The Love Boat (television series)

The Love Boat was an influential television sitcom, broadcast between 1977 and 1986.^[1] The series was set aboard the small cruise ship Pacific Princess. In each of the shows 249 episodes, guest stars playing passengers, found love under the benevolent oversight of the crew, played by series regulars.

References

↑ "The Role of a Lifetime". The New York Times. 2010-01-08. p. B6. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2026-05-23. Retrieved 2026-05-23. Gavin MacLeod may hold some kind of record for consecutive long-running series: he went straight from being the news writer in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (168 episodes) to being captain of “The Love Boat” (249 episodes).

[nytimes2010-01-08-1] "The Role of a Lifetime". The New York Times. 2010-01-08. p. B6. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2026-05-23. Retrieved 2026-05-23. Gavin MacLeod may hold some kind of record for consecutive long-running series: he went straight from being the news writer in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (168 episodes) to being captain of “The Love Boat” (249 episodes).

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