The Love Boat
Love on the Line / Don't Call Me Gopher / Her Honor, the Mayor
Season 8, Episode 18 · Aired 1985-01-26
Synopsis
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.
In the series
This episode is part of The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC.
Excursion of the week — guest stars, cupids in white, and Pacific soft-focus.
Key cast
- Gavin MacLeod as Capt. Merrill Stubing
- Bernie Kopell as Dr. Adam Bricker
- Fred Grandy as Burl 'Gopher' Smith
- Ted Lange as Isaac Washington
- Lauren Tewes as Julie McCoy
Also in season 8
- S08E01 The Crew's Cruise Director / What a Drag / Doc's Slump
- S08E02 Vicki and the Fugitive / Lady in the Window / Stolen Years / Dutch Treat (1)
- S08E03 Vicki and the Fugitive / Lady in the Window / Stolen Years / Dutch Treat (2)
- S08E04 Ace Meets the Champ / Why Justin Can't Read / Call Me A Doctor
- S08E05 Only The Good Die Young / Honey Beats The Odds / The Light Of Another Day
- S08E06 Soap Gets in Your Eyes / A Match Made in Heaven / Tugs of the Heart