WKRP in Cincinnati: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Pilot (1)
Sep 18, 1978 · 25 min
Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
Pilot (2)
Sep 25, 1978 · 25 min
Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
Les On a Ledge
Oct 2, 1978 · 25 min
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
Hoodlum Rock
Oct 9, 1978 · 25 min
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
Bailey's Show
Oct 23, 1978 · 25 min
Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
Turkeys Away
Oct 30, 1978 · 25 min
Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
Love Returns
Nov 6, 1978 · 25 min
Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
Mama's Review
Jan 15, 1979 · 25 min
In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
A Date With Jennifer
Jan 22, 1979 · 25 min
Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
The Contest Nobody Could Win
Jan 29, 1979 · 25 min
Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
Tornado
Feb 5, 1979 · 25 min
A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
Goodbye, Johnny
Feb 19, 1979 · 25 min
Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
Johnny Comes Back
Feb 26, 1979 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
I Want to Keep My Baby
Mar 12, 1979 · 25 min
Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
A Commercial Break
Mar 26, 1979 · 25 min
Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
Who is Gordon Sims?
Apr 2, 1979 · 25 min
Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
I Do, I Do... For Now
Apr 23, 1979 · 25 min
Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
Young Master Carlson
Apr 30, 1979 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
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 · 25 min
A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.