WKRP in Cincinnati
So just sit right down, relax, open your ears real wide and say, "Give it to me straight, Doctor. I can take it!"
So just sit right down, relax, open your ears real wide and say, "Give it to me straight, Doctor. I can take it!"
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Ended
Comedy
Seasons | 4
Episodes | 90
avg.Runtime | 25 min
First EP | 1978-09-18
Last EP | 1982-04-21
Overview
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When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic newsman Les Nessman, eager beaver Bailey Quarters, sleazy salesman Herb Tarlek, blonde bombshell Jennifer Marlowe, who serves as the station's ultra-capable receptionist, and station manager Arthur Carlson, whose domineering mother owns WKRP, round out the eccentric bunch.
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Produced by
MTM Enterprises
Company Four
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1978-09-18
1
Pilot (1)
1978-09-18
Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
2
Pilot (2)
1978-09-25
Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
3
Les On a Ledge
1978-10-02
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
4
Hoodlum Rock
1978-10-09
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
5
Hold-Up
1978-10-16
A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
6
Bailey's Show
1978-10-23
Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.
7
Turkeys Away
1978-10-30
Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
8
Love Returns
1978-11-06
Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.
9
Mama's Review
1979-01-15
In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
10
A Date With Jennifer
1979-01-22
Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
11
The Contest Nobody Could Win
1979-01-29
Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
12
Tornado
1979-02-05
A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
13
Goodbye, Johnny
1979-02-19
Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.
14
Johnny Comes Back
1979-02-26
Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.
15
Never Leave Me, Lucille
1979-03-05
Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.
16
I Want to Keep My Baby
1979-03-12
Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
17
A Commercial Break
1979-03-26
Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
18
Who is Gordon Sims?
1979-04-02
Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
19
I Do, I Do... For Now
1979-04-23
Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.
20
Young Master Carlson
1979-04-30
Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.
21
Fish Story
1979-05-28
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.
22
Preacher
1979-06-04
A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.
CAST
charactor: Andy Travis
Original: Gary Sandy
Total EP: 90
charactor: Dr. Johnny Fever
Original: Howard Hesseman
Total EP: 90
charactor: Venus Flytrap
Original: Tim Reid
Total EP: 90
charactor: Jennifer Marlowe
Original: Loni Anderson
Total EP: 90
charactor: Herb Tarlek
Original: Frank Bonner
Total EP: 90
charactor: Arthur Carlson
Original: Gordon Jump
Total EP: 90
charactor: Les Nessman
Original: Richard Sanders
Total EP: 90
charactor: Bailey Quarters
Original: Jan Smithers
Total EP: 90
charactor:
Original: Carol Bruce
Total EP: 9
charactor:
Original: Ian Wolfe
Total EP: 4
charactor: Rex Erhardt
Original: Sam Anderson
Total EP: 4
charactor: Lucille Tarlek
Original: Edie McClurg
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Allyn Ann McLerie
Total EP: 3
charactor: Del Murdock
Original: Hamilton Camp
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: George Wyner
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Rosemary Forsyth
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Alice Nunn
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Michael Pataki
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Max Wright
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Mary Frann
Total EP: 2
charactor: Shoe Store Owner
Original: Michael Fairman
Total EP: 2
charactor: Howard R. Sternworthy
Original: Hugh Gillin
Total EP: 2
charactor: Buffy Denver
Original: Julie Payne
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Stacy Heather Tolkin
Total EP: 2
charactor: Delivery Man # 1
Original: Don Diamond
Total EP: 2
charactor: Bob Burnat
Original: Garry Goodrow
Total EP: 2
charactor: Mrs. Burstyn
Original: Nedra Volz
Total EP: 2
charactor: Mr. Milker
Original: Delos V. Smith Jr.
Total EP: 2
charactor: Buckey Dornster
Original: Bill Dial
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Howard Morton
Total EP: 1
charactor: Henri
Original: George Gaynes
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Bert Parks
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Terry Kiser
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Colleen Camp
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Ernie Lively
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Carmen Filpi
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Art Metrano
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Tom Sullivan
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Iona Morris
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Robert Hooks
Total EP: 1
CREW
Rod Daniel
Director
Directing
Will Mackenzie
Director
Directing
Asaad Kelada
Director
Directing
Linda Day
Director
Directing
Frank Bonner
Director
Directing
Michael Zinberg
Director
Directing
Hugh Wilson
Director
Directing
Gordon Jump
Director
Directing
Jay Sandrich
Director
Directing
Howard Hesseman
Director
Directing
George Gaynes
Director
Directing
Steven Kampmann
Producer
Production
Dan Guntzelman
Producer
Production
Rod Daniel
Producer
Production
Hugh Wilson
Executive Producer
Production
Grant Tinker
Producer
Production
PJ Torokvei
Producer
Production
Max Tash
Producer
Production
Steve Marshall
Producer
Production
Blake Hunter
Producer
Production
Steve Marshall
Writer
Writing
Hugh Wilson
Writer
Writing
Blake Hunter
Writer
Writing
Lissa Levin
Writer
Writing
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