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WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1978 - 1979
Episode 1
Pilot Episode
Mon, Sep 18, 1978 30 mins
Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner (Sylvia Sidney) that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings. Arthur: Gordon Jump. Venus Flytrap: Tim Reid. Johnny: Howard Hesseman. Les: Richard Sanders. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Herb: Frank Bonner. Bailey: Jan Smithers.
Episode 2
Pilot Episode
Mon, Sep 25, 1978 30 mins
Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format. Coe: Richard Stahl. Mrs. Burstyn: Nedra Volz. Buzzy Milker: Delos V. Smith Jr. Venus: Tim Reid.
Episode 3
Les on a Ledge
Mon, Oct 2, 1978 30 mins
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned. Andy: Gary Sandy. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Herb: Frank Bonner. Johnny: Howard Hesseman.
Episode 4
Hoodlum Rock
Mon, Oct 9, 1978 30 mins
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences. Johnny Fever: Howard Hesseman. Pievy: Ned Wertimer. Blood: Peter Elbling. Dog: Michael Des Barres. Carlson: Gordon Jump.
Episode 5
Hold Up
Mon, Oct 16, 1978 30 mins
A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup. Johnny: Howard Hesseman. Andy: Gary Sandy. Herb: Frank Bonner. Del: Hamilton Camp. Bob: Garry Goodrow. Buckey: William Dial. Carlson: Gordon Jump.
Episode 6
Bailey's Show
Mon, Oct 23, 1978 30 mins
Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town. Bailey: Jan Smithers. Andy: Gary Sandy. Johnny: Howard Hesseman. Dr. Altman: Woodrow Parfrey. Eisenhower: Berry Kroeger. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Venus: Tim Reid. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Les: Richard Sanders. Herb: Frank Bonner.
Episode 7
Turkeys Away
Mon, Oct 30, 1978 30 mins
Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick. Andy: Gary Sandy. Les: Richard Sanders. Johnny: Howard Hesseman. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Venus: Tim Reid. Herb: Frank Bonner.
Episode 8
Love Returns
Mon, Nov 6, 1978 30 mins
Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star. Linda Taylor: Barrie Youngfellow. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Johnny: Howard Hesseman. Venus: Tim Reid. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Les: Richard Sanders. Herb: Frank Bonner. Bailey: Jan Smithers.
Episode 9
Momma's Review
Mon, Jan 15, 1979 30 mins
In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson (Gordon Jump) update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings. Johnny Fever: Howard Hesseman. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Les: Richard Sanders. Venus Flytrap: Tim Reid. Herb: Frank Bonner. Bailey: Jan Smithers.
Episode 10
A Date with Jennifer
Mon, Jan 22, 1979 30 mins
Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity. Andy: Gary Sandy. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Herb: Frank Bonner. Bailey: Jan Smithers. Venus: Tim Reid.
Episode 11
The Contest Nobody Could Win
Mon, Jan 29, 1979 30 mins
Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize. Andy: Gary Sandy. Carlson: Gordon Jump. First Don Pesola: John Wheeler. Second Don Pesola: Tracey Walter. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Les: Richard Sanders. Herb: Frank Bonner.
Episode 12
Tornado
Mon, Feb 5, 1979 30 mins
A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station. Andy: Gary Sandy. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Les: Richard Sanders. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Herb: Frank Bonner.
Episode 13
Goodbye Johnny
Mon, Feb 19, 1979 30 mins
Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati. Andy: Gary Sandy. Venus: Tim Reid. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Les: Richard Sanders. Herb: Frank Bonner.
Episode 14
Johnny Comes Back
Mon, Feb 26, 1979 30 mins
Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show. Andy: Gary Sandy. Doug Winner: Philip Charles MacKenzie. Murray: Jeff Altman. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Les: Richard Sanders. Venus: Tim Reid. Herb: Frank Bonner.
Episode 15
Never Leave Me, Lucille
Mon, Mar 5, 1979 30 mins
Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood. Frank Bonner, Gary Sandy. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Les: Richard Sanders. Venus: Tim Reid.
Episode 16
I Want to Keep My Baby
Mon, Mar 12, 1979 30 mins
Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother. Gary Sandy. Hudspeth: Michael Flanagan. Mrs. Brown: Mary Betten. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Les: Richard Sanders.
Episode 17
A Commercial Break
Mon, Mar 26, 1979 30 mins
Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician. Ferryman: Fred Stuthman. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Herb: Frank Bonner. Jennifer: Loni Anderson.
Episode 18
Who is Gordon Sims?
Mon, Apr 2, 1979 30 mins
Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law. Gary Sandy. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Johnny: Howard Hesseman. Lieutenant: Nicholas Worth. Jennifer: Loni Anderson.
Episode 19
I Do, I Do...For Now
Mon, Apr 23, 1979 30 mins
Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married---to Johnny Fever. Gary Sandy. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Les: Richard Sanders. Venus: Tim Reid.
Episode 20
Young Master Carlson
Mon, Apr 30, 1979 30 mins
Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school. Andy: Gary Sandy. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Jennifer: Loni Anderson. Johnny: Howard Hesseman.
Episode 21
Fish Story
Mon, May 28, 1979 30 mins
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. Stone: M.G. Kelly. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Venus: Tim Reid. Johnny: Howard Hesseman. Jennifer: Loni Anderson.
Episode 22
Preacher
Mon, Jun 4, 1979 30 mins
A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise. Gary Sandy. Carlson: Gordon Jump. Rabbi Fishbein: Jeremiah Morris. Johnny: Howard Hesseman. Jennifer: Loni Anderson.
