Season 4
(1981)
Cast
as Andy Travis
as Dr. Johnny Fever
as Venus Flytrap
as Jennifer Marlowe
as Herb Tarlek
as Arthur Carlson
as Les Nessman
as Bailey Quarters
Episodes
An Explosive Affair (Part 1) 8.0
October 7, 1981
After the station receives a bomb threat, Andy sends Johnny and Venus to broadcast from the transmitter tower while the…
An Explosive Affair (Part 2) 8.0
October 14, 1981
Andy is unable to warn Johnny and Venus when he realizes that the bomb is at the transmitter.
The Union 5.0
October 21, 1981
The staff of WKRP considers joining a union. Mr. Carlson is furious and rushes to his mother for advice, while Andy tri…
Rumors 5.0
October 28, 1981
While his apartment is being fumigated, Johnny accepts Bailey's offer to stay at her place, causing everyone at the sta…
Straight from the Heart 5.0
November 4, 1981
Herb tells everyone that he's going on vacation, but Les and Jennifer discover that he's actually checked into the hosp…
Who's on First? 5.0
November 11, 1981
With Herb in the hospital, Mr. Carlson pretends he is Herb and is impersonated by Les for an advertising client.
Three Days of the Condo 5.0
November 18, 1981
When Johnny receives $24,000 in a legal settlement, Venus convinces him to use the money to invest in a condominium at …
Jennifer and the Will 6.5
December 2, 1981
Colonel Buchanan, Jennifer's elderly gentleman friend, dies suddenly. As executrix of his will, Jennifer must deal with…
The Consultant 6.5
December 30, 1981
Mama Carlson hires a professional radio consultant to evaluate WKRP. The man she's hired, Norris Breeze, is an old frie…
Love, Exciting and New 5.0
January 6, 1982
Andy starts taking Mama Carlson out after hours in the hopes of getting her to pay for a new transmitter for the statio…
You Can't Go Out of Town Again 5.0
January 13, 1982
Mr. Carlson goes with Carmen to a college reunion where he learns the disillusioning truth about how he and Carmen firs…
Pills 5.0
January 20, 1982
Herb sells ad spots to a seller of ""diet pills""; after it turns out that the pills are a legalized way of selling spe…
Changes 5.0
January 27, 1982
When Venus learns that he's going to be interviewed by a militant black magazine, he adopts a new wardrobe and manner i…
Jennifer and Johnny's Charity 5.0
February 3, 1982
When a fire destroys the kitchen at the Vine Street Mission, Johnny recruits Jennifer to help raise the $40,000 dollars…
I'll Take Romance 5.0
February 17, 1982
Herb fixes Les up with a date through his latest client, the I'll Take Romance Dating Service. Les hits it off with his…
Circumstantial Evidence 5.0
February 24, 1982
Venus's latest date gives him an expensive diamond earring as a gift and then runs out on him; it turns out that she's …
Fire 5.0
March 17, 1982
Herb and Jennifer are trapped in an elevator when a fire breaks out in the Flimm Building.
Dear Liar 5.0
March 24, 1982
When Bailey writes a news story on the Northside Children's Clinic, Les steals it and reads it on the air. This turns o…
The Creation of Venus 5.0
March 31, 1982
When Venus lets it slip that he was a schoolteacher before he came to WKRP, Andy has to tell Mama Carlson the truth abo…
The Impossible Dream 5.0
April 7, 1982
On his birthday, Les announces that he's going to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a world-famous broadcast jou…
To Err is Human 5.0
April 14, 1982
After Herb screws up an important advertising account, Mr. Carlson finally intends to fire him, but Jennifer takes pity…
Up and Down the Dial 5.0
April 21, 1982
Just as WKRP hits #6 in the ratings, Mama Carlson announces that she plans to switch the format of the station to 24 ho…