9.6/101,116 votesLoading...#1 - Turkeys Away
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1978
Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: N/A
8.8/10267 votesLoading...#2 - Fish Story
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/28/1979
Andy tells a journalist that WKRP is just a "run-of-the-mill" station, even though a staffer is running around in a "carp" suit.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Hugh Wilson
8.8/10231 votesLoading...#3 - In Concert
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/11/1980
At a concert by the Who in Cincinnati on December 3, 1979, eleven kids were trampled to death when the crowd rushed to get seats. The first part of this episode takes place before that concert; the second act takes place the day after, and presents the characters' reactions to the tragedy.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
8.8/10172 votesLoading...#4 - Up and Down the Dial
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/21/1982
Just as WKRP hits #6 in the ratings, Mama Carlson announces that she plans to switch the format of the station to 24 hours a day of news.
Director: George Gaynes
Writer: N/A
8.7/10161 votesLoading...#5 - 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
8.7/10148 votesLoading...#6 - 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
8.7/10184 votesLoading...#7 - Clean Up Radio Everywhere
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 4/12/1981
Dr. Bob Halyers, head of the organization Clean Up Radio Broadcasting (CURB), visits Mr. Carlson with a list of obscene songs that he wants the station to stop playing.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Hugh Wilson
8.7/10156 votesLoading...#8 - An Explosive Affair (Part 2)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/1981
Andy is unable to warn Johnny and Venus when he realizes that the bomb is at the transmitter.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Steve Marshall
8.6/10161 votesLoading...#9 - 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
8.6/10161 votesLoading...#10 - An Explosive Affair (Part 1)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1981
After the station receives a bomb threat, Andy sends Johnny and Venus to broadcast from the transmitter tower while the station is being searched.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Steve Marshall
8.6/10188 votesLoading...#11 - The Consultant
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/30/1981
Mama Carlson hires a professional radio consultant to evaluate WKRP. The man she's hired, Norris Breeze, is an old friend of Andy's who also runs a radio programming service. Andy soon realizes that Breeze intends to give the station a bad report unless it subscribes to the service.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hugh Wilson
8.4/10153 votesLoading...#12 - Mike Fright
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1979
During a citywide garbage strike, Johnny jokingly suggests that his listeners dump their garbage on the steps of City Hall. The joke is on him, and the station, when hundreds of listeners take him seriously. Johnny becomes aware of his power and develops a serious case of mike fright.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: N/A
8.4/10158 votesLoading...#13 - Jennifer and the Will
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/1981
Colonel Buchanan, Jennifer's elderly gentleman friend, dies suddenly. As executrix of his will, Jennifer must deal with the press and with the Colonel's money-grubbing, rumor mongering relatives.
Director: N/A
Writer: Blake Hunter
8.3/10351 votesLoading...#14 - Hoodlum Rock
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1978
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Hugh Wilson
8.3/10224 votesLoading...#15 - 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
8.3/10167 votesLoading...#16 - 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
8.3/10134 votesLoading...#17 - The Creation of Venus
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/31/1982
When Venus lets it slip that he was a schoolteacher before he came to WKRP, Andy has to tell Mama Carlson the truth about how he hired Gordon Sims as a DJ and how they came up with the persona of Venus Flytrap.
Director: Gordon Jump
Writer: Blake Hunter
8.3/10131 votesLoading...#18 - To Err is Human
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/14/1982
After Herb screws up an important advertising account, Mr. Carlson finally intends to fire him, but Jennifer takes pity on Herb and tries to help him keep his job.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Lissa Levin
8.2/10275 votesLoading...#19 - Les On a Ledge
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1978
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Hugh Wilson
8.2/10283 votesLoading...#20 - Hold-Up
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1978
A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: N/A
8.2/10230 votesLoading...#21 - A Date With Jennifer
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/1979
Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: N/A
8.2/10245 votesLoading...#22 - The Contest Nobody Could Win
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/29/1979
Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: N/A
8.2/10219 votesLoading...#23 - Tornado
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/1979
A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Blake Hunter
8.2/10227 votesLoading...#24 - 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
8.2/10205 votesLoading...#25 - Baseball
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1979
The staff plays against the team from rival station WPIG in a softball game.
Director: Hugh Wilson
Writer: Hugh Wilson
The Best Episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati
Every episode of WKRP in Cincinnati ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati!
When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly....
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Turkeys Away" is the best rated episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati". It scored 9.6/10 based on 1116 votes. Directed by Michael Zinberg and written by N/A, it aired on 10/30/1978. This episode scored 0.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fish Story".