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All episodes Season 5 S05E20 1982-02-27 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

The Musical / My Ex-Mom / The Show Must Go On / The Pest / My Aunt, The Worrier (1)

TV Flash files “The Musical / My Ex-Mom / The Show Must Go On / The Pest / My Aunt, The Worrier (1)” as hour 128 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 5, episode 20, aired 1982-02-27, 60 min.

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This leaf is S05E20: listed hour 128 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 20 of 29 in season 5. It aired 1982-02-27 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “New York A.C. / Live It Up / All's Affair in Love and War” (S05E19). Next is “The Musical / My Ex-Mom / The Show Must Go On / The Pest / My Aunt, The Worrier (2)” (S05E21).

The Love Boat — The Musical / My Ex-Mom / The Show Must Go On / The Pest / My Aunt, The Worrier (1) (S05E20)

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The crew surprises Captain Stubing with the news that they are putting on a musical revue as entertainment for the passengers, with a script co-written by Gopher and Isaac. Gopher's mother RoZ, Julie's Aunt Sylvia, Isaac's mother Millie, and Doc's former mother-in-law Connie Carruthers are all planning to take part but also expecting to star in it. The Captain publicly declines to play the lead role in it, but privately fantasizes about being in it and even practices for it.

Viewer FAQ

Where does The Musical / My Ex-Mom / The Show Must Go On / The Pest / My Aunt, The Worrier (1) sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S05E20 is listed hour 128 of 245 — hour 20 of 29 in season 5, season 5 episode 20.

When did The Love Boat S05E20 air?

The Musical / My Ex-Mom / The Show Must Go On / The Pest / My Aunt, The Worrier (1) aired 1982-02-27 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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