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The Love Boat S3E13 — Not Now, I'm Dying/Eleanor's Return/Too Young to Love

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The Love Boat•Season 3•Episode 13

Not Now, I'm Dying/Eleanor's Return/Too Young to Love

7.1/10 · 139 votesNov 24, 197960 min

Ranked #11 of 28 in Season 3•+0.1 vs season avg

Doc suspects that a friend's boyfriend is still playing the field. When she tries to prove him wrong by suggesting a quickie wedding, the man claims to have contracted a terminal illness. Capt. Stubing hopes for another chance at love with his recently

Directed byAlan Rafkin, Roger Duchowny

Written byRay Jessel, Haskell Barkin

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Season 3 Episodes28

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Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug/Peter & Alicia/Julie/Buddy & Portia (1)

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Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug/Peter & Alicia/Julie/Buddy & Portia (2)

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Oldies but Goodies/The Grass Is Always Greener/Three Stages of Love

Doc, Be Patient/Dance With Me/Going My Way still

Doc, Be Patient/Dance With Me/Going My Way

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The Audit Couple/The Scoop/My Boyfriend's Back

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Gopher's Greatest Hits/The Vacation/One Rose a Day

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Crew Confessions/Haven't I Seen You?/Reunion

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Cindy/Play by Play/What's a Brother For?

Never Say Goodbye/A New Woman/Trial Romance still

Never Say Goodbye/A New Woman/Trial Romance

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Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boyfriend, Please/Rent a Family/The Man in Her Life (2)

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Brotherhood of the Sea/Letter to Babycakes/Daddy's Pride

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Not Now, I'm Dying/Eleanor's Return/Too Young to Love

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The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/ Life Begins at 40

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The Spider Serenade/Next Door Wife/The Harder They Fall

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Making the Grade/The Gift/Doc's 'Ex' Change

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April's Love/Happy Ending/We Three

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Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair (1)

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Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair (2)

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Rent a Romeo/Matchmaker, Matchmaker/Y' Gotta Have Heart

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Not So Fast, Gopher/Haven't We Met Before?/Seoul Mates

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Another Time, Another Place/Doctor Who/Gopher's Engagement

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Celebration/Captain Papa/Honeymoon Pressure

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Vicki's First Love/Accident Prone/The High Cost of Loving

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Invisible Maniac/September Song/Peekaboo

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Cast6

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

Merril Stubing

Bernie Kopell

Bernie Kopell

Adam Bricker

Fred Grandy

Fred Grandy

Gopher Smith

Ted Lange

Ted Lange

Isaac Washington

Lauren Tewes

Lauren Tewes

Julie McCoy

Jill Whelan

Jill Whelan

Vicki Stubing

Crew7

Alan Rafkin

Alan Rafkin

Director

Frank De Vol

Frank De Vol

Music

R

Roger Duchowny

Director

R

Ray Jessel

Writer

G

Gordon Farr

Teleplay

Haskell Barkin

Haskell Barkin

Writer

Lee Aronsohn

Lee Aronsohn

Story

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Episode Summary

"Not Now, I'm Dying/Eleanor's Return/Too Young to Love" is episode 13 of The Love Boat season 3. It scored 7.1/10 from 139 votes, ranking #11 of 28 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Alan Rafkin, Roger Duchowny and written by Ray Jessel, Haskell Barkin, it aired on November 24, 1979.

Next: E14 · The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/ Life Begins at 40 Best of Season 3