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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - The Dog
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S1:E19

    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 dog and the siblings have to decide who gets to keep him.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Venus and the Man
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S3:E12

    The station's cleaning woman asks Venus to convince her big, tough teenage son not to drop out of school.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Real Families
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E3

    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
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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Who is Gordon Sims?
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E18

    Venus refuses to pose for an ad because he's wanted by the law.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Frog Story
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E11

    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

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Jennifer's Home for Christmas
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S2:E11

    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:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Filthy Pictures (1)
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E21

    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:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 22 - Filthy Pictures (2)
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E22

    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
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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - The Baby
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E4

    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:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 1
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E13

    Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 2
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E14

    Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - A Commercial Break
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E17

    Andy has doubts about an upbeat ad campaign for a mortician.

    Director:Rod Daniel
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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - One More Summer
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E17

    As a favor to his old friend, quarterback Dorsey Bramlett, Magnum joins the pro football team in training so he can better protect his old Academy buddy.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - A Family Affair
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E14

    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

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Sparky
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E12

    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

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - Herb's Dad
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E15

    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

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Baby, If You've Ever Wondered
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E9

    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
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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Les' Groupie
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E18

    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:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 24 - Most Improved Station
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E24

    Everyone starts bickering after the station loses a broadcasting award.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - The Airplane Show
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E1

    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
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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - A Mile in My Shoes
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E6

    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
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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Daydreams
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E10

    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

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - The Painting
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E9

    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

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  24. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Bah, Humbug
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E7

    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:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Baby, It's Cold Inside
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E8

    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
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Rod Daniel Ratings Summary

"The Dog" is the best rated episode directed by Rod Daniel. It scored 7.8/10 from 6 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on March 3, 1997. It is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Venus and the Man".