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All episodes Season 8 S08E20 1985-02-02 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Girl of the Midnight Sun / There'll Be Some Changes Made / Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm / Too Many Isaacs (2)

TV Flash files “Girl of the Midnight Sun / There'll Be Some Changes Made / Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm / Too Many Isaacs (2)” as hour 213 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 8, episode 20, aired 1985-02-02, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S08E20: listed hour 213 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 20 of 27 in season 8. It aired 1985-02-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Girl of the Midnight Sun / There'll Be Some Changes Made / Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm / Too Many Isaacs (1)” (S08E19). Next is “Ace Takes a Holiday / The Runaway / The Courier” (S08E21).

The Love Boat — Girl of the Midnight Sun / There'll Be Some Changes Made / Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm / Too Many Isaacs (2) (S08E20)

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An American woman (Christopher Norris) pretends to be Swedish when she meets an executive (John Davidson) looking for a spokeswoman for his company; a woman (Susannah York) mistakenly believes that a man (Jack Klugman) who has undergone surgery in Stockholm has had a sex change operation; a dishonest scientist (Telly Savalas) plans to use a beautiful actress (Janet Jackson) to implement a plan using a robot that resembles Isaac (Ted Lange) to pull off a theft; and Gopher (Fred Grandy) finds romance with a wealthy socialite (Priscilla Barnes), on a special two-hour Scandinavian cruise.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Girl of the Midnight Sun / There'll Be Some Changes Made / Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm / Too Many Isaacs (2) sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S08E20 is listed hour 213 of 245 — hour 20 of 27 in season 8, season 8 episode 20.

When did The Love Boat S08E20 air?

Girl of the Midnight Sun / There'll Be Some Changes Made / Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm / Too Many Isaacs (2) aired 1985-02-02 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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