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All episodes Season 1 S01E10 1977-12-03 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Dear Beverly / The Strike / Special Delivery

TV Flash files “Dear Beverly / The Strike / Special Delivery” as hour 10 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 1, episode 10, aired 1977-12-03, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S01E10: listed hour 10 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 10 of 25 in season 1. It aired 1977-12-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Romance Roulette / The Captain's Captain / Hounded” (S01E09). Next is “Lonely at the Top / Silent Night / Divorce Me, Please” (S01E11).

The Love Boat — Dear Beverly / The Strike / Special Delivery (S01E10)

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Beverly Blanchard (Eva Gabor) and husband Russ (Leslie Nielsen) plan a few days at sea alone, but the glamorous scribe iis recognized quickly by advice-hungry passengers in "Dear Beverly." The script was written by Ben Joelson and Art Baer. An arrogant chef (Al Molinaro) comes aboard as a replace ment and nearly drives Capt. Stubing mad in "The Strike," written by Mark Fink. Gail and Jeff Smith (Pamela Franklin and Bob Urich) remain in love, though their marriage supposedly has ended. Neither realizes the other is on board, and Jeff doesn't know Gail is expecting in "Special Delivery." Marion Freeman wrote the script.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Dear Beverly / The Strike / Special Delivery sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S01E10 is listed hour 10 of 245 — hour 10 of 25 in season 1, season 1 episode 10.

When did The Love Boat S01E10 air?

Dear Beverly / The Strike / Special Delivery aired 1977-12-03 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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Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality · Show package

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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