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The Love Boat

New York A.C. / Live It Up / All's Affair in Love and War

TV Flash files “New York A.C. / Live It Up / All's Affair in Love and War” as hour 127 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 5, episode 19, aired 1982-02-20, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S05E19: listed hour 127 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 19 of 29 in season 5. It aired 1982-02-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “His Girls Friday / A Wife for Wilfred / The Girl Who Stood Still” (S05E18). Next is “The Musical / My Ex-Mom / The Show Must Go On / The Pest / My Aunt, The Worrier (1)” (S05E20).

The Love Boat — New York A.C. / Live It Up / All's Affair in Love and War (S05E19)

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In "New York A.C.," three men (Byrnes, Fabian and Sherman) who are members of the New York Alimony Club board for a fun-filled cruise without worries of getting serious about any women. However, once they meet a lovely woman (Ms. Funicello), they are in for a big surprise. When Captain Stubing (Gavin MacLeod) begins to change his behavior patterns after a close friend dies, he learns an important lesson, in "Live it Up." In "All's Affair in Love and War," the girlfriend (Jill St. John) of a married man (Ely) gives him an ultimatum that gains surprising results.

Viewer FAQ

Where does New York A.C. / Live It Up / All's Affair in Love and War sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S05E19 is listed hour 127 of 245 — hour 19 of 29 in season 5, season 5 episode 19.

When did The Love Boat S05E19 air?

New York A.C. / Live It Up / All's Affair in Love and War aired 1982-02-20 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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