The Love Boat

A hurricane devastates the tropical island where a shore party of Capt. Stubing, his crew members and passengers are held captive by a strange hermit while the Pacific Princess totters under the command of a bumbling deputy captain.

A hurricane devastates the tropical island where a shore party of Capt. Stubing, his crew members and passengers are held captive by a strange hermit while the Pacific Princess totters under the command of a bumbling deputy captain in a special two-hour season premiere of "The Love Boat". Guest starring in "Marooned" are Edie Adams, John Astin, Barbi Benton, David Birney, Norm Crosby, Laraine Day, Lola Falana, Audra Lindley, Dick Martin, Donna Mills and Avery Schreiber. The series stars Gavin MacLeod as Capt. Merrill Stubing, Lauren Tewes as cruise director Julie McCoy, Bernie Kopell as "Doc" Adam Bricker, Fred Grandy as purser "Gopher" Smith and Ted Lange as bartender Isaac Washington. Unaware of the approaching hurricane because of a blundering deputy captain (Martin), Capt. Stubing, mpany a shore party to a supposedly deserted island. Passengers with them are a rich, spoiled girl (Ms. Benton); a henpecked husband and his sharp-tongued wife (Schreiber and Ms. Adams) and a mature, empathetic lady (Ms. Lindley). The group is captured by Dave the Hermit (Astin), a strange, poetic character. "Marooned" was written by Michael Norell. Meanwhile, aboard ship, vacationing Isaac, trying to impress a foxy lady passenger (Ms. Falana), is forced to wrest command from the deputy captain who panics with the approaching hurricane in "Isaac's Holiday." written by Ben Joelson and Art Baer. Also left aboard is a beautiful young woman (Ms. Mills) trying to confront her natural mother (Ms. Day), who gave her up for adoption, and the woman's soap opera star son (Birney), who is falling in love with the daughter in "The Search," written by Lee Aronsohn. Paul Stanley directed the three segments of "Marooned."

Julie is stunned when her parents announce in mid-cruise that they're getting a divorce: a 13-year-old tomboy meets a boy and experiences the initial joy of love, and a pair of mature prudes fall madly in love while sharing the same cabin on the ABC Television Network's "The Love Boat," SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 (9:00-10:00 p.m., EDT). Norman Fell of ABC's "Three's Company" and Betty Garrett of ABC's "Laverne & Shirley" play cruise director Julie McCoy's father and mother in "Julie's Dilemma," written by Ben Joelson and Art Baer. James Coco is cast as an author of morally uplifting pamphlets and Dody Goodman as a prim censor who fall passionately in love during deck encounters but are unaware that they are cabinmates in "Who's Who" written by Bob Fraser and Rob Dames. Melissa Gilbert plays a young teen tomboy until she shares a tentative first kiss with an equally inexperienced 13-year-old pal played by Jimmy Baio of ABC's "Soap." Marla Adams and Edward Winter are seen as his parents and Ellen Travolta as the girl's mother in "Rocky," written by Ann Gibbs and Joel Kimmel.

"The Man Who Loved Women" A man makes a move on three women; not knowing that they are travelling companions. "A Different Girl" Captain Stubbing's god son is taking a cruise with his wife, whom he married two years ago but his military duty kept him away. "Oh, My Aching Brother" And two brothers who stage false injuries, so that they can sue the insurance company, have targeted the cruise line. 

In "Julie's Aunt," written by Barry Blitzer, Red Buttons portrays Capt. Stubing's Uncle Cyrus, who takes a shine to Julie and uses every trick in his devious mind to get Julie alone. Julie finally gets an assist from a surprising Aunt Phoebe. In "The Big Deal," written by James F. Henry, Mackenzie Phillips plays the daughter of a desperate businessman (Allen Ludden) who selfishly lets her jeopardize her romance with the bandleader (Erik Estrada) to entice another businessman (Sam Groom) into signing a merger. "Where Is it Written?," by Lan O'Kun, has Hope Lange portraying the neglected wife of a publisher (Gene Barry). She succumbs to the romantic advances of novelist Mark Little john (Richard Mulligan) who is on the cruise, hoping it will give him the inspiration for the final chapter of his book.

A shy young man becomes a completely different person at night; a businessman who doesn't have time for his family learns a valuable lesson; a man who believes his chances of survival are better at sea than as a witness in a gangland trial receives loving sympathy from a fellow passenger.

In "Ship of Ghouls," The Amazing Alonzo (Price) fears that he is losing his power to mass-hypnotize audiences, a fact known only to his supportive fiancee, Ramona (Miss Blondell). Hurt when Alonzo keeps their relationship a secret in order to bolster his ego by dazzling a trio of lady passengers (Iris Adrian, Jane Kean and Bibi Osterwald), she turns to Capt. Stubing. Meanwhile, Bobby (Aiken), the son of the Dillers (Gary Collins and his actress-wife Mary Ann Mobley), already has alienated the daughter of Mrs. Moss (Maureen Reagan) and others with his lies. Then during the costume ball at which Alonzo is to entertain, Bobby is the only one to see Karen, the model, at a time when she desperately needs help. Larry Gelman guest stars as Harvey and Colleen Davis plays Lucy. Roger Duchowny directed the teleplay by Mickey Rose.

In "Accidental Cruise," written by Steve Hattman and Dave Hackel, the executive and his secretary come aboard a bit tipsy, are mistaken for another couple and assigned the honeymoon suite. In "The Song Is Ended," written by Lan O'Kun, a famous songwriter who lost his girl to his long-ago partner is instrumental in making the woman see her husband in a new light through his music. In "A Time for Everything," written by Lee Aronsohn, when the little girl is left in Capt. Stubing's charge by her aunt (Sandra Deel), he recalls (in flashback sequences) his love for her deceased mother. In "Anoushka," written by Michael Norell, the Commissar of Soviet Union cruise vessels is invited by the State Department to sail aboard Capt. Stubing's ship to observe procedures. Soon after she selects Doc to show her around, she turns to Julie for help because she wants to be "slinky."

A ghost (Jimmie Walker), husband-hunting for his widow (Vernee Watson of ABC's "Carter Country''), spots an attractive prospect (Greg Morris); remembered by the crew as a tubby youngster, Gopher's sister (Melissa Sue Anderson) reappears grown, gorgeous and interested in Doc, and a divorced couple (Conrad Bain and Janet Leigh), seeing off their daughter (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her husband (Peter Coffield), is accidentally locked in a stateroom together on the ABC Television Network's "The Love Boat," SATURDAY, NOV. 11 (9:00-10:00 p.m., EST). The well-intentioned ghost, seen and heard only by his widow, experiences jealousy as his mission appears to be succeeding in ''Till Death Do Us Part - Maybe," written by Ben Joelson and Art Baer. In "Chubs," written by Loraine Despres, overprotective Gopher entrusts his kid sister to Doc to stave off the ship's wolves, not realizing how sophisticated she apparently has become. The long-divorced couple meets accidentally aboard ship and has ample time to rediscover each other while trapped in an isolated cabin in "Locked Away," written by Howard Albrecht and Sol Weinstein.

In "Tony's Family," written by Henry Colman, crew members make a valiant effort to keep the stowaways Tony's wife (Mitzi Hoag) children (Tony La Torre,Kelly Greenwood, Jennifer Surprenant), Grandma (Renata Vanni) and uncle (Mario Bellini) a secret from Capt. Stubing. In "The Minister & the Stripper," written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs, the influential church member's husband, a charitable non-member, have little luck convincing her to be kind until it's almost too late. In "Her Own Two Feet," written by Ann Gibbs and Joel Kimmel, although nearly blind, Audrey (Miss Allyson) refuses to use her white cane or admit her problem and leans heavily on her solicitous husband Bert (Van Johnson) until Doc intercedes.

In "Heads or Tails" written by Ann Gibbs and Joel Kimmel, Julie is amused by the keen rivalry between her two would-be suitors until she learns that she is the subject of a wager between them. In "The Little People," written by Barry Blitzer, the father and mother, celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, have reason to sense that their son may be embarrassed about them for the first time. In "Mona of the Movies" the owner of a chain of auto repair shops feels he isn't in the same league as the movie star who actually wants to date him.

In "Folks From Home," written by series stars Fred Grandy and Bernie Kopell, Doc is fearful of the outcome when he is forced to operate, with ship-to-shore aid, following an accident. When the dignitary scheduled to present a trophy to Capt. Stubing fails to board ship, the frantic public relations representative grooms a love-smitten member of the ship's work gang to take the dignitary's place at the presentation ceremony in "The Captain's Cup," written by Ben Joelson and Art Baer; and a stunning blonde who has heard of Doc's prowess with girls chooses Gopher instead. In "Legal Eagle," written by Gordon Farr, Ben Joelson and Art Baer from a story by Sidney Reznick and Larry Markes, a divorced man, who feels he was taken to the cleaners in divorce court, is initially enraged when he meets his wife's attorney socially.

In "Isosceles Triangle, written by Mark Fink, Connie Stevens portrays the beauty who can't make up her mind when the captain and Doc both make a play for her. Robert Urich (ABC's "Vega$'') and his actress-wife, Heather Menzies, play a man and his wife who return to the ship with an orphan played by Gabriel Melgar in "El Kid," written by Barry Blitzer. Rue McClanahan plays a hosp impressive businessman played by Dabney Coleman by traveling companions (Dave Madden and Dena Dietrich) who don't realize he is job hunting in "The Last Hundred Bucks," written by Ray Jessel.

In "Double Wedding," written by Ray Jessel, on the eve of their marriage ceremony, identical twin sisters come to the conclusion that each was really meant for the other's fiance and decide to take action to ensure long, happy marriages for all concerned. In "The Ventriloquists," written by Lan O'kun, the separated couple is working together for the last time to fulfill a contract when they begin to understand each other through use of their dummies. In "Julie Falls Hard," written by Michael Norell, Julie is starry-eyed after the handsome widower proposes because she is also fond of his young teenagers (Melora Hardin and Annrae Walterhouse) who are drawn to her.

In "Second Time Around," Betty Bricker's problems mount when the actor she has hired to pose as her fiance becomes serious about his shipboard role. In "The 'Now' Marriage," the counselor's wife seeks solace from Capt. Stubing as her husband pursues an attractive passenger (Phyllis Davis). In My Sister, Irene, sweethearts of long ago plan a reunion, but the woman is so insecure about looking older that she pretends to be her own sister. The series stars Gavin MacLeod as Capt. Stubing, Lauren Tewes as Julie, Bernie Kopell as Doc, Fred Grandy as Gopher and Ted Lange as Isaac.

In "Gopher's Opportunity," written by Sue Masters and John Walsh, Gopher informs Capt. Stubing he is quitting his job after he is asked to become manager of a new resort hotel. In "Home Sweet Home," written by Ray Jessel and Natalie Schafer, a rich, gregarious widow has her furniture moved aboard, having booked passage for five years, and happily begins planning the lives of crew members, including a steward who is determined to retire to dry land. In "The Switch," written by Lan O'Kun, magician Al Breyer (Palillo) works the cruise in place of his magician-brother (Michael Gregory), who wants to avoid his assistant because she is getting serious about him.

A charming widower (Robert Mandan of Soap') and his son (Randolph Mantooth) fall in love with the same girl (Cathy Lee Crosby); an easygoing bachelor (Roddy McDovali) becomes allergic to the idea of marrying his aggressive girlfriend (Tammy Grimes); and Isaac and an influential ex-shoplifter (Debbi Morgan of "Roots: The Next Generations") on the ABC Television Network's "The Love Boat," SATURDAY, JAN. 27 (8:30-9:30 p.m., EST). From the moment Woody Sillingsley (Mandan) is introduced to his son's new girlfriend, the two hit it off too well to suit young Billingsley, in "Like Father, Like Son," written by Jerry Winnick. In "Don't Push Me," written by Barbara Evans, Christine (nis. Grimes) surprises the bachelor by joining him on the cruise, then mistakenly believes he has proposed marriage. In "Second Chance,'' written by Lee Aronsohn, after Capt. Stubing has given the teenager a job in the ship's gift shop through a juvenile rehabilitation program, he sees her alone with earrings that later disappear.

Julie and former classmate Joey (Lembeck), a disco dancer, discover that they are still romantically attracted to each other to the consternation of his current girlfriend-partner Sherry (Ms. Hartinon), in "Disco Baby," written by Ray Jessel. Capt. Stubing tries to help Malco school English and drama teacher, conquer his alcoholism in "Alas, Poor Dwyer," written by Barry Blitzer. In "After the War," written by Carmen Finestra, a draft evader (Rubinstein) and his wife (Ms. West) agonize over confronting their old friend who is now a disabled veteran (Cole). Wendy (Ms. Darby), who has broken up with her boyfriend (Landsberg), tries to find out who sent her a cruise ticket anonymously. Could it be Ross, a TV actor (George), or Pete, the class clown (Monteith) or Jason, a poetic type (Denver), in "Ticket to Ride." The segment was written by Joyce Armor and Judie Neer. Doc, smitten with a yearbook picture of Bitsy (Ms. Ferrell), a physical education teacher, makes a blind date with her and discovers that she's gained considerable weight in "Itsy Bitsy," written by Howard Albrecht and Sol Weinstein. Part 1 of 2.

Julie and former classmate Joey (Lembeck), a disco dancer, discover that they are still romantically attracted to each other to the consternation of his current girlfriend-partner Sherry (Ms. Hartinon), in "Disco Baby," written by Ray Jessel. Capt. Stubing tries to help Malco school English and drama teacher, conquer his alcoholism in "Alas, Poor Dwyer," written by Barry Blitzer. In "After the War," written by Carmen Finestra, a draft evader (Rubinstein) and his wife (Ms. West) agonize over confronting their old friend who is now a disabled veteran (Cole). Wendy (Ms. Darby), who has broken up with her boyfriend (Landsberg), tries to find out who sent her a cruise ticket anonymously. Could it be Ross, a TV actor (George), or Pete, the class clown (Monteith) or Jason, a poetic type (Denver), in "Ticket to Ride." The segment was written by Joyce Armor and Judie Neer. Doc, smitten with a yearbook picture of Bitsy (Ms. Ferrell), a physical education teacher, makes a blind date with her and discovers that she's gained considerable weight in "Itsy Bitsy," written by Howard Albrecht and Sol Weinstein. Part 2 of 2.

It looks like Capt. Stubing is leaving when he is offered command of the world's finest luxury liner by a ship's representative (Hans Conried); in a fleeting moment of premarital jitters, a young man (Ben Murphy) unwittingly dates his fiancee's (Donna Pescow of ABC's "Angie'') best friend (Carol Lynley); and Doc helps a disabled surgeon (Richard Anderson) and his troubled wife (Diana Muldaur) resolve their broken relationship, on the ABC Television Network's "The Love Boat," airing SATURDAY, FEB. 10 (9:00-10:00 p.m., EST). Crew members learn that Karl Schmidt (Conried) is considering Stubing to take over the prestigious cruise ship Lorelei, and go overboard to help their captain make an outstanding impression. A complimentary passenger (Dr. Joyce Brothers) aids their cause in "Dream Ship," written by Bruce Howard. In "Best of Friends," written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs, Carol Gilmore (Ms. Lynley) agonizes about explaining that she made a date with attractive Paul Dunbar (Murphy), never realizing he had become her girlfriend's fiance. Bitter Dr. Akers (Anderson), a brilliant surgeon prior to a disabling traffic accident, puts down his old friend Doc for practicing aboard a cruise ship until Doc diagnoses his wife as a tranquilizer addict and discovers the cause in "Aftermath," written by Lee Aronsohn.

Estelle Castlewood (Celeste Holm) begins to discover what a charming gentleman Bertram McDonald (Sir John Mills) is when she meets him as an equal aboard ship, in "A Good and Faithful! Servant," written by Bruce Howard. Poor Gopher is so clumsy and tongue-tied upon meeting the girl of his dreams (Hayley Mills) that he envisions himself as fascinating figures who could capture her attention in "The Secret Life of Burl Smith," written by Barry Blitzer. Young Lucas, given a cruise by his mother, Millicent Raleigh (Juliet Mills), for his birthday, is caught in a parental tug of war when his father. Sherman Raleigh (Hedison), boards the ship to share his birthday in "Tug of War," written by Ben Joelson and Art Baer, Reggie Jackson asks his old pal, Isaac, to help keep his identity a secret to avoid fan adulation, but changes his mind when he meets gorgeous Cleo (Telma Hopkins) in "The Designated Lover," written by Bob Fraser and Rob Dames (cq).

Isaac falls in love with a girl (Debbie Allen) who is struggling to make a marriage decision about another man; a recent heiress (Maren Jensen of ABC's "Battlestar Galactica'') believes that all men, including her former boyfriend (Dennis Cole), are after her money, and romance between two passengers (Gene Rayburn and Fannie Flagg) is threatened by the woman's snarling little dog, on the ABC Television Network's "The Love Boat," SATURDAY, FEB. 24 (9.00-10.00 pm., EST). While Isaac is befriending Selena Moore (ivis. Allen), traveling alone to consider whether she is prepared for the responsibilities of marriage, he is also falling in love with her in "The Decision," written by Henry Coleman. In "Poor Little Rich Girl," written by Ben Joelson and Art Baer, mechanic Alan Harmon (Cole) can't convince former waitress Suzanna Wells (Ms. Jensen) of his love for her until Capt Stubing suggests a most unusual ploy. In "Love Me, Love My Dog," written by Barry Blitzer, it's smooth sailing romantically for Mason Randolph (Rayburn) until the dog that Mrs. Alicia Finch (Ms. Flagg) has smuggled aboard takes an instant dislike to him.

In "Funny Valentine," written by Fred Grandy and Bernie Kopell, Julie's friend, Murphy (Ms. Eogar), entertaining on the cruise as a palm reader, not only assures dubious Capt. Stubing that he has a romantic future, but also proceeds to make it come true by falling for him. Gopher's plain neighbor, Sylvia (Ms. Dworkin), is sadly lacking in confidence until Gopher sends her roses anonymously. Meanwhile, an equally shy young man, Monroe (Zane Lasky), is watching jealously, in "The Wallflower," written by Ben Joelson and Art Baer. In "A Home Is Not a Home," written by John V. Hanrahan and Tom Dosenais, Molly and Ned (Ms. Pearl and Godfrey), a lively older couple running off to Mexico to get married, are thwarted by his son, Francis (Berlinger), and her daughter, Rowena (Ms. Donahue, until the younger couple realizes that their parents have much in common.

Julie ends up in the middle of an unusual love triangle when the visiting 13-year-old son of the head of the cruise line develops a crush on her at the same time that she is trying to win over a charming older passenger. Two longtime acquaintances find their attempt at building a romance complicated by their parents' antagonistic relationship: her father is publisher of the newspaper where he works; and his mother is leading the efforts to unionize the workers. In honor of Capt. Stubing's fifth anniversary at the helm, the crew pays two men to build a wooden model of the ship. The builders are left scrambling to undo the damage after the present accidentally gets smashed.

A singer tries to persuade his manager to let him abandon the shock tactics that made him famous and let his music speak for itself. He becomes even more determined to establish some credibility after he falls for a deaf friend of Julie's. Doc finds himself caught in the middle when an old friend grows tired of her inattentive husband's tendency to put gambling ahead of their relationship. Isaac becomes convinced that a couple plans to murder Capt. Stubing. Everyone initially believes that he is just too caught up in the murder mystery that he has been reading, but the captain and Gopher soon begin to share his suspicions.

A husband feels neglected, a woman meets a beau she thought was killed in battle, and April returns to learn Julie's job.

When Gopher series star Fred Grandy and his fun loving mother (Ethel Merman) begin their irrepressible clowning on a Mother's Day Cruise, his dad feels left out; a middle-aged husband and wife get the surprise of their lives when they discover there's a baby on the way, and a recent bride (Beth Howland) gets an accelerated course in motherhood when she has to deal with her husband's (Ken Berry) strong-willed teen-age daughters (Shelley Juttner and Michele Tobin) when the "The Love Boat" sails on the ABC Television Network, SATURDAY, MAY 12 (9:00-10:00 0.m., EDT). In "Third Wheel," written by Lee Aronshon, Gopher, who has never been close to his conservative father, Elliot Smith (Cummings), asks his mother, Ros (Ms. Merman), to perform a musical number with him for the crew show. Later they both realize they have hurt Elliot, who used to do the number with Ros in college. Maggie O'Brien (Ms. Fabray) learns from Doc that she is pregnant and dreads breaking the news to husband Mac (Nelson), who is elatedly planning a future for just the two of them now that the last of their grown children has left home, in "Grandmother's Day," written by Ann Gibbs and Joel Kimmel. In "Second String Mom," written by Lee Aronsohn, Lee Noble (Ms. Howland) is beginning to lose hope of winning the affection of her stepdaughters when they make a forbidden shore trip and suddenly need her help.

Gopher (Fred Grandy) thinks he's headed for stardom after he fills in for a singer in the lounge; a man (Conrad Janis) thinks his wife (Joanna Cassidy) is having an affair after he learns of her and her sister's (Jaye P. Morgan) escapades on past cruises, and a widow (Martha Scott) on the cruise learns more about love and life after receiving a romantic surprise.