WKRP in Cincinnati

Season 4

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

An Explosive Affair (Part 1)
E1
An Explosive Affair (Part 1)After the station receives a bomb threat, Andy sends Johnny and Venus to broadcast from the transmitter tower while the station is being searched.
An Explosive Affair (Part 2)
E2
An Explosive Affair (Part 2)Andy is unable to warn Johnny and Venus when he realizes that the bomb is at the transmitter.
The Union
E3
The UnionThe staff of WKRP considers joining a union. Mr. Carlson is furious and rushes to his mother for advice, while Andy tries to appear neutral in this labor-management conflict.
Rumors
E4
RumorsWhile his apartment is being fumigated, Johnny accepts Bailey's offer to stay at her place, causing everyone at the station to think that the two are sleeping together. Johnny's also afraid that he's in danger of losing his time slot to Rex, the afternoon DJ, and when Bailey tries to cheer him up, he mistakes her friendliness for a come-on.
Straight from the Heart
E5
Straight from the HeartLes is being given an award for a news broadcast. Herb is going on vacation, but Jennifer is worried when Herb takes insurance papers with him. He checks into a hospital for heart tests and asks Les to stay with him. They go to a porn movie.
Who's on First?
E6
Who's on First?With Herb in the hospital, Mr. Carlson pretends he is Herb and is impersonated by Les for an advertising client.
Three Days of the Condo
E7
Three Days of the CondoWhen Johnny receives $24,000 in a legal settlement, Venus convinces him to use the money to invest in a condominium at Gone With the Wind Estates.
Jennifer and the Will
E8
Jennifer and the WillJennifer's friend, an octogenarian dies. Now the man's wealthy. She told him not to leave her any money but she learns that she's named in his will. Everyone assumes he left her something. She goes to the reading and the man's greedy relatives are also there.
The Consultant
E9
The ConsultantMama 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.
Love, Exciting and New
E10
Love, Exciting and NewAndy starts taking Mama Carlson out after hours in the hopes of getting her to pay for a new transmitter for the station. But he begins to suspect that she might have more-than-businesslike expectations of him.
You Can't Go Out of Town Again
E11
You Can't Go Out of Town AgainMr. Carlson goes with Carmen to a college reunion where he learns the disillusioning truth about how he and Carmen first met; Bailey is frustrated in her attempts to get a computer for billing; Venus can't get a moment alone in the booth with his latest date.
Pills
E12
PillsHerb sells ad spots to a seller of ""diet pills""; after it turns out that the pills are a legalized way of selling speed to teenagers, it also turns out that the station can't legally get out of running the ads.
Changes
E13
ChangesWhen Venus learns that he's going to be interviewed by a militant black magazine, he adopts a new wardrobe and manner in order to seem more in touch with black culture. Meanwhile, Jennifer offers to change Herb's image, starting with picking out new, tasteful clothes for him.
Jennifer and Johnny's Charity
E14
Jennifer and Johnny's CharityWhen 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.
I'll Take Romance
E15
I'll Take RomanceHerb fixes Les up with a date through his latest client, the I'll Take Romance Dating Service. Les hits it off with his date immediately, not knowing that the dating service is a front for prostitution.
Circumstantial Evidence
E16
Circumstantial EvidenceVenus' girlfriend gives him a diamond earring, and then excuses herself from the room and leaves. While he wonders where she went, the police visit the station and question Venus. The earring was stolen, and they think Venus is the thief.
Fire
E17
FireHerb and Jennifer are trapped in an elevator when a fire breaks out in the Flimm Building.
Dear Liar
E18
Dear LiarWhen Bailey writes a news story on the Northside Children's Clinic, Les steals it and reads it on the air. This turns out to be a blow to the station's integrity in more ways than one when Bailey admits that she fictionalized part of the story.
The Creation of Venus
E19
The Creation of VenusWhen Venus lets it slip that he was a schoolteacher before he came to WKRP, Andy has to tell Mama Carlson the truth about how he hired Gordon Sims as a DJ and how they came up with the persona of Venus Flytrap.
The Impossible Dream
E20
The Impossible DreamOn his birthday, Les announces that he's going to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a world-famous broadcast journalist by auditioning for The CBS Evening News.
To Err is Human
E21
To Err is HumanAfter Herb screws up an important advertising account, Mr. Carlson finally intends to fire him, but Jennifer takes pity on Herb and tries to help him keep his job.
Up and Down the Dial
E22
Up and Down the DialJust as WKRP hits #6 in the ratings, Mama Carlson announces that she plans to switch the format of the station to 24 hours a day of news.