The Love Boat backdrop

The Love Boat S6E9 — Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way/The Best of Friends

7.1

The Love Boat•Season 6•Episode 9

Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way/The Best of Friends

7.1/10 · 132 votesNov 20, 1982

Ranked #18 of 29 in Season 6•matches the season avg

On this Thanksgiving cruise, a father and his adopted son try to evade the boys biological father by escaping to Mexico; an older couple plan to travel with their daughter and her fiance who, unknown to them, is crippled; the smooth operation of the ship

Directed byRichard Kinon

Written byArt Baer, Ray Jessel, Joel Kimmel, Ben Joelson, Ann Gibbs, Cynthia Thompson

Previous episodeE8 · The Spoonmaker Diamond/Julie's Tycoon/The Role Model/Papa Doc (2)Next episodeE10 · The Man in the Iron Shorts/The Victims/Heavens to Betsy

Seasons10

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Season 6 Episodes29

Venetian Love Song/Down for the Count/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Arrangement (1) still

Venetian Love Song/Down for the Count/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Arrangement (1)

Venetian Love Song/Down for the Count/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Arrangement (2) still

Venetian Love Song/Down for the Count/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Arrangement (2)

The Anniversary Gift/Honey Bee Mine/Bewigged, Bothered and Bewildered still

The Anniversary Gift/Honey Bee Mine/Bewigged, Bothered and Bewildered

The Same Wavelength/Winning Isn't Everything/A Honeymoon for Horace still

The Same Wavelength/Winning Isn't Everything/A Honeymoon for Horace

Hyde and Seek/Command Performance/Sketchy Love still

Hyde and Seek/Command Performance/Sketchy Love

The Groupies/The Audition/Doc's Nephew still

The Groupies/The Audition/Doc's Nephew

The Spoonmaker Diamond/Julie's Tycoon/The Role Model/Papa Doc (1) still

The Spoonmaker Diamond/Julie's Tycoon/The Role Model/Papa Doc (1)

The Spoonmaker Diamond/Julie's Tycoon/The Role Model/Papa Doc (2) still

The Spoonmaker Diamond/Julie's Tycoon/The Role Model/Papa Doc (2)

Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way/The Best of Friends still

E9 7.1Now viewing

Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way/The Best of Friends

The Man in the Iron Shorts/The Victims/Heavens to Betsy still

The Man in the Iron Shorts/The Victims/Heavens to Betsy

The Tomorrow Lady/Father, Dear Father/Still Life still

The Tomorrow Lady/Father, Dear Father/Still Life

Baby Talk/My Friend, The Executrix/Programmed for Love still

Baby Talk/My Friend, The Executrix/Programmed for Love

A Christmas Presence still

A Christmas Presence

Paroled to Love/First Impressions/Love Finds Florence Nightingale still

Paroled to Love/First Impressions/Love Finds Florence Nightingale

The Captain's Replacement/Sly as a Fox/Here Comes the Bride - Maybe still

The Captain's Replacement/Sly as a Fox/Here Comes the Bride - Maybe

Doc's Big Case/Senior Sinners/A Booming Romance still

Doc's Big Case/Senior Sinners/A Booming Romance

Gopher's Daisy/Our Son The Lawyer/Salvaged Romance still

Gopher's Daisy/Our Son The Lawyer/Salvaged Romance

Isaac's Aegean Affair/The Captain and the Kid/Poor Rich Man/The Dean and the Flunkee (1) still

Isaac's Aegean Affair/The Captain and the Kid/Poor Rich Man/The Dean and the Flunkee (1)

Isaac's Aegean Affair/The Captain and the Kid/Poor Rich Man/The Dean and the Flunkee (2) still

Isaac's Aegean Affair/The Captain and the Kid/Poor Rich Man/The Dean and the Flunkee (2)

The Zinging Valentine/The Very Temporary Secretary/Final Score still

The Zinging Valentine/The Very Temporary Secretary/Final Score

The Captain's Crush/Out of My Hair/Off-Course Romance still

The Captain's Crush/Out of My Hair/Off-Course Romance

Abby's Maiden Voyage/He Ain't Heavy/I Like to Be in America still

Abby's Maiden Voyage/He Ain't Heavy/I Like to Be in America

Discount Romance/Vicki's Dilemma/Loser, and Still Champ still

Discount Romance/Vicki's Dilemma/Loser, and Still Champ

So Help Me Hanna/C.P.R.,I.O.U./The Maid Cleans Up still

So Help Me Hanna/C.P.R.,I.O.U./The Maid Cleans Up

The Dog Show: Putting on the Dog/Going to the Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway? still

The Dog Show: Putting on the Dog/Going to the Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway?

The Professor Has Class/When the Magic Disappears/We, the Jury still

The Professor Has Class/When the Magic Disappears/We, the Jury

Hits and Missus/Return of Annabelle/Just Plain Folks Medicine/Caught in the Act/The Real Thing/Do Not Disturb/Lulu and Kenny (1) still

Hits and Missus/Return of Annabelle/Just Plain Folks Medicine/Caught in the Act/The Real Thing/Do Not Disturb/Lulu and Kenny (1)

Hits and Missus/Return of Annabelle/Just Plain Folks Medicine/Caught in the Act/The Real Thing/Do Not Disturb/Lulu and Kenny (2) still

Hits and Missus/Return of Annabelle/Just Plain Folks Medicine/Caught in the Act/The Real Thing/Do Not Disturb/Lulu and Kenny (2)

Fountain of Youth/Bad Luck Cabin/Uncle Daddy still

Fountain of Youth/Bad Luck Cabin/Uncle Daddy

Cast6

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

Merril Stubing

Bernie Kopell

Bernie Kopell

Adam Bricker

Fred Grandy

Fred Grandy

Gopher Smith

Ted Lange

Ted Lange

Isaac Washington

Lauren Tewes

Lauren Tewes

Julie McCoy

Jill Whelan

Jill Whelan

Vicki Stubing

Crew7

R

Richard Kinon

Director

A

Art Baer

Writer

R

Ray Jessel

Writer

J

Joel Kimmel

Writer

B

Ben Joelson

Writer

A

Ann Gibbs

Writer

C

Cynthia Thompson

Writer

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way/The Best of Friends" is episode 9 of The Love Boat season 6. It scored 7.1/10 from 132 votes, ranking #18 of 29 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by Richard Kinon and written by Art Baer, Ray Jessel, Joel Kimmel, Ben Joelson, Ann Gibbs, Cynthia Thompson, it aired on November 20, 1982.

Next: E10 · The Man in the Iron Shorts/The Victims/Heavens to Betsy Best of Season 6