The Love Boat
Julie's Aunt / Where is it Written? / The Big Deal
Season 2, Episode 5 · Aired 1978-10-14
Synopsis
In "Julie's Aunt," written by Barry Blitzer, Red Buttons portrays Capt. Stubing's Uncle Cyrus, who takes a shine to Julie and uses every trick in his devious mind to get Julie alone. Julie finally gets an assist from a surprising Aunt Phoebe. In "The Big Deal," written by James F. Henry, Mackenzie Phillips plays the daughter of a desperate businessman (Allen Ludden) who selfishly lets her jeopardize her romance with the bandleader (Erik Estrada) to entice another businessman (Sam Groom) into signing a merger. "Where Is it Written?," by Lan O'Kun, has Hope Lange portraying the neglected wife of a publisher (Gene Barry). She succumbs to the romantic advances of novelist Mark Little john (Richard Mulligan) who is on the cruise, hoping it will give him the inspiration for the final chapter of his book.
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