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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. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1 Episode 9 - Mama's Review
    6.5/10(235 votes)

    #1 - Mama's Review

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Hugh Wilson

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  2. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1 Episode 8 - Love Returns
    6.8/10(263 votes)

    #2 - Love Returns

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 Episode 1 - The Airplane Show
    7.0/10(159 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.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 Episode 10 - Daydreams
    7.0/10(140 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.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1 Episode 20 - Young Master Carlson
    7.1/10(205 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.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Hugh Wilson

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  6. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 Episode 21 - Til Debt Do Us Part
    7.2/10(124 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.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1 Episode 16 - I Want to Keep My Baby
    7.3/10(200 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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Hugh Wilson

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  8. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2 Episode 1 - For Love or Money (1)
    7.3/10(163 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.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2 Episode 12 - Sparky
    7.3/10(147 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.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2 Episode 20 - The Doctor's Daughter
    7.3/10(154 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Frank Bonner
    Writer:Lissa Levin

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  11. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2 Episode 15 - Herb's Dad
    7.4/10(165 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 Episode 4 - The Baby
    7.4/10(142 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.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Blake Hunter

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  13. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 Episode 19 - A Simple Little Wedding
    7.4/10(131 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Blake Hunter

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  14. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1 Episode 15 - Never Leave Me, Lucille
    7.5/10(197 votes)

    #14 - Never Leave Me, Lucille

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2 Episode 5 - Jennifer Falls in Love
    7.5/10(159 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.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2 Episode 8 - The Patter of Little Feet
    7.5/10(143 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.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Blake Hunter

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  17. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2 Episode 14 - A Family Affair
    7.5/10(152 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.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 4 Episode 5 - Straight from the Heart
    7.5/10(129 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2 Episode 2 - For Love or Money (2)
    7.6/10(155 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2 Episode 4 - Bad Risk
    7.6/10(163 votes)

    #20 - Bad Risk

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 2 Episode 13 - God Talks to Johnny
    7.6/10(150 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Hugh Wilson

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  22. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 Episode 16 - I Am Woman
    7.6/10(122 votes)

    #22 - I Am Woman

    S3:E16

    When it is announced that the Flimm Building is to be torn down, Bailey starts a campaign to have the building declared a Cincinnati landmark. Everyone pitches in to help, until Mr. Carlson gets his mother's permission to build a new and better building.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Lissa Levin

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  23. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 Episode 18 - Out to Lunch
    7.6/10(130 votes)

    #23 - Out to Lunch

    S3:E18

    Herb's three-martini business lunches with an ad agency representative are causing him to mess up even more than usual, and it begins to seem that his use of alcohol as a sales tool is turning into a drinking problem.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 4 Episode 14 - Jennifer and Johnny's Charity
    7.6/10(135 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Blake Hunter

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  25. WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1 Episode 6 - Bailey's Show
    7.7/10(264 votes)

    #25 - Bailey's Show

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Mama's Review" is the worst rated episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati". It scored 6.5/10 based on 235 votes. Directed by Asaad Kelada and written by Hugh Wilson, it aired on 1/15/1979. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Love Returns".