The Worst Episodes of The Love Boat

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   #1 - Lost and Found/The Understudy/Married Singles

   S1:E811/19/1977

   A boy befriends a couple that recently lost its young son. A trainee schemes to steal Julie's job. A bickering married couple takes the cruise and stays in separate cabins...next door to each other.

   Director:Stuart Margolin

   Writers:Bruce Shelly, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Ray Jessel

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   Director:Stuart Margolin

   Writers:Bruce Shelly, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Ray Jessel
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   #2 - The Captain's Captain/Hounded/Romance Roulette

   S1:E911/26/1977

   The presence of the captain's demanding father leaves the entire crew on edge. A dog traps a passenger in his cabin. Three friends reunite on board the ship and try to meet men through an unusual game.

   Director:Jack Arnold

   Writers:David Ketchum, Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Ann Gibbs, Tony DiMarco, Joel Kimmel

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   Director:Jack Arnold

   Writers:David Ketchum, Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Ann Gibbs, Tony DiMarco, Joel Kimmel
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   #3 - Dear Beverly/The Strike/Special Delivery

   S1:E1012/3/1977

   An advice columnist neglects her husband to devote all her time to her fans, prompting him to seek affection elsewhere. A man with a negative history with Capt. Stubing fills in for the ailing chef. A frequent passenger, who is depressed about his impending divorce, winds up on the same cruise as his pregnant wife (who has failed to tell him about the baby). They somehow keep narrowly missing each other.

   Director:Allen Baron

   Writers:Mark Fink, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Marion C. Freeman

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   Director:Allen Baron

   Writers:Mark Fink, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Marion C. Freeman
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   #4 - Lonely at the Top/Divorce Me, Please/Silent Night

   S1:E1112/10/1977

   In a Christmas-themed cruise, the captain worries about how to effectively lead his ship but be a friend to his crew as well. A married couple who outwardly appear happy and in love are both desperate for the other person to give them a divorce - and they go to extreme measures to get it. An embittered ex-con boards the ship for a holiday with his wife but also with revenge on his mind for the person who framed him for the crime. A priest brings a group of orphans aboard for the cruise.

   Director:Allen Baron

   Writers:Art Baer, Bruce Howard, Gordon Farr, Lynne Farr, Ben Joelson

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   Director:Allen Baron

   Writers:Art Baer, Bruce Howard, Gordon Farr, Lynne Farr, Ben Joelson
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   #5 - Family Reunion/Too Hot to Handle/Cinderella Story

   S1:E131/7/1978

   A woman who believes her departed dad was a noble sea captain forms an attachment for a devilish old purser; a newlywed couple are prevented by dislocated backs, sunburn and even poison ivy from enjoying their honeymoon; the crew upgrades a couple with modest means to a luxurious suite without consulting Capt. Stubing, forcing the couple to pose as wealthy socialites.

   Directors:James Sheldon, Richard Kinon

   Writers:Bruce Shelly, Art Baer, Ben Joelson

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   Directors:James Sheldon, Richard Kinon

   Writers:Bruce Shelly, Art Baer, Ben Joelson
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   #6 - Isaac's Double Standard/One More Time/Chimpanzeeshines

   S1:E141/14/1978

   Isaac's possessive mother becomes jealous of her son's lady friend, while he objects to his mom sharing a cabin with her latest boyfriend; a divorced comedy team is too busy making jokes to admit they miss each other; Gopher's budding romance is nearly foiled by a jewel-stealing monkey.

   Directors:James Sheldon, Richard Kinon

   Writers:Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel, Bernie Kahn, John Walsh, Sue Masters

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   Directors:James Sheldon, Richard Kinon

   Writers:Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel, Bernie Kahn, John Walsh, Sue Masters
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   #7 - The Congressman Was Indiscreet/Isaac's History Lesson/Winner Take Love

   S1:E171/28/1978

   A congressman unjustly accused of being involved in a scandal seeks refuge aboard the Pacific Princess; Isaac and a lovely intellectual snob clash over a colorful old passenger; a beauty pageant contestant's whose chances of winning are jeopardized by her possessive boyfriend.

   Director:Jack Arnold

   Writers:David Garber, Fred Grandy, Kevin Hartigan, Jack Matcha, Bernie Kopell

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   Director:Jack Arnold

   Writers:David Garber, Fred Grandy, Kevin Hartigan, Jack Matcha, Bernie Kopell
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   #8 - The Last of the Stubings/The Million Dollar Man/The Sisters

   S1:E182/4/1978

   Stubing's nephew comes on board to train to be a seaman but doesn't do a good job at anything he does. A man who just stole a million dollars meets a woman who upon learning of what he has done reveals herself to be a cop who plans to turn him in. Two sisters compete for the affections of the same man.

   Director:Jack Arnold

   Writers:Michael Norell, Steven Pritzker, Ray Jessel

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   Director:Jack Arnold

   Writers:Michael Norell, Steven Pritzker, Ray Jessel
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   #9 - The Inspector/A Very Special Girl/Until the Last Goodbye

   S1:E192/11/1978

   The crew after being informed that an inspector from the line will coming on board to do a report on them, but not knowing who he is, they try to be extra nice to anyone whom they is the inspector but always come up wrong. Two girls, one a stunner, the other, a plain girl. Now when two guys compete for the hot girl and when one of them gets her, the other has to take care of her companion.

   Director:Roger Duchowny

   Writers:Art Baer, Bruce Howard, Ben Joelson, Jerry Winnick

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   Director:Roger Duchowny

   Writers:Art Baer, Bruce Howard, Ben Joelson, Jerry Winnick
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    #10 - Computerman/Parlez-Vous/Memories of You

    S1:E202/13/1978

    A slick computer matchmaker proceeds to pair up cruise guests while setting himself up with Julie; two American gold-diggers pretend to be French; a New York advertising executive meets up with a long-lost love.

    Director:Richard Kinon

    Writers:Mark Fink, Carmen Finestra, David Assael

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    Director:Richard Kinon

    Writers:Mark Fink, Carmen Finestra, David Assael
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    #11 - Taking Sides/A Friendly Little Game/Going by the Book

    S1:E212/18/1978

    An older couple's problems affect the marriage of newlyweds. An elderly man who is riddled with debts, but is desperate to take his wife on a cruise to meet their grandchildren, decides to pay for the trip with a dodgy deck of cards and aims to take the crew for all the money they have. A young man who is very inexperienced with women relies on a self-help book on how to win them over. However, he and Doc Bricker butt heads by going after the same girl.

    Director:Richard Kinon

    Writers:Ray Brenner, Hugh Wedlock Jr., Jerry Winnick

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    Director:Richard Kinon

    Writers:Ray Brenner, Hugh Wedlock Jr., Jerry Winnick
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    #12 - Parents Know Best/A Selfless Love/The Nubile Nurse

    S1:E222/25/1978

    A couple takes their son on a cruise in an attempt to end his relationship with an unsuitable girl; a May-December couple rethink their romance; an ex-showgirl's glamorous past jeopardizes her new career as a registered nurse.

    Director:Roger Duchowny

    Writers:Seaman Jacobs, Barry Blitzer, Phil Foster, Marion Zola, Fred S. Fox

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    Director:Roger Duchowny

    Writers:Seaman Jacobs, Barry Blitzer, Phil Foster, Marion Zola, Fred S. Fox
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    #13 - Musical Cabins

    S1:E235/5/1978

    A young bachelor must marry within the week in order to claim a $3 million inheritance; a drab widow poses as a glamorous adventuress and captures the heart of the Captain; a confirmed male chauvinist angers his fiancee, who finds comfort in sick bay with Doc; a scandal sheet reporter sets out to compile material for a sins-at-sea story.

    Director:Allen Baron

    Writer:Michael Norell

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    Director:Allen Baron

    Writer:Michael Norell
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    #14 - This Business of Love/Crash Diet Crush/I'll Never Fall in Love Again

    S1:E245/13/1978

    A reformed prostitute causes trouble between a one-time "John" and his wife; Captain Stubing re-encounters an old flame; a fun-loving older couple help bring two lovers back together

    Director:Roger Duchowny

    Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel, Ray Jessel

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    Director:Roger Duchowny

    Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel, Ray Jessel
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    #15 - Gopher the Rebel/Cabin Fever/Pacific Princess Overture

    S1:E255/20/1978

    A young female passenger encourages Gopher to be his own person and stand up for himself to Captain Stubing. However, neither were expecting the consequences of their actions. A cheating husband is caught when his neighbors from home also board the cruise. However, being holed up in a cabin with his mistress isn't all that he hoped it would be. A businessman uses all his wiles to convince a grieving widow to sell her husband's business to a Japanese conglomerate. But he soon comes to realize that this may not be the best idea.

    Director:Allen Baron

    Writers:Ann Gibbs, Martin Cohan, Joel Kimmel, Ray Jessel, Dawn Aldredge

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    Director:Allen Baron

    Writers:Ann Gibbs, Martin Cohan, Joel Kimmel, Ray Jessel, Dawn Aldredge
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    #16 - 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
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    #17 - 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
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    #18 - 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
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    #19 - 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
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    #20 - 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
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    #21 - 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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    #22 - 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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    Writer:Lee Aronsohn
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    #23 - 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
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    #24 - 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
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    #25 - 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