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All episodes Season 8 S08E18 1985-01-26 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Love on the Line / Don't Call Me Gopher / Her Honor, the Mayor

TV Flash files “Love on the Line / Don't Call Me Gopher / Her Honor, the Mayor” as hour 211 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 8, episode 18, aired 1985-01-26, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S08E18: listed hour 211 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 18 of 27 in season 8. It aired 1985-01-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Ace Takes the Test / The Counterfeit Couple / The Odd Triple” (S08E17). Next is “Girl of the Midnight Sun / There'll Be Some Changes Made / Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm / Too Many Isaacs (1)” (S08E19).

The Love Boat — Love on the Line / Don't Call Me Gopher / Her Honor, the Mayor (S08E18)

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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

A shy switchboard operator (Jane Wyatt) pursues her self-involved boss (Cesar Romero) on a cruise; Gopher (Fred Grandy) is suddenly self-conscious about his name when he encounters an old girlfriend (Kitty Moffat); and a woman mayor (Shelley Fabares) becomes romantically involved with her defeated opponent (Robert Fuller), making her campaign manager (David Hedison) jealous.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Love on the Line / Don't Call Me Gopher / Her Honor, the Mayor sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S08E18 is listed hour 211 of 245 — hour 18 of 27 in season 8, season 8 episode 18.

When did The Love Boat S08E18 air?

Love on the Line / Don't Call Me Gopher / Her Honor, the Mayor aired 1985-01-26 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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