The Love Boat
Dear Beverly / The Strike / Special Delivery
Season 1, Episode 10 · Aired 1977-12-03
Synopsis
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.
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