The Love Boat (1977–1987)

The romantic and comic tales of the passengers and crew of the cruise ship, Pacific Princess.

Stars:

Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange

Nominated for 8 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Gavin MacLeod	...	Captain Merrill Stubing (250 episodes, 1977-1987)
Bernie Kopell	...	Doctor Adam Bricker (250 episodes, 1977-1987)
Ted Lange	...	Bartender Isaac Washington (250 episodes, 1977-1987)
Fred Grandy	...	Ship's Purser 'Gopher' Smith (246 episodes, 1977-1986)
Lauren Tewes	...	Cruise Director Julie McCoy (199 episodes, 1977-1987)
Jill Whelan	...	Vicki Stubing (190 episodes, 1978-1987)

Storyline

Love is in the air...Well, not only in the air but also in the sea! Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship traveling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat" where Gopher, Dr.Adam, 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 and everybody leaves the dreamboat satisfied...

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Plot Keywords:

ship | cruise ship | sea | captain | ocean | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

El crucero del amor

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions, Douglas S. Cramer Company, The Love Boat Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (249 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Other ships used (especially for the 2-hr-episodes) were Stella Solaris (scrapped in 2003), Pearl of Scandinavia (now used for Casino cruises out of Hong Kong and called Golden Princess and not to be confused with DFDS's Pearl of Scandinavia), Royal Viking Sky (now Fred.Olsen's Boudicca) and Royal Princess (now M.S. Artemis for P&O Cruises).

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, the guest stars are listed first in alphabetical order, then the show's regulars.

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Connections

Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks (2002)

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Soundtracks

"The Love Boat"
(1985)
Sung by Dionne Warwick

User Reviews

Love, exciting and new.......................

I loved "The Love Boat"!! It was so 70's and that's what was so appealing about it. OK the story lines were predictable but who cares. It was light hearted entertainment. I was a teenager when it was on and all I wanted to do when I grew up was go on the Pacific Princess!!! The only thing I found annoying was that everyone seemed to be in a suite on the ship!!! and when did the Captain ever have time to steer the ship ? he was always wandering around the deck!! or having dinner with all the guests. I have been on numerous cruises and have only ever seen the Captain once.!! I also loved how they used to bring back all the old Hollywood stars. Lots of these people were national treasures and we won't see the likes of them again. I would love for it to run again on TV, at least it's better than all the death and violence we always seem to get now.