TV Flash
All episodes Season 3 S03E03 1979-09-22 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Oldies but Goodies / The Grass Is Always Greener / Three Stages of Love

TV Flash files “Oldies but Goodies / The Grass Is Always Greener / Three Stages of Love” as hour 55 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 3, episode 3, aired 1979-09-22, 60 min.

From the desk

How this hour is filed

This leaf is S03E03: listed hour 55 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 3 of 28 in season 3. It aired 1979-09-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug / Peter & Alicia / Julie / Buddy & Portia (2)” (S03E02). Next is “Doc, Be Patient / Dance With Me / Going My Way” (S03E04).

The Love Boat — Oldies but Goodies / The Grass Is Always Greener / Three Stages of Love (S03E03)

Catalog log

Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

An older couple finds its attempts at romance complicated by the presence of her obnoxious, golddigging daughter and his overprotective manservant. Julie's roommate from cruise director training takes a cruise with her young son. Julie and Tina each envy the life the other has chosen for herself. When Tina offers some ideas for an upcoming party, Julie resents her friend for moving in on her territory. A young couple's romance begins to fall apart because the man is obsessed with analyzing the relationship and comparing even the most minor developments to the "stages" he went through with past girlfriends.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Oldies but Goodies / The Grass Is Always Greener / Three Stages of Love sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S03E03 is listed hour 55 of 245 — hour 3 of 28 in season 3, season 3 episode 3.

When did The Love Boat S03E03 air?

Oldies but Goodies / The Grass Is Always Greener / Three Stages of Love aired 1979-09-22 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.

In the series

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…

Open the The Love Boat package · Season 3 hub

Filed against

Also in season 3

← Full episode guide · Show package · All shows