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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 Mama's Review
    6.6/10(229 votes)

    #1 - 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
  2. Background image for Love Returns
    6.8/10(253 votes)

    #2 - 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
  3. Background image for The Airplane Show
    7.0/10(154 votes)

    #3 - 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
  4. Background image for Daydreams
    7.0/10(135 votes)

    #4 - 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
  5. Background image for Young Master Carlson
    7.1/10(200 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Background image for Til Debt Do Us Part
    7.2/10(121 votes)

    #6 - 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
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  8. Background image for I Want to Keep My Baby
    7.3/10(196 votes)

    #7 - 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
  9. Background image for For Love or Money (1)
    7.3/10(160 votes)

    #8 - 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
  10. Background image for Sparky
    7.3/10(145 votes)

    #9 - Sparky

    S2:E12

    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.

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    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Herb's Dad
    7.3/10(162 votes)

    #10 - Herb's Dad

    S2:E15

    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.

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    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Doctor's Daughter
    7.3/10(150 votes)

    #11 - The Doctor's Daughter

    S2:E20

    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.

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    Director:Frank Bonner
  13. Background image for The Baby
    7.4/10(137 votes)

    #12 - The Baby

    S3:E4

    Mr. Carlson's wife goes into labor and the WKRP staffers all visit the hospital to be there when she gives birth.

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    Director:Rod Daniel
  14. Background image for A Simple Little Wedding
    7.4/10(126 votes)

    #13 - A Simple Little Wedding

    S3:E19

    In honor of their 25th anniversary, Arthur and Carmen Carlson plan to get married again. They want a small, private ceremony, but Mama Carlson has other ideas.

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    Director:Unknown
  15. Background image for Never Leave Me, Lucille
    7.5/10(193 votes)

    #14 - 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
  16. Background image for Jennifer Falls in Love
    7.5/10(155 votes)

    #15 - Jennifer Falls in Love

    S2:E5

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Patter of Little Feet
    7.5/10(140 votes)

    #16 - The Patter of Little Feet

    S2:E8

    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.

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  18. Background image for A Family Affair
    7.5/10(150 votes)

    #17 - A Family Affair

    S2:E14

    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.

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    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Straight from the Heart
    7.5/10(127 votes)

    #18 - Straight from the Heart

    S4:E5

    Herb tells everyone that he's going on vacation, but Les and Jennifer discover that he's actually checked into the hospital for heart tests.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Preacher
    7.6/10(214 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 For Love or Money (2)
    7.6/10(153 votes)

    #20 - For Love or Money (2)

    S2:E2

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Bad Risk
    7.6/10(161 votes)

    #21 - Bad Risk

    S2:E4

    Herb starts selling insurance as a sideline, and sells a comprehensive policy to Les, who promptly has an accident.

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    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for God Talks to Johnny
    7.6/10(147 votes)

    #22 - God Talks to Johnny

    S2:E13

    When Johnny thinks he's heard God's voice talking to him, everyone, including Johnny, thinks he's going insane.

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  24. Background image for Jennifer and Johnny's Charity
    7.6/10(132 votes)

    #23 - Jennifer and Johnny's Charity

    S4:E14

    When a fire destroys the kitchen at the Vine Street Mission, Johnny recruits Jennifer to help raise the $40,000 dollars to rebuild it. Jennifer throws a party for her rich friends and asks them to contribute, and everything is going fine until the contributors meet the people involved.

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  25. Background image for Bailey's Show
    7.7/10(255 votes)

    #24 - Bailey's Show

    S1:E6

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

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    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Les' Groupie
    7.7/10(152 votes)

    #25 - Les' Groupie

    S2:E18

    Les goes out on a date with a female fan, who proceeds to move into his apartment and take over his life.

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    Director:Rod Daniel

Worst Episodes Summary

"Mama's Review" is the worst rated episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati". It scored 6.6/10 based on 229 votes. Directed by Asaad Kelada and written by Hugh Wilson, it aired on 1/15/1979. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Love Returns".