7.4/10156 votes#1 - For Love or Money (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1979
Johnny forgets about his date with Bailey when he gets a call from Buffy, his old girlfriend from California. He borrows Jennifer's apartment to impress Buffy; however, that plan ends when she tells him she's suing him for palimony.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: N/A
7.6/10149 votes#2 - For Love or Money (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1979
Johnny calls his friends over to Jennifer's apartment to help him deal with Buffy and her threat of a lawsuit. Buffy arrives and, after having a drink with Johnny, tells him that she put poison in his drink.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: N/A
8.2/10205 votes#3 - 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
7.7/10158 votes#4 - Bad Risk
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1979
Herb starts selling insurance as a sideline, and sells a comprehensive policy to Les, who promptly has an accident.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: N/A
7.5/10150 votes#5 - Jennifer Falls in Love
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1979
For the first time in her life, Jennifer is in love, with a penniless but handsome repairman who turns out to be even more of a gold digger than she is. Meanwhile, Les tries to get a raise, and Johnny becomes convinced that he's the man Jennifer is in love with.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: N/A
8.1/10162 votes#6 - Carlson for President
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1979
Mr. Carlson runs for Cincinnati City Council. When Bailey discovers a potentially damaging piece of information about the front-runner in the election, Mr. Carlson considers using that information in a televised debate.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: N/A
8.4/10153 votes#7 - 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
7.5/10137 votes#8 - The Patter of Little Feet
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/1979
Mr. Carlson's wife Carmen announces that she is pregnant. Mr. Carlson is overjoyed, and certain that Carmen feels the same way. However, Mama Carlson points out the potential dangers of middle-aged pregnancy and recommends an abortion.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Blake Hunter
8.0/10147 votes#9 - 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
8.1/10147 votes#10 - Bailey's Big Break
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1979
When WKRP needs an assistant news reporter, Bailey applies for the job and gets it. Les, who doesn't want to work with anyone, least of all a woman, tries to keep Bailey from going on the air.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Steve Marshall
8.3/10167 votes#11 - 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
7.3/10137 votes#12 - 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
7.6/10143 votes#13 - God Talks to Johnny
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/31/1979
When Johnny thinks he's heard God's voice talking to him, everyone, including Johnny, thinks he's going insane.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Hugh Wilson
7.5/10145 votes#14 - 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
7.3/10157 votes#15 - 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
7.9/10134 votes#16 - Put Up or Shut Up
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/1980
Bailey convinces Jennifer to accept a date with Herb in the hope that he'll get scared and back down.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Steve Marshall, Blake Hunter
7.8/10155 votes#17 - The Americanization of Ivan
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/1980
Bailey and Les attend a press conference given by a group of visiting Russian hog experts. One of the Russians falls for Bailey and asks her to help him defect to the United States.
Director: Hugh Wilson
Writer: Steve Marshall
7.7/10147 votes#18 - 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
8.8/10231 votes#19 - 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
7.3/10143 votes#20 - The Doctor's Daughter
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/18/1980
Johnny's daughter shows up and moves in, and Johnny has to decide whether to express his disapproval of the shiftless boyfriend she's brought along.
Director: Frank Bonner
Writer: Lissa Levin
8.6/10161 votes#21 - 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
8.7/10161 votes#22 - 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
8.1/10137 votes#23 - Venus Rising
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/1980
Venus is offered a job as program director of WREQ radio, but is disillusioned when he discovers how the station is run and why they want to hire him. Meanwhile, Herb circulates a rumor that he, too, has received a job offer.
Director: N/A
Writer: Steve Marshall
8.1/10138 votes#24 - 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 Best Episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2
Every episode of WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2!
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
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"For Love or Money (1)" is the best rated episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" season 2. It scored 7.4/10 based on 156 votes. Directed by Will Mackenzie and written by N/A, it aired on 9/17/1979. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "For Love or Money (2)".