WKRP in Cincinnati
Season 2
24 listed hours · 1978–1982 · CBS
From the desk
How this season is filed
A Cincinnati station flips to rock and becomes a zoo of DJs, sales pirates, and management disasters — Howard Hesseman's Johnny Fever, Loni Anderson's Jennifer, turkeys away. Hugh Wilson workplace sitcom with a playlist, then syndication music-rights grief. Cult-to-classic radio comedy.
TV Flash files Season 2 of WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982) on CBS as a mid listed season (2; 2 of 4) — 24 listed hours, 1979-09-17–1980-03-31 from “For Love or Money (1)” (S02E01) to “Most Improved Station” (S02E24). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S02E24 Most Improved Station
Most Improved Station is the title as a ratings gag. Cult-to-classic radio comedy still about the zoo, not a makeover: sales pirates and on-air wreckage as the actual improvement.
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S02E01 For Love or Money (1)
Johnny's ex-girlfriend comes to town and threatens him with a palimony suit.
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S02E02 For Love or Money (2)
Johnny learns the real reason his ex-girlfriend is suing him.
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S02E03 Baseball
Les arranges a softball game with rival radio station WPIG.
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S02E04 Bad Risk
Herb manages to sell Les enough insurance coverage for six men after the newsman is involved in a bizarre accident.
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S02E05 Jennifer Falls in Love
Jennifer falls for a poor but handsome man.
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S02E06 Carlson for President
Mr. Carlson discovers the hazards of politics when he runs for a seat on the city council.
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S02E07 Mike Fright
Johnny loses his ability to talk on the air when a flippant remark gets him in trouble with City Hall.
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S02E08 Patter of Little Feet
Mr. Carlson's wife announces she is pregnant.
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S02E09 Baby, If You've Ever Wondered
Everyone at the station is happy to learn that they've gone from 16th to 14th in the market... except Andy.
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S02E10 Bailey's Big Break
Les feels threatened by Bailey's promotion to on-air newscaster.
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S02E11 Jennifer's Home for Christmas
Everyone, with the exception of Jennifer, is anxious to leave the staff Christmas party.
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S02E12 Sparky
Mr. Carlson hires baseball manager Sparky Anderson as the host of a new sports show.
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S02E13 God Talks to Johnny
Johnny thinks he is going insane when he hears God talking to him.
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S02E14 A Family Affair
Andy's prejudices are revealed when he is angered over a date between his sister and Venus.
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S02E15 Herb's Dad
Herb's father runs away from the rest home and shows up for an unwelcome visit.
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S02E16 Put Up or Shut Up
Jennifer decides to call Herb's bluff by finally accepting a date with him.
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S02E17 The Americanization of Ivan
A Soviet defector turns to Bailey for help.
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S02E18 Les' Groupie
An overzealous fan invades Les' life.
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S02E19 In Concert
The entire WKRP staff is overcome with feelings of guilt and anger after a major rock concert they helped to promote results in the death of eleven concertgoers. This episode directly referenced The Who concert disaster at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum on December 3, 1979.
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S02E20 The Doctor's Daughter
Johnny's grown-up daughter shows up with her shiftless boyfriend.
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S02E21 Filthy Pictures (1)
Mr. Carlson learns that the photographer who took promotional photos of Jennifer secretly photographed her as she was changing.
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S02E22 Filthy Pictures (2)
After the nude photos of Jennifer and the blackmail plot is revealed, the radio staff tries to recover the photos and negatives from the unscrupulous photographer.
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S02E23 Venus Rising
Venus is offered a higher paying job as the program director of a rival station.
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S02E24 Most Improved Station
Johnny's co-workers become jealous when he receives a broadcasting award.
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