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Directed by Paul StanleyWritten by Lee Aronsohn, Art Baer, Michael Norell, Ben JoelsonGuest stars Lola Falana, Avery Schreiber, Gordon Connell, John Astin, Norm Crosby, Audra Lindley, Edie Adams, Laraine Day

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You Say You Can't Score on Shore? On This Cruise... You Can't Lose!
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, 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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, 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.
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Episode 1
Directed by Paul StanleyWritten by Lee Aronsohn, Art Baer, Michael Norell, Ben JoelsonGuest stars Lola Falana, Avery Schreiber, Gordon Connell, John Astin, Norm Crosby, Audra Lindley, Edie Adams, Laraine Day

Episode 2
Directed by Paul StanleyWritten by Lee Aronsohn, Art Baer, Michael Norell, Ben JoelsonGuest stars Lola Falana, Avery Schreiber, John Astin, Norm Crosby, Audra Lindley, Edie Adams, Laraine Day, Barbi Benton

Episode 3
Julie's parents arrive on board the Pacific Princess and announce their plans to divorce; an author of morally uplifting pamphlets and a prim censor fall in love while sharing a cabin; a young girl's tomboy image falters after she receives her first kiss.
Directed by Allen Baron, Roger DuchownyWritten by Rob Dames, Bob Fraser, Art Baer, Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel, Ben JoelsonGuest stars James Coco, Jimmy Baio, Dody Goodman, Melissa Gilbert, Betty Garrett, Norman Fell, Edward Winter, Ellen Travolta

Episode 4
A man makes a move on three women; not knowing that they are travelling companions. Captain Stubbing's god son is taking a cruise with his wife, whom he married two years ago but his military duty kept him away. And two brothers who stage false injuries, so that they can sue the insurance company, have targeted the cruise line.
Directed by Allen BaronWritten by Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Bruce Howard, Cynthia SantilloGuest stars Bess Armstrong, Judy Landers, David Doyle, Brett Somers, Sonny Bono, Marty Ingels, Cathryn Damon, Grant Goodeve

Episode 5
Captain Stubing's Uncle Cyrus uses every trick in his devious mind to get Julie alone, until her ""Aunt Phoebe"" intervenes; a desperate businessman uses his daughter as bait to close a deal; the neglected wife of a publisher romances a novelist, hoping it will give him the inspiration for the final chapter of his book.
Directed by Allen BaronWritten by Lan O'Kun, Barry Blitzer, James F. HenryGuest stars Sam Groom, Red Buttons, Gene Barry, Erik Estrada, Hope Lange, Allen Ludden, Richard Mulligan, Mackenzie Phillips

Episode 6
A shy young man becomes a completely different person at night; a businessman who doesn't have time for his family learns a valuable lesson; a man who believes his chances of survival are better at sea than as a witness in a gangland trial receives loving sympathy from a fellow passenger.
Directed by Allen Baron, Roger DuchownyWritten by Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Arnold GrossmanGuest stars Todd Bridges, Sharon Acker, Laurie Walters, Toni Tennille, Billy Davis Jr., Pat Carroll, Billy Crystal, Nancy Kulp

Episode 7
A magician keeps his engagement secret in order to dazzle female audiences, while his neglected fiancee turns to Captain Stubing for comfort; Doc and Gopher pursue a model who is afraid to face people after a recent accident; a boy with a habit of lying can't get anyone to help during a real time of need.
Directed by Roger DuchownyWritten by Mickey RoseGuest stars Joan Blondell, Barbara Anderson, Mary Ann Mobley, Vincent Price, Iris Adrian, Jane Kean, Bibi Osterwald, Charlie Aiken

Episode 8
An executive and his secretary are mistakenly assigned the honeymoon suite; a songwriter's music renews a woman's love for her husband; Captain Stubing meets his daughter by a former girlfriend; Julie helps give a Russian commissar a sexy new image.
Written by Lee AronsohnGuest stars Jill Whelan, Soupy Sales, Richard Dawson, Juliet Mills, Loretta Swit, Jo Anne Worley, Melendy Britt, Sandra Deel

Episode 9
A ghost experiences jealousy as his mission to find his wife a new husband appears to be succeeding; overprotective Gopher mistakenly entrusts his kid sister to Doc to stave off the ship's wolves, not realizing that she's all grown up; a long-divorced couple is accidentally trapped in an isolated cabin.
Directed by Allen BaronWritten by Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Loraine DespresGuest stars Conrad Bain, Melissa Sue Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, Greg Morris, Jimmie Walker, Vernee Watson, Peter Coffield

Episode 10
Crew members make a valiant effort to keep six stowaways a secret from Capt. Stubing; a church member disapproves of her minister's new romance; a nearly-blind woman refuses to admit her problem until Doc intercedes.
Directed by Richard KinonWritten by Seaman Jacobs, Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel, Henry Colman, Fred S. FoxGuest stars June Allyson, Peter Graves, Alan Young, Vivian Blaine, Van Johnson, Roz Kelly, Larry Storch, Mitzi Hoag

Episode 11
Directed by Buddy TyneWritten by Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Ann Gibbs, Barry Blitzer, Joel KimmelGuest stars Edward Albert, Adam Arkin, Billy Barty, Orson Bean, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Gilliland, Patty Maloney, Patty McCormack

Episode 12
Doc must perform a risky operation after an accident; one of the ship's laborers is recruited to replace a missing dignitary; a bitterly divorced man has it in for his ex-wife's attorney.
Directed by Alan RafkinWritten by Fred Grandy, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Bernie Kopell, Sidney Reznick, Gordon Farr, Ben Joelson, Larry Markes, Art BaerGuest stars Pat Harrington Jr., Cisse Cameron, Bert Convy, Florence Henderson, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Leigh Taylor-Young, George Petrie

Episode 13
A beauty can't choose between Captain Stubing and Doc; a man and his wife return to the ship with an orphaned boy; a hospital executive falls for a seemingly successful businessman.
Directed by Allen BaronWritten by Mark Fink, Barry Blitzer, Ray JesselGuest stars Dena Dietrich, Rue McClanahan, Dabney Coleman, Dave Madden, Gabriel Melgar, Heather Menzies, Connie Stevens, Robert Urich

Episode 14
Identical twin sisters decide to swap fiances; a separated ventriloquist team use their dummies to rebuild their relationship; a handsome widower proposes to Julie, who has fallen in love with him and his teenage children.
Directed by Bob ClaverWritten by Lan O'Kun, Michael Norell, Ray JesselGuest stars Cyb Barnstable, Patricia Barnstable, Ruth Buzzi, Sid Caesar, David Nelson, Fred Travalena, Annrae Walterhouse, Melora Hardin

Episode 15
Doc's ex-wife hires an actor, who takes his role a bit too seriously, as her fiance; a philandering marriage counselor's wife seeks solace from Captain Stubing; a woman pretends to be her own sister for a reunion with a long-ago sweetheart.
Directed by Roger DuchownyWritten by Tony Webster, Sol Weinstein, Ray Jessel, Howard AlbrechtGuest stars Ray Bolger, Phyllis Davis, Tina Louise, Peter Marshall, Martha Raye, Barbara Rush, Lyle Waggoner

Episode 16
Gopher quits his job to manage a new hotel; a wealthy eccentric widow books a five-year passage and begins meddling in the crew members' lives; a magician tries to avoid his assistant by sending his brother to perform in his place.
Directed by Allen Baron, Roger DuchownyWritten by Lan O'Kun, Ray Jessel, John Walsh, Sue Masters, Natalie SchaferGuest stars Michael Gregory, Ron Palillo, Bobby Van, Abe Vigoda, Nancy Walker, Elaine Joyce, Melinda Naud

Episode 17
A father takes too much of a liking to his son's new girlfriend; a bachelor is terrified at the idea of marrying his gung-ho girlfriend; the crew gives a troubled teen a chance at rehabilitation.
Directed by Allen BaronWritten by Lee Aronsohn, Jerry Winnick, Barbara EvansGuest stars Debbi Morgan, Cathy Lee Crosby, Virginia Graham, Tammy Grimes, Robert Mandan, Randolph Mantooth, Roddy McDowall

Episode 18
Julie's high-school class holds its ten-year reunion on board the Pacific Princess.
Guest stars Conchata Ferrell, Lisa Hartman, Raymond Burr, Michael Lembeck, Kelly Monteith, Kim Darby, Christopher George, David Landsberg

Episode 19
Julie's high-school class holds its ten-year reunion on board the Pacific Princess.
Guest stars Conchata Ferrell, Lisa Hartman, Raymond Burr, Michael Lembeck, Kelly Monteith, Kim Darby, Christopher George, David Landsberg

Episode 20
Crew members learn that Captain Stubing is under consideration to take over a prestigious cruise ship and go overboard to help their captain make an outstanding impression; a woman unknowingly makes a date with a friend's fiance; a disabled surgeon belittles Doc for practicing aboard a cruise ship until Doc makes a surprising diagnosis. GUEST STARS: Hans Conried, Ben Murphy, Donna Pescow, Carol Lynley, Richard Anderson, Diana Muldaur
Directed by George TyneWritten by Seaman Jacobs, Bruce Howard, Lee Aronsohn, John Walsh, Sue Masters, Fred S. FoxGuest stars Richard Anderson, Joyce Brothers, Hans Conried, Carol Lynley, Diana Muldaur, Ben Murphy, Donna Pescow, Mary Farrell

Episode 21
Directed by Roger DuchownyWritten by Rob Dames, Bob Fraser, Art Baer, Bruce Howard, Barry Blitzer, Ben JoelsonGuest stars David Hedison, Celeste Holm, Telma Hopkins, Reggie Jackson, Hayley Mills, John Mills, Juliet Mills, Keith Coogan

Episode 22
Guest stars Fannie Flagg, Maren Jensen, Gene Rayburn, Debbie Allen, Dennis Cole, Noah Keen

Episode 23
Directed by George TyneWritten by Fred Grandy, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Bernie Kopell, John V. Hanrahan, Tom DagenaisGuest stars Samantha Eggar, Elinor Donahue, Warren Berlinger, Patty Freedman, Arthur Godfrey, Minnie Pearl, Zane Lasky, Dorrie Thomson

Episode 24
Julie ends up in the middle of an unusual love triangle when the visiting 13-year-old son of the head of the cruise line develops a crush on her at the same time that she is trying to win over a charming older passenger. Two longtime acquaintances find their attempt at building a romance complicated by their parents' antagonistic relationship: her father is publisher of the newspaper where he works; and his mother is leading the efforts to unionize the workers. In honor of Capt. Stubing's fifth anniversary at the helm, the crew pays two men to build a wooden model of the ship. The builders are left scrambling to undo the damage after the present accidentally gets smashed.
Directed by Richard KinonWritten by Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Art Baer, Lan O'Kun, Ben JoelsonGuest stars Leslie Nielsen, Ellen Bry, Philip Charles MacKenzie, Paul Burke, Arlene Dahl, Patrick Labyorteaux, Mark Shera, Michael Tucci

Episode 25
A singer tries to persuade his manager to let him abandon the shock tactics that made him famous and let his music speak for itself. He becomes even more determined to establish some credibility after he falls for a deaf friend of Julie's. Doc finds himself caught in the middle when an old friend grows tired of her inattentive husband's tendency to put gambling ahead of their relationship. Isaac becomes convinced that a couple plans to murder Capt. Stubing. Everyone initially believes that he is just too caught up in the murder mystery that he has been reading, but the captain and Gopher soon begin to share his suspicions.
Directed by Richard KinonWritten by Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Joyce Armor, Judie Neer, Margie PetersGuest stars Charlie Callas, Dana Wynter, Jill St. John, Sonny Bono, Arte Johnson, Peter Lawford, Sheila Lenham, James Dobson

Episode 26
One-time stowaway April Lopez returns to the ship as a popular singer. However, she grows tired of the hassles of fame and decides that she would like to become a cruise director. Julie tries to show her the ropes, but April ends up creating havoc wherever she goes. A couple brings its four rambunctious children along on its second honeymoon. The woman repeatedly ignores her husband to tend to the children's needs, and April inadvertently creates further problems with their marriage. A buddy of Capt. Stubing's from his military days comes aboard, and is shocked to see the former USO star with whom he once had a romance. Due to a misunderstanding, each believes the other is to blame for cutting off their affair.
Directed by George TyneGuest stars Corey Feldman, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Cyd Charisse, Craig Stevens, Katy Kurtzman, Stephen Schnetzer, Speedy Zapata

Episode 27
Gopher gives his parents a cruise as a Mother's Day present. Gopher's father grows jealous of the close relationship between mother and son. An older couple, who has finally seen its youngest child move out of the house, is stunned by an unexpected pregnancy. A widower's teenage daughters repeatedly reject his new wife, but must rely on her help when they get into a jam in Mexico.
Directed by Gordon FarrWritten by Lee Aronsohn, Ann Gibbs, Joel KimmelGuest stars Ken Berry, Robert Cummings, Nanette Fabray, Beth Howland, Barry Nelson, Michele Tobin, Shelly Juttner, Ethel Merman
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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