WKRP in Cincinnati 1
1978-09-18 | Comedy | 22 episodes5 Seasons
Episode
Pilot (1) (1978)
Andy Travis, a young program director from Santa Fe, takes over at WKRP, a radio station in Cincinnati. WKRP is a ""beautiful music"" station that ranks 16th in an 18 station market. 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 Qua
Directed By
- Jay Sandrich
Writer
- Hugh Wilson
Pilot (2) (1978)
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.
Directed By
- Michael Zinberg
Writer
- Hugh Wilson
Les On a Ledge (1978)
Les is banned from conducting interviews at Riverfront stadium when a baseball player accuses him of being gay. Mortified at what he sees as an insult to his reputation as ""a fairly macho kind of guy,"" Les climbs out on the ledge of the Flimm building and threatens to jump. Meanwhile, Johnny comes up with a way to stop Herb from bothering Jennifer.
Directed By
- Asaad Kelada
Writer
- Hugh Wilson
Hoodlum Rock (1978)
With the help of a concert-promoter friend of Mr. Carlson's, Andy arranges for the station to sponsor a concert by the English rock group ""Scum of the Earth."" But everyone soon discovers that Scum's onstage viciousness and insanity isn't just an act.
Directed By
- Michael Zinberg
Writer
- Hugh Wilson
Hold-Up (1978)
Herb arranges for the station to do a live remote broadcast from Del's Stereo and Sound. It doesn't go very well, especially when an out-of-work DJ shows up with a gun and hijacks the broadcast.
Directed By
- Asaad Kelada
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