Produced by Ben Joelson & Art Baer and Dennis Hammer
(season 8)
Produced by Dennis Hammer and William Bickley & Michael Warren
(early season 9)
Produced by Dennis Hammer and Tom Swale & Duane Poole
(late season 9 + season 10)
US Drama/Comedy/Anthology series
1977-86 3 pilot TV Movies + 220 episodes x mainly 60 min
(9 seasons)
(some 90/120 min specials)
(normally 3 stories per 60 min episode)
(plus a short 10th season of 3 specials in 1986-87)
starring
"The Love Boat" Crew Gavin MacLeod as Captain
Merrill Stubing Bernie Kopellas Doctor Adam
Bricker Ted Lange as Bartender Isaac
Washington Fred Grandy as Yeoman-Purser
Burl "Gopher" Smith Lauren Tewes as Cruise
Director Julie McCoy (1977-84)(seasons 1-7) Pat Klous as Cruise Director
Judy McCoy (1984-86) (seasons 8-9) Jill Whelan as Vicki Stubing,
the Captain's daughter (1979-1987)
Ted McGinley as Photographer
Ashley Covington Evans (ACE) (1983-87) Marion Ross as Emily Stubing,
the Captain's wife (1985-1986)
"The Love Boat" Mermaids (
(1985-1986): Teri Hatcheras Amy, Loveboat
Mermaid
Stories of the passengers and crew of 'The Pacific Princess'.
"The Love Boat" theme song
written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox
sung by Jack Jones (1977-1985)
sung by Dionne Warwick (1985-1986)
'The Love Boat' made its debut in 1977. It was a show that ABC patterned
after their successful hit 'Love: American Style'.
casting by Dennis Hammer
costume design by Nolan Miller
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