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The Love Boat
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That's My Dad/The Captain's Bird/Captive Audience

  • Episode aired Dec 20, 1980
  • TV-G
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
135
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Allan Jones, Jack Jones, and Jeff Viola in The Love Boat (1977)
ComedyDramaRomance

Stowaway Scott tells the crew that playboy Jeff is his father. Gopher and Isaac have mishaps with a parrot that Merrill buys Vicki. Father and son singers Rich and Bob Braddock, who haven't ... Read allStowaway Scott tells the crew that playboy Jeff is his father. Gopher and Isaac have mishaps with a parrot that Merrill buys Vicki. Father and son singers Rich and Bob Braddock, who haven't spoken for years, resist efforts to reunite them.Stowaway Scott tells the crew that playboy Jeff is his father. Gopher and Isaac have mishaps with a parrot that Merrill buys Vicki. Father and son singers Rich and Bob Braddock, who haven't spoken for years, resist efforts to reunite them.

  • Director
    • Allen Baron
  • Writers
    • Hudson Hickman
    • Alfred Monacella
    • Art Baer
  • Stars
    • Gavin MacLeod
    • Bernie Kopell
    • Fred Grandy
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    135
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Allen Baron
    • Writers
      • Hudson Hickman
      • Alfred Monacella
      • Art Baer
    • Stars
      • Gavin MacLeod
      • Bernie Kopell
      • Fred Grandy
    • 1User review
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    Gavin MacLeod
    Gavin MacLeod
    • Captain Merrill Stubing
    Bernie Kopell
    Bernie Kopell
    • Doctor Adam Bricker
    Fred Grandy
    Fred Grandy
    • Ship's Purser 'Gopher' Smith
    Ted Lange
    Ted Lange
    • Bartender Isaac Washington
    Jill Whelan
    Jill Whelan
    • Vicki Stubing
    Lauren Tewes
    Lauren Tewes
    • Cruise Director Julie McCoy
    Dirk Benedict
    Dirk Benedict
    • Jeff Dalton
    Allan Jones
    Allan Jones
    • Richard Braddock
    Jack Jones
    Jack Jones
    • Bobby Braddock
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Lil Braddock
    Laraine Stephens
    Laraine Stephens
    • Susan Braddock
    Meeno Peluce
    Meeno Peluce
    • Scotty
    Beth Scheffell
    • Cathy Pierson
    • (as Beth Schaffel)
    Robert Aguayo
    • Jose
    David Armstrong
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Paul DeCeglie
    Paul DeCeglie
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Chester Hayes
    Chester Hayes
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Allen Baron
    • Writers
      • Hudson Hickman
      • Alfred Monacella
      • Art Baer
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    • Trivia
      Allan Jones and Jack Jones, who play father and son here, are father and son in real life.
    • Connections
      References All Through the Night (1942)
    • Soundtracks
      The Love Boat
      Written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox

      Performed by Jack Jones

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 20, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aaron Spelling Productions
      • Douglas S. Cramer Company
      • The Love Boat Company
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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