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The Love Boat
S9.E10
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The Father of the Bride/The Best Man/Members of the Wedding

  • Episode aired Jan 11, 1986
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
76
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Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
ComedyDramaRomance

Love is in the air with a wedding on board. The bride's father warns the best man to stay away from the bride's sister, the groom's grandfather is picked up from a small boat at sea and Ace ... Read allLove is in the air with a wedding on board. The bride's father warns the best man to stay away from the bride's sister, the groom's grandfather is picked up from a small boat at sea and Ace swoons over "the one that got away", the bride.Love is in the air with a wedding on board. The bride's father warns the best man to stay away from the bride's sister, the groom's grandfather is picked up from a small boat at sea and Ace swoons over "the one that got away", the bride.

  • Director
    • Robert Scheerer
  • Writers
    • Wilford Lloyd Baumes
    • John B. Collins
    • Mike Marmer
  • Stars
    • Gavin MacLeod
    • Bernie Kopell
    • Fred Grandy
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    76
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Scheerer
    • Writers
      • Wilford Lloyd Baumes
      • John B. Collins
      • Mike Marmer
    • Stars
      • Gavin MacLeod
      • Bernie Kopell
      • Fred Grandy
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Gavin MacLeod
    Gavin MacLeod
    • Captain Merrill Stubing
    Bernie Kopell
    Bernie Kopell
    • Doctor Adam Bricker
    Fred Grandy
    Fred Grandy
    • Ship's Purser 'Gopher' Smith
    Ted Lange
    Ted Lange
    • Bartender Isaac Washington
    Jill Whelan
    Jill Whelan
    • Vicki Stubing
    Ted McGinley
    Ted McGinley
    • Ship's Photographer Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans
    Pat Klous
    Pat Klous
    • Cruise Director Judy McCoy
    • (as Patricia Klous)
    The Love Boat Mermaids
    • Themselves
    Lydia Cornell
    Lydia Cornell
    • Jackie Ryan Proctor
    Fannie Flagg
    Fannie Flagg
    • Laurie Ryan
    Robert Mandan
    Robert Mandan
    • Ernie Ryan
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Eric Springer
    Morgan Stevens
    Morgan Stevens
    • Kurt Duncan
    John Scott Clough
    John Scott Clough
    • Matthew Springer
    Elaine Wilkes
    • Lori Ryan
    Archie Hahn
    Archie Hahn
    • Eldon Lundy
    Lou Richards
    Lou Richards
    • Andrew Proctor
    Danny Goldman
    Danny Goldman
    • George Thurlow
    • Director
      • Robert Scheerer
    • Writers
      • Wilford Lloyd Baumes
      • John B. Collins
      • Mike Marmer
    • All cast & crew
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    alan-stansfield

    "Probably the wackiest episode I've seen"

    NOT A REVIEW BUT A CORRECTION OF ONE: The user review "Probably the wackiest episode I've seen", currently posted in the episode 910 page, should be posted in the next episode's page (911). Peter Scolari is described in the story line and it is the only Love Boat episode that Courney Cox appeared in.

    NOT A REVIEW BUT A CORRECTION OF ONE: The user review "Probably the wackiest episode I've seen", currently posted in the episode 910 page, should be posted in the next episode's page (911). Peter Scolari is described in the story line and it is the only Love Boat episode that Courney Cox appeared in.

    NOT A REVIEW BUT A CORRECTION OF ONE: The user review "Probably the wackiest episode I've seen", currently posted in the episode 910 page, should be posted in the next episode's page (911). Peter Scolari is described in the story line and it is the only Love Boat episode that Courney Cox appeared in.

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    • Trivia
      Robert Mandan and Fannie Flagg play the uncle and aunt of Danny Goldman. In reality, Mandan was only 7 years older than Goldman. Goldman was five years older than Flagg who played his aunt.
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      The Love Boat
      Written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox

      Performed by Dionne Warwick

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    • Release date
      • January 11, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • The Lot - 1041 N. Formosa Avenue, West Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aaron Spelling Productions
      • Douglas S. Cramer Company
      • The Love Boat Company
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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