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All episodes Season 1 S01E25 1978-05-20 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Pacific Princess Overtures / Cabin Fever / Gopher, the Rebel

TV Flash files “Pacific Princess Overtures / Cabin Fever / Gopher, the Rebel” as the last listed hour of season 1 — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 1, episode 25, aired 1978-05-20, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S01E25: listed hour 25 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, last listed hour of season 1. It aired 1978-05-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Crash Diet Crush / This Business of Love / I'll Never Fall in Love Again” (S01E24). Next is “Marooned / The Search / Isaac's Holiday Part 1” (S02E01).

The Love Boat — Pacific Princess Overtures / Cabin Fever / Gopher, the Rebel (S01E25)

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A young female passenger encourages Gopher to be his own person and stand up for himself to Captain Stubing. However, neither were expecting the consequences of their actions. A cheating husband is caught out when his neighbours from home also board the cruise. However, being holed up in a cabin with his mistress isn't all that he hoped it would be. A businessman uses all his wiles to convince a grieving widow to sell her husband's business to a Japanese conglomerate. But he soon comes to realize that this may not be the best idea.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Pacific Princess Overtures / Cabin Fever / Gopher, the Rebel sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S01E25 is listed hour 25 of 245 — last listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 25.

When did The Love Boat S01E25 air?

Pacific Princess Overtures / Cabin Fever / Gopher, the Rebel aired 1978-05-20 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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Why this series still plays

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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