Episode
WKRP in Cincinnati: Jennifer and the Will
Overview
Colonel Buchanan, Jennifer's elderly gentleman friend, dies suddenly. As executrix of his will, Jennifer must deal with the press and with the Colonel's money-grubbing, rumor mongering relatives.
Details
- Series
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1981-12-02
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Jennifer and the Will is Episode 8 in Season 4 of WKRP in Cincinnati. It aired on 1981-12-02. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 7: Three Days of the Condo
When Johnny receives $24,000 in a legal settlement, Venus convinces him to use the money to invest in a condominium at Gone With the Wind Estates.
Episode 9: The Consultant
Mama Carlson hires a professional radio consultant to evaluate WKRP. The man she's hired, Norris Breeze, is an old friend of Andy's who also runs a radio programming service. Andy soon realizes that Breeze intends to give the station a bad report unless it subscribes to the service.
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Episode 10: Love, Exciting and New
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Episode 11: You Can't Go Out of Town Again
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Episode 4: Rumors
While his apartment is being fumigated, Johnny accepts Bailey's offer to stay at her place, causing everyone at the station to think that the two are sleeping together. Johnny's also afraid that he's in danger of losing his time slot to Rex, the afternoon DJ, and when Bailey tries to cheer him up, he mistakes her friendliness for a come-on.
Episode 12: Pills
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Episode 3: The Union
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Episode 13: Changes
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Episode 2: An Explosive Affair (Part 2)
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Episode 14: Jennifer and Johnny's Charity
When a fire destroys the kitchen at the Vine Street Mission, Johnny recruits Jennifer to help raise the $40,000 dollars to rebuild it. Jennifer throws a party for her rich friends and asks them to contribute, and everything is going fine until the contributors meet the people involved.