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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Captain and the Lady/One If by Land/Centerfold

    • September 24, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Captain Stubing is trapped on the cruise with his ex-wife. The future wife of a politician worries over some scandalous photos. A woman is pursued by her boyfriend at all the ship's ports of call.

  • S01E02 Oh, Dale!/The Main Event/A Tasteful Affair

    • October 1, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    A man must pose as a woman to gain passage on the ship so that he can pursue an ex-girlfriend. A bickering married couple gets trapped in the elevator. A detective falls for a married woman whose husband has hired him to trail her.

  • S01E03 Ex Plus Y/Graham and Kelly/Goldenagers

    • October 8, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    A divorced couple takes the cruise with new mates, and can't seem to avoid one another or stop arguing. Two adolescents develop an awkward flirtation. A senior group inadvertently interferes with its director's fledgling romance with Julie.

  • S01E04 Message for Maureen/The Acapulco Connection/Gotcha

    • October 15, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    A wheelchair-ridden tennis star rekindles a romance with a critical sportswriter. A Mexican woman with singing aspirations stows away on the ship. A man annoys his wife and other passengers with his incessant practical jokes.

  • S01E05 Help, Murder/Isaac the Groupie/Mr. Popularity

    • October 22, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    A woman gets the wrong idea from her husband's secretive behavior and fears that he is plotting to murder her. Isaac begins a whirlwind romance with an internationally known singer. A couple suspects that a painfully boring passenger is actually a wanted jewel thief.

  • S01E06 The Joker Is Mild/First Time Out/Take My Granddaughter, Please

    • October 29, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Julie's family friend turns to her for help reviving his sputtering standup comedy career. A meddling woman tries to interfere in her granddaughter's love life. A young man's fraternity brothers pressure him to lose his virginity during the cruise.

  • S01E07 Identical Problem/Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx

    • November 5, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    Identical twins pretend to be one person but both fall for Doc. Julie is reacquainted with an ex-lover. The crew believes that an elderly couple who survived the Titanic is cursed.

  • S01E08 Lost and Found/The Understudy/Married Singles

    • November 19, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    A boy befriends a couple who recently lost a young son. A trainee schemes to steal Julie's job. A bickering married couple takes the cruise and stays in separate cabins.

  • S01E09 The Captain's Captain/Hounded/Romance Roulette

    • November 26, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    The captain's demanding father leaves the entire crew on edge. A dog traps a passenger in his cabin. Three friends try to meet men through an unusual game.

  • S01E10 Dear Beverly/The Strike/Special Delivery

    • December 3, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    An advice columnist neglects her husband. A substitute chef has a bad history with Capt. Stubing. A man and his estranged pregnant wife take the cruise without knowing the other is also on board.

  • S01E11 Lonely at the Top/Divorce Me, Please/Silent Night

    • December 10, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    It's Christmas on the ship and the captain tries to strike the right balance between leadership and friendship. A married man and woman desperately try to get each other to grant a divorce. An ex-con seeks revenge on the person who framed him. A priest brings a group of orphans on the cruise.

  • S01E12 The Old Man and the Runaway/A Fine Romance/The Painters

    • December 24, 1977
    • ABC (US)

    A crotchety old man and a teenage runaway form an unlikely friendship. Julie grows frustrated when an old friend of her brother's repeatedly rejects her advances without explanation. A pair of incompetent painters continually screws up the re-painting of Capt. Stubing's cabin.

  • S01E13 Cinderella Story/Family Reunion/Too Hot to Handle

    • January 7, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A woman who believes her departed dad was a noble sea captain forms an attachment for a devilish old purser; a newlywed couple are prevented by dislocated backs, sunburn and even poison ivy from enjoying their honeymoon; the crew upgrades a couple with modest means to a luxurious suite without consulting Capt. Stubing, forcing the couple to pose as wealthy socialites.

  • S01E14 Isaac's Double Standard/One More Time/Chimpanzeeshines

    • January 14, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    Isaac's possessive mother becomes jealous of her son's lady friend, while he objects to his mom sharing a cabin with her latest boyfriend; a divorced comedy team is too busy making jokes to admit they miss each other; Gopher's budding romance is nearly foiled by a jewel-stealing monkey.

  • S01E15 Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (Part 1)

    • January 21, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    Part 1: A famous Hollywood couple tries to find a balance between their professional and personal lives. Inept thieves try steal an expensive jewel. Blind childhood friends meet up, but one of them can now see. A philandering husband is caught on board with wife and mistress.

  • S01E16 Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade (Part 2)

    • January 21, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    Part 2: A famous Hollywood couple tries to find a balance between their professional and personal lives. Inept thieves try steal an expensive jewel. Blind childhood friends meet up, but one of them can now see. A philandering husband is caught on board with wife and mistress.

  • S01E17 The Congressman Was Indiscreet/Isaac's History Lesson/Winner Take Love

    • January 28, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A congressman unjustly accused of being involved in a scandal seeks refuge aboard the Pacific Princess; Isaac and a lovely intellectual snob clash over a colorful old passenger; a beauty pageant contestant's whose chances of winning are jeopardized by her possessive boyfriend.

  • S01E18 Last of the Stubings/Million Dollar Man/The Sisters

    • February 4, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    Stubing's nephew comes on board to train to be a seaman but doesn't do a good job at anything he does. A man who just stole a million dollars meets a woman who upon learning of what he has done reveals herself to be a cop who plans to turn him in. Two sisters compete for the affections of the same man.

  • S01E19 The Inspector/A Very Special Girl/Until the Last Goodbye

    • February 11, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    The crew after being informed that an inspector from the line will coming on board to do a report on them, but not knowing who he is, they try to be extra nice to anyone whom they is the inspector but always come up wrong. Two girls, one a stunner, the other, a plain girl. Now when two guys compete for the hot girl and when one of them gets her, the other has to take care of her companion.

  • S01E20 Computerman/Parlez-Vous/Memories of You

    • February 13, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A slick computer matchmaker proceeds to pair up cruise guests while setting himself up with Julie; two American gold-diggers pretend to be French; a New York advertising executive meets up with a long-lost love.

  • S01E21 Taking Sides/A Friendly Little Game/Going by the Book

    • February 18, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    An older couple's problems affect the marriage of newlyweds. An elderly man who is riddled with debts, but is desperate to take his wife on a cruise to meet their grandchildren, decides to pay for the trip with a dodgy deck of cards and aims to take the crew for all the money they have. A young man who is very inexperienced with women relies on a self-help book on how to win them over. However, he and Doc Bricker butt heads by going after the same girl.

  • S01E23 The Love Boats

    • May 5, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A young bachelor must marry within the week in order to claim a $3 million inheritance; a drab widow poses as a glamorous adventuress and captures the heart of the Captain; a confirmed male chauvinist angers his fiancee, who finds comfort in sick bay with Doc; a scandal sheet reporter sets out to compile material for a sins-at-sea story.

  • S01E24 This Business of Love/Crash Diet Crush/I'll Never Fall in Love Again

    • May 13, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A reformed prostitute causes trouble between a one-time "John" and his wife; Captain Stubing re-encounters an old flame; a fun-loving older couple help bring two lovers back together

  • S01E25 Gopher, the Rebel/Cabin Fever/Pacific Princess Overture

    • May 20, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A young female passenger encourages Gopher to be his own person and stand up for himself to Captain Stubing. However, neither were expecting the consequences of their actions. A cheating husband is caught when his neighbors from home also board the cruise. However, being holed up in a cabin with his mistress isn't all that he hoped it would be. A businessman uses all his wiles to convince a grieving widow to sell her husband's business to a Japanese conglomerate. But he soon comes to realize that this may not be the best idea.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Marooned/The Search/Isaac's Holiday (1)

    • September 16, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    On a land excursion, the crew is kidnapped by an eccentric islander and must endure a hurricane.

  • S02E01 Marooned/The Search/Isaac's Holiday (2)

    • September 16, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    On a land excursion, the crew is kidnapped by an eccentric islander and must endure a hurricane.

  • S02E02 Julie's Dilemma/Who's Who?/Rocky

    • September 23, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    Julie's parents arrive on board the Pacific Princess and announce their plans to divorce; an author of morally uplifting pamphlets and a prim censor fall in love while sharing a cabin; a young girl's tomboy image falters after she receives her first kiss.

  • S02E03 The Man Who Loved Women/A Different Girl/Oh, My Aching Brother

    • September 30, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A man romances three women, not knowing they are traveling together; Captain Stubing's godson reconnects with his wife after a long absence; two brothers stage an injury in order to sue the ship's operators.

  • S02E04 Where Is It Written?/Julie's Aunt/The Big Deal

    • October 14, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    Captain Stubing's uncle pursues Julie; a desperate businessman uses his daughter as bait to close a deal; the neglected wife of a publisher romances a novelist.

  • S02E05 The Kissing Bandit/Mike and Ike/The Witness

    • October 21, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A shy young man becomes a completely different person at night; a businessman who doesn't have time for his family learns a valuable lesson; a man who believes his chances of survival are better at sea than as a witness in a gangland trial receives loving sympathy from a fellow passenger.

  • S02E06 Ship of Ghouls

    • October 28, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A magician keeps his engagement secret in order to dazzle female audiences, while his neglected fiancee turns to Captain Stubing for comfort; Doc and Gopher pursue a model who is afraid to face people after a recent accident; a boy with a habit of lying can't get anyone to help during a real time of need.

  • S02E07 Accidental Cruise/The Song Is Ended/A Time for Everything/Anoushka

    • November 4, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    An executive and his secretary are mistakenly assigned the honeymoon suite; a songwriter's music renews a woman's love for her husband; Captain Stubing meets his daughter by a former girlfriend; Julie helps give a Russian commissar a sexy new image.

  • S02E08 Till Death Do Us Part - Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away

    • November 11, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A ghost experiences jealousy as his mission to find his wife a new husband appears to be succeeding; overprotective Gopher mistakenly entrusts his kid sister to Doc to stave off the ship's wolves, not realizing that she's all grown up; a long-divorced couple is accidentally trapped in an isolated cabin.

  • S02E09 Tony's Family/Man of the Cloth/Her Own Two Feet

    • November 18, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    The crew tries to hide six stowaways from Capt. Stubing; a church member disapproves of her minister's new romance; a nearly blind woman refuses to admit her problem until Doc intercedes.

  • S02E10 Heads or Tails/The Little People/Mona of the Movie

    • November 25, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A movie queen intimidates a businessman; two swingers make a bet on their chances with Julie; a man takes his diminutive parents on the cruise for their 25th wedding anniversary and finds romance.

  • S02E11 The Folks from Home/The Captain's Cup/Legal Eagle

    • December 2, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    Doc must perform a risky operation after an accident; one of the ship's laborers is recruited to replace a missing dignitary; a bitterly divorced man has it in for his ex-wife's attorney.

  • S02E12 Isosceles Triangle/El Kid/The Last Hundred Bucks

    • December 9, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    A beauty can't choose between Cap. Stubing and Doc; a man and his wife return to the ship with an orphaned boy; a hospital executive falls for a seemingly successful businessman.

  • S02E13 Double Wedding/The Dummies/Julie Falls Hard

    • December 16, 1978
    • ABC (US)

    Identical twin sisters swap fiances; a separated ventriloquist team use their dummies to rebuild their relationship; a handsome widower proposes to Julie.

  • S02E14 Second Time Around/The 'Now' Marriage/My Sister, Irene

    • January 13, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    Doc's ex-wife hires an actor to play her fiancé; a philandering marriage counselor's wife seeks solace from Capt. Stubing; a woman pretends to be her own sister for a reunion with a former sweetheart.

  • S02E15 Gopher's Opportunity/Home Sweet Home/The Switch

    • January 20, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    Gopher quits his job to manage a new hotel; a wealthy eccentric widow books a five-year passage and begins meddling in the crew members' lives; a magician tries to avoid his assistant by sending his brother to perform in his place.

  • S02E16 Like Father, Like Son/Don't Push Me/Second Chance

    • January 27, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    A father takes too much of a liking to his son's new girlfriend; a bachelor is terrified at the idea of marrying his gung-ho girlfriend; the crew gives a troubled teen a chance at rehabilitation.

  • S02E17 Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy (Part 1)

    • February 3, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    Julie's high-school class holds its ten-year reunion on board the ship, but her former teacher is struggling with alcoholism, a past boyfriend is with her former rival, her recently divorced friend is on the cruise thanks to an unknown admirer, one of her classmates is romanced by Doc, the football star reunites with former teammates and a draft dodger meets a wounded Vietnam veteran.

  • S02E17 Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy (Part 2)

    • February 3, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    Julie's high-school class holds its ten-year reunion on board the ship, but her former teacher is struggling with alcoholism, a past boyfriend is with her former rival, her recently divorced friend is on the cruise thanks to an unknown admirer, one of her classmates is romanced by Doc, the football star reunites with former teammates and a draft dodger meets a wounded Vietnam veteran.

  • S02E18 Dream Boat/Best of Friends/Aftermath

    • February 10, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    The crew goes overboard to help Capt. Stubing make a good impression when he is up for a job on a prestigious ship; a woman unknowingly makes a date with a friend's fiancé; a disabled surgeon belittles Doc for practicing aboard a cruise ship until Doc makes a surprising diagnosis.

  • S02E19 A Good and Faithful Servant/Secret Life of Burl Smith/Tug of War/Designated Lover

    • February 17, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    A vacationing chauffeur and his wealthy employer fall in love; Gopher fantasizes that he is various flamboyant heroes; a separated couple vies for their son's affection; Reggie Jackson can't convince anyone that he really is the famous slugger.

  • S02E20 The Decision/Poor Little Rich Girl/Love Me, Love My Dog

    • February 24, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    A terrier protects its owner from the advances of a gentleman; a waitress inherits a fortune and finds romance and a new life; Isaac laments his ill-fated love affairs.

  • S02E21 Funny Valentine/The Wallflower/A Home Is Not a Home

    • March 3, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    A wallflower is secretly followed by a shy milquetoast; Stubing is charmed by a fortuneteller; two honeymooning retirees are unexpectedly joined by their overprotective children.

  • S02E22 Ages of Man/Families/Bo 'n' Sam

    • March 10, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    Julie is pursued by the teenage son of the head of the cruise line while trying to win over a charming older passenger; a couple has trouble starting a romance because their parents are enemies; the crew pays two men to build a wooden model of the ship, but the gift accidentally gets smashed.

  • S02E23 Sounds of Silence/Cyrano de Bricker/Murder on the High Seas

    • March 17, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    A rock star falls for Julie's deaf friend; Doc's old friend competes with gambling for her husband's affection; Isaac is convinced that a couple plans to murder Capt. Stubing.

  • S02E24 Super Mom/I'll See You Again/April's Return

    • May 5, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    April Lopez returns as a singer but wants to become a cruise director; a couple brings its rambunctious children on a second honeymoon; Capt. Stubing's navy buddy meets up with an old flame.

  • S02E25 Third Wheel/Grandmother's Day/Second String Mom

    • May 12, 1979
    • ABC (US)

    Gopher gives his parents a cruise, but his father is jealous of Gopher's relationship with his mother; an older couple is stunned by an unexpected pregnancy; a widower's teenage daughters reject his new wife, but then need her help.

Season 3