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The Love Boat
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Captain & the Lady/Centerfold/One if by Land...

  • Episode aired Sep 24, 1977
  • TV-G
  • 1h
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6.8/10
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Fred Grandy and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
The romantic and comic tales of the passengers and crew of the cruise ship, Pacific Princess.
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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... Read allStubing'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.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.

  • Directors
    • Richard Kinon
    • Stuart Margolin
    • Alan Rafkin
  • Writers
    • Michael Norell
    • Jay Grossman
    • Judy Skelton
  • Stars
    • Gavin MacLeod
    • Bernie Kopell
    • Fred Grandy
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    6.8/10
    319
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    • Directors
      • Richard Kinon
      • Stuart Margolin
      • Alan Rafkin
    • Writers
      • Michael Norell
      • Jay Grossman
      • Judy Skelton
    • Stars
      • Gavin MacLeod
      • Bernie Kopell
      • Fred Grandy
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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
    Lauren Tewes
    Lauren Tewes
    • Cruise Director Julie McCoy
    Meredith Baxter
    Meredith Baxter
    • Sandy Rytell
    • (as Meredith Baxter-Birney)
    Bonnie Franklin
    Bonnie Franklin
    • Stacy Skogstad - Captain's Ex-Wife
    Shelly Novack
    Shelly Novack
    • Congressman Brad Brockway
    Suzanne Somers
    Suzanne Somers
    • Lorraine Hoffman
    Brenda Sykes
    Brenda Sykes
    • Jenny O'Brien
    Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
    Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
    • Ronald Baker
    • (as Jimmie Walker)
    Robert Symonds
    Robert Symonds
    • Aubrey Skogstad
    Gertrude Flynn
    Gertrude Flynn
    • Mrs. Pendleton
    Chris Capen
    Chris Capen
    • College Guy
    Ted Chapman
    • Man with the Burning Magazine
    Jack Berle
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Iren Koster
    Iren Koster
    • Young Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Monty O'Grady
    Monty O'Grady
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Richard Kinon
      • Stuart Margolin
      • Alan Rafkin
    • Writers
      • Michael Norell
      • Jay Grossman
      • Judy Skelton
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    10meshr-23514

    This show is wild. 10/10

    Dudes just casually looking at pornography in public is a bold move. The doctor is the creepiest main character so far. Jimmie Walker is so annoying. How did he have his own show? Would party with gopher and the bartender. Does the captain ever steer the boat?

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    • Trivia
      This episode was a case of life imitating art. One of the stories involves a woman (played by Meredith Baxter) who had posed nude years before when she was young and desperate and was now trying to hide the fact. As it would later come out Suzanne Somers had posed for Playboy under the same circumstances back in 1970. After she became a household name from the success of Three's Company (1976), Playboy published the photos, despite her attempts to prevent it.
    • Quotes

      Ronald Baker: [to the ship's crew about Ginny] Don't let her stay on the boat! She's got bugs!

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Love Boat: Lonely at the Top/Silent Night/Divorce Me, Please (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Getaway
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      Music by Peter Cor and Beloyd Taylor

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Port Hercule, Monaco(harbour)
    • 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
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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