• Air date: 01 Oct '83 27 episodes
      The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24, 1977, until May 24, 1986. The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain. It was part of ABC's popular Saturday night lineup that included Fantasy Island until that show ended in 1984. The original 1976 made-for-TV movie on which the show was based was itself based on the nonfiction book The Love Boats by Jeraldine Saunders, a real-life cruise director. Two more TV movies would follow before the series began its run. The executive producer for the series was Aaron Spelling, who produced several successful series for ABC from the 1960s into the 1980s. In 1997, the episode with segment titles "Hidden Treasure", "Picture from the Past", and "Ace's Salary" was ranked No. 82 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. The Love Boat ran for 10 seasons, including specials.
  • List of Episodes (27)
    • 1. China Cruise: The Pledge/East Meets West/Dear Roberta/My Two Dumplings (1)

      01 Oct '83
    • 2. China Cruise: The Pledge/East Meets West/Dear Roberta/My Two Dumplings (2)

      01 Oct '83
    • 3. Bricker's Boy/Lotions Of Love/The Hustlers

      08 Oct '83
    • 4. Prisoner Of Love/Youth Takes A Holiday/Don't Leave Home Without It

      15 Oct '83
    • 5. Rhino Of The Year/One Last Time/For Love or Money

      22 Oct '83
    • 6. Friend Of The Family/Affair on Demand/Just Another Pretty Face

      29 Oct '83
    • 7. Japan Cruise: When Worlds Collide/The Captain and the Geisha/The Lottery Winners/The Emperor's Fortune (1)

      05 Nov '83
    • 8. Japan Cruise: When Worlds Collide/The Captain and the Geisha/The Lottery Winners/The Emperor's Fortune (2)

      05 Nov '83
    • 9. Long Time No See/The Bear Essence/Kisses and Makeup

      12 Nov '83
    • 10. Julie and The Bachelor/Intensive Care/Set Up for Romance

      19 Nov '83
    • 11. The Reluctant Father/Don't take My Wife Please/The Worlds Greatest Kisser/Mata

      26 Nov '83
    • 12. The Prize Winner/Dee Dee's Dilemma/Julie's Blind Date

      03 Dec '83
      Julie's blind date turns out to be an overweight, uncouth misfit whose advances drive her crazy, that is, until he rejects her; a woman travelling incognito to avoid testifying at a trial falls in love with a man on board, while when disguised in a wig and a childs' dress she tries to avoid that same man's flirting son; a prize-winning author is blackmailed for love by his secretary, who is travelling with him and his jealous wife.
    • 13. The Misunderstanding/Love Below Decks/The End is Near

      10 Dec '83
    • 14. No More Alimony/How Do I Love Thee/Authoress Authoress

      07 Jan '84
    • 15. Last Case/Looking for Mr. Wilson/Love on Strike

      17 Dec '83
    • 16. The Buck Stops Here/ For Better or Worse/Bet On It

      14 Jan '84
    • 17. Anut Emma I Love You/First Romance/Hoopla

      21 Jan '84
    • 18. Ace In the Hole/Uncle Joey's Song/Father in the Cradle

      28 Jan '84
    • 19. Hong Kong Cruise: Polly's Poker Palace/Shop Ahoy/Double Date/The Hong Kong Affair/Two Tales of a City (1)

      04 Feb '84
      A U.S. Presidential-hopeful Senator falls for a businesswoman who intends on opening a large casino in Hong Kong, as his aide tries to derail the affair for P.R. reasons; a woman who simply can't stop shopping bets her husband $25,000 that she can go the entire cruise without buying anything; Julie and Vicki double date, though Vicki secretly falls for Julie's date; an retired spy finds love in the form of a woman secretly hired to keep him safe from revenge-seeking former adversaries; Gopher an
    • 20. Hong Kong Cruise: Polly's Poker Palace/Shop Ahoy/Double Date/The Hong Kong Affair/Two Tales of a City (2)

      04 Feb '84
      A U.S. Presidential-hopeful Senator falls for a businesswoman who intends on opening a large casino in Hong Kong, as his aide tries to derail the affair for P.R. reasons; a woman who simply can't stop shopping bets her husband $25,000 that she can go the entire cruise without buying anything; Julie and Vicki double date, though Vicki secretly falls for Julie's date; an retired spy finds love in the form of a woman secretly hired to keep him safe from revenge-seeking former adversaries; Gopher an
    • 21. Ace's Valet/Mother Comes First/Hit or Miss America

      25 Feb '84
    • 22. Love Is Blind/Baby Makers/Lady & The Maid/Luise Rainer

      03 Mar '84
    • 23. Side By Side/Rub Me Tender/Fish Out Of Water

      10 Mar '84
    • 24. A Rose Is Not a Rose/ Novelties/ Too Rich and Too Thin

      17 Mar '84
    • 25. Dreamboat/Gopher, Isaac & the Starlet/The Parents/The Importance of Being Johnny/Julie and the Producer (1)

      05 May '84