1. Pilot (1)

7

. 18 September 1978. 25 min

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

2. Pilot (2)

7

. 25 September 1978. 25 min

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

3. Les On a Ledge

6

. 2 October 1978. 25 min

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

4. Hoodlum Rock

5.5

. 9 October 1978. 25 min

Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

5. Hold-Up

7.7

. 16 October 1978. 25 min

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

6. Bailey's Show

7

. 23 October 1978. 25 min

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

7. Turkeys Away

9

. 30 October 1978. 25 min

Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

8. Love Returns

6

. 6 November 1978. 25 min

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

9. Mama's Review

6

. 15 January 1979. 25 min

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

10. A Date With Jennifer

7

. 22 January 1979. 25 min

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

11. The Contest Nobody Could Win

7

. 29 January 1979. 25 min

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

12. Tornado

6

. 5 February 1979. 25 min

A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

13. Goodbye, Johnny

6

. 19 February 1979. 25 min

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

14. Johnny Comes Back

7

. 26 February 1979. 25 min

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

15. Never Leave Me, Lucille

6

. 5 March 1979. 25 min

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

16. I Want to Keep My Baby

6

. 12 March 1979. 25 min

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

17. A Commercial Break

6

. 26 March 1979. 25 min

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

18. Who is Gordon Sims?

7

. 2 April 1979. 25 min

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

19. I Do, I Do... For Now

6

. 23 April 1979. 25 min

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

20. Young Master Carlson

6

. 30 April 1979. 25 min

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

21. Fish Story

6

. 28 May 1979. 25 min

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.

22. Preacher

7

. 4 June 1979. 25 min

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