Episode
WKRP in Cincinnati: The Baby
Overview
Mr. Carlson's wife goes into labor and the WKRP staffers all visit the hospital to be there when she gives birth.
Details
- Series
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1980-11-22
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Baby is Episode 4 in Season 3 of WKRP in Cincinnati. It aired on 1980-11-22. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 3: Real Families
When Herb's family is featured in the show ""Real Families"", he is sure that they can serve as an example of a clean living family. Unfortunately, the image Herb wants to convey is different from the reality shown on screen.
Episode 5: Hotel Oceanview
Andy, Mr. Carlson and Herb visit Dayton to try and land the advertising account for Vicky Von Vickey jeans. While Mr. Carlson worries about the notorious Dayton poisoner, Herb romances an old high school acquaintance and Andy has trouble with his slide projector.
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Episode 6: A Mile in My Shoes
When Herb is called for jury duty, Andy takes over as sales manager and soon discovers just how tough it is trying to sell advertising time or collect from deadbeat clients. Meanwhile, Venus becomes acting program director and has to deal with Les's plan to disguise himself as a black man so that he can do a series of reports based on the book Black Like Me.
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Episode 7: Bah, Humbug
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Episode 8: Baby, It's Cold Inside
On a day when the furnace has broken down, Mama Carlson pays a surprise visit to the station and catches Johnny drinking in the broadcast booth.
Episode 9: The Painting
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Episode 10: Daydreams
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Episode 11: Frog Story
Herb has accidentally spray-painted his daughter's pet frog Greenpeace pink, and brings the frog to the station trying to find a way to save its life. Meanwhile, Les convinces Johnny that he is suffering from the dreaded ""schistosomiasis.""
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