All episodes Season 8 S08E25 1985-03-30 60 min 1970s ABC

The Love Boat

Charmed, I'm Sure / Ashes to Ashes / No Dad of Mine

TV Flash files “Charmed, I'm Sure / Ashes to Ashes / No Dad of Mine” as hour 218 of 245 in the TV Flash guide — The Love Boat (1977–1986) on ABC, season 8, episode 25, aired 1985-03-30, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S08E25: listed hour 218 of 245 in the The Love Boat guide, hour 25 of 27 in season 8. It aired 1985-03-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Judy Hits a Low Note / Love Times Two / The Problem With Papa” (S08E24). Next is “Call Me Grandma / A Gentleman of Discrimination / The Perfect Divorce / Letting Go (1)” (S08E26).

The Love Boat — Charmed, I'm Sure / Ashes to Ashes / No Dad of Mine (S08E25)

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Ace has a bittersweet reunion with a free-spirited young woman in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, a married couple tries their hardest to quit smoking. Plus, a father and daughter disguise their real relationship in an attempt to get another woman's attention.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Charmed, I'm Sure / Ashes to Ashes / No Dad of Mine sit in the The Love Boat guide?

S08E25 is listed hour 218 of 245 — hour 25 of 27 in season 8, season 8 episode 25.

When did The Love Boat S08E25 air?

Charmed, I'm Sure / Ashes to Ashes / No Dad of Mine aired 1985-03-30 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.

In the series

Why this series still plays

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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