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The Love Boat
S7.E15
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How Do I Love Thee?/No More Alimony/Authoress! Authoress!

  • Episode aired Jan 7, 1984
  • TV-G
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
104
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Rue McClanahan and Gavin MacLeod in The Love Boat (1977)
ComedyDramaRomance

Stubing's friend Laura Hayes is married to volatile salesman George; to end his alimony, Alan wants to ensure that his ex-wife Sheila marries her fiance Lou; Aunt Sylvia and Betsy want publi... Read allStubing's friend Laura Hayes is married to volatile salesman George; to end his alimony, Alan wants to ensure that his ex-wife Sheila marries her fiance Lou; Aunt Sylvia and Betsy want publisher John Drake to publish Betsy's memoirs.Stubing's friend Laura Hayes is married to volatile salesman George; to end his alimony, Alan wants to ensure that his ex-wife Sheila marries her fiance Lou; Aunt Sylvia and Betsy want publisher John Drake to publish Betsy's memoirs.

  • Director
    • Kim Friedman
  • Writers
    • Howard Albrecht
    • Wilford Lloyd Baumes
    • Mike Marmer
  • Stars
    • Gavin MacLeod
    • Bernie Kopell
    • Fred Grandy
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    104
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kim Friedman
    • Writers
      • Howard Albrecht
      • Wilford Lloyd Baumes
      • Mike Marmer
    • Stars
      • Gavin MacLeod
      • Bernie Kopell
      • Fred Grandy
    • 2User reviews
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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
    Lauren Tewes
    Lauren Tewes
    • Cruise Director Julie McCoy
    Carol Channing
    Carol Channing
    • Aunt Sylvia Duvall
    Rue McClanahan
    Rue McClanahan
    • Laura Thornton Hayes
    Michelle Phillips
    Michelle Phillips
    • Sheila Price
    Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero
    • John Drake
    Alan Thicke
    Alan Thicke
    • Alan Price
    Dick Van Patten
    Dick Van Patten
    • George Hayes
    Betty White
    Betty White
    • Betsy Boucher
    Fred Willard
    Fred Willard
    • Lou
    Christie Claridge
    • Cindy
    • Director
      • Kim Friedman
    • Writers
      • Howard Albrecht
      • Wilford Lloyd Baumes
      • Mike Marmer
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    8rerunwatcher

    Two "Golden Girls" (contains spoilers).

    On this episode two of the "Golden Girls" were featured. Rue played a woman who was being abused by her husband. Betty played a funny role, attempting to get Caesar Romero's character to publish her book. The third story had Alan Thicke, but that storyline did not interest me as much as the other two. Betty White looked great in a midnight blue sequin dress and then later in a beautiful peach color dress. Rue looked amazing in a purple and silver shimmery top. Rue's storyline had Dick Van Patten as a mean abusive husband. Of course being "Love Boat" it was resolved by the husband promising to "get some help". This of course would not be that easy in real life. Oh, and I did not mention that Carol Channing was featured in the Betty White story. Carol played the typical "dumb blonde"...at which she was very good.

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    • Trivia
      This episode marks the second pairing of Dick Van Patten and Rue McClanahan. They appeared in His Girls Friday/A Wife for Wilfred/The Girl Who Stood Still (1982).
    • Goofs
      George Hayes (Dick Van Patten) hits his wife with his left hand on her right side. However, the injury on his wife (Rue McClanahan) is always on her left side,
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      The Love Boat
      Written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox

      Performed by Jack Jones

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 1984 (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
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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