"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 | Captain | Cruise Ship | Sea | Pacific Ocean

Awards:

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

Cast

Gavin MacLeod	...	Captain Merrill Stubing / ... (249 episodes, 1977-1987)
Bernie Kopell	...	Doctor Adam Bricker / ... (248 episodes, 1977-1987)
Ted Lange	...	Bartender Isaac Washington / ... (248 episodes, 1977-1987)
Fred Grandy	...	Yeoman-Purser Burl 'Gopher' Smith / ... (247 episodes, 1977-1986)
Lauren Tewes	...	Cruise Director Julie McCoy / ... (179 episodes, 1977-1987)

Series Directed by
Richard Kinon		(21 episodes, 1977-1986)
Robert Scheerer		(15 episodes, 1984-1986)
Stuart Margolin		(6 episodes, 1977)
Ted Lange		(6 episodes, 1984-1986)
Jack Arnold		(5 episodes, 1977-1984)
Kim Friedman		(5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Allen Baron		(4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Alan Rafkin		(4 episodes, 1977)
Roger Duchowny		(4 episodes, 1978-1980)
Richard A. Wells		(4 episodes, 1985-1986)
James Sheldon		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Jerome Courtland		(3 episodes, 1984-1986)
Don Weis		(2 episodes, 1977-1984)
Bob Sweeney		(2 episodes, 1982-1983)
Bruce Bilson		(1 episode, 1984)
Nell Cox		(1 episode, 1985)
Ray Austin		(unknown episodes)
Earl Bellamy		(unknown episodes)
Gordon Farr		(unknown episodes)
John B. Moranville		(unknown episodes)
Howard Morris		(unknown episodes)
Natalie Schafer		(unknown episodes)
Buddy Tyne		(unknown episodes)
George Tyne		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Jeraldine Saunders		(249 episodes, 1977-1987)
Art Baer		(15 episodes, 1977-1986)
Ben Joelson		(15 episodes, 1977-1986)
Ray Jessel		(13 episodes, 1977-1985)
Howard Albrecht		(11 episodes, 1977-1986)
Sol Weinstein		(11 episodes, 1977-1986)
Mike Marmer		(11 episodes, 1984-1986)
Michael L. Grace		(8 episodes, 1984-1986)
Nancy Steen		(8 episodes, 1985-1986)
Neil Thompson		(8 episodes, 1985-1986)
Michael Norell		(7 episodes, 1977-1979)
Lan O'Kun		(7 episodes, 1984-1986)
Paula A. Roth		(6 episodes, 1977-1986)
Tony Webster		(6 episodes, 1978-1985)
Anthony DiMarco		(5 episodes, 1977-1986)
David Ketchum		(5 episodes, 1977-1986)
Ann Gibbs		(5 episodes, 1977-1978)
Joel Kimmel		(5 episodes, 1977-1978)
Roy Battocchio		(5 episodes, 1981-1985)
Donald Ross		(5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Cynthia Thompson		(5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jill Baer		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Christopher Vane		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
William Bickley		(4 episodes, 1985-1986)
John B. Collins		(4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Michael Warren		(4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Richard Albrecht		(3 episodes, 1977-1985)
Casey Keller		(3 episodes, 1977-1985)
Kevin Hartigan		(3 episodes, 1977-1984)
Barry E. Blitzer		(3 episodes, 1977-1979)
Fred S. Fox		(3 episodes, 1978-1985)
Seaman Jacobs		(3 episodes, 1978-1985)
Barry O'Brien		(3 episodes, 1984-1986)
Joan Brooker		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Nancy Eddo		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Bob Noonoo		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Diane Pershing		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Buddy Atkinson		(3 episodes, 1984)
Jay Grossman		(2 episodes, 1977-1985)
David Garber		(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)
Henry Colman		(2 episodes, 1979-1984)
Jean Ford		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Hal Ackerman		(2 episodes, 1984)
Laura Levine		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Robert Pekurny		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Sidney Morse		(2 episodes, 1985)
Mary-David Sheiner		(2 episodes, 1985)
Sheila Judis Weisberg		(2 episodes, 1985)
Peter Gallay		(2 episodes, 1986)
Duane Poole		(2 episodes, 1986)
Tom Swale		(2 episodes, 1986)
Shea E. Butler		(1 episode, 1984)
Jim Carlson		(1 episode, 1984)
Terrence McDonnell		(1 episode, 1984)
Richard Gurman		(1 episode, 1985)
Ted Lange		(1 episode, 1985)
Joseph Neustein		(unknown episodes, 1981)
Buddy Akinson		(unknown episodes)
Lee Aronsohn		(unknown episodes)
Haskell Barkin		(unknown episodes)
Billy Crystal		(unknown episodes)
Rob Dames		(unknown episodes)
Loraine Despres		(unknown episodes)
Jesse Dizon		(unknown episodes)
Bob Fraser		(unknown episodes)
Dave Hackel		(unknown episodes)
Paul Haggis		(unknown episodes)
Steve Hattman		(unknown episodes)
Bruce Howard		(unknown episodes)
Gary Jacobs		(unknown episodes)
Simon Muntner		(unknown episodes)
Lou Patrick		(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
Dick Ziker	....	stunt double: John Ritter (1 episode, 1977)
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:

Other ships used (especially for the 2-hr-episodes) were Stella Solaris (scrapped in 2003), Pearl of Scandinavia (now used for Casino cruises out of Hong Kong and called Golden Princess and not to be confused with DFDS's Pearl of Scandinavia), Royal Viking Sky (now Fred.Olsen's Boudicca) and Royal Princess (now M.S. Artemis for P&O Cruises).

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Love Boat

There's So Much More I Should Have Said!

I just commented on "The Love Boat", but I just realized there is so much I forgot to say about it. There are so many great episodes that have touched my heart. I was reminded of this when one of my favorites came on TV Land tonight. In it, a young girl (Maureen "Marcia Brady" Mc Cormick) falls in love, and then learns she may only have monthes to live. It is exceptional, real entertaiment that has a wonderful life lesson attached to it. There is another one where the crew is critical of an apparent relationship between an older man and a younger woman that turns out to be not what they imagined at all. Also, there is an episode that features first love between a pair of teenagers (Scott Baio and Kristy Mc Nichol) that rings true. I also enjoy the episode where Vicki's T.V. idol (Alison "Nellie Oleson" Arngrim) comes on board,and turns out to be not what she appears, either.

The series is exceptional in that it was able to deal with serious, sometimes even controversial themes, and balance it out with good, old fashioned screwball and sophisticated comedy. Contrary to many people's belief that the show's quality went down as it matured, I would have to disaggree. I have enjoyed every episode of this show I have ever seen, early or late in the series. And I find Charo to be adorable and funny.

"The Love Boat" has a permanent place on my favorite shows list, and a permanent spot in my heart, as well.