
Season 1
WKRP in Cincinnati
Episodes

1. Pilot (1)
September 18, 1978
Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
Guest Stars: Sylvia Sidney

2. Pilot (2)
September 25, 1978
Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
Guest Stars: Richard Stahl, Nedra Volz, Delos V. Smith Jr.

3. Les On a Ledge
October 2, 1978
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.

4. Hoodlum Rock
October 9, 1978
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
Guest Stars: Michael Des Barres, Peter Elbling, Jim Henderson

5. Hold-Up
October 16, 1978
A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
Guest Stars: Hugh Wilson, Hamilton Camp, Bill Dial

6. Bailey's Show
October 23, 1978
Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
Guest Stars: Kathryn Ish, Woodrow Parfrey, Casey Brown

7. Turkeys Away
October 30, 1978
Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
Guest Stars: Michael Fairman, Tim Womack

8. Love Returns
November 6, 1978
Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
Guest Stars: Hugh Gillin, Mickey McMeel, Barrie Youngfellow

9. Mama's Review
January 15, 1979
In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
Guest Stars: Hamilton Camp, Garry Goodrow, Carol Bruce

10. A Date With Jennifer
January 22, 1979
Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
Guest Stars: Brad Crandall

11. The Contest Nobody Could Win
January 29, 1979
Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
Guest Stars: Vincent Schiavelli, Tracey Walter

12. Tornado
February 5, 1979
A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
Guest Stars: René Enríquez, David Chow, Bill Saito

13. Goodbye, Johnny
February 19, 1979
Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
Guest Stars: Edie McClurg, Janet Meshad

14. Johnny Comes Back
February 26, 1979
Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.
Guest Stars: Jeff Altman, Philip Charles MacKenzie, Sam Anderson

15. Never Leave Me, Lucille
March 5, 1979
Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
Guest Stars: Edie McClurg, Jim Begg

16. I Want to Keep My Baby
March 12, 1979
Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
Guest Stars: Mary Betten, Michael Flanagan, Danny Openden

17. A Commercial Break
March 26, 1979
Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
Guest Stars: Fred Stuthman

18. Who is Gordon Sims?
April 2, 1979
Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
Guest Stars: Nicholas Worth

19. I Do, I Do... For Now
April 23, 1979
Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
Guest Stars: Hoyt Axton, Buzz Sapien

20. Young Master Carlson
April 30, 1979
Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.
Guest Stars: Sparky Marcus, Carol Bruce

21. Fish Story
May 28, 1979
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.
Guest Stars: Steven Wright, Jerry Hardin, Lee Bergere

22. Preacher
June 4, 1979
A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.
Guest Stars: Jeremiah Morris, Arthur Malet, Davey Faragher
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