Series Description:

The WKRP In Cincinnati TV Show was a comedy series about a radio station that was in financial trouble and the station manager thought he knew how to turn things around. The new DJs that he brought in were not quite what the station owner was used to dealing with however! With names like Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap ... well, you get the idea. The station's news reporter kept trying to do Hog Reports instead of the news that the audience wanted to hear. Even the station manager was a bit "flaky" as he had to get his mother's permission for everything or risk incurring her wrath! Put it all together and you get a total "madhouse" and a pretty enjoyable viewing experience.

Cast Members:

Howard Hesseman .... Johnny "Fever" Caravella
Tim Reid ........... Gordon "Venus Flytrap" Sims
Gordon Jump ........ Arthur Carlson
Loni Anderson ...... Jennifer Marlowe
Gary Sandy ......... Andy Travis
Richard Sanders .... Les Nessman
Frank Bonner ....... Herb Tarlek
Jan Smithers ....... Bailey Quarters

Trivia:

WKRP was suppossedly at 1530 on the AM dial and the station's mascot was a Carp (fish).

There was no real radio station in Cincinnati with the call letters WKRP but, after the show began, a station in Georgia applied for those letters and got them. The producers of the TV show wanted to sue but the FCC said that only a legitimate radio station can own the rights to call letters. By the way, there was a "WKRC" in Cincinnati before the show started.

Several times during the show a character would talk about "Mayor Springer." Today, we know his as "Jerry Springer" the talk-show host. Yes, he was actually the mayor of Cincinnati at that time!

Loni Anderson was the 1st runner-up in the 1964 Miss Minnesota contest.

In the pilot episode, it's stated that WKRP is a 50,000 watt station. In the rest of the series, it's referred to as a 5,000 watt station.

Doctor Johnny Fever had been fired from a job in Los Angeles for saying the word "Booger" on the air.

The TV show was nominated for 2 Emmys and 3 Golden Globes, all for Loni Anderson as Best Actress. Unfortunately, she didn't win any of them.

WKRP In Cincinatti Theme Song Lyrics

Title: WKRP in Cincinnati

By: T. Wells and H. Wilson

Baby, if you've ever wondered,
Wondered whatever became of me,
I'm living on the air in Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, WKRP.

Got kind of tired packing and unpacking,
Town to town, up and down the dial.
Maybe you and me were never meant to be,
But baby think of me once in awhile.

I'm at WKRP in Cincinnati...

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Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

Pilot - Part 1 (9/18/1978)
Pilot - Part 2 (9/25/1978)
Les On A Ledge (10/2/1978)
Hoodlum Rock (10/9/1978)
Hold-Up (10/16/1978)
Bailey's Show (10/23/1978)
Turkeys Away (10/30/1979)
Love Returns (11/6/1978)
Mama's Review (1/15/1979)
A Date With Jennifer (1/22/1979)
The Contest Nobody Could Win (1/29/1979)
Tornado (2/5/1979)
Goodbye, Johnny (2/19/1979)
Johnny Comes Back (2/26/1979)
Never Leave Me, Lucille (3/5/1979)
I Want To Keep My Baby (3/12/1979)
A Commercial Break (3/26/1979)
Who Is Gordon Sims? (4/2/1979)
I Do, I Do... For Now (4/23/1979)
Young Master Carlson (4/30/1979)
Fish Story (5/28/1979)
Preacher (6/4/1979)

The Second Season

For Love Or Money - Part 1 (9/17/1979)
For Love Or Money - Part 2 (9/24/1979)
Baseball (10/15/1979)
Bad Risk (10/22/1979)
Jennifer Falls In Love (10/29/1979)
Carlson For President (11/5/1979)
Mike Fright (11/12/1979)
Patter Of Little Feet (11/26/1979)
Baby, If You've Ever Wondered (12/3/1979)
Bailey's Big Break (12/10/1979)
Jennifer's Home For Christmas (12/17/1979)
Sparky (12/24/1979)
God Talks To Johnny (12/31/1979)
A Family Affair (1/7/1980)
Herb's Dad (1/14/1980)
Put Up Or Shut Up (1/21/1980)
The Americanization Of Ivan (1/28/1980)
Les's Groupie (2/4/1980)
In Concert (2/11/1980)
The Doctor's Daughter (2/18/1980)
Filthy Pictures - Part 1 (3/3/1980)
Filthy Pictures - Part 2 (3/3/1980)
Venus Rising (3/10/1980)
Most Improved Station (3/31/1980)

The Third Season

The Airplane Show (11/1/1980)
Jennifer Moves (11/8/1980)
Real Families (11/15/1980)
The Baby (11/22/1980)
Hotel Oceanview (11/29/1980)
A Mile In My Shoes (12/6/1980)
Bah, Humbug (12/20/1980)
Baby, It's Cold Inside (1/3/1981)
The Painting (1/10/1981)
Daydreams (1/17/1981)
Frog Story (1/24/1981)
Venus And The Man (1/31/1981)
Dr. Fever And Mr. Tide - Part 1 (2/7/1981)
Dr. Fever And Mr. Tide - Part 2 (2/7/1981)
Ask Jennifer (2/14/1981)
I Am Woman (2/21/1981)
Secrets Of Dayton Heights (2/28/1981)
Out To Lunch (3/14/1981)
A Simple Little Wedding (3/21/1981)
Nothing To Fear But... (3/28/1981)
Till Debt Do Us Part (4/5/1981)
Clean Up Radio Everywhere (4/12/1981)

The Fourth Season

An Explosive Affair - Part 1 (10/7/1981)
An Explosive Affair - Part 2 (10/14/1981)
The Union (10/21/1981)
Rumors (10/28/1981)
Straight From The Heart (11/4/1981)
Who's On First? (11/11/1981)
Three Days Of The Condo (11/18/1981)
Jennifer And The Will (12/2/1981)
The Consultant (12/30/1981)
Love, Exciting And New (1/6/1982)
You Can't Go Out Of Town Again (1/13/1982)
Pills (1/20/1983)
Changes (1/27/1982)
Jennifer And Johnny's Charity (2/3/1982)
I'll Take Romance (2/17/1982)
Fire (2/24/1982)
Circumstantial Evidence (3/17/1982)
Dear Liar (3/24/1982)
The Creation Of Venus (3/31/1982)
The Impossible Dream (4/7/1982)
To Err Is Human (4/14/1982)
Up And Down The Dial (4/21/1982)