The Love Boat (1977–1987)
Episode List
Season 1
5 May 1977
The New Love Boat - The Newlyweds/The Exchange/Cleo's First Voyage
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24 Sep. 1977
Captain & the Lady/Centerfold/One if by Land...
Stubing's ex-wife, who has remarried a cruise line exec, drives Stubing and crew crazy with demands. Former centerfold Sandy Rytell hides old nude photos from her fiancé. Jenny O'Brien tries to get her boyfriend Ron Baker to marry her.
1 Oct. 1977
A Tasteful Affair/Oh, Dale!/The Main Event
Dale Reinhart pursues the girl who dumped him and dresses in drag to get the only available cabin. Bickering Maury and Stella Marshall get stuck in a elevator. Janette Bradford is followed by the P.I. her husband hired to keep tabs on her.
8 Oct. 1977
Ex Plus Y/Golden Agers/Graham and Kelly
Barney Mason (Robert Reed) and his ex-wife Terry Larsen (Loretta Swit) meet on the cruise with their new spouses (Pamela Bellwood and Richard Mulligan); Julie's (Lauren Tewes) love interest Jim Wright's (Charles Frank) chaperoning of senior citizens leaves little time for them to be together; teenagers Graham (Scott Baio) and Kelly (Kristy McNichol) find puppy love, together.
15 Oct. 1977
Message for Maureen/Gotcha/Acapulco Connection
Tennis pro Maureen Mitchell (Brenda Benet) runs into sportswriter John Ballard (Bill Bixby), who defamed her in his column. Cyril Wolfe (Milton Berle) annoys his wife Anita (Audra Lindley) and fellow passengers (Lynn Adams and Britt Leach) with constant practical jokes. Mexican April Lopez (Charo) stows away in a laundry hamper.
22 Oct. 1977
Isaac the Groupie/Mr. Popularity/Help! Murder!
Isaac's (Ted Lange) favorite singer, Roxy Blue (Diahann Carroll), becomes his lover. Talky Robert Tanner's (Jim Nabors) popularity increases when fellow passengers think he may be a jewel thief. Bert Fredericks (David Groh) plans his wife Denise's (Michele Lee) birthday party, but she thinks it's a murder plot.
29 Oct. 1977
The Joker Is Mild/Take My Granddaughter, Please/First Time Out
Has-been comic Barry Keys asks Julie to let him entertain on board to return a favor. Mrs. Warner is determined to marry off her granddaughter Shirley. College pals bet on whether virginal Dan changes his status before the cruise ends.
10 Nov. 1977
Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx/The Identical Problem
Identical twins share a ticket and confuse Doc. Julie's old heartthrob is on the cruise alone but no longer married. And an old couple who honeymooned on the Titanic are thought to be a jinx as strange things happen to crew members.
19 Nov. 1977
Lost and Found/The Understudy/Married Singles
Theo Denison Jr buys a cruise with his own money and doesn't tell his parents. Sharon can't release the pain of her son's death. Julie's protégé Connie is after Julie's job. Maisie and Durwood are a married couple traveling as singles.
26 Nov. 1977
The Captain's Captain/Romance Roulette/Hounded (A Dog's Life)
The Captain's father drives Merrill nuts, then takes a liking to crew member P.J. Muldoon. Passenger Donald Flanders is trapped in his cabin by an attack dog. Three college friends play romantic games with the ship's repairman's feelings.
3 Dec. 1977
Dear Beverly/The Strike/Special Delivery
Advice columnist Beverly Blanchard (Eva Gabor) neglects her husband, Russ (Leslie Nielsen), who thus spends time with a fellow passenger (Stephanie Blackmore). Capt. Stubing (Gavin MacLeod) wages war with a visiting chef, Antonio Borga (Al Molinaro). Julie's (Lauren Tewes) friend, Jeff Smith (Robert Urich), is separated from his wife, Gail (Pamela Franklin), but doesn't know that she's on board and carrying his child.
10 Dec. 1977
Lonely at the Top/Silent Night/Divorce Me, Please
At Christmas, a lonely Capt. Stubing (Gavin MacLeod) alienates the crew by his lack of Christmas spirit. Ex-convict Dan Barton (John Gavin) meets his double-crossing law partner Walter Perry (Dean Santoro) on board and plans to get revenge, for being convicted of the crime the partner committed. Paul and Audrey Baynes (Shecky Greene and Florence Henderson) fantasize about divorcing each other. Minister Father Mike (Dick Sargent) chaperones six orphans back to the orphanage in Mexico.
24 Dec. 1977
The Old Man and the Runaway/The Painters/A Fine Romance
An older man finds a teenage stowaway in his bathroom. Julie falls for one of her brother's friends, whose cabin mate urges him to pursue her. Julie hires inept painters to paint the Captain's suite in his favorite color.
7 Jan. 1978
Too Hot to Handle/Family Reunion/Cinderella Story
Stories include: a reprobate steward (Bob Crane), cute honeymooners (Kathy Bates, John Rubinstein), and a financially strapped supermarket cashier (Bruce Solomon) posing as a wealthy, advertising executive.
14 Jan. 1978
Isaac's Double Standard/One More Time/Chimpanzeeshines
Isaac's mom and her male companion share a cabin. Julie books divorced entertainers Lenny and Mitzy, who can't get along together. Gopher hides a thieving chimpanzee that brings him in contact with a nose job patient.
21 Jan. 1978
The Eyes of Love/Masquerade/Hollywood Royalty/The Caper: Part 1
A husband and wife (Fernando Lamas and Michele Lee), as a famous Hollywood couple, arrive with paparazzi. She is adorned in a famous gigantic diamond which, of course, entices dim-witted bumbling crooks (Harold Gould, Karen Valentine, Larry Storch and John Schuck), in a delightful caper reminiscent of old Hollywood. A husband (Dan Rowan) is chagrined into bringing his wife (Juliet Mills) on the cruise when she finds the tickets for his mistress (Adrienne Barbeau) and himself, with some unexpected surprises. Two former attendees of a blind school (Desi Arnaz Jr. and Stephanie Zimbalist) are reunited. A masquerade night moves the plots right along.
21 Jan. 1978
The Eyes of Love/Masquerade/Hollywood Royalty/The Caper: Part 2
The bumbling gang of thieves (Harold Gould, Karen Valentine, Larry Storch and John Schuck) believe they have finally figured out a way to nab the elusive diamond, even as its owner (Michele Lee) comes to her own drastic decision on its fate; a blind woman (Stephanie Zimbalist) wonders if she can be happy with a former blind friend (Desi Arnaz Jr.), who has regained his sight; and a man's (Dan Rowan) wife (Juliet Mills) and mistress (Adrienne Barbeau) discover who each other are.
28 Jan. 1978
Winner Take Love/The Congressman Was Indiscreet/Isaac's History Lesson
Rick imperils his girlfriend Suzy's chances of winning a beauty contest. Reporter Robin tries to write a story on scandal-tainted Congressman Whitcomb. Stephanie balks at fellow passenger Virgil's boisterous behavior.
4 Feb. 1978
Last of the Stubings/Million Dollar Man/The Sisters
Stubing's clumsy nephew comes on board to be trained to work on ships, but has a secret. Thief Bill hooks up with female passenger Stephanie, who's a cop. Rose Higby feels neglected when her sister Noreen meets a male passenger.
11 Feb. 1978
A Very Special Girl/Until the Last Goodbye/The Inspector
Melanie is popular with men while her friend Jane is ignored. Brian Sherwood spends a lot of time with a younger woman. The staff try to figure out which passenger is the Cruise Lines inspector. A Russian man repeats the same phrase.
13 Feb. 1978
Memories of You/Computerman/Parlez Vous?
Passenger Lily is haunted by an amnesia victim. Computer-dating service manager Nick woos Julie and offers his matchmaking services for Valentine's Day. Americans Brigitte and Yvonne pretend to be French in order to get men and gifts.
18 Feb. 1978
Taking Sides/Going by the Book/A Friendly Little Game
An older married couple (Robert Mandan and Audrey Meadows) turns newlyweds (Robert Urich and Diana Canova) against one another with their bickering; a male passenger (Harvey Jason) uses a dating manual to hit on a woman (Georgia Engel) with a protective father (Herb Voland); a man (Harry Morgan) cheats the crew out of their emergency fund, to pay the passage for him and his wife (Priscilla Morrill).
25 Feb. 1978
A Selfless Love/The Nubile Nurse/Parents Know Best
Young man Bruce's (Mark Shera) parents (Monty Hall and Janis Paige) are determined to have him date other women on the cruise and not settle on marrying "Ginger", who is not on board. So, Bruce and a fellow passenger (Laurie Prange) get together. A man (Leslie Nielsen) is having second thoughts, about age differences, in marrying a woman (Lynda Day George) who is 21 years younger. A new nurse (Elaine Joyce), on staff for the cruise, is a pretty ex-showgirl. Of course, Doc (Bernie Kopell) is hitting on her, and is a bit frustrated, when she does not return his advances.
6 May 1978
Musical Cabins
A spunky gossip reporter (Marcia Wallace) is aboard to write an expose of lust on the high seas. A shy man (Paul Williams) has one week to marry or lose his inheritance. A woman (Barbara Rhoades) moves out of her chauvinist fiancé's (Dick Gautier) cabin. A suburban widow (Michele Lee) impersonates a glamorous Hollywood socialite.
13 May 1978
The Business of Love/Crash Diet Crisis/I'll Never Fall in Love Again
A former prostitute (Caren Kaye) is harassed by an unhappy, married former client (Jack Carter), who threatens to expose her to her new love (Christopher George). Captain Stubing (Gavin MacLeod) crash diets for his high school flame (Jessica Walter), who no longer sees him as "Stringbean Stubing". Two depressed widowers (Annette Funicello and Michael Callan) find comfort with each other.
20 May 1978
Pacific Princess Overtures/Gopher, the Rebel/Cabin Fever
An Asian businessman pushes his associate to loosen up a woman whose business he wants to buy. Rebellious Vanessa goads Gopher into standing up to bossy Stubing. Andrea wonders where she's going in her relationship with a married man.
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