7.0/103 votes#1 - The Dog
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/1997
Ray brings home a stray bulldog that reminds him of the dog he had to give up as a boy due to his allergies, but his brother, Robert, bonds with the animal and the siblings then have to decide who gets to keep him. When the owner of the dog arrives at the Barones' to pick up what turns out to be her prize-winning stud, she discovers that he has been fixed and isn't worth anything to her but that he means everything to Ray and Robert.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Bruce Kirschbaum
6.5/102 votes#2 - The Baby
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/22/1980
Mr. Carlson's wife goes into labor and the WKRP staffers all visit the hospital to be there when she gives birth.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Blake Hunter
6.5/102 votes#3 - Venus and the Man
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/1981
The station's cleaning woman asks Venus to convince her big, tough teenage son not to drop out of school.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.0/101 votes#4 - A Commercial Break
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/26/1979
Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
6.0/101 votes#5 - Who is Gordon Sims?
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/1979
Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
6.0/102 votes#6 - Jennifer's Home for Christmas
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1979
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Steve Marshall
5.0/101 votes#7 - One More Summer
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1982
After the attempted murder of a former Naval Academy buddy, care-free quarterback Dorsey Bramlett, Thomas agrees to join the professional American Football team that Bramlett is now on in training, in order to be close at hand and protect his pal should another attempt be made on his life. The would-be killer is determined and persistent, but that's nothing compared to the strenuous poundings Thomas has to endure during training...
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#8 - Baby, If You've Ever Wondered
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/1979
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#9 - Sparky
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/1979
Mr. Carlson hires legendary baseball manager Sparky Anderson as the host of a new sports interview show. But when the show proves a complete disaster, it falls to Mr. Carlson to fire his hero.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#10 - A Family Affair
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/1980
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#11 - Herb's Dad
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/1980
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#12 - Les' Groupie
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/1980
Les goes out on a date with a female fan, who proceeds to move into his apartment and take over his life.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Steve Marshall
5.0/101 votes#13 - Filthy Pictures (1)
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/1980
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Steve Marshall
5.0/101 votes#14 - Filthy Pictures (2)
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1980
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Steve Marshall
5.0/101 votes#15 - Most Improved Station
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/31/1980
Everyone starts bickering after the station loses a broadcasting award.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#16 - The Airplane Show
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/1980
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#17 - Real Families
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/15/1980
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#18 - A Mile in My Shoes
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/6/1980
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#19 - Bah, Humbug
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/20/1980
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Lissa Levin
5.0/101 votes#20 - Baby, It's Cold Inside
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/3/1981
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Blake Hunter
5.0/101 votes#21 - The Painting
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/10/1981
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#22 - Daydreams
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/17/1981
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.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#23 - Frog Story
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/24/1981
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.""
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: N/A
5.0/101 votes#24 - Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 1
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/1981
Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Steve Marshall
5.0/101 votes#25 - Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 2
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/1981
Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Steve Marshall
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"The Dog" is the best rated episode directed by Rod Daniel. It scored 7/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Bruce Kirschbaum. It aired on 3/3/1997 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Baby".