The Love Boat (TV 1976)

The adventures of the passengers and crew aboard a luxury liner on a cruise from California to Mexico.

Directors:

Richard Kinon, Alan Myerson

Writers:

Dawn Aldredge, Marion C. Freeman,

Stars:

Don Adams, Tom Bosley, Florence Henderson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Don Adams	...	Donald Richardson
Tom Bosley	...	George Havlicek
Florence Henderson	...	Monica Richardson
Gabe Kaplan	...	Stan Nichols
Harvey Korman	...	Willard
Cloris Leachman	...	Iris Havlicek
Hal Linden	...	Andrew Canaan
Karen Valentine	...	Ellen Carmichael
Ted Hamilton	...	Thomas Ford, the Captain
Dick Van Patten	...	O'Neil, the Doctor
Teddy Wilson	...	Isaac, the Bartender
Sandy Helberg	...	Gopher, the Yeoman Purser
Joseph R. Sicari	...	Nino, the Steward
Kathryn Ish	...	Dena DiMarco, the Lounge Performer
Richard Stahl	...	Danny DiMarco, the Lounge Performer

Storyline

The adventures of the passengers and crew aboard a luxury liner on a cruise from California to Mexico.

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Plot Keywords:

tv series pilot | based on book

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

El crucero del amor

Company Credits

Production Co:

Douglas S. Cramer Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Love Boat (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Love Boat"
Performed by Dionne Warwick
Written by Charles Fox & Paul Williams

User Reviews

Stay ashore

The first of three (!) pilots for "The Love Boat." I don't remember ever seeing the second one, but I remember this one. It isn't really any better or any worse than the eventual series.

The set up is exactly the same: A diverse group of B and C list guest stars (e.g. Tom Bosley, Florence Henderson) have what the laugh track assures us are wacky escapades on a cruise to Acapulco. The only real difference here is the entirely different set of actors playing "Your Love Boat Crew." Australian Ted Hamilton is inert as "Your Captain" although second-billed Dick Van Patten is pretty good as "Your Ship's Doctor" (here named O'Neil). Gopher and Issac are here, although they're played by Sandy Helberg and Theodore Wilson (who gets more prominent billing here than Ted Lange got when he took over the part). In addition, the cast of would-be regulars included a steward and a pair of lounge lizards, none of whom made it to the series.

ABC tried two more times before settling on a cast they liked, but it was worth the effort, financially, if not artistically, as "The Love Boat" ran for the better part of a decade.