LOVE BOAT, THE: RENT A ROMEO / MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER / Y' GOTTA HAVE HEART (TV)

Summary

One in this comedy series about the lives and romances of the passengers and crew aboard a luxury cruise ship, the Pacific Princess. In "Y' Gotta Have Heart," a nagging wife cannot understand why her husband refuses to take it easy after having survived triple bypass surgery recently. In "Romeo for Rent," Doc attempts to be alone with a beautiful passenger, but finds that her sister, Carol, does not understand that three is a crowd. Carol was recently abandoned by her fiancé and cannot bear to be left by herself. Doc decides to set up the bereft Carol with a gigolo named Rod, who believes he can get any woman to spend the night with him. In "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," the captain's daughter, Vicki, helps a little boy named Jimmy reunite his recently separated parents, who are both aboard the Princess. However, the two youngsters' scheme runs into complications when Jimmy's mother piques the interest of some eligible bachelors. Includes commercials, promos, and public service announcements.

Details

• NETWORK: ABC
• DATE: January 26, 1980 9:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:57:27
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T:13367
• GENRE: Comedy; Drama
• SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Drama
• SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1977-1986
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - Dow Ziploc storage bags
  • TV - Commercials - Florida Orange Juice beverage
  • TV - Commercials - Nuance perfume
  • TV - Commercials - Orville Redenbacher's gourmet popping corn
  • TV - PSA - Action for Children's Television
  • TV - PSA - Medic Alert identification bracelet
  • TV - Promos - "ABC Wide World of Sports"
  • TV - Promos - "Directions"
  • TV - Promos - "The Love Boat"

CREDITS

• Aaron Spelling … Executive Producer
• Douglas S. Cramer … Executive Producer
• Gordon Farr … Supervising Producer
• Harvey Bullock … Producer
• Ray Allen … Producer
• Henry Colman … Producer
• Hudson Hickman … Associate Producer
• Roger Duchowny … Director
• W.L. Baumes … Developed by
• Jeraldine Saunders … Based on the book "The Love Boats" by
• R.S. Allen … Writer, "Rent a Romeo", "Y' Gotta Have Heart"
• Anitra Earle … Writer, "Matchmaker, Matchmaker"
• Charles Fox … Theme Music by, Theme song "The Love Boat" music by
• Paul Williams … Theme Music by, Theme song "The Love Boat"
• Jack Jones … Theme song "The Love Boat" sung by
• Duane Tatro … Music by
• Gavin MacLeod … Cast, Capt. Merrill Stubing
• Bernie Kopell … Cast, Dr. Adam Bricker
• Fred Grandy … Cast, Yeoman-Purser Burl "Gopher" Smith
• Ted Lange … Cast, Isaac Washington
• Jill Whelan … Cast, Vicki Stubing
• Lauren Tewes … Cast, Julie McCoy
• Janet Dubois … Cast, Evelyn Hopkins
• Phil Harris … Cast, Harvey Kronkel
• Vicki Lawrence … Cast, Carol
• Cleavon Little … Cast, Andrew Hopkins
• Joe Namath … Cast, Rod Baylor
• Misty Rowe … Cast, Doc's girlfriend
• Brett Somers … Cast, Sarah Kronkel
• Mark James … Cast, Jimmy
• Taurean Blacque … Cast, Mike