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

Two Princess cruise line ships were used in the series: The Island Princess and The Pacific Princess. Pacific Princess is now M.S. Pacific (jointly operated by Brazilian CVC and Spanish Quail Cruises), Island Princess is now M.S. Discovery (for England-based Voyages of Discovery), so both ships are still around.

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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

Referenced in Charlie's Angels: Love Boat Angels (1979)

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Soundtracks

"The Love Boat"
Written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox
Sung by Jack Jones

User Reviews

What a horrible show

Yes, that's right. Horrible. And so predictable, too! It seemed like a good idea at first. Stars you love, stars you hate, all sailing on a boat with Gavin McLeod as Captain, fresh off the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Some interesting characters around Stubing, like the bartender and the cute cruise director. But after a few episodes every episode became the same old formula.

Stars would board ship, everyone greets each other, music comes in, confetti flows, ship honks horn, ship sails, Charo can't find her room, picture of ship goes sailing by, stories begin to unravel, Toni Tennille wheels by in a wheelchair, picture of ship going in the opposite direction pops up, Barry Nelson with a beaver on his head walks by smiling, another picture of the ship sailing shows us they're on a "real" ship, Pearl Bailey laughs heartily, stories get wrapped up, picture of ship sailing into port comes on, passengers disembark, music plays, tune in the following week and it's the same thing only with Don Adams, Diana Canova, and Charlie Callas! Horrible! And it lasted ten seasons? Eye yi yi.

The show has never been popular in syndication. A true testament to how much people want to see this forgotten series. It goes to show you that anything can get on television.