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| Episode 1 - [Pilot Part 1] |
| Details : Andy Travis a young program director from Santa Fe takes over at WKRP a radio station in Cincinnati. WKRP is a beautiful music station that ranks 16th in an 18 station market. Andy soon wins the confidence of station manager Mr. Carlson who is terrified of his mother the station's owner. But Andy discovers that news director Les Nessman and sales manager Herb Tarlek were both after the program director's job and resent his appointment. He also meets receptionist Jennifer Marlowe who spends most of her time watering her plants and fending off Herb's sexual advances and morning disc jockey Johnny Caravella who was a top DJ in Los Angeles until he was fired for saying the word booger on the air. Andy's first act as program director is to change the format of WKRP to top 40 rock and roll. In response Johnny adopts the new energetic on-air persona of Dr. Johnny Fever. Andy has other plans including an expanded role for shy but intelligent continuity director Bailey Qua |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Sylvia Sidney as Mama Carlson | Director : Jay Sandrich | Writer : Hugh Wilson | |
| Air Date : Sep. 18, 1978 |
| Episode 2 - [Pilot Part 2] |
| Details : Mr. Carlson won't give Andy any money to advertise WKRP's format change. While Andy tries to come up with a publicity stunt to get the station in the news a group of irate former listeners demands a return to the old format and an on-air apology to Lawrence Welk. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Richard Stahl as Wayne R. Coe | Nedra Volz as Mrs. Burstyn | Delos V. Smith Jr. as Mr. Milker | Director : Michael Zinberg | Writer : Hugh Wilson | |
| Air Date : Sep. 25, 1978 |
| Episode 3 - [Les On A Ledge] |
| Details : Les is banned from conducting interviews at Riverfront stadium when a baseball player accuses him of being gay. Mortified at what he sees as an insult to his reputation as a fairly macho kind of guy Les climbs out on the ledge of the Flimm building and threatens to jump. Meanwhile Johnny comes up with a way to stop Herb from bothering Jennifer. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Asaad Kelada | Writer : Hugh Wilson | |
| Air Date : Oct. 02, 1978 |
| Episode 4 - [Hoodlum Rock] |
| Details : With the help of a concert-promoter friend of Mr. Carlson's Andy arranges for the station to sponsor a concert by the English rock group Scum of the Earth. But everyone soon discovers that Scum's onstage viciousness and insanity isn't just an act. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael Des Barres as Sir Charles 'Dog' Weatherby | Peter Elbling as Blood | Jim Henderson as Nigel | Chuck Waters as Waiter | Director : Michael Zinberg | Writer : Hugh Wilson | |
| Air Date : Oct. 09, 1978 |
| Episode 5 - [Hold-Up] |
| Details : Herb arranges for the station to do a live remote broadcast from Del's Stereo and Sound. It doesn't go very well especially when an out-of-work DJ shows up with a gun and hijacks the broadcast. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Hugh Wilson as Policeman #1 | Hamilton Camp as Del Murdock | Bill Dial as Buckey Dornster | Garry Goodrow as Bob Burnat | Director : Asaad Kelada | |
| Air Date : Oct. 16, 1978 |
| Episode 6 - [Bailey's Show] |
| Details : Bailey finally gets a chance to fulfill her ambition to be a broadcast producer when Andy lets her produce a new public-service interview show Cincinnati Beat. But she soon finds that all the potential guests are out of their minds while Herb plots to get her fired from the show. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kathryn Ish as Mrs. Woodruff | Woodrow Parfrey as Dr. Hy Monroe | Casey Brown as Mrs. Olson | Director : Asaad Kelada | |
| Air Date : Oct. 23, 1978 |
| Episode 7 - [Turkeys Away] |
| Details : Feeling left out because he doesn't have anything to do Mr. Carlson suddenly decides to take full charge of every aspect of the station. He then proceeds to come up with a special top-secret Thanksgiving day promotion involving twenty live turkeys. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael Fairman as Shoe Store Owner | Tim Womack as Customer In Store | Director : Michael Zinberg | |
| Air Date : Oct. 30, 1978 |
| Episode 8 - [Love Returns] |
| Details : Andy's old girlfriend now a famous country singer arrives in Cincinnati on a promotional tour. After she and Andy meet and fall in love again Andy has to decide whether to stay at WKRP or go on the road with her. Meanwhile Johnny and Venus participate in a Win a date with a DJ contest. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Hugh Gillin as Howard R. Sternworthy | Mickey McMeel as Roadie Ray | Barrie Youngfellow as Linda Taylor | Director : Asaad Kelada | |
| Air Date : Nov. 06, 1978 |
| Episode 9 - [Mama's Review] |
| Details : Mama Carlson arrives for a quarterly review to discuss WKRP's personnel and profits. Andy and Mr. Carlson try to explain what's gone on since the format change illustrated with clips from previous episodes. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Hamilton Camp as Del Murdock | Garry Goodrow as Bob Burnat | Carol Bruce as Mama Carlson | Nedra Volz as Mrs. Burstyn | Delos V. Smith Jr. as Mr. Milker | Director : Asaad Kelada | Writer : Hugh Wilson | |
| Air Date : Jan. 15, 1979 |
| Episode 10 - [A Date With Jennifer] |
| Details : When Les wins the coveted Silver Sow award he asks Jennifer to be his date for the awards banquet. To Les's delight and Herb's horror she accepts. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Brad Crandall as Mr. Macho (Voice) | Director : Asaad Kelada | |
| Air Date : Jan. 22, 1979 |
| Episode 11 - [The Contest Nobody Could Win] |
| Details : Johnny misreading a memo announces the prize in a contest as $5000 when it's actually supposed to be $50. Andy and Venus come up with a plan to make the contest so difficult that no one can win. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Vincent Schiavelli as Don Pesola #1 | Tracey Walter as Don Pesola #2 | Director : Asaad Kelada | |
| Air Date : Jan. 29, 1979 |
| Episode 12 - [Tornado] |
| Details : While Japanese radio executives are touring the station the city experiences a series of tornadoes. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : René Enríquez as Jose Rodriguez | David Chow as Japanese Executive #1 | Bill Saito as Japanese Executive #2 | Director : Will Mackenzie | Writer : Blake Hunter | |
| Air Date : Feb. 05, 1979 |
| Episode 13 - [Goodbye Johnny Part 1] |
| Details : Johnny is offered a job in Los Angeles. When it becomes clear that he intends to accept the offer the other staffers throw a going-away party where they try to manipulate him into staying. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Edie McClurg as Lucille Tarlek | Janet Meshad as Waitress | Director : Asaad Kelada | Writer : Blake Hunter | |
| Air Date : Feb. 19, 1979 |
| Episode 14 - [Johnny Comes Back Part 2] |
| Details : A sleazy record company promoter recommends Doug Winner a talented young DJ as Johnny's replacement. When Johnny returns having been fired in L.A. again he has to settle for working the late-night graveyard shift. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jeff Altman as Murray Gressler | Philip Charles MacKenzie as Doug Winner | Sam Anderson as Mason Nobel | Director : Asaad Kelada | Writer : Blake Hunter | |
| Air Date : Feb. 26, 1979 |
| Episode 15 - [Never Leave Me Lucille] |
| Details : Herb separates from his wife Lucille and winds up staying at Johnny's apartment until he can get a bachelor pad of his own. Jennifer horrified at the prospect of having to deal with an unattached Herb tries to get Herb and Lucille back together again. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Edie McClurg as Lucille Tarlek | Jim Begg as Waiter | Director : Asaad Kelada | |
| Air Date : Mar. 05, 1979 |
| Episode 16 - [I Want To Keep My Baby] |
| Details : A young single mother who listens to Johnny every day and feels as though he's the only person in town she really knows leaves her baby at the station. Johnny becomes attached to the baby and refuses to turn it over to the family-services people until he has had a chance to contact the mother again. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mary Betten as Lorraine Brown | Michael Flanagan as Chic Hudspeth | Danny Openden as The Baby | Director : Asaad Kelada | Writer : Hugh Wilson | |
| Air Date : Mar. 12, 1979 |
| Episode 17 - [A Commercial Break] |
| Details : The head of a chain of funeral homes wants to advertise on WKRP in the hopes of convincing young people to make funeral arrangements early. The staff creates a singing commercial aimed at young and swingin' listeners. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Fred Stuthman as Randall Ferryman | Director : Rod Daniel | |
| Air Date : Mar. 26, 1979 |
| Episode 18 - [Who Is Gordon Sims] |
| Details : After Venus refuses to pose for a publicity photo the truth about his past is revealed: He's wanted by the law as a deserter from the United States army. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nicholas Worth as Major Edmond Hunter | Director : Rod Daniel | |
| Air Date : Apr. 02, 1979 |
| Episode 19 - [I Do I Do For Now] |
| Details : Jennifer's childhood sweetheart from Rock Throw West Virginia arrives at the station expecting her to keep her promise to marry him. To get rid of him Jennifer pretends to be married to Johnny. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Hoyt Axton as T.J. Watson | Buzz Sapien as Man In Elevator | Director : Will Mackenzie | |
| Air Date : Apr. 23, 1979 |
| Episode 20 - [Young Master Carlson] |
| Details : Mr. Carlson's son runs away from military school and Mama Carlson brings him to WKRP ordering Mr. Carlson to let the boy work at the station for a while. But Little Arthur soon alienates everybody at the station with his fascistic tendencies. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Sparky Marcus as Arthur Carlson Jr. | Carol Bruce as Mama Carlson | Director : Will Mackenzie | Writer : Hugh Wilson | |
| Air Date : Apr. 30, 1979 |
| Episode 21 - [Fish Story] |
| Details : On a day when a reporter is coming to do a story on WKRP Mr. Carlson unveils his latest promotion idea: dressing Herb up as the station mascot the KRP Carp. At the same time Johnny and Venus are taking an on-air test to demonstrate the effects of alcohol upon the average driver and a painter is very slowly repainting the lobby. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Steven Wright as Security Officer | Jerry Hardin as Officer Plyler | Lee Bergere as WPIG Mascot | M.G. Kelly as Quentin Stone | Jack O'Leary as The Painter | Nicholas Kadi as Kyrlenko | Director : Asaad Kelada | Writer : Hugh Wilson | |
| Air Date : May. 28, 1979 |
| Episode 22 - [Preacher] |
| Details : The Rev. Little Ed Pembrook WKRP's Sunday morning evangelist and a former pro wrestler is using his broadcasts to sell religious artifacts like John the Baptist shower curtains. But no one has the nerve to fire the fearsome Little Ed. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jeremiah Morris as Rabbi Fishback | Arthur Malet as Father O'Riley | Davey Faragher as Backup Gospel Choir Member | Michael Keenan as Rev. Little Ed Pembrook | John Chappell as Rev. Drinkwater | Mary Steelsmith as Merciful Sister of Melody #1 | Cynthia Szigeti as Merciful Sister of Melody #2 | Suzanne Kent as Merciful Sister of Melody #3 | Director : Michael Zinberg | |
| Air Date : Jun. 04, 1979 |