The BEST episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati season 2

Every episode of WKRP in Cincinnati season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati season 2!

A cast of odd characters must run a struggling Cincinnati radio station.

Last Updated: 3/6/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Jennifer's Home for Christmas
star
8.24
82 votes

#1 - Jennifer's Home for Christmas

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1979

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.

Directors: Rod Daniel
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Baseball
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8.01
71 votes

#2 - Baseball

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1979

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

Directors: Hugh Wilson
Writer: Hugh Wilson
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In Concert
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7.94
50 votes

#3 - In Concert

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/11/1980

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.

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Most Improved Station
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7.66
38 votes

#4 - Most Improved Station

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/31/1980

Everyone starts bickering after the station loses a broadcasting award.

Directors: Rod Daniel
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Baby, If You've Ever Wondered
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7.58
101 votes

#5 - Baby, If You've Ever Wondered

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/1979

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.

Writer: Bill Dial
Filthy Pictures (1)
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7.50
40 votes

#6 - Filthy Pictures (1)

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/1980

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.

A Family Affair
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7.49
45 votes

#7 - A Family Affair

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/1980

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.

Directors: Rod Daniel
Writer: Tim Reid
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Bailey's Big Break
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7.48
99 votes

#8 - Bailey's Big Break

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1979

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.

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Venus Rising
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7.48
42 votes

#9 - Venus Rising

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/1980

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.

Directors: Nick Stamos
Mike Fright
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7.47
104 votes

#10 - Mike Fright

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1979

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.

Directors: Will Mackenzie
Filthy Pictures (2)
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7.43
21 votes

#11 - Filthy Pictures (2)

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1980

Jennifer Falls in Love
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7.41
74 votes

#12 - Jennifer Falls in Love

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1979

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.

Directors: Will Mackenzie
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Les' Groupie
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7.33
42 votes

#13 - Les' Groupie

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/1980

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

Put Up or Shut Up
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7.33
46 votes

#14 - Put Up or Shut Up

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/1980

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

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The Americanization of Ivan
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7.18
44 votes

#15 - The Americanization of Ivan

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/1980

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.

Directors: Hugh Wilson
Bad Risk
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7.17
76 votes

#16 - Bad Risk

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1979

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

Directors: Will Mackenzie
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For Love or Money (2)
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7.11
71 votes

#17 - For Love or Money (2)

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1979

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.

Directors: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Mary Maguire
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Patter of Little Feet
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7.10
67 votes

#18 - Patter of Little Feet

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/1979

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.

Directors: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Blake Hunter
Carlson for President
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7.06
100 votes

#19 - Carlson for President

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1979

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.

Directors: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Jim Paddock
For Love or Money (1)
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6.97
78 votes

#20 - For Love or Money (1)

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1979

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.

Directors: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Mary Maguire
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The Doctor's Daughter
star
6.95
43 votes

#21 - The Doctor's Daughter

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/18/1980

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.

Directors: Frank Bonner
Writer: Lissa Levin
Sparky
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6.93
71 votes

#22 - Sparky

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/1979

Mr. Carlson hires baseball manager Sparky Anderson to host a new sports-talk show.

Directors: Rod Daniel
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Herb's Dad
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6.93
41 votes

#23 - Herb's Dad

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/1980

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.

Directors: Rod Daniel
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God Talks to Johnny
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6.81
74 votes

#24 - God Talks to Johnny

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/31/1979

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

Writer: Hugh Wilson
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