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  • TV-G
  • ABC
  • Mar 26, 1983
  • 1 h
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  • Mar 26, 1983
  • 1 h
The Love Boat

Summary Love, `exciting and new,' kept this campy anthology series afloat for the 9th series. As passengers cruised on the Pacific Princess, tales of romance inevitably played out and intertwined, even involving the ship's crew. Producer Aaron Spelling called it `a show for people who couldn't afford a cruise.'

Directed By: Bob Sweeney

Written By: Richard Albrecht, Art Baer, Jill Baer, Wilford Lloyd Baumes, Ben Joelson, Casey Keller, Mike Marmer, Christopher Vane, Tony Webster

  • TV-G
  • ABC
  • Mar 26, 1983
  • 1 h
  • TV-G
  • ABC
  • Mar 26, 1983
  • 1 h
The Love Boat
S6 • Episode 25
The Dog Show: Putting on the Dog/Going to the Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
Air Date: Mar 26, 1983
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Summary Love, `exciting and new,' kept this campy anthology series afloat for the 9th series. As passengers cruised on the Pacific Princess, tales of romance inevitably played out and intertwined, even involving the ship's crew. Producer Aaron Spelling called it `a show for people who couldn't afford a cruise.'

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 2, 1982 • 1 h
The Italian Cruise: Venetian Love Song/Down for the Count/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Arrangement: Part 1
On an Italian cruise, natives Dom and Teresa bicker and consider separating. Daughter Francesca's blind date Paulo is a gigolo. Engaged granddaughter Maria is attracted to a local. Gopher is kidnapped by his double.
Episode 2 • Oct 2, 1982 • 1 h
The Italian Cruise: Venetian Love Song/Down for the Count/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Arrangement: Part 2
Conclusion. The ship cruises to Rome, Capri and Venice as an aristocrat (John James) finds romance; and a married couple (Ernest Borgnine and Shelley Winters) considers separating .
Episode 3 • Oct 16, 1982 • 1 h
The Anniversary Gift/Honey Bee Mine/Bewigged, Bothered and Bewildered
Patti has an anniversary gift for husband Jim. Julie uses Gopher to stop her ex-roommate Honey Bee from stealing Julie's new beau. Merrill's former classmate Martha is awed by his young appearance, so he's afraid to reveal his baldness.
Episode 4 • Oct 23, 1982 • 1 h
The Same Wavelength/Winning Isn't Everything/A Honeymoon for Horace
Psychic Tess entertains passengers and meets Mike, who's separated from his wife. Merrill's friend Jack brags of his son Chip's accomplishments, but Chip has a secret. Elderly Horace worries about his honeymoon with wife Twinky.
Episode 5 • Oct 30, 1982 • 1 h
Command Performance/Hyde and Seek/Sketchy Love
A young girl who's infatuated with Gopher pretends to be her older sister. An artist meets a unhappily married guy. And the ship's comic runs into the wife and daughter he left years ago.
Episode 6 • Nov 6, 1982 • 1 h
The Groupies/The Audition/Doc's Nephew
Dr. Yates' therapy patients disrupt his vacation. Soap opera writer Paula Hastings wonders if actor Barry Weldon has something up his sleeve. Doc's nephew Danny makes a move on his girlfriend Linda Gammon, prompting Doc to challenge him.
Episode 7 • Nov 13, 1982 • 1 h
The Spoonmaker Diamond/Papa Doc/The Role Model/Julie's Tycoon: Part 1
Episode 8 • Nov 13, 1982 • 1 h
The Spoonmaker Diamond/Papa Doc/The Role Model/Julie's Tycoon: Part 2
Episode 9 • Nov 20, 1982 • 1 h
Thanksgiving Cruise: The Best of Friends/Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way
At Thanksgiving, Elaine wants to introduce beau Arthur to her parents Buck and Hanna but didn't tell them he's a paraplegic. Roger and son BJ avoid BJ's birth father Bill, who wants to take him away. The crew bicker and stop speaking.
Episode 10 • Nov 27, 1982 • 1 h
The Man in the Iron Shorts/The Victims/Heavens to Betsy
Gopher's new suit of armor leads to a mishap. Joan's daughter Vanessa falls for the son of the drunk driver who killed Joan's husband. Reverend David Ruland leads a mission study society but two members are smitten with him.
Episode 11 • Dec 4, 1982 • 1 h
The Tomorrow Lady/Father, Dear Father/Still Life
Glen plans to use clairvoyant Alice to win in the stock market. Bachelor Ken borrows his friend Tom's daughter Libby to impress potential date Sarah. Doc diagnoses Isaac's hearing loss as temporary, but Isaac fears the worst.
Episode 12 • Dec 11, 1982 • 1 h
Baby Talk/My Friend, the Executrix/Programmed for Love
Connie Pierce feels left out when husband Steve bonds with their baby's surrogate mother Jan Willis. Executrix Betsy Boucher hounds Sylvia to save money. Ruth Gaylor falls for inventor Franklin Trumbauer, who's busy attending to his robot.
Episode 13 • Dec 18, 1982 • 1 h
The Christmas Presence
A con man schemes to get his gold past the custom's agents by using a pair of traveling nuns. A young married couple consider separating. A mysterious stranger seems to be able to help people at just the right moment.
Episode 14 • Jan 8, 1983 • 1 h
Paroled to Love/First Impressions/Love Finds Florence Nightingale
Ex-con Eddie confesses his guilt to lawyer Gloria, who got him pardoned. PR workers Doris and Marsha impersonate celebrities who were accidentally booked on another cruise. Actress Phyllis meets a man who dislikes show biz types.
Episode 15 • Jan 15, 1983 • 1 h
The Captain's Replacement/Sly as a Fox/Here Comes the Bride - Maybe
Gopher thinks Captain Donohue wants to replace Merrill on the Princess. Ben and Henry vie for Mary, who claims they're after her foxhound. Erica hides from her snobbish prospective in-laws Harold and Margaret, who think she's wealthy.
Episode 16 • Jan 22, 1983 • 1 h
Doc's Big Case/Senior Sinners/A Booming Romance
A visit from med school chum Elliot leaves Doc insecure about his own success. Unmarried seniors Tom and Faye live together and their children object. Computer genius Ross shows Kathy the cargo hold and finds something startling.
Episode 17 • Jan 29, 1983 • 1 h
Gopher's Daisy/Our Son, the Lawyer/Salvaged Romance
The crew jump to conclusions about noise in Gopher's cabin. Lou and Harriet both want their lawyer son Jon to represent them in their divorce. Allison's budding romance with Max is thwarted by her insecurity after a mastectomy.
Episode 18 • Feb 5, 1983 • 1 h
Isaac's Aegean Affair/The Captain and the Kid/Poor Rich Man/The Dean and the Flunkee: Part 1
Episode 19 • Feb 5, 1983 • 1 h
Isaac's Aegean Affair/The Captain and the Kid/Poor Rich Man/The Dean and the Flunkee: Part 2
Conclusion. Capt. Stubing's daughter falls in love. A beloved crew member decides to leave the ship.
Episode 20 • Feb 12, 1983 • 1 h
The Zinging Valentine/The Very Temporary Secretary/Final Score
Keith gets a singing Dear John telegram and vents his anger on the delivery girl. Temp agency head Sam poses as a secretary, despite his lack of skill, to appease magazine editor Liz. Football star Duke has a fling with teacher Kate.
Episode 21 • Feb 19, 1983 • 1 h
The Captain's Crush/Out of My Hair/Off-Course Romance
A golf widow (Stella Stevens) consoles herself with a former lover (Ron Ely); Captain Stubing is attracted to movie star (Joan Collins). A woman (Delta Burke) tries to avoid her former lover/hairdresser.
Episode 22 • Feb 26, 1983 • 1 h
I Like to Be in America/He Ain't Heavy/Abby's Maiden Voyage
April tries to gain US citizenship but crumbles in the oral exam. Waiter Greg argues with passenger Jim before learning of their connection. Abby breaks up laughing during her first intimate session with a man.
Episode 23 • Mar 5, 1983 • 1 h
Vicki's Dilemma/Discount Romance/Loser & Still Champ
Vicki's friend Mark abuses pills. Gopher's Uncle Jim endangers the job of a gift shop attendant to whom he's taken a liking. Tom travels with girlfriend Stacy but is emasculated because she's better at his hobbies than he is.
Episode 24 • Mar 12, 1983 • 1 h
So Help Me Hannah/The Maid Cleans Up/C.P.R, I.O.U.
Hannah clashes with Jarvis over his son Kent's future. Maid Didi is in love with her boss Greg, whose girlfriend Meredith mistreats them. Gopher persuades Merrill to offer CPR. Retired plumber Fenley argues with son Dwayne over business.
Episode 25 • Mar 26, 1983 • 1 h
The Dog Show: Putting on the Dog/Going to the Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
A contest will decide which dog's picture will be on dog food can covers. Pam thinks Gary's dog is the dog she lost. Isaac's Aunt Tanya pampers her dog and neglects her husband Charles. Mail clerk Harold is mistaken for company CEO Jack.
Episode 26 • Apr 2, 1983 • 1 h
The Professor Has Class/When the Magic Disappears/We, the Jury
Noble-winning professor Roscoe's ex-pupil Helen was hired to replace him. Magician Stellini thinks his daughter's suitor Joe wants to steal his secrets. The crew simulates a small claims court for landlady Minnie and former tenant Harlan.
Episode 27 • Apr 30, 1983 • 1 h
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): Part 1
Episode 28 • Apr 30, 1983 • 1 h
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): Part 2
Episode 29 • May 7, 1983 • 1 h
Fountain of Youth/Bad Luck Cabin/Uncle Daddy
Aged Dwight bilked Henry years ago and wants to see the fountain of youth that keeps Henry young. Newlyweds Cora and Ed are booked into Fiesta Cabin 213, a bad luck cabin for newlyweds. Isaac's widowed friend Gayle has marriage in mind.
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Gavin MacLeod

Captain Merrill Stubing, Marshall Stubing, Marshall Stubing (as O.D. Warbux)

Bernie Kopell

Doctor Adam Bricker, Kurt Kleinschmidt

Ted Lange

Bartender Isaac Washington

Fred Grandy

Ship's Purser 'Gopher' Smith, Guido

Lauren Tewes

Cruise Director Julie McCoy, Julie McCoy Chenault

Jill Whelan

Vicki Stubing

Ted McGinley

Ship's Photographer Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans, Ship's Purser Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans, Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans

Pat Klous

Cruise Director Judy McCoy, Laurie Blake, Dorothy

The Love Boat Mermaids

Themselves

Monty O'Grady

Waiter, Passenger, Maitre D'

Debbie Bartlett

Susie - Love Boat Mermaid, Susie

Tori Brenno

Maria - Love Boat Mermaid, Maria

Nanci L. Hammond

Jane - Love Boat Mermaid, Jane

Teri Hatcher

Amy - Love Boat Mermaid, Amy

Debra Johnson

Patti - Love Boat Mermaid, Patti

Macarena

Sheila - Love Boat Mermaid, Sheila

Andrea Moen

Starlight - Love Boat Mermaid, Starlight

Beth Myatt

Mary Beth - Love Boat Mermaid, Mary Beth

Marion Ross

Emily Stubing, Emily Haywood, Emily Heywood, Mrs. Amy Scofield, Gladys Johnson, Mary Hammond, Mrs. Jenny Heller, Rose Higby, Stubing

Charo

April Lopez, Lupe Zapata De Vega Valdez

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