The Best Episodes of The Love Boat Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.6/10(169 votes)

   #1 - Marooned (1)

   S2:E19/16/1978

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   Director:Paul Stanley

   Writers:Lee Aronsohn, Art Baer, Michael Norell, Ben Joelson

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   Director:Paul Stanley

   Writers:Lee Aronsohn, Art Baer, Michael Norell, Ben Joelson
2. 

   6.6/10(150 votes)

   #2 - Marooned (2)

   S2:E29/16/1978

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   Director:Paul Stanley

   Writers:Lee Aronsohn, Art Baer, Michael Norell, Ben Joelson

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   Director:Paul Stanley

   Writers:Lee Aronsohn, Art Baer, Michael Norell, Ben Joelson
3. 

   7.1/10(161 votes)

   #3 - Julie's Dilemma/Who's Who?/Rocky

   S2:E39/23/1978

   Julie's parents arrive on board the Pacific Princess and announce their plans to divorce; an author of morally uplifting pamphlets and a prim censor fall in love while sharing a cabin; a young girl's tomboy image falters after she receives her first kiss.

   Directors:Allen Baron, Roger Duchowny

   Writers:Rob Dames, Bob Fraser, Art Baer, Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel, Ben Joelson

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   Directors:Allen Baron, Roger Duchowny

   Writers:Rob Dames, Bob Fraser, Art Baer, Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel, Ben Joelson
4. 

   6.7/10(156 votes)

   #4 - The Man Who Loved Women/A Different Girl/Oh, My Aching Brother

   S2:E49/30/1978

   A man makes a move on three women; not knowing that they are travelling companions. Captain Stubbing's god son is taking a cruise with his wife, whom he married two years ago but his military duty kept him away. And two brothers who stage false injuries, so that they can sue the insurance company, have targeted the cruise line.

   Director:Allen Baron

   Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Bruce Howard, Cynthia Santillo

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   Director:Allen Baron

   Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Bruce Howard, Cynthia Santillo
5. 

   6.4/10(130 votes)

   #5 - Where is it Written?/Julie's Aunt/The Big Deal

   S2:E510/14/1978

   Captain Stubing's Uncle Cyrus uses every trick in his devious mind to get Julie alone, until her ""Aunt Phoebe"" intervenes; a desperate businessman uses his daughter as bait to close a deal; the neglected wife of a publisher romances a novelist, hoping it will give him the inspiration for the final chapter of his book.

   Director:Allen Baron

   Writers:Lan O'Kun, Barry Blitzer, James F. Henry

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   Director:Allen Baron

   Writers:Lan O'Kun, Barry Blitzer, James F. Henry
6. 

   7.0/10(156 votes)

   #6 - The Kissing Bandit/Mike and Ike/The Witness

   S2:E610/21/1978

   A shy young man becomes a completely different person at night; a businessman who doesn't have time for his family learns a valuable lesson; a man who believes his chances of survival are better at sea than as a witness in a gangland trial receives loving sympathy from a fellow passenger.

   Directors:Allen Baron, Roger Duchowny

   Writers:Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Arnold Grossman

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   Directors:Allen Baron, Roger Duchowny

   Writers:Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Arnold Grossman
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   7.1/10(187 votes)

   #7 - Ship of Ghouls

   S2:E710/28/1978

   A magician keeps his engagement secret in order to dazzle female audiences, while his neglected fiancee turns to Captain Stubing for comfort; Doc and Gopher pursue a model who is afraid to face people after a recent accident; a boy with a habit of lying can't get anyone to help during a real time of need.

   Director:Roger Duchowny

   Writer:Mickey Rose

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   Director:Roger Duchowny

   Writer:Mickey Rose
8. 

   7.1/10(148 votes)

   #8 - Accidental Cruise/The Song is Ended/A Time for Everything/Anoushka

   S2:E811/4/1978

   An executive and his secretary are mistakenly assigned the honeymoon suite; a songwriter's music renews a woman's love for her husband; Captain Stubing meets his daughter by a former girlfriend; Julie helps give a Russian commissar a sexy new image.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Lee Aronsohn

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Lee Aronsohn
9. 

   7.1/10(154 votes)

   #9 - Till Death Do Us Part - Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away

   S2:E911/11/1978

   A ghost experiences jealousy as his mission to find his wife a new husband appears to be succeeding; overprotective Gopher mistakenly entrusts his kid sister to Doc to stave off the ship's wolves, not realizing that she's all grown up; a long-divorced couple is accidentally trapped in an isolated cabin.

   Director:Allen Baron

   Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Loraine Despres

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   Director:Allen Baron

   Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Loraine Despres
10. 

    7.1/10(151 votes)

    #10 - Tony's Family/The Minister and the Stripper/Her Own Two Feet

    S2:E1011/18/1978

    Crew members make a valiant effort to keep six stowaways a secret from Capt. Stubing; a church member disapproves of her minister's new romance; a nearly-blind woman refuses to admit her problem until Doc intercedes.

    Director:Richard Kinon

    Writers:Seaman Jacobs, Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel, Henry Colman, Fred S. Fox

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    Director:Richard Kinon

    Writers:Seaman Jacobs, Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel, Henry Colman, Fred S. Fox
11. 

    7.2/10(152 votes)

    #11 - Heads or Tails/The Little People/Mona of the Movie

    S2:E1111/25/1978

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    Director:Buddy Tyne

    Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Ann Gibbs, Barry Blitzer, Joel Kimmel

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    Director:Buddy Tyne

    Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Ann Gibbs, Barry Blitzer, Joel Kimmel
12. 

    7.0/10(141 votes)

    #12 - Folks from Home/The Captain's Cup/Legal Eagle

    S2:E1212/2/1978

    Doc must perform a risky operation after an accident; one of the ship's laborers is recruited to replace a missing dignitary; a bitterly divorced man has it in for his ex-wife's attorney.

    Director:Alan Rafkin

    Writers:Fred Grandy, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Bernie Kopell

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    Director:Alan Rafkin

    Writers:Fred Grandy, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Bernie Kopell
13. 

    6.7/10(128 votes)

    #13 - Isosceles Triangle/El Kid/The Last Hundred Bucks

    S2:E1312/9/1978

    A beauty can't choose between Captain Stubing and Doc; a man and his wife return to the ship with an orphaned boy; a hospital executive falls for a seemingly successful businessman.

    Director:Allen Baron

    Writers:Mark Fink, Barry Blitzer, Ray Jessel

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    Director:Allen Baron

    Writers:Mark Fink, Barry Blitzer, Ray Jessel
14. 

    6.8/10(150 votes)

    #14 - Double Wedding/The Dummies/Julie Falls Hard

    S2:E1412/16/1978

    Identical twin sisters decide to swap fiances; a separated ventriloquist team use their dummies to rebuild their relationship; a handsome widower proposes to Julie, who has fallen in love with him and his teenage children.

    Director:Bob Claver

    Writers:Lan O'Kun, Michael Norell, Ray Jessel

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    Director:Bob Claver

    Writers:Lan O'Kun, Michael Norell, Ray Jessel
15. 

    6.5/10(136 votes)

    #15 - Second Time Around/The 'Now' Marriage/My Sister, Irene

    S2:E151/13/1979

    Doc's ex-wife hires an actor, who takes his role a bit too seriously, as her fiance; a philandering marriage counselor's wife seeks solace from Captain Stubing; a woman pretends to be her own sister for a reunion with a long-ago sweetheart.

    Director:Roger Duchowny

    Writer:Tony Webster

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    Director:Roger Duchowny

    Writer:Tony Webster
16. 

    7.2/10(125 votes)

    #16 - Gopher's Opportunity/Home Sweet Home/The Switch

    S2:E161/20/1979

    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.

    Directors:Allen Baron, Roger Duchowny

    Writers:Lan O'Kun, Ray Jessel, John Walsh, Sue Masters, Natalie Schafer

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    Directors:Allen Baron, Roger Duchowny

    Writers:Lan O'Kun, Ray Jessel, John Walsh, Sue Masters, Natalie Schafer
17. 

    7.0/10(146 votes)

    #17 - Like Father, Like Son/Don't Push Me/Second Chance

    S2:E171/27/1979

    A father takes too much of a liking to his son's new girlfriend; a bachelor is terrified at the idea of marrying his gung-ho girlfriend; the crew gives a troubled teen a chance at rehabilitation.

    Director:Allen Baron

    Writers:Lee Aronsohn, Jerry Winnick, Barbara Evans

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    Director:Allen Baron

    Writers:Lee Aronsohn, Jerry Winnick, Barbara Evans
18. 

    7.1/10(170 votes)

    #18 - Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy (1)

    S2:E182/3/1979

    Julie's high-school class holds its ten-year reunion on board the Pacific Princess.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
19. 

    7.2/10(148 votes)

    #19 - Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy (2)

    S2:E192/3/1979

    Julie's high-school class holds its ten-year reunion on board the Pacific Princess.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
20. 

    6.9/10(138 votes)

    #20 - Dream Ship/Best of Friends/Aftermath

    S2:E202/10/1979

    Crew members learn that Captain Stubing is under consideration to take over a prestigious cruise ship and go overboard to help their captain make an outstanding impression; a woman unknowingly makes a date with a friend's fiance; a disabled surgeon belittles Doc for practicing aboard a cruise ship until Doc makes a surprising diagnosis. GUEST STARS: Hans Conried, Ben Murphy, Donna Pescow, Carol Lynley, Richard Anderson, Diana Muldaur

    Director:George Tyne

    Writers:Seaman Jacobs, Bruce Howard, Fred S. Fox

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    Director:George Tyne

    Writers:Seaman Jacobs, Bruce Howard, Fred S. Fox
21. 

    6.8/10(162 votes)

    #21 - A Good & Faithful Servant/Secret Life of Burl Smith/Tug of War/Designated Lover

    S2:E212/17/1979

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    Director:Roger Duchowny

    Writers:Rob Dames, Bob Fraser, Art Baer, Bruce Howard, Barry Blitzer, Ben Joelson

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    Director:Roger Duchowny

    Writers:Rob Dames, Bob Fraser, Art Baer, Bruce Howard, Barry Blitzer, Ben Joelson
22. 

    6.7/10(129 votes)

    #22 - The Decision/Poor Little Rich Girl/Love Me, Love My Dog

    S2:E222/24/1979

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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23. 

    6.5/10(138 votes)

    #23 - Funny Valentine/The Wallflower/A Home is Not a Home

    S2:E233/3/1979

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    Director:George Tyne

    Writers:Fred Grandy, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Bernie Kopell, John V. Hanrahan, Tom Dagenais

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    Director:George Tyne

    Writers:Fred Grandy, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Bernie Kopell, John V. Hanrahan, Tom Dagenais
24. 

    6.7/10(136 votes)

    #24 - Ages of Man/Families/Bo 'n' Sam

    S2:E243/10/1979

    Julie ends up in the middle of an unusual love triangle when the visiting 13-year-old son of the head of the cruise line develops a crush on her at the same time that she is trying to win over a charming older passenger. Two longtime acquaintances find their attempt at building a romance complicated by their parents' antagonistic relationship: her father is publisher of the newspaper where he works; and his mother is leading the efforts to unionize the workers. In honor of Capt. Stubing's fifth anniversary at the helm, the crew pays two men to build a wooden model of the ship. The builders are left scrambling to undo the damage after the present accidentally gets smashed.

    Director:Richard Kinon

    Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Art Baer, Lan O'Kun, Ben Joelson

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    Director:Richard Kinon

    Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Art Baer, Lan O'Kun, Ben Joelson
25. 

    6.7/10(145 votes)

    #25 - Sounds of Silence/Cyrano de Bricker/Murder on the High Seas

    S2:E253/17/1979

    A singer tries to persuade his manager to let him abandon the shock tactics that made him famous and let his music speak for itself. He becomes even more determined to establish some credibility after he falls for a deaf friend of Julie's. Doc finds himself caught in the middle when an old friend grows tired of her inattentive husband's tendency to put gambling ahead of their relationship. Isaac becomes convinced that a couple plans to murder Capt. Stubing. Everyone initially believes that he is just too caught up in the murder mystery that he has been reading, but the captain and Gopher soon begin to share his suspicions.

    Director:Richard Kinon

    Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Joyce Armor, Judie Neer, Margie Peters

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    Director:Richard Kinon

    Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Joyce Armor, Judie Neer, Margie Peters