The Love Boat: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Each week, passengers looking for romance board the beautiful Pacific Princess cruise ship as it sails to tropical and exotic lands. Captain Stubing, Julie, Gopher, Dr. Adam, and Isaac help them to get the most out of their trips and do their best to help them fall in love.

Series details

• Title: The Love Boat
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 1977-09-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 1484

Cast and credited roles

• Bernie Kopell — Dr. Adam Bricker
• Ted Lange — Isaac Washington
• Gavin MacLeod — Captain Merrill Stubing
• Fred Grandy — Gopher Smith
• Lauren Tewes — Julie McCoy
• Jill Whelan — Vicki Stubing
• Ted McGinley — Ace Evans
• Pat Klous — Judy McCoy
• Marion Ross — Emily Heywood-Stubing
• Ted Hamilton — Captain Thomas Allenford III
• Dick Van Patten — Dr. Adam O'Neil
• Joseph R. Sicari — Steward Nino

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-09-24; final listed air date 1978-05-20; episode order: 25.
• Season 2: premiered 1978-09-16; final listed air date 1979-05-12; episode order: 28.
• Season 3: premiered 1979-09-15; final listed air date 1980-05-03; episode order: 28.
• Season 4: premiered 1980-10-25; final listed air date 1981-05-16; episode order: 28.
• Season 5: premiered 1981-10-10; final listed air date 1982-05-15; episode order: 29.
• Season 6: premiered 1982-10-02; final listed air date 1983-05-07; episode order: 29.
• Season 7: premiered 1983-10-01; final listed air date 1984-05-12; episode order: 27.
• Season 8: premiered 1984-09-22; final listed air date 1985-05-04; episode order: 27.
• Season 9: premiered 1985-09-28; final listed air date 1986-05-24; episode order: 25.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Love Boat on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.