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[[Image:Love-boat.jpg|frame|The Love Boat - Opening Title]]'''''The Love Boat''''' was a [[TV series]] set on a [[cruise ship]], which aired on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Television Network]] from [[1977]] until [[1986]]. |
[[Image:Love-boat.jpg|frame|The Love Boat - Opening Title]]'''''The Love Boat''''' was a [[TV series]] set on a [[cruise ship]], which aired on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Television Network]] from [[1977]] until [[1986]]. |
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The [[sitcom]] was usually set about a cruise liner called ''The Pacific Princess,'' whose passengers and crew had romantic and funny adventures every week. Other ships used were the ''Stella Solaris'' (for a [[Mediterranean]] cruise), ''Pearl of Scandinavia'' (for a Chinese cruise), the ''Royal Viking Sky'' (for European cruises) and the ''Royal Princess'' (for a [[Caribbean]] cruise). |
The [[sitcom]] was usually set about a cruise liner called ''[[Pacific Princess|The Pacific Princess]],'' whose passengers and crew had romantic and funny adventures every week. Other ships used were the ''Stella Solaris'' (for a [[Mediterranean]] cruise), ''Pearl of Scandinavia'' (for a Chinese cruise), the ''Royal Viking Sky'' (for European cruises) and the ''Royal Princess'' (for a [[Caribbean]] cruise). |
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The series' attraction was in the casting of well-known actors in guest-starring roles, with many famous film stars of yesteryear making rare television appearances. Although it wasn't the first series to use the all-star cast anthology format — ''[[Love American Style]]'' used the same device a decade earlier -- ''Love Boat'' perfected the genre and future shows in similar style (''[[Supertrain]]'' and ''[[Masquerade (TV series)|Masquerade]]'' to name two) were inevitably compared to ''Love Boat''. |
The series' attraction was in the casting of well-known actors in guest-starring roles, with many famous film stars of yesteryear making rare television appearances. Although it wasn't the first series to use the all-star cast anthology format — ''[[Love American Style]]'' used the same device a decade earlier -- ''Love Boat'' perfected the genre and future shows in similar style (''[[Supertrain]]'' and ''[[Masquerade (TV series)|Masquerade]]'' to name two) were inevitably compared to ''Love Boat''. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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[[List of guest stars on The Love Boat]] |
[[List of guest stars on The Love Boat]] |
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==International== |
==International== |
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Revision as of 06:38, 22 May 2006
The Love Boat was a TV series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from 1977 until 1986.
The sitcom was usually set about a cruise liner called The Pacific Princess, whose passengers and crew had romantic and funny adventures every week. Other ships used were the Stella Solaris (for a Mediterranean cruise), Pearl of Scandinavia (for a Chinese cruise), the Royal Viking Sky (for European cruises) and the Royal Princess (for a Caribbean cruise).
The series' attraction was in the casting of well-known actors in guest-starring roles, with many famous film stars of yesteryear making rare television appearances. Although it wasn't the first series to use the all-star cast anthology format — Love American Style used the same device a decade earlier -- Love Boat perfected the genre and future shows in similar style (Supertrain and Masquerade to name two) were inevitably compared to Love Boat.
The series was also distinctive as being one of the only hour-long series ever made for American television that used a laugh track (Eight is Enough, on the same network and produced at the same time, being another example).
Another unique aspect of the Love Boat was its writing format. Each segment was written by a different set of writers. Each set of writers worked on one group of guest stars and their story of the week. So episodes ended up with ungangly titles like "Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy: Part 1".
The show was based on the same premise as the 1956-60 television hit, The Gale Storm Show (aka Oh! Susanna).
The Love Boat theme song was sung by Jack Jones (except for the last season, where a cover version by Dionne Warwick was used). The lyrics were written by composer Paul Williams.
From June 1980 to June 1981, and again from September 1981 to June 1983, ABC aired daytime reruns of the show from 11:00-12:00 (ET) each morning.
Cast
- Bernie Kopell - Dr. Adam Bricker
- Fred Grandy - Burl "Gopher" Smith
- Gavin MacLeod - Captain Merrill Stubing
- Jill Whelan - Vicki Stubing, the captain's daughter
- Lauren Tewes - Cruise Director Julie McCoy
- Pat Klous - Judy McCoy
- Ted Lange - Bartender Isaac Washington
- Ted McGinley - Ashley "Ace" Covington Evans
- Andrea Blanken - Andrea Fluffer
Sequels
- There was a TV movie after the show was cancelled, The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (1990).
- A second TV series, Love Boat: The Next Wave aired on the UPN Network from 1998 to 1999. It starred Robert Urich as Captain Jim Kennedy. Several members of the cast of the original series guest-starred on one episode, where it was revealed that Julie and "Doc" had been in love all along.
See also
List of guest stars on The Love Boat Pacific Princess