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"WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978): :  -- After winning the coveted Silver Sow Award for farm news reporting, Les asks Jennifer to be his date for the banquet - and she says yes!
"WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978): :  -- An advertising campaign for funeral packages clashes with the station's rock and roll aesthetic.
"WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978): :  -- A tornado unexpectedly hits Cincinnati, allowing Mr. Carlson to demonstrate his leadership abilities and allowing Jennifer to reveal a hidden talent.
"WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978): Season 1: Episode 8 -- An old flame is rekindled for Andy, while Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap are offered as prizes in the station's "Win a Date with a D.J." contest.
"WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978): Season 1: Episode 9 -- Mr. Carlson is thrown for a loop when his tyrannical mother - WKRP's owner - arrives to review the station's recent changes.

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18 September 1978 (USA) more
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The staff of a struggling radio station have a chance at success after the new programming director changes the format to rock music full summary
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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations more
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Cast

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Gary Sandy ... Andy Travis (90 episodes, 1978-1982)
Gordon Jump ... Arthur 'Big Guy' Carlson (90 episodes, 1978-1982)

Howard Hesseman ... Johnny 'Dr. Fever' Caravella (90 episodes, 1978-1982)

Loni Anderson ... Jennifer Elizabeth Marlowe (89 episodes, 1978-1982)
Richard Sanders ... Les Nessman / ... (89 episodes, 1978-1982)

Frank Bonner ... Herbert 'Herb' Tarlek (89 episodes, 1978-1982)

Tim Reid ... Venus Flytrap (87 episodes, 1978-1982)
Jan Smithers ... Bailey Quarters (86 episodes, 1978-1982)
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30 min (90 episodes)
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Contrary to urban myth, Richard Sanders does not sing the show's opening theme. The lyrics are sung by Steve Carlisle. more
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Factual errors: Unlike real DJs, the cast of WKRP never wore monitor headphones while broadcasting music. more
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Jennifer Marlowe: Mr. Craven I would like to ask you a question about the phone company.
Wayne Craven: Well that's what I'm here for, fire away.
Jennifer Marlowe: You know the phone company won't give you a specific time when they'll come to install your phone. You have to wait all day long. Like most people, I work and can't take the whole day off.
Wayne Craven: Uh-Hunh.
Jennifer Marlowe: So Saturday is the only day I'll be here. But because so many other people have the same problem, you can wait up to two, three weeks or more for service.
Wayne Craven: That's correct.
Jennifer Marlowe: Could you tell me why that is?
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There's No Business Like Radio Business, 9 June 2000
Author: MIK7x3 from Toronto, Canada

Trivia Question: Who was the mayor of Cincinnati when WKRP was on the air? Before he was reincarnated as the Maytag guy, Arthur Carlson (Gordon Jump) owned a Cincinnati radio station which recently changed format to rock & roll. WKRP was an entertaining show with wacky plots, and whose characters were characters. Disc jockeys included the wild Johnny Fever (Howard Hesseman) and the suave Venus Flytrap (Tim Reid), while the glib ad salesman Herb Tarlek (Frank Bonner) proved to be the perfect foil for straight-laced newsman Les Nessman (Richard Sanders). Others included the bombshell Jennifer Marlowe (Loni Anderson), the savvy Bailey Quarters (Jan Smithers), and maybe think of Andy Travis (Gary Sandy) once in a while. Some of the stories were far fetched, but the concepts actually happened in radio. For instance, in one episode, in order to avoid paying a generous 'name that tune' reward that they couldn't afford, they changed the rules so that the winner had to name pieces of six songs. As it happened, somebody got it. WKRP in Cincinnati kept the Queen City on the map just as the Big Red Machine began to rust ("Pete Rose is gone...but why to Philadelphia?"). For the record, in real life, there is no WKRP in Cincinnati. Trivia Answer: Jerry Springer.

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