Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1978)

Cast

Gary Sandy as Andy Travis
Gary Sandy

as Andy Travis

Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever
Howard Hesseman

as Dr. Johnny Fever

Tim Reid as Venus Flytrap
Tim Reid

as Venus Flytrap

Loni Anderson as Jennifer Marlowe
Loni Anderson

as Jennifer Marlowe

Frank Bonner as Herb Tarlek
Frank Bonner

as Herb Tarlek

Gordon Jump as Arthur Carlson
Gordon Jump

as Arthur Carlson

Richard Sanders as Les Nessman
Richard Sanders

as Les Nessman

Jan Smithers as Bailey Quarters
Jan Smithers

as Bailey Quarters

Episodes

Pilot (1) poster

Pilot (1) 6.0

September 18, 1978

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

Pilot (2) poster

Pilot (2) 6.0

September 25, 1978

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

Les On a Ledge poster

Les On a Ledge 6.0

October 2, 1978

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

Hoodlum Rock poster

Hoodlum Rock 6.0

October 9, 1978

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

Hold-Up poster

Hold-Up 6.0

October 16, 1978

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

Bailey's Show poster

Bailey's Show 6.0

October 23, 1978

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

Turkeys Away poster

Turkeys Away 6.0

October 30, 1978

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

Love Returns poster

Love Returns 6.0

November 6, 1978

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

Mama's Review poster

Mama's Review 6.0

January 15, 1979

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

A Date With Jennifer poster

A Date With Jennifer 6.0

January 22, 1979

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

The Contest Nobody Could Win poster

The Contest Nobody Could Win 6.0

January 29, 1979

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

Tornado poster

Tornado 6.0

February 5, 1979

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

Goodbye, Johnny poster

Goodbye, Johnny 6.0

February 19, 1979

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

Johnny Comes Back poster

Johnny Comes Back 6.0

February 26, 1979

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

Never Leave Me, Lucille poster

Never Leave Me, Lucille 6.0

March 5, 1979

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

I Want to Keep My Baby poster

I Want to Keep My Baby 6.0

March 12, 1979

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

A Commercial Break poster

A Commercial Break 6.0

March 26, 1979

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

Who is Gordon Sims? poster

Who is Gordon Sims? 6.0

April 2, 1979

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

I Do, I Do... For Now poster

I Do, I Do... For Now 6.0

April 23, 1979

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

Young Master Carlson poster

Young Master Carlson 6.0

April 30, 1979

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

Fish Story poster

Fish Story 6.0

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 "ca…

Preacher poster

Preacher 6.0

June 4, 1979

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