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The Love Boat

I Don't Play Anymore / Gopher's Roommate / Crazy For You

TV Flash files “I Don't Play Anymore / Gopher's Roommate / Crazy For You” as hour 123 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 5, episode 15, aired 1982-01-23, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S05E15: listed hour 123 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 15 of 29 in season 5. It aired 1982-01-23 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Good Neighbors / Captain's Portrait / Familiar Faces” (S05E14). Next is “Green But Not Jolly / Past Perfect Love / Instant Family” (S05E16).

The Love Boat — I Don't Play Anymore / Gopher's Roommate / Crazy For You (S05E15)

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In "Gopher's Roommate," written by Ben Joelson and Art Baer, Gopher (Grandy) is sure he recognizes an attractive woman (Mackenzie Phillips). When Gopher finally places her, he and the ship's crew are quite surprised at the outcome. In "I Don't Play Anymore," written by Lan O'Kun, a well-known concert pianist (James MacArthur) suffering from a severe malady decides to come out of retirement at a wealthy couple's (Joyce Jameson and Pat McCormick) expense after he meets a lovely ship's maid who shares a secret with him. In 'Crazy for You,'' written by Christopher Vane and Jill Baer, a man (Dick Shawn) trying to claim worker's compensation for insanity goes crazy over the psychologist (Joanna Cassidy) who has followed him on board.

Viewer FAQ

Where does I Don't Play Anymore / Gopher's Roommate / Crazy For You sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S05E15 is listed hour 123 of 245 — hour 15 of 29 in season 5, season 5 episode 15.

When did The Love Boat S05E15 air?

I Don't Play Anymore / Gopher's Roommate / Crazy For You aired 1982-01-23 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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