The Love Boat poster
★ 6.3
The Love Boat poster

Overall Rating

★ 6.3
S2 E16
#1
★ 7.4

Gopher's Opportunity/Home Sweet Home/The Switch

Gopher quits his job to manage a new hotel; a wealthy eccentric widow books a five-year passage and begins meddling in the crew members' lives; a magician tries to avoid his assistant by sending his brother to perform in his place.

S2 E11
#2
★ 7.2

Heads or Tails/The Little People/Mona of the Movie

S2 E3
#3
★ 7.1

Julie's Dilemma/Who's Who?/Rocky

Julie's parents arrive on board the Pacific Princess and announce their plans to divorce; an author of morally uplifting pamphlets and a prim censor fall in love while sharing a cabin; a young girl's tomboy image falters after she receives her first kiss.

S2 E9
#4
★ 7.1

Till Death Do Us Part - Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away

A ghost experiences jealousy as his mission to find his wife a new husband appears to be succeeding; overprotective Gopher mistakenly entrusts his kid sister to Doc to stave off the ship's wolves, not realizing that she's all grown up; a long-divorced couple is accidentally trapped in an isolated cabin.

S2 E10
#5
★ 7.1

Tony's Family/The Minister and the Stripper/Her Own Two Feet

Crew members make a valiant effort to keep six stowaways a secret from Capt. Stubing; a church member disapproves of her minister's new romance; a nearly-blind woman refuses to admit her problem until Doc intercedes.

S2 E19
#6
★ 7.1

Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy (2)

Julie's high-school class holds its ten-year reunion on board the Pacific Princess.

S2 E6
#7
★ 7.0

The Kissing Bandit/Mike and Ike/The Witness

A shy young man becomes a completely different person at night; a businessman who doesn't have time for his family learns a valuable lesson; a man who believes his chances of survival are better at sea than as a witness in a gangland trial receives loving sympathy from a fellow passenger.

S2 E7
#8
★ 7.0

Ship of Ghouls

A magician keeps his engagement secret in order to dazzle female audiences, while his neglected fiancee turns to Captain Stubing for comfort; Doc and Gopher pursue a model who is afraid to face people after a recent accident; a boy with a habit of lying can't get anyone to help during a real time of need.

S2 E8
#9
★ 7.0

Accidental Cruise/The Song is Ended/A Time for Everything/Anoushka

An executive and his secretary are mistakenly assigned the honeymoon suite; a songwriter's music renews a woman's love for her husband; Captain Stubing meets his daughter by a former girlfriend; Julie helps give a Russian commissar a sexy new image.

S2 E12
#10
★ 7.0

Folks from Home/The Captain's Cup/Legal Eagle

Doc must perform a risky operation after an accident; one of the ship's laborers is recruited to replace a missing dignitary; a bitterly divorced man has it in for his ex-wife's attorney.

S2 E5
#1
★ 6.1

Where is it Written?/Julie's Aunt/The Big Deal

Captain Stubing's Uncle Cyrus uses every trick in his devious mind to get Julie alone, until her ""Aunt Phoebe"" intervenes; a desperate businessman uses his daughter as bait to close a deal; the neglected wife of a publisher romances a novelist, hoping it will give him the inspiration for the final chapter of his book.

S2 E15
#2
★ 6.4

Second Time Around/The 'Now' Marriage/My Sister, Irene

Doc's ex-wife hires an actor, who takes his role a bit too seriously, as her fiance; a philandering marriage counselor's wife seeks solace from Captain Stubing; a woman pretends to be her own sister for a reunion with a long-ago sweetheart.

S2 E23
#3
★ 6.5

Funny Valentine/The Wallflower/A Home is Not a Home

S2 E1
#4
★ 6.7

Marooned (1)

S2 E2
#5
★ 6.7

Marooned (2)

S2 E4
#6
★ 6.7

The Man Who Loved Women/A Different Girl/Oh, My Aching Brother

A man makes a move on three women; not knowing that they are travelling companions. Captain Stubbing's god son is taking a cruise with his wife, whom he married two years ago but his military duty kept him away. And two brothers who stage false injuries, so that they can sue the insurance company, have targeted the cruise line.

S2 E21
#7
★ 6.7

A Good & Faithful Servant/Secret Life of Burl Smith/Tug of War/Designated Lover

S2 E24
#8
★ 6.7

Ages of Man/Families/Bo 'n' Sam

Julie ends up in the middle of an unusual love triangle when the visiting 13-year-old son of the head of the cruise line develops a crush on her at the same time that she is trying to win over a charming older passenger. Two longtime acquaintances find their attempt at building a romance complicated by their parents' antagonistic relationship: her father is publisher of the newspaper where he works; and his mother is leading the efforts to unionize the workers. In honor of Capt. Stubing's fifth anniversary at the helm, the crew pays two men to build a wooden model of the ship. The builders are left scrambling to undo the damage after the present accidentally gets smashed.

S2 E25
#9
★ 6.7

Sounds of Silence/Cyrano de Bricker/Murder on the High Seas

A singer tries to persuade his manager to let him abandon the shock tactics that made him famous and let his music speak for itself. He becomes even more determined to establish some credibility after he falls for a deaf friend of Julie's. Doc finds himself caught in the middle when an old friend grows tired of her inattentive husband's tendency to put gambling ahead of their relationship. Isaac becomes convinced that a couple plans to murder Capt. Stubing. Everyone initially believes that he is just too caught up in the murder mystery that he has been reading, but the captain and Gopher soon begin to share his suspicions.

S2 E13
#10
★ 6.8

Isosceles Triangle/El Kid/The Last Hundred Bucks

A beauty can't choose between Captain Stubing and Doc; a man and his wife return to the ship with an orphaned boy; a hospital executive falls for a seemingly successful businessman.

S2 E1
★ 6.7

Marooned (1)

S2 E2
★ 6.7

Marooned (2)

S2 E3
★ 7.1

Julie's Dilemma/Who's Who?/Rocky

Julie's parents arrive on board the Pacific Princess and announce their plans to divorce; an author of morally uplifting pamphlets and a prim censor fall in love while sharing a cabin; a young girl's tomboy image falters after she receives her first kiss.

S2 E4
★ 6.7

The Man Who Loved Women/A Different Girl/Oh, My Aching Brother

A man makes a move on three women; not knowing that they are travelling companions. Captain Stubbing's god son is taking a cruise with his wife, whom he married two years ago but his military duty kept him away. And two brothers who stage false injuries, so that they can sue the insurance company, have targeted the cruise line.

S2 E5
★ 6.1

Where is it Written?/Julie's Aunt/The Big Deal

Captain Stubing's Uncle Cyrus uses every trick in his devious mind to get Julie alone, until her ""Aunt Phoebe"" intervenes; a desperate businessman uses his daughter as bait to close a deal; the neglected wife of a publisher romances a novelist, hoping it will give him the inspiration for the final chapter of his book.

S2 E6
★ 7.0

The Kissing Bandit/Mike and Ike/The Witness

A shy young man becomes a completely different person at night; a businessman who doesn't have time for his family learns a valuable lesson; a man who believes his chances of survival are better at sea than as a witness in a gangland trial receives loving sympathy from a fellow passenger.

S2 E7
★ 7.0

Ship of Ghouls

A magician keeps his engagement secret in order to dazzle female audiences, while his neglected fiancee turns to Captain Stubing for comfort; Doc and Gopher pursue a model who is afraid to face people after a recent accident; a boy with a habit of lying can't get anyone to help during a real time of need.

S2 E8
★ 7.0

Accidental Cruise/The Song is Ended/A Time for Everything/Anoushka

An executive and his secretary are mistakenly assigned the honeymoon suite; a songwriter's music renews a woman's love for her husband; Captain Stubing meets his daughter by a former girlfriend; Julie helps give a Russian commissar a sexy new image.

S2 E9
★ 7.1

Till Death Do Us Part - Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away

A ghost experiences jealousy as his mission to find his wife a new husband appears to be succeeding; overprotective Gopher mistakenly entrusts his kid sister to Doc to stave off the ship's wolves, not realizing that she's all grown up; a long-divorced couple is accidentally trapped in an isolated cabin.

S2 E10
★ 7.1

Tony's Family/The Minister and the Stripper/Her Own Two Feet

Crew members make a valiant effort to keep six stowaways a secret from Capt. Stubing; a church member disapproves of her minister's new romance; a nearly-blind woman refuses to admit her problem until Doc intercedes.

S2 E11
★ 7.2

Heads or Tails/The Little People/Mona of the Movie

S2 E12
★ 7.0

Folks from Home/The Captain's Cup/Legal Eagle

Doc must perform a risky operation after an accident; one of the ship's laborers is recruited to replace a missing dignitary; a bitterly divorced man has it in for his ex-wife's attorney.

S2 E13
★ 6.8

Isosceles Triangle/El Kid/The Last Hundred Bucks

A beauty can't choose between Captain Stubing and Doc; a man and his wife return to the ship with an orphaned boy; a hospital executive falls for a seemingly successful businessman.

S2 E14
★ 6.8

Double Wedding/The Dummies/Julie Falls Hard

Identical twin sisters decide to swap fiances; a separated ventriloquist team use their dummies to rebuild their relationship; a handsome widower proposes to Julie, who has fallen in love with him and his teenage children.

S2 E15
★ 6.4

Second Time Around/The 'Now' Marriage/My Sister, Irene

Doc's ex-wife hires an actor, who takes his role a bit too seriously, as her fiance; a philandering marriage counselor's wife seeks solace from Captain Stubing; a woman pretends to be her own sister for a reunion with a long-ago sweetheart.

S2 E16
★ 7.4

Gopher's Opportunity/Home Sweet Home/The Switch

Gopher quits his job to manage a new hotel; a wealthy eccentric widow books a five-year passage and begins meddling in the crew members' lives; a magician tries to avoid his assistant by sending his brother to perform in his place.

S2 E17
★ 7.0

Like Father, Like Son/Don't Push Me/Second Chance

A father takes too much of a liking to his son's new girlfriend; a bachelor is terrified at the idea of marrying his gung-ho girlfriend; the crew gives a troubled teen a chance at rehabilitation.

S2 E18
★ 7.0

Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy (1)

Julie's high-school class holds its ten-year reunion on board the Pacific Princess.

S2 E19
★ 7.1

Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy (2)

Julie's high-school class holds its ten-year reunion on board the Pacific Princess.

S2 E20
★ 6.9

Dream Ship/Best of Friends/Aftermath

Crew members learn that Captain Stubing is under consideration to take over a prestigious cruise ship and go overboard to help their captain make an outstanding impression; a woman unknowingly makes a date with a friend's fiance; a disabled surgeon belittles Doc for practicing aboard a cruise ship until Doc makes a surprising diagnosis. GUEST STARS: Hans Conried, Ben Murphy, Donna Pescow, Carol Lynley, Richard Anderson, Diana Muldaur

S2 E21
★ 6.7

A Good & Faithful Servant/Secret Life of Burl Smith/Tug of War/Designated Lover

S2 E22
★ 6.8

The Decision/Poor Little Rich Girl/Love Me, Love My Dog

S2 E23
★ 6.5

Funny Valentine/The Wallflower/A Home is Not a Home

S2 E24
★ 6.7

Ages of Man/Families/Bo 'n' Sam

Julie ends up in the middle of an unusual love triangle when the visiting 13-year-old son of the head of the cruise line develops a crush on her at the same time that she is trying to win over a charming older passenger. Two longtime acquaintances find their attempt at building a romance complicated by their parents' antagonistic relationship: her father is publisher of the newspaper where he works; and his mother is leading the efforts to unionize the workers. In honor of Capt. Stubing's fifth anniversary at the helm, the crew pays two men to build a wooden model of the ship. The builders are left scrambling to undo the damage after the present accidentally gets smashed.

S2 E25
★ 6.7

Sounds of Silence/Cyrano de Bricker/Murder on the High Seas

A singer tries to persuade his manager to let him abandon the shock tactics that made him famous and let his music speak for itself. He becomes even more determined to establish some credibility after he falls for a deaf friend of Julie's. Doc finds himself caught in the middle when an old friend grows tired of her inattentive husband's tendency to put gambling ahead of their relationship. Isaac becomes convinced that a couple plans to murder Capt. Stubing. Everyone initially believes that he is just too caught up in the murder mystery that he has been reading, but the captain and Gopher soon begin to share his suspicions.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode Rating Range
10 ★ 7.4 4
★ 8.1 Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?
★ 7.0 The Christmas Cruise (2)
5 ★ 7.2 16
★ 7.6 Chef's Special/Kleinschmidt/New Beginnings
★ 6.6 New York, A.C./Live It Up/All's Fair in Love and War
4 ★ 7.1 21
★ 7.8 The Captain's Bird/That's My Dad/Captive Audience
★ 6.6 Captain's Triangle/Boomerang/Out of This World
6 ★ 7.1 25
★ 7.5 Italian Cruise: Venetian Love Song/Arrangement/Arrividerci, Gopher/Gigolo (1)
★ 6.5 Spoonmaker Diamond, The/Papa Doc/The Role Model/Julie's Tycoon (2)
7 ★ 7.1 24
★ 7.6 Ace In the Hole/Uncle Joey's Song/Father in the Cradle
★ 6.3 Side By Side/Rub Me Tender/Fish Out Of Water
3 ★ 7.0 25
★ 7.4 Never Say Goodbye/A New Woman/Trial Romance
★ 6.5 The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/ Life Begins at 40
2 ★ 6.9 25
★ 7.4 Gopher's Opportunity/Home Sweet Home/The Switch
★ 6.1 Where is it Written?/Julie's Aunt/The Big Deal
8 ★ 6.8 25
★ 7.1 Vicki and the Fugitive/Lady in the Window/Stolen Years/Dutch Treat (1)
★ 6.5 The Last Heist/Starting Over/Watching the Master
1 ★ 6.7 25
★ 7.3 Oh, Dale!/The Main Event/A Tasteful Affair
★ 6.1 The Last of the Stubings/The Million Dollar Man/The Sisters
9 ★ 6.6 25
★ 7.9 Hidden Treasure/Picture from the Past/Ace's Salary
★ 5.2 Miss Mom/ Who's the Champ/ Gopher's Delusion