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All episodes Season 2 S02E11 1978-11-25 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Heads or Tails / The Little People / Mona of the Movies

TV Flash files “Heads or Tails / The Little People / Mona of the Movies” as hour 36 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 2, episode 11, aired 1978-11-25, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S02E11: listed hour 36 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 11 of 27 in season 2. It aired 1978-11-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Tony's Family / Man Of The Cloth / Her Own Two Feet” (S02E10). Next is “The Folks from Home / The Captain's Cup / Legal Eagle” (S02E12).

The Love Boat — Heads or Tails / The Little People / Mona of the Movies (S02E11)

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In "Heads or Tails" written by Ann Gibbs and Joel Kimmel, Julie is amused by the keen rivalry between her two would-be suitors until she learns that she is the subject of a wager between them. In "The Little People," written by Barry Blitzer, the father and mother, celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, have reason to sense that their son may be embarrassed about them for the first time. In "Mona of the Movies" the owner of a chain of auto repair shops feels he isn't in the same league as the movie star who actually wants to date him.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Heads or Tails / The Little People / Mona of the Movies sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S02E11 is listed hour 36 of 245 — hour 11 of 27 in season 2, season 2 episode 11.

When did The Love Boat S02E11 air?

Heads or Tails / The Little People / Mona of the Movies aired 1978-11-25 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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