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All episodes Season 3 S03E12 1979-11-17 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Brotherhood of the Sea / Letter to Babycakes / Daddy's Pride

TV Flash files “Brotherhood of the Sea / Letter to Babycakes / Daddy's Pride” as hour 64 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 3, episode 12, aired 1979-11-17, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S03E12: listed hour 64 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 12 of 28 in season 3. It aired 1979-11-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Critical Success / The Love Lamp Is Lit / Take My Boyfriend, Please / Rent a Family / The Man in Her Life (2)” (S03E11). Next is “Not Now, I'm Dying / Eleanor's Return / Too Young to Love” (S03E13).

The Love Boat — Brotherhood of the Sea / Letter to Babycakes / Daddy's Pride (S03E12)

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The crew plans a surprise birthday party for Julie. Isaac, Gopher and Doc try to keep her from getting suspicious by claiming that all of their secretive conversations are part of the "Brotherhood of the Sea," a clandestine organization that only accepts men. This infuriates Julie, who becomes determined to break down the gender barrier at any cost. She winds up ignoring a potential suitor while the guys try to distract her by putting her through an "initiation" process. A philandering man relies on his awkward but sweet assistant to keep his various girlfriends from learning about his activities. A young gymnast grows tired of the pressure placed on her by her overbearing father, who is determined to mold her into an Olympic champion. A lonely rich boy, travelling on the cruise alone, tries to encourage her to have some fun.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Brotherhood of the Sea / Letter to Babycakes / Daddy's Pride sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S03E12 is listed hour 64 of 245 — hour 12 of 28 in season 3, season 3 episode 12.

When did The Love Boat S03E12 air?

Brotherhood of the Sea / Letter to Babycakes / Daddy's Pride aired 1979-11-17 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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