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All episodes Season 2 S02E15 1979-01-13 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Second Time Around / The 'Now' Marriage / My Sister, Irene

TV Flash files “Second Time Around / The 'Now' Marriage / My Sister, Irene” as hour 40 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 2, episode 15, aired 1979-01-13, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S02E15: listed hour 40 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 15 of 27 in season 2. It aired 1979-01-13 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Julie Falls Hard / Double Wedding / The Dummies” (S02E14). Next is “Gopher's Opportunity / Home Sweet Home / The Switch” (S02E16).

The Love Boat — Second Time Around / The 'Now' Marriage / My Sister, Irene (S02E15)

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In "Second Time Around," Betty Bricker's problems mount when the actor she has hired to pose as her fiance becomes serious about his shipboard role. In "The 'Now' Marriage," the counselor's wife seeks solace from Capt. Stubing as her husband pursues an attractive passenger (Phyllis Davis). In My Sister, Irene, sweethearts of long ago plan a reunion, but the woman is so insecure about looking older that she pretends to be her own sister. The series stars Gavin MacLeod as Capt. Stubing, Lauren Tewes as Julie, Bernie Kopell as Doc, Fred Grandy as Gopher and Ted Lange as Isaac.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Second Time Around / The 'Now' Marriage / My Sister, Irene sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S02E15 is listed hour 40 of 245 — hour 15 of 27 in season 2, season 2 episode 15.

When did The Love Boat S02E15 air?

Second Time Around / The 'Now' Marriage / My Sister, Irene aired 1979-01-13 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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