WKRP in Cincinnati

Season 2 1979 - 1980
TV-PG

  • 1979-09-17T04:00:00Z on CBS
  • 25m
  • 10h (24 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic newsman Les Nessman, eager beaver Bailey Quarters, sleazy salesman Herb Tarlek, blonde bombshell Jennifer Marlowe, who serves as the station's ultra-capable receptionist, and station manager Arthur Carlson, whose domineering mother owns WKRP, round out the eccentric bunch.

24 episodes

Season Premiere

1979-09-17T04:00:00Z

2x01 For Love or Money (1)

Season Premiere

2x01 For Love or Money (1)

  • 1979-09-17T04:00:00Z25m

Johnny forgets about his date with Bailey when he gets a call from Buffy, his old girlfriend from California. He borrows Jennifer's apartment to impress Buffy; however, that plan ends when she tells him she's suing him for palimony.

1979-09-24T04:00:00Z

2x02 For Love or Money (2)

2x02 For Love or Money (2)

  • 1979-09-24T04:00:00Z25m

Johnny calls his friends over to Jennifer's apartment to help him deal with Buffy and her threat of a lawsuit. Buffy arrives and, after having a drink with Johnny, tells him that she put poison in his drink.

1979-10-15T04:00:00Z

2x03 Baseball

2x03 Baseball

  • 1979-10-15T04:00:00Z25m

The staff plays against the team from rival station WPIG in a softball game.

1979-10-22T04:00:00Z

2x04 Bad Risk

2x04 Bad Risk

  • 1979-10-22T04:00:00Z25m

Herb starts selling insurance as a sideline, and sells a comprehensive policy to Les, who promptly has an accident.

1979-10-22T04:00:00Z

2x05 Jennifer Falls in Love

2x05 Jennifer Falls in Love

  • 1979-10-22T04:00:00Z25m

For the first time in her life, Jennifer is in love, with a penniless but handsome repairman who turns out to be even more of a gold digger than she is. Meanwhile, Les tries to get a raise, and Johnny becomes convinced that he's the man Jennifer is in love with.

1979-11-05T05:00:00Z

2x06 Carlson for President

2x06 Carlson for President

  • 1979-11-05T05:00:00Z25m

Mr. Carlson runs for Cincinnati City Council. When Bailey discovers a potentially damaging piece of information about the front-runner in the election, Mr. Carlson considers using that information in a televised debate.

1979-11-12T05:00:00Z

2x07 Mike Fright

2x07 Mike Fright

  • 1979-11-12T05:00:00Z25m

During a citywide garbage strike, Johnny jokingly suggests that his listeners dump their garbage on the steps of City Hall. The joke is on him, and the station, when hundreds of listeners take him seriously. Johnny becomes aware of his power and develops a serious case of mike fright.

1979-11-26T05:00:00Z

2x08 The Patter of Little Feet

Mr. Carlson's wife Carmen announces that she is pregnant. Mr. Carlson is overjoyed, and certain that Carmen feels the same way. However, Mama Carlson points out the potential dangers of middle-aged pregnancy and recommends an abortion.

The new ratings book arrives, and WKRP has climbed from 16th to 14th place in the Cincinnati market. Everyone is happy about the gain except Andy, who knows that the station has not improved enough, in part because of his own unwillingness to fire incompetent employees like Herb and Les.

1979-12-10T05:00:00Z

2x10 Bailey's Big Break

2x10 Bailey's Big Break

  • 1979-12-10T05:00:00Z25m

When WKRP needs an assistant news reporter, Bailey applies for the job and gets it. Les, who doesn't want to work with anyone, least of all a woman, tries to keep Bailey from going on the air.

Jennifer tells her friends that she has nothing special planned for Christmas, and that she doesn't have a tree this year. Everyone begins to suspect that she might be alone for the holidays.

1979-12-24T05:00:00Z

2x12 Sparky

2x12 Sparky

  • 1979-12-24T05:00:00Z25m

Mr. Carlson hires legendary baseball manager Sparky Anderson as the host of a new sports interview show. But when the show proves a complete disaster, it falls to Mr. Carlson to fire his hero.

1979-12-31T05:00:00Z

2x13 God Talks to Johnny

2x13 God Talks to Johnny

  • 1979-12-31T05:00:00Z25m

When Johnny thinks he's heard God's voice talking to him, everyone, including Johnny, thinks he's going insane.

1980-01-07T05:00:00Z

2x14 A Family Affair

2x14 A Family Affair

  • 1980-01-07T05:00:00Z25m

Andy's sister Carol visits Cincinnati, and Andy sets up a date for her and Johnny. But Carol winds up going out with Venus instead, and Andy becomes instinctively angry about it.

1980-01-14T05:00:00Z

2x15 Herb's Dad

2x15 Herb's Dad

  • 1980-01-14T05:00:00Z25m

Herb's father, a lifelong salesman who shares Herb's taste in clothes, runs away from the Shady Hills Rest Home and visits the station.

1980-01-21T05:00:00Z

2x16 Put Up or Shut Up

2x16 Put Up or Shut Up

  • 1980-01-21T05:00:00Z25m

Bailey convinces Jennifer to accept a date with Herb in the hope that he'll get scared and back down.

Bailey and Les attend a press conference given by a group of visiting Russian hog experts. One of the Russians falls for Bailey and asks her to help him defect to the United States.

1980-02-04T05:00:00Z

2x18 Les' Groupie

2x18 Les' Groupie

  • 1980-02-04T05:00:00Z25m

Les goes out on a date with a female fan, who proceeds to move into his apartment and take over his life.

1980-02-11T05:00:00Z

2x19 In Concert

2x19 In Concert

  • 1980-02-11T05:00:00Z25m

At a concert by the Who in Cincinnati on December 3, 1979, eleven kids were trampled to death when the crowd rushed to get seats. The first part of this episode takes place before that concert; the second act takes place the day after, and presents the characters' reactions to the tragedy.

1980-02-18T05:00:00Z

2x20 The Doctor's Daughter

2x20 The Doctor's Daughter

  • 1980-02-18T05:00:00Z25m

Johnny's daughter shows up and moves in, and Johnny has to decide whether to express his disapproval of the shiftless boyfriend she's brought along.

1980-03-03T05:00:00Z

2x21 Filthy Pictures (1)

2x21 Filthy Pictures (1)

  • 1980-03-03T05:00:00Z25m

Mr. Carlson convinces Jennifer and Andy to pose in bathing suits for a ""Surf's Up in Cincinnati"" poster. After the photo session, the photographer secretly takes nude photos of Jennifer while she's changing.

1980-03-03T05:00:00Z

2x22 Filthy Pictures (2)

2x22 Filthy Pictures (2)

  • 1980-03-03T05:00:00Z25m

Mr. Carlson convinces Jennifer and Andy to pose in bathing suits for a ""Surf's Up in Cincinnati"" poster. After the photo session, the photographer secretly takes nude photos of Jennifer while she's changing.

1980-03-10T05:00:00Z

2x23 Venus Rising

2x23 Venus Rising

  • 1980-03-10T05:00:00Z25m

Venus is offered a job as program director of WREQ radio, but is disillusioned when he discovers how the station is run and why they want to hire him. Meanwhile, Herb circulates a rumor that he, too, has received a job offer.

Season Finale

1980-03-31T05:00:00Z

2x24 Most Improved Station

Season Finale

2x24 Most Improved Station

  • 1980-03-31T05:00:00Z25m

Everyone starts bickering after the station loses a broadcasting award.

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