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The Love Boat S3E5 — The Audit Couple/The Scoop/My Boyfriend's Back

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The Love Boat•Season 3•Episode 5

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

6.9/10 · 136 votesOct 6, 197960 min

Ranked #20 of 28 in Season 3•−0.1 vs season avg

Capt. Stubing must cope with an IRS audit. Julie believes the feisty auditor is so caught up in her work because she is lonely, and goads the captain into spending time with her. The woman winds up trying to get a little too

Directed byJack Arnold

Written byRob Dames, Bob Fraser, Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Joyce Armor, Judie Neer

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Season 3 Episodes28

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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

Crew10

Jack Arnold

Jack Arnold

Director

R

Rob Dames

Writer

B

Bob Fraser

Writer

H

Howard Albrecht

Writer

S

Sol Weinstein

Writer

Artie Kane

Artie Kane

Music

I

Irving Lippman

Director of Photography

W

Wayne Wahrman

Editor

J

Joyce Armor

Writer

J

Judie Neer

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Audit Couple/The Scoop/My Boyfriend's Back" is episode 5 of The Love Boat season 3. It scored 6.9/10 from 136 votes, ranking #20 of 28 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Jack Arnold and written by Rob Dames, Bob Fraser, Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Joyce Armor, Judie Neer, it aired on October 6, 1979.

Next: E6 · Gopher's Greatest Hits/The Vacation/One Rose a Day Best of Season 3