The Love Boat
Old Man and the Runaway / A Fine Romance / The Painters
Season 1, Episode 12 · Aired 1977-12-24
Synopsis
Old Franklyn Bootherstone (Will Geer) discovers he knows more about the younger generation than he thought when teenage runaway Nancy Brown (Bayn Johnson) decides to "crash" in his cabin in "The old Man and the Runaway." Howard Albrecht and Sol Weinstein wrote the script and Stu Margolin directed. In "A Fine Romance," Julie is thrilled when Sean McGlynn (Anson Williams) - the object of her girlhood fantasies - comes aboard for a cruise. But neither Julie nor Sean's cabin mate, Mickey O'Day (Tom Poston), are aware that Sean is a priest, out of "uniform" during vacation. The script by Jack Hanrahan and Don Sherman was directed by Stu Margolin. Arte Johnson and Pat Morita are two dingbat painters who are still working on the skipper's cabin when the Pacific Princess goes to sea in "The Painters," written by Ray Jessel and directed by Jim Sheldon.
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