WKRP in Cincinnati

Season 3

TV-PG
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.

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22 Episodes

  • The Airplane Show
    E1
    The Airplane ShowTrying to compete with WPIG's traffic helicopter, Les starts doing traffic reports from a World War I biplane piloted by a crazy war veteran.
  • Jennifer Moves
    E2
    Jennifer MovesJennifer buys a large house in a quiet suburb and asks the WKRP staffers to help her move. While moving furniture into an upper room Les hears demonic voices, and a telephone installation man appears to be a lot more sinister than he should be. Mr. Carlson has problems trying to get Jennifer's piano into the house and Jennifer begins to have second thoughts about her purchase.
  • Real Families
    E3
    Real FamiliesWhen Herb's family is featured in the show ""Real Families"", he is sure that they can serve as an example of a clean living family. Unfortunately, the image Herb wants to convey is different from the reality shown on screen.
  • The Baby
    E4
    The BabyMr. Carlson's wife goes into labor and the WKRP staffers all visit the hospital to be there when she gives birth.
  • Hotel Oceanview
    E5
    Hotel OceanviewAndy, Mr. Carlson and Herb visit Dayton to try and land the advertising account for Vicky Von Vickey jeans. While Mr. Carlson worries about the notorious Dayton poisoner, Herb romances an old high school acquaintance and Andy has trouble with his slide projector.
  • A Mile in My Shoes
    E6
    A Mile in My ShoesWhen Herb is called for jury duty, Andy takes over as sales manager and soon discovers just how tough it is trying to sell advertising time or collect from deadbeat clients. Meanwhile, Venus becomes acting program director and has to deal with Les's plan to disguise himself as a black man so that he can do a series of reports based on the book Black Like Me.
  • Bah, Humbug
    E7
    Bah, HumbugOnce again, Mr. Carlson plans to give the staffers almost no Christmas bonuses. But in a dream brought on by eating one of Johnny Fever's brownies, the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future visit him to show him the error of his ways.
  • Baby, It's Cold Inside
    E8
    Baby, It's Cold InsideOn a day when the furnace has broken down, Mama Carlson pays a surprise visit to the station and catches Johnny drinking in the broadcast booth.
  • The Painting
    E9
    The PaintingBailey and Herb attended the auction at Mr Carlson's church. Bailey loved one painting, and Herb purchased it. Herb tries to re-sell it to Bailey but she cannot afford it. Then Herb learns it might be valuable and thinks of becoming rich.
  • Daydreams
    E10
    DaydreamsWhen 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.
  • Frog Story
    E11
    Frog StoryHerb has accidentally spray-painted his daughter's pet frog Greenpeace pink, and brings the frog to the station trying to find a way to save its life. Meanwhile, Les convinces Johnny that he is suffering from the dreaded ""schistosomiasis.""
  • Venus and the Man
    E12
    Venus and the ManThe station's cleaning lady asks Venus a favor. Her son wants to drop out of high school. She wants Venus to talk to her son, a gang member, about staying in school. Venus bets the boy he can make learning more interesting.
  • Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 1
    E13
    Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 1Johnny will host a rock and roll dance show to earn extra money. He thinks he is going to be able to do the show his way but he finds he has to wear their outfits and play their songs. He creates a new personality, Rip Tide, to do the show.
  • Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 2
    E14
    Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 2After creating a Rip Tide personality to do a dance show on TV, the new personality starts taking over Johnny Fever's life. Herb tries to take advantage of it by marketing Rip Tide, while the others help him drop the act.
  • Ask Jennifer
    E15
    Ask JenniferWhen Herb's choice as host of a new call-in advice show proves unable to go on the air, Jennifer takes over and becomes an instant success.
  • I Am Woman
    E16
    I Am WomanWhen 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.
  • Secrets of Dayton Heights
    E17
    Secrets of Dayton HeightsThe Secret Service refuses to grant Les credentials for a Presidential press conference, suspecting him of having radical affiliations. It turns out that the man who raised Les wasn't his father, and that his real father was a card-carrying Communist.
  • Out to Lunch
    E18
    Out to LunchHerb'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.
  • A Simple Little Wedding
    E19
    A Simple Little WeddingArthur and Carmen's 25th wedding anniversary is approaching and they plan to have the wedding ceremony they never had because their marriage was an elopement. Unfortunately, Mama Carlson has her own plans for their ceremony.
  • Nothing to Fear But...
    E20
    Nothing to Fear But...While Johnny does a night stint on the radio, the station is robbed. No one is hurt, but a lot of the expensive items are taken. Mr Carlton installs a security system and everyone starts being paranoid.
  • Til Debt Do Us Part
    E21
    Til Debt Do Us PartWhen 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.
  • Clean Up Radio Everywhere
    E22
    Clean Up Radio EverywhereA preacher with Clean Up Radio Everywhere wants WKRP to stop playing specific songs due to the lyrics. Mr. Carlson thinks the station should cooperate, while the rest say the songs are classics and shouldn't be subjected to censorship.

Cast of Season 3

  • Gary SandyAndy Travis
  • Howard HessemanDr. Johnny Fever
  • Tim ReidVenus Flytrap
  • Loni AndersonJennifer Marlowe
  • Frank BonnerHerb Tarlek
  • Gordon JumpArthur Carlson
  • Richard SandersLes Nessman
  • Jan SmithersBailey Quarters

 

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