CELEBRATING 70 YEARS! : THE LOVE BOAT .. PARAMOUNT TELEVISION .. USA 1983 ..

 

PARAMOUNT TELEVISION

Presents

THE LOVE BOAT

Starring 

GAVIN MACLEOD as Captain Merrill Stubing

BERNIE KOPELL as Doctorr Adam Bricker

TED LANGE as Bartender Isaac Washington

FRED GRANDY as Ship's Purser Gopher Smith

LAUREN TEWES as Cruise Director Julie McCoy

JILL WHELAN as Vicki Stubing

'THE CAPTAIN'S CRUSH'

( Season 6 - Episode 21 )

Guest Starring 

JOAN COLLINS as Janine Adams

DELTA BURKE as Lydia Harris

RON ELY as Ted Cole

RICHARD GILLIAND as Ron

MONTE MARKHAM as Joe Costello

STELLA STEVENS as Kathy Costello

JEFFREY TAMBOR as Lawrence Jurgens

Directed by Ted Lange 

When glamorous movie star Janine Adams comes aboard for rest and relaxation, she sets her sights on Captain Stubbing as her next husband! 

A golf widow (Stella Stevens) whos husband (Monte Markham) leaves her aboard alone, runs in to an old lover (Ron Ely).

 A woman (Delta Burke) whose fiance (Jeffrey Tambor)  is more attracted to her hair than her meets an old flame (Richard Gilliand) who used to be her hairdresser,  on board and see's she lets her hair down!

The Love Boat is one of tv's most successful series and is forever screened somewhere in the world. It's one of many now classic series from Aaron Spelling Productions and like many of Aaron's series it features many legendary guest stars on every episode. Joan appeared as a guest star as part of her 'Dynasty' contract and although she did not think much of the role, she appeared bringing much style and glamour to the episode. 

Jeraldine Saunders

'The Love Boat' ran for ten seasons from 1977 to 1987 and was one of ABC's top rated shows for many years. The original cast sailed through every season except for Lauren Tewes who played the popular cruise director Julie McCoy. Tewes became difficult to work with due to a drink & drug habit and left the show to sort hereself out in 1984 and was replaced by Patricia Klous who appeared as her sister Judy. For the final season, Lauren returned to the show and by that stage other additions to the cast were Ted McGinley as ships photographer Ace and Marian Ross as the Captain's new wife Emily.. A regular dance troupe The Love Boat Mermaids were also a regular and featured among others future 'Desperate Housewife', Teri Hatcher. 

It would take endless posts to list all the legendary guest stars, lets say it was a who's who and would be easier to list those who never appeared on the show! 

The show was based on a bestselling book by Jeraldine Saunders who based it on her experiences as a hostess. 

All in all 'The Love Boat' will always be a classic show with a likeable cast and no shortage of familar faces in every episode!

The series is gradually been released on dvd, with Joan's episode yet to be released as it appears in Season 6 and the dvd sets are only up to season 4!