The Love Boat
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| The Love Boat | |
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| Premiere | pilot September 17, 1976 series September 24, 1977 |
| Finale | February 27, 1987 |
| Airs | |
| Creator | Jeraldine Saunders (novels) |
| Network | ABC |
| Style | 60-minute romantic comedy |
| Company | Aaron Spelling Productions, Inc., Douglas S. Cramer Company, The Love Boat Company |
| Episodes | 249 + 3 pilots + TV movie |
| Seasons | 10 |
| Origin | USA |
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The Love Boat is a romantic comedy that aired on ABC.
Contents |
Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | |||||||||||
| Gavin MacLeod | Captain Merrill Stubing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Bernie Kopell | Doctor Adam Bricker | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Fred Grandy | Yeoman-Purser Burl "Gopher" Smith | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Ted Lange | Bartender Isaac Washington | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Jill Whelan | Vicki Stubing | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Lauren Tewes | Cruise Director Julie McCoy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| Pat Klous | Cruise Director Judy McCoy | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
| Ted McGinley | Photographer Ashley Covington "Ace" Evans | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
| The Love Boat Mermaids | |||||||||||
| Deborah Bartlett | Susie | 9 | |||||||||
| Tori Brenno | Maria | 9 | |||||||||
| Macarena Camacho | Sheila | 9 | |||||||||
| Nanci Lynn Hammond | Jane | 9 | |||||||||
| Teri Hatcher | Amy | 9 | |||||||||
| Debra Johnson | Patti | 9 | |||||||||
| Andrea Moen | Starlight | 9 | |||||||||
| Beth Myatt | Mary Beth | 9 | |||||||||
Pilot Movies
| Title | Network | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| The Love Boat | ABC | September 17, 1976 |
| The Love Boat II | ABC | January 21, 1977 |
| The New Love Boat | ABC | May 5, 1977 |
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | |||
| Season One | September 24, 1977 | May 20, 1978 | 25 |
| Season Two | September 16, 1978 | May 12, 1979 | 27 |
| Season Three | September 15, 1979 | May 3, 1980 | 28 |
| Season Four | October 25, 1980 | May 16, 1981 | 26 |
| Season Five | October 3, 1981 | May 15, 1982 | 31 |
| Season Six | October 2, 1982 | May 7, 1983 | 29 |
| Season Seven | October 1, 1983 | May 12, 1984 | 27 |
| Season Eight | September 22, 1984 | May 4, 1985 | 27 |
| Season Nine | September 28, 1985 | May 24, 1986 | 25 |
| Season Ten | November 21, 1986 | February 27, 1987 | 4 |
Telefilms
| Title | Network | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage | CBS | February 12, 1990 |
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | |||
| Season One, Volume One | March 4, 2008 | 3 | purchase |
| Season One, Volume Two | August 12, 2008 | 4 | purchase |
| Season Two, Volume One | January 27, 2009 | 4 | purchase |
| Season Two, Volume Two | August 4, 2009 | 4 | purchase |
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