Ace's Valet / Mother Comes First / Hit or Miss America

Name: Ace's Valet / Mother Comes First / Hit or Miss America
Released: 1984-02-25

TV Flash files “Ace's Valet / Mother Comes First / Hit or Miss America” as hour 187 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 7, episode 21, aired 1984-02-25, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S07E21: listed hour 187 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 21 of 27 in season 7. It aired 1984-02-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Polly's Poker Palace / Shop Ahoy / Double Date / The Hong Kong Affair / Two Tales of a City (2)” (S07E20). Next is “Love Is Blind / The Babymakers / The Lady and the Maid” (S07E22).

The Love Boat — Ace's Valet / Mother Comes First / Hit or Miss America (S07E21)

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Isaac becomes enamored with a high-school friend's pal, who happens to be Miss America winner Vanessa Williams. Meanwhile, a vivacious young woman hopes to make a romantic match when she pairs Gopher up with her cranky mother. Plus, Ace is embarrassed when his wealthy parents have sent a butler to tend to his every need.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Ace's Valet / Mother Comes First / Hit or Miss America sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S07E21 is listed hour 187 of 245 — hour 21 of 27 in season 7, season 7 episode 21.

When did The Love Boat S07E21 air?

Ace's Valet / Mother Comes First / Hit or Miss America aired 1984-02-25 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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Why this series still plays

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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Gavin MacLeod as Capt. Merrill Stubing
Gavin MacLeod's Capt. Merrill Stubing hosted three guest-star storylines a week on The Love Boat while Julie, Doc, Gopher, and Isaac kept the Pacific Princess meddling. Aaron Spelling cruise-ship anthology as comfort franchise: formula as…
Bernie Kopell as Dr. Adam Bricker
Bernie Kopell’s Dr. Adam Bricker kept The Love Boat meddling — Gavin MacLeod’s Captain Stubing, three guest-star storylines a week, Julie, Gopher, Isaac, Aaron Spelling cruise-ship anthology as comfort franchise. Formula as feature, theme…
Fred Grandy as Burl 'Gopher' Smith
Fred Grandy kept the Pacific Princess meddling as Burl 'Gopher' Smith on The Love Boat — three guest-star storylines a week, Aaron Spelling cruise-ship anthology as comfort franchise, formula as feature. Bon voyage, subtlety. TV Flash…
Ted Lange as Isaac Washington
Ted Lange poured The Love Boat as Isaac Washington — bartender as Greek chorus, three guest-star storylines a week, Aaron Spelling cruise-ship anthology as comfort franchise. Formula as feature, theme as furniture. TV Flash files him as…
Lauren Tewes as Julie McCoy
Lauren Tewes's Julie McCoy kept The Love Boat meddling on schedule — Gavin MacLeod's Captain Stubing, three guest-star storylines a week, Aaron Spelling cruise-ship anthology as comfort franchise. Formula as feature, theme as furniture.…

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