8.0/1089 votesLoading...#1 - Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 2/27/1987
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10142 votesLoading...
#2 - Hidden Treasure/Picture from the Past/Ace's Salary
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1985
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1098 votesLoading...#3 - The Caller/Marriage of Convenience/No Girls for Doc/Witness for the Prosecution
Season 3 Episode 28 - Aired 5/3/1980
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10114 votesLoading...#4 - The Captain's Bird/That's My Dad/Captive Audience
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/1980
Capt. Stubing decides to get Vicki a parrot for Christmas. Unfortunately, it hasn't been trained to talk, and Gopher and Isaac's efforts to train it prove disastrous. A stowaway convinces the crew that a playboy passenger is his father. A father and son, who haven't spoken for ten years since the younger man left their singing act to go solo, resist their wives' efforts to reunite them.
Director: Allen Baron
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10114 votesLoading...
#5 - The Mallory Quest/The Offer/Julie, the Vamp (1)
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/1980
Famed author Brian Mallory gives three people free tickets to a Caribbean cruise. He then presents each of them--and Gopher--with gold coins. He explains that they are among the last people to have spent time with his nephew; and offers them $100,000 if they can track down the young man, who is believed to be on one of the islands the ship will be visiting. One of the passengers taking part in the quest is about to donate a kidney to his brother. A young woman follows him around and seems to take a special interest in everything he does. Mallory's wife finally grows tired of his aloof and cruel behavior toward her. She leaves him, and seeks comfort with Doc. An old friend asks Capt. Stubing to leave the ship to help him run his business. A jealous woman accuses Julie of trying to steal her fiancé, a man who was a casual acquaintance of Julie's in college.
Director: N/A
Writer: Harvey Bullock
- 7.6/1095 votesLoading...
#6 - Tony and Julie / Separate Beds / America's Sweetheart
Season 4 Episode 28 - Aired 5/16/1981
Julie (Lauren Tewes) has a run-in with a zoologist (Anthony Andrews), who turns out to be a passenger, and they butt heads. A young actress (Alison Arngrim) comes aboard and makes a fool out of Vicki (Jill Whelan). An estranged husband (William Christopher) and wife (Toni Tennille), one of whom is a neat-freak (Christopher) and the other a slob (Tennille), find themselves not only on the ship but in the same cabin
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10111 votesLoading...
#7 - Farnsworth's Fling/Three in a Bed/I Remember Helen/Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia (1)
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/1981
The crew is in Australia to work on one of the cruise line's ships based there. And a wealthy man named Farnsworth (Lloyd Bridges) has decided to invite his whole family for a reunion, but in actuality he wants to see who, among them he should keep in his will.
Director: Richard Kinon
Writer: Seaman Jacobs, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Ray Jessel, Fred S. Fox
- 7.6/10117 votesLoading...
#8 - A Christmas Presence
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1982
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Director: Richard Kinon
Writer: David Swift, Micheline Swift
7.5/10107 votesLoading...#9 - Never Say Goodbye/A New Woman/Trial Romance
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/1979
Capt. Stubing receives a letter from his daughter, Vicki. When he tries to call her, he learns that she has run away from her aunt and uncle's home. She shows up on the ship and reveals that she has read her mother's diary, and now knows that the captain is her father. She wants to stay with him, but he feels that it is best that he return her. Vicki's aunt reveals that she is getting a divorce and wants to send her children away for a while so that they won't be affected by the proceedings. Capt. Stubing and Vicki are thrilled by the chance to live together on the ship. Julie plays matchmaker for two shy, old-fashioned people who are unaccustomed to the workings of modern romance. A man is annoyed by the presence of the woman who deadlocked the jury for the attempted murder trial on which they both served, leading to a mistrial. They constantly argue about the case.
Director: Gordon Farr
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1092 votesLoading...
#10 - Farnsworth's Fling/Three in a Bed/I Remember Helen/Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia (2)
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1981
After having spent time with his family, William Farnsworth (Lloyd Bridges) has finally decided who will be kept in his will.
Director: Richard Kinon
Writer: Seaman Jacobs, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Ray Jessel, Fred S. Fox
- 7.5/1086 votesLoading...
#11 - Love, Honor, and Obey/Gladys and Agnes/Radioactive Isaac
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1981
Tony and Rose Vitelli plan to renew wedding vows. Sisters Agnes and Gladys travel together and Agnes bonds with passenger Henry. A tooth filling and rival passenger Brandon interfere with Isaac's romance with Patty.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10110 votesLoading...
#12 - Italian Cruise: Venetian Love Song/Arrangement/Arrividerci, Gopher/Gigolo (1)
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1982
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1096 votesLoading...
#13 - The Dog Show: Putting on the Dog/Going to the Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/1983
No description available
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: N/A
7.5/1078 votesLoading...#15 - Ace In the Hole/Uncle Joey's Song/Father in the Cradle
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 1/28/1984
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10113 votesLoading...#16 - Gopher's Opportunity/Home Sweet Home/The Switch
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1979
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.
Director: Allen Baron, Roger Duchowny
Writer: Lan O'Kun, Ray Jessel, Sue Masters, John Walsh, Natalie Schafer
7.4/10132 votesLoading...#17 - Super Mom/I'll See You Again/April's Return
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 5/5/1979
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.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: N/A
7.4/10155 votesLoading...#18 - Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug/Peter & Alicia/Julie/Buddy & Portia (1)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1979
The Pacific Princess transports a wedding party to Alaska for the nuptials of the son of a wealthy heiress and the granddaughter of a fiercely independent oil man. The groom's old friend does her best to ensure that the wedding never happens. The groom's mother tries to hide the truth about her crumbling finances. Her estranged ex-husband shows up uninvited in the hopes of making amends with his son. He befriends Capt. Stubing. The best man tries to make a play for Julie; but she cannot stop thinking about her ex-flame Jack, who lives in Alaska. The bride's grandfather and the groom's wisecracking aunt take a liking to each other, but are reluctant to admit they are in love. Isaac becomes obsessed with learning trivia about Alaska. Gopher tries to hit on the bridesmaids.
Director: Roger Duchowny
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10118 votesLoading...
#19 - Doc's 'Ex' Change/The Gift/Making the Grade
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 12/15/1979
Doc's most recent wife, Samantha, comes aboard with some shocking news: thanks to a crooked divorce lawyer who never filed their papers, they are still married. A man admits to his wife that he ""borrowed"" from his company's petty cash to pay for their cruise, as he felt ashamed by the fact that he couldn't give her things. They believe they may have found a way out of their predicament when they find 2000 dollars hidden in a jacket loaned to them by a passenger's wife. The man tries to retrieve his money without letting his wife find out that he is still gambling. A boy is horrified when his mother begins dating his hated history teacher.
Director: Gordon Farr
Writer: Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Don Segall, Marc Sheffler
- 7.4/1098 votesLoading...
#20 - Not So Fast, Gopher/Haven't We Met Before?/Seoul Mates
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/9/1980
Gopher invites his widowed mother onto the ship in the hopes of cheering her up, but is hurt by her seemingly cheerful attitude, which he interprets as an insult to his father. A group of buddies takes a cruise. One of the men meets a woman who is a regular customer at the restaurant where he works. He lies about his identity because he thinks she would be put off by the fact that he is a waiter. A comic's romance with the reporter who is writing a feature about him appears doomed after she takes offense to his act.
Director: Gordon Farr
Writer: Seaman Jacobs, Gordon Farr, Fred S. Fox
- 7.4/1099 votesLoading...
#21 - Celebration/Captain Papa/Honeymoon Pressure
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/29/1980
A man spends beyond his means while trying to lavish his recently hospitalized wife with gifts. Capt. Stubing and Vicki face an interview with a child services worker, who will decide whether the captain can have full custody of his daughter. A newlywed couple has trouble consummating its relationship because the presence of the bride's bodyguards (her family is ""connected"") makes the groom nervous.
Director: Lee Aronsohn, Richard Kinon
Writer: Harvey Bullock, Sylvia Necht
- 7.4/10134 votesLoading...
#22 - The Promoter/The Judges/The Family Plan/Forever Engaged/May the Best Man Win (1)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/1980
A man organizes a ""marriage-a-thon"" cruise, with special prizes to be given to the couple found to be the most compatible. At the same time, he tries to save his own crumbling marriage. Doc tricks Gopher into taking his place as one of the judges, but comes to regret it when the two attractive female judges constantly try to make time with Gopher. The single parents of one of the engaged couples come aboard with the hopes of breaking up their kids, who they think are too young to be tying the knot. A couple tries to finally get married after ten years together--and nine broken engagements. A groom decides to dump his fiancée, but skips the cruise and leaves his best man to break the news to the bride. The best man is Marv, the young man who befriended Julie when he was best man for another wedding on the Alaska cruise. He cannot bring himself to tell the bride the truth, particularly because he also has feelings for her.
Director: N/A
Writer: Seaman Jacobs
- 7.4/10109 votesLoading...
#23 - The Promoter/The Judges/The Family Plan/Forever Engaged/May the Best Man Win (2)
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/1980
Vicki tries to play matchmaker for Capt. Stubing and Emily, whose husband still plans on winning her back. Gopher lands in a Curacao jail after Doc sends him on a wild goose chase so that he can get cozy with the marriage-a-thon judges. Carl and Mary Ann decide that they were wrong to interfere with their kids' wedding plans; but their new romance drives a wedge between the couple. Mary considers calling it quits with Tom, who is physically unable to say the words ""I do"" because of his subconscious fears about marriage. Emily accuses Marv of treachery after her fiancé suddenly reappears in Curacao and denies that he planned to leave her.
Director: N/A
Writer: Seaman Jacobs
- 7.4/10115 votesLoading...
#24 - Isaac's Teacher/Seal of Approval/The Successor
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1981
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10101 votesLoading...
#25 - The Expedition/Julie's Wedding/The Mongala/Julie's Replacement/The Three R's/The Professor's Wife (2)
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1981
Vicki models the bridesmaid's gown she plans to wear for Julie's wedding, while Isaac finds a flaw in the wedding gift that he bought on the crew's behalf.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Love Boat
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Best Episodes Summary
"Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?" is the best rated episode of "The Love Boat". It scored 8/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/27/1987. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hidden Treasure/Picture from the Past/Ace's Salary".
