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All episodes Season 2 S02E07 1978-10-28 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Ship of Ghouls

TV Flash files “Ship of Ghouls” as hour 32 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 2, episode 7, aired 1978-10-28, 60 min.

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This leaf is S02E07: listed hour 32 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 7 of 27 in season 2. It aired 1978-10-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Kissing Bandit / The Witness / Mike and Ike” (S02E06). Next is “Accidental Cruise / The Song is Ended / A Time for Everything / Anoushka” (S02E08).

The Love Boat — Ship of Ghouls (S02E07)

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In "Ship of Ghouls," The Amazing Alonzo (Price) fears that he is losing his power to mass-hypnotize audiences, a fact known only to his supportive fiancee, Ramona (Miss Blondell). Hurt when Alonzo keeps their relationship a secret in order to bolster his ego by dazzling a trio of lady passengers (Iris Adrian, Jane Kean and Bibi Osterwald), she turns to Capt. Stubing. Meanwhile, Bobby (Aiken), the son of the Dillers (Gary Collins and his actress-wife Mary Ann Mobley), already has alienated the daughter of Mrs. Moss (Maureen Reagan) and others with his lies. Then during the costume ball at which Alonzo is to entertain, Bobby is the only one to see Karen, the model, at a time when she desperately needs help. Larry Gelman guest stars as Harvey and Colleen Davis plays Lucy. Roger Duchowny directed the teleplay by Mickey Rose.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Ship of Ghouls sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S02E07 is listed hour 32 of 245 — hour 7 of 27 in season 2, season 2 episode 7.

When did The Love Boat S02E07 air?

Ship of Ghouls aired 1978-10-28 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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