8.8/1016 votes#1 - On the Air
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/1996
(Series Premiere) Newly arrived from Elkhart, Indiana, Betty Roberts arrives at radio station WENN in Pittsburgh after winning a writing contest for an internship position. She quickly meets the sarcastic receptionist Gertrude Reece; Jeff Singer, the suave, smooth-talking, handsome actor; his diva wife, *Miss* Hilary Booth, who was famous on Broadway years before in such productions as ""The Rivals"" and ""Razzle Dazzle""; the man of a thousand voices, Mackie Bloom; stern but ingenious station manager Victor Comstock; the sweet but often befuddled Tom Eldridge; and the constantly inebriated writer, Mr. Gianetti. While Betty assumes she'll step into her internship position in a calm manner, bedlam ensues instead, as she quickly discovers she's going to have to think on her feet within hours of her coming through the door. Mr. Gianetti's drinking problem comes to the forefront as the cast on the air ad libs their show, have to invent a rushing river on the spot, and make 45 seconds of sil
Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
8.6/1011 votes#2 - Klondike 9366
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/1996
Got a problem you want to air on the radio? ""It's Your Nickel""! Along with starting the first call-in advice show, we also get to meet Celia Mellon, the new blonde ingenue. But will ""It's Your Nickel"" be a success? When a young caller makes an urgent request over the airwaves, the cast wonders if maybe they've gotten in over their heads.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
8.4/1010 votes#3 - A Rock and a Soft Place
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/1996
Celia Mellon has it all. A great job, a great look, a great...name? Or does she? Does Celia have a big secret in her past? And what does the sponsor of a show from the Pittsburgh Public Library have to do with answering that question? Sometimes, being who you are is the most important lesson anyone can learn.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
8.7/108 votes#4 - There But for the Grace
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/1996
There is no one like Miss Hilary Booth, on stage or on the radio. But when Hilary discovers that an adversary from her past will be making a stop at WENN, will she rise to the occasion and be a gracious host? Or be the diva that she is reputed to be? However, Grace Cavendish has a relationship with someone else at the station besides Hilary, and will that keep Grace at WENN...for good?
Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
8.9/1018 votes#5 - Sight Unseen
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/1/1996
Which is more important: a person's outer beauty, or a person's inner beauty? Such is the question Mackie must deal with when a listener shows up at the station to meet Mackie's radio character ""The Vagabond"", but there's a slight hitch, the listener is blind. Should Mackie try to make himself out to be someone he isn't? Or should he accept who he is revealing his true self to not only his listener, but everyone else?
Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
9.2/108 votes#6 - Emperor Smith
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/8/1996
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Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
8.2/107 votes#7 - Who's Minding The Asylum
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/15/1996
The main cast is away at a radio convention and the ""bare bones"" staff is left to continue the day's programming. What could possibly go wrong? Try just about everything! When the day's recordings get destroyed, and the biggest sponsor shows up at the station unannounced, it's up to Betty, Eugenia, Mr. Foley, Mr. Eldridge, and Gertie to keep the station afloat. Enter the new shows ""Amateurs on Parade"", ""Lost Is My Valley"" (at twice the volume for listeners with poor reception), radio shadow puppets, and a very familiar sounding version of ""Tales From The Good Book"". By the way, if you've ever taken Ukranian language lessons, they'll come in handy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
8.6/108 votes#8 - Armchair Detective
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/22/1996
A stormy night, flickering lights, and a mysterious telephone call would normally be the stuff only found on one of WENN's radio dramas. But when an escaped convict shows up at the station, demanding that ""Armchair Detectives"" reopen his case to find out who killed his boss, the situation becomes all too real. Can Jeff, as Sherlock Holmes, solve the case? Or will the staff be the subject of someone else's radio ""solve-it-yourself"" drama?
Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
8.2/106 votes#9 - Hilary Booth, Registered Nurse
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/29/1996
Adrian Carr, famed producer, wants to take Hilary Booth's radio show ""Valient Journey"" nationwide. However, due to an unfortunate accident with a mic stand and Hilary's head, Hilary suddenly believes she's really the main character in another of her shows, ""Jane Timmons, Registered Nurse""! Can everyone get Hilary to remember who she really is in time for the national broadcast? And will it take a miracle only Peter Pan could bring?
Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
8.4/107 votes#10 - Valentino Speaks
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/13/1996
The cast is recruited by Ted E. Peck, director of medical films for the military (his most famous film: ""Sailor Beware; That Dame's Got The Initials V D"") to voice over a newly discovered film from Rudolph Valentino. During the recording, though, Ted decides that a simple voice over won't work, and he wants to turn Jeff Singer into the next Hollywood star! Will Hilary Booth step aside to let Jeff follow his dreams? And will Jeff become the next Valentino?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/106 votes#11 - A Capital Idea
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/20/1996
""Oh, would you look at the time?"" With this dodging catchphrase, the audience is introduced to new station manager Scott Sherwood, and also to his questionable tactics in regards to gaining revenue for WENN. While the cast enthusiastically agrees with his ideas at first, they quickly realize that in order to slow him down, they're going to have to one-up him.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
8.6/106 votes#12 - Popping the Question
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/3/1996
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Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
9.2/107 votes#13 - World of Tomorrow
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/17/1996
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Director: N/A
Writer: Rupert Holmes
The Best Episodes of Remember WENN Season 1
Every episode of Remember WENN Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Remember WENN Season 1!
The personal and professional lives of the staff of fictional Pittsburgh radio station WENN in the early 1940s, before and during World War II.
Genre:Comedy
Network:AMC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"On the Air" is the best rated episode of "Remember WENN" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Rupert Holmes, it aired on 1/13/1996. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Klondike 9366".