The Love Boat
Funny Valentine / The Wallflower / A Home Is Not a Home
Season 2, Episode 23 · Aired 1979-03-03
Synopsis
In "Funny Valentine," written by Fred Grandy and Bernie Kopell, Julie's friend, Murphy (Ms. Eogar), entertaining on the cruise as a palm reader, not only assures dubious Capt. Stubing that he has a romantic future, but also proceeds to make it come true by falling for him. Gopher's plain neighbor, Sylvia (Ms. Dworkin), is sadly lacking in confidence until Gopher sends her roses anonymously. Meanwhile, an equally shy young man, Monroe (Zane Lasky), is watching jealously, in "The Wallflower," written by Ben Joelson and Art Baer. In "A Home Is Not a Home," written by John V. Hanrahan and Tom Dosenais, Molly and Ned (Ms. Pearl and Godfrey), a lively older couple running off to Mexico to get married, are thwarted by his son, Francis (Berlinger), and her daughter, Rowena (Ms. Donahue, until the younger couple realizes that their parents have much in common.
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
Also in season 2
- S02E01 Marooned / The Search / Isaac's Holiday Part 1
- S02E02 Marooned / The Search / Isaac's Holiday Part 2
- S02E03 Rocky / Julie's Dilemma / Who's Who?
- S02E04 A Different Girl / The Man Who Loved Women / Oh, My Aching Brother
- S02E05 Julie's Aunt / Where is it Written? / The Big Deal
- S02E06 The Kissing Bandit / The Witness / Mike and Ike