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The Love Boat

The Audit Couple / The Scoop / My Boyfriend's Back

TV Flash files “The Audit Couple / The Scoop / My Boyfriend's Back” as hour 57 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 3, episode 5, aired 1979-10-06, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S03E05: listed hour 57 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 5 of 28 in season 3. It aired 1979-10-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Doc, Be Patient / Dance With Me / Going My Way” (S03E04). Next is “Gopher's Greatest Hits / The Vacation / One Rose a Day” (S03E06).

The Love Boat — The Audit Couple / The Scoop / My Boyfriend's Back (S03E05)

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Upon learning that an IRS agent is on ship to audit him, Captin Stubing tries to get her to loosen up and have some fun; a newlywed couple is on board for their honeymoon and the groom is less than thrilled that his new bride's ex is on board, looking to win her back; a tabloid reporter is trying to dig up some dirt on a female entertainer he suspects is having a rendezvous with a secret lover.

Viewer FAQ

Where does The Audit Couple / The Scoop / My Boyfriend's Back sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S03E05 is listed hour 57 of 245 — hour 5 of 28 in season 3, season 3 episode 5.

When did The Love Boat S03E05 air?

The Audit Couple / The Scoop / My Boyfriend's Back aired 1979-10-06 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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