As of July 2026, WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 aired in 1980 with 22 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3

1980 22 Episodes Comedy ⭐ 8/10

WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 is currently streaming on major platforms, and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. Its 8/10 TMDB score, built from 94 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Gary Sandy's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

There is a reason WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 keeps coming up in conversation. The jokes in WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Season 3 of WKRP in Cincinnati includes 22 episodes. It aired from November 1980 to April 1981. This season stars Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman and Tim Reid. Gary Sandy and Howard Hesseman lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1980. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Gary Sandy is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

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🎬 WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3 — Episode Guide

The Airplane Show

Trying to compete with WPIG's traffic helicopter, Les starts doing traffic reports from a World War I biplane piloted by a crazy war veteran.

The staff helps Jennifer move into her new $125,000 house in the quiet suburb of Landersville. But she soon finds out that life in Landersville isn't as pleasant as she thought it would be.

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.

Mr. Carlson's wife goes into labor and the WKRP staffers all visit the hospital to be there when she gives birth.

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.

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...

Once again, Mr. Carlson plans to give the staffers almost no Christmas bonuses. But in a dream brought on by eating one of Johnny Fever's brownies, the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future visit him to show him the error of his ways.

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.

At Mr. Carlson's church auction, Herb buys a painting that Bailey loves. He tries to get Mr. Carlson or Bailey to buy it from him...until he learns that it might be valuable.

When Mr. Carlson rehearses a dull speech in front of the WKRP staff, all the staffers drift off into daydreams about what they would most like to be: Herb as a Latin-American dictator, Jennifer as a '30s movie star, Les as a reporter covering the Blitz in 1940, Bailey as the President of the United ...

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.""

Venus and the Man

The station's cleaning woman asks Venus to convince her big, tough teenage son not to drop out of school.

Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 1

Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.

Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide: Part 2

Johnny signs a contract to host a music TV program unaware that the songs will be disco.

When Herb's choice as host of a new call-in advice show proves unable to go on the air, Jennifer takes over and becomes an instant success.

When it is announced that the Flimm Building is to be torn down, Bailey starts a campaign to have the building declared a Cincinnati landmark. Everyone pitches in to help, until Mr. Carlson gets his mother's permission to build a new and better building.

Secrets of Dayton Heights

The Secret Service refuses to grant Les credentials for a Presidential press conference, suspecting him of having radical affiliations. It turns out that the man who raised Les wasn't his father, and that his real father was a card-carrying Communist.

Herb's three-martini business lunches with an ad agency representative are causing him to mess up even more than usual, and it begins to seem that his use of alcohol as a sales tool is turning into a drinking problem.

A Simple Little Wedding

In honor of their 25th anniversary, Arthur and Carmen Carlson plan to get married again. They want a small, private ceremony, but Mama Carlson has other ideas.

Nothing to Fear But...

Everyone is in the grip of urban paranoia after the station is robbed.

🎭 Cast of WKRP in Cincinnati Season 3

Gary Sandy

Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

Dr. Johnny Fever

Tim Reid

Loni Anderson

Jennifer Marlowe

Frank Bonner

Gordon Jump

Richard Sanders

Richard Sanders

Jan Smithers

Bailey Quarters

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