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The Worst Episodes of The Love Boat

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat",...
  1. Background image for Miss Mom/ Who's the Champ/ Gopher's Delusion
    5.1/10(234 votes)

    #1 - Miss Mom/ Who's the Champ/ Gopher's Delusion

    S9:E13

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    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Hippies and Yuppies/ Frat Wars/ Return of the Lambdas
    6.0/10(70 votes)

    #2 - Hippies and Yuppies/ Frat Wars/ Return of the Lambdas

    S9:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Last of the Stubings/The Million Dollar Man/The Sisters
    6.1/10(169 votes)

    #3 - The Last of the Stubings/The Million Dollar Man/The Sisters

    S1:E18

    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.

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  4. Background image for Where is it Written?/Julie's Aunt/The Big Deal
    6.2/10(122 votes)

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

    S2:E5

    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.

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  5. Background image for The Second Time Around/ Hello, Spencer/ Runaway, Go Home
    6.2/10(59 votes)

    #5 - The Second Time Around/ Hello, Spencer/ Runaway, Go Home

    S9:E17

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    Director:Ted Lange
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Side By Side/Rub Me Tender/Fish Out Of Water
    6.3/10(86 votes)

    #6 - Side By Side/Rub Me Tender/Fish Out Of Water

    S7:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Hello Emily/ The Tour Guide/ The Winning Number
    6.3/10(66 votes)

    #7 - Hello Emily/ The Tour Guide/ The Winning Number

    S9:E16

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Second Banana/The Prodigy/What Goes Around
    6.3/10(57 votes)

    #8 - Second Banana/The Prodigy/What Goes Around

    S9:E19

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Joker is Mild/First Time Out/Take My Granddaughter, Please
    6.4/10(212 votes)

    #9 - The Joker is Mild/First Time Out/Take My Granddaughter, Please

    S1:E6

    An old friend of Julie's father turns to her for help reviving his sputtering stand-up comedy career. A meddling woman tries to interfere in her granddaughter's love life; she pushes her to date Doc, but her granddaughter wants to pursue romance with an old friend. A young man's fraternity brothers pressure him to lose his virginity during the cruise.

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  11. Background image for A Day In Port
    6.4/10(77 votes)

    #10 - A Day In Port

    S9:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for My Stepmother, Myself/ Almost Roommates/ Cornerback Sneak
    6.4/10(66 votes)

    #11 - My Stepmother, Myself/ Almost Roommates/ Cornerback Sneak

    S9:E24

    Vicki becomes jealous of Captain Stubbing's bride-to-be (the sequel to this episode is ""Happily Ever After...""); the new Assistant Cruise Director-Entertainer finds out that he has to share his cabin with a gruff cook instead of with the girlfriend that he brought along; a pro football has-been tries to romance the team's new owner, a woman, with a mind to get her to keep him on the next season's roster.

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    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Gopher the Rebel/Cabin Fever/Pacific Princess Overture
    6.5/10(158 votes)

    #12 - Gopher the Rebel/Cabin Fever/Pacific Princess Overture

    S1:E25

    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.

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  14. Background image for Second Time Around/The 'Now' Marriage/My Sister, Irene
    6.5/10(127 votes)

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

    S2:E15

    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.

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  15. Background image for Funny Valentine/The Wallflower/A Home is Not a Home
    6.5/10(129 votes)

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

    S2:E23

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  16. Background image for Oldies but Goodies/The Grass Is Always Greener/Three Stages of Love
    6.5/10(109 votes)

    #15 - Oldies but Goodies/The Grass Is Always Greener/Three Stages of Love

    S3:E3

    An older couple finds its attempts at romance complicated by the presence of her obnoxious, golddigging daughter and his overprotective manservant. Julie's roommate from cruise director training takes a cruise with her young son. Julie and Tina each envy the life the other has chosen for herself. When Tina offers some ideas for an upcoming party, Julie resents her friend for moving in on her territory. A young couple's romance begins to fall apart because the man is obsessed with analyzing the relationship and comparing even the most minor developments to the ""stages"" he went through with past girlfriends.

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  17. Background image for The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/ Life Begins at 40
    6.5/10(107 votes)

    #16 - The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/ Life Begins at 40

    S3:E14

    A professor studies the causes of sexual stimulation, but doesn't realize that his test subject is in love with him. A woman tries to help her ex-football star husband move on after he gets cut by his team. Gopher accidentally aggravates the man with his comments. A woman books the honeymoon suite and schedules a reception, despite the fact that she isn't seeing anyone. She hopes that she can find a husband before her 40th birthday in a few days. Julie tries to talk her out of the wedding, and teach her that her self-worth shouldn't be based on her marital status.

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  18. Background image for Spoonmaker Diamond, The/Papa Doc/The Role Model/Julie's Tycoon (2)
    6.5/10(79 votes)

    #17 - Spoonmaker Diamond, The/Papa Doc/The Role Model/Julie's Tycoon (2)

    S6:E8

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    Director:Unknown
  19. Background image for Prisoner Of Love/Youth Takes A Holiday/Don't Leave Home Without It
    6.5/10(85 votes)

    #18 - Prisoner Of Love/Youth Takes A Holiday/Don't Leave Home Without It

    S7:E4

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Forties Fantasy
    6.5/10(62 votes)

    #19 - Forties Fantasy

    S9:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Message for Maureen/The Acapulco Connection/Gotcha
    6.6/10(217 votes)

    #20 - Message for Maureen/The Acapulco Connection/Gotcha

    S1:E4

    A tennis star, temporarily confined to a wheelchair due to a back injury, rekindles an old romance with a sportswriter who had been critical of her recent performances. A woman with singing aspirations stows away on the ship in the hopes of making it to America and providing for her large family. A man annoys his wife and other passengers by constantly playing practical jokes.

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  22. Background image for Identical Problem/Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx
    6.6/10(194 votes)

    #21 - Identical Problem/Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx

    S1:E7

    Identical twins pretend to be one person in order to take the cruise on one fare. They leave Doc completely bewildered. Julie gets re-acquainted with an ex-lover, who claims to have broken things off with his wife. After suffering a series of accidents, the crew comes to believe that an elderly couple--which survived the Titanic--is cursed.

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  23. Background image for The Inspector/A Very Special Girl/Until the Last Goodbye
    6.6/10(183 votes)

    #22 - The Inspector/A Very Special Girl/Until the Last Goodbye

    S1:E19

    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.

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  24. Background image for Taking Sides/A Friendly Little Game/Going by the Book
    6.6/10(164 votes)

    #23 - Taking Sides/A Friendly Little Game/Going by the Book

    S1:E21

    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.

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  25. Background image for Parents Know Best/A Selfless Love/The Nubile Nurse
    6.6/10(168 votes)

    #24 - Parents Know Best/A Selfless Love/The Nubile Nurse

    S1:E22

    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.

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  26. Background image for This Business of Love/Crash Diet Crush/I'll Never Fall in Love Again
    6.6/10(166 votes)

    #25 - This Business of Love/Crash Diet Crush/I'll Never Fall in Love Again

    S1:E24

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Miss Mom/ Who's the Champ/ Gopher's Delusion" is the worst rated episode of "The Love Boat". It scored 5.1/10 based on 234 votes. Directed by Jerome Courtland and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/1/1986. This episode scored 0.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Hippies and Yuppies/ Frat Wars/ Return of the Lambdas".