The Love Boat 1977
“You Say You Can't Score on Shore? On This Cruise... You Can't Lose!”
★ 6.3/10 · 193 votes TV-G DramaComedy 10 seasons · 251 eps Ended
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What is The Love Boat?
The Love Boat is an American romantic comedy-drama television series that originally aired on ABC. The series was created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes and features the crew and passengers of the cruise ship Pacific Princess.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1977
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 251
- Runtime
- 48 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 24, 1977
- Last aired
- Feb 27, 1987
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- ABC
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Updated
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The Love Boat is an American romantic comedy-drama television series that originally aired on ABC. The series was created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes and features the crew and passengers of the cruise ship Pacific Princess. The crew includes Captain Stubing, Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, and Julie, who try to please the passengers and sometimes help them fall in love. The series blends comedy and romance as it follows the passengers and crew on their travels to tropical or mysterious countries. The Love Boat premiered on September 24, 1977, and ended on May 24, 1986, with a total of three TV movies airing before the regular series and four specials and a TV movie airing after the series ended. The show's premise involves passengers searching for romantic nights aboard the ship, where the crew attempts to help them find love. The series stars Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, and Fred Grandy.
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“Passengers seek romance and vacation adventures aboard a luxury ship staffed by a dedicated crew.”
Reasons to watch
- features a diverse crew
- focuses on romantic outcomes
Keep in mind
- situations can be challenging
Watch it if you enjoy stories where romantic connections are formed during tropical vacations.
The show maintains a focus on romantic themes and positive resolutions.
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Cast
Gavin MacLeod
Merril Stubing
Bernie Kopell
Adam Bricker
Ted Lange
Isaac Washington
Fred Grandy
Gopher Smith
Jill Whelan
Vicki Stubing
Lauren Tewes
Julie McCoy
Ted McGinley
Ashley Covington Evans
Pat Klous
Judy McCoy
Marion Ross
Emily Stubing
Florence Henderson
Annabelle Folker
Cosmo Sardo
Passenger (uncredited)
Juliet Mills
Blair Chapman
Episode guide
Season 1 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 The Captain and the Lady/One if by Land/Centerfold Sep 24, 1977
- E2 Oh, Dale!/The Main Event/A Tasteful Affair Oct 1, 1977
- E3 Ex Plus Y/Graham and Kelly/Goldenagers Oct 8, 1977
- E4 Message for Maureen/The Acapulco Connection/Gotcha Oct 15, 1977
- E5 Help, Murder/Isaac the Groupie/Mr. Popularity Oct 22, 1977
- E6 The Joker is Mild/First Time Out/Take My Granddaughter, Please Oct 29, 1977
- E7 Identical Problem/Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx Nov 5, 1977
- E8 Lost and Found/The Understudy/Married Singles Nov 19, 1977
- E9 The Captain's Captain/Hounded/Romance Roulette Nov 26, 1977
- E10 Dear Beverly/The Strike/Special Delivery Dec 3, 1977
- E11 Lonely at the Top/Divorce Me, Please/Silent Night Dec 10, 1977
- E12 The Old Man and the Runaway/A Fine Romance/The Painters Dec 24, 1977
- E13 Family Reunion/Too Hot to Handle/Cinderella Story Jan 7, 1978
- E14 Isaac's Double Standard/One More Time/Chimpanzeeshines Jan 14, 1978
- E15 Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (1) Jan 21, 1978
- E16 Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (2) Jan 21, 1978
- E17 The Congressman Was Indiscreet/Isaac's History Lesson/Winner Take Love Jan 28, 1978
- E18 The Last of the Stubings/The Million Dollar Man/The Sisters Feb 4, 1978
- E19 The Inspector/A Very Special Girl/Until the Last Goodbye Feb 11, 1978
- E20 Computerman/Parlez-Vous/Memories of You Feb 13, 1978
- E21 Taking Sides/A Friendly Little Game/Going by the Book Feb 18, 1978
- E22 Parents Know Best/A Selfless Love/The Nubile Nurse Feb 25, 1978
- E23 Musical Cabins May 5, 1978
- E24 This Business of Love/Crash Diet Crush/I'll Never Fall in Love Again May 13, 1978
- E25 Gopher the Rebel/Cabin Fever/Pacific Princess Overture May 20, 1978
Season 2 · 27 episodes
- E1 Marooned (1) Sep 16, 1978
- E2 Marooned (2) Sep 16, 1978
- E3 Julie's Dilemma/Who's Who?/Rocky Sep 23, 1978
- E4 The Man Who Loved Women/A Different Girl/Oh, My Aching Brother Sep 30, 1978
- E5 Where is it Written?/Julie's Aunt/The Big Deal Oct 14, 1978
- E6 The Kissing Bandit/Mike and Ike/The Witness Oct 21, 1978
- E7 Ship of Ghouls Oct 28, 1978
- E8 Accidental Cruise/The Song is Ended/A Time for Everything/Anoushka Nov 4, 1978
- E9 Till Death Do Us Part - Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away Nov 11, 1978
- E10 Tony's Family/The Minister and the Stripper/Her Own Two Feet Nov 18, 1978
- E11 Heads or Tails/The Little People/Mona of the Movie Nov 25, 1978
- E12 Folks from Home/The Captain's Cup/Legal Eagle Dec 2, 1978
- E13 Isosceles Triangle/El Kid/The Last Hundred Bucks Dec 9, 1978
- E14 Double Wedding/The Dummies/Julie Falls Hard Dec 16, 1978
- E15 Second Time Around/The 'Now' Marriage/My Sister, Irene Jan 13, 1979
- E16 Gopher's Opportunity/Home Sweet Home/The Switch Jan 20, 1979
- E17 Like Father, Like Son/Don't Push Me/Second Chance Jan 27, 1979
- E18 Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy (1) Feb 3, 1979
- E19 Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy (2) Feb 3, 1979
- E20 Dream Ship/Best of Friends/Aftermath Feb 10, 1979
- E21 A Good & Faithful Servant/Secret Life of Burl Smith/Tug of War/Designated Lover Feb 17, 1979
- E22 The Decision/Poor Little Rich Girl/Love Me, Love My Dog Feb 24, 1979
- E23 Funny Valentine/The Wallflower/A Home is Not a Home Mar 3, 1979
- E24 Ages of Man/Families/Bo 'n' Sam Mar 10, 1979
- E25 Sounds of Silence/Cyrano de Bricker/Murder on the High Seas Mar 17, 1979
- E26 Super Mom/I'll See You Again/April's Return May 5, 1979
- E27 Third Wheel/Grandmother's Day/Second String Mom May 12, 1979
Season 3 · 28 episodes
- E1 Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug/Peter & Alicia/Julie/Buddy & Portia (1) Sep 15, 1979
- E2 Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug/Peter & Alicia/Julie/Buddy & Portia (2) Sep 15, 1979
- E3 Oldies but Goodies/The Grass Is Always Greener/Three Stages of Love Sep 22, 1979
- E4 Doc, Be Patient/Dance With Me/Going My Way Sep 29, 1979
- E5 The Audit Couple/The Scoop/My Boyfriend's Back Oct 6, 1979
- E6 Gopher's Greatest Hits/The Vacation/One Rose a Day Oct 13, 1979
- E7 Crew Confessions/Haven't I Seen You?/Reunion Oct 20, 1979
- E8 Cindy/Play by Play/What's a Brother For? Oct 27, 1979
- E9 Never Say Goodbye/A New Woman/Trial Romance Nov 3, 1979
- E10 Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boyfriend, Please/Rent a Family/The Man in Her Life (1) Nov 10, 1979
- E11 Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boyfriend, Please/Rent a Family/The Man in Her Life (2) Nov 10, 1979
- E12 Brotherhood of the Sea/Letter to Babycakes/Daddy's Pride Nov 17, 1979
- E13 Not Now, I'm Dying/Eleanor's Return/Too Young to Love Nov 24, 1979
- E14 The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/ Life Begins at 40 Dec 1, 1979
- E15 The Spider Serenade/Next Door Wife/The Harder They Fall Dec 8, 1979
- E16 Making the Grade/The Gift/Doc's 'Ex' Change Dec 15, 1979
- E17 April's Love/Happy Ending/We Three Jan 12, 1980
- E18 Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair (1) Jan 19, 1980
- E19 Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair (2) Jan 19, 1980
- E20 Rent a Romeo/Matchmaker, Matchmaker/Y' Gotta Have Heart Jan 26, 1980
- E21 The Captain's Ne'er-Do-Well Brother/The Perfect Match/The Remake Feb 2, 1980
- E22 Not So Fast, Gopher/Haven't We Met Before?/Seoul Mates Feb 9, 1980
- E23 Another Time, Another Place/Doctor Who/Gopher's Engagement Mar 3, 1980
- E24 Dumb Luck/Tres Amigos/Hey, Jealous Lover Mar 15, 1980
- E25 Celebration/Captain Papa/Honeymoon Pressure Mar 29, 1980
- E26 Vicki's First Love/Accident Prone/The High Cost of Loving Apr 5, 1980
- E27 Invisible Maniac/September Song/Peekaboo Apr 19, 1980
- E28 The Caller/Marriage of Convenience/No Girls for Doc/Witness for the Prosecution May 3, 1980
Season 4 · 28 episodes
- E1 Friends and Lovers/Sergeant Bull/Miss Mother Oct 25, 1980
- E2 The Promoter/The Judges/The Family Plan/Forever Engaged/May the Best Man Win (1) Nov 1, 1980
- E3 The Promoter/The Judges/The Family Plan/Forever Engaged/May the Best Man Win (2) Nov 1, 1980
- E4 Target Gopher/The Major's Wife/Strange Honeymoon/The Oilman Cometh Nov 8, 1980
- E5 The Mallory Quest/The Offer/Julie, the Vamp (1) Nov 15, 1980
- E6 The Mallory Quest/The Offer/Julie, the Vamp (2) Nov 15, 1980
- E7 Secretary to the Stars/Julie's Decision/The Horse Lover/Gopher and Isaac Buy a Horse Nov 22, 1980
- E8 Tell Her She's Great/Matchmaker, Matchmaker Times Two/The Baby Alarm Nov 29, 1980
- E9 She Stole His Heart/Return of the Captain's Brother/Swag and Mag Dec 6, 1980
- E10 Captain's Triangle/Boomerang/Out of This World Dec 13, 1980
- E11 The Captain's Bird/That's My Dad/Captive Audience Dec 20, 1980
- E12 Doc's Dismissal/A Frugal Pair/The Girl Next Door Jan 3, 1981
- E13 Isaac's Teacher/Seal of Approval/The Successor Jan 10, 1981
- E14 From Here to Maternity/Jealousy/The Trigamist Jan 17, 1981
- E15 April the Ninny/The Loan Arranger/First Voyage, Last Voyage Jan 17, 1981
- E16 Gopher's Bride/Workaholic/On Second Thought Jan 24, 1981
- E17 Lose One, Win One/For the Record/Mind My Wife Jan 31, 1981
- E18 Isaac and the Mermaids/Humpty, Dumpty/Aquaphobic Feb 7, 1981
- E19 Return of the Ninny/Touchdown Twins/Split Personality Feb 14, 1981
- E20 Quiet, My Wife's Listening/Eye of the Beholder/The Nudist from Sunshine Gardens Feb 21, 1981
- E21 Clothes Make the Girl/Black Sheep/Hometown Doc Feb 28, 1981
- E22 I Love You Too, Smith/Mamma and Me/Sally's Paradise Mar 7, 1981
- E23 Two for Julie/Aunt Hilly/The Duel Mar 14, 1981
- E24 Vicki and the Gambler/Love with a Skinny Stranger/That Old Gang of Mine Apr 11, 1981
- E25 This Year's Model/The Model Marriage/Vogue Rogue/Too Clothes for Comfort/Original Sin: Part 1 May 2, 1981
- E26 This Year's Model/The Model Marriage/Vogue Rogue/Too Clothes for Comfort/Original Sin: Part 2 May 2, 1981
- E27 Maid for Each Other/Lost and Found/Then There Were Two May 9, 1981
- E28 Tony and Julie / Separate Beds / America's Sweetheart May 16, 1981
Season 5 · 31 episodes
- E1 The Expedition/Julie's Wedding/The Mongala/Julie's Replacement/The Three R's/The Professor's Wife (1) Oct 10, 1981
- E2 The Expedition/Julie's Wedding/The Mongala/Julie's Replacement/The Three R's/The Professor's Wife (2) Oct 3, 1981
- E3 Two Grapes on the Vine/Aunt Sylvia/Deductible Divorce Oct 10, 1981
- E4 The Incredible Hunk/Isaac, the Marriage Counselor/Jewels and Jim Oct 24, 1981
- E5 Country Blues/Daddy's Little Girl/Jackpot Oct 31, 1981
- E6 Chef's Special/Beginning Anew/Kleinschmidt Nov 7, 1981
- E7 The Lady from Laramie/Vicki Swings/Phantom Bride Nov 14, 1981
- E8 Farnsworth's Fling/Gopher Farnsworth Smith/Three in a Bed/Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia/I Remember Helen (1) Nov 21, 1981
- E9 Farnsworth's Fling/Gopher Farnsworth Smith/Three in a Bed/Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia/I Remember Helen (2) Nov 21, 1981
- E10 Radioactive Isaac/Gladys and Agnes/Love, Honor and Obey Nov 28, 1981
- E11 Zeke and Zelda/Teach Me Tonight/He's My Brother Dec 5, 1981
- E12 The Floating Bridge Game/Take a Letter, Vicki/The Joy of Celibacy Dec 12, 1981
- E13 Doc Takes the Fifth/Safety Last/A Business Affair Jan 2, 1982
- E14 Good Neighbors/Familiar Faces/Captain's Portrait Jan 9, 1982
- E15 I Don't Play Anymore/Gopher's Roommate/Crazy for You Jan 23, 1982
- E16 Green, But Not Jolly/Past Perfect Love/Instant Family Jan 30, 1982
- E17 Return of the Captain's Lady/Love Ain't Illegal/The Irresistible Man Feb 6, 1982
- E18 His Girls Friday/The Girl Who Stood Still/A Wife for Wilfred Feb 13, 1982
- E19 Live It Up/New York A.C./All's Affair in Love and War Feb 20, 1982
- E20 The Musical/My Aunt, the Worrier/The Show Must Go On/The Pest/My Ex-Mom (1) Feb 27, 1982
- E21 The Musical/My Aunt, the Worrier/The Show Must Go On/The Pest/My Ex-Mom (2) Feb 27, 1982
- E22 Klondike Carnival/The Viking's Son/Separate Vacations/The Experiment/Getting to Know You (1) Mar 6, 1982
- E23 Klondike Carnival/The Viking's Son/Separate Vacations/The Experiment (2) Mar 6, 1982
- E24 Isaac Gets Physical/She Brought Her Mother Along/Cold Feet Mar 20, 1982
- E25 Burl of My Dreams/Meet the Author/Rhymes, Riddles and Romance Mar 27, 1982
- E26 Does Father Know Best?/Pal-I-Mony-O-Mine/An 'A' for Gopher Apr 10, 1982
- E27 April in Boston/Breaks of Life/Saving Grace May 1, 1982
- E28 A Dress to Remember May 8, 1982
- E29 Mothers Don't Do That/Substitute Lover/Marrying for Money May 15, 1982
- E30 duplicate to delete
- E31 duplicate to delete
Frequently asked questions
Who are the crew members?
The crew consists of Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing.
What is the setting of the show?
The series takes place aboard a beautiful ship traveling to tropical or mysterious countries.
What is the primary goal of the crew?
The crew tries their best to please the passengers and sometimes helps them fall in love.
Do the passengers always find love easily?
Things are not always easy for the passengers, but the show concludes that love usually wins.
What kind of experiences do passengers have?
Passengers spend their vacations searching for romantic nights while traveling to various destinations.