The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 - 1987Drama, ComedyTV-G10 Seasons251 Episodes

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

25 Episodes • 1977

Season 2

Season 2

27 Episodes • 1978

Season 3

Season 3

28 Episodes • 1979

Season 4

Season 4

28 Episodes • 1980

Season 5

Season 5

31 Episodes • 1981

Season 6

Season 6

29 Episodes • 1982

Season 7

Season 7

27 Episodes • 1983

Season 8

Season 8

27 Episodes • 1984

Season 9

Season 9

25 Episodes • 1985

Season 10

Season 10

4 Episodes • 1986

Episodes - Season 1

The Captain and the Lady/One if by Land/Centerfold

1. The Captain and the Lady/One if by Land/Centerfold

60m

Captain Stubbing and his Ex Wife have to face the realities of a bad resolved separation when they find themselves trapped on the same cruise. The future wife of a powerful political congressman worries that the photo she took for an erotic magazine some years back will jeopardize his husband's political career, so she tries to cover this fact from him, by hiding all the copies of the magazine that are available in the ship, until she finds the courage to confess her past to her husband. Ginny O'Brien is followed by his future, but hard to commit boyfriend through all the ports where the cruise passes. however she's not going to accept a relationship without a proposal of marriage

Oh, Dale!/The Main Event/A Tasteful Affair

2. Oh, Dale!/The Main Event/A Tasteful Affair

60m

A man must pose as a woman to gain passage on the ship so that he can pursue an ex-girlfriend. A bickering married couple gets trapped in the elevator. A detective falls for a married woman whose husband has hired him to trail her.

Ex Plus Y/Graham and Kelly/Goldenagers

3. Ex Plus Y/Graham and Kelly/Goldenagers

60m

A divorced couple takes the cruise with new mates, and can't seem to avoid one another or stop arguing. Two adolescents develop an awkward flirtation. A senior group inadvertently interferes with its director's fledgling romance with Julie.

Message for Maureen/The Acapulco Connection/Gotcha

4. Message for Maureen/The Acapulco Connection/Gotcha

60m

A tennis star, temporarily confined to a wheelchair due to a back injury, rekindles an old romance with a sportswriter who had been critical of her recent performances. A woman with singing aspirations stows away on the ship in the hopes of making it to America and providing for her large family. A man annoys his wife and other passengers by constantly playing practical jokes.

Help, Murder/Isaac the Groupie/Mr. Popularity

5. Help, Murder/Isaac the Groupie/Mr. Popularity

A woman gets the wrong idea from her husband's secretive behavior and fears that he is plotting to murder her. Isaac begins a whirlwind romance with an internationally known singer. A couple suspects that a painfully boring passenger is actually a wanted jewel thief.

The Joker is Mild/First Time Out/Take My Granddaughter, Please

6. The Joker is Mild/First Time Out/Take My Granddaughter, Please

60m

An old friend of Julie's father turns to her for help reviving his sputtering stand-up comedy career. A meddling woman tries to interfere in her granddaughter's love life; she pushes her to date Doc, but her granddaughter wants to pursue romance with an old friend. A young man's fraternity brothers pressure him to lose his virginity during the cruise.

Identical Problem/Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx

7. Identical Problem/Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx

60m

Identical twins pretend to be one person in order to take the cruise on one fare. They leave Doc completely bewildered. Julie gets re-acquainted with an ex-lover, who claims to have broken things off with his wife. After suffering a series of accidents, the crew comes to believe that an elderly couple--which survived the Titanic--is cursed.

Lost and Found/The Understudy/Married Singles

8. Lost and Found/The Understudy/Married Singles

60m

A boy befriends a couple that recently lost its young son. A trainee schemes to steal Julie's job. A bickering married couple takes the cruise and stays in separate cabins...next door to each other.

The Captain's Captain/Hounded/Romance Roulette

9. The Captain's Captain/Hounded/Romance Roulette

60m

The presence of the captain's demanding father leaves the entire crew on edge. A dog traps a passenger in his cabin. Three friends reunite on board the ship and try to meet men through an unusual game.

Dear Beverly/The Strike/Special Delivery

10. Dear Beverly/The Strike/Special Delivery

An advice columnist neglects her husband to devote all her time to her fans, prompting him to seek affection elsewhere. A man with a negative history with Capt. Stubing fills in for the ailing chef. A frequent passenger, who is depressed about his impending divorce, winds up on the same cruise as his pregnant wife (who has failed to tell him about the baby). They somehow keep narrowly missing each other.

Created by: Aaron Spelling, Wilford Lloyd Baumes

Top Cast

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

Merril Stubing

Bernie Kopell

Bernie Kopell

Adam Bricker

Ted Lange

Ted Lange

Isaac Washington

Lauren Tewes

Lauren Tewes

Julie McCoy

Jill Whelan

Jill Whelan

Vicki Stubing

Ted McGinley

Ted McGinley

Ashley Covington Evans

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