

Other Guests: Robert Symonds as Aubrey Skaugstag, Gertrude Flynn as Mrs. Guest stars: Meredith Baxter as Sandy Rytell (credited as Meredith Baxter Birney), Bonnie Franklin as Stacy Skaugstad, Captain Stubing's Ex-Wife, Shelly Novack as Congressman Brad Brockway, Suzanne Somers as Lorraine Hoffman, Brenda Sykes as Ginny O'Brien, and Jimmie Walker as Ronald Baker. A woman ( Brenda Sykes) is followed by her boyfriend ( Jimmie Walker) whom she dumped because he won't commit to marriage. A former centerfold model ( Meredith Baxter) struggles to hide her past from her fiancé who is a Congressman. She makes the crew pay for her animosity with the Captain. Roth (One If by Land)Ĭaptain Stubing's ex-wife ( Bonnie Franklin) is a passenger with her new husband ( Robert Symonds), a cruise line executive. "Captain & the Lady / Centerfold / One If by Land." Other Guests: William Bassett as Josh and Paula Victor as Paula. as Ernie Klopman (credited as Pat Harrington), Audra Lindley as Mae Allen, Melanie Mayron as Joyce Adams, Phil Silvers as Morris Beckman, and Stella Stevens as Leonara Klopman. Guest Stars: Georgia Engel as Cleo Bagby, Gary Frank as Stanley Adams, Pat Harrington Jr. Guest stars include Georgia Engel as a stowaway, Gary Frank and Melanie Mayron as a pair of tremulous honeymooners, Stella Stevens and Pat Harrington as an eternally bickering married couple, and Audra Lindley and Phil Silvers as respectively, an outspoken middle-aged lady and a woebegone widower. It introduces regular series cast members Gavin MacLeod as Captain Stubing and Lauren Tewes as Julie the cruise director. It includes the storylines The Newlyweds The Exchange and Cleo's First Voyage. It has the first appearance of regular series cast members Fred Grandy as Gopher, Bernie Kopell as the ship's doctor, and Ted Lange as Isaac the bartender.įinal pilot movie. It includes the storylines Here's Looking at You, Love For the Love of Sandy Unfaithfully Yours and The Heckler. Freeman and Leonora Thuna (For the Love of Sandy) Havlicek Aboard and Are There Any Real Love Stories?.ĭawn Aldredge & Marion C. It includes the storylines Mona Lisa Speaks, Till Death Do Its Part Mr. Freeman (Are There Any Real Love Stories?)įirst pilot movie. Havlicek Aboard)ĭawn Aldredge & Marion C. Havlicek Aboard / Are There Any Real Love Stories?)Ĭarl Kleinschmitt (Mona Lisa Speaks / Till Death Do Its Part) Richard Kinon (Mona Lisa Speaks & Till Death Do Its Part) The third storyline would usually be the most dramatic of the three, often offering few (if any) laughs and a far more serious tone.Įpisodes Pilot movies: 1976–77 No. The second would typically follow more of a romantic comedy format (with only occasional dramatic elements). The three storylines usually followed a similar thematic pattern: One storyline (typically the "crew" one) was straight-ahead comedy. One storyline usually focused on a member of the crew, a second storyline would often focus on a crew member interacting with a passenger, and the third storyline was more focused on a single passenger (or a group of passengers).



There were typically three storylines in each episode. There were three pilot movies, followed by 245 regular episodes over nine seasons, followed by five specials. Each episode has multiple titles, referencing the simultaneous storylines contained within. The American television series The Love Boat ( Love Boat in its final season), set on a cruise ship, was aired on ABC from Septemuntil May 24, 1986.
