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The Worst Episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati

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The Worst 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....

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  1. Background image for Hoodlum Rock
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Hoodlum Rock

    S1:E4

    Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.

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

    #2 - 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
  3. Background image for Pilot (2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

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

    #4 - 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
  5. Background image for Love Returns
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - 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
  6. Background image for Mama's Review
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - 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
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  8. Background image for A Date With Jennifer
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 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
  9. Background image for The Contest Nobody Could Win
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - 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
  10. Background image for Tornado
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Tornado

    S1:E12

    A tornado strikes while Japanese businessmen are touring the station.

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

    #10 - 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
  12. Background image for Johnny Comes Back
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - 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
  13. Background image for Never Leave Me, Lucille
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - 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
  14. Background image for I Want to Keep My Baby
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - 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
  15. Background image for A Commercial Break
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - 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
  16. Background image for Who is Gordon Sims?
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - 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
  17. Background image for I Do, I Do... For Now
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - 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
  18. Background image for Young Master Carlson
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for Fish Story
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - 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
  20. Background image for Preacher
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Preacher

    S1:E22

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Hold-Up
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Hold-Up

    S1:E5

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

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

    #21 - Bailey's Show

    S1:E6

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

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Airplane Show
    7.0/10(157 votes)

    #22 - The Airplane Show

    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.

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    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Daydreams
    7.0/10(136 votes)

    #23 - Daydreams

    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.

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    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Til Debt Do Us Part
    7.2/10(123 votes)

    #24 - Til Debt Do Us Part

    S3:E21

    When Johnny learns that his first ex-wife is planning to remarry, he is overjoyed at the thought of not having to pay alimony, and celebrates by inviting Bailey to take a trip with him. But he feels less happy about the situation when he meets the obnoxious womanizer his ex-wife is going to marry.

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    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for For Love or Money (1)
    7.3/10(162 votes)

    #25 - For Love or Money (1)

    S2:E1

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Hoodlum Rock" is the worst rated episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati". It scored 5.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Michael Zinberg and written by Hugh Wilson, it aired on 10/9/1978. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pilot (1)".