7.0/101 votes#1 - Jerry's Retirement
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1976
Bob defends the work ethic when Jerry comes into a pile of money and promptly retires from the dental profession.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.5/102 votes#2 - Jennifer Moves
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/1980
The staff helps Jennifer move into her new $125,000 house in the quiet suburb of Landersville. But she soon finds out that life in Landersville isn't as pleasant as she thought it would be.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.5/102 votes#3 - Venus and the Man
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/1981
The station's cleaning woman asks Venus to convince her big, tough teenage son not to drop out of school.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.5/102 votes#4 - Clean Up Radio Everywhere
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 4/12/1981
Dr. Bob Halyers, head of the organization Clean Up Radio Broadcasting (CURB), visits Mr. Carlson with a list of obscene songs that he wants the station to stop playing.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.5/102 votes#5 - The Consultant
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/30/1981
Mama Carlson hires a professional radio consultant to evaluate WKRP. The man she's hired, Norris Breeze, is an old friend of Andy's who also runs a radio programming service. Andy soon realizes that Breeze intends to give the station a bad report unless it subscribes to the service.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.0/101 votes#6 - Pilot (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1978
Andy tries to convince WKRP's owner that rock and roll will cure the station's ailing ratings.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.0/101 votes#7 - Pilot (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1978
Andy faces a fiscal crisis: Carlson won't finance a breaking-in period for the new format.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.0/101 votes#8 - Les On a Ledge
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1978
Les is barred from locker-room interviews when his manhood is questioned.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.0/101 votes#9 - Hoodlum Rock
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1978
Andy books a rock band whose members attack their audiences.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.0/101 votes#10 - Mama's Review
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/1979
In flashbacks, Andy and Carlson update WKRP's owner Mrs. Carlson on recent station happenings.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.0/101 votes#11 - I Want to Keep My Baby
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/1979
Johnny refuses to relinquish an abandoned baby left at WKRP until he can contact the mother.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Hugh Wilson
6.0/101 votes#12 - Young Master Carlson
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/30/1979
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
6.0/101 votes#13 - Fish Story
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/28/1979
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.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Hugh Wilson
5.0/101 votes#14 - 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
5.0/101 votes#15 - 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
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"Jerry's Retirement" is the best rated episode written by Hugh Wilson. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Alan Myerson. It aired on 11/27/1976 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Jennifer Moves".