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The Love Boat: Season 1, Episode 21

Taking Sides/Going by the Book/A Friendly Little Game (18 Feb. 1978)

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Newlyweds Scott and Ellen Desmond meet up with Max and Gladys Watkins, who have been married for 25 years and are constantly squabbling... See full synopsis »

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Newlyweds Scott and Ellen Desmond meet up with Max and Gladys Watkins, who have been married for 25 years and are constantly squabbling... See full synopsis »

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