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The Best Episodes Directed By Rod Daniel

Every TV Episode Directed by Rod Daniel Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Rod Daniel Ratings Summary

"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".

  • The Dog
    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

  • The Baby
    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

  • Venus and the Man
    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

  • A Commercial Break
    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

  • Who is Gordon Sims?
    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

  • One More Summer
    5.0/101 votes

    #6 - 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

  • Baby, If You've Ever Wondered
    5.0/101 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Jennifer's Home for Christmas
    5.0/101 votes

    #8 - 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

  • Sparky
    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

  • A Family Affair
    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

  • Herb's Dad
    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

  • Les' Groupie
    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

  • Filthy Pictures (1)
    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

  • Filthy Pictures (2)
    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

  • Most Improved Station
    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

  • The Airplane Show
    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

  • Real Families
    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

  • A Mile in My Shoes
    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

  • Bah, Humbug
    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

  • Baby, It's Cold Inside
    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

  • The Painting
    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

  • Daydreams
    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

  • Frog Story
    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

  • Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 1
    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

  • Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 2
    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