When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic newsman Les Nessman, eager beaver Jan Smithers, sleazy salesman Herb Tarlek, blonde bombshell Jennifer Marlowe, who serves as the station's ultra-capable receptionist, and station manager Arthur Carlson, whose domineering mother owns WKRP, round out the eccentric bunch.
Show Info
Network: CBS
(1978 -
1982)
Schedule: Wednesdays
(30 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Scripted
Genres:
Comedy
Episodes ordered: 22 episodes
Created by:
Hugh Wilson
8 (24 votes)
Previous Episode
Up and Down the Dial
Episode 4x22; Apr 21, 1982
The new ratings arrive, and WKRP has finally become a successful station, rising to #6 in the Cincinnati market with Johnny Fever as the #1 DJ. But when a new news director shows up and says he was hired by Mama Carlson, Andy soon finds out that she…
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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4x22: Up and Down the Dial | Apr 21, 1982 | |
4x21: To Err is Human | Apr 14, 1982 | |
4x20: The Impossible Dream | Apr 7, 1982 |
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It's just not Thanksgiving without watching this episode! LMAO!! :))
This is one of the all-time best sitcom episodes of all time. I wrote a “lessons learned” blog inspired by Turkeys Away here: https://christophercummings.com/2022/02/12/the-pinedale-shopping-mall-has-just-been-bombed-by-live-turkeys-or-how-to-rebuild-trust-with-stakeholders-in-product-management/