1. Pilot (1)  

First aired: 9/18/1978    Production Code: 0311-0303-0768

Andy Travis, a young program director from Santa Fe, takes over at 16^th-ranked (out of 18) WKRP, a "beautiful music" radio station in Cincinnati. Andy soon wins the confidence of station manager Mr. Carlson, who is terrified of his mother, the station's owner. But Andy discovers that news director Les Nessman and sales manager Herb Tarlek were both after the program director's job and resent his appointment. He also meets receptionist Jennifer Marlowe, who spends most of her time watering her plants and fending off Herb's sexual advances, and morning disc jockey Johnny Caravella, who was a top DJ in Los Angeles until he was fired for saying the word "booger" on the air. Andy's first act as program director is to change the format of WKRP to top 40 rock and roll. In response, Johnny adopts the new, energetic on-air persona of "Dr. Johnny Fever." Andy has other plans, including an expanded role for shy but intelligent continuity director Bailey Quarters, and the hiring of nighttime DJ "Venus Flytrap." But his job is in jeopardy when Mr. Carlson's mother gets her first hearing of the new format.

2. Pilot (2)  

First aired: 9/25/1978    Production Code: 8008

Mr. Carlson won't give Andy any money to advertise WKRP's format change. While Andy tries to come up with a publicity stunt to get the station in the news, a group of irate former listeners demands a return to the old format and an on-air apology to Lawrence Welk.

3. Les On a Ledge  

First aired: 10/2/1978    Production Code: 8010

Les' reputation, and ability to conduct locker room interviews, is on the line when a baseball player accuses him of being gay. So he takes to walking the ledge of the Flimm Building.

4. Hoodlum Rock  

First aired: 10/9/1978    Production Code: 8007

Andy has WKRP sponsor a concert by Scum of the Earth, but he's unaware the band's on-stage violence and antics aren't just an act.

5. Hold-Up  

First aired: 10/16/1978    Production Code: 8002

While doing a live broadcast from a stereo shop, Johnny's broadcast is interrupted by a robber who is actually an out of work DJ.

6. Bailey's Show  

First aired: 10/23/1978    Production Code: 8004

The public opinion show Bailey created fails when the city's oddest people come out to be guests. This leads to Herb attempting to get her fired.

7. Turkeys Away  

First aired: 10/30/1978    Production Code: 8011

Mr. Carlson puts on a Thanksgiving promotion involving turkeys tossed from a helicopter at a shopping mall.

8. Love Returns  

First aired: 11/6/1978    Production Code: 8006

Andy re-falls in love and it's decision time for him. Does he follow his heart or does he stay secure in his job and life?

9. Mama's Review  

First aired: 1/15/1979    Production Code: 8020

Via flashbacks, Andy and Mr. Carlson review recent changes at WKRP with Mama Carlson, and she isn't shy about sharing her opinion.

10. A Date With Jennifer  

First aired: 1/22/1979    Production Code: 8021

Les wins the coveted Silver Sow award and asks Jennifer to be his date for the banquet. To Herb's horror, she says yes.

11. The Contest Nobody Could Win  

First aired: 1/29/1979    Production Code: 8019

The staff have to find a way to counter Johnny's mistake when he accidentally announces the $50 prize in a station-sponsored contest is $5,000.

12. Tornado  

First aired: 2/5/1979    Production Code: 8016

Tornadoes are not good at any time, but especially when you are trying to impress Japanese radio executives.

13. Goodbye, Johnny (1)  

First aired: 2/19/1979    Production Code: 8005

Will the staff be able to trick Johnny to stay instead of taking a job in Los Angeles?

14. Johnny Comes Back (2)  

First aired: 2/26/1979    Production Code: 8009

A sleazy record company promoter recommends Doug Winner, a talented young DJ, as Johnny's replacement. When Johnny returns, having been fired in L.A. again, he has to settle for working the graveyard shift.

15. Never Leave Me, Lucille  

First aired: 3/5/1979    Production Code: 8023

Herb separates from his wife, Lucille, and winds up staying at Johnny's apartment until he can get a bachelor pad of his own. Jennifer, horrified at the prospect of having to deal with an unattached Herb, tries to get Herb and Lucille back together again.

16. I Want to Keep My Baby  

First aired: 3/12/1979    Production Code: 8015

A young single mother, who listens to Johnny every day and feels as though he's the only person in town she really knows, leaves her baby at the station. Johnny becomes attached to the baby and refuses to turn it over to the family-services people until he has had a chance to contact the mother again.

17. A Commercial Break  

First aired: 3/26/1979    Production Code: 8024

The head of a chain of funeral homes wants to advertise on WKRP, in the hopes of convincing young people to make funeral arrangements early. The staff creates a singing commercial aimed at "young and swingin'" listeners. But Mr. Carlson feels that this isn't the kind of commercial he wants on his station.

18. Who is Gordon Sims?  

First aired: 4/2/1979    Production Code: 8012

After Venus refuses to pose for a publicity photo, the truth about his past is revealed: He's wanted by the law as a deserter from the United States army.

19. I Do, I Do... For Now  

First aired: 4/23/1979    Production Code: 8014

Jennifer's childhood sweetheart from Rock Throw, West Virginia arrives at the station, expecting her to keep her promise to marry him. To get rid of him, Jennifer pretends to be married to Johnny.

20. Young Master Carlson  

First aired: 4/30/1979    Production Code: 8022

Mr. Carlson's son runs away from military school, and Mama Carlson brings him to WKRP, ordering Mr. Carlson to let the boy work at the station for a while. But Little Arthur soon alienates everybody at the station with his fascistic tendencies.

21. Fish Story  

First aired: 5/28/1979    Production Code: 8018

On a day when a reporter is coming to do a story on WKRP, Mr. Carlson unveils his latest promotion idea: dressing Herb up as the station mascot, the KRP Carp. At the same time, Johnny and Venus are taking an on-air test to demonstrate the effects of alcohol upon the average driver, and a painter is very slowly repainting the lobby.

22. Preacher  

First aired: 6/4/1979    Production Code: 8003

The Rev. Little Ed Pembrook, WKRP's Sunday morning evangelist, and a former pro wrestler, is using his broadcasts to sell "religious artifacts" like John the Baptist shower curtains. But no one has the nerve to fire the fearsome Little Ed.