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Scripted series · ABC

The Love Boat

You Say You Can't Score on Shore? On This Cruise... You Can't Lose!

6.3IMDb194 votesWorth your time
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1977 – 198710 seasons · 251 episodes~48 min per episodeTV-GEnded
ComedyDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

Merril Stubing

251 eps

Bernie Kopell

Bernie Kopell

Adam Bricker

251 eps

Fred Grandy

Fred Grandy

Gopher Smith

247 eps

Ted Lange

Ted Lange

Isaac Washington

251 eps

Lauren Tewes

Lauren Tewes

Julie McCoy

199 eps

Jill Whelan

Jill Whelan

Vicki Stubing

200 eps

Ted McGinley

Ted McGinley

Ashley Covington Evans

56 eps

Pat Klous

Pat Klous

Judy McCoy

55 eps

Jan Smithers

Jan Smithers

Sabrina Drake

4 eps

Jenilee Harrison

Jenilee Harrison

Connie Wilker

4 eps

Melissa Sue Anderson

Melissa Sue Anderson

Jennifer "Chubs" Smith

5 eps

Christopher George

Christopher George

Ross Randall

4 eps

Michele Lee

Michele Lee

Dorothy Meacham

6 eps

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Allan Curtis

4 eps

Jimmie Walker

Jimmie Walker

Marvin Jones

5 eps

Barbi Benton

Barbi Benton

Kiki Atwood

5 eps

Herb Edelman

Herb Edelman

Robert Savage

4 eps

Marion Ross

Marion Ross

Emily Stubing

12 eps

Loni Anderson

Loni Anderson

Kitty Scofield

4 eps

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Gerald Whitney

4 eps

Sonny Bono

Sonny Bono

Steve Bloom

5 eps

Brian Kerwin

Brian Kerwin

Hank Austin

4 eps

Sid Gould

Sid Gould

The Waiter

4 eps

Elaine Joyce

Elaine Joyce

Darlene Potter

4 eps

Jessica Walter

Jessica Walter

Marcia Farnsworth

7 eps

Jill St. John

Jill St. John

Sandy Wilston

4 eps

Lisa Hartman

Lisa Hartman

Sherry

5 eps

Patti MacLeod

Hazel Farnsworth

5 eps

Audra Lindley

Audra Lindley

Portia Fairchild

7 eps

Maureen McCormick

Maureen McCormick

Suzy Corbett

5 eps

Juliet Mills

Juliet Mills

Barbara Danver

9 eps

David Hedison

David Hedison

Buddy Stanfield

7 eps

Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan

April Dunlevy

5 eps

Jo Ann Pflug

Jo Ann Pflug

Bonnie Stokes

4 eps

Larry Linville

Larry Linville

Lou Hayman

4 eps

Dick Martin

Dick Martin

Cunningham

5 eps

Vicki Lawrence

Vicki Lawrence

Patty Beller

4 eps

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

Charlie Dillinger

5 eps

Florence Henderson

Florence Henderson

Annabelle Folker

10 eps

Milton Berle

Milton Berle

Zeke

5 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How The Love Boat actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

The Love Boat reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.

Character DepthVery strong7.2

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

HumourStrong6.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

Emotional WeightPresent5.1

How much the series is designed to affect you.

BingeabilityPresent4.7

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SerializedLight3.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

Cliffhanger IntensityLight3.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

The story

What it's about

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", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.

The run

Seasons

10 seasons · 251 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    197725 episodes

    5.3IMDb

    Best episode · S01E03 Ex Plus Y/Graham and Kelly/Goldenagers

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    197827 episodes

    6.9IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    197928 episodes

    7.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    198028 episodes

    6.3IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    198131 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    198229 episodes

    7.6IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    198327 episodes

    7.3IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    198427 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 9

    Season 9 · Complete

    Season 9

    198525 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 10

    Season 10 · Complete

    Season 10

    19864 episodes

    6.0IMDb

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

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S10E04

Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?

2.0IMDb1 votes
27 Feb 1987
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S10E03

The Christmas Cruise (2)

25 Dec 1986
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S10E01

The Shipshape Cruise

10.0IMDb1 votes
21 Nov 198694 min
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S09E24

My Stepmother, Myself/ Almost Roommates/ Cornerback Sneak

17 May 1986

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Where to watch

Streaming

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