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The Best Episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1

Every episode of WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1!

The Best Episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1

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....

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  1. Background image for Pilot (1)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Pilot (1)

    S1:E1

    Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
  2. Background image for Pilot (2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Pilot (2)

    S1:E2

    Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.

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  3. Background image for Les On a Ledge
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Les On a Ledge

    S1:E3

    Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  4. Background image for Hoodlum Rock
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Hoodlum Rock

    S1:E4

    Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

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  5. Background image for Hold-Up
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Hold-Up

    S1:E5

    A broadcast from a stereo shop is disrupted by a holdup.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Bailey's Show
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Bailey's Show

    S1:E6

    Bailey's show brings out the weirdest people in town.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Turkeys Away
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Turkeys Away

    S1:E7

    Carlson thinks up a wacko Thanksgiving promotional gimmick.

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Love Returns
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Love Returns

    S1:E8

    Andy may have to leave WKRP when he rekindles his love for a touring rock star.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Mama's Review
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Mama's Review

    S1:E9

    In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  11. Background image for A Date With Jennifer
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - A Date With Jennifer

    S1:E10

    Les invites Jennifer to a banquet, then suspects she only accepted out of pity.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Contest Nobody Could Win
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Contest Nobody Could Win

    S1:E11

    Johnny accidentally offers listeners $5000 instead of $50 as a contest prize.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Tornado
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Tornado

    S1:E12

    A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

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  14. Background image for Goodbye, Johnny
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Goodbye, Johnny

    S1:E13

    Johnny is offered a job in California, so the staff devises a scheme to keep him in Cincinnati.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  15. Background image for Johnny Comes Back
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Johnny Comes Back

    S1:E14

    Johnny comes back to WKRP expecting to get his job back. Instead, he is assigned to the predawn show.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  16. Background image for Never Leave Me, Lucille
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Never Leave Me, Lucille

    S1:E15

    Temporarily separated from his wife, Herb envisions a fanciful bachelorhood.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for I Want to Keep My Baby
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - I Want to Keep My Baby

    S1:E16

    Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  18. Background image for A Commercial Break
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - A Commercial Break

    S1:E17

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

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    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Who is Gordon Sims?
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Who is Gordon Sims?

    S1:E18

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

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    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for I Do, I Do... For Now
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - I Do, I Do... For Now

    S1:E19

    Jennifer tries to discourage a beau by revealing she's married--to Johnny Fever.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Young Master Carlson
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Young Master Carlson

    S1:E20

    Momma Carlson insists her grandson be allowed to roam around the station after he's booted out of military school.

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  22. Background image for Fish Story
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Fish Story

    S1:E21

    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.

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
  23. Background image for Preacher
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Preacher

    S1:E22

    A wrestler turned preacher uses his radio sermon to sell merchandise.

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    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot (1)" is the best rated episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" season 1. It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Hugh Wilson, it aired on 9/18/1978. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Pilot (2)".