List of The Love Boat episodes
The American television series The Love Boat (Love Boat in its final season), set on a cruise ship, was aired on ABC from September 24, 1977 until February 27, 1987. Each episode has multiple titles, referencing the simultaneous storylines contained within.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | |
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| 1 | 25 | September 24, 1977 | May 20, 1978 | |
| 2 | 27 | September 16, 1978 | May 12, 1979 | |
| 3 | 28 | September 15, 1979 | May 3, 1980 | |
| 4 | 28 | October 25, 1980 | May 16, 1981 | |
| 5 | 29 | October 3, 1981 | May 15, 1982 | |
| 6 | 29 | October 2, 1982 | May 7, 1983 | |
| 7 | 27 | October 1, 1983 | May 12, 1984 | |
| 8 | 27 | September 22, 1984 | May 4, 1985 | |
| 9 | 25 | September 28, 1985 | May 24, 1986 | |
| 10 | 4 | November 21, 1986 | February 27, 1987 | |
Episodes
Pilot movies: 1976–77
| No. in series |
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Title | Original air date | |
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| 0 | 0 | "The Love Boat" | September 17, 1976 | |
| 0 | 0 | "The Love Boat II" | January 21, 1977 | |
| 0 | 0 | "The New Love Boat – The Newlyweds / The Exchange / Cleo's First Voyage" | May 5, 1977 | |
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Guest stars include Georgia Engel as a stowaway, Gary Frank and Melanie Mayron as a pair of tremulous honeymooners, Stella Stevens and Pat Harrington as an eternally bickering married couple, and Audra Lindley and Phil Silvers as, respectively, an outspoken middle-aged lady and a woebegone widower. Guest Stars: Georgia Engel as Cleo Bagby, Gary Frank as Stanley Adams, Pat Harrington Jr. as Ernie Klopman (credited as Pat Harrington), Audra Lindley as Mae Allen, Melanie Mayron as Joyce Adams, Phil Silvers as Morris Beckman, and Stella Stevens as Leonara Klopman. Other Guests: William Bassett as Josh and Paula Victor as Paula. | ||||
Season 1: 1977–78
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| 1 | 1 | "Captain & the Lady / Centerfold / One If by Land..." | Stuart Margolin (Captain & the Lady) Richard Kinon (Centerfold) Alan Rafkin (One If by Land) | Michael Norell (Captain & the Lady) Jay Grossman (Centerfold) Judy Skelton & Paula A. Roth (One If by Land) | September 24, 1977 | |
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Captain Stubing's ex-wife (Bonnie Franklin) is a passenger with her new husband (Robert Symonds), a cruise line executive. She makes the crew pay for her animosity with the Captain. A former centerfold model (Meredith Baxter) struggles to hide her past from her fiancé who is a Congressman. A woman (Brenda Sykes) is followed by her boyfriend (Jimmie Walker) whom she dumped because he won't commit to marriage. Guest stars: Meredith Baxter as Sandy Rytell (credited as Meredith Baxter Birney), Bonnie Franklin as Stacy Skaugstad, Captain Stubing's Ex-Wife, Shelly Novack as Congressman Brad Brockway, Suzanne Somers as Lorraine Hoffman, Brenda Sykes as Ginny O'Brien, and Jimmie Walker as Ronald Baker. Other Guests: Robert Symonds as Aubrey Skaugstag, Gertrude Flynn as Mrs. Pendleton, Chris Capen as College Guy, and Ted Chapman as Man with the Burning Magazine (credited as 'Man'). Trivia Note: This episode was a case of life imitating art. One of the stories involves a woman (played by Meredith Baxter) who had posed nude years before when she was young and desperate and was now trying to hide the fact. As it would later come out Suzanne Somers had posed for Playboy under the same circumstances back in 1970. After she became a household name from the success of Three's Company (1976), Playboy published the photos, despite her attempts to prevent it. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "A Tasteful Affair / Oh, Dale! / The Main Event" | Richard Kinon (A Tasteful Affair) Alan Rafkin (Oh, Dale!) Stuart Margolin (The Main Event) | Ben Joelson & Art Baer (A Tasteful Affair) Carl Kleischmitt (Oh, Dale!) Rick Callahan (The Main Event) | October 1, 1977 | |
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A man (John Ritter) poses as a woman because the only available cabin he could share was already occupied by another woman (Tovah Feldshuh). A quarreling couple (Sherman Hemsley, LaWanda Page) is trapped in an elevator. A tycoon hires a detective (Dennis Cole) to find out if his wife (Jaclyn Smith) is cheating. Guest Stars: Dennis Cole as Dennis Kingsley, Tovah Feldshuh as Susan Ridley, Sherman Hemsley as Maurice Marshall, LaWanda Page as Stella Marshall, John Ritter as Dale Riley / Dale Reinhardt, and Jaclyn Smith as Janette Bradford. Other Guests: Jenifer Shaw as Joanne Pringle (credited as Joanne), David Knapp as Lucas Bradford (credited as Lucas), Craig Littler as Carl Daggett, Tiiu Leek as Linda Daggett, and Mark Thomas as Peter Pringle. ‘’Others:’’ Nick Borgan as Ship Passenger (uncredited), Monty O'Grady as Ship Passenger (uncredited), Jack Perkins as Drunk in Men's Room (uncredited), and George Tracy as Ship Passenger (uncredited). There is an Unknown woman (uncredited) wearing a bikini top and a towel who has one line, “Adam,” when she interrupts Doc teaching Janette how to play solitaire. Doc introduces her as Greta Wilkes, and said he had promised her a tour of the ship. Note: Dennis Cole and Jaclyn Smith would later become husband and wife in real life (1978-1981). | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Ex Plus Y / Golden Agers / Graham and Kelly" | Alan Rafkin (Ex Plus Y & Graham and Kelly) Stuart Margolin (Golden Agers) | Ed Jurist (Ex Plus Y) Ann Gibbs & Joel Kimmell (Golden Agers) Michael Norell (Graham and Kelly) | October 8, 1977 | |
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A man (Robert Reed) and woman (Loretta Swit) who are divorced from each other meet. Two teens (Kristy McNichol, Scott Baio) fall in love. A senior-citizens' guide (Charles Frank) is kept busy by his group and interfering with his romance with Julie. Guest Stars: Edward Andrews as Seniors Group Leader, Harry, Hermione Baddeley as Mrs. Kitty Pickrel, Scott Baio as Graham D. Pickrel II, Pamela Bellwood as Judy Watson, Charles Frank as Jim Wright, Seniors' Chaperone, Kristy McNichol as Kelly Rixie, Richard Mulligan as Ron Larsen, Robert Reed as Barney Mason, and Loretta Swit as Terry Larsen. Other Guests: Queenie Smith as Helen Lindsay, Betty Kean as Mrs. Svenson, and Florence Halop as Millie Lindsay. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Message for Maureen / Gotcha / Acapulco Connection" | Richard Kinon (Message for Maureen) Stuart Margolin (Gotcha) Peter Baldwin (Acapulco Connection) | Kenneth Hartigan & David Garber (Message for Maureen) Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller (Gotcha) Neil Rosen & George Trecker (Acapulco Connection) | October 15, 1977 | |
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A sportswriter (Bill Bixby) romances a sidelined tennis pro (Brenda Benet), and they may have been a couple prior. Doc falls for a seasick stowaway (Charo). A practical joker (Milton Berle) plays one joke too many. A paraplegic former tennis pro meets her critic, a sportswriter; A Mexican stowaway creates havoc; A practical joker learns a lesson. Guest Stars: Brenda Benet as Maureen Mitchell, Milton Berle as Cyril Wolfe, Bill Bixby as John Ballard, Charo as April Lopez, and Audra Lindley as Anita Wolfe. Other Guests: Mary Grace Canfield as Housekeeper, Britt Leach as Reverend Dickerson (credited as Rev. Dickerson), and Lynn Adams as Martha Dickerson (credited as Mrs. Dickerson). Note: Bill Bixby and Brenda Benet were married to each other at the time. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Isaac the Groupie / Mr. Popularity / Help! Murder!" | Peter Baldwin (Issac the Groupie) Tony Webster (Mr. Popularity) James Sheldon (Help! Murder!) | Michael Norell (Issac the Groupie) Tony Webster (Mr. Popularity) Ben Joelson & Art Baer (Help! Murder!) | October 22, 1977 | |
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Isaac's favorite singer, Roxy Blue (Diahann Carroll), becomes his lover. Talky Robert Tanner's (Jim Nabors) popularity increases when fellow passengers think he may be a jewel thief. Bert Fredericks (David Groh) plans his wife Denise's (Michele Lee) birthday party, but she thinks it's a murder plot. Guest Stars: Diahann Carroll as Roxy Blue, David Groh as Bert Fredericks, Michele Lee as Denise Fredericks, Jim Nabors as Robert Tanner (later claims to be 'Roscoe Toller'), and Reva Rose as Myra Grove. Other Guests: Olan Soule as Harvey Grove (credited as Olan Soulé), and Robert Hastings as Customer (credited as Bob Hastings). | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Joker Is Mild / Take My Granddaughter, Please / First Time Out" | Richard Kinon (The Joker is Mild & Take My Granddaughter, Please) Alan Rafkin (First Time Out) | David Ketchum & Tony Dimarco (The Joker is Mild) Barry Blitzer (Take My Granddaughter, Please) Mark Evanier & Dennis Palumbo (First Time Out) | October 29, 1977 | |
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Has-been comic Barry Keys asks Julie to let him entertain on board to return a favor. Mrs. Warner is determined to marry off her granddaughter Shirley. College pals bet on whether virginal Dan changes his status before the cruise ends. Guest Stars: Patty Duke as Shirley Warner (credited as Patty Duke Astin), Phil Foster as Barry Keys, Ruth Gordon as Mrs. Warner, Robert Hegyes as Danny, Tab Hunter as Dave King, Maureen McCormick as Barbara Holmes, and John Mark Robinson as Lee. Other Guests: W.K. Stratton as Kyle, Meegan King as Paul, and Robert Hackman as Freddy Stevens - Booking Agent (credited as Bob Hackman). | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Julie's Old Flame / The Jinx / The Identical Problem" | Don Weis | Michael Norell (Julie's Old Flame) Howard Albrecht & Sol Weinstein (The Jinx) David Ketchum & Tony Dimarco (The Identical Problem) | November 12, 1977 | |
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Identical twins (Diana Canova in a dual role) bewilder a smitten Doc. Julie tries to dodge a former beau (David Hedison). The crew blames a "jinxed" couple (Ray Bolger, Harriet Nelson) for a series of accidents. Guest Stars: Ray Bolger as Horace McDonald, Diana Canova as Ellen Edwards / Helen Edwards, David Hedison as Buddy Stanfield, and Harriet Nelson as Henrietta McDonald. Other Guests: Alana Stewart as Mrs. Stanfield (credited as Alana Collins). | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Lost and Found / The Understudy / Married Singles" | Stuart Margolin | Bruce Shelly (Lost and Found) Ben Joelson & Art Baer (The Understudy) Ray Jessel (Married Singles) | November 19, 1977 | |
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A cruise-director trainee (Jo Ann Harris) is after Julie's job. A bickering married couple (Polly Bergen, Steve Allen) pose as swinging singles. A childless couple (Sandy Duncan, Jim Stafford) take in a young runaway (James Bond III). Guest Stars: Steve Allen as Durwood Moss, Polly Bergen as Maisie Nolan, Sandy Duncan as Sharon Baker, Jo Ann Harris as Connie Evans, and Jim Stafford as Richard Baker. Other Guests: Loni Anderson as Barbie, Joshua Bryant as Jack Plymouth (credited as Josh Bryant), J. Jay Saunders as Mr. Dennison, Marilyn Coleman as Mrs. Dennison, Hayden Rorke as Mr. Humbertson, and James Bond III as Theodore Dennison, Jr. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Captain's Captain / Romance Roulette / Hounded" | Jack Arnold | Ann Gibbs & Joel Kimmel (The Captain's Captain) Howard Albrecht & Sol Weinstein (Romance Roulette) David Ketchum & Tony Dimarco (Hounded) | November 26, 1977 | |
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Three women (Jane Curtin, Susan Heldfond, Joanna Kerns) romance—but complications occur when they try to dump three men. The Captain's father (Phil Silvers) visits and falls for a galley cook (Judy Canova). A security dog traps a passenger (Gary Burghoff) in his bathroom. Guest Stars: Gary Burghoff as Donald M. Flanders, Judy Canova as P. J. Muldoon, Jane Curtin as Regina Parker, and Phil Silvers as Merrill Stubing, Sr. ('Stubby'). Other Guests: David Landsberg as Morton, Vincent Baggetta as Frank Vallone the plumber (credited as Vince Baggetta), Joanna Kerns as Beth Luckner, and Susan Heldfond as Toby Chapman. Others: Peter Mensah as Passenger (uncredited). ‘’Note:’’ Aired on MeTV (May 27, 2018) listed as 'Captain's Captain / Dog's Life / Romance Roulette' even though title credits show 'Captain's Captain / Romance Roulette / Hounded.' | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Dear Beverly / The Strike / Special Delivery" | Allen Baron | Ben Joelson & Art Baer (Dear Beverly) Mark Fink (The Strike) Marlon C. Freeman (Special Delivery) | December 3, 1977 | |
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Advice columnist Beverly Blanchard (Eva Gabor) neglects her husband, Russ (Leslie Nielsen), who thus spends time with a fellow passenger (Stephanie Blackmore). Captain Stubing wages war with a visiting chef, Antonio Borga (Al Molinaro). Julie's friend, Jeff Smith (Robert Urich), is separated from his wife, Gail (Pamela Franklin), but doesn't know that she's on board and carrying his child. Guest Stars: Pamela Franklin as Gail Smith, Eva Gabor as Beverly Blanchard, Al Molinaro as Chef Antonio Borga, Leslie Nielsen as Russ Blanchard, and Robert Urich as Jeff Smith (credited as Bob Urich). Other Guests: Mary Treen as Sister #2, Meg Wyllie as Sister #1, Lila Kent as Young Woman, and Stephanie Blackmore as Peggy. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Lonely at the Top / Silent Night / Divorce Me, Please" | Allen Baron | Gordon Farr & Lynne Farr (Lonely at the Top) Ben Joelson & Art Baer (Silent Night) Bruce Howard (Divorce Me, Please) | December 10, 1977 | |
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At Christmas, a lonely Captain Stubing alienates the crew by his lack of Christmas spirit. Ex-convict Dan Barton (John Gavin) meets his double-crossing law partner Walter Perry (Dean Santoro) on board and plans to get revenge, for being convicted of the crime the partner committed. Paul and Audrey Baynes (Shecky Greene, Florence Henderson) fantasize about divorcing each other. Minister Father Mike (Dick Sargent) chaperones six orphans back to the orphanage in Mexico. Guest Stars: John Gavin as Dan Barton, Shecky Greene as Paul Baynes, Florence Henderson as Audrey Baynes, Donna Mills as Lila Barton, and Dick Sargent as Father Mike. Other Guests: Dean Santoro as Walter Perry, Tiger Williams as Tony, Philip Tanzini as Peanut, Beatrice Colen as Vera, and Chanin Hale as Claire. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Old Man and the Runaway / The Painters / A Fine Romance" | Stuart Margolin (The Old Man and the Runaway) James Sheldon (The Painters & A Fine Romance) | Howard Albrecht & Sol Weinstein (The Old Man and the Runaway) Ray Jessel (The Painters) Jack Hanrahan & Don Sherman (A Fine Romance) | December 24, 1977 | |
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A curmudgeon (Will Geer) strikes up a friendship with a runaway teen. Julie's old boyfriend (Anson Williams) rebuffs her advances. Inept painters (Arte Johnson, Pat Morita) make a shambles of the Captain's cabin. Guest Stars: Will Geer as Franklyn Bootherstone, Arte Johnson as Ronald, Pat Morita as Vincent, Tom Poston as Mickey O'Day, and Anson Williams as Sean McGlynn. Other Guests: Bayn Johnson as Nancy Brown. Others: Dorothy Green as Miss Westlake (uncredited)[citation needed] | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Too Hot to Handle / Family Reunion / Cinderella Story" | James Sheldon (Cinderella Story) Richard Kinon (Too Hot to Handle & Family Reunion) | Bruce Shelly (Cinderella Story & Family Reunion) Ben Joelson & Art Baer (Too Hot to Handle) | January 7, 1978 | |
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Honeymooners (John Rubinstein, Kathy Bates) experience a nightmare of a honeymoon. A supermarket assistant manager (Bruce Solomon), traveling with his wife (Judy Luciano), poses as a hot-shot executive with the crew's connivance. A ship's steward (Bob Crane) is reunited with his long lost daughter (Dori Brenner). Guest Stars: Bob Crane as Edward 'Teddy' Anderson, Rosemary DeCamp as Cynthia Loudon, Don DeFore as Everett Loudon, Robert Hays as Sam Bradley, John Rubinstein as George Allison, Bruce Solomon as Bill Edwards, and David White as Greg Beatty. Other Guests: Victoria Carroll as Ginger LeDoux, Judy Luciano as Doreen Edwards (credited as Judy Luciano Adams), and Earl Montgomery as Man on the 'Sun Princess'. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Isaac's Double Standard / One More Time / Chimpanzeeshines" | Unknown | Unknown | January 14, 1978 | |
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A thieving chimp almost wrecks Gopher's love life. Isaac's mother (Pearl Bailey) shocks her son by sharing quarters with her boyfriend. Feuding performers (Nanette Fabray, Don Adams) reunite for a show. Guest Stars: Don Adams as Lenny Camen, Pearl Bailey as Millie Washington, Nanette Fabray as Mitzy Monroe, Allyn Ann McLerie as Cynthia Parker, Tracy Reed as Charlene Franks (credited as Tracey Reed), and introducing Louise the chimpanzee. Other Guests: Kim Lankford as Anne Parker, Arthur Adams as Roy Harwood, D.D.S., and F. William Parker as Man in Bar. | ||||||
| 15 16 | 15 16 | "The Eyes of Love / Masquerade / Hollywood Royalty / The Caper: Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | January 21, 1978 | |
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A Hollywood couple argue about a film he wants to produce, unaware that thieves are planning to rob them of a precious diamond in their possession. A blind girl is reunited with her schoolmate—who is no longer blind. A lawyer tries to keep his wife from finding out about his girlfriend who is also on the cruise. A masquerade ball highlights the conclusion of the voyage. The bumbling gang of thieves believe they have finally figured out a way to nab an elusive diamond, even as its owner comes to her own drastic decision on its fate; A blind woman wonders if she can be happy with a former blind friend, who has regained his sight; A man's wife and mistress discover who each other are. A husband and wife (Fernando Lamas, Michele Lee), as a famous Hollywood couple, arrive with paparazzi. She is adorned in a famous gigantic diamond which, of course, entices dim-witted bumbling crooks (Harold Gould, Karen Valentine, Larry Storch, John Schuck), in a delightful caper reminiscent of old Hollywood. A husband (Dan Rowan) is chagrined into bringing his wife (Juliet Mills) on the cruise when she finds the tickets for his mistress (Adrienne Barbeau) and himself, with some unexpected surprises. Two former attendees of a blind school (Desi Arnaz Jr., Stephanie Zimbalist) are reunited. A masquerade night moves the plots right along. Guest Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr. as Steve Hollis, Adrienne Barbeau as Cathy Randall, Harold Gould as Vernon Crowler / Captain Merrill Stubing, Fernando Lamas as Bill Teague, Michele Lee as Miss Roz Rogers, Juliet Mills as Barbara Danver, Dan Rowan as Alan Danver, John Schuck as Ox, Larry Storch as Elwood Riggs, and Karen Valentine as Taffy Martino, and Stephanie Zimbalist as Jenny Lang. Other Guests: Lea Vernon as TV Reporter, John J. Fox as Chauffeur, and Richard Lineback as Steward. Others: John Hugh McKnight as Passenger (uncredited), and Paul Van as Maitre D' (uncredited). Note: This is the first time in which the opening credits included video images of the guest stars as well as names. This was the only time it happened in the first season but it would become a standard format in subsequent seasons. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Winner Take Love / The Congressman Was Indiscreet / Isaac's History Lesson" | Unknown | Unknown | January 28, 1978 | |
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A beauty contest on board ship divides a couple (Maureen McCormick, Bobby Sherman). A reporter (Vicki Lawrence) falls for a disgraced congressman (Dick Van Patten). A visiting college professor (Vernee Watson-Johnson) researching Black history disapproves of an older passenger's hambone moves – even though most of the others like it - and convinces Isaac to feel the same way, until they find out to their embarrassment that the man (Scatman Crothers) is one of the greatest pitchers in Negro League history. Guest Stars: Scatman Crothers as Virgil 'Scattergun' Gibson, Graham Jarvis as Waldo Linden, Vicki Lawrence as Robin Brandt, Maureen McCormick as Suzy Corbett, Bobby Sherman as Rick Leonard, Dick Van Patten as Congressman John Whitcomb, and Vernee Watson as Stephanie Hayden (credited as Vernée Watson). Other Guests: Priscilla Barnes as Jeanette Arnold (credited as Jeanette), Maria O'Brien as Rita Almerez (credited as Rita), Melissa Tennille as Alma Hodges (credited as Alma), and Marianne Marks as Teresa Chen (credited as Teresa). Others: Paul DeCeglie as Passenger (uncredited), Bob Harks as Contest Judge (uncredited), and Monty O'Grady as Waiter (uncredited). | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Last of the Stubings / Million Dollar Man / The Sisters" | Unknown | Unknown | February 4, 1978 | |
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Captain Stubing's nephew turns out to be a klutz. An embezzler falls for a cop. Romance comes between two unmarried sisters. Stubing's nephew (Peter Isacksen) comes on board to be trained to work on ships, like everyone in his family, but doesn't exactly do a good job at whatever he is told to do. Eventually, he reveals a secret to the crew that he can't tell Stubing. A man who stole a million dollars (Frank Converse) hooks up with a female passenger (Marcia Strassman) but when he reveals what he did, she reveals that she's a cop and intends to turn him in when they return. Two sisters (Pat Crowley, Marion Ross) come aboard and when one sister is attracted to a male passenger (Brett Halsey), her sister is jealous because she feels neglected. Guest Stars: Frank Converse as Bill Thompson, Pat Crowley as Noreen Badger, Brett Halsey as Clark Tyler, Peter Isacksen as L. Courtney Stubing IV, Marion Ross as Rose Higby, and Marcia Strassman as Stephanie Lewis. Other Guests: Benny Baker as Grandad 'Jack Daniels' (credited without role) and Sean Morgan as Man at the Bar (credited without role). | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "A Very Special Girl / Until the Last Goodbye / The Inspector" | Unknown | Unknown | February 11, 1978 | |
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The crew is on its best behavior for an incognito cruise inspector while a Russian elderly man keeps asking the same phrase over and over. Illness affects an adoring couple (Susan Blanchard, Paul Burke). A children's book author (Jim Backus) tries to find inspiration on the cruise. Two girlfriends (Laurette Spang, Debralee Scott) cruise, and one is ignored by all the men on board while all the others hit on the other. Guest Stars: Jim Backus as Mr. Marvin Waterman, Susan Blanchard as Sarah Lambert, Paul Burke as Brian Sherwood, Patti MacLeod as Mrs. Corwin, Debralee Scott as Jane Cole, Bob Seagren as Mike Andrews, Laurette Spang as Melanie Taylor, and Sal Viscuso as Doug Ketchum. Other Guests: Jack Bernardi as Mr. Zidreczky and Don Bovingloh as Pianist (credited as Don Boevingloh). Others: Hank Jones as Ship's Inspector (uncredited) and Leoda Richards as Woman in Hallway (uncredited). | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Memories of You / Computerman / Parlez Vous?" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 1978 | |
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A matchmaker uses a computer to pair up the cruise guests. He also manipulates it to pair himself with Julie. American gold-diggers pass themselves off as French. A New York ad executive and a long-lost love reunite. Two American women (Barbi Benton, Susan Silo) pretend they are French, in order to get men and gifts. Julie is wooed by a man (Frankie Avalon) who runs a computer-dating service and offers his computer matchmaking for the Valentine's Day cruise. A woman (Patty Duke Astin) believes another passenger (Ricky Nelson), who has amnesia, is a former lost-love. Guest Stars: Patty Duke as Lilly Mackim (credited as Patty Duke Astin), Frankie Avalon as Nick Heider, Barbi Benton as Brigitte LeBlanc, Denny Evans as Sam Worth, Jamie Farr as Seymour, Ricky Nelson as Ted Wilcox / Alex Fowler (credited as Rick Nelson), and Carole White as Penny Jacobs (credited as Carole Ita White). Other Guests: Shelley Long as Heather McKenzie (credited as Heather), Lawrence P. Casey Daryl Matson (credited as Lawrence Casey; credited as Daryl), Susan Silo as Yvonne Boulanger (credited as Yvonne), Danny Dayton as Walt, and Georganne LaPiere as Betsy Carruthers (credited as Georganne La Piere; credited as Betsy). Others: Tom Brumley as Himself - Steel Guitarist, Al Anton as Chet Maxwell (uncredited), and Leoda Richards as Passenger (uncredited). Note: This was the first acting credit (where she plays a scripted character) for Shelley Long. Interestingly, she plays a bookish intellectual who is mismatched with a vain narcissist (named Sam) who can't appreciate her for who she is. The same situation would later make her famous for years on the TV show Cheers, which aired in 1982. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Taking Sides / Going by the Book / A Friendly Little Game" | Unknown | Unknown | February 18, 1978 | |
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An elder couple's (Audrey Meadows, Robert Mandan) marriage problems affect a young couple's (Diana Canova, Robert Urich) marriage; A passenger (Harvey Jason) tries to court a girl (Georgia Engel) who is being overprotected by Doc who happens to be a friend of her father; A passenger (Harry Morgan) pays his debts by playing cards with a marked deck. Also guest starring: Priscilla Morill, Herb Voland Note: Robert Urich later starred in the short-lived spin-off series Love Boat: The Next Wave from 1998 to 1999. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "A Selfless Love / The Nubile Nurse / Parents Know Best" | Unknown | Unknown | February 25, 1978 | |
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A couple (Monty Hall and Janis Paige) takes their son (Mark Shera) along on the cruise, hoping he will end a relationship; A couple (Leslie Nielsen and Lynda Day George) rethink their romance; An ex-showgirl (Elaine Joyce) jeopardizes her nursing career. Also guest starring: Laurie Prange, Marla Adams, Craig Littler, Dorothy Konrad, Joe E. Ross | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Musical Cabins" | Unknown | Unknown | May 6, 1978 | |
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In order to claim an inheritance, a young bachelor (Paul Williams) has a week to marry; A widow (Michele Lee), posing as an adventuress, captures the Captain's heart; A chauvinist (Richard Gautier) angers his fiancée (Barbara Rhoades), who finds comfort in Doc; A tabloid reporter (Marcia Wallace) uses sex as the subject for her story. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "The Business of Love / Crash Diet Crush / I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | Unknown | Unknown | May 13, 1978 | |
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A former prostitute (Caren Kaye) trying to overcome her past meets a nice man (Christopher George) but is threatened with exposure by a former client (Jack Carter) having troubles with his wife (Jayne Meadows). Captain Stubing reunites with an old flame (Jessica Walter). Two depressed widowed people (Annette Funicello, Michael Callan) find comfort in each other while avoiding an overly happy couple (Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie). | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Pacific Princess Overtures / Gopher, the Rebel / Cabin Fever" | Unknown | Unknown | May 20, 1978 | |
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Gopher is encouraged by a young passenger (Eve Plumb) to stand up to Captain Stubing, with unexpected consequences; A man (Antonio Fargas) is caught cheating on his wife, by his neighbors - from home; A businessman (Gary Collins) convinces a widow (Diane Baker) to sell her late husband's business to a Japanese conglomerate, whose chairman (Pat Morita) is on board. | ||||||
Season 2: 1978–79
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| 26 27 | 1 2 | "Marooned/ The Search / Issac's Holiday: Parts 1 & 2" | Paul Stanley | Michael Norell (Marooned) Lee Aronsohn (The Search) Ben Joelson & Art Baer (Issac's Holiday) | September 16, 1978 | |
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Part 1: Captain Stubing's deputy turns out to be incompetent in his new role. The captain, Doc, Julie, Gopher, and some of the guests visit an island near Cabo San Lucas. They are taken hostage by a nutty hermit (John Astin) and caught in a hurricane. Gopher, who is anxious about his upcoming vacation, drives everyone crazy. Isaac sails on the ship as a passenger, and hopes to impress a woman with his lies about being rich and famous. A passenger tracks down a woman who gave her up as a newborn, and also meets a soap-opera actor. Part 2: The captain and his marooned group struggle to survive on the island during a hurricane. The woman (Donna Mills) looking for her birth mother (Laraine Day) makes a startling discovery. Isaac tries to save the ship from the storm, while trying to regain Mara's (Lola Falana) trust. Guest Stars: Edie Adams as Maureen Buell, John Astin as David P. Crothers, Barbi Benton as Kiki Atwood, David Birney as Mike Adler, Norm Crosby as Wally the Bartender, Laraine Day as Vera Simpson, Lola Falana Mara Carroll, Audra Lindley Mrs. Worth, Dick Martin as Deputy Captain Cunningham, Donna Mills as Jeannie Carter, and Avery Schreiber as Everett Buell. Other Guests: Gordon Connell as Douglas the chauffeur (credit only), and Chris Capen as Radio Officer (credit only). | ||||||
| 28 | 3 | "Rocky / Julie's Dilemma / Who's Who?" | Allen Baron (Rocky) Roger Duchowny (Julie's Dilemma / Who's Who?) | Ann Gibbs and Joel Kimmel (Rocky) Ben Joelson and Art Baer (Julie's Dilemma) Bob Fraser and Rob Dames (Who's Who?) | September 23, 1978 | |
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Julie's parents (Norman Fell and Betty Garrett) are getting divorced. An author (James Coco) and a censor (Dody Goodman) fall in love, unaware they are sharing the same cabin. A young girl (Melissa Gilbert) loses her tomboy image after receiving her first kiss. Guest Stars: Jimmy Baio as Norman, James Coco as Marion Atkins, the Author, Norman Fell as Bill McCoy, Betty Garrett as Martha McCoy, Melissa Gilbert as Rosemary 'Rocky' Simpson, Dody Goodman as Patricia Seldon, Ellen Travolta as Norman's Mother, and Edward Winter as Rod Simpson. Other Guests: Marla Adams as Arlene Simpson. Others: Emmaline Henry as Love Interest for 'Billy Boy' (uncredited). | ||||||
| 29 | 4 | "The Man Who Loved Women / A Different Girl / Oh, My Aching Brother" | Allen Baron | Howard Albrecht and Sol Weinstein (The Man Who Loved Women) Cynthia Santillo (A Different Girl) Bruce Howard (Oh, My Aching Brother) | September 30, 1978 | |
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A man (David Doyle) makes a move on and falls in love with three passengers (Cathryn Damon, Brett Somers, Jo Ann Pflug), whom he doesn't know are traveling together. During separate introductions, they individually refer to him as 'Cornelious,' 'McNair,' and 'Vinny,' respectively. Captain Stubing's godson (Grant Goodeve) and his wife (Bess Armstrong) are cruising together after being separated for two years by his military duties overseas. Two brothers stage false injuries so they can sue the insurance company, but one (Sonny Bono) has a change of heart when he meets a nice lady (Judy Landers). Guest Stars: Bess Armstrong as Laura Stanton, Sonny Bono as Harold Nash, Cathryn Damon as Charlotte, David Doyle as Alvin McNair, Grant Goodeve as Captain Dave Stanton, Marty Ingels as Joe Nash, Judy Landers as Rita, Jo Ann Pflug as Bonnie Stokes, and Brett Somers as Anita Carmichael. | ||||||
| 30 | 5 | "Julie's Aunt / Where Is It Written? / The Big Deal" | Allen Baron | Barry Blitzer (Julie's Aunt) Lan O'Kun (Where Is It Written?) James F. Henry (The Big Deal) | October 14, 1978 | |
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Captain Stubing's uncle (Red Buttons) makes efforts to be alone with Julie but is thwarted by her aunt – Gopher in disguise; A businessman (Allen Ludden) tries to close a deal, using his daughter (Mackenzie Phillips) as bait; The neglected wife (Hope Lange) of a publisher (Gene Barry) hopes to find inspiration for the remaining chapter of a book by romancing a novelist (Richard Mulligan). Guest Stars: Sam Groom, Erik Estrada | ||||||
| 31 | 6 | "Mike and Ike / The Witness / The Kissing Bandit" | Roger Duchowny (Mike and Ike / The Witness) Allen Baron (The Kissing Bandit) | Fred Grandy and Bernie Kopell (Mike and Ike / The Kissing Bandit) Arnold Grossman (The Witness) | October 21, 1978 | |
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A shy young man becomes a different person at night; a businessman learns a lesson about neglecting his family; a man believes he has better chances of surviving at sea than on trial. A shy guy (Billy Crystal) dons a mask and goes around kissing every girl on the ship. Then, he meets a girl (Laurie Walters) with whom he connects. A couple (Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr.), who are Isaac's friends and with whom they performed on the streets in their youth, are now successful and rich and have a young son (Todd Bridges). But, his father spends more time on work than with his son. And, a woman (Toni Tennille) follows a man (Robert Reed), whom she knows witnessed what happened to someone she cares about and urges him to come forward and tell what he saw. Guest Stars: Sharon Acker as Evelyn, Todd Bridges as Michael Jr., Pat Carroll as Muriel, Billy Crystal as Newton Weems, Nancy Kulp as Gert, Marilyn McCoo as Lenore, Billy Davis Jr. as Michael Sr., Robert Reed as Frank McLean, Toni Tennille as Suzanne Henderson, and Laurie Walters as Roberta Potter. Note: Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. introduced together in opening credits. Note: Isaac, Lenore, and Michael Sr. complete a song and dance scene later credited as "Our Language of Love," words by Fred Grandy and music by Ray Jessel. | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | "Ship of Ghouls" | Roger Duchowny | Mickey Rose | October 28, 1978 | |
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An illusionist is in such demand that he nearly misses what is in front of him; two recently reunited parents have trouble trying to stop their son from telling tall tales; Julie's model friend, scarred physically and psychologically by a car accident, is romanced by Gopher and Doc but is suspicious of their motives. Guest Stars: Iris Adrian as The Amazing Alonzo Groupie, Charlie Aiken as Bobby Diller, Barbara Anderson as Karen Williamson, Joan Blondell as Ramona Bevans, Gary Collins as Mr. Diller, Jane Kean as The Amazing Alonzo Groupie, Mary Ann Mobley as Mrs. Diller, Bibi Osterwald as The Amazing Alonzo Groupie, and Vincent Price as Wendell Mordan - 'The Amazing Alonzo.' Other Guests: Maureen Reagan as Mrs. Moss and Larry Gelman as Harvey Greenswann (credited as Harvey). Others: unknown girl (uncredited) as Lucy, daughter to Mrs. Moss and cruise ship friend to Billy Diller. | ||||||
| 33 | 8 | "A Time for Everything / The Song Is Ended / Accidental Cruise / Anoushka" | Unknown | Unknown | November 4, 1978 | |
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A stuffy executive loosens up and falls in love with his secretary; a songwriter rekindles a wife's love for her husband; Captain Stubing takes charge of the orphaned child of his former love; a stern Russian cruise director gets a new image, to Doc's delight. Sandy Beal is a secretary secretly in love with her boss Victor Marshall. The two of them get drunk at an office party and wind up taking an "Accidental Cruise." In "The Song Has Ended," Charlie Godwin is a former songwriter now unhappily married and working for an advertising agency. Once they board the ship, Charlie and his wife June encounter his former partner Burt Buchanan, who has gone on to garner more fame than he had with Charlie. "A Time for Everything" reunites Captain Stubing with Dolores, whose sister Georgina was an old flame of Stubing's and died eight months earlier, leaving Georgina's daughter Vickie in Dolores' care. Miss "Anoushka" Mishancov, the vodka-loving Commissar of Cruise Vessels for the Soviet Union, is on board and falls for Doc, after persuading Julie to help her become "slinky." Guest Stars: Richard Dawson as Bert Buchanan, Robert Goulet as Charlie Godwin, Juliet Mills as June Godwin, Soupy Sales as Victor Marshall, Loretta Swit as Anoushka Mishancov, Jill Whelan as Vicki Stubing, and Jo Anne Worley as Sandy Beal. Other Guests: Melendy Britt as Georgina and Sandra Deel as Dolores Strickland. Others: Lawrence Moran as Jimmy (uncredited). Note: This is the first appearance of Vicki. Note: This is a 90-minute episode. | ||||||
| 34 | 9 | "Till Death Do Us Part–Maybe / Locked Away / Chubs" | Allen Baron | Ben Joelson and Art Baer (Till Death Do Us Part–Maybe) Howard Albrecht and Sol Weinstein (Locked Away) Loraine Despres (Chubs) | November 11, 1978 | |
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A widow (Vernee Watson) who still hasn't gotten over her husband's death is followed by her husband's ghost (Jimmy Walker), who tries to fix her up with another passenger (Greg Morris). A divorced couple (Janet Leigh, Conrad Bain) sees their daughter (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her husband (Peter Coffield) off but get locked in one of the unused cabins. Gopher's sister (Melissa Sue Anderson) comes on board and makes a beeline for Doc. Guest Stars: Melissa Sue Anderson as Jennifer 'Chubs' Smith, Conrad Bain as Les, Jamie Lee Curtis as Linda, Janet Leigh as Gail, Greg Morris as Greg Elkins, Jimmie Walker as The Late Mickey Garner, and Vernee Watson-Johnson as Ellen Garner (credited as Vernee Watson). Other Guests: Peter Coffield as Wayne, Bebe Drake-Hooks as Mrs. Cory, Raymond Allen as Mr. Cory, and Deney Terrio as Floyd. Note: Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis are real-life mother and daughter. Note: Deney Terrio is better known as the choreographer and dance coach for John Travolta in the movie Saturday Night Fever. Ironically, during a dance scene Deney Terrio completes the dance moves John Travolta (dressed in a white suit) is famous for in the movie. Then Jimmy Walker's character refers to his widow's dance partner, Greg Morris, as "he ain't no Saturday Night Fever, but he ain't bad." Note: On the last day of the cruise, Melissa Sue Anderson's character is celebrating her 18th birthday. However, in reality, she is barely 16 years old during the shooting of this episode. | ||||||
| 35 | 10 | "Man of the Cloth / Her Own Two Feet / Tony's Family" | Unknown | Unknown | November 17, 1978[1] | |
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A minister falls for a Las Vegas exotic dancer, much to the dismay of a female parishioner, who attempts to break them up but causes a strain on her own marriage; a man tries to help his wife overcome her denial over her blindness; the crew convince the chief engineer to forgo his Thanksgiving holiday by having his entire family stow away on board the ship. Guest Stars: June Allyson, Vivian Blaine, Peter Graves, Van Johnson, Roz Kelly, Larry Storch, Alan Young, Mitzi Hoag, Tony La Torre, Renata Vanni, Mario Bellini, Jennifer Surprenant, Kelly Greenwood | ||||||
| 36 | 11 | "Heads or Tails / Mona of the Movies / The Little People" | Unknown | Unknown | November 25, 1978 | |
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A movie queen (Rhonda Fleming) intimidates a businessman (Orson Bean); two swingers (Richard Gilliland, Adam Arkin) go after Julie and make a bet as to whom she will fall for; a man (Edward Albert) treats his parents to the cruise (Billy Barty, Patty Maloney) for their 25th wedding anniversary and strikes up a romance with a lady from his work (Patty McCormack) until he finds she is uncomfortable around "little people", i.e. the man's parents. | ||||||
| 37 | 12 | "The Captain's Cup / The Folks from Home / Legal Eagle" | Alan Rafkin | Ben Joelson & Art Baer (The Captain's Cup) Fred Grandy & Bernie Kopell (The Folks from Home) Gordon Farr (Legal Eagle) | December 2, 1978 | |
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A woman in charge of the presentation of the Captain's Cup convinces an engineer to pose as the executive in charge so as not to disappoint Captain Stubing; Doc begins spending all of his time with an older couple from his hometown; a recently divorced man is paired up with his ex's divorce attorney. The Captain is expecting a prestigious award but the presenter (Pat Harrington Jr.) may not be whom he expects it to be. Doc becomes attached to an elderly couple (John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan) from his hometown, only to have to perform a life-threatening operation on the woman. A recently divorced man (Bert Convy) runs into the lawyer (Leigh Taylor-Young) who represented his ex-wife in the divorce. Guest Stars: Bert Convy as Danny Holt, Pat Harrington Jr. as Hank Vosnick (credited as Pat Harrington), Florence Henderson as Diane DiMarzo, John McIntire as George Hancock, Jeanette Nolan as Gloria Hancock, and Leigh Taylor-Young as Ann Sterling (credited as Leigh Taylor Young). Other Guests: Cisse Cameron as Amber, George Petrie as Dr. David Barnes (credited as Dr. Barnes), and Chris Capen as Radio Officer. Note: The characters of George and Gloria Hancock, played by John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan, were actually married to each other for over 55 years, ending with his death in 1991. | ||||||
| 38 | 13 | "El Kid / The Last Hundred Bucks / Isosceles Triangle" | Unknown | Unknown | December 9, 1978 | |
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A couple and their friend meet a former marketing executive who is penniless and looking for work. A couple looking to adopt a child in Puerto Vallarta get the sad news the biological parents had a change of heart but the director of the orphanage has another child in mind. A friend of Julie's is romanced by both Doc and the Captain; Isaac and Gopher take sides and even bet their last $100 on the outcome. Guest stars: Dabney Coleman, Dena Dietrich, Dave Madden, Rue McClanahan, Gabriel Melgar, Heather Menzies, Connie Stevens, Robert Urich, Victor Millan, David Clover, Keith Allison | ||||||
| 39 | 14 | "Julie Falls Hard / Double Wedding / The Dummies" | Unknown | Unknown | December 16, 1978 | |
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A double wedding is in store for identical twins; A separated couple argue through their ventriloquist act; Julie settles an argument between two adolescent girls, to the pleasure of their father, and the girls then decide to fix up him and Julie. Julie falls in love with a man (Tony Roberts) and his daughters (Annrae Walterhouse, Melora Hardin). Will she leave the ship for Alaska? Twins (Cyb Barnstable, Trish Barnstable), unhappy with their perspective spouses (David Nelson, Fred Travalena), switch places. A separated couple (Ruth Buzzi, Sid Caesar) are assigned to the same cabin, so they and their dummies entertain the passengers. Guest Stars: Priscilla Barnstable as Judy Barrett (credited as Cyb Barnstable), Patricia Barnstable as Joanie Barrett (credited as Trish Barnstable), Ruth Buzzi as Patti Harmon, Sid Caesar as Michael Harmon, David Nelson as Gary Gage, Tony Roberts as Jack Chenault, and Fred Travalena as Ted Ashton. ‘‘Other Guests:’’ Annrae Waterhouse as Ashley Chenault (credited as Ashley) and Melora Hardin as Courtney Chenault (credited as Courtney). ‘’Note:’’ The Barnstable sisters are better known as the ‘Doublemint Twins’ from the chewing gum commercials. ‘’Note:’’ A few minutes into this episode, you can clearly see ‘Pacific Princess London’ on the front of the bow of the ship. At the end when the ship arrives in LA, another logo is in that same place with the words ‘Pacific Princess’ on the side of the bow. | ||||||
| 40 | 15 | "My Sister, Irene / The 'Now' Marriage / Second Time Around" | Roger Duchowny | Tony Webster (My Sister, Irene and Second Time Around) Ray Jessel & Howard Albrecht & Sol Weinstein (The 'Now' Marriage) | January 13, 1979 | |
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A woman poses as her sister to avoid an old flame. An author tries to live up to the philosophies he espoused in his recent work. One of Doc's ex-wives hires an actor to pose as her fiancé in order to win him back. Irene Austin (Martha Raye) agrees to meet her college classmate, Andy Hopkins (Ray Bolger), after 40 years. She then panics and tells him she's Irene's sister. Dr. Todd Gardiner (Peter Marshall) wrote a book about open marriage, but finds his own marriage to Eleanor Gardiner (Barbara Rush) in jeopardy, as he gets close to a fellow passenger (Phyllis Davis). Doc's ex-wife (Tina Louise) arrives with a new fiancé (Lyle Waggoner). Guest Stars: Ray Bolger as Andy Hopkins, Phyllis Davis as Nancy Bishop, Tina Louise as Betty Bricker, Peter Marshall as Dr. Todd Gardiner, Martha Raye as Irene Austin, Barbara Rush as Eleanor Gardiner, and Lyle Waggoner as Lance Wilson. Note: Lyle Waggoner made a guest appearance in this episode during production of Wonder Woman. | ||||||
| 41 | 16 | "Gopher's Opportunity / The Switch / Home Sweet Home" | Unknown | Unknown | January 20, 1979 | |
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Gopher's friend offers him a job at a plush hotel in Lake Havasu City, Arizona; Gopher considers it after an argument with the Captain. A magician's assistant is upset when he sends his brother to replace him in the act. A dowager is attracted to a cabin steward. Guest Stars: Elaine Joyce as Melody Livingston, Melinda Naud as Maggie Walsh, Ron Palillo as Al Breyer, Bobby Van as Phil Livingston, Abe Vigoda as Charlie Fletcher, and Nancy Walker as Hetty Waterhouse. ‘’Other Guests:’’ Michael Gregory as Ken Breyer (credited as Ken). | ||||||
| 42 | 17 | "Second Chance / Don't Push Me / Like Father, Like Son" | Unknown | Unknown | January 27, 1979 | |
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Isaac and an influential passenger help an ex-shoplifter; Isaac worries that a young woman on probation (Debbi Morgan), working in the gift shop, has stolen some jewelry. An easygoing bachelor becomes allergic to the idea of marrying his aggressive girlfriend; A henpecked man (Roddy McDowall) feels he's being pressured, by his girlfriend (Tammy Grimes), into marriage, against his will. A charming widower and his son (Robert Mandan, Randolph Mantooth) fall in love with the same woman (Cathy Lee Crosby). Guest Stars: Cathy Lee Crosby as Libby Hall, Virginia Graham as Gift Shop Customer, Tammy Grimes as Christine, Robert Mandan as Woody Billingsley, Randolph Mantooth as Alan Billingsley, Roddy McDowall as Fred Beery, and Debbi Morgan as Stephanie Jackson. | ||||||
| 43 44 | 18 19 | "Disco Baby / Alas, Poor Dwyer / After the War / Ticket to Ride / Itsy Bitsy: Parts 1 & 2" | Roger Duchowny | Barry Blitzer (Alas, Poor Dwyer) Carmen Finestra (After the War) Howard Albrecht & Sol Weinstein (Itsy Bitsy) Joyce Armor & Judie Neer (Ticket to Ride) Ray Jessel (Disco Baby) | February 3, 1979 | |
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Julie is driving everyone crazy since she is organizing her high school reunion on board ship:
Guest stars: Raymond Burr, Michael Cole, Kim Darby, Bob Denver, Conchata Ferrell, Christopher George, Lisa Hartman, Michael Lembeck, Kelly Monteith, John Rubinstein, Judi West, David Landsberg. | ||||||
| 45 | 20 | "Best of Friends / Aftermath / Dream Boat" | Unknown | Unknown | February 10, 1979 | |
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Doc's old mentor from Johns Hopkins disapproves of his lifestyle while dealing with the loss of an arm in a car accident, not realizing his wife has become addicted to painkillers; a series of misunderstandings strains an engaged couple and the woman's best friend. A representative from the cruise ship Lorelei evaluates the Captain as a possible commanding officer for that ship. Guest stars: Richard Anderson, Joyce Brothers, Hans Conried, Carol Lynley, Diana Muldaur, Ben Murphy, Donna Pescow, Mary Farrell, Starr Hester | ||||||
| 46 | 21 | "A Good and Faithful Servant / The Secret Life of Burl Smith / Tug of War / Designated Lover" | Unknown | Unknown | February 17, 1979 | |
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A vacationing chauffeur and his wealthy employer fall in love; a famous model causes love-smitten Gopher to fantasize that he is various flamboyant heroes; a separated couple vie for their son's affection; Reggie Jackson (as himself) can't convince anyone on board that he is who he says he is. (90 minutes) Note: John, Hayley, and Juliet Mills were real-life father and daughters. Guest stars: John Mills, Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills, Telma Hopkins, David Hedison, Celeste Holm, Keith Mitchell. | ||||||
| 47 | 22 | "Love Me, Love My Dog / Poor Little Rich Girl / The Decision" | Unknown | Unknown | February 24, 1979 | |
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A terrier "protects" its mistress from the advances of a gentleman; a waitress inherits a fortune and finds her new life, and her former fiancé's renewed interest, a big adjustment; Isaac laments his ill-fated love affairs. Guest stars: Debbie Allen, Dennis Cole, Fannie Flagg, Maren Jensen, Gene Rayburn, Cricket, Noah Keen. | ||||||
| 48 | 23 | "A Funny Valentine / The Wallflower / Home is Not a Home" | Unknown | Unknown | March 3, 1979 | |
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A wallflower is secretly followed by a shy milquetoast; Stubing is charmed by a fortuneteller; two honeymooning retirees are unexpectedly joined by their overprotective children . Guest stars: Warren Berlinger, Elinor Donahue, Patty Dworkin, Samantha Eggar, Arthur Godfrey, Minnie Pearl, Zane Lasky, Dorrie Thomson | ||||||
| 49 | 24 | "Ages of Man / Bo 'n Sam / Families" | Unknown | Unknown | March 10, 1979 | |
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Julie falls for an older man while an adolescent boy falls for her; two rival publishers clash while their children become romantic; the crew's plans for a present for their captain's anniversary keep hitting a huge snag. Guest stars: Paul Burke, Arlene Dahl, Patrick Labyorteaux, Leslie Nielsen, Mark Shera, Philip Charles MacKenzie, Michael Tucci, Ellen Bry, James Dobson, James Hackett, Bill Smillie | ||||||
| 50 | 25 | "Murder on the High Seas / Sounds of Silence / Cyrano de Bricker" | Unknown | Unknown | March 17, 1979 | |
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A rocker meets and falls in love with a deaf girl; a gambler in marital trouble gets Doc to tell his wife how he feels; Isaac mistakes a conversation by two writers about an upcoming mystery-murder novel as an actual plot to kill the captain. Guest stars: Sonny Bono, Charlie Callas, Arte Johnson, Peter Lawford, Jill St. John, Dana Wynter, Sheila Lenham, James Dobson | ||||||
| 51 | 26 | "April's Return / Super Mom / I'll See You Again" | Unknown | Unknown | May 5, 1979 | |
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An old war buddy of the captain's is reunited with a long-lost love from that period; a couple on their second honeymoon have their four children with them; April (Charo), now a successful singer with the cruise line, tries her hand at cruise directing, without much success. Other Guest stars: Cyd Charisse, Anne Meara, Craig Stevens, Jerry Stiller, Katy Kurtzman, Corey Feldman, Stephen Schnetzer, Speedy Zapata, Greg Robblee | ||||||
| 52 | 27 | "Third Wheel / Grandmother's Day / Second String Mom" | Unknown | Unknown | May 12, 1979 | |
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Gopher's parents visit but the father feels like a third wheel; a couple with five already grown children find out they will have a new addition to the family; two sisters are less than friendly to their new stepmother. Guest stars: Ken Berry, Robert Cummings, Nanette Fabray, Beth Howland, Ethel Merman, Barry Nelson, Michele Tobin, Shelly Juttner | ||||||
Season 3: 1979–80
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| 53 54 | 1 2 | "Carol and Doug's Story / Peter and Alicia's Story / Julie's Story / Buddy and Portia's Story: Parts 1 & 2" | Roger Duchowny | Lan O'Kun (Buddy and Portia's Story) Lee Aronsohn (Julie's Story) Ben Joelson & Art Baer (Carol and Doug's Story) Ray Jessel (Peter and Alicia's Story) | September 15, 1979 | |
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This wedding cruise takes place up the Alaska and British Columbia coastline:
Other guest stars: Robert Lussier, Stephanie Steele, and Julia Duffy | ||||||
| 55 | 3 | "The Grass Is Always Greener / Three Stages of Love / Oldies But Goodies" | Unknown | Unknown | September 22, 1979 | |
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A woman and her man-hunting daughter arrive on the ship, the mother is attracted to a disabled man but their relationship is hampered by his snobby and obnoxious aide . Julie thinks she's opted for the wrong career when she meets her happily married friend who took the cruise director course with her, especially when she feels that Capt. Stubing is overly friendly to the woman. A man feels that he and his wife are experiencing the three stages of love. Guest stars: Amanda Blake, Karen Morrow, Barry Sullivan, Werner Klemperer, Eddie Mekka, Lani O'Grady, Joan Hackett, Adam Rich | ||||||
| 56 | 4 | "Doc, Be Patient / Dance with Me / Going My Way" | Unknown | Unknown | September 29, 1979 | |
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A vacationing doctor cares for an ailing Doc, and he falls for her; A former dancer asks her reluctant ex-partner to teach with her at her school in Germany—much to the annoyance of his new and younger partner; After being stood up, a woman brings her cab driver along on the cruise. Guest stars: Starr Danias, Arlene Golonka, Buddy Hackett, Carol Lawrence, John Meehan, Susan Sullivan | ||||||
| 57 | 5 | "The Audit Couple / The Scoop / My Boyfriend's Back" | Unknown | Unknown | October 6, 1979 | |
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An IRS agent (Phyllis Diller) comes on board to audit the Captain. A celebrity (Joyce DeWitt) tries to avoid a tabloid reporter (Ray Buktenica) trying to uncover her secret. Newlyweds (Richard Kline, Jennifer Salt) discover her ex (Lyle Waggoner) is also on the cruise and wants to win her back. Other guest stars: Shane Butterworth, David Matthau, Virginia Hawkins (uncredited) | ||||||
| 58 | 6 | "Gopher's Greatest Hits / One Rose a Day / The Vacation" | Unknown | Unknown | October 13, 1979 | |
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Gopher agrees to take over for a sick performer but he finds out that his vocal cords are not the most entertaining factor in his act. Two sisters (Joanna Cassidy & Jaye P. Morgan) who usually take the cruise together are joined by one sister's husband (Conrad Janis). When he finds out about the prior trips they have taken, he learns more about trust in the institution of marriage. When a widow (Martha Scott) meets the man (Don Ameche) responsible for sending her a remembrance even after her husband's death, she is in for a heartrending surprise. | ||||||
| 59 | 7 | "Crew Confessions / Haven't I Seen You? / Reunion" | Unknown | Unknown | October 20, 1979 | |
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Isaac has trouble on the high seas when the Love Boat crew discovers he has included some racy tales about them in his new novel. A man (Don Knotts) who closely resembles a celebrity starts to enjoy his new identity when a strikingly beautiful passenger (Julie Newmar) showers him with love. A husband and wife (Jane Wyatt and Jean Pierre Aumont) are reunited after being separated during World War II. | ||||||
| 60 | 8 | "Cindy / Play by Play / What's a Brother For?" | Unknown | Unknown | October 27, 1979 | |
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Gopher plays fairy godmother to a girl (Melissa Sue Anderson) vacationing with the proverbial wicked step-family (Carolyn Jones, Rhonda Bates, & Lila Kent) and gets her an audition with the Prince of Pop (Frank Sinatra Jr.). A competing couple (Christopher George, Linda Day George) do athletic feats to see who is the weaker sex. A man (Tom Hallick) traveling with his invalid brother (Patrick Wayne) meets a lovely woman (Joan Van Ark) but his budding romance with her is nearly ruined by his feeling of neglecting his brother – which the brother does little to discourage. | ||||||
| 61 | 9 | "Trial Romance / Never Say Goodbye / A New Woman" | Unknown | Unknown | November 3, 1979 | |
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The Captain and Vicki (Jill Whelan) are reunited now that he has confirmation of what they have long suspected. An older woman (Gale Storm) who wants to "get with it" seeks advice from Julie, but the coaching backfires when Rose falls for Doc leaving one suitor behind (Louis Nye). He on the other hand mistakes Julie's attempts to fix him up with the lady as affection for him and feels uncomfortable with too young an admirer. A man and a woman (Vic Tayback and Jo Ann Pflug) who were on the same deadlocked jury meet again. Unfortunately, the two can't stand each other because of personal idiosyncrasies, but make the most of the situation on the high seas. Also guest starring Sandra Dee. | ||||||
| 62 63 | 10 11 | "Critical Success / The Love Lamp Is Lit / Take My Boyfriend, Please / Rent a Family / The Man in Her Life: Parts 1 & 2" | Roger Duchowny | Ben Joelson & Art Baer (Critical Success/The Love Lamp is Lit/Take My Boyfriend, Please & Rent a Family) Margie Peters (The Man in Her Life) | November 10, 1979 | |
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This takes place during a charity cruise involving The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
Guest stars: Bill Daily, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Jackie Earle Haley, John Hillerman, Gunilla Hutton, Patsy Kelly, Roz Kelly, Larry Linville, Dina Merrill, Ginger Rogers, Natalie Schäfer, Stephen Shortridge, William Windom | ||||||
| 64 | 12 | "The Brotherhood of the Sea / Letter to Babycakes / Daddy's Pride" | George Tyne | Jay Grossman (Brotherhood of the Sea) Howard Merrill (Letter to Babycakes) Lee Aronsohn (Daddy's Pride) | November 17, 1979 | |
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To keep Julie from finding out about her surprise birthday party, Gopher, Isaac and Doc invent a phony fraternity in order to keep her busy and devise frat-like procedures in order for her to join in. This interferes with her romance with a passenger (Christopher Connelly). A womanizer (Demond Wilson) has his friend (Jimmie Walker) take the responsibility when his girlfriend (Telma Hopkins) finds a letter from another woman in his jacket. A young gymnast's (Nancy McKeon) whole cruise is taken up by her father-coach (Alex Cord). Other guest stars: Sydney Goldsmith, Stephen Manley and Sid Gould as Sidney The Waiter. | ||||||
| 65 | 13 | "Not Now, I'm Dying / Eleanor's Return / Too Young to Love" | Unknown | Unknown | November 24, 1979 | |
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A woman whom Stubing likes (Barbara Rush) comes on board but before he could make a move she hooks up with another man (Jon Cypher). A friend of Doc's (Barbi Benton) comes on board with her boyfriend (Dack Rambo). Now she wants a commitment but the guy keeps on making excuses to the point of faking an illness. Doc tries to help her by calling his bluff but discovers he actually truly is sick. And an underage couple (Timothy Patrick Murphy and Cristen Kauffman) comes on board to lose their virginity together. The girl's father (Frank Aletter) who's an exec of the line tells Stubbing to make sure nothing happens between them. And Stubing lays that task on Gopher. Also guest starring Sid Gould. | ||||||
| 66 | 14 | "The Stimulation of Stephanie / The Next Step / Life Begins at 40" | Unknown | Unknown | December 1, 1979 | |
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A lady about to turn 40 (Jo Anne Worley) has planned her upcoming wedding down to every detail except one -- the groom. She hopes to find one on the cruise. A semi-retired NFL star (Rosey Grier) is trying to contemplate his post-NFL future with his wife (Melba Moore). A college professor (Dick Martin) trying to evaluate sexual stimulation with his student (Char Fontane) does not see that he is the one stimulating her. In the meantime Doc romances a passenger (Judy Landers). | ||||||
| 67 | 15 | "The Spider Serenade / Next Door Wife / The Harder They Fall" | Unknown | Unknown | December 8, 1979 | |
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Gopher falls for a married, but separated, lady (Jill St. John). A man (James MacArthur) traveling with his fiancée (Susan Buckner) finds his ex-wife (Joanna Pettet) in the cabin next door. Two cruise line execs (Milton Berle, Alan Hale Jr.) were former middleweights who knocked out the referee. They decide to settle things once and for all, to the disgust of their wives (Nancy Kulp, Sheila MacRae). Unfortunately history repeats itself as they succeed in knocking out Stubing. Also starring Robert Sampson. | ||||||
| 68 | 16 | "Doc's Ex' Change / The Gift / Making the Grade" | Unknown | Unknown | December 15, 1979 | |
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A 12-year-old resents the romance between his mother (Jessica Walter) and his teacher (Richard Gautier); a financially troubled man (Sonny Bono) finds $2000 in a borrowed coat; Doc and his ex-wife (Juliet Prowse) realize they're still married. Other guest stars: Kaye Ballard, Ronee Blakley, Red Buttons, Johnny Timko | ||||||
| 69 | 17 | "April's Love / Happy Ending / We Three" | Unknown | Unknown | January 12, 1980 | |
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The crew are quite suspicious of April's (Charo) manager-fiancé (Forrest Tucker). A divorcing script-writing couple (Don Adams and Juliet Mills) are trying to finish their script but the man is having second thoughts about the divorce. A woman (Marjorie Lord) and her adopted daughter (Laurie Walters) find themselves on the cruise with the daughter's birth father (Ross Martin) but the girl was told both her birth parents were deceased. | ||||||
| 70 71 | 18 19 | "Kinfolk / Sis and the Slicker / Moonlight and Moonshine / Too Close for Comfort / The Affair: Parts 1 & 2" | Roger Duchowny | Lee Aronsohn (Kinfolk, Sis and the Slicker, Moonlight and Moonshine & Too Close for Comfort) Lan O'Kun (The Affair) | January 19, 1980 | |
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A singer (Donny Osmond) is ashamed of his family, who arouse the curiosity of a novelist; two passengers (Robert Guillaume, Pam Grier) cheat on their mates; Captain Stubing invites the crew into his suite when their quarters are flooded. Other guest stars: Loni Anderson, Eve Arden, Randall Carver, Rich Little, Denise Nicholas, Slim Pickens, Richard Paul, Marion Ross and Richard Roundtree. Note: Pam Grier is listed as "Pamala Grier" in opening credits. | ||||||
| 72 | 20 | "Rent a Romeo/Matchmaker, Matchmaker/Y' Gotta Have Heart" | Unknown | Unknown | January 26, 1980 | |
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Doc's attempts to spend time alone with his lady (Misty Rowe) are impeded by her emotionally unstable sister (Vicki Lawrence) so he gets a playboy friend (Joe Namath) to romance her. Vicki supports a boy (Mark James) who is trying to reunite his divorced parents (Ja'net DuBois, Cleavon Little); a woman (Brett Somers) prescribes a slow pace for her husband (Phil Harris), who is recovering from surgery. | ||||||
| 73 | 21 | "The Captain's Ne'er-do-well Brother / The Perfect Match / The Remake" | Unknown | Unknown | February 2, 1980 | |
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The Captain is not very thrilled to have his black-sheep brother Marshall (O.D. Warbux) on the cruise, especially when he romances a wealthy oil magnate (Diane Ladd). A woman (Connie Stevens) follows a handsome man (Kent McCord) on board because she is convinced he is the perfect man to father her baby. Julie's widowed aunt (Florence Henderson) becomes convinced she sees her late husband's double (James Broderick). | ||||||
| 74 | 22 | "Not So Fast, Gopher / Haven't We Met Before? / Foreign Exchange" | Unknown | Unknown | February 9, 1980 | |
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Gopher's widowed mother (Ethel Merman) tries to hide her grief from her son; a comic (Johnny Yune) falls for a reporter (Momo Yashima) doing a story on him; a waiter (Nicholas Hammond) pretends to be a banker to win over a jet-setter (Hayley Mills). Also guest starring The Hudson Brothers: Bill Hudson, Brett Hudson, and Mark Hudson, Gene Rayburn | ||||||
| 75 | 23 | "Another Time, Another Place / Doctor Who / Gopher's Engagement" | Unknown | Unknown | March 1, 1980 | |
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A mother (Audrey Meadows) thinks Gopher would make a good suitor for her daughter (Maureen McCormick); a woman (Phyllis Davis) mistakes a professor (Arte Johnson) for a sex expert (Bert Parks); a journalist (Dennis Morgan) does not know his high-school friend (Jane Wyman) is a nun. | ||||||
| 76 | 24 | "Dumb Luck / Tres Amigos / Hey, Jealous Lover" | Unknown | Unknown | March 15, 1980 | |
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Julie helps a brilliant, but plain-looking woman become a glamor queen. Vicki and a young passenger try to help out a stowaway and a very jealous man accuses crew members of making passes at his wife. Guest stars: Shelley Hack, Kevin Tighe, Ronnie Scribner, Tony Ramirez, Jennifer Darling, John Gabriel, James Gregory, Jayne Meadows | ||||||
| 77 | 25 | "Celebration / Captain Papa / Honeymoon Pressure" | Unknown | Unknown | March 29, 1980 | |
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The crew tries to impress a social worker (Lois Nettleton) aboard to determine if Stubing is a good parent; a mobster leader's (Frank Campanella) daughter and her husband (Eve Plumb, Sal Viscuso) honeymoon in the shadow of two bodyguards (Norman Alden, Richard Bakalyan); Isaac suspects a free-spending bank guard (Noah Beery Jr.) who is traveling with his wife (Alice Faye). Note: Richard Bakalyan is credited as Dick Bakalyan. Other guest includes Alice Nunn. | ||||||
| 78 | 26 | "Vicki's First Love / Accident Prone / High Cost of Loving" | Unknown | Unknown | April 5, 1980 | |
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An accident victim (Alan Feinstein) and the woman (Britt Ekland) who caused it keep their distance; Vicki tries to look shapely to catch a singer's (Rex Smith) eye; a palimony victim (Steve Kanaly) wants to avoid new relationships. Other guest stars: Catherine Campbell, Robin Eisenman, Shauna Sullivan | ||||||
| 79 | 27 | "Invisible Maniac / September Song / Peekaboo" | Unknown | Unknown | April 19, 1980 | |
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A model (BernNadette Stanis) uses Isaac to make her husband (Clifton Davis) jealous; a lawyer (David Hasselhoff) wants to marry a colleague (Shelley Fabares) who is afraid to commit due to the ten-year difference in their ages; a woman (Peggy Cass) thinks a carefree attitude will save her marriage from boredom. Other guest stars: Gordon Jump, Jane Withers, Ann B. Davis | ||||||
| 80 | 28 | "No Girls for Doc / Marriage of Convenience / The Caller / Witness for the Prosecution" | Unknown | Unknown | May 3, 1980 | |
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A widow must make a serious decision about her friend, a woman being bothered by a mystery caller. The male members of the crew are shocked when Doc swears off women, so challenge him to a bet. A man who has had a gorgeous young woman in protective custody falls for her. (90 minutes) Guest stars: James MacArthur, Mildred Natwick, Maurice Evans, John McCook, Christopher Norris, Larry Wilcox, Catherine Bach, Martin Short | ||||||
Season 4: 1980–81
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| 81 | 1 | "Sergeant Bull / Friends and Lovers / Miss Mother" | Roger Duchowny | Carmen Finestra (Sergeant Bull) Steve Hattman & Dave Hackel (Friends and Lovers) Ann Gibbs & Joel Kimmel (Miss Mother) | October 25, 1980 | |
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A young woman (Shelley Smith) falls for a nice man (Dennis Cole) but is afraid to tell him she is pregnant. Three army buddies (Nipsey Russell, Harvey Lembeck and Jack Somack) come to regret reuniting with their old sergeant (Vic Tayback) when he begins running the reunion like a boot camp, so they fix him up with a housekeeper (Doris Roberts). Gopher gets Julie to pose as his girlfriend to impress his old college fraternity friend (Tom Hanks), but complications develop between the two men. | ||||||
| 82 83 | 2 3 | "The Family Plan / The Promoter / May the Best Man Win / Forever Engaged / The Judges" | Roger Duchowny | Ben Joelson & Art Baer (The Promoter & May the Best Man Win) Tony Webster (Forever Engaged & The Judges) Fred S. Fox & Seaman Jacobs (The Family Plan) | November 1, 1980 | |
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This trip revolves around a "Marriage-a-Thon" special of 50 couples set to make their vows. The cruise begins in the US Virgin Islands and ends in Los Angeles. Sights include Curaçao and the Panama Canal. The promoter of the marriage cruise is trying to reconcile with his wife, but when he makes a crooked deal with one of the couples, he is in danger of losing his wife to Captain Stubing. Doc tricks Gopher into being a contestant judge but then discovers the other two judges are attractive women who vie for Gopher's attention. Another couple has a reputation of being perpetually engaged. Julie's old friend Mark is supposed to be a best man in the mass wedding, but the groom runs off with an ex-girlfriend. Mark has the burden of telling the bride about her groom, only to fall in love with her himself. A groom's father and bride's mother attempt to talk their children out of marrying, only to fall in love themselves. The pinnacle of the voyage is the beautiful mass wedding. Gopher finds himself in hot water in Curaçao when he runs a pharmaceutical errand for Doc, who sent him so he could be alone with the attractive female judges. Gopher gets even in the closing scene. Guest stars: Darren McGavin, Debbie Reynolds, Peter Graves, Brian Kerwin, Erin Moran, Charlene Tilton, Donny Most, Rue McClanahan, Ted Knight, Ann Jillian, Dawn Wells, Kathie Browne | ||||||
| 84 | 4 | "The Major's Wife / The Oilman Cometh / Target Gopher / Strange Honeymoon" | Roger Duchowny | Unknown | November 8, 1980 | |
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The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders come aboard. Gopher loses his job because the promoter becomes jealous when the cheerleader that he is interested in likes Gopher and not him. A Saudi oil sheik mistakes his gift from the promoter's assistant to be one of the cheerleaders. A man and his bride-to-be share the honeymoon with his best man. An Air Force officer and his Japanese-born wife find themselves confronted by his ex-girlfriend. (90 minutes) Guest stars: David Cassidy, Al Corley, Robert Culp, Pat Harrington, Nobu McCarthy, Mark Pinter, Jo Ann Pflug | ||||||
| 85 86 | 5 6 | "The Mallory Quest / Julie, the Vamp / The Offer" | Richard Kinon | Stephen Kandel & Harvey Bullock (The Mallory Quest) R.S. Allen & Harvey Bullock (Julie, the Vamp) R.S. Allen (The Offer) | November 15, 1980 | |
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On a Caribbean cruise, famous author Mallory (Pernell Roberts) invites several people to help find his nephew with the promise of a huge reward. His aggravated wife (Gayle Hunnicutt) leaves him and finds comfort with Doc. One of the participants (Skip Stephenson) is about to donate a kidney to his brother but is being followed by his brother's fiancée (Maren Jensen). Another member (Jimmie Walker) is trying to find his dream girl on the cruise. The boyfriend (Peter Lupus) of another member of the quest (Connie Stevens) is suspicious of Mallory's motives. A jealous woman (Lani O'Grady) accuses Julie of trying to steal her fiancé (Bart Braverman), whom Julie had known in college. As the quest for Mallory's nephew (Gregg Robblee) continues, the people involved become suspicious and eventually make Mallory confess his real motives. A repentant Mallory tries to reconcile with his wife. A mysterious man (Sorrell Booke) begins following them. The kidney donor and the fiancėe become attracted to each other. Julie's friend and his girlfriend continue to drive her crazy. Other guest stars: Dick Van Patten, Walter Slezak, Patti Macleod and James Dobson | ||||||
| 87 | 7 | "The Horse Lover / Secretary to the Stars / Julie's Decision / Gopher and Isaac Buy a Horse / The Village People Ride Again" | Roger Duchowny | Unknown | November 22, 1980 | |
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In preparation for a steeplechase race in Mexico, one of the racers (Allen Ludden) spends more time with his horse than with his wife (Betty White), who finds comfort in the man's business partner (David Doyle). A Hollywood actress (Loni Anderson) disguises herself as her secretary to obtain privacy but ends up falling for a reporter (Charles Frank) sent to interview her. A wealthy racer (Robert Stack) falls for Julie and proposes to her. Gopher and Isaac stable a horse on board. The Village People (as themselves) also have a horse in the race. (90 minutes) | ||||||
| 88 | 8 | "The Baby Alarm / Tell Her She's Great / Matchmaker, Matchmaker Times Two" | Ray Austin | Unknown | November 29, 1980 | |
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Isaac gets the crew to bolster his stagestruck aunt's (Isabel Sanford) ego, which turns her into an outrageous prima donna and upsets his uncle (Mel Stewart). Two sets of parents (Farley Granger, Joan Lorring, Terry Moore and Troy Donahue) go overboard trying to spark a romance between their respective children (Lorenzo Lamas and Melissa Sue Anderson). An unwed mother's (Susan Howard) infant son has an unusual way of showing his disapproval to men who try to romance her. Also guest starring Bill Simmons. | ||||||
| 89 | 9 | "She Stole His Heart / Return of the Captain's Brother / Swag and Mag" | Richard Kinon | Jack Turley (She Stole His Heart) Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller (Return of the Captain's Brother) Howard Albrecht & Sol Weinstein (Swag and Mag) | December 6, 1980 | |
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A kleptomaniac (Joan Van Ark) meets a psychiatrist (Stephen Keep Mills) who tries to help her but when they fall for each other, he keeps his distance. A television star (Ron Ely) whom Vicki adores comes on board with his girlfriend-agent (Erin Gray) but has to deal with an overbearing passenger (William Boyett). The Captain's brother comes on the cruise to introduce the woman he is going to marry (Arlene Dahl), but an ex (Zsa Zsa Gabor) follows, determined to win him back. Also guest starring Sonny Wilde as the Captain's youngest brother. | ||||||
| 90 | 10 | "Boomerang / Captain's Triangle / Out of This World" | Richard Kinon | Unknown | December 13, 1980 | |
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Gopher and a passenger (Tom Smothers) believe a librarian (Helen Reddy) is actually a space alien. A model (Pamela Sue Martin) pretending to be a married woman learns a lesson from two bachelors (Guich Koock and Barry Van Dyke). The Captain's ex-girlfriend (Sue Anne Langdon) tries to seduce him even though she is married to a former captain friend of his (Monte Markham). | ||||||
| 91 | 11 | "That's My Dad / The Captain's Bird / Captive Audience" | Allen Baron | Ben Joelson & Art Baer (The Captain's Bird) Hudson Hickman & Alfred Monacella (That's My Dad) Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller (Captive Audience) | December 20, 1980 | |
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The Captain gets Vicki a parrot for Christmas, but it hasn't been trained to talk, and Gopher's and Isaac's efforts to train it prove disastrous. A stowaway (Meeno Peluce) convinces the crew that a playboy passenger (Dirk Benedict) is his father. An estranged father and son (Allan Jones and Jack Jones) resist their wives' (Dorothy Lamour & Laraine Stephens) efforts to reunite them. Other guest stars: Beth Scheffel and Robert Aguayo. | ||||||
| 92 | 12 | "Doc's Dismissal / The Frugal Pair / The Girl Next Door" | Richard Kinon | Fredi Towbin (The Frugal Pair) Tony Webster & Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller (Doc's Dismissal) Christopher Vane & Jill Baer (The Girl Next Door) | January 3, 1981 | |
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A couple celebrating their 40th anniversary fight nearly break apart. A woman fed up with her husband's constant ogling of other woman attempts to use Doc to make him jealous, with unfortunate consequences. A man suspecting his girlfriend of cheating convinces the woman in the cabin next door that he is a CIA agent tracking down KGB operatives. Guest stars: Lew Ayres, Janet Gaynor, Alex Cord, Jessica Walter, Sal Viscuso, Lynda Goodfriend, Denise DuBarry, Stephen Shortridge, Bobby Justin (uncredited) | ||||||
| 93 | 13 | "Isaac's Secret / Seal of Approval / The Curse of the Dumbrowskis" | Bob Sweeney | Lloyd J. Schwartz (Isaac's Teacher) Madora McKenzie & Andy Ruben (Seal of Approval) Ray Allen & Harvey Bullock (The Successor) | January 10, 1981 | |
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Isaac is afraid to tell his former teacher (Lillian Gish) that he is just a bartender, so Gopher gets him to pose as the ship's first officer. Shirley the Seal goes overboard when she spots her trainer (Donald O'Connor) with another woman (Georgia Engel). A woman (Florence Henderson), convinced of her impending death, tries to find a new wife for her husband (Jeffrey Tambor). Other guest stars: Christina Hart and Reb Brown | ||||||
| 94 | 14 | "From Here to Maternity / Jealousy / The Trigamist" | Howard Morris | Unknown | January 17, 1981 | |
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A judge finds herself attracted to the man whom she had placed on probation for polygamy. Vicki is jealous when her father is attracted to a beautiful passenger. An expectant couple pesters Doc while he tries to court another passenger. Guest stars: Murphy Cross, Michael Young, Nancy Walker, George Gobel, Rebecca Holden, Pat Crowley | ||||||
| 95 | 15 | "First Voyage, Last Voyage / April the Ninny / The Loan Arranger." | Roger Duchowny | Unknown | January 17, 1981 | |
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April's becomes nanny to the two children of a TV sportscaster. A loan shark sends a man to collect an outstanding debt from a passenger. A young woman traveling with her parents meets and falls in love with a man, but she does not know that she is dying from leukemia. Guest stars: Charo, Larry Linville, Rachel Jacobs, Alex Woodard, Kathleen Nolan, Maureen McCormick, Richard Kline, Lisa Hartman, Erik Stern, Jay Thomas, Dody Goodman, Ty Hardin | ||||||
| 96 | 16 | "Gopher's Bride / Love with a Married Man / Not Tonight, Jack!" | Richard Kinon | Unknown | January 24, 1981 | |
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Isaac and Doc compete for the affections of a girl (Marie Laurin) to whom they have been writing joke love letters under Gopher's name. A couple (Dana Wynters, Paul Burke) drift apart over work habits. The man whose wife is too busy for him finds another love (Susan Oliver). A man (Patrick Wayne) is displaced after his furious girlfriend (Trish Stewart) discovers they were to share quarters. Other guest stars: Pamela Jean Bryant and Paul Gale | ||||||
| 97 | 17 | "Lose One, Win One / The $10,000 Lover / Mind My Wife" | Jack Arnold | Unknown | January 31, 1981 | |
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A woman (Dorian Lopinto) traveling with her fiancé (Sam Chew Jr.) meets a man (Steve Marachuk) who claims to have known her from high school. A man (Ron Palillo) is on the verge of setting a record for having intimate relations with the most women but finds true love with a fellow passenger (Gina Hecht), causing distress for the keeper of stats for the world-record book (James Darren). Doc must fend off the advances of the love-starved wife (Jill St. John) of his best friend from college (Jim McKrell). | ||||||
| 98 | 18 | "Aquaphobic / Humpty, Dumpty / The Starmaker" | Roger Duchowny | Unknown | February 7, 1981 | |
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Isaac tries to impress a visiting concert promoter with his singing skills and convinces three maids (the Pointer Sisters) to act as his backup. A former football star has a romance with Julie. A man is forced by wife to take the cruise to overcome his fear of water. Guest stars: Ruth, Anita, and June Pointer, Jason Hervey, Suzanne Kent, Louis Nye, Audra Lindley, David Hasselhof, Jeff Cooper | ||||||
| 99 | 19 | "Return of the Ninny / Split Personality / Touchdown Twins" | Roger Duchowny | Unknown | February 14, 1981 | |
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April (Charo) and her charges accidentally find themselves on board while her employer and his new fiancée set sail. Gopher's college friend tries to please both his boss and the boss' daughter, not knowing they are father and daughter. A man falls for the mother of his old college friend. Other Guest stars: Michael Lembeck, Larry Linville, Samantha Eggar, Vincent Van Patten, Rachel Jacobs, Laurette Spang, Ralph Bellamy, Alex Woodard, Natasha Martell, Philip Brown | ||||||
| 100 | 20 | "Quiet, My Wife's Listening / Eye of the Beholder / The Nudist from Sunshine Gardens" | Harry Mastrogeorge | Unknown | February 21, 1981 | |
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A self-pitying blind woman is romanced by a gentle farmer. A man traveling with his new girlfriend is convinced that his estranged wife has planted bugs in his cabin. Gopher's attempts to prohibit a woman from sunbathing nude are blocked by a lawyer who feels her rights are being denied. Guest stars: Leslie Uggams, David Hedison, Dick Martin, Barbi Benton, Peter Haskell, Mary Ann Mobley, Judith Chapman, Thelma Carpenter | ||||||
| 101 | 21 | "Clothes Make the Girl / Black Sheep / Hometown Doc" | Earl Bellamy | Unknown | February 28, 1981 | |
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Isaac's shady uncle (Demond Wilson) is shadowed by a government agent (Robert Ginty). A crew member (Larry Breeding) pretends to be a rich passenger to please the mother (Lee Meriwether) of his love interest (Kyle Aletter). Doc's old friend (Randolph Powell) introduces Doc to his fiancée (Cindy Morgan) but tells him that he's not going to practice medicine in their hometown, so Doc decides to resign and fill the role himself. Other guest stars: Steve Doubet, Vernee Watson-Johnson and John Beradino | ||||||
| 102 | 22 | "Sally's Paradise / I Love You Too, Smith / Mamma and Me" | Earl Bellamy | Unknown | March 7, 1981 | |
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Gopher has a love-hate relationship with a customs official who is traveling with her boyfriend. A young man is reunited with an old girlfriend, but his mother has someone else in mind for him at home. The manager of the gift shop has her hands full with all three of her fiancés on board. Guest stars: Joanna Pettet, Christopher Pennock, Eddie Mekka, Joan Prather, Sylvia Sidney, Juliet Mills, Gary Conway, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Kenneth Kimmins | ||||||
| 103 | 23 | "The Duel / Two for Julie / Aunt Hilly" | Ray Austin | Evelyn Marienberg (The Duel) Barbara Allyn (Two for Julie) Lou Patrick (Aunt Hilly) | March 14, 1981 | |
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Two toymaking engineers (Ken Kercheval and Dack Rambo) traveling with their boss (Don Ameche) vie for Julie's affections. Captain Stubing's aunt (Olivia de Havilland) and uncle (Joseph Cotten) visit to meet Vicki. Doc is challenged to a duel by a man (Alejandro Rey) whose girlfriend (Linda Cristal) is sweet on Doc. | ||||||
| 104 | 24 | "That Old Gang of Mine / Love with a Skinny Stranger / Vicki and the Gambler" | Richard Kinon | Unknown | April 11, 1981 | |
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A woman dating a man who was once obese now has to deal with a romantic rival. A professional gambler makes friends with Vicki. A group of aging crooks meet to plan one last heist (Jack Gilford played a similar character in the 1967 film Who's Minding the Mint?, for which R.S. Allen and Harvey Bullock also wrote). Guest stars: Kaye Ballard, Gene Barry, Jack Gilford, Vicki Lawrence, Charles Siebert, Jesse White, Cindee Appleton | ||||||
| 105 106 | 25 26 | "This Year's Model / A Model Marriage / Vogue Rogue / Too Clothes for Comfort / Original Sin" | Roger Duchowny | Unknown | May 2, 1981 | |
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On a special cruise to Acapulco for a fashion festival, designers Geoffrey Beene, Halston, Bob Mackie and Gloria Vanderbilt play themselves. A husband and wife who own a model agency spar over the use of one of the models who has captured the Captain's eye. A cosmetics king searching for a unique woman to represent his new product finds two competing candidates. Julie stands in for a model friend who has fallen in love. A couple searches for missing designer clothes while trying to keep their marriage secret from the woman's father. Other guest stars: Robert Vaughn, Anne Baxter, Mike Connors, McLean Stevenson, Debra Clinger, Elke Sommer, Morgan Brittany, Jayne Kennedy, Cristina Ferrare, Dick Shawn, Bobby Short, Richard Gilliland, Camilla Sparv | ||||||
| 107 | 27 | "Maid for Each Other / Lost and Found / Then There Were Two" | Howard Morris | Unknown | May 9, 1981 | |
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Gopher's aunt (Jane Powell), afraid to tell him she is no longer wealthy and has to work as a maid for another passenger (Mary Wickes), meets a charming passenger (Howard Keel). A playboy (Joe Namath) schemes against his best friend (Fred Willard) to claim a cash windfall. An abandoned infant needs an emergency blood transfusion. Other guest stars: Gary Burghoff, Karen Grassle, Belinda J. Montgomery | ||||||
| 108 | 28 | "Tony and Julie / Separate Beds / America's Sweetheart" | Richard Kinon | Unknown | May 16, 1981 | |
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Julie butts heads with a male passenger. A young actress comes on board and makes a fool of Vicki. An estranged husband and wife end up in the same cabin. Guest stars: Anthony Andrews, Alison Arngrim, William Christopher, Nancy Kulp, Ronnie Schell, Toni Tennille, Lindsay Bloom | ||||||
Season 5: 1981–82
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| 109 110 | 1 2 | "The Expedition / Julie's Wedding / The Mongala / Julie's Replacement / The Three Rs / The Professor's Wife: Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | October 10, 1981 | |
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Julie prepares to marry her fiancé during a stopover in Sydney, with Vicki as bridesmaid, Capt. Stubing giving her away and the guys as ushers; an anthropologist gives a golden opportunity to a disgraced former colleague but neglects his wife; a rancher holds a secret from a fellow passenger while catching the eye of a pretty girl; Gopher and Doc vie for the affections of the new cruise director. Isaac finds a problem with the crew's wedding gift for Julie; a love triangle pits two women against each other over an eligible rancher; the Mongala, an evolutionary missing link discovered by two anthropologists, is caged in the bowels of the ship; the crew tours the Australian animal preserve where Julie's fiancé works. Guest stars: Anthony Andrews, Patrick Duffy, Michelle Phillips, Delvene Delaney, Donna Dixon, Elizabeth the Koala, José Ferrer, Harry Morgan, Gary Frank, Jenilee Harrison, Katherine Helmond, Tiny the Kangaroo, Queenie Ashton, Patrick Ward, Brendan Lunney | ||||||
| 111 | 3 | "Two Grapes on the Vine / Aunt Sylvia / Deductible Divorce" | Unknown | Unknown | October 17, 1981 | |
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In the Virgin Islands, a wine-tasting competition is held, and Julie's aunt helps her friend scheme to snag the contest's wealthy sponsor; a judge starts a shipboard fling without getting to know his new partner well; a married couple who gets divorced every year for tax purposes takes the cruise; Vicki pines over a pro football player. (90 Minute Episode) Guest stars: Lee Bergere as Vince Van Durling, Carol Channing as Aunt Sylvia Duvall, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Elliott Banning, Michael Goodwin as Kevin Butler, Robert Guillaume as Allan Curtis, Tanya Tucker as Annie Butler, Leslie Uggams as Marion Blake, Robert Walden as Jeff Thatcher, Betty White as Betsy Boucher, and Pat Haden as himself (Los Angeles Rams quarterback) | ||||||
| 112 | 4 | "The Incredible Hunk / Isaac, the Marriage Counselor / Jewels & Jim" | Unknown | Unknown | October 24, 1981 | |
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A teacher tries to hide his side job as a male stripper from a PTA member; Isaac's advice leads a husband astray, and his attempts to fix the problem only make matters worse; the captain suspects a known burglar in a theft of expensive jewels. Guest stars: Henny Backus as Mrs. Landers, Jim Backus as Mr. Landers, Marla Gibbs as Janet Dalton, Brian Kerwin as Hank Austin, Christopher Norris as Shelley, Joan Van Ark as Lila Chandler, Flip Wilson as Frank Dalton, and Michael Zaslow as Jim Pickett | ||||||
| 113 | 5 | "Country Cousin Blues / Daddy's Little Girl / Jackpot" | Unknown | Unknown | October 31, 1981 | |
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Gopher finds some money and fantasizes how he'll spend it; a folk singer meets an old friend who's now a politician and traveling with a female companion; a woman traveling with her father meets a veterinarian. Guest Stars: Mason Adams as Richard Simmons, Frank Bonner as Dr. Jonathan Hunt, Florence Henderson as Annabelle Folker, Carol Lawrence as Barbara Gosford, James Noble as Martin 'Blinky' Corell, and Randi Oakes as Marcy Crane. | ||||||
| 114 | 6 | "Chef's Special / Kleinschmidt / New Beginnings" | Unknown | Unknown | November 7, 1981 | |
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A new female cook lends a hand to the busy chef, who is not too happy with the arrangement; a bumbling German detective (Bernie Kopell) watches a lady's jewels; an embittered old sea dog meets a former girlfriend. Guest Stars: Leslie Easterbrook as Edie Franklin, Jay Johnson as Chef Claude, Trisha Noble as Gertrude Turner, Richard Basehart as Stan Ellis, and Joan Fontaine as Jennifer Langley. | ||||||
| 115 | 7 | "The Lady from Laramie / Vicki Swings / Phantom Bride" | Unknown | Unknown | November 14, 1981 | |
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A male escort traveling with a companion meets a widow from Wyoming; a married couple checks into the honeymoon suite to find the "Phantom Bride"; Vicki pretends to be older to attract an 18-year old boy away from another girl. Guest Stars: Cesare Danova as Fedalio Cevini, Nancy Dussault as Libby Crawford, Buddy Hackett as Julian Garfield, Patrick Labyorteaux as Todd Andrews, Irlene Mandrell as Andrea, Juliet Mills as Kate Garfield, and Marti Stevens as Miss Singleton. | ||||||
| 116 117 | 8 9 | "Farnsworth's Fling / Three in a Bed / I Remember Helen / Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia / Gopher Farnsworth Smith: Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | November 21, 1981 | |
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A dying tycoon (Lloyd Bridges) charters the ship to re-evaluate his relatives. The crew is in Australia to work on one of the cruise line's ships based there. A wealthy man named Farnsworth (Lloyd Bridges) has decided to invite his whole family for a reunion. However, he really wants to see who among them he should keep in his will. Among them is his niece, Marcia (Jessica Walters), who is not exactly fond of him, because she believes that because of him her father became penniless. She brings along a friend, Jessica (Linda Evans), who has a knack of getting wealthy men to marry her for the purpose of getting him to marry her so that she could get what Marcia thinks she deserves. He asks his niece, Jenny (Morgan Fairchild) and her husband Bud (Grant Goodeve), to come but they are divorced so they have to pretend that they are still married. After her fiancé (Alan Fletcher) calls, he comes aboard and refuses to leave and when he is told there are no more cabins, he stays with them. Farnsworth's secretary and niece, Eloise (Beth Howland) gets him a replacement valet, Wayne (Jim Nabors) who's not exactly what he is use to. Wayne and Eloise get close. Gopher thinks he might be related to Farnswoth and could be entitled to his fortune. Stubbing meets an old flame's daughter, Melanie (Margaret Laurence) and when he has to go, she decides to join him and he keeps his distance because he cannot seem to separate her from her late mother. Julie cannot help but think about Tony Selkirk (Anthony Andrews), the guy she nearly married but he chose not to get married because he was dying. Guest Stars: Anthony Andrews as Tony Selkirk (archive footage), Lloyd Bridges as William Otis Farnsworth, Elizabeth the Koala as Herself, Linda Evans as Jessica Halberson, Morgan Fairchild as Jenny Boyer, Grant Goodeve as Bud Boyer, Beth Howland as Eloise Farnsworth, Graham Kennedy as Port Vila Jeweller, Margaret Laurence as Melanie Kalani and Madeline Kalani (flashback), Patti MacLeod as Hazel Farnsworth, Ethel Merman as Roz Smith (Gopher's mother), Jim Nabors as Wayne Bouton (the Valet), and Jessica Walter as Marcia Farnsworth-Smith. ‘’Other Guests:’’ Alan Fletcher as Martin Blake, Brendan Lunney as David Selkirk, and Russell Newman as Frank Farnsworth. | ||||||
| 118 | 10 | "Love, Honor and Obey / Gladys and Agnes / Radioactive Isaac" | Unknown | Unknown | November 28, 1981 | |
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After 20 years of marriage, a couple bickers over renewing wedding vows; a reluctant old maid is tricked into romance by her sister; Isaac's dental work has strange side effects. Guest stars: Bernard Fox as Henry Whitewood, Darrow Igus as Brandon Ames, Audra Lindley as Agnes Larrabee, Anne Meara as Rose Vitelli, Marion Ross as Gladys Johnson, Jerry Stiller as Tony Vitelli, Berlinda Tolbert as Patty Phelps, Fred Holliday as Father Brendan Riley, and Stephanie Shayne as the maid (uncredited). | ||||||
| 119 | 11 | "He's My Brother / Zeke and Zelda / Teach Me Tonight" | Unknown | Unknown | December 5, 1981 | |
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A man seeks revenge on his brother, a member of the ship's crew; an elderly couple evicted from their home tries to scam a free cruise; a plain woman meets the suave author of the trashy romance novel she is reading (called Passion at Dawn). Guest stars: Daryl Anderson as Michael Scott, Jack Bannon as Fred Bricker, Milton Berle as Zeke "Van Buren," Elinor Donahue as Mrs. Van Buren, Herb Edelman as Howard Van Buren, Elaine Joyce as Nancy Bricker, Martha Raye as Zelda "Van Buren," Susan Richardson as Emily Parker | ||||||
| 120 | 12 | "Take a Letter, Vicki / The Floating Bridge Game / The Joy of Celibacy" | Unknown | Unknown | December 12, 1981 | |
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Vicki's overzealous approach to her new duties annoys the crew; a group of bridge players schemes to get a former member back; a casanova plays hard-to-get to defrost a frigid female. Guest stars: Robert Alda as Dr. Frank Leonhardt, Lucille Benson as Doris, Jan Clayton as Ethel, Nanette Fabray as Shirley Simpson, Rose Marie as fourth bridge player, Jim Stafford as Barry Styles, and Carlene Watkins as Linda Trent. | ||||||
| 121 | 13 | "Doc Takes the Fifth / Safety Last / A Business Affair" | Unknown | Unknown | January 2, 1982 | |
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Doc weds a concert cellist but finds she didn't marry him for love; an overly cautious safety inspector learns it may be too risky to play it safe; a high-strung executive falls for his female vice president. Guest stars: Don Adams as Sidney Williams, Britt Ekland as Alice Robbins, Irena Ferris as Tania Bricker, Robert Fuller as Ralph Kirby, Judy Norton-Taylor as Lydia Foster, and Kai Wulff as Mikhail | ||||||
| 122 | 14 | "Good Neighbors / Captain's Portrait / Familiar Faces" | Unknown | Unknown | January 9, 1982 | |
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A persistent passenger tries to win over a reluctant neighbor; the captain frets over the painting of his portrait; an aspiring lawyer fears being recognized by a figure from his wild days. Guest stars: Dean Butler, Arlene Golonka, Henry Jones, Mary McDonough, Lee Meriwether, Sonny Shroyer | ||||||
| 123 | 15 | "I Don't Play Anymore / Gopher's Roommate / Crazy for You" | Unknown | Unknown | January 23, 1982 | |
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A famed pianist fights through pain to finance a maid's operation; Gopher must deal with an old buddy who is now a woman; a psychologist suspects a claimant of faking his quirky disability. Guest stars: Joanna Cassidy, James MacArthur, Pat McCormick, Donna Pescow, Mackenzie Phillips, Dick Shawn | ||||||
| 124 | 16 | "Green, But Not Jolly / Past Perfect Love / Instant Family" | Unknown | Unknown | January 30, 1982 | |
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Julie's hair turns green; two people are brought together by visions of reincarnation; a single mother's devotion to her special-needs son threatens a budding romance. Guest stars: Bert Convy, Lynda Day George, John Phillip Law, Tanya Roberts, Corey Feldman | ||||||
| 125 | 17 | "Return of the Captain's Lady / Love Ain't Illegal / The Irresistible Man" | Unknown | Unknown | February 6, 1982 | |
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The captain commemorates his tenth year with the cruise line and proposes to an old flame; business associates double-cross each other in various ways; the appeal of a rebuked suitor soars when scintillating rumors circulate. Guest stars: Linwood Boomer, Lydia Cornell, Pat Crowley, Phyllis Davis, Patricia Klous, Robert Mandan, Dick Martin | ||||||
| 126 | 18 | "His Girls Friday / A Wife for Wilfred / The Girl Who Stood Still" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 1982 | |
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A businessman takes his prudish secretary on a business trip, then he meets an attractive blonde and has difficulty firing the former in order to hire the latter; another man offers the crew $10,000 if they can find him a pretty wife, and several women vie for his attention, while the crew tries to win the money; a mother tries to reunite her teenage daughter with a childhood sweetheart, only the girl is self-conscious about developing scoliosis. Guest stars: Judy Landers, Rue McClanahan, Vera Miles, Denise Miller, Jimmy Osmond, Tom Smothers, Connie Stevens, Dick Van Patten | ||||||
| 127 | 19 | "New York, A.C. / Live It Up / All's Fair in Love and War" | Unknown | Unknown | February 20, 1982 | |
| 128 129 | 20 21 | "The Musical / My Ex-Mom / The Show Must Go On / The Pest / My Aunt, the Worrier: Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | February 27, 1982 | |
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The crew and guests stage musical numbers. Guest stars: Cab Calloway, Carol Channing, Van Johnson, Ethel Merman, Ann Miller, Della Reese | ||||||
| 130 131 | 22 23 | "Pride of the Pacific / The Viking's Son / Separate Vacations / The Experiment / Getting to Know You: Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | March 6, 1982 | |
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The Pacific Princess competes with another ship while cruising to Alaska; Captain Stubing enters a dog-sled race against the other ship's captain, who is angry that his son is working for Stubing; a man and woman spend the entire cruise in their cabin to get acquainted; a newly separated couple find they cannot handle being apart; a scientist obsesses over his love potion and neglects his girlfriend. Guest stars: Priscilla Barnes as Swedish masseuse/trainer Brittany Sorenson, Doug Barr as Dave Pursinger, Sonny Bono as Steve Bloom, Tom Bosley as Harry Meacham, Woody Brown as Trig Norquist, Mary Crosby as Megan Lewis, John James as Dr. Skip van Damme, Ted Knight as Captain Gunner Norquist, Michele Lee as Dorothy Meacham, Charlotte Rae as Ellen van Bowe, and Charles Nelson Reilly as Jesse Dobson | ||||||
| 132 | 24 | "Isaac Gets Physical / She Brought Her Mother Along / Cold Feet" | Unknown | Unknown | March 20, 1982 | |
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Isaac avoids a physical exam to hide a congenital condition that could jeopardize his job, while the nurse develops a crush on him; a young woman's older boyfriend turns out to be her mother's former lover; Julie's cousin wants to dump his fiancée. Guest stars: Shirley Hemphill, Connie Needham, Gene Barry, Betsy Palmer, Richard Dean Anderson, Linda Blair | ||||||
| 133 | 25 | "Burl of My Dreams / Meet the Author / Rhymes, Riddles and Romance" | Unknown | Unknown | March 27, 1982 | |
| 134 | 26 | "Pal-I-Mony-O-Mine / Does Father Know Best? / An 'A' for Gopher" | Unknown | Unknown | April 10, 1982 | |
| 135 | 27 | "April in Boston / Saving Grace / Breaks of Life" | Unknown | Unknown | May 1, 1982 | |
| 136 | 28 | "A Dress to Remember" | Unknown | Unknown | May 8, 1982 | |
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An expensive dress involved in each of this episode's storylines. A model sponsored by a diet doctor is the target of the doctor's rival; the captain helps a poor flower merchant reconnect with her long-lost daughter; a man dresses as a woman to avoid his murderous former father-in-law; Gopher and Isaac fret over the care of the dress, afraid their jobs may be at stake. Guest stars: Markie Post, Kelly Monteith, Lyle Waggoner, Eleanor Parker, Catherine Parks, Bob Denver, Brianne Leary, Forrest Tucker | ||||||
| 137 | 29 | "Mothers Don't Do That / Marrying for Money / Substitute Lover" | Unknown | Unknown | May 15, 1982 | |
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A woman's attempt to reconnect with her estranged son goes wrong when he finds what she wrote in her diary; the crew think a woman is trying to murder her millionaire husband; an old friend of Julie's pretends to be a woman's pen pal to get close to her. | ||||||
Season 6: 1982–83
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| 138 139 | 1 2 | "Venetian Love Song / Down for the Count / Arrividerci, Gopher / The Arrangement: Parts 1 & 2" | Richard Kinon | Mike Marmer (Venetian Love Song & The Arrangement) Tony Webster (Down for the Count) Sid Morse (Arrividerci, Gopher) | October 2, 1982 | |
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The crew goes to Italy: The ship cruises to Rome, Capri and Venice. Teresa and Dominic decide to separate. Maria discovers her lover is really an aristocrat.
Guest stars: Rossano Brazzi | ||||||
| 140 | 3 | "The Anniversary Gift / Honey Bee Mine / Bewigged, Bothered and Bewildered" | Ted Lange | Harvey Bullock (Bewigged, Bothered and Bewildered) Jerry Winnick (The Anniversary Gift) Buddy Atkinson (Honey Bee Mine) | October 16, 1982 | |
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A couple celebrating their 20th anniversary (Robert Mandan and Lynn Redgrave) find that even with grown children, she still wants another baby. Julie tries to keep ex-roommate (Randi Oakes) who has a history of hitting on her boyfriends from hitting on her current beau (Richard Bergman) so she tells her that Gopher is her latest. Gopher goes along even though he is in love with someone else. The Captain's high school classmate (Phyllis Diller) is on board but he is self-conscious about his baldness so he wears a toupee when she is around. | ||||||
| 141 | 4 | "The Same Wavelength / Winning Isn't Everything / A Honeymoon for Horace" | Robert Scheerer | Lan O'Kun (The Same Wavelength) Joan Brooker & Alexandra Stoddart (Winning Isn't Everything) Buddy Atkinson (A Honeymoon for Horace) | October 23, 1982 | |
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A psychic (Connie Stevens) comes on board to entertain the passengers and she meets a man (Charles Siebert) who's unsure if he wants to remain with the wife he's currently separated from his. A friend of Stubbing's (David Doyle) comes on board with his son (Matthew Labyorteaux) whom he doesn't see much of. Father can't help but boast of his son's accomplishments, but the son later reveals to Vicki that his accomplishments are not true. And an elderly couple who are engaged (Jack Gilford and Nancy Walker) come on board and the guy is nervous about taking the plunge. | ||||||
| 142 | 5 | "Command Performance / Hyde and Seek / Sketchy Love" | Unknown | Unknown | October 30, 1982 | |
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A young girl (Kim Richards) who is infatuated with Gopher pretends to be her older sister. An artist (Morgan Brittany) meets an unhappily married guy (Skip Stephenson). And the ship's comic (Dan Rowan) runs into the wife (Marion Ross) and daughter (Eve Plumb) he left years ago. Guest stars: Dana Andrews, Janet Blair | ||||||
| 143 | 6 | "The Groupies / The Audition / Doc's Nephew" | Don Weis | Sid Morse (The Audition) Mike Marmer (The Groupies) Jesse Dizon & Don Haberman (Doc's Nephew) | November 6, 1982 | |
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A psychiatrist (Richard Deacon) who specializes in group therapy goes on board for a little vacation but one of his groups joins him. And they still want him to help them. And when two of them (Elaine Joyce and Jerry Van Dyke) get attracted to each other, they don't know what to do. An actor (Tristan Rogers) runs into the writer of a soap (Susan Lucci) who rejected him. She wonders if he has something up his sleeve. Doc's girlfriend (Michelle Phillips) joins him, as does his nephew (Willie Aames). The young man makes a move on her, prompting Doc to challenge him. Guest stars: Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie | ||||||
| 144 145 | 7 8 | "The Spoonmaker Diamond / Papa Doc / The Role Model / Julie's Tycoon: Parts 1 & 2" | Robert Scheerer | Mike Marmer (The Spoonmaker Diamond & Papa Doc) Catherine Bacos (The Role Model) Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller (Julie's Tycoon) | November 13, 1982 | |
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The crew sails on the Stella Solaris to Greece and Turkey:
Guest stars: Craig Stevens | ||||||
| 146 | 9 | "The Best of Friends / Too Many Dads / Love Will Find a Way" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1982 | |
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It is Thanksgiving, and among the passengers is a woman (Wendy Schaal) who wants to introduce her fiancé (Jim Knaub) to her parents (Lorne Greene and Dorothy McGuire) but she neglected to tell them that he is a paraplegic. A father (Richard Hatch) and his son (Christian Jacobs) are trying to get away from the boy's natural father (Michael Lembeck) who wants to take him away. And the crew is bickering with each other to the point that they're not speaking with each other. | ||||||
| 147 | 10 | "The Man in the Iron Shorts / The Victims / Heavens to Betsy" | Unknown | Unknown | November 27, 1982 | |
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Gopher returns from vacation with a new girlfriend, history teacher Gail Cowler (Taylor Miller), who is a history teacher. He also has a trunk carrying a suit of armor, which he dons in order to impress her. But when Isaac tries to help him get out of the suit, he breaks the bolt and traps Gopher inside. Captain Stubing's longtime friend Joan Heinsley (Ruth Warrick) was widowed in a drunk driving accident, years earlier. The pain of losing her husband never completely healed and now intensifies as her daughter Vanessa (Denise Miller) falls for Webb Jones Junior (Laurence Lau), the son of the drunk driver who took Joan's husband's life. Reverend David Ruland (Robert Pine) leads a mission study society on board the cruise, but two of his members, Betsy Dunvar (Janine Turner) and Laura Tenley (Sharon Gabet), are smitten with him. | ||||||
| 148 | 11 | "The Tomorrow Lady / Father, Dear Father / Still Life" | Unknown | Unknown | December 4, 1982 | |
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Glen Leciter (Howard Duff) meets Alice Bailey (Greer Garson), a woman who, by her own admission, is a "good guesser." He plans to use her clairvoyant gift to win big in the stock market. Sarah Curtis (Kim Darby) wants to get to know bachelor Ken Miller (Lawrence Pressman) better because she thinks he's a single parent. Ken borrows his friend Tom MacDonald's (Jim Stafford) daughter Libby (Louanne), who is a budding actress, to act the part of his daughter and impress Sarah. When Isaac experiences a hearing loss, Doc diagnoses the problem as a temporary middle ear infection in both ears. But, Isaac fears that the hearing loss may be permanent. | ||||||
| 149 | 12 | "Baby Talk / My Friend, the Executrix / Programmed for Love" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 1982 | |
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Connie Pierce (Donna Pescow) feels left out when her husband Steve (Grant Goodeve) takes a liking to Jan Willis (Angela Cartwright), who is to be their baby's surrogate mother. Julie's recently widowed Aunt Sylvia (Carol Channing) visits with her friend Betsy Boucher (Betty White), who has been named the executrix of the estate and obsessively nags Sylvia to conserve money. Ruth Gaylor (Karen Morrow) falls for inventor Franklin Trumbauer (Peter Marshall), who doesn't notice her because he's too busy attending to his ever-present creation: a robot named Bix. | ||||||
| 150 | 13 | "The Christmas Presence" | Unknown | Unknown | December 18, 1982 | |
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On a Christmas cruise, a senior citizen named Angelarum Dominicus (Mickey Rooney) is present in the lives of several other passengers. The crew members argue over how to decorate the ship for the holidays while Captain Stubing grows impatient. Jim and Lori Markham (Donny Osmond and Maureen McCormick) are taking their first vacation in years, with him being frustrated by her workaholic tendencies that keep them apart. Sisters Regina and Bernadette (Teresa Wright and Jan Rooney) chaperone the members of the Good Shepherd Boys' Choir en route to their home in Acapulco. The nuns don't know they're carrying gold stolen by Charlie Dobbs (Keenan Wynn) and Henry Beemus (Henry Gibson) to its final destination. | ||||||
| 151 | 14 | "Paroled to Love / First Impressions / Love Finds Florence Nightingale" | Unknown | Unknown | January 8, 1983 | |
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This cruise is supposed to have some celebrities among the passengers. But the PR employees (Debbie Reynolds and Marilyn Michaels) booked them on a different cruise. So they end up impersonating celebrities. A celebrity (Carole Cook), doing research for her role as Florence Nightingale by working as Doc's nurse, meets a passenger (Forrest Tucker) who doesn't like show business types. A man (Richard Kline) who was accused of a crime but acquitted, goes on the cruise with the lawyer (Vicki Lawrence) who defended him. Making admissions to each other, she reveals she loves him and he reveals he actually committed the crime he was charged with. | ||||||
| 152 | 15 | "The Captain's Replacement / Sly as a Fox / Here Comes the Bride – Maybe" | Unknown | Unknown | January 15, 1983 | |
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Capt. Stubing mentors Captain Donahue (McLean Stevenson), whom Gopher thinks is out to take command of the Pacific Princess. Ben Phillips (Frank Bonner) and Henry Greg (Arte Johnson) seem to be aggressively competing for the affections of Mary Frances Bellflower (Shelley Fabares), who claims that they're only after her foxhound. Doc's longtime friend Erica Dupont (Jenilee Harrison) works on the cruise to help her mother pay for her wedding to wealthy fiancé Robert Wallingford (Stephen Shortridge), who, along with his socially snobbish parents Harold and Margaret (William Windom) and (Jane Wyatt), thinks she's wealthy as well. But then Harold and Margaret turn up on the same cruise, leading Erica to try to hide from them. | ||||||
| 153 | 16 | "Doc's Big Case / Senior Sinners / A Booming Romance" | Unknown | Unknown | January 22, 1983 | |
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Doc's medical school chum, Dr. Elliot Norton (James Noble), gives Vicki some information for an article on Doc. Norton's soon besieged with requests for interviews, leaving Doc feeling very insecure about his own accomplishments, which pale in comparison. Tom Niver (Raymond St. Jacques) and Faye Phillips (Theresa Merritt) are seniors living together without being married. They introduce his son Jeffrey (Brian Stokes Mitchell) to her daughter Velma (Telma Hopkins), both of whom object to their parents' domestic arrangement. Computer genius Ross (Alan Young) meets longtime friend Kathy Brighton (Holland Taylor) abroad the ship, but is afraid of losing her to masculine passenger Bob Williams (Adam West). While taking Kathy on a tour of the ship, Ross finds something startling in the cargo hold. Guest star: Tori Spelling | ||||||
| 154 | 17 | "Gopher's Daisy / Our Son, the Lawyer / Salvaged Romance" | Unknown | Unknown | January 29, 1983 | |
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Gopher buys a Daisy exercise machine to improve his physique but doesn't want the other crew members to know about it. Meanwhile, an attractive girl (Chanelle Lea) keeps sneaking into his cabin while he's out. Doc, Isaac and Julie are confused by the sounds of his exercising and by the girl's comings and goings. They eventually jump to the wrong conclusion that he's having a very physical affair with the girl. Long-married Lou and Harriet Stevens (James Coco and Doris Roberts) bicker a great deal. Their 25-year-old son Jonathan (Adam Arkin) is a divorce lawyer who announces plans to move out of the family homestead and into a bachelor pad, leaving Harriet traumatized. She reacts so emotionally that it leads her and Lou to contemplate divorce, and both of them want Jonathan to represent them. Society matron Allison Newman(Joan Rivers)'s romance with junk dealer Max Glutovsky (Alex Rocco) is threatened due to the lingering insecurity she feels from her first husband divorcing her after she underwent a successful mastectomy. | ||||||
| 155 156 | 18 19 | "Isaac's Aegean Affair / The Captain and the Kid / Poor Rich Man / The Dean and the Flunkee: Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 1983 | |
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The crew are in Greece working a cruise a college is having its graduation ceremony aboard:
Guest stars: Leigh McCloskey, William R. Moses | ||||||
| 157 | 20 | "The Zinging Valentine / The Very Temporary Secretary / Final Score" | Unknown | Unknown | February 12, 1983 | |
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A woman who delivers singing telegrams (Claudia Lonow) ends up stuck aboard after delivering a "Dear John" message to a passenger (Donny Most). A temp agency owner (Don Adams) takes the place of the secretary scheduled to sail with a magazine editor (Fannie Flagg). An NFL quarterback (John Amos)'s attempt to get close to an English professor (Jayne Kennedy) keeps getting penalty flags. | ||||||
| 158 | 21 | "The Captain's Crush / Out of My Hair / Off-Course Romance" | Unknown | Unknown | February 19, 1983 | |
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Movie star Janine Adams (Joan Collins), who has been divorced from nine husbands, boards the Princess for a cruise without knowing that a tabloid reporter is in tow to write a story about her love life. When Capt. Stubing develops feelings for her, speculation arises that he could become her tenth husband. Lydia Harris (Delta Burke) plans to marry her wealthy fiancé Lawrence Jurgens (Jeffrey Tambor) in Acapulco, but her ex-lover/ex-hairdresser Ron (Richard Gilliland) is on the same cruise and is determined to win her back. Frustrated golf widow Kathy Costello (Stella Stevens) takes the cruise alone, while her husband Joe (Monte Markham) plays in a tournament. Kathy is reunited with her former lover Ted Cole (Ron Ely) after a separation of ten years. | ||||||
| 159 | 22 | "I Like to Be in America / He Ain't Heavy / Abby's Maiden Voyage" | Unknown | Unknown | February 26, 1983 | |
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After being let go by her employer, April Lopez (Charo) plans to move back home to Mexico. She wants to become an American citizen but always gets nervous and crumbles during the oral exam. A passenger, Judge Kramer (Esther Rolle), is summoned to help her take the citizenship test. George and Phyllis Cowens (Don Porter and Barbara Billingsley) treat their adopted son Jimmy (Michael J. Fox) to a cruise as a high school graduation gift. Jimmy mistreats Gregory Steven Leonard (Gregg Henry), one of the ship's waiters. Animosity develops quickly between the two, who soon learn that they have a connection. Inexperienced young Abby Foster (Mary Beth McDonough) wants to have her first time with a man and meets handsome fellow passenger Neil Holmes (Brodie Greer). But whenever they become intimate, she breaks up laughing and kills the mood. Guest stars: Constance Forslund | ||||||
| 160 | 23 | "Vicki's Dilemma / Discount Romance / Loser & Still Champ" | Unknown | Unknown | March 5, 1983 | |
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Vicki hooks up with a young passenger (Glenn Scarpelli) who gives her some pills he claims are supplements. After the boy gets ill, Doc (Bernie Kopell) deduces it's from drug use. When the pills are found on Vicki, the boy's mother (Elinor Donahue) accuses Vicki of giving her son the drugs. Gopher's uncle (Red Buttons), a salesman, sets up a little shop in his cabin which undermines the ship's gift shop. He takes a liking to the woman (June Allyson) in charge of the gift shop, whose job could be in jeopardy because she's not making any sales. A guy (Patrick Wayne) traveling with his girlfriend (Ann Turkel) feels emasculated because she's better at the things he likes to do. | ||||||
| 161 | 24 | "So Help Me Hannah / The Maid Cleans Up / C.P.R., I.O.U." | Unknown | Unknown | March 12, 1983 | |
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A woman(Mary Martin)'s ability to dispense advice irritates the Captain as well as the father (Max Showalter) of a young man who wants to pursue his own path (Timothy Patrick Murphy). A maid (Judy Landers) goes on the cruise to win the heart of her employer (Ben Murphy). Will the budding relationship be doomed by his girlfriend (Caren Kaye)? Gopher's CPR course come in handy after a retired passenger (Milton Berle), who feels his son (Steven Keats) isn't working hard enough at the family plumbing business, has a heart attack. | ||||||
| 162 | 25 | "Going to the Dogs / Putting on the Dog / Women's Best Friend / Whose Dog Is It Anyway" | Unknown | Unknown | March 26, 1983 | |
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A contest is held on board to determine which dog will be on the cover of dog food containers:
Guest stars: Chuck McCann, Moore's Mongrel Revue Notes: This was a 90-minute episode. Isabel Sanford and Mel Stewart previously played in-laws on All in the Family. | ||||||
| 163 | 26 | "The Professor Has Class / When the Magic Disappears / We, the Jury" | Unknown | Unknown | April 2, 1983 | |
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Professor Roscoe Weber (Sam Jaffe), a 91-year-old Nobel Prize winner for psychology, doesn't realize that his adoring former pupil, Professor Helen Burton (Bettye Ackerman), has been hired by his university to replace him. Expert magician The Great Stellini (Dick Van Patten) disapproves of his daughter Christina(Mary-Margaret Humes)'s suitor, novice magician Joey Gardiner (Barry Van Dyke), who he thinks wants to steal his secrets. Minnie Dunlop (Anne Meara) used to be Harlan Weatherly(Jerry Stiller)'s landlady before his damage to the apartment drove her to file a lawsuit against him. The crew holds a simulated small claims court for Minnie and Harlan. Note: Both Sam Jaffe & Bettye Ackerman and Anne Meara & Jerry Stiller were married in real life. | ||||||
| 164 165 | 27 28 | "Hits and Missus / Return of Annabelle / Just Plain Folks Medicine / Caught in the Act / The Real Thing / Do Not Disturb / Lulu & Kenny (Country Music Jamboree): Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | April 30, 1983 | |
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Aboard a country music jamboree cruise:
Guest stars: Misty Rowe | ||||||
| 166 | 29 | "The Fountain of Youth / Bad Luck Cabin / Uncle Daddy" | Unknown | Unknown | May 7, 1983 | |
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Decades ago, Dwight Scoffield (David Wayne) bilked Henry Harper in a land deal. Taking a cruise with granddaughter Stacy (Michelle Tobin), Dwight encounters Henry (Ted McGinley), who claims a fountain of youth is responsible for his apparently not aging in the past fifty years. Newlyweds Cora (Lynda Goodfriend) and Edwin Winnaker (David Naughton) are booked into Cabin 213 on the Fiesta Deck, which Gopher claims is a bad luck cabin for all newlyweds. Sure enough, as soon as Cora and Edwin arrive, a string of bad luck begins for the couple. Isaac's widowed friend Gayle Davis (Tracy Reed) is on the cruise with her son, Bobby (Shavar Ross). Gayle has marriage on her mind, but Isaac isn't sure that he's ready for matrimony. | ||||||
Season 7: 1983–84
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| 167 168 | 1 2 | "The Pledge / East Meets West / Dear Roberta / My Two Dumplings: Parts 1 & 2" | Robert Scheerer | Lan O'Kun (The Pledge) Christopher Vane & Jill Baer (East Meets West) Lawrence Levy & Robert Spears (Dear Roberta) Richard Albrecht & Casey Keller (My Two Dumplings) | October 1, 1983 | |
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A woman with a heart condition falls for a man wanted in the U.S. for manslaughter. The police detective who tracked him down is also on the cruise. Doc meets a woman who spent much of her adult life in China and is more of a fan of Eastern than Western medicine. She even helps cure the Captain's back spasms. A man who writes a newspaper column under a fictitious woman's name meets a woman who blames the column for her recent divorce. A friend of Gopher's who is dating two women is on board to decide which one he truly loves, unaware that both women are also on the cruise. Guest stars: Ursula Andress as Carole, Susan Anton as Leslie, Michael Constantine as Charlie, Linda Evans as Barbara, John Forsythe as Burt, Lee Horsley as Greg, Pat Klous as Laurie, Lee Majors as Robert, Erin Moran as Joanne | ||||||
| 169 | 3 | "Bricker's Boy / Lotions of Love / The Hustlers" | Jerome Courtland | Story by : Bernie Kopell & Fred Grandy (Bricker's Boy) Lloyd Turner & Howard Liebling (Lotions of Love) John Whelpley (The Hustlers) Teleplay by : Tony Webster | October 8, 1983 | |
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A young man claims that he is Doc's son; an ad executive collaborates on a campaign with the daughter of his latest client; a professional escort of an older woman falls for another younger woman. Guest stars: Chuck Connors as Roy, Lydia Cornell as Sandy, Constance Forslund as Fran, Brodie Greer as Andy O'Neal, Evelyn Keyes as Mrs. Parker, Ted McGinley as Gary Thomas, Vera Miles as Arlene Kemper, Timothy Patrick Murphy as David | ||||||
| 170 | 4 | "Youth Takes a Holiday / Don't Leave Home Without It / Prisoner of Love" | Robert Scheerer | Donald Ross (Prisoner of Love) David Ketchum & Tony DiMarco (Youth Takes a Holiday) Richard A. Goldman (Don't Leave Home Without It) | October 15, 1983 | |
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Guest stars: Gloria DeHaven, Jamie Farr, Beth Howland, Heather Locklear, Louis Nye, Charlotte Rae, Glenn Scarpelli, Cornel Wilde | ||||||
| 171 | 5 | "Rhino of the Year / One Last Time / For Love or Money" | Don Weis | Unknown | October 22, 1983 | |
| 172 | 6 | "Friend of the Family / Affair on Demand / Just Another Pretty Face" | Ted Lange | Jerry Winnick (Friend of the Family) Ronnie Cass & Donald Ross (Affair on Demand) Joan Brooker & Alexandra Stoddart (Just Another Pretty Face) | October 29, 1983 | |
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Guest stars: Cathryn Damon, Florence Henderson, Gordon Jump, Kim Lankford, Robert Reed, Deborah Shelton, Clint Walker | ||||||
| 173 174 | 7 8 | "When Worlds Collide / The Captain and the Geisha / The Lottery Winners / The Emperor's Fortune: Parts 1 & 2" | Jerome Courtland | Unknown | November 5, 1983 | |
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Guest stars: Tony Danza as Bud O'Hara, Mariette Hartley as Martha Chambers, Ted Knight as Barney Gordon, Harvey Korman as Harvey Willis, Jean Marsh as Celia Hoffman, Rita Moreno as Gladys Gordon, Nancy Morgan as Joanie Hoffman, John Ritter as Ben Cummins, James Shigeta as Bud's Father, and Heather Thomas as Lila Pearsell | ||||||
| 175 | 9 | "Long Time No See / Bear Essence / Kisses and Makeup" | Don Weis | Richard A. Goldman (Long Time No See) Mike Marmer (Bear Essence) Story by : Ben Joelson & Art Baer (Kisses and Makeup) Teleplay by : Hollace White & Stephanie Garman | November 12, 1983 | |
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Guest stars: Crystal Bernard, Dean Butler, Howard Keel, Michael Lembeck, Christopher Mayer, Randi Oakes, Jan Smithers | ||||||
| 176 | 10 | "Julie and the Bachelor / Set-up for Romance / Intensive Care" | Richard Kinon | David Ketchum & Tony DiMarco (Julie and the Bachelor) Jim Rogers (Intensive Care) Lloyd Turner & Howard Liebling (Set-Up for Romance) | November 19, 1983 | |
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Guest stars: Tom Bosley, Patricia Carr, Bradford Dillman, Penny Fuller, Mark Harmon, Engelbert Humperdinck, Cristina Raines | ||||||
| 177 | 11 | "The World's Greatest Kisser / Don't Take My Wife, Please / The Reluctant Father" | Ted Lange | Martin Donovan (The Reluctant Father) Richard A. Goldman (Don't Take My Wife, Please) Buddy Atkinson (The World's Greatest Kisser) | November 26, 1983 | |
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Guest stars: Kirstie Alley, Danielle Brisebois, William Christopher, David Doyle, Dan Haggerty, Cindy Hayes, Elaine Joyce, Parker Stevenson | ||||||
| 178 | 12 | "Dee Dee's Dilemma / Julie's Blind Date / The Prize Winner" | Richard Kinon | Howard Albrecht & Sol Weinstein (Dee Dee's Dilemma) Jill Baer & Christopher Vane (Julie's Blind Date) Tony Webster (The Prize Winner) | December 3, 1983 | |
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Guest stars: Clark Brandon, Abby Dalton, Leslie Easterbrook, Don Gordon, Walter Olkewicz, Markie Post, Tom Poston, Geoffrey Scott | ||||||
| 179 | 13 | "The Misunderstanding / Love Below Decks / The End Is Near" | Robert Scheerer | Michael Grace (The Misunderstanding) Story by : McLean Stevenson & Mike Marmer (Love Below Decks) Rick Shaw & Brian Pollock (The End is Near) Teleplay by : Mike Marmer | December 10, 1983 | |
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Guest stars: Morgan Brittany, Delta Burke, Arlene Dahl, James Houghton, Lou Richards, Vic Tayback, Claire Trevor | ||||||
| 180 | 14 | "The Last Case / Looking for Mr. Wilson / Love on Strike" | Richard A. Wells | David Abrams (The Last Case) Story by : Ben Joelson & Art Baer (Love on Strike) | December 17, 1983 | |
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Guest stars: Claude Akins, Didi Conn, Tony Dow, Grant Goodeve, John Hillerman, Allyn Ann McLerie, Wendy Schaal, Jeannie Wilson, R.J. Williams | ||||||
| 181 | 15 | "How Do I Love Thee? / No More Alimony / Authoress! Authoress!" | Kim Friedman | Howard Albrecht & Sol Weinstein (No More Alimony) Mike Marmer (How Do I Love Thee?) Tony Webster (Authoress! Authoress!) | January 7, 1984 | |
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Capt. Stubing runs into an old friend (Rue McClanahan), who is now married to volatile salesman (Dick Van Patten); Alan Price (Alan Thicke) wants to ensure that his ex-wife Sheila (Michelle Phillips) marries her new fiance Lou (Fred Willard) to escape paying alimony; Aunt Sylvia (Carol Channing) and her friend Betsy (Betty White) try to persuade a famous publisher (Cesar Romero) print Betsy's memoirs. Guest stars: Carol Channing as Aunt Sylvia Duvall, Rue McClanahan as Laura Thornton Hayes, Michelle Phillips, Cesar Romero as John Drake, Alan Thicke as Alan Price, Dick Van Patten as George Hayes, Betty White as Betsy Boucher, Fred Willard as Lou Also Starring: Christie Claridge as Cindy | ||||||
| 182 | 16 | "For Better or Worse / The Buck Stops Here / Bet on It" | Richard Kinon | Unknown | January 14, 1984 | |
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Guest stars: Leah Ayres, Shea Farrell, Celeste Holm, Richard Jaeckel, Jo Ann Pflug, McLean Stevenson, Antony Ponzini, Gil Mandelik | ||||||
| 183 | 17 | "Aunt Emma, I Love You / Hoopla / The First Romance" | Don Weis | Unknown | January 21, 1984 | |
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Guest stars: Sid Caesar, Bert Convy, Irena Ferris, Darrow Igus, Rose Marie, Philip McKeon, Jimmy Blacklock, Lou Dunbar, Billy Ray Hobley, Curly Neal, Gator Rivers, and the Harlem Globetrotters ("Hoopla") | ||||||
| 184 | 18 | "Ace in the Hole / Uncle Joey's Song / Father in the Cradle" | Richard Kinon | Unknown | January 28, 1984 | |
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Guest stars: David Faustino as Scott Russell, Barnard Hughes as Joseph Stobble, Dean Paul Martin as Brad Elliott, Ted McGinley as Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans, Lee Meriwether as Jessica Elliott, Julie Ronnie as Jeannie Colby, Michael Spound as Larry Chapman, Carlene Watkins as Mrs. Russell, and K.C. Winkler as Caroline Colby | ||||||
| 185 186 | 19 20 | "Polly's Poker Palace / Shop Ahoy / Double Date / The Hong Kong Affair / Two Tails of a City: Parts 1 & 2" | Richard Kinon | Unknown | February 4, 1984 | |
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On a Hong Kong cruise: a Senator romances a woman, until he learns the nature of her visit; two brothers date Julie and Vicki; a woman passenger is a shopaholic; a retired spy is on vacation and romances a woman passenger. Guest stars: Herb Edelman as Robert Savage, Noel Harrison as Trevor Staines, Pamela Hensley as Kathy James, Gene Kelly as Charles Dane, Lee Majors II as Jimmy Adams, Frank Maxwell as Colonel Charles Holmsey, Leigh McCloskey as Peter Adams, Yvette Mimieux as Leni Martek, Ben Murphy as Matthew Saver, Donna Reed as Polly Sullivan, Brenda Vaccaro as Eleanor Savage, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Senator Dan Whitman | ||||||
| 187 | 21 | "Ace's Valet / Mother Comes First / Hit or Miss America" | Unknown | Unknown | February 25, 1984 | |
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Ace's parents send the family valet, Ernest Finley (Jeremy Brett), to be his valet on the ship, but Ace is afraid that Finley will embarrass him in front of the other crew members. Mrs. Rhodes (Marian Mercer) is afraid of growing old, so her daughter Jenny (Audrey Landers) tries to fix her up with eligible men, by recruiting Gopher to pose as an Eastern Indian named Punjab Singh. Isaac's high school friend, Cassie (Gloria Gifford), wants him to be her date for their upcoming reunion, but he only has eyes for Vanessa Williams, who is one of four Miss Americas on board. And Vanessa has an admirer of her own, Tyrone (Glynn Turman). Miss America (Vanessa Williams) dazzles Isaac; A woman (Audrey Landers) seeks a date for her mother; A butler complicates Ace's job. Guest Stars: Jeremy Brett as Ernest Finley, Audrey Landers Jenny Rhodes, Ted McGinley as Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans, Marian Mercer as Mrs. Rhodes, Glynn Turman as Tyrone, and Vanessa Williams as Herself (as Miss America 1984). Other Guests: Gloria Gifford as Cassie Jones, Jean Bartel as Herself (as Miss America 1943), Marian McKnight as Herself (as Miss America 1957), and Nancy Fleming as Herself (as Miss America 1961). | ||||||
| 188 | 22 | "The Lady and the Maid / Love Is Blind / The Babymakers" | Richard Kinon | Unknown | March 3, 1984 | |
| 189 | 23 | "Side by Side / A Fish Out of Water / Rub Me Tender" | Richard Kinon | Unknown | March 10, 1984 | |
| 190 | 24 | "A Rose Is Not a Rose / Novelties / Too Rich and Too Thin" | Unknown | Unknown | March 17, 1984 | |
| 191 192 | 25 26 | "Dreamboat / Gopher, Isaac & the Starlet / The Parents / The Importance of Being Johnny / Julie and the Producer: Parts 1 & 2" | Robert Scheerer | Unknown | May 5, 1984 | |
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A Hollywood movie company is filming a musical called Dream Boat on board the ship with plans to use both crew and passengers as extras. Starlet Shelley Rush (Melba Moore) desperately wants to audition for the production crew but can't seem to get their attention. Merrill falls for faded star Angela Lovett (Alexis Smith), while Vicki is enamored of Johnny Lovett (Jimmy Osmond), a rock star who has never acted before, is very apprehensive about his debut, and takes it out on Vicki by being rude to her. Producer Marty Chenault (Dean Jones) is the older brother of Jack Chenault, whom Julie almost married once. Also guest starring: Ben Vereen, David L. Lander | ||||||
| 193 | 27 | "Best Ex-Friends / All the Congressman's Women / Three Faces of Love" | Ted Lange | Unknown | May 12, 1984 | |
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Isaac is taken with the new barmaid (Eugenia Wright); a movie makeup man (Sal Viscuso) tests his fiancée's (Heidi Bohay) fidelity; a congressman's (Sam Groom) daughter (Tori Spelling) comes between him and his fiancée (Phyllis Davis). | ||||||
Season 8: 1984–85
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| 194 | 1 | "The Crew's Cruise Director / What a Drag / Doc's Slump (Alaska Cruise)" | Unknown | Unknown | September 22, 1984 | |
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The crew is working a special Alaskan cruise:
Also Guest Starring: Lydia Cornell as Bonnie, Rebecca Holden as Diane, Selma Archerd as Mrs. Carter, Anulka Dziubinska as Ginger, and Linda Stayer as Angie. Notes: This is a 90-minute episode. Patty Duke is credited as Patty Duke Astin. Pat Klous is credited as Patricia Klous. Julie (Lauren Tewes) does not appear in this episode. Klous joins the cast, as does Ted McGinley as "Your Ship's Photographer," Ashley "Ace" Covington Evans. | ||||||
| 195 196 | 2 3 | "Vicki and the Fugitive / Lady in the Window / Stolen Years / Dutch Treat: Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | September 29, 1984 | |
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The crew works a Netherlands voyage:
The Netherlands voyage concludes with heartbreak for Vicki. Also Guest Starring: Tim Robbins as young Erik. | ||||||
| 197 | 4 | "Ace Meets the Champ / Why Justin Can't Read / Call Me a Doctor" | Unknown | Unknown | October 6, 1984 | |
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Ace tries to impress an old girlfriend (Jennifer Holmes) by boxing the heavyweight champion (Dick Butkus). A father (James Noble) refuses to believe his son (Dick Billingsley) may be dyslexic, which the son's tutor (Jeannie Wilson) believes he may be. An overbearing mother (Doris Roberts) tells lies about her daughter (Tovah Feldshuh) to a fellow passenger (Louis Giambalvo). | ||||||
| 198 | 5 | "Only the Good Die Young / Honey Beats the Odds / The Light of Another Day" | Unknown | Unknown | October 13, 1984 | |
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An undercover FBI agent (Jack Riley) butters up a bookie (James Sloyan)'s girlfriend (Stephanie Faracy) in order to get the scoop on his operation. Believing that good people die young, a charming boy (Emmanuel Lewis) goes on a rampage of bad behavior. A blind passenger (Barbara Parkins) reunites with a passenger (John Bennett Perry), with whom she went to college and had a crush on. Also Guest Starring: Vernee Watson-Johnson as Lydia Somers. | ||||||
| 199 | 6 | "Soap Gets in Your Eyes / A Match Made in Heaven / Tugs of the Heart" | Unknown | Unknown | October 20, 1984 | |
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A dead man (Bill Macy) must perform a totally selfless act to get into heaven, with an angel (Fritz Weaver) watching. Gopher is leery of a girl (Dianne Kay) who rejected his marriage proposal years ago. A soap opera fan (Jayne Meadows) confuses an actor (Charles Frank) for the villainous character he plays when he and her daughter (Susan Blanchard) get together. Also Guest Starring: Juliet Mills as Blair Chapman; Nedra Volz as a passenger. Notes: Charles Frank & Susan Blanchard are both married in real life. Frank and Nedra Volz played son and mother on Filthy Rich. | ||||||
| 200 | 7 | "And One to Grow On / Seems Like Old Times / I'll Never Forget What's Her Name" | Unknown | Unknown | October 27, 1984 | |
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Vicki has too much champagne on her 18th birthday, before learning of her father's history of alcoholism. Arthur (Richard Kline) tries to renew a relationship with his former fiancée Rose (Morgan Brittany) by pretending to have amnesia. Using information provided by a private detective (Alex Rocco), Deborah (Joan Van Ark) tracks down her college boyfriend Larry (Robert Reed). | ||||||
| 201 | 8 | "Aerobic April / The Wager / Story of the Century" | Unknown | Unknown | November 3, 1984 | |
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April Lopez (Charo) comes aboard as the ship's new aerobics instructor. Rich brothers (Ben Murphy and Charles Siebert) bet $1 million that they will not fall in love on the cruise. A reporter (Ralph Bellamy) pursues a woman (Dorothy McGuire) to get the story that she is aviator Amelia Earhart. Also Guest Starring Gordon Jump as Nathan Wills, Mary Kate McGeehan as Anne Loring. | ||||||
| 202 | 9 | "The Last Heist / Starting Over / Watching the Master" | Unknown | Unknown | November 10, 1984 | |
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Judy's friend Beth (Deborah Adair) can't trust men after a rape and subsequent divorce, until she meets fellow passenger Joe (Brodie Greer). Paula (Julia Duffy) wants her jewel-thief uncle David (Patrick Macnee) to retire, but he's after a diamond necklace belonging to Martha (Abby Dalton). Meanwhile, Paula falls for Andy (Douglas Barr). Hal (William Christopher), engaged to Doc's ex-wife Samantha, studies his every move as inspiration to be a perfect husband. This puts a crimp in Doc's fling with Gloria (Delta Burke). | ||||||
| 203 | 10 | "By Hook or by Crook / Revenge with Proper Stranger / Don't Get Mad, Get Even" | Unknown | Unknown | November 17, 1984 | |
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Depressed on what would have been her wedding anniversary, Judy falls for soft-spoken Mike Morell (Patrick Wayne), which worries Gopher, who harbors a gut feeling that Morell is not to be trusted. Doc's first patient Missy (Heidi Bohay) plans to have an affair and even the score with her loving husband Jack (William R. Moses), who had an accidental affair a few months earlier. Missy chooses Lester Erwin (Ken Kercheval), a loser who fancies himself a ladies' man. Consumer advocate Marvin Cooperman (Ray Buktenica) keeps taking his work home with him, but balks when his wife Carol (Jan Smithers) considers taking a job with her former sorority sister Ellen Brown (Devon Ericson), a baked goods manufacturer who makes Marvin's favorite brownies. | ||||||
| 204 205 | 11 12 | "My Mother, My Chaperone / The Present / The Death and Life of Sir Alfred Demerest / Welcome Aboard: Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | November 24, 1984 | |
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The crew journeys to London and Paris:
The London and Paris cruise concludes. | ||||||
| 206 | 13 | "Paying the Piper / Baby Sister / Help Wanted" | Unknown | Unknown | December 1, 1984 | |
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After twenty-three years of marriage, Shirley Enicker (Rue McClanahan) wants to live comfortably, rather than continue to be a penny pincher. Her frugal and cheap husband Howard (Donald O'Connor) doesn't like the changes that are in store for their marriage. Eve Springer (Vera Miles) is on board with her two daughters, Eleanor (Jaime Lyn Bauer) and Patty (Dana Plato). Eleanor doesn't like fast romances because she got burned in one years ago, claiming it ruined her life. Eleanor overprotects Patty, trying to throw cold water on her shipboard fling with Peter Barkan (Christopher Knight). Merrill's friend's niece, Kim Carlisle (Michelle Johnson), is an energetic intern rotating through the different jobs on the ship. Unfortunately, she fails at all of them. Note: Michelle Johnson will continue to play Kim as a recurring role throughout the season. | ||||||
| 207 | 14 | "Country Blues / A Matter of Taste / Frat Brothers Forever" | Unknown | Unknown | December 8, 1984 | |
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Country music singer-songwriter Billy Boy Bodine (Matt McCoy) cruises with his manager Cappy (Claude Akins). Cappy tries to come between Billy and adoring admirer Arlene Cort (Leah Ayres) because Billy writes his best music when he's depressed. Shipboard neighbors Simon Ashford (Farley Granger) and Valerie Frasier (Terry Moore) are interior designers engaged in cutthroat competition to win the contract to redecorate the ship, stopping at nothing to sabotage each other. Doc enjoys a visit from his fraternity brother Buzz McLaine (Roy Thinnes), who travels with his cousin Jim Dolan (Michael McGrady). But things are not what they seem. | ||||||
| 208 | 15 | "Santa, Santa, Santa / Another Dog Gone Christmas / Noel's Christmas Carol" | Unknown | Unknown | December 15, 1984 | |
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On a Christmas cruise, three men (Avery Schreiber, Ray Walston and Scatman Crothers) are scheduled to play one jolly St. Nick. Vicki gives her dog (Tundra the Wonder Dog) to a lonely comic (Howard Morris). Carol Kelsey (Kim Lankford) asks Ace to pose as her fiancé and fool her mother (Anne Francis). Ace's friend Noel Kane (Shea Farrell) complicates things by falling for Carol. Judy, Gopher, and Isaac each hire a Santa, who don't get along and try to out-do each other. To placate her mother, a woman asks Ace to pose as her fiancé. A has-been comic finds his career resurrected by an abandoned dog. ‘’Guest Stars:’’ Scatman Crothers as Malcolm, Shea Farrell as Noel Kane, Anne Francis as Mrs. Kelsey (credited as Anne Lloyd Francis), Michelle Johnson as Kim Carlisle, Kim Lankford as Carol Kelsey, Howard Morris as Billy Banks, Avery Schreiber as Patrick Turney, Tundra the Wonder Dog as Tundra (as Tundra), and Ray Walston as Max Phelps. ‘’Other Guests:’’ Justin Gocke as Mark, Cherilyn Milton as Mark's mother (credited as Mother), and Hector Hernandez as Steward. ‘’Others:’’ Stephen Shortridge (uncredited). | ||||||
| 209 | 16 | "Instinct / Unmade for Each Other / BOS" | Unknown | Unknown | January 5, 1985 | |
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Shelley (Vic Tayback) and Leslie (Conrad Bain) are on the cruise to meet their matches chosen by a computer dating service. Discovering they were matched with each other, both meet Joan (Janet Leigh) and both pursue her. Isaac pretends to accept Lynda (Berlinda Tolbert)'s self-help philosophy. Emelyne (Irlene Mandrell), who was supposed to travel with her boyfriend, discovers he's not coming and sent Neil (Bruce Penhall) to keep her company. Neil says her boyfriend is with her best friend, but she learns he's not being completely honest with her. | ||||||
| 210 | 17 | "Ace Takes the Test / The Counterfeit Couple / The Odd Triple" | Unknown | Unknown | January 12, 1985 | |
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Donna and Gus Braddock (Teresa Ganzel and Christopher Mayer) want Ace to father their child. Strangers Barbara and Lyle (Erin Moran and Richard Gilliland) pose as newlyweds after a mix up puts them in the honeymoon suite. Annette (Mary Ann Mobley) competes with her daughter, Susie (Crystal Bernard) for Gopher's company. | ||||||
| 211 | 18 | "Love on the Line / Don't Call Me Gopher / Her Honor, the Mayor" | Unknown | Unknown | January 26, 1985 | |
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Corporate bigwig and workaholic John Stockton (Cesar Romero) meets charming but slightly evasive Marcy Banes (Jane Wyatt), not realizing she is the switchboard operator in his office building. Big-time advertising executive Janet Thompson (Katherine Moffat) reunites with her friend Gopher, whose adamant insistence that people call him Burl winds up alienating all his friends in the process. Newly elected mayor Frances Hardy (Shelley Fabares) is on the cruise with her campaign manager Barry Singer (David Hedison), but falls for Phil Haines (Robert Fuller), the city council president whom she beat for the elected office. | ||||||
| 212 213 | 19 20 | "Girl of the Midnight Sun / There'll Be Some Changes Made / Too Many Isaacs / Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm (Scandinavia Cruise) – Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | February 2, 1985 | |
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A Scandinavian cruise on the Royal Viking Sky begins in London and travels through Oslo and Stockholm:
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| 214 | 21 | "Ace Takes a Holiday / The Runaway / Courier" | Unknown | Unknown | February 9, 1985 | |
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A courier (Michael Spound) refuses to remove the briefcase handcuffed to his wrist but still pursues a fellow passenger (Charlene Tilton). Irene (Florence Henderson) can't understand her daughter (Tracy Nelson)'s hostility toward her stepfather (Peter Mark Richman). Ace is temporarily sidelined with an injured foot, replaced by Kim and nursed to health by passenger Lisa (Marla Heasley). | ||||||
| 215 | 22 | "Getting Started / Daughter's Dilemma / The Captain Wears Pantyhose" | Unknown | Unknown | February 16, 1985 | |
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The Captain fails Officer Deirdre Crichton (Cathy Lee Crosby) when she tests for a captaincy. Paul (Jimmy Osmond) is convinced that his father's surprise birthday present is a prostitute (Karen Kopins). Nancy (Tracy Reed) has a dislike for her father(Bernie Hamilton)'s on-board romance (Esther Rolle). Also Guest Starring: Glenn Scarpelli as Boomer; James A. Watson Jr. as James. | ||||||
| 216 | 23 | "Vicki's Gentleman Caller / Partners to the End / The Perfect Arrangement" | Unknown | Unknown | February 23, 1985 | |
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Captain Stubing isn't pleased when Marc Silverton (James MacArthur), an older man, charms Vicki. Business partners Lou Tangle (James Coco) and Stan Garner (David Doyle) have borrowed money from loan sharks to meet their company's payroll. Their plan to have Lou fake his death so they can collect the insurance money and pay back the sharks is complicated when fellow passenger Harriet Wolters (Ruta Lee) seems attracted to Lou. Bicoastal television personalities Jennifer Kearn (Cristina Raines) and Tom Whitlaw (Richard Hatch) have been married for six months but have spent little time together until their cruise. | ||||||
| 217 | 24 | "Judy Hits a Low Note / Love Times Two / The Problem with Papa" | Unknown | Unknown | March 23, 1985 | |
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Without an audition, producer Phil (James Houghton) hires Judy to sing in a commercial. Roger (Barry Van Dyke) is drawn to his wife Terry (Ellen Bry)'s best friend Courtney (Judy Landers). Louise (Jessica Walter) fears her father (John McIntire) is senile. | ||||||
| 218 | 25 | "Charmed, I'm Sure / Ashes to Ashes / No Dad of Mine" | Unknown | Unknown | March 30, 1985 | |
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Ace reunites with an old girlfriend (Morgan Brittany) who is now in a wheelchair. A couple (Jimmie Walker and Telma Hopkins) take advantage of the cruise to quit smoking. A man and woman (John Beck and Cathy Silvers) hide that they are relatives. | ||||||
| 219 220 | 26 27 | "Caribbean Cruise: Call Me Grandma / A Gentleman of Discretion / The Perfect Divorce / Letting Go: Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | May 4, 1985 | |
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The crew works a Caribbean voyage:
Note: This is Michelle Johnson's last episode as Kim. | ||||||
Season 9: 1985–86
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| 221 | 1 | "A Day in Port" | Unknown | Unknown | September 28, 1985 | |
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The ship gets a makeover and gains new dancers. Isaac gets the surprising visit of a former girlfriend who wants to renew with him. Introducing the Love Boat Mermaids. Their choreographer is Phylicia Ayers-Allen (a.k.a. Phylicia Rashad). The Mermaids' choreographer charms Isaac; Gopher plays mediator; Doc looks after Gopher's girlfriend; Judy falls for a mysterious man. The Love Boat Mermaids include: Debbie Bartlett as Susie - Love Boat Mermaid (credited as Deborah Bartlett); Tori Brenno as Maria - Love Boat Mermaid; Nanci L. Hammond as Jane - Love Boat Mermaid (credited as Nanci Lynn Hammond); Teri Hatcher as Amy - Love Boat Mermaid; Debra Johnson as Patti - Love Boat Mermaid; Macarena as Sheila - Love Boat Mermaid; Andrea Moenas as Starlight - Love Boat Mermaid (credited as Andrea Moen); and Beth Myatt as Mary Beth - Love Boat Mermaid. Guest Stars: Phylicia Rashad as Lonette Becker (credited as Phylicia Ayers Allen), Conrad Bain as Charles Custers, Diane Ladd as Christa Johanson, John Ratzenberger as Marty Elder, Gordon Thomson as Nick Durrell, Ava Cadell as Dee Dee Winters (listed in final credits as Didi Winters), and Steven M. Gagnon as Paul (credited as Steve Gagnon). Note: This episode introduced the Love Boat Mermaids; it also included a newer version of the introductory credits and the title theme song was now sung by Dionne Warwick. | ||||||
| 222 | 2 | "Your Money or Your Wife / Joint Custody / The Temptations" | Unknown | Unknown | October 5, 1985 | |
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Vicki is thrilled to let everyone know that she got the famous band the Temptations to perform during the cruise. A couple fight each other to gain custody of their son. The Temptations board with their manager; a loan shark (Vic Tayback) bargains for a date; the captain becomes involved in a kidnapping. Guest Stars: Franklin Cover as Marvin Brown, Penny Fuller as Catherine Gerra, Charlotte Rae as Milly Brown, Robert Reed as Carl Gerra, Michael Spound as Ted Belmond, Connie Stevens as Heidi Lester, Robert Jayne as Brian Gerard (credited as Bobby Jacoby), and Vic Tayback as Jack Hamilton. The Temptations as Themselves - Musical Guests: Melvin Franklin as Himself (as the Temptations), Richard Street as Himself (as the Temptations), Ron Tyson as Himself (as the Temptations), Otis Williams as Himself (as the Temptations), and Ali-Ollie Woodson as Himself (as the Temptations). | ||||||
| 223 | 3 | "Hidden Treasure / Picture from the Past / Ace's Salary" | Unknown | Unknown | October 12, 1985 | |
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A couple is looking for a rare stamp hidden somewhere on the boat. Ace and the crew campaign for a salary raise. A woman avoids Andy Warhol, wanting to forget the time she was in one of his movies. Guest Stars: Milton Berle as Lionel Cooper, Tom Bosley as George Hammond, Peter Duchin as Peter Duchin, Andy Griffith as Larry Cooper, Cloris Leachman as Karen Cooper, Marion Ross as Mary Hammond, Raymond St. Jacques as Ramon, and Andy Warhol as Andy Warhol. Other Guests: Lisa Dean Ryan as Spock and Vera Perez as B.F.D. In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #82 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[2] | ||||||
| 224 225 | 4 5 | "German Cruise: The Villa / The Racer's Edge / Love or Money / The Accident: Parts 1 & 2" | Richard Kinon | Art Baer & Ben Joelson (The Accident) Michael L. Grace (The Villa) Jill Baer (The Racer's Edge) Mike Marmer (Love or Money) | November 2, 1985 | |
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German Cruise: Part 1 of 2. The crew is now in Germany and among the passengers is a woman (Alexis Smith), whose family estate was taken by a nemesis (Craig Stevens), who runs into an old flame (Mel Ferrer). Doc meets a woman (Susan Blakely), who's traveling with her brother (Ken Olandt), who doesn't warm up to Doc. Later, while they're out, Doc hits a man (Olandt) who appears to be seriously injured. Two sisters (Audrey Landers and Judy Landers), who are looking to score a rich guy but, when one of them is attracted to Ace, the other tries to sabotage the relationship. And a biker (Jack Coleman), who just got married (Lisa Whelchel) and is retiring from competition, is being courted by his coach (Harry Morgan), who says he wants him to enter one last race so that the coach can get the job he's trying to get. On the Rivera: a former bike-racing coach (Harry Morgan) tries to lure a newlywed champion (Jack Coleman) out of retirement; a woman (Alexis Smith) wants to visit the family villa before it's sold; Doc feels badly about a young man (Ken Olandt)'s death; two sisters (Audrey Landers and Judy Landers) try to attract wealthy men. Guest Stars: Susan Blakely as Nicole Phillips, Jack Coleman as Scott Barrett, Mel Ferrer as Jack Powers, Audrey Landers as Brenda Adams-Rosenberg, Judy Landers as Edie Adams-Rosenberg, Harry Morgan as Charly Fields, Ken Olandt as Don Phillips, Alexis Smith as Justina Downey, Craig Stevens as Viktor Lukas, and Lisa Whelchel as Kelly Barrett. Other Guests: Patti MacLeod as Society Matron (credit only), Richard Wren as Carl Mueller, William Jackson as Alexander Dietrich (credited as William B. Jackson), Peter Kelly as Marcel Villemin, Barbara Ward as Gina, Charles Howard as Man at Bar, Sisse Hasbo as Sophia, Ulrich Matschoss as Anton, and Gil Mandelik as Croupier (credit only). Note: the Love Boat Mermaids did not appear. | ||||||
| 226 | 6 | "Forties Fantasy" | Unknown | Unknown | November 16, 1985 | |
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Gopher envisions the liner as a World War II troop ship en route to France. Guest Stars: Charo as Lupe Zapata De Vega Valdez, Nathan Cook as Carl Tysdell, Leigh McCloskey as Charles "Chip" Reynolds, Stephanie Mills as Tara, and Erin Moran as Janet Reynolds. Other Guests: John Zarchen as Martin and Michael Pniewski as Stefanowicz. | ||||||
| 227 | 7 | "Good Time Girls / The Iron Man / Soap War" | Unknown | Unknown | November 23, 1985 | |
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Three college girls (Carrell Myers, Toni Hudson and Christie Claridge) are mistaken for prostitutes; fitness expert and health book author Andy (Charles Frank) suffers fainting spells during triathlon training; Judy's (Pat Klous) soap opera star aunt Sylvia's (Carol Channing) jealous friend Betsy (Betty White) auditions for a new part on their soap opera with Sylvia's lecherous co-star Roger (Louis Nye). Judy's soap-star aunt boards; a health-book author finds out what ails him; three women court Ace. Guest Stars: Carol Channing as Sylvia Bennett, Charles Frank as Andy Singer, Belinda Montgomery as Valerie Singer, Louis Nye as Roger Garrett, and Betty White as Betsy Boucher. Other Guests: Carrell Myers as Denise, Toni Hudson as Rita, Christie Claridge as Sherry, Don Bovingloh as Howard, Joe Renteria as Ramon, Rose Parrah as Chi Chi, and Anthony Barton as Dean. Note: Aired on MeTV (February 25, 2018) listed as 'Good Time Girls / The Iron Man / Soap War' even though title credits show 'Good Time Girls / The Iron Man / Soap Star.' | ||||||
| 228 | 8 | "Trouble in Paradise / No More Mister Nice Guy / The Mermaid and the Cop" | Unknown | Unknown | November 30, 1985 | |
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Julie McCoy asks Gopher for advice when her marriage starts to fall apart. Amy (Teri Hatcher), one of the Mermaid dancers, believes she was involved in a crime and is afraid that a Las Vegas cop who is being friendly to her might recognize her. Ace is forced to fire two employees. Julie McCoy Chenault (Lauren Tewes) comes back; Ace must prove himself by firing two employees; A police detective woos mermaid Amy. Guest Stars: Pamela Brull as Linda Hershel, Richard Hatch as Ryan Curly, Lauren Tewes as Julie McCoy Chenault, and David Wayne as Max Marshall. | ||||||
| 229 | 9 | "Roommates / Heartbreaker / Out of the Blue" | Unknown | Unknown | December 7, 1985 | |
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New roommates Vicki and Judy have to deal with their opposite habits. A multimillionaire makes everyone's dreams come true. A rich man promises to make wishes come true; Vicki and Judy become roommates; A pro golfer learns the truth about the woman he loves. Guest Stars: Diana Canova as Christine Bradley, Jeff Conaway as Randy Jackson, Sandy Dennis as Gina Caldwell, and Harvey Korman as Cabot Fairfield. Other Guests: Toni Lamond as Mrs. Burton and Warren Munson as Edgar Fairchild. | ||||||
| 230 | 10 | "Father of the Bride / The Best Man / Members of the Wedding" | Unknown | Unknown | January 11, 1986 | |
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Love is in the air with a wedding on board. Ace is attracted by the bride that ran away, and the groom is getting closer to her sister. Passengers involved in a shipboard wedding include the nearly bankrupt father of the bride, the best man, and a wedding party-crasher. Guest Stars: Lydia Cornell as Jackie Ryan Proctor, Fannie Flagg as Laurie Ryan, Robert Mandan as Ernie Ryan, Denver Pyle as Eric Springer, and Morgan Stevens as Kurt Duncan. Other Guests: John Scott Clough as Matthew Springer (listed as Matt Springer), Elaine Wilkes as Lori Ryan, Archie Hahn as Eldon Lundy, Lou Richards as Andrew Proctor (listed as Doctor Proctor), and Danny Goldman as George Thurlow. | ||||||
| 231 | 11 | "Dare Devil / Picture Me as a Spy / Sleeper" | Unknown | Unknown | January 18, 1986 | |
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Ace's cabin has been searched and he suspects a spy team work. Doc's new patient is sleepwalking. A woman is scared by her boyfriend's risky stunts. Ace photographs a spy and his daughter; A girl challenges a daredevil (Peter Scolari); Doc helps a senator (Alan Thicke) and his wife. Guest Stars: Courteney Cox as Carol, Herb Edelman as Dr. Ivan Petrovska (credited as Herbert Edelman), Peter Scolari as Frank Hobbs, Shelley Smith as Phyllis Townsend, Alan Thicke as Senator Bob Townsend, and Kristina Wayborn as Anna Petrovska. Other Guests: Yakov Smirnoff as Dmitri Kostov. | ||||||
| 232 | 12 | "Hippies and Yuppies / Frat Wars / Return of the Lambdas" | Unknown | Unknown | January 25, 1986 | |
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When a fraternity has the turnover of one of their relics from one chapter to another, the chapter receiving the relic feels the chapter currently in possession of it is not worthy to be part of the fraternity, so the recipient chapter leader (Tim Ryan) tries to make it appear that they violated several of the fraternity's laws so that they would be thrown out. He even sends a girl (Karen L. Scott) to seduce and distract the leader (Steven Eckholdt) of the other group, who seems to keep them in check. And two couples, who were also in the fraternity 20 years ago and were hippies then, meet and while one of them (Larry Wilcox and Carlene Watkins) are still hippies, the other one is now more yuppie (Melanie Chartoff and James Houghton), so they feel as if they don't have anything in common anymore. Rival fraternities vie to impress the head of their national alumni association; Old college pals find they have different lifestyles. Guest Stars: Melanie Chartoff as Betty Bell, James Houghton as Buddy Bell, Gordon Jump as Grant Woodrow, Carlene Watkins as Rebecca Davis, and Larry Wilcox as Larry Davis. Other Guests: Steven Eckholdt as Eric Matthews, Karen L. Scott as Connie Disch, Tim Ryan as Nolan Dickford (aka Timothy Ryan Meinelschmidt), Robbie Rist as Zit, Stephen Lee as Hockstein, Claud Mann as Carnegie, and Daniel Roebuck as S. C. U. Lambda. | ||||||
| 233 | 13 | "Miss Mom / Who's the Champ / Gopher's Delusion" | Unknown | Unknown | February 1, 1986 | |
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Judy thinks a writer (Ben Murphy) of children's books is perfect for her picky cousin (Ellen Bry), who is also pregnant; A pro wrestler (Tim Rossovich) forbids his sister (Jennifer Holmes) to associate with his opponent (Bruce Jenner); Gopher is accidentally hypnotized and given a post-hypnotic suggestion that he's the captain. Guest Stars: Ellen Bry as Gretchen Sommers, Hulk Hogan as himself, Jennifer Holmes as Linda Sharkey, Caitlyn Jenner as Lover Boy Bob (credited as Bruce Jenner), Ben Murphy as Nathan Paul, and Tim Rossovich as Thomas "The Mangler" Sharkey. Other Guests: Patrick Cronin as Eddie Dumont, Neil Thompson as The Amazing Zimmerman, and Jim Holmes as Camera Man. | ||||||
| 234 235 | 14 15 | "Egyptian Cruise: Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | February 8, 1986 | |
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Part 1 of 2. Cruising the Nile - the Captain and his friend's widow (Jean Stapleton) share memories; A producer (John Astin) wants a starlet (Deborah Adair) to play Cleopatra; A woman (Catherine Oxenberg) eyes the gold ankh which Doc was given at a bazaar; A busy man (James Sloyan) may lose his schoolteacher wife (Valerie Harper) to a former student. On the Nile: Stubing meets a widow; Two agents want Doc's souvenir; A couple faces facts; A reporter upsets an actress. Guest Stars: Deborah Adair as Deborah Grant, John Astin as Michael Sawyer, Joseph Campanella as Nabil El Masri, Chad Everett as Wayne Richmond, Valerie Harper as Laurel Peters, Catherine Oxenberg as Carrie Barton, John Putch as Jason Matthews, Grant Show as Christopher Stuart, James Sloyan as Greg Peters and Jean Stapleton as Helen Branigan. Other Guests: René Assa as Ahmed and Ken Lewis as Steward. Note: the Love Boat Mermaids did not appear. Note: Aired (March 25, 2018) on MeTV credited as 'Egypt'; title credits also showed 'Egypt.' | ||||||
| 236 | 16 | "Hello, Emily / The Tour Guide / The Winning Number" | Unknown | Unknown | February 15, 1986 | |
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A widow (Marion Ross) has her eyes on the Captain. A freshly appointed tour guide (Teri Copley) has to deal with a group of demanding senior citizens. A recent lottery winner (Noah Beery Jr.) becomes greedy. A wealthy businesswoman (Marion Ross) flirts with Stubing; A tour guide loses her group; An $8-million-lottery winner becomes a boor. Guest Stars: Noah Beery Jr. as Daryl Wilcox, Teri Copley as Donna Louise Bedford, Virginia Mayo as Virginia Wilcox, Marion Ross as Emily Haywood and Barry Van Dyke as Brandon Cobb. Other Guests: Martin Hewitt as Kirby Haywood, Isabelle Walker as Karen Haywood, Iris Adrian as Emma Baxter, and Helen Kleeb as Mildred Wiley. | ||||||
| 237 | 17 | "The Second Time Around / Hello, Spencer / Runaway, Go Home" | Unknown | Unknown | February 22, 1986 | |
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The Captain welcomes back a widow (Marion Ross), who has romantic plans for her new cruise. Larry Gatlin is trying to help a runaway (Quinn Cummings). Stubing proposes to Emily (Marion Ross); A teenage stowaway meets Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers; A phony agent dupes a comedian. Guest Stars: Quinn Cummings as Anny, Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers as Themselves - Musical Guests (credited as The Gatlin Brothers), Marion Ross as Emily Haywood, Michael Winslow as Spencer Wilson, Larry Gatlin as Himself, Steve Gatlin as Himself, Rudy Gatlin as Himself. | ||||||
| 238 | 18 | "The Art Lover / Couples / Made for Each Other" | Unknown | Unknown | March 1, 1986 | |
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Gopher is afraid of getting fired, after breaking a very valuable art piece. Newlyweds (Mary Cadorette and Dean Butler) realize that they have nothing in common besides sex. Gopher breaks a passenger's (Jose Ferrer) priceless statue; Judy is labeled a home-wrecker; Ace snaps a telling shot of two couples. Guest Stars: Dean Butler as Brent Harper, Mary Cadorette as Darlene Harper, José Ferrer as Simon Beck, Caren Kaye as Paula Mercer, Vicki Lawrence as Betty Logan, David Spielberg as Marc Mercer, Alana Stewart as Miss Enty and Fred Willard as Nil Logan. Other Guests: Bert Rosario as Julio. | ||||||
| 239 | 19 | "Second Banana / The Prodigy / What Goes Around Comes Around" | Unknown | Unknown | March 8, 1986 | |
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An artist (Donald O'Connor) and his orangutan gives his last performance during the cruise. Doc falls for a radio psychologist; A gambler (Thomas Bray) risks love; A woman wants to retire her spouse's (Donald O'Connor) orangutan. Guest Stars: Thom Bray as Lowell Mandell, CJ the Orangutan as Tanny the Orangutan, Patti Davis as Brenda (credited as Patricia Davis), Gloria DeHaven as Mary Halbert, Nancy Dussault as Dr. Dorothee Davis, and Donald O'Connor as Leo Halbert. Other Guests: Vincent Di Paolo as Passenger (uncredited). | ||||||
| 240 | 20 | "Gothic Romance / Whatever Happened to Jumpin' Jack Flash? / We'll Meet Again" | Unknown | Unknown | March 15, 1986 | |
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Searching for inspiration, a romance novelist (Morgan Brittany) fantasizes that Ace is courting her; A rock star (Joe Regalbuto) tries to act like a regular guy and finds romance with another passenger (Donna Pescow); A couple (Jayne Meadows and Bill Macy) who regularly take the cruise and have the same cabin, for ten years, are really married to other people and sneaking away for the cruise. A disguised rock star faces rejection; A novelist sees Ace as the hero of her next book; Two lovers celebrate their 10th anniversary. Guest Stars: Jayne Meadows as Janice (credited as Jayne Meadows Allen), Morgan Brittany as Katherine Wilde, Bill Macy as Myles, Donna Pescow as Joyce Anderson, Joe Regalbuto as Herb Hanson / Crazy Joe Flash, and Michael Young as Henry Gordon. Note: Aired on MeTV (April 8, 2018) listed as "Whatever Happened to Jumpin' Jack Flash; Gothic Romance; We'll Meet Again." Credits show "...Crazy Joe Flash..." | ||||||
| 241 | 21 | "The Will / Deja Vu / The Prediction" | Unknown | Unknown | March 22, 1986 | |
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A millionaire is after a mysterious woman who turned out to be his wife. A psychic (Eva Gabor) makes a very scary prediction. A psychic predicts doom; A woman and an old beau are reunited by her dead husband's design; A man discovers that he was once married. Guest Stars: Eva Gabor as Leila Kane, Mimi Kuzyk as Nancy Brown, Garrett Morris as Gary Samuels, Roxie Roker as Rhonda Whitney, and Patrick Wayne as Jim Stanton / Ed Brown. Note: Nanci L. Hammond as Jane - Love Boat Mermaid (credited as Nanci Hammond, instead of Nanci Lynn Hammond as previous episodes). Note: Aired on MeTV (April 15, 2018) listed as "Prediction; Will; Deja-vu," but credits show "The Will; Deja Vu; The Prediction." | ||||||
| 242 243 | 22 23 | "Spain Cruise: The Matadors / Mrs. Jameson Comes Out / Love's Labor Found / Marry Me, Marry Me: Parts 1 & 2" | Unknown | Unknown | May 3, 1986 | |
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Spain cruise: The grandson (Lorenzo Lamas) of a famous matador (Cesar Romero) wants to write rather than become a bullfighter; A woman (Sada Thompson), who spent 20 years in prison, hopes to be reunited with her daughter (Melissa Sue Anderson); A passenger (Adrian Zmed) is seeing both Judy and Vicki without their knowledge; Isaac helps a pregnant unmarried stowaway (Olivia Brown). A matador clashes with his grandson; A released convict seeks her daughter; Isaac finds a stowaway; A man woos two women. Note: The crew is on vacation in Genoa, Italy, before returning to work and sailing on the Vistafjord around Spain and Portugal. Part 1 includes stops in Barcelona, Ibiza, and Malaga. Part 2 starts in Malaga and includes a stop in Lisbon. Guest Stars: Melissa Sue Anderson as Dana Colton, Olivia Brown as Lois Hendrix, Mary Crosby as Helen Elaine, Lorenzo Lamas as Antonio Belmonte, William R. Moses as Mark Davis, Cesar Romero as Carlos Belmonte, Sada Thompson as Laura Jameson, and Adrian Zmed as Eddy Conrad. Other Guests: Mykelti Williamson as James Russell (credited as Mykel T. Williamson) (credit only), Robin Harlan as Beautiful girl (credit only), Peter Forbes-Robertson as Doctor (credit only), Denise Gallup as Twin #1 (credit only), and Dian Gallup as Twin #2 (credit only). Note: These five Other Guests are credited in Part 1 and Part 2, but only appear in Part 2. Note: Chiquito de la Calzada appeared as Musician (uncredited) in Part 1 only. Note: the Love Boat Mermaids did not appear. Note: Aired on MeTV (April 22, 2018) listed as "..Love's Labor Lost.." but credits show "..Love's Labor Found.." | ||||||
| 244 | 24 | "My Stepmother, Myself / Almost Roommates / Cornerback Sneak" | Unknown | Unknown | May 17, 1986 | |
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Captain Stubbing's happiness is darkened by Vicki's jealousy. The crew learn that they have to share their cabins. Stubing's pending marriage upsets Vicki; A veteran football player faces being cut; A cook (Michael Winslow) has two roommates. Guest Stars: Marion Ross as Emily Heywood, Geoffrey Scott as John Jackson / John 'Hatchet Man' Hatcher, Trish Van Devere as Amanda Dailey (new owner of the San Jose Friars), Vanessa Williams as Pearl, and Michael Winslow as Spencer Wilson (also introduced as Assistant Cruise Director by Gopher in beginning dialogue). Other Guests: Sam Scarber as Bubba Powell. Note: Nanci L. Hammond as Jane - Love Boat Mermaid (credited as Nanci Hammond, instead of Nanci Lynn Hammond as previous episodes). | ||||||
| 245 | 25 | "Happily Ever After / Have I Got a Job for You / Mr. Smith Goes to Minikulu" | Unknown | Unknown | May 24, 1986 | |
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The Captain might reconsider his marriage to Emily (Marion Ross). Gopher has second thoughts about an offer to manage an island resort, when Isaac leaves the project. Stubing has prenuptial jitters; Ace is prepared to take over as purser if Gopher accepts an offer to manage a tropical resort. Guest Stars: Clive Revill as Slade Collins, Marion Ross as Emily Heywood / Emily Stubing, Renée Taylor as Monica Douglas and Michael Winslow as Spencer Wilson. Other Guests: Jan Peters as Minister. Note: Nanci L. Hammond as Jane - Love Boat Mermaid (credited as Nanci Hammond, instead of Nanci Lynn Hammond as previous episodes). Note: This was the series finale. Some special episodes followed, and are sometimes referred to as Season 10, but are not usually included in the series syndication re-runs. | ||||||
Specials: 1986–90
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| 244 | 1 | "The Shipshape Cruise" | November 21, 1986 | |
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A large-sized diet doctor hires a hard-body fitness instructor to promote her nutrition program; A man tells his significant other that he wants to see other women; and Doc runs into an ex (Stephanie Beacham) while he is on his honeymoon. Ted McGinley is now the Ship's Yeoman Purser, Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans; and Lauren Tewes rejoined the cast as Cruise Director, Julie McCoy. Guest Stars: Marion Ross as Emily Stubing, Stephanie Beacham as Elaine Riskin, Heidi Bohay as Jerry Sullivan Bricker, Cathy Lee Crosby as Carol Darnell, Katherine Helmond as Harriet Darnell Stevens, Jennifer Holliday as Dr. Charlene Thomas, Steve Lundquist as Steve Riskin, Dack Rambo as Boyd Hughes, and Stephanie Williams as Doris Johnson. Other Guests: Julius Harris as Minister, and Lana Clarkson as Angela. Note: Fred Grandy left the show in order to run for U.S. Congress from Iowa, his home state, in which he was ultimately successful. Grandy would serve four consecutive terms (1987–1995) in Congress as a Republican. Also, Lauren Tewes rejoined the main cast in the role of Julie McCoy. Pat Klous as Judy McCoy did not appear in this episode (always credited previously as Patricia Klous). | ||||
| 245 | 2 | "The Christmas Cruise – Part 1" | December 25, 1986 | |
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Part 1 of 2. Mother and daughter cons work a Christmas cruise; Depression overcomes a comic portraying Santa; A couple are reunited after 11 years; The new Mrs. Stubing wonders what to get her husband for Christmas. Guest Stars: Marion Ross as Emily Stubing, John Byner as Arthur Burkley, Leslie Caron as Mrs. Duvall, Anthony Franciosa as David Morgan, Jennifer Caron Hall as Heather Duvall, Gina Lollobrigida as Carla Lucci, and Peter Scolari as Wellington Davis Rothmeyer. Other Guests: Judith Barsi as Christmas Angel, Efrain Figueroa as Bartender, Ruben Moreno as Maitre D', Janet Maylie as Maid, Peter Love as Cabin Boy, Cindy Adlesh as Bikini Girl #1, Renee Gentry as Bikini Girl #3, Eva LaRue as Bikini Girl #4, Stacy Lindholm as Bikini Girl #5, Meilani Paul as Bikini Girl #2 (credited as Meilani Figalan), Patty Robinson as Bikini Girl #6, and Lorin Jean Vail as Bikini Girl #7. Others: Bert Parks as Rich Businessman (uncredited). | ||||
| 246 | 3 | "The Christmas Cruise – Part 2" | December 25, 1986 | |
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Conclusion. Heather wonders if Wellington will still love her when he finds out about her; A chance meeting between David and the morose Santa helps them both make a fateful decision; Mrs. Stubing struggles to find a present for Merrill. Guest Stars and Other Guests: Same as Part 1. | ||||
| 247 | 4 | "Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?" | February 27, 1987 | |
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A billionaire, who secretly gave free cruises to six strangers, is reported missing; Ace suspects that one of the six cruise recipients murdered him; Emily (Marion Ross) searches for fulfillment, as someone other than the Captain's wife. Guest Stars: Marion Ross as Emily Stubing, Lloyd Bochner as George Tillman, Arlene Dahl as Jessica York, Peter Graves as Leonard Culver, Julie Harris as Irene Culver, Jenilee Harrison as Sarah York, Roger E. Mosley as Jeffrey T. Gilbert, John Rubinstein as Allan Davis, Connie Stevens as Margret Grant, Alan Thicke as Robert McBride, Jayne Meadows as Jayne Meadows (credited as Jayne Meadows Allen), Steve Allen as Steve Allen, Army Archerd as Himself, Selma Archerd as Selma Archerd, Barbi Benton as Barbi Benton, Milton Berle as Himself, Barbara Billingsley as June Cleaver, Tom Bosley as Howard Pfister, Ruth Buzzi as Ruth Buzzi, Carol Channing as Tante Sylvia, Charo as April Lopez, Bert Convy as Bert Convy (credited as Bert Convey), Elinor Donahue as Betty Anderson, Tony Dow as Wally Cleaver, Florence Henderson as Carol Brady, Gordon Jump as Maître d, Don Knotts as Don Knotts, Judy Landers as Judy Landers, Tina Louise as Tina Louise, Patti MacLeod as Patti MacLeod, Robert Mandan Robert Mandan, Jerry Mathers as Beaver Cleaver, Christopher Norris as Herself, Louis Nye as Louis Nye, Tom Poston as Tom Poston, Juliet Prowse as Juliet Prowse, Robert Reed as Mike Brady, Charles Siebert as Dr. Stanley Riverside, Gale Storm as Gale Storm, Vic Tayback as Vic Tayback, Charlene Tilton as Secretary, Leslie Uggams as Leslie Uggams, Jo Anne Worley as Jo Anne Worley, and Jane Wyatt as Margaret Anderson. Others: David Doyle as Repairer # 1, and Arte Johnson as Repairer # 2. | ||||
| 248 | 5 | "The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage" | February 12, 1990 | |
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A Valentine Episode. Guest Stars: Steve Bond as Kirk, Tom Bosley as Lt. Logan, Julia Duffy as Myrna Foley, Roddy Piper as Maurice Steiger, Shanna Reed as Nina Morgan, Joe Regalbuto as Tony Blanchard, Ted Shackelford as Paul Royce, Kim Johnston Ulrich as Kelly | ||||
Home media
The following DVD sets were released by CBS Home Entertainment.[3]
| DVD set | Episodes | Release date | |
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| The Love Boat: Season 1, Volume 1 | 12 | March 4, 2008 | |
| The Love Boat: Season 1, Volume 2 | 12 | August 12, 2008 | |
| The Love Boat: Season 2, Volume 1 | 13 | January 27, 2009 | |
| The Love Boat: Season 2, Volume 2 | 12 | August 4, 2009 | |
| The Love Boat: Season 3, Volume 1 | 14 | January 17, 2017 | |
| The Love Boat: Season 3, Volume 2 | 14 | January 17, 2017 | |
References
- ^ Aired on Friday instead of Saturday, http://www.ultimate70s.com/seventies_history/19781117/television
- ^ "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28–July 4). 1997.
- ^ DVD release info Archived 2012-05-20 at the Wayback Machine at TVShowsOnDVD.com