
Antics of the various characters working at a small radio station as a new program director oversees the transition from an easy listening format to rock and roll.
Show Details:
Start date: Sep 1978
End date: Apr 1982
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): CBS (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 90 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
End date: Apr 1982
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): CBS (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 90 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
Credits:
- regulars:
- Gary Sandy as Andy Travis, program director
- Gordon Jump as Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson, general manager
- Loni Anderson as Jennifer Marlowe, receptionist
- Richard Sanders as Les Nessman, news director
- Tim Reid as Gordon "Venus Flytrap" Sims, nighttime disc jockey
- Frank Bonner as Herbert R. "Herb" Tarlek Jr., sales manager
- Jan Smithers as Bailey Quarters, traffic and continuity director
- Howard Hesseman as Johnny "Dr. Johnny Fever" Caravella, morning disc jockey
- recurring characters:
- Carol Bruce as Lillian "Mama" Carlson [ episode 9+ ]
- Ian Wolfe as Hirsch [ episode 65+ ]
- Allyn Ann McClerie as Carmen Carlson [ episodes 30 - 79 ]
- Edie McClurg as Lucille Tarlek [ episodes 13 - 49 ]
- Sylvia Sidney as Lillian "Mama" Carlson [ episode 1 only ]
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | ||||
1. | 1-1 | 18 Sep 78 | Pilot | |
2. | 1-2 | 25 Sep 78 | Pilot, Part 2 | |
3. | 1-3 | 02 Oct 78 | Les on a Ledge | |
4. | 1-4 | 09 Oct 78 | Hoodlum Rock | |
5. | 1-5 | 16 Oct 78 | Hold-Up | |
6. | 1-6 | 23 Oct 78 | Bailey's Show | |
7. | 1-7 | 30 Oct 78 | Turkeys Away | |
8. | 1-8 | 06 Nov 78 | Love Returns | |
9. | 1-9 | 15 Jan 79 | Mama's Review | |
10. | 1-10 | 22 Jan 79 | A Date with Jennifer | |
11. | 1-11 | 29 Jan 79 | The Contest Nobody Could Win | |
12. | 1-12 | 05 Feb 79 | Tornado | |
13. | 1-13 | 19 Feb 79 | Goodbye, Johnny | |
14. | 1-14 | 26 Feb 79 | Johnny Comes Back | |
15. | 1-15 | 05 Mar 79 | Never Leave Me, Lucille | |
16. | 1-16 | 12 Mar 79 | I Want to Keep My Baby | |
17. | 1-17 | 26 Mar 79 | A Commercial Break | |
18. | 1-18 | 02 Apr 79 | Who Is Gordon Sims? | |
19. | 1-19 | 23 Apr 79 | I Do, I Do... For Now | |
20. | 1-20 | 30 Apr 79 | Young Master Carlson | |
21. | 1-21 | 28 May 79 | Fish Story | |
22. | 1-22 | 04 Jun 79 | Preacher | |
Season 2 | ||||
23. | 2-1 | 17 Sep 79 | For Love or Money (1) | |
24. | 2-2 | 24 Sep 79 | For Love or Money (2) | |
25. | 2-3 | 15 Oct 79 | Baseball | |
26. | 2-4 | 22 Oct 79 | Bad Risk | |
27. | 2-5 | 22 Oct 79 | Jennifer Falls in Love | |
28. | 2-6 | 05 Nov 79 | Carlson for President | |
29. | 2-7 | 12 Nov 79 | Mike Fright | |
30. | 2-8 | 26 Nov 79 | Patter of Little Feet | |
31. | 2-9 | 03 Dec 79 | Baby, If You've Ever Wondered | |
32. | 2-10 | 10 Dec 79 | Bailey's Big Break | |
33. | 2-11 | 17 Dec 79 | Jennifer's Home for Christmas | |
34. | 2-12 | 24 Dec 79 | Sparky | |
35. | 2-13 | 31 Dec 79 | God Talks to Johnny | |
36. | 2-14 | 07 Jan 80 | A Family Affair | |
37. | 2-15 | 14 Jan 80 | Herb's Dad | |
38. | 2-16 | 21 Jan 80 | Put Up or Shut Up | |
39. | 2-17 | 28 Jan 80 | The Americanization of Ivan | |
40. | 2-18 | 04 Feb 80 | Les' Groupie | |
41. | 2-19 | 11 Feb 80 | In Concert | |
42. | 2-20 | 18 Feb 80 | The Doctor's Daughter | |
43. | 2-21 | 03 Mar 80 | Filthy Pictures (1) | |
44. | 2-22 | 03 Mar 80 | Filthy Pictures (2) | |
45. | 2-23 | 10 Mar 80 | Venus Rising | |
46. | 2-24 | 31 Mar 80 | Most Improved Station | |
Season 3 | ||||
47. | 3-1 | 01 Nov 80 | The Airplane Show | |
48. | 3-2 | 08 Nov 80 | Jennifer Moves | |
49. | 3-3 | 15 Nov 80 | Real Families | |
50. | 3-4 | 22 Nov 80 | The Baby | |
51. | 3-5 | 29 Nov 80 | Hotel Oceanview | |
52. | 3-6 | 06 Dec 80 | A Mile in My Shoes | |
53. | 3-7 | 20 Dec 80 | Bah, Humbug | |
54. | 3-8 | 03 Jan 81 | Baby, It's Cold Inside | |
55. | 3-9 | 10 Jan 81 | The Painting | |
56. | 3-10 | 17 Jan 81 | Daydreams | |
57. | 3-11 | 24 Jan 81 | Frog Story | |
58. | 3-12 | 31 Jan 81 | Venus and the Man | |
59. | 3-13 | 07 Feb 81 | Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide (1) | |
60. | 3-14 | 07 Feb 81 | Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide (2) | |
61. | 3-15 | 14 Feb 81 | Ask Jennifer | |
62. | 3-16 | 21 Feb 81 | I Am Woman | |
63. | 3-17 | 28 Feb 81 | Secrets of Dayton Heights | |
64. | 3-18 | 14 Mar 81 | Out to Lunch | |
65. | 3-19 | 21 Mar 81 | A Simple Little Wedding | |
66. | 3-20 | 28 Mar 81 | Nothing to Fear But... | |
67. | 3-21 | 05 Apr 81 | Till Debt Do Us Part | |
68. | 3-22 | 12 Apr 81 | Clean Up Radio Everywhere | |
Season 4 | ||||
69. | 4-1 | 07 Oct 81 | An Explosive Affair (Part 1) | |
70. | 4-2 | 14 Oct 81 | An Explosive Affair (Part 2) | |
71. | 4-3 | 21 Oct 81 | The Union | |
72. | 4-4 | 28 Oct 81 | Rumors | |
73. | 4-5 | 04 Nov 81 | Straight from the Heart | |
74. | 4-6 | 11 Nov 81 | Who's on First? | |
75. | 4-7 | 18 Nov 81 | Three Days of the Condo | |
76. | 4-8 | 02 Dec 81 | Jennifer and the Will | |
77. | 4-9 | 30 Dec 81 | The Consultant | |
78. | 4-10 | 06 Jan 82 | Love, Exciting and New | |
79. | 4-11 | 13 Jan 82 | You Can't Go Out of Town Again | |
80. | 4-12 | 20 Jan 82 | Pills | |
81. | 4-13 | 27 Jan 82 | Changes | |
82. | 4-14 | 03 Feb 82 | Jennifer and Johnny's Charity | |
83. | 4-15 | 17 Feb 82 | I'll Take Romance | |
84. | 4-16 | 24 Feb 82 | Circumstantial Evidence | |
85. | 4-17 | 17 Mar 82 | Fire | |
86. | 4-18 | 24 Mar 82 | Dear Liar | |
87. | 4-19 | 31 Mar 82 | The Creation of Venus | |
88. | 4-20 | 07 Apr 82 | The Impossible Dream | |
89. | 4-21 | 14 Apr 82 | To Err is Human | |
90. | 4-22 | 21 Apr 82 | Up and Down the Dial | |
NOTES
Related series: The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991)
Thanks to Jaime J. Weinman with Mary Mosholder for their initial input in the creation of this guide.
Related series: The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991)
Thanks to Jaime J. Weinman with Mary Mosholder for their initial input in the creation of this guide.