Season 1

WKRP in CincinnatiSeason 1

1978
22 Episodes

Episodes

Pilot (1)
S01E01
7.0

Pilot (1)

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

18 Sept 197825m
Pilot (2)
S01E02
7.0

Pilot (2)

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

25 Sept 197825m
Les On a Ledge
S01E03
6.0

Les On a Ledge

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

02 Oct 197825m
Hoodlum Rock
S01E04
5.5

Hoodlum Rock

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

09 Oct 197825m
Hold-Up
S01E05
7.7

Hold-Up

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

16 Oct 197825m
Bailey's Show
S01E06
7.0

Bailey's Show

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

23 Oct 197825m
Turkeys Away
S01E07
9.0

Turkeys Away

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

30 Oct 197825m
Love Returns
S01E08
6.0

Love Returns

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

06 Nov 197825m
Mama's Review
S01E09
6.0

Mama's Review

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

15 Jan 197925m
A Date With Jennifer
S01E10
7.0

A Date With Jennifer

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

22 Jan 197925m
The Contest Nobody Could Win
S01E11
7.0

The Contest Nobody Could Win

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

29 Jan 197925m
Tornado
S01E12
6.0

Tornado

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

05 Feb 197925m
Goodbye, Johnny
S01E13
6.0

Goodbye, Johnny

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

19 Feb 197925m
Johnny Comes Back
S01E14
7.0

Johnny Comes Back

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

26 Feb 197925m
Never Leave Me, Lucille
S01E15
6.0

Never Leave Me, Lucille

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

05 Mar 197925m
I Want to Keep My Baby
S01E16
6.0

I Want to Keep My Baby

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

12 Mar 197925m
A Commercial Break
S01E17
6.0

A Commercial Break

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

26 Mar 197925m
Who is Gordon Sims?
S01E18
7.0

Who is Gordon Sims?

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

02 Apr 197925m
I Do, I Do... For Now
S01E19
6.0

I Do, I Do... For Now

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

23 Apr 197925m
Young Master Carlson
S01E20
6.0

Young Master Carlson

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

30 Apr 197925m
Fish Story
S01E21
6.0

Fish Story

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.

28 May 197925m
Preacher
S01E22
7.0

Preacher

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

04 Jun 197925m