	Do My Eyes Say Yes?	2014-10-28
"Do My Eyes Say Yes?" is a brief celebration of the Jennifer character.

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