WKRP in Cincinnati

Épisode 1 - Pilot

18 septembre 1978

Andy Travis, a young program director from Santa Fe, takes over at Cincinnati radio station WKRP and changes the format to rock and roll.

Épisode 2 - Pilot, Part 2

25 septembre 1978

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.

Épisode 3 - Les on a Ledge

2 octobre 1978

Mortified by a personal accusation, Les climbs out on the ledge of the Flimm building and threatens to jump.

Épisode 4 - Hoodlum Rock

9 octobre 1978

Andy arranges for the station to sponsor a concert by a rowdy English rock group.

Épisode 5 - Hold-Up

16 octobre 1978

During a live remote from Del's Stereo and Sound, an unemployed DJ shows up with a gun and hijacks the broadcast.

Épisode 6 - Bailey's Show

23 octobre 1978

Bailey gets a chance to produce a new public-service interview show, but her potential guests all seem to be out of their minds.

Épisode 7 - Turkeys Away

30 octobre 1978

Feeling left out at the station, Mr. Carlson comes up with a top-secret Thanksgiving promotion involving twenty live turkeys.

Épisode 8 - Love Returns

6 novembre 1978

Andy falls back in love with an old girlfriend, now a famous singer, and must decide whether to follow her on the road.

Épisode 9 - Mama's Review

15 janvier 1979

Mama Carlson conducts a quarterly review of WKRP's personnel and profits, with clips from previous episodes illustrating the show's best moments to date.

Épisode 10 - A Date with Jennifer

22 janvier 1979

When hot-blooded Les wins an award, he asks Jennifer to be his date for the banquet.

Épisode 11 - The Contest Nobody Could Win

29 janvier 1979

After Johnny announces the incorrect prize amount for a song-guessing contest promotion, the crew scrambles to make the contest so difficult that no one can win.

Épisode 12 - Tornado

5 février 1979

While Japanese radio executives are touring the station, the city experiences a series of tornadoes.

Épisode 13 - Goodbye, Johnny

19 février 1979

Johnny is offered a job in Los Angeles, so the other staffers throw him a party in which they try to manipulate him into staying.

Épisode 14 - Johnny Comes Back

26 février 1979

Johnny returns to WKRP after being fired in L.A., but he has to settle for the late-night graveyard shift.

Épisode 15 - Never Leave Me, Lucille

5 mars 1979

Herb separates from his wife Lucille and stays at Johnny's apartment while Jennifer tries to reunite the couple.

Épisode 16 - I Want to Keep My Baby

12 mars 1979

After a young single mother leaves her baby at the station, Johnny becomes attached to the infant.

Épisode 17 - A Commercial Break

26 mars 1979

The staff sings a radio ad for a chain of funeral homes.

Épisode 18 - Who Is Gordon Sims?

2 avril 1979

Venus reveals that he is a military deserter, and Mr. Carlson helps him clear his name.

Épisode 19 - I Do, I Do... For Now

23 avril 1979

To fend off a childhood sweetheart, Jennifer pretends to be married to Johnny.

Épisode 20 - Young Master Carlson

30 avril 1979

Mr. Carlson's troubled young son escapes from his military school and visits WKRP, where he manages to offend most of the staff.

Épisode 21 - Fish Story

28 mai 1979

Herb wears a carp costume to represent WKRP and fights a rival station's pig mascot, while Johnny and Venus take an on-air test to demonstrate the effects of alcohol on human reflexes.

Épisode 22 - Preacher

4 juin 1979

WKRP's Sunday morning evangelist (and former wrestler) may be a fraud, but no one has the nerve to fire him.

Épisode 1 - For Love or Money (1)

17 septembre 1979

Johnny forgets about his date with Bailey when he gets a call from Buffy, his old girlfriend from California. He borrows Jennifer's apartment to impress Buffy; however, that plan ends when she tells him she's suing him for palimony.

Épisode 2 - For Love or Money (2)

24 septembre 1979

Johnny calls his friends over to Jennifer's apartment to help him deal with Buffy and her threat of a lawsuit. Buffy arrives and, after having a drink with Johnny, tells him that she put poison in his drink.

Épisode 3 - Baseball

15 octobre 1979

The staff plays against the team from rival station WPIG in a softball game.

Épisode 4 - Bad Risk

22 octobre 1979

Herb starts selling insurance as a sideline, and sells a comprehensive policy to Les, who promptly has an accident.

Épisode 5 - Jennifer Falls in Love

22 octobre 1979

For the first time in her life, Jennifer is in love, with a penniless but handsome repairman who turns out to be even more of a gold digger than she is. Meanwhile, Les tries to get a raise, and Johnny becomes convinced that he's the man Jennifer is in love with.

Épisode 6 - Carlson for President

5 novembre 1979

Mr. Carlson runs for Cincinnati City Council. When Bailey discovers a potentially damaging piece of information about the front-runner in the election, Mr. Carlson considers using that information in a televised debate.

Épisode 7 - Mike Fright

12 novembre 1979

During a citywide garbage strike, Johnny jokingly suggests that his listeners dump their garbage on the steps of City Hall. The joke is on him, and the station, when hundreds of listeners take him seriously. Johnny becomes aware of his power and develops a serious case of mike fright.

Épisode 8 - Patter of Little Feet

26 novembre 1979

Mr. Carlson's wife Carmen announces that she is pregnant. Mr. Carlson is overjoyed, and certain that Carmen feels the same way. However, Mama Carlson points out the potential dangers of middle-aged pregnancy and recommends an abortion.

Épisode 9 - Baby, If You've Ever Wondered

3 décembre 1979

The new ratings book arrives, and WKRP has climbed from 16th to 14th place in the Cincinnati market. Everyone is happy about the gain except Andy, who knows that the station has not improved enough, in part because of his own unwillingness to fire incompetent employees like Herb and Les.

Épisode 10 - Bailey's Big Break

10 décembre 1979

When WKRP needs an assistant news reporter, Bailey applies for the job and gets it. Les, who doesn't want to work with anyone, least of all a woman, tries to keep Bailey from going on the air.

Épisode 11 - Jennifer's Home for Christmas

17 décembre 1979

Jennifer tells her friends that she has nothing special planned for Christmas, and that she doesn't have a tree this year. Everyone begins to suspect that she might be alone for the holidays.

Épisode 12 - Sparky

24 décembre 1979

Mr. Carlson hires baseball manager Sparky Anderson to host a new sports-talk show.

Épisode 13 - God Talks to Johnny

31 décembre 1979

When Johnny thinks he's heard God's voice talking to him, everyone, including Johnny, thinks he's going insane.

Épisode 14 - A Family Affair

7 janvier 1980

Andy's sister Carol visits Cincinnati, and Andy sets up a date for her and Johnny. But Carol winds up going out with Venus instead, and Andy becomes instinctively angry about it.

Épisode 15 - Herb's Dad

14 janvier 1980

Herb's father, a lifelong salesman who shares Herb's taste in clothes, runs away from the Shady Hills Rest Home and visits the station.

Épisode 16 - Put Up or Shut Up

21 janvier 1980

Bailey convinces Jennifer to accept a date with Herb in the hope that he'll get scared and back down.

Épisode 17 - The Americanization of Ivan

28 janvier 1980

Bailey and Les attend a press conference given by a group of visiting Russian hog experts. One of the Russians falls for Bailey and asks her to help him defect to the United States.

Épisode 18 - Les' Groupie

4 février 1980

Les goes out on a date with a female fan, who proceeds to move into his apartment and take over his life.

Épisode 19 - In Concert

11 février 1980

At a concert by the Who in Cincinnati on December 3, 1979, eleven kids were trampled to death when the crowd rushed to get seats. The first part of this episode takes place before that concert; the second act takes place the day after, and presents the characters' reactions to the tragedy.

Épisode 20 - The Doctor's Daughter

18 février 1980

Johnny's daughter shows up and moves in, and Johnny has to decide whether to express his disapproval of the shiftless boyfriend she's brought along.

Épisode 21 - Filthy Pictures (1)

3 mars 1980

Mr. Carlson convinces Jennifer and Andy to pose in bathing suits for a "Surf's Up in Cincinnati" poster. After the photo session, the photographer secretly takes nude photos of Jennifer while she's changing.

Épisode 22 - Filthy Pictures (2)

3 mars 1980

Épisode 23 - Venus Rising

10 mars 1980

Venus is offered a job as program director of WREQ radio, but is disillusioned when he discovers how the station is run and why they want to hire him. Meanwhile, Herb circulates a rumor that he, too, has received a job offer.

Épisode 24 - Most Improved Station

31 mars 1980

Everyone starts bickering after the station loses a broadcasting award.

Épisode 1 - The Airplane Show

1 novembre 1980

Trying to compete with WPIG's traffic helicopter, Les starts doing traffic reports from a World War I biplane piloted by a crazy war veteran.

Épisode 2 - Jennifer Moves

8 novembre 1980

The staff helps Jennifer move into her new $125,000 house in the quiet suburb of Landersville. But she soon finds out that life in Landersville isn't as pleasant as she thought it would be.

Épisode 3 - Real Families

15 novembre 1980

When Herb's family is featured in the show "Real Families", he is sure that they can serve as an example of a clean living family. Unfortunately, the image Herb wants to convey is different from the reality shown on screen.

Épisode 4 - The Baby

22 novembre 1980

Mr. Carlson's wife goes into labor and the WKRP staffers all visit the hospital to be there when she gives birth.

Épisode 5 - Hotel Oceanview

29 novembre 1980

Andy, Mr. Carlson and Herb visit Dayton to try and land the advertising account for Vicky Von Vickey jeans. While Mr. Carlson worries about the notorious Dayton poisoner, Herb romances an old high school acquaintance and Andy has trouble with his slide projector.

Épisode 6 - A Mile in My Shoes

6 décembre 1980

When Herb is called for jury duty, Andy takes over as sales manager and soon discovers just how tough it is trying to sell advertising time or collect from deadbeat clients. Meanwhile, Venus becomes acting program director and has to deal with Les's plan to disguise himself as a black man so that he can do a series of reports based on the book Black Like Me.

Épisode 7 - Bah, Humbug

20 décembre 1980

Once again, Mr. Carlson plans to give the staffers almost no Christmas bonuses. But in a dream brought on by eating one of Johnny Fever's brownies, the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future visit him to show him the error of his ways.

Épisode 8 - Baby, It's Cold Inside

3 janvier 1981

On a day when the furnace has broken down, Mama Carlson pays a surprise visit to the station and catches Johnny drinking in the broadcast booth.

Épisode 9 - The Painting

10 janvier 1981

At Mr. Carlson's church auction, Herb buys a painting that Bailey loves. He tries to get Mr. Carlson or Bailey to buy it from him...until he learns that it might be valuable.

Épisode 10 - Daydreams

17 janvier 1981

When Mr. Carlson rehearses a dull speech in front of the WKRP staff, all the staffers drift off into daydreams about what they would most like to be: Herb as a Latin-American dictator, Jennifer as a '30s movie star, Les as a reporter covering the Blitz in 1940, Bailey as the President of the United States, Andy as a radio Mafioso, Venus as a standup comedian, and Johnny as a rock star.

Épisode 11 - Frog Story

24 janvier 1981

Herb has accidentally spray-painted his daughter's pet frog Greenpeace pink, and brings the frog to the station trying to find a way to save its life. Meanwhile, Les convinces Johnny that he is suffering from the dreaded "schistosomiasis."

Épisode 12 - Venus and the Man

31 janvier 1981

The station's cleaning woman asks Venus to convince her big, tough teenage son not to drop out of school.

Épisode 13 - Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide (Part 1)

7 février 1981

Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.

Épisode 14 - Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide (Part 2)

7 février 1981

Épisode 15 - Ask Jennifer

14 février 1981

When Herb's choice as host of a new call-in advice show proves unable to go on the air, Jennifer takes over and becomes an instant success.

Épisode 16 - I Am Woman

21 février 1981

When it is announced that the Flimm Building is to be torn down, Bailey starts a campaign to have the building declared a Cincinnati landmark. Everyone pitches in to help, until Mr. Carlson gets his mother's permission to build a new and better building.

Épisode 17 - Secrets of Dayton Heights

28 février 1981

The Secret Service refuses to grant Les credentials for a Presidential press conference, suspecting him of having radical affiliations. It turns out that the man who raised Les wasn't his father, and that his real father was a card-carrying Communist.

Épisode 18 - Out to Lunch

14 mars 1981

Herb's three-martini business lunches with an ad agency representative are causing him to mess up even more than usual, and it begins to seem that his use of alcohol as a sales tool is turning into a drinking problem.

Épisode 19 - A Simple Little Wedding

21 mars 1981

In honor of their 25th anniversary, Arthur and Carmen Carlson plan to get married again. They want a small, private ceremony, but Mama Carlson has other ideas.

Épisode 20 - Nothing to Fear But...

28 mars 1981 - 5/5

Everyone is in the grip of urban paranoia after the station is robbed.

Épisode 21 - Till Debt Do Us Part

5 avril 1981

When Johnny learns that his first ex-wife is planning to remarry, he is overjoyed at the thought of not having to pay alimony, and celebrates by inviting Bailey to take a trip with him. But he feels less happy about the situation when he meets the obnoxious womanizer his ex-wife is going to marry.

Épisode 22 - Clean Up Radio Everywhere

12 avril 1981

Dr. Bob Halyers, head of the organization Clean Up Radio Broadcasting (CURB), visits Mr. Carlson with a list of obscene songs that he wants the station to stop playing.

Épisode 1 - An Explosive Affair (Part 1)

7 octobre 1981

When the station receives a bomb threat, Johnny and Venus broadcast from the remote transmitter tower.

Épisode 2 - An Explosive Affair (Part 2)

14 octobre 1981

Andy is unable to warn Johnny and Venus when he realizes that the bomb is at the transmitter.

Épisode 3 - The Union

21 octobre 1981

The staff of WKRP considers joining a union and Andy is caught in the middle.

Épisode 4 - Rumors

28 octobre 1981

While his apartment is being fumigated, Johnny stays with Bailey, causing everyone at the station to jump to conclusions.

Épisode 5 - Straight from the Heart

4 novembre 1981

Herb secretly checks into the hospital for heart tests.

Épisode 6 - Who's on First?

11 novembre 1981

With Herb in the hospital, Mr. Carlson pretends he is Herb and is impersonated by Les for an advertising client.

Épisode 7 - Three Days of the Condo

18 novembre 1981 - 5/5

Johnny receives a large legal settlement and buys a condominium.

Épisode 8 - Jennifer and the Will

25 décembre 1981

When her elderly friend dies, Jennifer must handle the will and the man's nasty relatives.

Épisode 9 - The Consultant

30 décembre 1981

A sleazy radio consultant threatens to deliver a bad report to Mrs. Carlson unless Andy subscribes to his service.

Épisode 10 - Love, Exciting and New

6 janvier 1982

Andy becomes afraid of Mrs. Carlson's intentions for him.

Épisode 11 - You Can't Go Out of Town Again

13 janvier 1982

Mr. Carlson and his wife travel to his college reunion.

Épisode 12 - Pills

20 janvier 1982

Herb's new sponsor is selling amphetamines to teenagers over the air by calling them diet pills.

Épisode 13 - Changes

27 janvier 1982

To prepare for an interview with a black magazine, Venus adopts a new wardrobe and manner.

Épisode 14 - Jennifer and Johnny's Charity

3 février 1982

Johnny asks Jennifer to help him raise money to rebuild a homeless shelter.

Épisode 15 - I'll Take Romance

17 février 1982

Herb arranges a date for Les but doesn't realize that the dating service is a front for prostitution.

Épisode 16 - Circumstantial Evidence

24 février 1982

Venus is in hot water when an ex-lover leaves him with stolen property.

Épisode 17 - Fire

17 mars 1982

Herb and Jennifer are trapped in an elevator when a fire breaks out in the Flimm Building.

Épisode 18 - Dear Liar

24 mars 1982

Bailey's news story about a children's clinic is revealed to be fictional.

Épisode 19 - The Creation of Venus

31 mars 1982

Andy tells Mrs. Carlson about how he hired Venus.

Épisode 20 - The Impossible Dream

7 avril 1982

Les plans to go to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a prominent broadcast journalist.

Épisode 21 - To Err Is Human

14 avril 1982

Mr. Carlson wants to fire Herb, but Jennifer intervenes.

Épisode 22 - Up and Down the Dial

21 avril 1982

Mrs. Carlson announces plans to switch the station's format to all news.

Épisode 23 - 50th Anniversary Special

3 septembre 1991

A special program that aired before the start of the series "The New WKRP In Cincinnati" for syndication in 1991.