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Season 1

Season 1

1978
22 Episodes

Episodes

Pilot (1)
1

1. Pilot (1)

Sep 18, 1978
25 min
7.0

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

Pilot (2)
2

2. Pilot (2)

Sep 25, 1978
25 min
7.0

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

Les On a Ledge
3

3. Les On a Ledge

Oct 2, 1978
25 min
6.0

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

Hoodlum Rock
4

4. Hoodlum Rock

Oct 9, 1978
25 min
5.5

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

Hold-Up
5

5. Hold-Up

Oct 16, 1978
25 min
7.7

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

Bailey's Show
6

6. Bailey's Show

Oct 23, 1978
25 min
7.0

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

Turkeys Away
7

7. Turkeys Away

Oct 30, 1978
25 min
9.0

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

Love Returns
8

8. Love Returns

Nov 6, 1978
25 min
6.0

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

Mama's Review
9

9. Mama's Review

Jan 15, 1979
25 min
6.0

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

A Date With Jennifer
10

10. A Date With Jennifer

Jan 22, 1979
25 min
7.0

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

The Contest Nobody Could Win
11

11. The Contest Nobody Could Win

Jan 29, 1979
25 min
7.0

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

Tornado
12

12. Tornado

Feb 5, 1979
25 min
6.0

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

Goodbye, Johnny
13

13. Goodbye, Johnny

Feb 19, 1979
25 min
6.0

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

Johnny Comes Back
14

14. Johnny Comes Back

Feb 26, 1979
25 min
7.0

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

Never Leave Me, Lucille
15

15. Never Leave Me, Lucille

Mar 5, 1979
25 min
6.0

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

I Want to Keep My Baby
16

16. I Want to Keep My Baby

Mar 12, 1979
25 min
6.0

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

A Commercial Break
17

17. A Commercial Break

Mar 26, 1979
25 min
6.0

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

Who is Gordon Sims?
18

18. Who is Gordon Sims?

Apr 2, 1979
25 min
7.0

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

I Do, I Do... For Now
19

19. I Do, I Do... For Now

Apr 23, 1979
25 min
6.0

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

Young Master Carlson
20

20. Young Master Carlson

Apr 30, 1979
25 min
6.0

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

Fish Story
21

21. Fish Story

May 28, 1979
25 min
6.0

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
22

22. Preacher

Jun 4, 1979
25 min
7.0

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