The Love Boat

Julie catches love fever on the high seas and is thinking of marriage when the Pacific Princess is chartered for a dazzling star-studded wedding cruise that takes Capt. Stubing, his crew and their guests on a beautiful scenic journey to Alaska. Wealthy Alaskan Buddy Bowers (Lorne Greene) recruits the services of the ship to take the wedding party from Vancouver, B.C., to Skagway, Alaska.

Julie catches love fever on the high seas and is thinking of marriage when the Pacific Princess is chartered for a dazzling star-studded wedding cruise that takes Capt. Stubing, his crew and their guests on a beautiful scenic journey to Alaska.

When Doc (Bernie Kopell) gets the flu, he receives private treatment from a gorgeous doctor (Susan Sullivan) who keeps his fever up even when his temperature drops; a retired ballerina (Carol Lawrence) meets her former partner and his girlfriend (John Meehan and Starr Danias), and must tell him the shocking truth about his future;

A strict IRS auditor (Phyllis Diller) falls for Capt. Stubing (Gavin MacLeod) until she finds something in his file; a beautiful television actress (Joyce DeWitt) is hounded by a national scandal magazine reporter (Ray Buktenica) who is trying to dig up gossip about her,

Isaac (Ted Lange) has trouble on the high seas when the Love Boat crew discovers he has included some racy tales about them in his new novel; a man (Don Knotts) who closely resembles a celebrity starts to enjoy his new identity when a strikingly beautiful passenger (Julie Newmar) showers him with love;

During a festive Halloween episode , Gopher (Fred Grandy) becomes involved with a modern-day Cinderella (Melissa Sue Anderson) who has a chance to be a singing star, but first must escape the wrath of her mean stepmother (Carolyn Jones) and stepsisters; a chauvinistic sportscaster (Christopher George) is challenged to a battle of the sexes by his beautiful co-worker.

Capt. Stubing is in for a big surprise when he's reunited with his love child in this poignant episode. Meanwhile, an older woman tries to "get with it" (and falls for Doc), and a man and woman who argued during jury duty take their battle to the open sea.

A two-hour episode is packed with guest stars, from the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders to Ginger Rogers, who plays a movie star who's forced to team up on a charity program with a drama critic who's never given her a good review. Meanwhile, a couple is out to recover diamonds they hid on a past cruise, and a team of cheerleaders keeps an eye on one of their own.

It's unforgettable voyage filled with dazzling entertainment, romance, fun - and the fluttering hearts of every man on board - when many of the amazing Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders set sail along with a star-studded cast, including Ginger Rogers, on a special gala two-hour presentation. Guest starring are 11 of The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

When Julie (Lauren Tewes) joins the ship's secret all-male club, she is shocked by the initiation rites; a womanizer (Demond Wilson) accompanied by his male secretary (Jimmy Walker) and his current flame (Telma (ca) Hopkins), is surprised when he finally gets what he's looking for;

A swinging bachelor (Dack Rambo) gets the shock of his life when the phony story he tells his gorgeous girlfriend (Barbi Bento be true; Gopher (Fred Grandy) produces some hysterical hijinks to keep the unmarried daughter of Capt. Stubling's boss from sharing the honeymoon suite with her boyfriend;

A college professor (Dick Martin) turns the Love Boat into a laboratory to test the romantic responses of his lovely female student (Char Fontane); Isaac (Ted Lange) gives a new outlook on life to a famous, foul-tempered former professional football player (Rosey Grier) accompanied by his loving wife (Melba Moore);

Gopher (Fred Grandy) faces the toughest decision of all when he learns that his love affair with a gorgeous passenger (Jill St. John) could be tainted by her past; a man (James MacArthur) looking forward to a romantic cruise with his girlfriend is surprised when his soon-to-be ex-wife appears on board; and two former boxers step into the ring for a riotous match refereed by Captain Stubling.

One of Doc's ex-wives boards with some bad news about their divorce, while a couple debates what to do with an unexpected windfall that's not really theirs to keep. Also, a boy discovers that his teacher (who is flunking the student) is also on the ship and might has eyes for his mom!

A tantalizing entertainer (Charo) receives some unwanted advice on love from members of the crew, who don't approve of her marriage plans; a husband and wife (Don Adams and Juliet Mills) who write scripts try to write the end of their relationship, and a widow,

A special two-hour episode features guest star Donny Osmond as a singer trying to break into show business by performing on the ship. Complications abound for the singer, as a talent agent pursues his sister, while a writer tries to exploit his grandfather. Plus, two married couples uncover an affair, and Capt. Stubing could use some shore leave when his cabin becomes shared quarters.

Danny blames his family when Steve fails to show for his performance, leading to a rift with his father and grandfather. Kitty considers leaving her family to marry Steve. The captain lays down the law to his annoying houseguests, who end up at each other's throats. Dave finds out about Frank and Cynthia's affair, which leaves the future of both marriages in doubt.

Doc (Bernie Kopell) comes down with a bad case of heartache when the beautiful girl (Misty Rowe) he wants to be alone with boards ship with her ever-present sister (Vicki Lawrence); so he engages the services of a first rate ladies' man (Joe Namath) to keep sis occupied, Vicki (Jill Whelan), Capt. Stubling's daughter,

In addition to his starring role as Capt. Merrill Stubling, Gavin MacLeod plays the hilarious role of the skipper's obnoxious, womanizing brother, Marshall, who takes the cruise and meets a wealthy woman; a beautiful girl follows a handsome man aboard so she can have his child; and a lovely widow tries to remake a man in the image of her former husband.

Gopher is excited when his mother returns for another cruise, but is shocked and amazed at her conduct with a funloving man; a young man and three of his friends pretent to be wealthy travelers, but the scheme gets complicated when one of them falls in love with a beautiful jet-setter; and a woman reporter learns an important lesson about humor in life when she interviews a Korean comic.

An astronomer (Arte Johnson), who is on the cruise to check out heavenly females, gets his wish when he meets a woman (Phyllis Davis) who mistakes him for a famous sex book author, also on the ship, but traveling incognito; Gopher finds himself about to be married to a lovely girl with a very domineering mother; and a nun faces a difficult situation when she meets a former love on THE LOVE BO...

A brilliant plain-Jane (Shelley Hack) becomes a fetching glamour gal with the help of Julie (Lauren Tewes), and falls in love with a man (Kevin Tighe) who has some mistaken ideas about her; Vicki (Jill Whelan) and a boy (Ronnie Scribner), traveling with his parents, try to help out a stowaway; and a man accuses the male members of the crew of making passes at his wife.

Alice Faye makes a rare television appearance, starring as Betsy Layton, who boards the ship with her husband (Noah Beery, Jr.), whose huge wad of cash makes the crew suspicious; Capt. Stubing (Gavin MacLeod) and the crew go overboard to impressa welfare worker (Lois Nettleton), who is to decide if the captain can have permanent custody of his daughter, Vicki (Jill Whelan);

The Captain's daughter, Vicki, falls in love for the first time when she meets a singing sensation. Elsewhere, a clumsy beauty turns the ship upside down, and a man faces romantic temptations shortly after a costly lawsuit.

Isaac (Ted Lange) finds himself in a precarious position when he meets a beautiful former school chum (Bernadette Stanis) and her macho husband (Clifton Davis); a younger man (David Hasselhoff) tries to win the affections of an "older" woman (Shelley Fabares); a middle aged couple (Gordon Jump and Peggy Cass) get into the fast lane of life;