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All episodes Season 3 S03E21 1980-02-02 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

The Captain's Ne'er-Do-Well Brother / The Perfect Match / The Remake

TV Flash files “The Captain's Ne'er-Do-Well Brother / The Perfect Match / The Remake” as hour 73 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 3, episode 21, aired 1980-02-02, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S03E21: listed hour 73 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 21 of 28 in season 3. It aired 1980-02-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Rent a Romeo / Matchmaker, Matchmaker / Y' Gotta Have Heart” (S03E20). Next is “Not So Fast, Gopher / Haven't We Met Before? / Seoul Mates” (S03E22).

The Love Boat — The Captain's Ne'er-Do-Well Brother / The Perfect Match / The Remake (S03E21)

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Capt. Stubing is wary of the presence of his brother, a notorious scam artist who seems to have set his sights on a wealthy passenger. A woman uses a computer to track down the perfect father for her child, whom she follows on the cruise. Julie's widowed aunt falls for a man who reminds her of her late husband.

Viewer FAQ

Where does The Captain's Ne'er-Do-Well Brother / The Perfect Match / The Remake sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S03E21 is listed hour 73 of 245 — hour 21 of 28 in season 3, season 3 episode 21.

When did The Love Boat S03E21 air?

The Captain's Ne'er-Do-Well Brother / The Perfect Match / The Remake aired 1980-02-02 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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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…

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