"The Love Boat" (1977) TV series 1977-1986

Directors:

Ray Austin
Earl Bellamy
(more)

Writers:

Buddy Akinson (writer)
Lee Aronsohn (writer)
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

24 September 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

The romantic and comic tales of the passengers and crew of the cruise ship, Pacific Princess.

Plot Keywords:

Ship | Sea | Cruise Ship | Captain | Famous Opening Theme

Awards:

Nominated for 8 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Gavin MacLeod	...	Captain Merrill Stubing / ... (246 episodes, 1977-1987)
Bernie Kopell	...	Doctor Adam Bricker / ... (197 episodes, 1977-1986)
Fred Grandy	...	Yeoman-Purser Burl 'Gopher' Smith / ... (197 episodes, 1977-1986)
Ted Lange	...	Bartender Isaac Washington / ... (197 episodes, 1977-1986)
Lauren Tewes	...	Cruise Director Julie McCoy / ... (173 episodes, 1977-1985)

Series Directed by
Richard Kinon		(6 episodes, 1977-1978)
Stuart Margolin		(6 episodes, 1977)
Jack Arnold		(4 episodes, 1977-1983)
Allen Baron		(4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Alan Rafkin		(4 episodes, 1977)
Roger Duchowny		(4 episodes, 1978-1980)
James Sheldon		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Bob Sweeney		(2 episodes, 1982-1983)
Ray Austin		(unknown episodes)
Earl Bellamy		(unknown episodes)
Bruce Bilson		(unknown episodes)
Jerome Courtland		(unknown episodes)
Nell Cox		(unknown episodes)
Gordon Farr		(unknown episodes)
Kim Friedman		(unknown episodes)
Ted Lange		(unknown episodes)
John B. Moranville		(unknown episodes)
Howard Morris		(unknown episodes)
Natalie Schafer		(unknown episodes)
Robert Scheerer		(unknown episodes)
Buddy Tyne		(unknown episodes)
George Tyne		(unknown episodes)
Richard A. Wells		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Jeraldine Saunders		(249 episodes, 1977-1987)
Art Baer		(8 episodes, 1977-1980)
Ray Jessel		(8 episodes, 1977-1980)
Ben Joelson		(8 episodes, 1977-1980)
Michael Norell		(7 episodes, 1977-1979)
Ann Gibbs		(5 episodes, 1977-1978)
Joel Kimmel		(5 episodes, 1977-1978)
Roy Battocchio		(5 episodes, 1981-1985)
Howard Albrecht		(4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Sol Weinstein		(4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Barry E. Blitzer		(3 episodes, 1977-1979)
Anthony DiMarco		(3 episodes, 1977)
David Ketchum		(3 episodes, 1977)
Tony Webster		(3 episodes, 1978-1980)
Jay Grossman		(2 episodes, 1977-1985)
David Garber		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Kevin Hartigan		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Bruce Shelly		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Gordon Farr		(2 episodes, 1978)
Lynne Farr		(2 episodes, 1978)
Marciia Muldoon		(2 episodes, 1978)
Louis Pelletier		(2 episodes, 1978)
Joseph Neustein		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Buddy Akinson		(unknown episodes)
Lee Aronsohn		(unknown episodes)
Jill Baer		(unknown episodes)
Haskell Barkin		(unknown episodes)
Shea E. Butler		(unknown episodes)
Jim Carlson		(unknown episodes)
Billy Crystal		(unknown episodes)
Rob Dames		(unknown episodes)
Loraine Despres		(unknown episodes)
Jesse Dizon		(unknown episodes)
Bob Fraser		(unknown episodes)
Richard Gurman		(unknown episodes)
Dave Hackel		(unknown episodes)
Paul Haggis		(unknown episodes)
Steve Hattman		(unknown episodes)
Bruce Howard		(unknown episodes)
Gary Jacobs		(unknown episodes)
Ted Lange		(unknown episodes)
Mike Marmer		(unknown episodes)
Terrence McDonnell		(unknown episodes)
Simon Muntner		(unknown episodes)
Bob Noonoo		(unknown episodes)
Lan O'Kun		(unknown episodes)
Lou Patrick		(unknown episodes)
Diane Pershing		(unknown episodes)
Jerry Rannow		(unknown episodes)
Andy Ruben		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Aaron Spelling	....	executive producer (241 episodes, 1977-1987)
Henry Colman	....	producer (15 episodes, 1977-1984)
Gordon Farr	....	producer (15 episodes, 1977-1979)
Lynne Farr	....	producer (15 episodes, 1977-1979)
David Auerbach	....	associate producer (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Douglas S. Cramer	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
William Bickley	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1985-1987)
Michael Warren	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1985-1987)
Allen Brown	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1978)
Alan Rafkin	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1978)
Paul Stanley	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1978)
Art Baer	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1979-1985)
Ben Joelson	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1979-1985)
Harvey Bullock	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
William A. Porter	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1982)
Dennis Hammer	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1984-1987)
Duane Poole	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1986)
Tom Swale	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1986)
Hudson Hickman	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Duane Tatro		(2 episodes, 1979)

Series Cinematography by
Archie R. Dalzell		(4 episodes, 1977)
Irving Lippman		(2 episodes, 1979)
Tony Askins		(unknown episodes)
Robert C. Moreno		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Bob Moore		(4 episodes, 1977-1979)
Norm Wallerstein		(3 episodes, 1977)
Fred Baratta		(unknown episodes)
Joanna Bush		(unknown episodes)
Chuck McClelland		(unknown episodes)
Kenneth Miller		(unknown episodes)
Robert Moore		(unknown episodes)
Terry M. Pickford		(unknown episodes)
John Woodcock		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Susan Newell		(2 episodes, 1977-1979)
Dennis Hammer		(unknown episodes)
Joel Thurm		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Eugene Harris		(6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Paul Sylos		(6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Tom Trimble		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
John McCarthy Jr.		(5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Richard Reams		(unknown episodes, 1980)
Bob Signorelli		(unknown episodes)
John Told		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Nolan Miller		(6 episodes, 1977-1982)

Series Makeup Department
Naomi Cavin	....	hair stylist (6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Robert Sidell	....	makeup artist (4 episodes, 1977)
Larry Darr	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1979)

Series Production Management
Norman Henry	....	executive production manager (6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Al Kraus	....	supervising production manager (6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Dick Reilly	....	post-production supervisor (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
G. Warren Smith	....	production manager (4 episodes, 1977)
Mitchell L. Gamson	....	production supervisor (3 episodes, 1977)
William A. Porter	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1979)
Wim Lindner	....	production manager: Netherlands (2 episodes, 1984)
Don Hall	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Sheridan Dar Reid	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas A. Bliss	....	trainee assistant director (28 episodes, 1980-1981)
Scott Adam	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1977)
Scott U. Adam	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1977)
Jack Barry	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1977)
Bernard F. Basley	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes, 1985)
Ann Kindberg	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Irwin Marcus	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Lorraine Raglin	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Charles H. Siegel	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Jim Weatherill	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Marco A. Campos	....	propmaker (29 episodes, 1982-1983)
Gordon Kirschbaum	....	supervising construction coordinator (6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack	....	painter (5 episodes, 1978)
Thomas Gark	....	property master (3 episodes, 1977)
Roger Montesano	....	property master (2 episodes, 1979)

Series Sound Department
Dennis C. Salcedo	....	sound utility (6 episodes, 1981)
Bruce Smith	....	sound engineer (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Kevin Kearney	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes, 1981)
Richard LeGrand Jr.	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Greg P. Russell	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Rich Steven	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Jerry Brutsche	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Leslie Hoffman	....	stunts: 78' high fall off love boat (unknown episodes)
Tony Snegoff	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
J.B. Richner	....	lighting technician (26 episodes, 1978-1979)
Peter McEvoy	....	camera department manager (22 episodes, 1984-1985)
Dimitris Bogiantzis	....	electrician (2 episodes, 1983)
James F. Cornick	....	best boy (unknown episodes, 1989-1993)
David Dalzell	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Scott Hamilton	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Serge Poupis	....	assistant camera / first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Joe Valdez	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Susan Newell	....	casting supervisor (3 episodes, 1977-1979)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sela S. Landon	....	costumer: women / womens' costumer (4 episodes, 1977)
Michael J. Long	....	costumer: men / mens' costumer (4 episodes, 1977)
Lee Peters	....	costumer: women (3 episodes, 1977-1979)
Lucille Cusolito	....	costumer: women (unknown episodes)
Michael R. Faeth	....	costumer: men (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Arnold Baker	....	assistant post-production supervisor (120 episodes, 1977-1981)
Sue Kesler	....	apprentice film editor (71 episodes, 1983-1986)
Virgil E. Hammond III	....	post-production (15 episodes, 1977-1979)
Michael S. McLean	....	supervising film editor (5 episodes, 1977-1979)

Series Music Department
Rocky Moriana	....	music supervisor (6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Charles Fox	....	composer: theme music / composer: theme / ... (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Greg Patterson	....	assistant music editor (2 episodes, 1980)
Daniel J. Johnson	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (4 episodes, 1977-1979)

Series Other crew
Wayne Hanks	....	production assistant (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
John R. Hansen	....	production accountant (22 episodes, 1977-1978)
Art Baer	....	executive script consultant (6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Ben Joelson	....	executive script consultant (6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Phill Norman	....	title designer / title design (6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Ray Jessel	....	story editor (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Helen Parker	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Wilfred Lloyd Baumes	....	developer (4 episodes, 1977-1979)
Nikos Doukas	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1983)
Art Scholl	....	pilot (unknown episodes, 1984)
Richard Albrecht	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Jill Baer	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Casey Keller	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Sidney Morse	....	story editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Aaron Spelling Productions
• Douglas S. Cramer Company
• The Love Boat Company

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977-1986) (USA) (TV)
• Worldvision Enterprises

Other Companies

• 20th Century Fox Studios  filmed at
• Princess Cruise Lines  shipboard sequences filmed courtesy of

Runtime:

60 min | USA:60 min (249 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Trivia:

This series was based upon Jeraldine Saunders' novel titled, "The Love Boats". She wrote the book from her personal observations while serving as a hostess on a cruise ship.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bloodlust! (#7.7)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Love Boat, The

Love, exciting and new.......................

I loved "The Love Boat"!! It was so 70's and that's what was so appealing about it. OK the story lines were predictable but who cares. It was light hearted entertainment. I was a teenager when it was on and all I wanted to do when I grew up was go on the Pacific Princess!!! The only thing I found annoying was that everyone seemed to be in a suite on the ship!!! and when did the Captain ever have time to steer the ship ? he was always wandering around the deck!! or having dinner with all the guests. I have been on numerous cruises and have only ever seen the Captain once.!! I also loved how they used to bring back all the old Hollywood stars. Lots of these people were national treasures and we won't see the likes of them again. I would love for it to run again on TV, at least it's better than all the death and violence we always seem to get now.