List of The New WKRP in Cincinnati episodes

This is a list of episodes for the television series The New WKRP in Cincinnati.

Series overview

As of this writing, this series has not been released on home media.

Season		Episodes	Premiered:	Ended:
	1	24	September 7, 1991 (1991-09-07)	May 16, 1992 (1992-05-16)
	2	23	September 5, 1992 (1992-09-05)	May 22, 1993 (1993-05-22)

Episodes

• Nº = Overall episode number
• Ep = Episode number by season

Season 1: 1991–92

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Air date
1	1	"How Did We Get Here?"	*	*	September 7, 1991 (1991-09-07)
A clip show of the original WKRP in Cincinnati sets the stage for this new series.
2	2	"Where Are We?: Part 1"	Max Tash	Bill Dial	September 14, 1991 (1991-09-14)
Mr. Carlson gets arrested after the program director swears on the air. He hires a new program director following his release, and learns his mother plans to sell the station.
3	3	"Where Are We Going?: Part 2"	Max Tash	Bill Dial	September 21, 1991 (1991-09-21)
Johnny Fever and Jennifer Marlowe help save the station from threats from the FCC and the Cincinnati League of Decency.
4	4	"Every Move a Work of Art"	Max Tash	Bill Dial	September 28, 1991 (1991-09-28)
Mr. Carlson's son — Arthur Carlson Jr., a.k.a. "Little Big Guy" — comes to work for the station, very much a yuppie. His first deal is with a so-called circus.
5	5	"Then Came Nessman"	Asaad Kelada	Steve Stoliar	October 5, 1991 (1991-10-05)
After a dog bite convinces Les Nessman his death is imminent, he makes a pledge to live each day as if it were his last.
6	6	"Lotto Fever"	Peter Baldwin	Bob Wilcox	October 12, 1991 (1991-10-12)
Herb Tarlek buys a lottery ticket based on numbers that came to him in a dream, but his wife forces him to sell the ticket to "Little Big Guy."
7	7	"The Cincinnati Kids"	Peter Baldwin	Stephen A. Miller	October 19, 1991 (1991-10-19)
Mr. Carlson agrees to a charity poker match with the general manager of WPIG. The only problem: he doesn't know how to play, leaving the staff to school him before the match.
8	8	"Cincinnati's Favorite Couple"	Art Dielhenn	Max Tash	October 26, 1991 (1991-10-26)
When marital problems between Jack and Dana escalate into a food fight at an upscale restaurant, it leaves the staffers to find a way to positively spin the events before they ruin the station.
9	9	"Here Comes Everybody: Part 1"	Asaad Kelada	Richard Chapman, Bill Dial	November 2, 1991 (1991-11-02)
On his way to Chicago, Johnny Fever stops by the station. When word of his visit gets out, it seems a lot of people are looking for him.
10	10	"Here Comes Everybody: Part 2"	Asaad Kelada	Richard Chapman, Bill Dial	November 9, 1991 (1991-11-09)
Johnny has a number of people meet him at the station, and takes money from some to pay off debts to others.
11	11	"The Real Thing"	Frank Bonner	George Geiger	November 16, 1991 (1991-11-16)
A wire report makes Les thinks Cincinnati has come under nuclear attack. While he's not believed, staffers still take pause to reflect on their lives.
12	12	"Good Ole Radio Days"	Max Tash	Craig Nelson	November 23, 1991 (1991-11-23)
After a ratings dip, the station puts on an old-fashioned radio drama to drum up publicity. Meanwhile, Herb is mistaken for a space alien while out on a sales call.
13	13	"Venus, We Hardly Knew Ya"	Max Tash	Max Tash	January 11, 1992 (1992-01-11)
Gordon Simms, now CEO of a large communications company, visits the station, and takes a little piece of his Venus Flytrap alter ego when he leaves.
14	14	"Hip Hop Krp"	Buzz Sapien	Bill Dial	January 18, 1992 (1992-01-18)
Donovan hires some inner city kids as interns. When Claire's computer soon goes missing, suspicion immediately falls upon them.
15	15	"You Are My Sunshine, My Only Sunshine"	Frank Bonner	Gail Honigberg	January 25, 1992 (1992-01-25)
Claire moves in with Mona after a cooking accident, and Claire's boyfriend's eye soon wanders. Mona and Dana conspire to find out just where Gus' heart is.
16	16	"Razor D Rules"	Max Tash	Stephen Nathan	February 1, 1992 (1992-02-01)
With revenue down, Arthur and Donavan have to let go of a DJ — the afternoon's Phil Spindle. He does not take the news well, and barricades himself in the booth for a farewell to the city.
17	17	"Jennifer and the Prince"	Burt Reynolds	Ron Friedman	February 8, 1992 (1992-02-08)
Jennifer Marlowe returns to announce her engagement to a prince, and invites the staff to the party. However, a coup by her fiancé's brother and the suspicions of Herb and Les give her a lot to deal with.
18	18	"Long Live the King"	Max Tash	Marilyn Marko-Sanders, Richard Sanders	February 15, 1992 (1992-02-15)
Les gets a surprise phone call after editorializing against rival WPIG's Elvis lookalike contest: a caller claiming to be Elvis himself, and offering an exclusive interview.
19	19	"Mamma Was a Rolling Stone"	Frank Bonner	Richard Chapman, Bill Dial	February 22, 1992 (1992-02-22)
Trouble follows Johnny Fever on another visit to WKRP, as he deals with his mother and the station deals with a naked DJ and a surprise FCC visit.
20	20	"Number One Fan"	Stephen Rothman	Mark Roberts	February 29, 1992 (1992-02-29)
A woman claiming to be Les' "number one fan" kidnaps him, while Herb unknowingly sells stolen karaoke machines to an undercover cop and gets arrested.
21	21	"Herb's Got a Guy"	Ginger Grigg	Gail Honigberg	April 25, 1992 (1992-04-25)
Mama Carlson sets up a meeting between Herb and Carter Kimball, the owner of 30something Lodges, in an effort to start landing national ad business. However, business isn't the only thing about Herb that interests Mr. Kimball.
22	22	"Chicken a La Russe"	Max Tash	Doug McIntyre	May 2, 1992 (1992-05-02)
A hypnotist accidentally leaves Big Guy thinking he's a chicken upon hearing the word "colonel." A visiting Russian colonel, there to learn of American broadcasting, creates obvious complications.
23	23	"Where's Jack"	Ron Sossi	Bill Dial	May 9, 1992 (1992-05-09)
Mona, alone for her birthday, and Jack, just dumped by Dana, make a connection at surprise party organized by Claire.
24	24	"Spies Like Us"	Jay Broad	Jay Broad	May 16, 1992 (1992-05-16)
The president appoints Donovan to a broadcasting commission, but the FBI must clear him before he can go to Washington.

Season 2: 1992–93

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Air date
25	1	"Donovan, Don't Leave Us"	Asaad Kelada	*	September 5, 1992 (1992-09-05)
A one-hour retrospective to kick-off the second season.
26	2	"Razor's Edge"	Asaad Kelada	Bill Dial	September 12, 1992 (1992-09-12)
After the morning crew leave WKRP, Donovan hires a replacement, Razor D, who is not exactly as he appears.
27	3	"Retreading on Thin Ice"	Asaad Kelada	Gail Honigberg	September 19, 1992 (1992-09-19)
Herb, attempting to land the Sam Bass tires account, sets up the beautiful female sales rep with Donovan, not knowing her husband is Mr. Bass.
28	4	"Sex, Lies & Videotape"	Asaad Kelada	Bob Wilcox	September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)
On his way to a lunch with Nancy, Herb gets into a traffic accident. The other driver feels Herb was at fault, and sues him and the station.
29	5	"Can't We Get Along?"	Frank Bonner	Bill Dial	October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03)
The station starts airing editorials from Lash Rambo (a thinly veiled fictionalization of real-life conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh), whom many DJs object to. In protest, Razor plays Ice-T's "Cop Killer", making Mr. Carlson decide just how extreme, to either side, the station should be willing to go.
30	6	"Studs of the Airwaves"	Ginger Grigg	Ron Friedman	October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10)
Looking to generate publicity, Herb has a radio version of Studs with Les, Donovan, and Buddy. The winner ends up going on a very surprising date.
31	7	"Nancy in Charge"	Buzz Sapien	Gail Honigberg	October 17, 1992 (1992-10-17)
Nancy's fib about owning WKRP backfires when the advertising executive she told it to decides to visit the station the same day Mama Carlson does.
32	8	"Play Razor for Me"	Stephen Rothman	Bob Wilcox	October 24, 1992 (1992-10-24)
Razor unknowingly dates a woman who works for rival station WPIG, and the staff race to prevent her from uncovering station secrets.
33	9	"Loveland to Look At"	Steve Rothman	Steve Stoliar	October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31)
After Mona agrees to pose nude for Playboy, Mama Carlson demands she be fired if she follows through. This leads Buddy, Razor, and Herb to protest in the lobby.
34	10	"Strange Bedfellows"	Asaad Kelada	Doug McIntyre	November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07)
After an on-air spat with his wife, Arthur temporarily moves into Donovan's place.
35	11	"Moss Dies"	Frank Bonner	Bill Dial	November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14)
After nighttime DJ Moss Steiger dies, the staff carry out his last wishes. Complicating matters is a morgue attendant who claims Moss was Chinese.
36	12	"Flimm Flam Man"	Frank Bonner	Mark Roberts	November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21)
Johnny Fever, taking over the nighttime slot, discovers a map indicating there may be treasure in the Flimm Building. When the staff find the map, a gold rush ensues.
37	13	"Nancy's Old Man"	Howard Hesseman	*	January 16, 1993 (1993-01-16)
When Nancy's salesman father visits, he's not just trying to sell weight-loss products.
38	14	"Herb's Lost Weekend"	Howard Hesseman	*	January 23, 1993 (1993-01-23)
Desperately trying to make a sale so he can vacation with Lucille, Herb's lies come back to haunt him.
39	15	"Murder by Les"	Ginger Grigg	Don Hart	January 30, 1993 (1993-01-30)
Les feels his career is over after two of his talk show guests die.
40	16	"Fever in the Morning"	Asaad Kelada	*	February 6, 1993 (1993-02-06)
Though afraid of heights, Johnny Fever vows to set a time record for broadcasting from a billboard.
41	17	"Fever All Through the Night"	Asaad Kelada	*	February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13)
With two days to go to break the record, Edna makes it difficult for Johnny to stay on the billboard.
42	18	"Johnny Goes Hollywood"	Howard Hesseman	*	February 20, 1993 (1993-02-20)
Johnny Fever sees Hollywood is not what he'd hoped after he's offered his own sitcom about his life at WKRP.
43	19	"Old Boyfriend"	Stephen Rothman	*	February 27, 1993 (1993-02-27)
Nancy believes her ex-boyfriend has returned to propose marriage, and she's right, to a degree.
44	20	"Treasure of Sierra Smith"	Ginger Grigg	*	May 1, 1993 (1993-05-01)
Donovan falls in love with a new deejay who holds him responsible for losing out on signing with an agent.
45	21	"My Fair Nun"	Mykelti Williamson	*	May 8, 1993 (1993-05-08)
Razor D gives some bad habits to a nun-to-be sampling life outside the convent.
46	22	"Chicago Story"	Frank Bonner	*	May 15, 1993 (1993-05-15)
Donovan considers leaving WKRP to follow Sierra to her new job in Chicago.
47	23	"Father of the Groom"	Buzz Sapien	*	May 22, 1993 (1993-05-22)
Herb lets his greed get the better of him when his son and an heiress fall in love.

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External links

• The New WKRP in Cincinnati at IMDb
• The New WKRP in Cincinnati at TV.com