4x22 Up and Down the Dial - WKRP in Cincinnati Episode Guide

WKRP in Cincinnati

- Episode 04x22

Episode: 04x22
Title: Up and Down the Dial
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 090
First Aired: Apr. 21, 1982

Season 4 » Episode #22 - Up and Down the Dial

WKRP in Cincinnati - 04x22 Up and Down the Dial

Summary: Mama Carlson announces that she is switching to an all-news format just as the station made its way up to #6 in the ratings.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Lillian 'Mama' Carlson	played by Carol Bruce
Charles Von Sanker	played by Nicholas Hormann
Hirsch - Butler	played by Ian Wolfe

Episode Quotes

Season 4 / Episode 22: - Up and Down the Dial

Andy Travis: [Andy and Venus have just showed up at Mama Carlson's house, and both are drunk. Venus is holding Andy up] Mrs. Carlson... I'm tired of your crud!
Venus Flytrap: Yeah! [falls to floor]
Andy Travis: And I've got three things I want to say to you... number two... [falls to floor]

Season 4 / Episode 22: - Up and Down the Dial

Mama Carlson: Dr. Fever, in every business, there are not pluses and minuses, but pluses and pluses... but only if the minuses are played correctly. [Fever looks at Mama Carlson, bewildered] You don't understand, and I don't expect you to...
Johnny 'Dr. Fever' Caravella: [interrupting] No. No, I understand. This is so deeply warped that even I can make sense of it. KRP is not supposed to make money! We're set up to lose! That's our job.

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TRIVIA

The final first-run show of WKRP to air on CBS was #7 in the weekly Neilson ratings for all series, specials and sports events. Prior to the airing, the series had already been canceled.
Last show of the series until it was revived in the 1990's.
The title is from the opening line of the theme song for WKRP in Cincinnati.

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