Season 4 poster

Season 4

(1981)

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

An Explosive Affair (Part 1) poster

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) poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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? poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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 poster

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…