The Love Boat Season 1

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 1

Episode 1 - [The Captain And The Lady One If By Land Centerfold]
Details : Captain Stubbing and his Ex Wife have to face the realities of a bad resolved separation when they find themselves trapped on the same cruise. The future wife of a powerful political congressman worries that the photo she took for an erotic magazine some years back will jeopardize his husband's political career so she tries to cover this fact from him by hiding all the copies of the magazine that are available in the ship until she finds the courage to confess her past to her husband. Ginny O'Brien is followed by his future but hard to commit boyfriend through all the ports where the cruise passes. however she's not going to accept a relationship without a proposal of marriage
Guest Cast and Crew : Bonnie Franklin as Stacy Skogstad | Brenda Sykes as Ginny O'Brien | Suzanne Somers as Lorraine Hoffman | Jimmie Walker as Ronald Baker | Shelly Novack as Brad Brockway | Robert Symonds as Aubrey Skogstad | Meredith Baxter as Sandy Rytell | Gertrude Flynn as Mrs. Pendleton | Chris Capen as College Guy | Ted Chapman as Man | Director : Stuart Margolin | Director : Alan Rafkin |
Air Date : Sep. 24, 1977

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 2

Episode 2 - [Oh Dale! The Main Event A Tasteful Affair]
Details : A man must pose as a woman to gain passage on the ship so that he can pursue an ex-girlfriend. A bickering married couple gets trapped in the elevator. A detective falls for a married woman whose husband has hired him to trail her.
Guest Cast and Crew : Sherman Hemsley as Maurice Marshall | Dennis Cole as Dennis Kingsley | Tovah Feldshuh as Susan Ridley | Jaclyn Smith as Janette Bradford | LaWanda Page as Stella Marshall | John Ritter as Dale Riley | Jenifer Shaw as Joanne Pringle | David Knapp as Lucas Bradford | Craig Littler as Carl Daggett | Tiiu Leek as Linda Daggett | Writer : Carl Kleinschmitt | Director : Stuart Margolin | Director : Alan Rafkin |
Air Date : Oct. 01, 1977

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 3

Episode 3 - [Ex Plus Y Graham And Kelly Goldenagers]
Details : A divorced couple takes the cruise with new mates and can't seem to avoid one another or stop arguing. Two adolescents develop an awkward flirtation. A senior group inadvertently interferes with its director's fledgling romance with Julie.
Guest Cast and Crew : Richard Mulligan as Ron Larsen | Hermione Baddeley as Kitty Pickrell | Kristy McNichol as Kelly Rixie | Loretta Swit as Terry Larsen | Pamela Bellwood as Judy Watson | Charles Frank as Jim Wright | Scott Baio as Graham Prickrel | Edward Andrews as Senior Group Leader | Florence Halop as Millie Lindsay | Robert Reed as Barney Mason | Queenie Smith as Helen Lindsay | Betty Kean as Mrs. Svenson | Director : Stuart Margolin | Writer : Ed Jurist | Director : Alan Rafkin |
Air Date : Oct. 08, 1977

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 4

Episode 4 - [Message For Maureen The Acapulco Connection Gotcha]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Bill Bixby as John Ballard | Brenda Benet as Maureen MItchell | Milton Berle as Cyril Wolfe | Audra Lindley as Anita Wolfe | Mary Grace Canfield as Housekeeper | Lynn Adams as Martha Dickerson | Britt Leach as Reverend Dickerson | Charo as April Lopez | Director : Stuart Margolin | Director : Peter Baldwin | Writer : David Garber |
Air Date : Oct. 15, 1977

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 5

Episode 5 - [Help Murder Isaac The Groupie Mr Popularity]
Details : A woman gets the wrong idea from her husband's secretive behavior and fears that he is plotting to murder her. Isaac begins a whirlwind romance with an internationally known singer. A couple suspects that a painfully boring passenger is actually a wanted jewel thief.
Guest Cast and Crew : Michele Lee as Denise Fredericks | Olan Soule as Harvey Grove | Bob Hastings as Customer | Diahann Carroll as Roxy Blue | Jim Nabors as Robert Tanner | David Groh as Bert Fredericks | Reva Rose as Myra Grove | Romo Vincent as Chef | Dorothy Konrad as Heavy Woman | Russ Grieve as Man | Director : Stuart Margolin | Director : James Sheldon | Director : Peter Baldwin |
Air Date : Oct. 22, 1977

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 6

Episode 6 - [The Joker Is Mild First Time Out Take My Granddaughter Please]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Tab Hunter as Dave King | Ruth Gordon as Mrs. Warner | Maureen McCormick as Suzy Corbett | Robert Hegyes as Danny | Patty Duke as Shirlee Warner | Phil Foster as Barry Keys | John Mark Robinson as Lee | W.K. Stratton as Kyle | Meegan King as Paul | Bob Hackman as Freddy Stevens | Writer : David Ketchum | Director : Alan Rafkin | Writer : Mark Evanier |
Air Date : Oct. 29, 1977

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 7

Episode 7 - [Identical Problem Julie's Old Flame The Jinx]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Ray Bolger as Horace McDonald | Diana Canova as Ellen / Helen Edwards | Alana Stewart as Mrs. Stanfield | Harriet Nelson as Henrietta McDonald | David Hedison as Buddy Stanfield | Writer : David Ketchum | Director : Don Weis |
Air Date : Nov. 05, 1977

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 8

Episode 8 - [Lost And Found The Understudy Married Singles]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Polly Bergen as Maisie Nolan | Steve Allen as Durwood Moss | Sandy Duncan as Sharon Baker | Jo Ann Harris as Connie Evans | Loni Anderson as Barbie | Joshua Bryant as Jack Plymouth | J. Jay Saunders as Mr. Dennison | Marilyn Coleman as Mrs. Dennison | Hayden Rorke as Mr. Humbertson | James Bond III as Theodore Dennison Jr. | Jim Stafford as Richard Baker | Director : Stuart Margolin | Writer : Bruce Shelly |
Air Date : Nov. 19, 1977

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 9

Episode 9 - [The Captain's Captain Hounded Romance Roulette]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Joanna Kerns as Beth Luckner | Jane Curtin as Regina Parker | Judy Canova as P. J. Muldoon | Gary Burghoff as Donald Flanders | Phil Silvers as Merrill Stubing Sr. | David Landsberg as Morton | Vincent Baggetta as Frank Vallone | Susan Heldfond as Toby Chapman | Director : Jack Arnold |
Air Date : Nov. 26, 1977

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 10

Episode 10 - [Dear Beverly The Strike Special Delivery]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Robert Urich as Jeff Smith | Al Molinaro as Antonio Borga | Eva Gabor as Beverly Blanchard | Pamela Franklin as Gail Smith | Leslie Nielsen as Russ Blanchard | Mary Treen as Sister #2 | Meg Wyllie as Sister #1 | Lila Kent as Young Lady | Stephanie Blackmore as Peggy | Writer : Mark Fink | Director : Allen Baron |
Air Date : Dec. 03, 1977

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 11

Episode 11 - [Lonely At The Top Divorce Me Please Silent Night]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Donna Mills as Lila Barton | Shecky Greene as Paul Baynes | Dick Sargent as Father Mike | Florence Henderson as Audrey Baynes | John Gavin as Dan Barton | Dean Santoro as Walter Perry | Tiger Williams as Tony | Philip Tanzini as Peanut | Beatrice Colen as Vera | Chanin Hale as Claire | Director : Allen Baron |
Air Date : Dec. 10, 1977

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 12

Episode 12 - [The Old Man And The Runaway A Fine Romance The Painters]
Details : A crotchety old man and a teenage runaway form an unlikely friendship. Julie grows frustrated when an old friend of her brother's repeatedly rejects her advances without explanation. A pair of incompetent painters continually screws up the re-painting of Capt. Stubing's cabin.
Guest Cast and Crew : Anson Williams as Sean McGlynn | Will Geer as Franklyn Bootherstone | Arte Johnson as Ronald | Tom Poston as Mickey O'Day | Pat Morita as Vincent | Director : Stuart Margolin | Director : James Sheldon | Writer : Jack Hanrahan |
Air Date : Dec. 24, 1977 | Rating ★★★★★

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 13

Episode 13 - [Family Reunion Too Hot To Handle Cinderella Story]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Bob Crane as Edward Anderson | Bruce Solomon as Bill Edwards | John Rubinstein as George Allison | Kathy Bates as Sally Allison | David White as Greg Beatty | Rosemary DeCamp as Cynthia Loudon | Robert Hays as Sam Bradley | Don DeFore as Everett Loudon | Dori Brenner as Wendy Bradley | Victoria Carroll as Ginger LeDoux | Judy Luciano Adams as Doreen Edwards | Earl Montgomery as Man | Director : James Sheldon | Writer : Bruce Shelly |
Air Date : Jan. 07, 1978

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 14

Episode 14 - [Isaac's Double Standard One More Time Chimpanzeeshines]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Don Adams as Lenny Camen | Tracy Reed as Charlene Franks | Pearl Bailey as Millie Washington | Allyn Ann McLerie as Cynthia Parker | Nanette Fabray as Mitzy Monroe | Kim Lankford as Anne Parker | Arthur Adams as Roy Harwood | F. William Parker as Man in Bar | Director : James Sheldon |
Air Date : Jan. 14, 1978

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 15

Episode 15 - [Hollywood Royalty The Caper The Eyes Of Love Masquerade Part 1]
Details : (Part 1) The Love Boat sets sail with two famous Hollywood stars married couple Roz Rogers and Bill Klieg who need to find a balance between their professional and personal lives. An inept team of thieves board the ship and try numerous tactics to steal the Star of Kashmir an expensive jewel brought aboard the ship by Ms. Rogers. Two childhood friends from a school for the blind meet up on the ship - only one of them isn't blind anymore. But that's not the only secret he is keeping from his friend. A philandering husband looks like he will be found out when he boards the ship with both his wife and his mistress.
Guest Cast and Crew : Karen Valentine as Taffy Martino | Fernando Lamas as Bill Teague | Harold Gould as Vernon Crowler | Larry Storch as Elwood Riggs | John Schuck | Adrienne Barbeau as Cathy Randall | Stephanie Zimbalist as Jenny Lang | Juliet Mills as Barbara Danver | Desi Arnaz Jr. as Steve Hollis | Dan Rowan as Alan Danver | Lea Vernon as TV Reporter | John J. Fox as Chauffeur | Richard Lineback as Steward | Michele Lee as Roz Rogers | Director : Allen Baron |
Air Date : Jan. 21, 1978

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 16

Episode 16 - [Hollywood Royalty The Caper The Eyes Of Love Masquerade Part 2]
Details : (Part 2) The Love Boat sets sail with two famous Hollywood stars married couple Roz Rogers and Bill Klieg who need to find a balance between their professional and personal lives. An inept team of thieves board the ship and try numerous tactics to steal the Star of Kashmir an expensive jewel brought aboard the ship by Ms. Rogers. Two childhood friends from a school for the blind meet up on the ship - only one of them isn't blind anymore. But that's not the only secret he is keeping from his friend. A philandering husband looks like he will be found out when he boards the ship with both his wife and his mistress.
Guest Cast and Crew : Karen Valentine as Taffy Martino | Fernando Lamas as Bill Teague | Harold Gould as Vernon Crowler | Larry Storch as Elwood Riggs | John Schuck | Adrienne Barbeau as Cathy Randall | Stephanie Zimbalist as Jenny Lang | Juliet Mills as Barbara Danver | Desi Arnaz Jr. as Steve Hollis | Michele Lee as Roz Rogers | Director : Allen Baron |
Air Date : Jan. 21, 1978 | Rating ★★★★★★★★★★

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 17

Episode 17 - [The Congressman Was Indiscreet Isaac's History Lesson Winner Take Love]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Dick Van Patten as John Whitcomb | Priscilla Barnes as Jeanette Arnold | Maureen McCormick as Suzy Corbett | Graham Jarvis as Waldo Linden | Vernee Watson-Johnson as Stephanie Hayden | Vicki Lawrence as Robin Brandt | Scatman Crothers as Virgil Gibson | Bobby Sherman as Rick Leonard | Melissa Tennille as Alma Hodges | Marianne Marks as Teresa Chen | Maria O'Brien as Rita Almerez | Director : Jack Arnold |
Air Date : Jan. 28, 1978

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 18

Episode 18 - [The Last Of The Stubings The Million Dollar Man The Sisters]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Pat Crowley as Noreen Badger | Frank Converse as Bill Thompson | Marion Ross as Rose Higby | Brett Halsey as Clark Tyler | Marcia Strassman as Stephanie Lewis | Peter Isacksen as Courtney Stubing | Benny Baker as Jack Daniels | Sean Morgan as Man at Bar | Director : Jack Arnold |
Air Date : Feb. 04, 1978

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 19

Episode 19 - [The Inspector A Very Special Girl Until The Last Goodbye]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Sal Viscuso as Doug Ketchum | Jim Backus as Marvin Waterman | Bob Seagren as Mike Andrews | Susan Blanchard as Sarah Lambert | Debralee Scott as Jane Cole | Paul Burke as Brian Sherwood | Patti MacLeod as Mrs. Corwin | Laurette Spang as Melanie Taylor | Jack Bernardi as Mr. Zidreczsky | Don Bovingloh as Pianist |
Air Date : Feb. 11, 1978

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 20

Episode 20 - [Computerman Parlez-Vous Memories Of You]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Frankie Avalon as Nick Heider | Ricky Nelson as Ted Wilcox | Danny Dayton as Walt | Barbi Benton as Brigitte LeBlanc | Jamie Farr as Seymour | Patty Duke as Lilly Mackim | Denny Evans as Sam Worth | Carole Ita White as Penny Jacobs | Shelley Long as Heather McKenzie | Lawrence P. Casey as Daryl Mason | Susan Silo as Yvonne Boulanger | Georganne LaPiere as Betsy Carruthers |
Air Date : Feb. 13, 1978

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 21

Episode 21 - [Taking Sides A Friendly Little Game Going By The Book]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Harry Morgan as Wendell Snead | Diana Canova as Ellen Desmond | Georgia Engel as Sheila Lawrence | Harvey Jason as Howard Wilson | Robert Mandan as Max Watkins | Audrey Meadows as Gladys Watkins | Robert Urich as Scott Desmond | Priscilla Morrill as Ida Snead | Paul Sylvan as Bernie | Herb Voland as Herb Lawrence |
Air Date : Feb. 18, 1978

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 22

Episode 22 - [Parents Know Best A Selfless Love The Nubile Nurse]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Elaine Joyce as Dawn Delaney | Monty Hall as Harry Morrison | Marla Adams as Glenda Fairbanks | Mark Shera as Bruce Morrison | Lynda Day George as Laura Wakefield | Leslie Nielsen as Dan Michaels | Janis Paige as Phyllis Morrison | Laurie Prange as Diane Lane | Craig Littler as Gary Foster | Joe E. Ross as Mr. Ross | Dorothy Konrad as Mrs. Martin |
Air Date : Feb. 25, 1978

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 23

Episode 23 - [Musical Cabins]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Barbara Rhoades as Didi Donnelly | Paul Williams as Nelson Hoag | Marcia Wallace as Ms. O'Roarke | Michele Lee as Irene Funston | Richard Gautier as Curt Stansell | Debra Feuer as Woman | Suzie Summers as Irene's Sister | Director : Allen Baron |
Air Date : May. 05, 1978

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 24

Episode 24 - [The Business Of Love Crash Diet Crisis I'll Never Fall In Love Again]
Details : 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
Guest Cast and Crew : Caren Kaye as Jill Williams | Morey Amsterdam as Moe Price | Christopher George as Bill Wainwright | Michael Callan as Nate Jordan | Jack Carter as Ray Foster | Jayne Meadows as Myrna Foster | Annette Funicello as Roberta Roberts | Rose Marie as Dotty Price | Jessica Walter as Jocelyn Hyatt Matthews | Patti Clifton as Dolly |
Air Date : May. 13, 1978

The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 25

Episode 25 - [Gopher The Rebel Cabin Fever Pacific Princess Overture]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Eve Plumb as Vanessa Summerhill | Gary Collins as Ken Davis | Kaye Ballard as Cora Bass | Don Porter as Slade Summerhill | Diane Baker as Ruth Newman | Antonio Fargas as Lee Graham | Jonelle Allen as Andrea Martin | Pat Morita as Mr. Yamashiro | Selma Archerd as Eve Culbert | Elias Jacob as Herman Ross | Fay Hauser as Laraine Graham | Karl Bruck as Steward | Director : Allen Baron |
Air Date : May. 20, 1978