The Love Boat

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ABC (ended 1986)
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This lighthearted anthology series came from the mind of successful producer Aaron Spelling. A new set of passengers would work through their problems with love every week aboard the Pacific Princess, which would make its way south from California to Mexico and back.''''After the seventh season, Lauren Tewes was dismissed from her role as Julie McCoy because of substance abuse problems. Julie's responsibilities were shifted to new characters Judy McCoy (Julie's sister) and Ace Evans. Also brought onboard were a group of dancers for the ship's club, the Love Boat Mermaids, which included a young Teri Hatcher (Lois & Clark, Desperate Housewives).''''In 1978 and from 1980 to 1984, The Love Boat ran on Saturday nights along with Fantasy Island, a similar Aaron Spelling anthology. Originally shown at 10 in its first season, it moved to the 9 p.m. time slot for the majority of its run before returning to 10 p.m. for its final season after the cancellation of Fantasy Island.''''Nielsen Ranking:''#14 in the 1977-1978 Season''#17 in the 1978-1979 Season''#24 in the 1979-1980 Season''#5 in the 1980-1981 Season''#14 in the 1981-1982 Season''#9 in the 1982-1983 Season''#17 in the 1983-1984 Season''#56 in the 1985-1986 Season''''The memorable theme song was ranked the #32 greatest TV theme by TV Land in 2002.moreless
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S 10 :  Ep 4 Aired 2/27/87
S 10 :  Ep 3 Aired 12/25/86
S 10 :  Ep 2 Aired 12/25/86
S 10 :  Ep 1 Aired 11/21/86
S 9 :  Ep 25 Aired 5/24/86

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  • This series was the DWTS of its day.

    5.5
    "Mediocre"
    By sandbur, Apr 18, 2010 Report Abuse
    Like DWTS, it was a marginal premise that might have had some merit had they used pros!

    Instead, the story lines were impossibly weak and utterly predictable, and the guest star list for the most part was a "Who's That?" instead of a "Who's Who". Hence the DWTS connection.

    I give it a 5.5 because:

    1) on the rare occasion there was a guest star I wanted to see, I did tune in and at that age, anything they did, no matter how stupid, was watchable. 2) at that age, I liked Lauren Tewes hairdo! What can I say? I was deep as a child!

    Give me pros, and I'll watch them "dance" in any era. Career resurrection should be on the merits, and this is not a worthy format; then or now.moreless

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  • It's Love

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    By hdgsmr, Sep 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    I loved watching the love boat. It had a very catchy theme song and how about Isac, he was so hot for a guy in the 80's. Wish I could watch some of the episodes today. I love the 80's.
    The love boat, soon will be making another run, the love boat promises something for everyone, you set a course for adventure your mind on a new romance, and love wont hurt anymore.........OK that's all I remember. lol if someone knows a TV station that still plays episodes of this show, let it be known, i would sit down and watch the marathon.moreless

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  • We like it very much. Please bring it back!! It was my favorite show as a young child. I even yelled at my kids when I missed it... Because it did come on tvland for a little while.. Thank You Brezze familymoreless

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    By glendabreeze, Apr 14, 2007 Report Abuse
    Dear Review broad, I am 40 yrs old and I think Love boat need's to come back on the air and I miss it so bad it made me mad... I watched it when I was a little kid with my faimly and friends I really think you need to put it back on the air. My kids wathced that show and I would tell them that this is what I watched when I was a little kid I sure do miss it been on!!!! So how about yall put it back on the air I have been wanting to watch it so bad.... I am expeting for it to be back on right now please it makes me mad...... Thank you Breeze family

    I won't it back now and if we don't get it back untell we do i am going to keep on writng to u!!moreless

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  • Ok I sometimes watched this. But have no desire at all ever to see it again.

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    By SoylentYellow, Dec 27, 2006 Report Abuse
    Why did I watch this? I have no idea. If it were on today I definitely would NOT. Maybe it was because I wanted to bend Jill Whelan over the piano, if you know what I mean. This show was mostly an employment agency for has-been actors.



    I thought a great idea for the series finale would have been: ...... A) Love Boat is sucked thru a time vortex (i.e FINAL COUNTDOWN) into World War II and is sunk by a German U-Boat - the crew ends up at imprisoned at Stalag-13 - Colonel Klink tortures them for information about the future in an attempt to gain favor with Hitler. As the series concludes Klink says to a Los Alamos scientist who was on the ship "Now tell me more about the A-Bomb and the H-Bomb!" ....... B) While on an Alaskan Cruise, the Love Boat strikes an iceberg for a re-enactment of TITANIC.

    ..........I'd personally go with option A.moreless

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  • Will I ever NOT know how the theme song melody went? I doubt it.

    7.9
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    By U4ric, Jul 23, 2006 Report Abuse
    What can I say that hasn't been said before? Not much. As the show itself was basically the same story line but with little twists here and there, my review will most likely not shed any new light on the show.

    That said, I was pretty much faithful viewer of this and Fantasy Island. Yes, I was lured into the same story over and over week after week and I'm not afraid to admit it. This was mostly because it was an escape. Real life wasn't as glamorous or as fun as it seemed on these shows and how could I resist a catchy theme song? I'm even humming it right now in my head sad, but true.moreless

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