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The Love Boat Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
27 Episodes 1984 - 1985
Episode 1
The Crew's Cruise Director; What a Drag; Doc's Slump
Sat, Sep 22, 1984 90 mins
A jealous husband (Bert Convy) dons a dress to spy on his wife (Patty Duke Astin); Doc's date decides to forgo the cruise; a temporary cruise director (Diane Ladd) alienates everyone; a date with Engelbert Humperdinck is a contest's grand prize. Bernie Kopell, Jill Whelan. Judy: Pat Klous. Ralph: Arte Johnson.
Episode 2
Vicki and the Fugitive; Lady in the Window; Stolen Years; Dutch Treat
Sat, Sep 29, 1984 60 mins
Part 1 of 2. On a cruise to Copenhagen and Amsterdam, Vicki falls for a deckhand wanted by Interpol; the Captain is enchanted by a woman (Elke Sommer) who resists his advances; a woman recognizes her former lover---but he doesn't recognize her. Cloris Leachman, Patrick Cassidy, George Kennedy, Pat Harrington, Eileen Brennan, Teri Copley.
Episode 3
Vicki and the Fugitive; Lady in the Window; Stolen Years; Dutch Treat
Sat, Sep 29, 1984 60 mins
Conclusion. On a cruise to Copenhagen and Amsterdam, Vicki falls for a deckhand wanted by Interpol; the Captain is enchanted by a woman (Elke Sommer) who resists his advances; a woman recognizes her former lover---but he doesn't recognize her. Cloris Leachman, Patrick Cassidy, George Kennedy, Pat Harrington, Eileen Brennan, Teri Copley.
Episode 4
Ace Meets the Champ; Why Justin Can't Read; Call Me a Doctor
Sat, Oct 6, 1984 60 mins
Ace tries to impassion an old girlfriend by boxing the heavyweight champ (Dick Butkus); a father refuses to believe his son may be dyslexic; an overbearing mother (Doris Roberts) tells lies about her daughter. Louis Giambalvo, Jennifer Holmes, Tovah Feldshuh, Jeannie Wilson, Ted McGinley.
Episode 5
Only the Good Die Young; Honey Beats the Odds; The Light of Another Day
Sat, Oct 13, 1984 60 mins
An undercover FBI agent (Jack Riley) butters up a bookie's girlfriend to get the scoop on his operation; a charming boy goes on a rampage of bad behavior; a blind woman believes that a passenger is the same man she worshiped in college. Stephanie Faracy, Barbara Parkins, John Bennett Perry, Vernee Watson-Johnson, James Sloyan.
Episode 6
Soap Gets in Your Eyes; A Match Made in Heaven; Tugs of the Heart
Sat, Oct 20, 1984 60 mins
A dead man (Bill Macy) must perform a totally selfless act to get into heaven; Gopher is leery of a girl who rejected his proposal years ago; a soap fan (Jayne Meadows) confuses a villainous character with the actor who plays him. Fritz Weaver, Dianne Kay, Charles Frank, Fred Grandy, Juliet Mills.
Episode 7
And One to Grow On; Seems Like Old Times; I'll Never Forget What's Her Name
Sat, Oct 27, 1984 60 mins
Vicki drinks too much champagne on her 18th birthday; a man (Richard Kline) schemes to win back his ex-fiancée (Morgan Brittany); a woman (Joan Van Ark) uses a private detective to find her college boyfriend (Robert Reed). Jill Whelan, Alex Rocco.
Episode 8
Aerobic April; The Wager; Story of the Century
Sat, Nov 3, 1984 60 mins
The Captain orders the crew to get shipshape in aerobics class; a reporter (Ralph Bellamy) romances a woman (Dorothy McGuire) he believes is Amelia Earhart; a playboy bets $1 million that his stuffy brother will fall in love on the cruise. Charo, Charles Siebert, Ben Murphy, Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell.
Episode 9
The Last Heist; Starting Over; Watching the Master
Sat, Nov 10, 1984 60 mins
Judy's friend can't trust men after a rape and subsequent divorce; a woman wants her jewel-thief uncle (Patrick Macnee) to retire; a fellow engaged to one of Doc's ex-wives studies Doc's every move. Bernie Kopell, William Christopher, Abby Dalton, Douglas Barr, Brodie Greer, Patricia Klous.
Episode 10
By Hook or by Crook; Revenge With the Proper Stranger; Don't Get Mad, Get Even
Sat, Nov 17, 1984 60 mins
Gopher suspects that a passenger who's interested in Judy isn't who he claims to be; a man agrees that his wife should have an affair because of his infidelity; a consumer advocate (Ray Buktenica) threatens to criticize a company's product if his wife accepts their job offer. Patrick Wayne, William R. Moses, Jan Smithers.
Episode 11
My Mother, My Chaperone; The Present; The Death and Life of Sir Albert Demarest; Welcome Aboard
Sat, Nov 24, 1984 60 mins
Part 1 of 2. In London and Paris, a novelist (Lilli Palmer) keeps a tight rein on her daughter; Judy's ex-husband (Marc Singer) tries to win her back; a woman (Loretta Swit) pays an English tart (Catherine Oxenberg) to test her husband's fidelity; a woman (Colleen Dewhurst) takes her son to meet the father he never knew. Sir Albert: Trevor Howard. Judy: Patricia Klous. Roger Wembley: Morgan Stevens.
Episode 12
My Mother, My Chaperone; The Present; The Death and Life of Sir Albert Demarest; Welcome Aboard
Sat, Nov 24, 1984 60 mins
Conclusion. In London and Paris, a novelist (Lilli Palmer) keeps a tight rein on her daughter; Judy's ex-husband (Marc Singer) tries to win her back; a woman (Loretta Swit) pays an English tart (Catherine Oxenberg) to test her husband's fidelity; a woman (Colleen Dewhurst) takes her son to meet the father he never knew. Sir Albert: Trevor Howard. Judy: Patricia Klous. Roger Wembley: Morgan Stevens.
Episode 13
Paying the Piper; Baby Sister; Help Wanted
Sat, Dec 1, 1984 60 mins
A homemaker submits a bill to her pennypinching husband for her years of service; a woman (Jaime Lyn Bauer) is afraid her boy-crazy sister will repeat the mistake she made; the niece of the Captain's friend sets sail on an troubled internship. Michelle Johnson joins the crew as Kim. Rue McClanahan, Donald O'Connor, Dana Plato.
Episode 14
Country Blues; A Matter of Taste; Frat Brothers Forever
Sat, Dec 8, 1984 60 mins
A singer's manager (Claude Akins) hires a woman to break his superstar's heart, hoping it will inspire a hit song; two designers compete for the contract to redecorate the ship's cabins; Doc's fraternity brother (Roy Thinnes) is keeping a secret from him. Matt McCoy, Farley Granger, Terry Moore.
Episode 15
Santa, Santa, Santa; Another Dog Gone Christmas; Noel's Christmas Carol
Sat, Dec 15, 1984 60 mins
On a Christmas cruise, three men are scheduled to play one jolly St. Nick; Vicki gives her dog to a lonely comic (Howard Morris); a woman (Kim Lankford) asks Ace to pose as her fiancé. Ray Walston, Scatman Crothers, Avery Schreiber, Anne Francis, Jill Whelan, Ted McGinley, Shea Farrell.
Episode 16
Instinct; Unmade for Each Other; BOS
Sat, Jan 5, 1985 60 mins
Two men (Conrad Bain, Vic Tayback) short-circuit a computer-dating service, and then fall for the same woman; Isaac pretends to adopt a woman's self-help philosophy; a man lies to a woman for the sake of romance. Ted Lange, Bruce Penhall, Irlene Mandrell, Berlinda Tolbert.
Episode 17
Ace Takes the Test; The Odd Triple; The Counterfeit Couple
Sat, Jan 12, 1985 60 mins
A couple wants Ace to father their child; two strangers (Erin Moran, Richard Gilliland) pose as newlyweds after a mixup puts them in the honeymoon suite; a recently divorced woman (Crystal Bernard) falls for Gopher. Teresa Ganzel, Christopher Mayer, Mary Ann Mobley, Ted McGinley, Fred Grandy.
Episode 18
Love on the Line; Don't Call Me Gopher; Her Honor the Mayor
Sat, Jan 26, 1985 60 mins
A workaholic (Cesar Romero) is unaware the woman teaching him to have fun is his employee; Gopher is afraid that his girlfriend will laugh at his nickname; a town's new mayor (Shelley Fabares) is courted by her opponent. Fred Grandy, Kitty Moffat, David Hedison, Robert Fuller, Ted Lange.
Episode 19
Scandinavia Cruise: Girl of the Midnight Sun; There'll Be Some Changes Made; Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm; Too Many Isaacs
Sat, Feb 2, 1985 60 mins
Part 1 of 2. On a cruise to Norway and Sweden, an actress (Christopher Norris) tries to impress an advertising exec; a man (Jack Klugman) decides to have a nose job, but the woman who's fallen for him thinks he's scheduled a sex-change operation; Gopher plans to marry a Swedish heiress; a scientist (Telly Savalas) plots a robbery. Susannah York, Priscilla Barnes, Janet Jackson.
Episode 20
Scandinavia Cruise: Girl of the Midnight Sun; There'll Be Some Changes Made; Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm; Too Many Isaacs
Sat, Feb 2, 1985 60 mins
Conclusion. On a cruise to Norway and Sweden, an actress (Christopher Norris) tries to impress an advertising exec; a man (Jack Klugman) decides to have a nose job, but the woman who's fallen for him thinks he's scheduled a sex-change operation; Gopher plans to marry a Swedish heiress; a scientist (Telly Savalas) plots a robbery. Susannah York, Priscilla Barnes, Janet Jackson.
Episode 21
The Courier; The Runaway; Ace Takes a Holiday
Sat, Feb 9, 1985 60 mins
A courier (Michael Spound) refuses to remove the briefcase handcuffed to his wrist; a woman (Florence Henderson) can't understand her daughter's hostility toward her stepfather; Ace finds an attractive passenger (Marla Heasley) willing to nurse his sprained ankle. Peter Mark Richman, Ted McGinley, Charlene Tilton, Tracy Nelson, Patricia Klous.
Episode 22
Getting Started; Daughter's Dilemma; The Captain Wears Pantyhose
Sat, Feb 16, 1985 60 mins
The Captain fails a woman (Cathy Lee Crosby) testing for a captaincy; a boy is convinced that his father's surprise birthday present is a prostitute; a woman encourages her father (Bernie Hamilton) to retire so her husband can take over his corporation. Gavin MacLeod, Tracy Reed, James A. Watson Jr., Esther Rolle, Karen Kopins.
Episode 23
Vicki's Gentleman Caller; Partners to the End; The Arrangement
Sat, Feb 23, 1985 60 mins
Newlywed celebrities (Cristina Raines, Richard Hatch) discover how little they know about each other; partners draw straws to see which one "dies" to collect the insurance money to pay off a loan shark; Vicki's attracted to a man (James MacArthur) twice her age. Jill Whelan. Lou: James Coco. Harriet: Ruta Lee. Captain: Gavin MacLeod.
Episode 24
Judy Hits a Low Note; Love Times Two; The Problem With Papa
Sat, Mar 23, 1985 60 mins
A director (James Haughton) asks Judy to sing in the cruise-line commercial; a woman (Jessica Walter) fears her father is senile; a man (Barry Van Dyke) will go to any length to keep his wife. Pat Klous, Ellen Bry, John McIntire, Jill Whelan.
Episode 25
Charmed, I'm Sure; Ashes to Ashes; No Dad of Mine
Sat, Mar 30, 1985 60 mins
Ace discovers that his old girlfriend must now use a wheelchair; a couple (Jimmie Walker, Telma Hopkins) wants to quit smoking; a father and daughter (John Beck, Cathy Silvers) pretend they're strangers. Ted McGinley, Kimberly Ross, Gavin MacLeod.
Episode 26
Caribbean Cruise: Call Me Grandma; A Gentleman of Discrimination; The Perfect Divorce; Letting Go
Sat, May 4, 1985 60 mins
Part 1 of 2. The "proper" English chaperone of pop group Menudo is put off by a woman's lies; a woman (Anne Baxter) overprotects her mentally disabled son; an employer is baited for a sex-discrimination suit by a woman (Linda Purl) posing as a man. Gavin MacLeod, Fred Grandy. Elizabeth Raleigh: Lana Turner.
Episode 27
Caribbean Cruise: Call Me Grandma; A Gentleman of Discrimination; The Perfect Divorce; Letting Go
Sat, May 4, 1985 60 mins
Conclusion. The "proper" English chaperone of pop group Menudo is put off by a woman's lies; a woman (Anne Baxter) overprotects her mentally disabled son; an employer is baited for a sex-discrimination suit by a woman (Linda Purl) posing as a man. Gavin MacLeod, Fred Grandy. Elizabeth Raleigh: Lana Turner.