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All episodes Season 3 S03E09 1979-11-03 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Never Say Goodbye / A New Woman / Trial Romance

TV Flash files “Never Say Goodbye / A New Woman / Trial Romance” as hour 61 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 3, episode 9, aired 1979-11-03, 60 min.

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This leaf is S03E09: listed hour 61 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 9 of 28 in season 3. It aired 1979-11-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Cindy / Play by Play / What's a Brother For?” (S03E08). Next is “Critical Success / The Love Lamp Is Lit / Take My Boyfriend, Please / Rent a Family / The Man in Her Life (1)” (S03E10).

The Love Boat — Never Say Goodbye / A New Woman / Trial Romance (S03E09)

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Capt. Stubing receives a letter from his daughter, Vicki. When he tries to call her, he learns that she has run away from her aunt and uncle's home. She shows up on the ship and reveals that she has read her mother's diary, and now knows that the captain is her father. She wants to stay with him, but he feels that it is best that he return her. Vicki's aunt reveals that she is getting a divorce and wants to send her children away for a while so that they won't be affected by the proceedings. Capt. Stubing and Vicki are thrilled by the chance to live together on the ship. Julie plays matchmaker for two shy, old-fashioned people who are unaccustomed to the workings of modern romance. A man is annoyed by the presence of the woman who deadlocked the jury for the attempted murder trial on which they both served, leading to a mistrial. They constantly argue about the case.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Never Say Goodbye / A New Woman / Trial Romance sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S03E09 is listed hour 61 of 245 — hour 9 of 28 in season 3, season 3 episode 9.

When did The Love Boat S03E09 air?

Never Say Goodbye / A New Woman / Trial Romance aired 1979-11-03 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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