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The Love Boat Season 9 Episodes
Season 9 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1985 - 1986
Episode 1
A Day in Port
Sat, Sep 28, 198549 mins
The Mermaids' choreographer (Phylicia Rashad), is Isaac's (Ted Lange) former girlfriend, who wants to renew their relationship; Gopher (Fred Grandy) plays mediator in a dispute between the stewards (Conrad Bain) and the chambermaids (Diane Ladd); Doc (Bernie Kopell) looks after Gopher's girlfriend (Ava Cadell); Judy (Pat Klous) falls for a mysterious man (Gordon Thomson).
Episode 2
Your Money or Your Wife/Joint Custody/The Temptations
Sat, Oct 5, 198560 mins
The Temptations come aboard with their manager, (Michael Spound); a loan shark (Vic Tayback) bargains for a date with a customer's (Franklin Cover) wife (Charlotte Rae), but mistakes Connie Stevens was the wife; the captain (Gavin MacLeod) becomes involved in the possible kidnapping of a boy (Bobby Jacoby), in a custody battle between his parents (Robert Reed and Penny Fuller).
Episode 3
Hidden Treasure/Picture from the Past/Ace's Salary
Sat, Oct 12, 198560 mins
A woman (Marion Ross) dodges Andy Warhol; a couple (Andy Griffin and Cloris Leachman) searches for a rare stamp, hidden on the ship by a former cellmate; Ace (Ted McGinley) and the crew campaign for an increase in their salary .
Episode 4
The German Cruise: The Villa/The Racer's Edge/Love or Money/The Accident: Part 1
Sat, Nov 2, 198560 mins
The crew is now in Germany. And among the passengers is a woman (Alexis Smith), whose family estate was taken by a nemesis (Craig Stevens), runs into an old flame (Mel Ferrer). Doc meets a woman (Susan Blakely), who's traveling with her brother (Ken Olandt), who doesn't warm up to Doc. Later, while they're out, Doc tries to help a man, a friend of the brother (Olandt), who appears to be seriously injured and later dies. Two sisters (Audrey Landers and Judy Landers), who are looking to score a rich guy but, when one of them (Judy Landers) is attracted to Ace (Ted McGinley), her sister (Audrey Landers) tries to sabotage the relationship. And a biker (Jack Coleman), who just got married (Lisa Whelchel) and is retiring from competition, is being courted by his coach (Harry Morgan), who says he wants him to enter one last race so that the coach can get the job he's trying to get.
Episode 5
The German Cruise: The Villa/The Racer's Edge/Love or Money/The Accident: Part 2
Sat, Nov 2, 198560 mins
Conclusion. On the Rivera: a former bike-racing coach (Harry Morgan) tries to lure a newlywed champion (Jack Coleman) out of retirement; a woman (Alexis Smith) wants to visit the family villa before it's sold; Doc feels badly about a passenger (Ken Olandt)'s friend's death; two sisters (Audrey Landers and Judy Landers) try to attract wealthy men, one sister (Audrey Landers) tries to break up her sister's (Judy Landers) relationship with Ace (Ted McGinley).
Episode 6
Forties Fantasy
Sat, Nov 16, 198560 mins
Gopher (Fred Grandy) dreams that he is living in the forties and that the ship is a WWII troop carrier en route to France.
Episode 7
Good Time Girls/Iron Man/Soap War
Sat, Nov 23, 198560 mins
Three college girls (Carrell Myers, Toni Hudson and Christie Claridge) are mistaken for prostitutes; fitness expert and health book author Andy (Charles Frank) suffers fainting spells during triathlon training; Judy's (Pat Klous) soap opera star aunt Sylvia's (Carol Channing) jealous friend Betsy (Betty White) auditions for a new part on their soap opera with Sylvia's lecherous co-star Roger (Louis Nye).
Episode 8
Trouble in Paradise/No More Mister Nice Guy/The Mermaid and the Cop
Sat, Nov 30, 198560 mins
Julie McCoy Chenault (Lauren Tewes) has left her husband, Marty, and she and Gopher (Fred Grandy) get together; Ace (Ted McGinley) must prove he can be an assistant purser, by firing two employees (David Wayne and Pamela Brull); a Las Vegas detective (Richard Hatch) woos mermaid Amy (Teri Hatcher), who is on the run from Las Vegas.
Episode 9
Roommates/Heartbreaker/Out of the Blue
Sat, Dec 7, 198560 mins
A rich man (Harvey Korman) promises to make wishes come true, including those of a former teacher (Sandy Dennis); Vicki (Jill Whelan) and Judy (Pat Klous) become roommates; a pro golfer (Jeff Conaway), who had a heart transplant, learns the truth about the woman he loves (Diana Canova).
Episode 10
The Father of the Bride/The Best Man/Members of the Wedding
Sat, Jan 11, 198660 mins
Passengers involved in a shipboard wedding include the nearly bankrupt father (Robert Mandan) of the bride (Elaine Wilkes), who is an old girlfriend of Ace (Ted McGinley); the bride's sister (Lydia Cornell) and the best man (Morgan Stevens); the groom (John Scott Clough) and a wedding party-crasher, the grandfather (Denver Pyle) of the groom.
Episode 11
Picture Me a Spy/Daredevil/Sleeper
Sat, Jan 18, 198660 mins
Ace (Ted McGinley) photographs a spy (Herb Edelman) and his daughter (Kristina Wayborn); a girl (Courteney Cox) challenges a daredevil (Peter Scolari) to stop doing stunts; Doc (Bernie Kopell) helps a senator (Alan Thicke) and his wife (Shelley Smith), who is a sleepwalker.
Episode 12
Hippies and Yuppies/Frat Wars/Return of the Lambdas
Sat, Jan 25, 198660 mins
When a fraternity has the turnover of one of their relics from one chapter to another, the chapter receiving the relic feels the chapter currently in possession of it is not worthy to be part of the fraternity, so the recipient chapter leader (Tim Ryan) tries to make it appear that they violate several of the fraternity's laws so that they would be thrown out. He even sends a girl (Karen L. Scott) to seduce and distract the leader (Steven Eckholdt) of the other group, who seems to keep them in check. And two couples, who were also in the fraternity 20 years ago and were hippies then, meet and while one of them (Larry Wilcox and Carlene Watkins) are still hippies, the other one (Melanie Chartoff and James Houghton) are now more yuppie, so they feel as if they don't have anything in common, anymore.
Episode 13
Miss Mom/Who's the Champ/Gopher's Delusion
Sat, Feb 1, 198660 mins
Judy (Pat Klous) thinks a writer (Ben Murphy) of children's books is perfect for her picky cousin (Ellen Bry), who is also pregnant; a pro wrestler (Tim Rossovich) forbids his sister (Jennifer Holmes) to associate with his opponent (Caitlyn Jenner); Gopher (Fred Grandy) is accidentally hypnotized and given a post-hypnotic suggestion that he's the captain.
Episode 14
Egyptian Cruise: Part 1
Sat, Feb 8, 198660 mins
Part 1 of 2. Cruising the Nile - the Captain (Gavin MacLeod) and his friend's widow (Jean Stapleton) share memories; a producer (John Astin) wants a starlet (Deborah Adair) to play Cleopatra; a woman (Catherine Oxenberg) eyes the gold ankh which Doc (Bernie Kopell) was given at a bazaar; a busy man (James Sloyan) may lose his schoolteacher wife (Valerie Harper) to a former student (Grant Show).
Episode 15
Egyptian Cruise: Part 2
Sat, Feb 8, 198660 mins
Conclusion. Cruising the Nile - the Captain (Gavin MacLeod) and his friend's widow (Jean Stapleton) share memories; a producer (John Astin) wants a starlet (Deborah Adair) to play Cleopatra; the starlet has a reunion with her ex-boyfriend/reporter (Chad Everett); Judy (Pat Klous) and a passenger (Valerie Harper), who is unhappy with her husband (James Sloyan) and marriage, are both attracted to the same man (Grant Show); Doc (Bernie Kopell) acquires a scarab and attracts attention from others (Catherine Oxenberg and John Putch).
Episode 16
Hello, Emily/The Tour Guide/The Winning Number
Sat, Feb 15, 198660 mins
A widow (Marion Ross) has her eyes on the Captain (Gavin MacLeod). A freshly appointed tour guide (Teri Copley) has to deal with a group of demanding senior citizens. A recent $8 million lottery winner (Noah Beery Jr.) becomes a boor.
Episode 17
The Second Time Around/Hello, Spencer/Runaway, Go Home
Sat, Feb 22, 198660 mins
Captain Stubing (Gavin MacLeod) proposes to Emily (Marion Ross); a teenage runaway (Quinn Cummings) meets Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers and Larry tries to help her; a phony agent dupes a comedian (Michael Winslow) with a job on the ship.
Episode 18
The Art Lover/Couples/Made for Each Other
Sat, Mar 1, 198660 mins
Gopher (Fred Grandy) breaks a passenger's (José Ferrer) priceless statue; Judy (Pat Klous) is labeled a home-wrecker of two newlyweds (Mary Cadorette and Dean Butler); Ace (Ted McGinley) snaps a telling photo of two couples (Caren Kaye and David Spielberg and Vicki Lawrence and Fred Willard).
Episode 19
Second Banana/The Prodigy/What Goes Around Comes Around
Sat, Mar 8, 198660 mins
Doc (Bernie Kopell) falls for a radio psychologist (Nancy Dussault); a gambler (Thom Bray) risks love with a fellow passenger (Patricia Davis); a woman (Gloria DeHaven) wants to retire her husband's (Donald O'Connor) orangutan (C.J. the Orangutan).
Episode 20
Gothic Romance/Whatever Happened to Crazy Joe Flash?/We'll Meet Again
Sat, Mar 15, 198660 mins
Searching for inspiration, a romance novelist (Morgan Brittany) fantasizes that Ace (Ted McGinley) is courting her; a rock star (Joe Regalbuto) tries to act like a regular guy and finds romance with another passenger (Donna Pescow); a couple (Jayne Meadows and Bill Macy) who regularly take the cruise and have the same cabin, for ten years, are really married to other people and sneaking away for the cruise.
Episode 21
The Will/Deja Vu/The Prediction
Sat, Mar 22, 198660 mins
A psychic (Eva Gabor) predicts the end of the world; a woman (Roxie Roker) and an old beau (Garrett Morris) are reunited by her dead husband's design; a man (Patrick Wayne) is attracted to a fellow passenger (Mimi Kuzyk), who he does not remember is his wife.
Episode 22
Spain Cruise: The Matadors/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 1
Sat, May 3, 198660 mins
Part 1 of 2. The grandson (Lorenzo Lamas) of a famous matador (Cesar Romero) wants to write rather than become a bullfighter; a woman (Sada Thompson), who spent 20 years in prison, hopes to be reunited with her daughter (Melissa Sue Anderson); a passenger (Adrian Zmed) is seeing both Judy (Pat Klous) and Vicki (Jill Whelan), without their knowledge; Isaac (Ted Lange) helps a pregnant unmarried stowaway (Olivia Brown).
Episode 23
Spain Cruise: The Matadors/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 2
Sat, May 3, 198660 mins
Conclusion. The grandson (Lorenzo Lamas) of a famous matador (Cesar Romero) wants to write, rather than become a bullfighter; a woman (Sada Thompson), who spent 20 years in prison, hopes to be reunited with her daughter (Melissa Sue Anderson); a passenger (Adrian Zmed) is seeing both Vicki (Jill Whelan) and Judy (Pat Klous), without their knowledge; Isaac (Ted Lange) helps a pregnant unmarried stowaway (Olivia Brown).
Episode 24
My Stepmother, Myself/Almost Roommates/Cornerback Sneak
Sat, May 17, 198660 mins
Capt. Stubing's (Gavin MacLeod) pending wedding to Emily (Marion Ross) upsets Vicki (Jill Whelan); a veteran football player (Geoffrey Scott) faces being cut, so he tries to save his job by romancing the new owner (Trish Van Devere); an assistant cruise director (Michael Winslow) has two roommates: his girlfriend (Vanessa Williams) and the ship's chef (Sam Scarber).
Episode 25
Happily Ever After/Have I Got a Job for You/Mr. Smith Goes to Minikulu
Sat, May 24, 198660 mins
Capt. Stubing (Gavin MacLeod) has prenuptial jitters of his marriage to Emily (Marion Ross); Ace (Ted McGinley) is prepared to take over as Ship's Purser, if Gopher (Fred Grandy) accepts an offer to manage a tropical resort for a tycoon (Clive Revill).