Episode
WKRP in Cincinnati: Jennifer's Home for Christmas
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1979-12-17
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Jennifer's Home for Christmas is Episode 11 in Season 2 of WKRP in Cincinnati. It aired on 1979-12-17. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 10: Bailey's Big Break
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.
Episode 12: Sparky
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.
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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.
Episode 13: God Talks to Johnny
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Episode 8: The Patter of Little Feet
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Episode 14: A Family Affair
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.
Episode 7: Mike Fright
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.
Episode 15: Herb's Dad
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.
Episode 6: Carlson for President
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.
Episode 16: Put Up or Shut Up
Bailey convinces Jennifer to accept a date with Herb in the hope that he'll get scared and back down.
Episode 5: Jennifer Falls in Love
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.
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