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Season 1 (1978)

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Pilot (1)

1. Pilot (1)

Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
25min
September 18, 1978
Pilot (2)

2. Pilot (2)

Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
25min
September 25, 1978
Les On a Ledge

3. Les On a Ledge

Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
25min
October 2, 1978
Hoodlum Rock

4. Hoodlum Rock

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
25min
October 9, 1978
Hold-Up

5. Hold-Up

A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
25min
October 16, 1978
Bailey's Show

6. Bailey's Show

Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
25min
October 23, 1978
Turkeys Away

7. Turkeys Away

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
25min
October 30, 1978
Love Returns

8. Love Returns

Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
25min
November 6, 1978
Mama's Review

9. Mama's Review

In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
25min
January 15, 1979
A Date With Jennifer

10. A Date With Jennifer

Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
25min
January 22, 1979
The Contest Nobody Could Win

11. The Contest Nobody Could Win

Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
25min
January 29, 1979
Tornado

12. Tornado

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
25min
February 5, 1979
Goodbye, Johnny

13. Goodbye, Johnny

Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
25min
February 19, 1979
Johnny Comes Back

14. Johnny Comes Back

Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.
25min
February 26, 1979
Never Leave Me, Lucille

15. Never Leave Me, Lucille

Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
25min
March 5, 1979
I Want to Keep My Baby

16. I Want to Keep My Baby

Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
25min
March 12, 1979
A Commercial Break

17. A Commercial Break

Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
25min
March 26, 1979
Who is Gordon Sims?

18. Who is Gordon Sims?

Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
25min
April 2, 1979
I Do, I Do... For Now

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

Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
25min
April 23, 1979
Young Master Carlson

20. Young Master Carlson

Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.
25min
April 30, 1979
Fish Story

21. 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.
25min
May 28, 1979
Preacher

22. Preacher

A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.
25min
June 4, 1979