UPDATED ON 05/26/2022
Welcome on boardThe love boat!This truly escapist 1970's TV series revolved around a luxury passenger cruise ship and its crew. Almost every rising or even A-list actor of the 1970s appeared in at least one episode ofThe love boat, since every show needed new guests. This Saturday night is a time capsule back to the late '70s, with fashion and vibes to match. Executive Producer Aaron Spelling might have struck a magical deal for Extraordinary Creativity, having already helped create itStarsky & Hutch,Charlie's Engel, and it seemed to be about 70% of all programs back then.
They even paired much of their run with Spelling's fifth major claim to fame,Fantasieinsel, resulting in fans really being able to escape to warmer climates every weekend for some romance and adventure. Join us today on our return voyage to the MS Pacific Princess to explore theoccupationone of the most iconic television shows of all time. It's time to brave the open water against the tide of time and escape once moreThe love boat.
„The love boatbrought foreign locations into American living rooms and many people who couldn't afford to go there or who had never been there," observes Jim Colucci, author ofGolden Girls Forever: An unauthorized look behind the lanaiand who is writing the ultimate companion to itThe love boat. "In many ways, the show was really eye-opening for us, but what it really did do was lift us out of the winter doldrums. On a Saturday night, you could escape the snow from New Jersey, where I was, and end up in either Mexico, the Mediterranean, or Australia. It wasMarvelousand people loved it.”
Gavin MacLeod (Captain Merrill Stubing)
Captain Merrill Stubing was perfect as both the ship's anchor and the show's anchor, as he gave a fatherly role to both the crew and viewers. when he cameThe love boatScreenplay, Gavin MacLeod's agenttoldIt was absolutely "fucked" to him, but that spelling set MacLeod up for the role, and Gavin, the veteran TV pro that he was, saw the opportunity as a gold mine in the form of a feel-good show that was exactly what he was looking for, and America agreed, for almost a decade.
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MacLeod began acting in 1957 after serving in the US Air Force. He then moved to New York City, where he officially changed his name from Allan See to Gavin MacLeod, suspecting See was too confusing a surname to make it big. His first credited film role was in the 1958sI want to live!,a prison dramawith Susan Hayward, where he attracted attention in his breakthrough role as the nervous Ernest Hunkle in 1959 and was castOperation Unterrock. His first regular television appearances began in 1962 as "Happy" Haines on the Ernest Borgnine-led ship.McHale’s Navy. However, he left the show after only two seasons to star in the Steve McQueen film.The Sand Pebble.
Then the 1970s brought MacLeod his biggest role yet: Murray SlaughterCBS' hugely popular Mary Tyler Moore Show, which brought him lasting fame and two Golden Globe nominations. Also in 1970, fans rushed to see him co-star with Clint Eastwood, Don Rickles and coKellys Helden. In recent years we've seen MacLeod guest-star in quite a few hilarious comediesThe king of queenstoThat 70's show. He and his wife were Evangelical Protestants and hosted the Trinity Broadcasting Network, specifically called a program about marriage, for 17 yearsBack on course.
In 2013 he published his aptly named memoirThis is your captain speaking: My Fantastic Journey Through Hollywood, Faith and Life. Sadly, Gavin passed away after a period of poor health on May 29, 2021 at his home in Palm Desert, California known" and "this is my daddy" — so lovely.
The captain was 90 years old and living a damn good life from land to sea.
Bernie Kopell (Adam "Doc" Bricker)
Adam Bricker, simply called Doc, was the group's Playboy doctor. He always rushes his patients and gives a nice "Heeee" when he finally relaxes. Kopell was already a household name to television audiences when he taught himself a German accent and landed the recurring role of Maxwell SmartKAOSTic Nemesis, Siegfried, on theGet Smart series created by Mel Brooks/Buck Henry..
The Role of the DoctorThe love boatwas a job of a lifetime that, at its peak, earned him almost $40,000 for each episode and allowed him to work with friends and meet his Hollywood idols. In recent years we saw Kopell cameo in 2008get smartMovie Reboot, and his most recent project was eight episodes of the CBS sitcomB Positive. Today he is 88 years old and will soon have a film set entitledOur almost entirely true story.
Lauren Tewes (Julie McCoy)
Julie McCoy is the ship's cruise director and was cast the day before the thirdlove boatThe pilot was shot, impressively chosen from a pool - or ocean - of a hundred other actresses. Unfortunately, Lauren Tewes struggled with thata very public cocaine addiction throughout the show, leading to her being replaced after Season 7. Luckily, Lauren managed to break her dangerous habit and went back to school to train as a cheesemaker. She still does some acting and video game voice work, but also works as a sous chef at a Seattle catering company.
Today she is 68 years old. We last saw her in the moviePotato Dreams of AmericaEarly 2021. Despite being clean and sober for nearly 35 years, she still feels stigmatized by her exlove boatCast Colleagues. But we're certainly proud of you here, Lauren.
Fred Grandy (Gopher)
Who could forget the good old lovable Gopher? The ship's chief purser was a delightful draw for the younger female audience. Appropriately, gopher was usually the focus of the show's storylines. Maybe because he helped write it; he and Bernie Kopell wrote forThe love boat— 12 episodes, to be exact.
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Grandy burst onto the Hollywood scene in 1973 before landing a recurring role as Chris in the great Bea Arthur.Maude.Then, after his regular role in theshort-lived Saturday morning showMonster squad1976 ended, he grabbed his passport and got on boardThe love boat. He took a hiatus from acting after the series ended in 1986, but returned to the set in 2003 and had a recurring role in the third season ofThe Mindy Projectin 2014. He joined the medical team because Fred's son, Charlie Grandy, was a writer for the Mindy Kaling-led show.
Grandy was also the hostThe Grandy Group, a morning radio talk showin Washington, DCRemarkably, Grandy had exactly the right credentials to become a member of the United States House of Representatives in 1986. He successfully served four terms before deciding in 1995 not to run. Today Fred is 73 and does everything. After serving in Congress, he became CEO of Goodwill Industries International until 2000. He also still acts and was last seen in an episode of the Showtime comedy in 2020.Mondbasis 8.
Ted Lange (Isaac Washington)
Isaac Washington was the second most important person on the ship. No, he wasn't the co-captain. He wasthe handlebar sporty bartenderOf course! You can't have romance without some liquid courage. Ted also really enjoyed his role; Not only did it pay the bills and give him a group of friends he would call family, but when he was out and about in Hollywood he was often given free drinks by bartenders in hopes that Ted would use the drinks on the show! Cheers.
Ted Lange began acting in 1972 and quickly landed a series regular as a junior on the show.That is my mom. Then he went straight into one or the other sitcom,Mr T and Tina. Lange also wrote the 1977 screenplay forrunaway,withDie Jeffersonsvery own Marla Gibbs. He continued to write, going so far as to write six episodes ofthe love boat,and even directing 12. He's also had more success directing, with a slew of TV credits to his name, 10 episodes ofThe new devicein 87, to 23 episodes ofThe first familyin 2012.
And he may have learned a few tips as a bartender, because Issac co-wrote a sex advice column with adult film actress Jenna Jameson called Ask Isaac. He also appeared in the fourth season ofPromise Bet-Club and lost 28 pounds - good job! Today Lange is 74 years old and his next project to be released is a horror film starring Snoop Doggblood pageant,damn brilliant.
Jill Whelan (Vicki Stubing)
Vicki Stubing is the young daughter of Captain Merrill Stubing and joined the show mid-season. The series changed her life. Not only has she gained a new dad through Gavin MacLeod, but she's also danced with Ginger Rogers and even became pen pals with Ethel Merman.
Comedy fans will surely remember this next role — but don't call us Shirley. Jill was in hysterics when the sick child serenaded and choked in the 1980 parody.airplane!. In 1999, Whelan quit acting and began working as an investigative producer at a Los Angeles television station. But in 2012, she returned to acting and landed a role in the horror flick6 degrees of hell. We last saw her in the 2017 TV movie,take it from above, directed byThe love boatis his own Ted Lange. Jill was a prominent face forNancy Reagan's Just Say No campaign against drugs.
Today Jill is 55 years old and lives in LA with her two sons. In 2017, she married former Denver Broncos quarterback Jeff Kapple, and she's also an ambassador for Princess Cruises' celebrations - how fitting is that?
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FAQs
Did the cast of The Love Boat get along? ›
The cast kept in touch with each other, and Lange, in 2015, said he shot a comedy pilot for one of his castmate's series. "I just shot a pilot episode for Jill, who is now 50 years old," he said. "I shot a comedy pilot for her in Los Angeles. So, yes, we all stay in touch."
How many of the cast of The Love Boat are still alive? ›Recently, the surviving actors, Lauren, Ted, 73, Fred, 72, Jill, 54, and Bernie, 87, reunited to reminisce about their longtime bond and talk about the best parts of the job, which included traveling.
Who is the cast on the new Love Boat? ›- Paolo Arrigo. Paolo Arrigo (Sara Mally / CBS) ...
- Ezra Freeman. Ezra Freeman. ( ...
- Matt Mitcham. Matt Mitcham. ( ...
- Alisa Shah. THE REAL LOVE BOAT (Sara Mally / CBS) ...
- Brett De Laura. THE REAL LOVE BOAT (Sara Mally / CBS) ...
- Brooke White. THE REAL LOVE BOAT (Sara Mally / CBS) ...
- Daniel Cooper. THE REAL LOVE BOAT (Sara Mally / CBS) ...
- Emily Stone.
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How much did guest stars get paid on The Love Boat? ›6. Guests stars could earn between $1,000 and $25,000. Those fashion designer were paid $1,000 per day for their roles.
What celebrity appeared the most on Love Boat? ›Behind Florence Henderson was Linda Evans, who appeared 7 times, and after that, it's a tie between Rue McClanahan, Ted Knight, Ethel Merman, and Erin Moran, who all appeared six times.
Does The Love Boat cast get residuals? ›And now, generation after generation, they're sharing what is "The Love Boat," and their lives have become a part of that, which is wonderful for us. We don't get residuals, but it's a nice thing.
Why did Gopher wear gloves on The Love Boat? ›Gopher's explanation for wearing the white gloves in this episode is given as poison ivy. In actuality, they are covering the aftermath of burns he received earlier in the year when, riding in a Turkish taxi, some hydrogen-filled balloons exploded, burning him and 3 other people.
Did they film The Love Boat on a real cruise ship? ›Of course, the scripted 1970s-era “Love Boat” was mostly shot on a soundstage that re-created a Princess Cruise. In this case, Eureka wanted to shoot “The Real Love Boat” on a real ship — and that took a logistical feat. “It took place over the summer in the Mediterranean,” Culvenor says.
Are Emily and Mike still together? ›Emily and Mike is a former relationship, current friendship, and a potential conflict in Until Dawn.
Who replaced Julie on The Love Boat? ›
| Pat Klous | |
|---|---|
| Born | Patricia Klous October 19, 1948 Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Texas (BS) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978–2002 |
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| Bernie Kopell | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Known for | Siegfried – Get Smart Dr. Adam Bricker – The Love Boat |
| Spouse(s) | Celia Whitney ( m. 1962; div. 1963) Yolanda Veloz ( m. 1974; div. 1995) Catrina Honadle ( m. 1997) |
The "star of the show", the cruise ship itself, after being renamed MS Pacific and being sold then owned by another cruise line in Spain, the now-world famous Pacific Princess was scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey in 2013 after no further buyer could be found.
Who are the hosts of Love Boat? ›In an exclusive interview with E! News, The Real Love Boat hosts Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn shared the process behind coming up with their catchphrase, and what to expect from the show.
What happened to The Real Love Boat? ›The 2022-23 TV season has its first casualty. CBS' dating show The Real Love Boat has been pulled from the broadcast network after four episodes. It will finish out its season on Paramount+.
Do Love Islanders get paid for the show? ›How much do the Love Island contestants get paid? ITV is yet to confirm the exact amount that the Islanders get paid for being on the ITV show but, in 2019, The Sun reported they receive an estimated amount of £250 a week, so an estimated total of £1,000 a month.
How much do love Islanders get paid a day? ›How much do Love Island contestants get paid? The contestants get paid £250 a week to appear on the show, which really isn't much at all when you think about it. Back in 2019, Daily Star reported that series five Islanders would receive £250 per week to 'compensate' the time they'd be giving up to be in the villa.
How much did a Love Boat cruise cost? ›The cost of a seven-day holiday on Princess ranged from about $1,400 to $2,000 per person. That was in 1983 dollars. With inflation, in today's dollars, that one-week cruise cost $3,200 to $4,600 per person, far beyond the budget of most middle-income Americans.
Who is the longest lasting celebrity couple? ›- 01 of 18. Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks. ...
- 02 of 18. Pauletta Pearson and Denzel Washington. ...
- 03 of 18. Victoria Beckham and David Beckham. ...
- 04 of 18. Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. ...
- 05 of 18. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. ...
- 06 of 18. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi. ...
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Eos, the yacht of Diane von Furstenberg and her husband Barry Diller, is said to be one of the largest in the world.
How many passengers did the original Love Boat hold? ›
The real Love Boat, the one used in the show's establishing shots, was indeed the Pacific Princess. Built in 1971, it came from a humbler age. Unlike on today's ships, the staterooms lacked balconies, and in total the Pacific Princess could carry just 600 passengers—practically a yacht by today's standards.
How much do actors get paid for residuals? ›Residual compensation is really where commercial actors make most of their money. If a National SAG Commercial is shown often, actors will earn anywhere from $5,000 to $60,000 for their one day of work in a commercial! Personally, I made $40,000 in a National TV Spot I acted in for “Brown N Serve” sausage.
Do the actors get paid for reruns? ›When shows are syndicated, redistributed, released on DVD, purchased by a streaming service or otherwise used beyond what the actors were originally paid for, those actors get residual checks called royalties.
Do actors get paid every time a movie is watched? ›Actors (other than background actors) get paid again when a performance is rerun. In TV's past, those payments ended after a certain number of replays; now they can go on forever — making those “Law & Order” reruns an annuity for the actors. As for how much the performers are paid, it varies.
What ship is The Real Love Boat filmed on? ›“The Love Boat,” featuring German-built 1971 Pacific Princess, was made famous by Princess Cruises famous as an American television series that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986.
What does Fred Grandy do now? ›Fred Grandy now stars on "Sprung." When producer Greg Garcia was casting his new comedy, “Sprung,” he had no idea one of the actors who read for a role happened to be a favorite from his past.
What is Gopher from The Love Boat doing now? ›Fred Grandy — now 74 — played Burl “Gopher” Smith on The Love Boat. He went on to host a conservative radio talk show in the 2000s and began acting more in the mid-2010s. He appeared in multiple episodes of The Mindy Project, General Hospital, and Knight Squad.
Did they find the body of the woman who jumped off the cruise ship? ›According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the woman's body was recovered about 18 miles from the shore of Port Canaveral after she went overboard from the cruise ship MSC Meraviglia.
Does every cruise ship have a jail? ›Is There a Jail Onboard? While cruise lines don't advertise their onboard policies or facilities for housing criminals, rest assured that every ship has a plan in place. It may involve house arrest in the offender's cabin with posted guards or actual incarceration in a specific cell.
Who is mafs Mike with now? ›Today, Mike is in a relationship with Sonja Marcelline and has shared adorable pictures of them together on his Instagram account. In a recent snap of him and Sonja on the beach, Mike wrote: "Nice to have a girl who gets me.
What happens if Matt doesn't save Emily? ›
BUTTERFLY EFFECT UPDATE (Save Emily): If Matt tries to save Emily, he ends up falling deeper into the mine only to get caught and killed by the Wendigo (unless he has the Flare Gun earlier so he can get a shot at defending himself).
Did Cam stay with Emily? ›Emily Miller and Cam Holmes - Still together
Emily and Cam fell madly in love in season 2, and fans of the show will be very happy to hear that they're still together. In July 2021, Emily revealed: "We are very much in a relationship."
Lauren Tewes, who played the role of cruise director Julie McCoy, lost her role on the popular TV show following an intense cocaine addiction.
Why was Julie McCoy written off The Love Boat? ›She left the Love Boat amid a personal struggle.
Tewes was replaced on The Love Boat because she was struggling with a cocaine addiction. In 2014, Tewes appeared on Where Are They Now? and said that the show let her go instead of providing her with help.
By 1984, the producers of "The Love Boat" had had enough and Tewes was fired. While Tewes maintains that the producers of the show should've given her a more of opportunity to get help (via Outsider), they maintain enough was enough and released Tewes from the cast.
Did Julie get married on The Love Boat? ›Stubing walks Julie down the aisle for her marriage to Tony, the handsome Australian doctor who proposed to her at the end of Season 4.
How old is Bernie Kopell now? › Where does Fred Grandy live now? › How many people from The Love Boat are still alive? ›Recently, the surviving actors, Lauren, Ted, 73, Fred, 72, Jill, 54, and Bernie, 87, reunited to reminisce about their longtime bond and talk about the best parts of the job, which included traveling.
How big was The Love Boat compared to today's cruise ships? ›To give it some perspective, the Titanic weighed in at 46, 328 tons. The Pacific Princess (best known as TV's “Love Boat”) is a svelte 19,903 tons. The Oasis of the Seas thunders on stage at a hefty 220,000 tons. And that's before the buffets are on board.
Was the Pacific Princess a real ship? ›
MS Pacific (known as Sea Venture from 1971 to 1975, Pacific Princess from 1975 to 2002, and simply Pacific from 2002 to 2013) was a cruise ship owned and operated by the Brazil-based Viagens CVC. She was built for Flagship Cruises in 1971 by the company Nordseewerke in Emden, West Germany, and named Sea Venture.
How much did love boat guests make? ›6. Guests stars could earn between $1,000 and $25,000. Those fashion designer were paid $1,000 per day for their roles.
Who is the cast of the new real love boat? ›The ship's crew members — Captain Paolo Arrigo, bartender Ezra Freeman, and cruise director Matt Mitcham — play pivotal roles in the matchmaking and navigation of the romantic yet sometimes turbulent waters, just like the beloved The Love Boat, which serves as inspiration for this new series.
Why did Judy McCoy leave The Love Boat? ›During her time on The Love Boat, Lauren Tewes, who played cruise director Julie McCoy, developed a cocaine addiction that led to her dismissal from the show in 1984. Watch as Lauren shares the shame she felt about her addiction and how differently producers today seem to handle stars with drug problems.
WHY DID The Love Boat get Cancelled? ›The show ended due to slipping ratings in its latter seasons. It rated in the top 20, and its highest-ever rating was in the top 5. Upon leaving ports, newer Princess cruise ships play the first two lines of "The Love Boat" theme song on their horns.
Was The Love Boat filmed on a real ship? ›With ships Pacific Princess and Island Princess the original floating stars of the show, “The Love Boat” was filmed aboard many Princess ships in exotic destinations around the globe.
Who replaced Julie McCoy on Love Boat? ›| Pat Klous | |
|---|---|
| Born | Patricia Klous October 19, 1948 Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Texas (BS) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978–2002 |
Episode Info
Show business veterans (Carol Channing, Betty White) eye a publisher; a man meets his ex-wife's fiance; wife abuse concerns Stubing.
In late 1979, she played the role of Lisa Davis, a heart patient, in Airplane! In the mid-1980s, in Los Angeles, having returned from England and with The Love Boat coming to an end, Whelan moved to New York City and worked as an event producer at Madison Square Garden, where she helped set up acts.
Where is The Real Love Boat? ›The reality competition series is moving from its home on CBS to the company's streaming service Paramount+.
Where did the Mexican love boat go? ›
The Love Boat centered around the adventures of the Pacific Princess, a cruise ship that traveled reguarly between Los Angeles and Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. Of course, the silver screen is two-dimensional, as were the plots on that series.