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Among the series' attractions was the casting of well-known actors in guest-starring roles, with many famous film stars of prior decades making rare television appearances. The Love Boat was not the first comedy series to use the guest-star cast anthology format—Love, American Style had used the formula seven years earlier—but it had such ...
From 1977 to 1986, “The Love Boat” reigned supreme. Here are our picks for some of the celebrities whose lesser-known appearances aboard the Pacific Princess were no less enthralling than ...
The Love Boat stars officiated a vow renewal on board, the show’s bartender, Lange, 76, hosted cocktail demonstrations and Whelan, 57, performed in the farewell show on Friday, Sept. 6, ahead of ...
Jill Whelan (born September 29, 1966) [1] is an American actress. After working in television commercials, she landed her breakthrough role playing Vicki Stubing, the daughter of Captain Stubing, in six of the nine seasons of the American television series The Love Boat (1977–1986).
Fredrick Lawrence Grandy (born June 29, 1948) is an American actor who played "Gopher" on the TV series The Love Boat and who later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Iowa. Grandy was most recently the host of The Grandy Group, a morning drive time radio talk show on 630 WMAL in Washington, D.C.
The Love Boat was a fan favorite for nine seasons (it aired from 1977 to 1986), and it's not too hard to understand why: The cast of the beloved series made every episode fun, and tuning in each ...
Victor Tayback (January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples on the television sitcom Alice (1976–1985), as well as his multiple guest appearances on The Love Boat (1977–1987).
Lisa Davis of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram called the guest appearances "a blatant ploy to boost ratings". [22] The Charlotte Observer's Tim Goodman said the episode's "pathetic infusion of 'star appeal'" made him "nauseous" and commented that the producers "should just make Bernie Kopell a regular and turn it into the Love Boat all over again ...