The misadventures of the staff of a struggling Top 40 rock radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Creator:
Hugh Wilson
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690
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S1.E7
Feeling left out by all the recent changes, Mr. Carlson decides to launch his own Thanksgiving promotion. With the aid of Herb and Les, the Big Guy turns a routine turkey give-away into a comic ...
S4.E9
Mother Carlson hires a radio doctor to evaluate the station and Andy worries when the doctor threatens to write a poor review if the station doesn't buy his services.
In the first of this two-part series, WKRP receives a terrorist bomb threat.
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| Gary Sandy | ... | Andy Travis 90 episodes, 1978-1982 | |
| Gordon Jump | ... | Arthur Carlson / ... 90 episodes, 1978-1982 | |
| Loni Anderson | ... | Jennifer Marlowe / ... 89 episodes, 1978-1982 | |
| Howard Hesseman | ... | Dr. Johnny Fever / ... 90 episodes, 1978-1982 | |
| Richard Sanders | ... | Les Nessman / ... 89 episodes, 1978-1982 | |
| Frank Bonner | ... | Herb Tarlek 89 episodes, 1978-1982 | |
| Tim Reid | ... | Venus Flytrap / ... 87 episodes, 1978-1982 | |
| Jan Smithers | ... | Bailey Quarters 86 episodes, 1978-1982 | |
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A hip, young program director pumps new life into a failing AM radio station, WKRP of Cincinatti, by changing format from Big Band to Hard Rock/Punk and bringing in two hot disc jockeys, over the protest of the owner... and some of the employees. Written by LA-Lawyer
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18 September 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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(90 episodes)Sound Mix:
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Dr. Johnny Fever: I'm Andy Travis, glad to meet you, (pointing to the real Andy Travis) that's my brother Randy and that's old Venus of course.
Venus Flytrap: Of course.
Dr. Johnny Fever: [referring to Dave] We don't know who the mountainoid is.
Dave: Name's Dave.
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The Venus Flytrap character became the inspiration for the Tim Meadows' character Leon Phelps on the Saturday Night Live sketch The Ladies Man. See more »Quotes
[Johnny is lying to keep from being beaten up by a big thug named Dave]Dr. Johnny Fever: I'm Andy Travis, glad to meet you, (pointing to the real Andy Travis) that's my brother Randy and that's old Venus of course.
Venus Flytrap: Of course.
Dr. Johnny Fever: [referring to Dave] We don't know who the mountainoid is.
Dave: Name's Dave.
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The lyrics for the closing credits consist of gibberish words. See more »Alternate Versions
MTM Productions' license to use some of the songs for this show expired in the mid-1990s. Syndicated and home video versions since then, including that on the Nick-at-Nite cable network, have replaced some of those songs with stock music. See more »Connections
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Catherine Zeta-Jones/Franz Ferdinand (2005) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Dr. Johnny Fever. Venus Flytrap. The Big Guy. Les Nessman with the news! Remember the WKRP carp fish mascot fighting the WPIG pig mascot in the men's room? In real life things were much more friendly. The cast and crew of WKRP still meet each year which is a remarkable thing.
WKRP has the most vivid (and funny) off-camera moment in the history of TV sitcoms: Herb and Mr. Carlson dropping live turkeys from a helicopter above a shopping center parking lot. "My God, the humanity!"
WKRP was the Cadillac of late 70's sitcoms. Ignored by TV critics and the Hollywood establishment, but much loved by TV viewers and that is what counts. The last first-run episode of WKRP was the 7th highest rated network program for the week it aired.