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All episodes Season 7 S07E06 1983-10-29 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Friend of the Family / Affair on Demand / Just Another Pretty Face

TV Flash files “Friend of the Family / Affair on Demand / Just Another Pretty Face” as hour 172 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 7, episode 6, aired 1983-10-29, 60 min.

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This leaf is S07E06: listed hour 172 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 6 of 27 in season 7. It aired 1983-10-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Rhino of the Year / One Last Time / For Love or Money” (S07E05). Next is “When Worlds Collide / The Captain and the Geisha / The Lottery Winners / The Emperor's Fortune (1)” (S07E07).

The Love Boat — Friend of the Family / Affair on Demand / Just Another Pretty Face (S07E06)

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A couple accompanied by their daughter, soon find out she is in love with their best friend;  a progressive woman insists on helping her insurance mate find a romance when he claims having affairs is good for the heart; when the niece of a big wheel in the cruise line demands Gopher's services, havoc follows because he thwarts her advances.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Friend of the Family / Affair on Demand / Just Another Pretty Face sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S07E06 is listed hour 172 of 245 — hour 6 of 27 in season 7, season 7 episode 6.

When did The Love Boat S07E06 air?

Friend of the Family / Affair on Demand / Just Another Pretty Face aired 1983-10-29 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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