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All episodes Season 1 S01E09 1977-11-26 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Romance Roulette / The Captain's Captain / Hounded

TV Flash files “Romance Roulette / The Captain's Captain / Hounded” as hour 9 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 1, episode 9, aired 1977-11-26, 60 min.

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This leaf is S01E09: listed hour 9 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 9 of 25 in season 1. It aired 1977-11-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Understudy / Married Singles / Lost and Found” (S01E08). Next is “Dear Beverly / The Strike / Special Delivery” (S01E10).

The Love Boat — Romance Roulette / The Captain's Captain / Hounded (S01E09)

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Retired sea Capt. Merrill Stubing Sr. (Phil Silvers) boards the Pacific Princess and makes life miserable for his son, Stubing Jr. in "The Captain's Captain." Veteran come-dienne Judy Canova, mother of Diana Canova of "Soap," plays the lady who takes the elder Stubing's mind off the sea. Ann Gibbs and Joel Kimmel wrote the script. Gary Burghoff (Radar in "M*A*S*H") is a dog-shy passenger trapped in his cabin by a slightly confused, over-trained German Shepherd dog in "A Dog's Life." David Ketchum and Tony DiMarco wrote this segment. David Landsberg and Vince Baggetta are the unwitting "victims" in a naughty game being played by a trio of eager lovelies (Jane Curtin, Susan Heldfond and Joanna Kerns) in "Romance Roulette," written by Howard Albrecht and Sol Weinstein.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Romance Roulette / The Captain's Captain / Hounded sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S01E09 is listed hour 9 of 245 — hour 9 of 25 in season 1, season 1 episode 9.

When did The Love Boat S01E09 air?

Romance Roulette / The Captain's Captain / Hounded aired 1977-11-26 and is listed at 60 minutes.

Do I watch in order?

No. It is a multi-story guest-star anthology with a regular crew. Sample any cruise; Stubing's ship is the constant.

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Gavin MacLeod's Captain Stubing hosts three guest-star storylines a week while Julie, Doc, Gopher, and Isaac keep the Pacific Princess meddling. Aaron Spelling cruise-ship anthology as comfort franchise: formula as feature, theme as furniture. Bon voyage, subtlety — the cameo sport still photographs.

The first image is white: uniforms, rails, Pacific soft-focus, and Gavin MacLeod's Captain Merrill Stubing hosting three guest-star storylines before the dessert cart. ABC's The Love Boat (1977–1986) turned cruise vacation into Aaron Spelling's floating hit factory — nine seasons, 245 episodes, formula as feature. Lauren Tewes's Julie McCoy, Ted Lange's Isaac, Bernie Kopell's Doc, and Fred Grandy's Gopher never age out of meddling. Jeraldine Saunders' nonfiction about cruise life inspired the premise; Wilford…

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