The Love Boat
The Promoter / The Judges / The Family Plan / Forever Engaged / May the Best Man Win (1)
Season 4, Episode 2 · Aired 1980-11-01
Synopsis
A man organizes a "marriage-a-thon" cruise, with special prizes to be given to the couple found to be the most compatible. At the same time, he tries to save his own crumbling marriage. Doc tricks Gopher into taking his place as one of the judges, but comes to regret it when the two attractive female judges constantly try to make time with Gopher. The single parents of one of the engaged couples come aboard with the hopes of breaking up their kids, who they think are too young to be tying the knot. A couple tries to finally get married after ten years together--and nine broken engagements. A groom decides to dump his fiancée, but skips the cruise and leaves his best man to break the news to the bride. The best man is Marv, the young man who befriended Julie when he was best man for another wedding on the Alaska cruise. He cannot bring himself to tell the bride the truth, particularly because he also has feelings for her.
In the series
This episode is part of The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC.
Excursion of the week — guest stars, cupids in white, and Pacific soft-focus.
Key cast
- Gavin MacLeod as Capt. Merrill Stubing
- Bernie Kopell as Dr. Adam Bricker
- Fred Grandy as Burl 'Gopher' Smith
- Ted Lange as Isaac Washington
- Lauren Tewes as Julie McCoy
Also in season 4
- S04E01 Friends and Lovers / Sergeant Bull / Miss Mother
- S04E03 The Promoter / The Judges / The Family Plan / Forever Engaged / May the Best Man Win (2)
- S04E04 Target Gopher / The Major's Wife / Strange Honeymoon / The Oilman Cometh
- S04E05 The Mallory Quest / The Offer / Julie, the Vamp (1)
- S04E06 The Mallory Quest / The Offer / Julie, the Vamp (2)
- S04E07 Secretary to the Stars / Julie's Decision / The Horse Lover / Gopher and Isaac Buy a Horse / Village People Ride Again