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The Worst Episodes of The Love Boat

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Love Boat Season 9 Episode 13 - Miss Mom/ Who's the Champ/ Gopher's Delusion
    5.2/10(244 votes)

    S9:E13

    No description available

    Director:Jerome Courtland
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Love Boat Season 9 Episode 12 - Hippies and Yuppies/ Frat Wars/ Return of the Lambdas
    6.0/10(80 votes)

    S9:E12

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 18 - The Last of the Stubings/The Million Dollar Man/The Sisters
    6.1/10(189 votes)

    S1:E18

    Stubing's nephew comes on board to train to be a seaman but doesn't do a good job at anything he does. A man who just stole a million dollars meets a woman who upon learning of what he has done reveals herself to be a cop who plans to turn him in. Two sisters compete for the affections of the same man.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writers:Ray Jessel, Steven Pritzker, Michael Norell

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  4. The Love Boat Season 7 Episode 4 - Prisoner Of Love/Youth Takes A Holiday/Don't Leave Home Without It
    6.3/10(98 votes)

    S7:E4

    No description available

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Love Boat Season 9 Episode 17 - The Second Time Around/ Hello, Spencer/ Runaway, Go Home
    6.3/10(72 votes)

    S9:E17

    No description available

    Director:Ted Lange
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Love Boat Season 2 Episode 5 - Where is it Written?/Julie's Aunt/The Big Deal
    6.4/10(137 votes)

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:Allen Baron
    Writers:Lan O'Kun, Barry Blitzer, James F. Henry

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  7. The Love Boat Season 7 Episode 23 - Side By Side/Rub Me Tender/Fish Out Of Water
    6.4/10(99 votes)

    S7:E23

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Love Boat Season 9 Episode 1 - A Day In Port
    6.4/10(90 votes)

    S9:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Love Boat Season 9 Episode 16 - Hello Emily/ The Tour Guide/ The Winning Number
    6.4/10(75 votes)

    S9:E16

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Love Boat Season 9 Episode 19 - Second Banana/The Prodigy/What Goes Around
    6.4/10(70 votes)

    S9:E19

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 6 - The Joker is Mild/First Time Out/Take My Granddaughter, Please
    6.5/10(239 votes)

    S1:E6

    An old friend of Julie's father turns to her for help reviving his sputtering stand-up comedy career. A meddling woman tries to interfere in her granddaughter's love life; she pushes her to date Doc, but her granddaughter wants to pursue romance with an old friend. A young man's fraternity brothers pressure him to lose his virginity during the cruise.

    Directors:Alan Rafkin, Richard Kinon
    Writers:David Ketchum, Mark Evanier, Barry Blitzer, Dennis Palumbo, Tony DiMarco

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  12. The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 7 - Identical Problem/Julie's Old Flame/The Jinx
    6.5/10(221 votes)

    S1:E7

    Identical twins pretend to be one person in order to take the cruise on one fare. They leave Doc completely bewildered. Julie gets re-acquainted with an ex-lover, who claims to have broken things off with his wife. After suffering a series of accidents, the crew comes to believe that an elderly couple--which survived the Titanic--is cursed.

    Director:Don Weis
    Writers:David Ketchum, Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Michael Norell, Tony DiMarco

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  13. The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 25 - Gopher the Rebel/Cabin Fever/Pacific Princess Overture
    6.5/10(174 votes)

    S1:E25

    A young female passenger encourages Gopher to be his own person and stand up for himself to Captain Stubing. However, neither were expecting the consequences of their actions. A cheating husband is caught when his neighbors from home also board the cruise. However, being holed up in a cabin with his mistress isn't all that he hoped it would be. A businessman uses all his wiles to convince a grieving widow to sell her husband's business to a Japanese conglomerate. But he soon comes to realize that this may not be the best idea.

    Director:Allen Baron
    Writers:Ray Jessel, Joel Kimmel, Dawn Aldredge, Martin Cohan, Ann Gibbs

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  14. The Love Boat Season 2 Episode 15 - Second Time Around/The 'Now' Marriage/My Sister, Irene
    6.5/10(144 votes)

    S2:E15

    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.

    Director:Roger Duchowny
    Writer:Tony Webster

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  15. The Love Boat Season 2 Episode 23 - Funny Valentine/The Wallflower/A Home is Not a Home
    6.5/10(143 votes)

    S2:E23

    No description available

    Director:George Tyne
    Writers:Fred Grandy, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Bernie Kopell, John V. Hanrahan, Tom Dagenais

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  16. The Love Boat Season 3 Episode 14 - The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/ Life Begins at 40
    6.5/10(118 votes)

    S3:E14

    A professor studies the causes of sexual stimulation, but doesn't realize that his test subject is in love with him. A woman tries to help her ex-football star husband move on after he gets cut by his team. Gopher accidentally aggravates the man with his comments. A woman books the honeymoon suite and schedules a reception, despite the fact that she isn't seeing anyone. She hopes that she can find a husband before her 40th birthday in a few days. Julie tries to talk her out of the wedding, and teach her that her self-worth shouldn't be based on her marital status.

    Director:Allen Baron
    Writers:Lee Aronsohn, Art Baer, Ben Joelson

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  17. The Love Boat Season 9 Episode 24 - My Stepmother, Myself/ Almost Roommates/ Cornerback Sneak
    6.5/10(80 votes)

    S9:E24

    Vicki becomes jealous of Captain Stubbing's bride-to-be (the sequel to this episode is ""Happily Ever After...""); the new Assistant Cruise Director-Entertainer finds out that he has to share his cabin with a gruff cook instead of with the girlfriend that he brought along; a pro football has-been tries to romance the team's new owner, a woman, with a mind to get her to keep him on the next season's roster.

    Director:Robert Scheerer
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 4 - Message for Maureen/The Acapulco Connection/Gotcha
    6.6/10(245 votes)

    S1:E4

    A tennis star, temporarily confined to a wheelchair due to a back injury, rekindles an old romance with a sportswriter who had been critical of her recent performances. A woman with singing aspirations stows away on the ship in the hopes of making it to America and providing for her large family. A man annoys his wife and other passengers by constantly playing practical jokes.

    Directors:Stuart Margolin, Peter Baldwin, Richard Kinon
    Writers:David Garber, Casey Keller, Neil Rosen, George Tricker, Kevin Hartigan, Richard Albrecht

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  19. The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 11 - Lonely at the Top/Divorce Me, Please/Silent Night
    6.6/10(229 votes)

    S1:E11

    In a Christmas-themed cruise, the captain worries about how to effectively lead his ship but be a friend to his crew as well. A married couple who outwardly appear happy and in love are both desperate for the other person to give them a divorce - and they go to extreme measures to get it. An embittered ex-con boards the ship for a holiday with his wife but also with revenge on his mind for the person who framed him for the crime. A priest brings a group of orphans aboard for the cruise.

    Director:Allen Baron
    Writers:Art Baer, Gordon Farr, Bruce Howard, Ben Joelson, Lynne Farr

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  20. The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 21 - Taking Sides/A Friendly Little Game/Going by the Book
    6.6/10(183 votes)

    S1:E21

    An older couple's problems affect the marriage of newlyweds. An elderly man who is riddled with debts, but is desperate to take his wife on a cruise to meet their grandchildren, decides to pay for the trip with a dodgy deck of cards and aims to take the crew for all the money they have. A young man who is very inexperienced with women relies on a self-help book on how to win them over. However, he and Doc Bricker butt heads by going after the same girl.

    Director:Richard Kinon
    Writers:Jerry Winnick, Ray Brenner, Hugh Wedlock Jr.

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  21. The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 22 - Parents Know Best/A Selfless Love/The Nubile Nurse
    6.6/10(187 votes)

    S1:E22

    A couple takes their son on a cruise in an attempt to end his relationship with an unsuitable girl; a May-December couple rethink their romance; an ex-showgirl's glamorous past jeopardizes her new career as a registered nurse.

    Director:Roger Duchowny
    Writers:Seaman Jacobs, Barry Blitzer, Phil Foster, Marion Zola, Fred S. Fox

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  22. The Love Boat Season 1 Episode 24 - This Business of Love/Crash Diet Crush/I'll Never Fall in Love Again
    6.6/10(188 votes)

    S1:E24

    A reformed prostitute causes trouble between a one-time "John" and his wife; Captain Stubing re-encounters an old flame; a fun-loving older couple help bring two lovers back together

    Director:Roger Duchowny
    Writers:Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein, Ray Jessel, Joel Kimmel, Ann Gibbs

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  23. The Love Boat Season 2 Episode 1 - Marooned (1)
    6.6/10(179 votes)

    S2:E1

    No description available

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writers:Lee Aronsohn, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Michael Norell

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  24. The Love Boat Season 2 Episode 2 - Marooned (2)
    6.6/10(159 votes)

    S2:E2

    No description available

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writers:Lee Aronsohn, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Michael Norell

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  25. The Love Boat Season 3 Episode 3 - Oldies but Goodies/The Grass Is Always Greener/Three Stages of Love
    6.6/10(119 votes)

    S3:E3

    An older couple finds its attempts at romance complicated by the presence of her obnoxious, golddigging daughter and his overprotective manservant. Julie's roommate from cruise director training takes a cruise with her young son. Julie and Tina each envy the life the other has chosen for herself. When Tina offers some ideas for an upcoming party, Julie resents her friend for moving in on her territory. A young couple's romance begins to fall apart because the man is obsessed with analyzing the relationship and comparing even the most minor developments to the ""stages"" he went through with past girlfriends.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writers:Rob Dames, Bob Fraser, Jan Jessel, Tom Dunsmuir

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Miss Mom/ Who's the Champ/ Gopher's Delusion" is the worst rated episode of "The Love Boat". It scored 5.2/10 based on 244 votes. Directed by Jerome Courtland and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/1/1986. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Hippies and Yuppies/ Frat Wars/ Return of the Lambdas".