The Love Boat
Romance Roulette / The Captain's Captain / Hounded
Season 1, Episode 9 · Aired 1977-11-26
Synopsis
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.
In the series
This episode is part of The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC.
Excursion of the week — guest stars, cupids in white, and Pacific soft-focus.
Key cast
- Gavin MacLeod as Capt. Merrill Stubing
- Bernie Kopell as Dr. Adam Bricker
- Fred Grandy as Burl 'Gopher' Smith
- Ted Lange as Isaac Washington
- Lauren Tewes as Julie McCoy
Also in season 1
- S01E01 The Captain and the Lady / One if By Land / Centerfold
- S01E02 Oh, Dale! / The Main Event / A Tasteful Affair
- S01E03 Ex Plus Y / Graham and Kelly / Golden Agers
- S01E04 Message for Maureen / Acapulco Connection / Gotcha
- S01E05 Help! Murder! / Isaac the Groupie / Mr. Popularity
- S01E06 The Joker is Mild / First Time Out / Take My Granddaughter, Please