List of WKRP in Cincinnati episodes

WKRP in Cincinnati is an American situation comedy television series that features the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The series was created by Hugh Wilson and originally aired on the CBS network from September 1978 to April 1982.

Series overview

Season Episodes Premiered: Ended: DVD set
release date
1 22 September 18, 1978 June 4, 1979 April 24, 2007
2 24 September 17, 1979 March 31, 1980 October 28, 2014[1]
3 22 November 1, 1980 April 12, 1981 October 28, 2014
4 22 October 7, 1981 April 21, 1982 October 28, 2014

Episodes

Season 1: 1978–79

Ep Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Pilot"Jay SandrichHugh WilsonSeptember 18, 1978
Andy Travis takes over as program director at WKRP, a Cincinnati easy listening station, and his first act is to change the format to rock music. Trivia: Sylvia Sidney played Mama Carlson, owner of the station, in this episode only. The part would hereafter be played by Carol Bruce.
22"Pilot, Part 2"Michael ZinbergHugh WilsonSeptember 25, 1978
While Andy tries to come up with a publicity stunt to advertise the format change, a group of elderly listeners invade the station protesting the removal of their favorite music.
33"Les on a Ledge"Asaad KeladaHugh WilsonOctober 2, 1978
When a baseball player falsely accuses him of being gay, Les climbs out on the ledge of WKRP's building and threatens to jump.
44"Hoodlum Rock"Michael ZinbergHugh WilsonOctober 9, 1978
WKRP sponsors its first rock concert, by the British "hoodlum" group ("we're... several cuts below punk") Scum of the Earth, whose members (Michael Des Barres, Peter Eibling, and Jim Henderson) are extremely well-dressed, highly articulate, and quite violent. Trivia: Des Barres and his real band, Detective, perform the Scum of the Earth music on the episode.
55"Hold-Up"Asaad KeladaTom ChehakOctober 16, 1978
Johnny does a live remote from a stereo shop owned by huckster Del Murdoch (Hamilton Camp), but an out-of-work DJ (Garry Goodrow) shows up with a gun and hijacks the broadcast. Trivia: Bill Dial, a producer, writer, and story editor on the series, makes the first of two on-screen appearances in this episode as WKRP's engineer Bucky Dornster (he would also appear in the season 2 episode "Baseball"). Series creator Hugh Wilson appears as a police officer.
66"Bailey's Show"Asaad KeladaJoyce Armor & Judie NeerOctober 23, 1978
Shy, unassertive Bailey finally gets her chance to produce when WKRP does a public service interview show, but her first guest (Woodrow Parfrey), purportedly a child psychologist, turns out on the air to be nuts.
77"Turkeys Away"Michael ZinbergBill DialOctober 30, 1978
Mr. Carlson decides to take a more hands-on managerial approach by doing the greatest Thanksgiving promotion in radio history - dropping live turkeys from a helicopter. Trivia: In 1997 TV Guide ranked this episode at number 40 on its '100 Greatest Episodes of All Time' list.[2] It is based on a real event that happened at WQXI, the station many of the WKRP characters were based on.[3]
88"Love Returns"Asaad KeladaBill DialNovember 6, 1978
Andy has to choose between love and work when his ex-girlfriend, country singing star Linda Taylor (Barrie Youngfellow), offers him the chance to go on the road with her.
99"Mama's Review"Asaad KeladaHugh WilsonJanuary 15, 1979
In a clip show, Andy and Mr. Carlson recount to Mama Carlson what has been happening at the station since it switched to a rock format.
1010"A Date with Jennifer"Asaad KeladaRichard Sanders & Michael FairmanJanuary 22, 1979
When Les wins the coveted Silver Sow Award, he asks Jennifer to be his date for the banquet, and she says yes. A jealous Herb tries to get Mr. Carlson to institute a policy against employee dating.
1111"The Contest Nobody Could Win"Asaad KeladaCasey PiotrowskiJanuary 29, 1979
Thanks to an on-air slip-of-the-lip by Johnny Fever, WKRP is forced to offer a $5,000 contest prize instead of just the intended $50.00, but Andy and Venus hatch a plan to make the contest unwinnable.
1212"Tornado"Will MackenzieBlake HunterFebruary 5, 1979
A tornado hits Cincinnati. When Andy gets injured by a breaking window, Johnny Fever becomes too emotional, and Les' disaster readiness plan turns out to have more to do with communists than natural disasters, Mr. Carlson has to go on the air and take charge.
1313"Goodbye, Johnny"Asaad KeladaBlake HunterFebruary 19, 1979
Johnny is offered a better-paying job in Los Angeles, and his co-workers at WKRP try to manipulate him into staying in Cincinnati. Trivia: This episode marks the first of three appearances by Edie McClurg as Herb Tarlek's wife Lucille.
1414"Johnny Comes Back"Asaad KeladaBlake HunterFebruary 26, 1979
Johnny leaves for the job in L.A. but is soon fired. He returns to WKRP, where the new morning man (Philip Charles Mackenzie) seems like a nice guy but turns out to have a dirty secret. Trivia: Sam Anderson makes the first of four appearances on the series in this episode as Mason Nobel, a DJ applying for a job. He would appear in one episode in each season, all in different roles (although his character Rex Erhardt in the season 4 episode "Rumors" is very similar to this one). Comedian Jeff Altman appears as a record company representative.
1515"Never Leave Me, Lucille"Asaad KeladaBill DialMarch 5, 1979
Herb breaks up with his wife Lucille (Edie McClurg) and moves in with Johnny. Jennifer tries to get Herb and Lucille back together again so she won't have to put up with Herb's advances.
1616"I Want to Keep My Baby"Asaad KeladaHugh WilsonMarch 12, 1979
A woman who listens to Johnny's show leaves her baby at the station. Johnny refuses to turn the baby over to child services until he has contacted the mother.
1717"A Commercial Break"Rod DanielRichard Sanders & Michael FairmanMarch 26, 1979
Herb lines up the biggest sales contract in the station's historyover $200,000 per year to record and run a commercial jingle for the owner of a funeral home chain (Fred Stuthman), who wants to sell plots to a younger demographic.
1818"Who Is Gordon Sims?"Rod DanielTom ChehakApril 2, 1979
Venus has to reveal that he is wanted as a deserter from the United States Army because he went AWOL just days before returning Stateside at the end of his Vietnam service, eight years before joining WKRP.
1919"I Do, I Do... For Now"Will MackenzieTom ChehakApril 23, 1979
Jennifer pretends Johnny is her husband to ward off a childhood friend from West Virginia (Hoyt Axton) who shows up in Cincinnati expecting her to go through on their teenage agreement to get married. Trivia: Buzz Sapien, a stage manager and associate director on the series, appears in this episode as Man in Elevator.
2020"Young Master Carlson"Will MackenzieHugh WilsonApril 30, 1979
Mr. Carlson's obnoxious son (Sparky Marcus) runs away from military school, and Mama Carlson decides that he should be given a short-term job at the station.
2121"Fish Story"Asaad KeladaRaoul PlagerMay 28, 1979
Herb dresses up as the WKRP mascot, a carp, and gets into a fight with the WPIG pig (played by Lee Bergere); meanwhile, Johnny and Venus take an on-air alcohol test with a police officer (Jerry Hardin), with Johnny's reflexes strangely improving with each drink. Trivia: The script for this episode is credited to 'Raoul Plager,' who does not exist. Series creator Hugh Wilson actually wrote the episode under duress from the network to infuse the show with more physical comedy, and used the alias to signal his frustration with their demands.
2222"Preacher"Michael ZinbergBill DialJune 4, 1979
Andy tries to fire the Reverend Little Ed Pembrook (Michael Keenan), who sells John the Baptist Shower Curtains and The World Is Coming To An End Lawn Furniture on his show. Trivia: The only episode in the series in which the character of Herb Tarlek does not appear.

Season 2: 1979–80

Ep Title Directed by Written by Original air date
231"For Love or Money: Part 1"Will MackenzieMary MaguireSeptember 17, 1979
Johnny makes a date with Bailey for a movie, then stands her up when he gets a call from Buffy (Julie Payne), his demented ex-girlfriend who is suing him for palimony.
242"For Love or Money: Part 2"Will MackenzieMary MaguireSeptember 24, 1979
Johnny's friends rush over to help him deal with Buffy's threat of a lawsuit.
253"Baseball"Hugh WilsonHugh WilsonOctober 15, 1979
Les accepts a challenge for WKRP to play a softball game against the number one station in town, WPIG.
264"Bad Risk"Will MackenzieTom Joachim & Gene FournierOctober 22, 1979
Herb moonlights as an insurance salesman and sells a comprehensive policy to a depressed Les, who promptly has a bizarre accident with his motor scooter.
275"Jennifer Falls in Love"Will MackenziePaul Robinson HunterOctober 29, 1979
Jennifer falls in love for the first time in her life, with a man (Thomas Callaway) who is almost her male equivalent; blonde, beautiful, and a gold-digger.
286"Carlson for President"Will MackenzieJim PaddockNovember 5, 1979
While running for City Council, Mr. Carlson blurts out a damaging piece of information about the incumbent (Howard Witt) during a televised debate. Feeling guilty, he tries to throw the election.
297"Mike Fright"Will MackenzieDan GuntzelmanNovember 12, 1979
During a garbage strike, Johnny jokingly tells his listeners to dump their trash on the steps of City Hall. When hundreds of people actually do so, Johnny becomes so self-conscious about his influence that he finds himself unable to talk on the air.
308"Patter of Little Feet"Will MackenzieBlake HunterNovember 26, 1979
Mr. Carlson's wife Carmen (Allyn Ann McLerie) reveals that she's pregnant. Mr. Carlson's initial joy turns to worry as he starts to think she is having the baby only to please him, while his mother recommends an abortion.
319"Baby, If You've Ever Wondered"Rod DanielBill DialDecember 3, 1979
In the latest ratings, WKRP goes from #16 to #14 in the Cincinnati market. Everyone considers this a cause for celebration except Andy, who feels like a failure because the climb in ratings isn't greater.
3210"Bailey's Big Break"Will MackenzieSteve MarshallDecember 10, 1979
Bailey gets the job of assistant newscaster, but a jealous Les tries to keep her from getting a regular spot on the air.
3311"Jennifer's Home for Christmas"Rod DanielDan Guntzelman & Steve MarshallDecember 17, 1979
Jennifer's friends think she is going to be alone for Christmas, so each of them arrives at her apartment with a tree.
3412"Sparky"Rod DanielSteven Kampmann & Peter TorokveiDecember 24, 1979
Mr. Carlson hires former Reds manager Sparky Anderson as the host of a sports interview show, which turns out to be such a disaster that Carlson has no choice but to fire his hero.
3513"God Talks to Johnny"Will MackenzieHugh WilsonDecember 31, 1979
Johnny is convinced he's heard God talking to him, saying "John, I love you, I want you to seek knowledge, and I want you to be a golf pro."
3614"A Family Affair"Rod DanielTim ReidJanuary 7, 1980
After getting angry at Venus for going out with his sister Carol (Allison Argo), Andy overcompensates to prove he is not a racist. Trivia: After the early 1990s, guest star Allison Argo left acting and became an award-winning documentary filmmaker.
3715"Herb's Dad"Rod DanielSteven Kampmann & Peter TorokveiJanuary 14, 1980
Herb's father, the salesman Herb Tarlek Sr. (Bert Parks), runs away from the Shady Rest nursing home and asks his son to lend him money so he can go to California on yet another scheme. Trivia: Guest star Bert Parks worked extensively in radio in real life, during the 40's, 50's, and 60's.
3816"Put Up or Shut Up"Will MackenzieBlake Hunter, Steve Marshall, Steven KampmannJanuary 21, 1980
Jennifer is tired of Herb making passes at her. At Bailey's suggestion, she tries to call Herb's bluff by actually accepting a date with him.
3917"The Americanization of Ivan"Hugh WilsonHugh Wilson (story)
Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall (teleplay)
January 28, 1980
A visiting Soviet hog expert (Michael Pataki) asks Bailey to help him defect to the United States. Trivia: Michael Pataki also appeared in the season 4 episode "Circumstantial Evidence."
4018"Les's Groupie"Rod DanielPaul Robinson Hunter (story)
Steve Marshall (teleplay)
February 4, 1980
Les goes out on a date with a woman (Kristina Callahan) who listens to his show, and after they spend one night together, she moves into his house.
4119"In Concert"Linda DaySteven KampmannFebruary 11, 1980
Everyone at WKRP is overcome with feelings of guilt after a major concert they've helped to promote ends up resulting in the death of 11 people. Trivia: This episode was based on a real-life tragedy at a Who concert that took place at Riverfront Coliseum on December 3, 1979.
4220"The Doctor's Daughter"Frank BonnerLissa LevinFebruary 18, 1980
Johnny has to figure out how to act like a father when his college-aged daughter Laurie (Patrie Allen) comes to visit with her obnoxious boyfriend (Derrel Maury).
43/4421/22"Filthy Pictures"Rod DanielHugh Wilson (story)
Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall (teleplay)
March 3, 1980
A sleazy photographer (George Wyner) takes nude pictures of an unsuspecting Jennifer while she's in a changing room, and her friends try to find a way to steal the photos before he sells them to a magazine. (This one-hour episode aired in two parts for syndication.)
4523"Venus Rising"Nicholas StamosDan Guntzelman & Steve MarshallMarch 10, 1980
Venus is tempted by a job offer from WREQ, but learns it's an automated station that only wants him as an affirmative-action hire. Meanwhile, Herb makes a bogus claim of another job offer, hoping for a raise, but it backfires. Venus negotiates a deal with Andy that settles all issues.
4624"Most Improved Station"Rod DanielRichard Sanders & Michael FairmanMarch 31, 1980
After WKRP loses a "Most Improved Station" broadcasting award while Johnny wins one for "Best Radio Personality," in-fighting starts among the WKRP staffers, and a special meeting is called so they can work out their problems.

Season 3: 1980–81

Ep Title Directed by Written by Original air date
471"The Airplane Show"Rod DanielRichard Sanders & Michael FairmanNovember 1, 1980
To compete with WPIG's traffic helicopter, Les starts reporting the news from a World War I biplane piloted by a deranged veteran (Michael Fairman) on Veterans Day. Trivia: This is the fourth of five episodes in which the script is co-credited to Richard Sanders (Les Nessman) and actor/writer Michael Fairman, who previously appeared as the shoe store owner who complains that Les is blocking his doorway in the season 1 episode "Turkeys Away." Flying stunts were performed by Harold Johnson, an accomplished aviator and then-serving mayor of Moraine, Ohio, just north of Cincinnati, and childhood hometown of series star Gary Sandy.[4]
482"Jennifer Moves"Linda DayHugh WilsonNovember 8, 1980
Jennifer buys a house in the suburbs. As the staff helps her move, the neighbors prove to be cheating husbands, jealous wives, corrupt phone servicemen, and worse; meanwhile, Les hears voices on the upper floor and Herb can't successfully negotiate the piano into the house.
493"Real Families"Rod DanielPeter TorokveiNovember 15, 1980
The reality show "Real Families" does an episode about Herb and Lucille (Edie McClurg) and their kids, where the hosts (Peter Marshall and Daphne Maxwell, pre-Reid) seem eager to disprove the unconvincing claim by Herb's colleagues that he's a "hard worker, loyal husband, and all-around fine person."
504"The Baby"Rod DanielBlake HunterNovember 22, 1980
Mr. Carlson's wife goes into labor. The whole gang goes to the hospital to be there when she gives birth, but Mr. Carlson has second thoughts about being in the delivery room with her.
515"Hotel Oceanview"Rod DanielSteven KampmannNovember 29, 1980
To land the coveted Vicky Von Vickey jeans account, Andy, Mr. Carlson, and Herb travel to a hotel in Dayton to make a presentation to the company president (guest star Dr. Joyce Brothers). While there, Andy deals with projector issues, Herb makes time with Ms. Vickey's sexy assistant (Linda Carlson), who is now a woman but was once a guy Herb went to school with, and everyone is afraid of becoming the next victim of the Dayton Poisoner.
526"A Mile in My Shoes"Rod DanielDan GuntzelmanDecember 6, 1980
When Herb has jury duty, Andy takes over sales and Venus takes over programming.
537"Bah, Humbug"Rod DanielLissa LevinDecember 20, 1980
In a dream brought on by eating one of Johnny's brownies, Mr. Carlson encounters three ghosts who show him why he's making a mistake by not giving generous Christmas bonuses.
548"Baby, It's Cold Inside"Rod DanielBlake HunterJanuary 3, 1981
On a day when the heat is not working at the station, Mama Carlson comes to visit, gets drunk on liquor confiscated from Johnny Fever, and starts reminiscing about her late husband.
559"The Painting"Rod DanielSteven KampmannJanuary 10, 1981
Bailey is enamored of a painting Herb bought at Mr. Carlson's church auction, while Herb only cares about finding a way to make some money on it.
5610"Daydreams"Rod DanielPeter TorokveiJanuary 17, 1981
While Mr. Carlson rehearses a boring speech about radio history that he's written for an upcoming conference/banquet, his employees drift off into a series of personal daydreams.
5711"Frog Story"Rod DanielBob DolmanJanuary 24, 1981
After Herb accidentally sprays pink paint over his daughter's pet frog, Greenpeace, he brings it to the station looking for a way to save it.
5812"Venus and the Man"Rod DanielHugh WilsonJanuary 31, 1981
Trying to talk a gang leader (Keny Long) out of quitting school, Venus bets the young man that he can teach him about the structure of the atom in only two minutes.
5913"Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 1"Rod DanielSteve MarshallFebruary 7, 1981
Forced to host a disco dance show on TV, Johnny comes up with a new alter ego; the phony, smarmy "Rip Tide." Guest star: Mary Frann.
6014"Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 2"Rod DanielSteve MarshallFebruary 7, 1981
Johnny's "Rip Tide" alter ego starts to take over his whole life. Conclusion of two-part episode. Guest star: Mary Frann.
6115"Ask Jennifer"Linda DayJoyce Armor & Judie NeerFebruary 14, 1981
Jennifer steps in as the voice of an advice talk show titled "Ask Arlene" when the planned host turns out to be a pill-popper. Jennifer quickly finds success, but wants out once a piece of advice goes wrong.
6216"I Am Woman"Linda DayLissa LevinFebruary 21, 1981
Bailey leads a campaign to save the home of WKRP, the Flimm Building, from being torn down. Mr. Carlson withdraws his support after Mama Carlson offers to finance a new home for the station, leading to a confrontation.
6317"Secrets of Dayton Heights"Frank BonnerJon SmetFebruary 28, 1981
Les learns that the man who raised him was not his biological father, and that his real father (Bill McLean) was once a Communist and is now a barber in a nearby town.
6418"Out to Lunch"Dolores FerraroBen Elisco (story)
Peter Torokvei (teleplay)
March 14, 1981
Co-workers suggest to Herb that his three-martini lunches with clients are turning him into an alcoholic. Guest star: Craig T. Nelson.
6519"A Simple Little Wedding"Nicholas StamosBlake HunterMarch 21, 1981
Mr. Carlson and his wife decide to renew their marriage vows. Just as she did with the planned first wedding, Mama Carlson tries to take over the event, while Herb throws a predictably tacky bachelor party for Mr. Carlson. Trivia: Longtime character actor Ian Wolfe, whose film and TV career lasted more than 55 years, makes his first appearance in this episode as Mama Carlson's less than efficient and not particularly deferential butler Hirsch. He would reprise the part three more times, including in the final episode "Up and Down the Dial."
6620"Nothing to Fear But..."Asaad KeladaTim Reid (story)
Dan Guntzelman (teleplay)
March 28, 1981
Everyone becomes paranoid after the station is robbed.
6721"Till Debt Do Us Part"Frank BonnerHoward Hesseman & Steven KampmannApril 5, 1981
When his first ex-wife gets engaged, Johnny is overjoyed about paying less alimony, but worries that his ex's fiancé (Hamilton Camp) is a womanizing creep. Trivia: Hamilton Camp also played stereo store owner Del Murdoch in the season 1 episode "Hold Up."
6822"Clean Up Radio Everywhere"Linda DayHugh Wilson and Max TashApril 12, 1981
Evangelist Dr. Bob Halyers (Richard Paul), a take-off on Jerry Falwell, threatens WKRP with a boycott unless they stop playing songs with "obscene" lyrics.

Season 4: 1981–82

Ep Title Directed by Written by Original air date
691"An Explosive Affair: Part 1"Linda DaySteve MarshallOctober 7, 1981
WKRP receives a bomb threat from the terrorist group "Black Monday," and Andy sends Johnny and Venus to broadcast from the transmitter while the station is being searched. Meanwhile, Mr. Carlson's former secretary (Rosemary Forsyth) visits, and he misreads her desire to meet for lunch.
702"An Explosive Affair: Part 2"Linda DaySteve MarshallOctober 14, 1981
Andy realizes the threatened bomb is actually at the transmitter where he's sent Johnny and Venus. He tries to contact them, but Johnny has smashed the phone out of frustration over a missed bet on a horse.
713"The Union"Linda DayBlake HunterOctober 21, 1981
While the station's employees consider unionizing, Mr. Carlson deals with feelings of betrayal.
724"Rumors"Linda DayPeter TorokveiOctober 28, 1981
Johnny stays at Bailey's place while his apartment is being fumigated, leading to rumors that the two are sleeping together.
735"Straight from the Heart"Dan GuntzelmanDan GuntzelmanNovember 4, 1981
Herb secretly checks into a hospital for heart tests, but then sneaks out and takes Les to a 3D pornographic movie.
746"Who's on First?"Dan GuntzelmanDan GuntzelmanNovember 11, 1981
Mr. Carlson has to pretend to be Herb to make a sale while Herb is in the hospital, while Les pretends to be Mr. Carlson, and Johnny pretends to be Andy to avoid paying a gambling debt.
757"Three Days of the Condo"Linda DayLissa LevinNovember 18, 1981
Johnny receives a $24,000 legal settlement ($62,500 today) from the L.A. station that fired him. To stop Johnny from wasting the windfall, Venus advises Fever to invest in a condo at Gone With the Wind Estates.
768"Jennifer and the Will"Dolores FerraroBlake HunterDecember 2, 1981
After Jennifer's elderly boyfriend Colonel Buchanan (Pat O'Brien) dies on a date with her, she discovers she has been named executrix of his will.
779"The Consultant"Dolores FerraroHugh WilsonDecember 30, 1981
Mama Carlson hires a professional radio consultant (David Clennon) to evaluate WKRP, and the consultant threatens Andy with a bad report unless the station subscribes to his programming services.
7810"Love, Exciting and New"Frank BonnerLissa LevinJanuary 6, 1982
Andy spends time with Mama Carlson in order to talk her into replacing the station's transmitter, but he starts to think she might be sexually harassing him. Actress Colleen Camp plays herself on air for Les Nessman's "Show Beat" segment, talking about her (actual) appearance in the 1981 film They All Laughed.
7911"You Can't Go Out of Town Again"Howard HessemanDan GuntzelmanJanuary 13, 1982
Mr. Carlson learns that his wife Carmen first went out with him in college only because her sorority dared her to date someone on the "dip list." Trivia: The Varsity Sweater that Mr. Carlson wears in this episode is similar to the Official Colors of Otterbein University, Gordon Jump's alma mater. There is also an Otterbein Pennant on the wall of Mr. Carlson's Office.
8012"Pills"Asaad KeladaSteve MarshallJanuary 20, 1982
WKRP has to do commercials for a client (Robert Ridgely) whose "diet pills" are actually a legalized form of speed.
8113"Changes"Will MackenziePeter TorokveiJanuary 27, 1982
Venus tries to act and dress more stereotypically "black" to prepare for an interview with a militant magazine, whose writer (Tom Dreesen) turns out to be white; meanwhile, Herb adopts a classier image with Jennifer's help.
8214"Jennifer and Johnny's Charity"Will MackenzieBlake HunterFebruary 3, 1982
Class conflict is in the air when Johnny's friends from the fire-damaged Vine Street Mission meet Jennifer's wealthy friends who are preparing to donate money to rebuild it.
8315"I'll Take Romance"Asaad KeladaLissa LevinFebruary 17, 1982
Les goes out with a woman (Livia Ginise) he met through a computer dating service, not realizing the service is a front for prostitution.
8416"Circumstantial Evidence"Frank BonnerTim Reid & Peter TorokveiFebruary 24, 1982
A woman (Daphne Maxwell Reid) frames Venus as her accomplice in an armed robbery. Trivia: Daphne Maxwell Reid also appeared in the season 3 episode "Real Families." She is credited both times as Daphne Maxwell. She and Tim Reid, aka Venus Flytrap, married the same year this episode aired.
8517"Fire"Will MackenzieDan GuntzelmanMarch 17, 1982
Herb and Jennifer are stuck in an elevator together when a fire shuts down the Flimm Building.
8618"Dear Liar"Frank BonnerSteve MarshallMarch 24, 1982
In a take-off on the Janet Cooke scandal, Bailey drafts a fictional character to serve as the focus of a news story on a children's hospital, only to have Les read it on-air when she leaves for lunch.
8719"The Creation of Venus"Gordon JumpBlake HunterMarch 31, 1982
Venus and Andy tell Mama Carlson the real story of how Venus came to work at WKRP.
8820"The Impossible Dream"Nicholas StamosRichard Sanders & Michael FairmanApril 7, 1982
Egged on by his mother, Les announces that he is going to fulfil his lifelong dream by going to New York to audition for the CBS Evening News.
8921"To Err Is Human"Linda DayLissa LevinApril 14, 1982
Herb screws up yet again and Mr. Carlson is finally ready to fire him, but Jennifer tries to find a way to save Herb's job by talking to the businessman (Tom Sullivan) Herb offended.
9022"Up and Down the Dial"George GaynesDan GuntzelmanApril 21, 1982
The new ratings arrive, and WKRP has finally become a successful station, rising to #6 in the Cincinnati market with Johnny Fever as the #1 DJ. But when a new news director (Nicholas Hormann) shows up and says he was hired by Mama Carlson, Andy soon finds out that she plans to change the station to a 24-hour news format. Trivia: This was the final episode, but at the time the show was expected to be renewed, leaving no opportunity for a specific series "finale."

References

  1. Seasons 2-4 released as part of a complete set. https://www.shoutfactory.com/tv/comedy/wkrp-in-cincinnati-the-complete-series
  2. TV Guide Book of Lists. Running Press. 2007. p. 185. ISBN 0-7624-3007-9.
  3. "Turkeys Away: An Oral History".
  4. Kristin McAllister (2011-01-13). "Harold Johnson, Moraine’s flying mayor, dies in Florida". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2015-05-08.

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