The Love Boat — Season 3
The Love Boat

Season 3

28 episodes· 28 h 30 minSeptember 15, 1979

All episodes — Season 3

  1. S3 E1

    Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug/Peter & Alicia/Julie/Buddy & Portia (1)

    Sep 15, 197960 min

    The Pacific Princess transports a wedding party to Alaska for the nuptials of the son of a wealthy heiress and the granddaughter of a fiercely independent oil man. The groom's old friend does her best to ensure that the wedding never happe

  2. S3 E2

    Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug/Peter & Alicia/Julie/Buddy & Portia (2)

    Sep 15, 197960 min

    Carol and Doug's wedding is threatened by Natalie's interference and the financial problems of Doug's mother. Peter hides the truth about his health as he tries to teach Alicia the importance of living each day to the fullest. Buddy and P

  3. S3 E3

    Oldies but Goodies/The Grass Is Always Greener/Three Stages of Love

    Sep 22, 197960 min

    An older couple finds its attempts at romance complicated by the presence of her obnoxious, golddigging daughter and his overprotective manservant. Julie's roommate from cruise director training takes a cruise with her young son. Julie an

  4. S3 E4

    Doc, Be Patient/Dance With Me/Going My Way

    Sep 29, 197960 min

    A doctor who had planned on taking the cruise as a vacation cares for Doc when he comes down with the flu. He is initially a difficult patient, but soon begins to fall for his physician. A former dancer who has now opened her own school t

  5. S3 E5

    The Audit Couple/The Scoop/My Boyfriend's Back

    Oct 6, 197960 min

    Capt. Stubing must cope with an IRS audit. Julie believes the feisty auditor is so caught up in her work because she is lonely, and goads the captain into spending time with her. The woman winds up trying to get a little too close to Capt

  6. S3 E6

    Gopher's Greatest Hits/The Vacation/One Rose a Day

    Oct 13, 197960 min

    Julie is in a bind when the scheduled singer takes ill just before the ship sails. Isaac and Doc overhear Gopher singing in the shower, and Julie tries to persuade him to fill in as the entertainment. Two married sisters continue their tr

  7. S3 E7

    Crew Confessions/Haven't I Seen You?/Reunion

    Oct 20, 197960 min

    Isaac shocks the crew when he writes about them in a tell-all novel; a celebrity lookalike tries to convince a newfound romance that he isn't who she thinks he is; a reunited husband and wife share a deep secret.

  8. S3 E8

    Cindy/Play by Play/What's a Brother For?

    Oct 27, 197960 min

    Gopher befriends a young woman who is constantly put upon by her mean-spirited stepmother and two gawky step-sisters. Gopher takes note of her singing talent and tries to help her get an audition with the famous singer who is performing on

  9. S3 E9

    Never Say Goodbye/A New Woman/Trial Romance

    Nov 3, 197960 min

    Capt. Stubing receives a letter from his daughter, Vicki. When he tries to call her, he learns that she has run away from her aunt and uncle's home. She shows up on the ship and reveals that she has read her mother's diary, and now knows

  10. S3 E10

    Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boyfriend, Please/Rent a Family/The Man in Her Life (1)

    Nov 10, 197960 min

    The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders come on board as part of a charity fundraiser for an Acapulco orphanage. One of the cheerleaders enlists the help of her friends to dodge the advances of a persistent suitor, who has followed her onto the sh

  11. S3 E11

    Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boyfriend, Please/Rent a Family/The Man in Her Life (2)

    Nov 10, 197960 min

    A jealous Stacy comes to regret pushing Mark away. Wendy and Bill try to stop her mother from leaving after she misinterprets their purchase of wedding rings. Paul tries to keep his boss from learning about his girlfriend; and Lisa from l

  12. S3 E12

    Brotherhood of the Sea/Letter to Babycakes/Daddy's Pride

    Nov 17, 197960 min

    The crew plans a surprise birthday party for Julie. Isaac, Gopher and Doc try to keep her from getting suspicious by claiming that all of their secretive conversations are part of the ""Brotherhood of the Sea,"" a clandestine organization

  13. S3 E13

    Not Now, I'm Dying/Eleanor's Return/Too Young to Love

    Nov 24, 197960 min

    Doc suspects that a friend's boyfriend is still playing the field. When she tries to prove him wrong by suggesting a quickie wedding, the man claims to have contracted a terminal illness. Capt. Stubing hopes for another chance at love wit

  14. S3 E14

    The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/ Life Begins at 40

    Dec 1, 197960 min

    A professor studies the causes of sexual stimulation, but doesn't realize that his test subject is in love with him. A woman tries to help her ex-football star husband move on after he gets cut by his team. Gopher accidentally aggravates

  15. S3 E15

    The Spider Serenade/Next Door Wife/The Harder They Fall

    Dec 8, 197960 min

    Gopher finds romance with a recently separated passenger--until her estranged husband suddenly shows up and announces his intention of winning her back. A woman tries to pry her soon-to-be-ex-husband away from his girlfriend by coming on t

  16. S3 E16

    Making the Grade/The Gift/Doc's 'Ex' Change

    Dec 15, 197960 min

    Doc's most recent wife, Samantha, comes aboard with some shocking news: thanks to a crooked divorce lawyer who never filed their papers, they are still married. A man admits to his wife that he ""borrowed"" from his company's petty cash t

  17. S3 E17

    April's Love/Happy Ending/We Three

    Jan 12, 198060 min

    April returns to the ship with her fiancé, a former used car salesman turned manager whom she has known only a few weeks. The crew is certain that the man is scamming her. A couple comes aboard the ship to finish a script before filing fo

  18. S3 E18

    Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair (1)

    Jan 19, 198060 min

    A singer worries that his hillbilly relatives will embarrass him and ruin his chance of catching a record producer's eye. The producer becomes attracted to the singer's sister, who begins to doubt her commitment to her fiancé from back hom

  19. S3 E19

    Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair (2)

    Jan 19, 198060 min

    Danny blames his family when Steve fails to show for his performance, leading to a rift with his father and grandfather. Kitty considers leaving her family to marry Steve. The captain lays down the law to his annoying houseguests, who end

  20. S3 E20

    Rent a Romeo/Matchmaker, Matchmaker/Y' Gotta Have Heart

    Jan 26, 198060 min

    Doc's plans for a rendezvous are spoiled when the woman's recently dumped (and extremely depressed) sister tags along on the cruise. Doc tries to get some privacy by having a playboy romance the sister. Vicki helps a young boy's efforts t

  21. S3 E21

    The Captain's Ne'er-Do-Well Brother/The Perfect Match/The Remake

    Feb 2, 198060 min

    Capt. Stubing is wary of the presence of his brother, a notorious scam artist who seems to have set his sights on a wealthy passenger. A woman uses a computer to track down the perfect father for her child, whom she follows on the cruise.

  22. S3 E22

    Not So Fast, Gopher/Haven't We Met Before?/Seoul Mates

    Feb 9, 198060 min

    Gopher invites his widowed mother onto the ship in the hopes of cheering her up, but is hurt by her seemingly cheerful attitude, which he interprets as an insult to his father. A group of buddies takes a cruise. One of the men meets a wom

  23. S3 E23

    Another Time, Another Place/Doctor Who/Gopher's Engagement

    Mar 3, 198060 min

    A friend of Capt. Stubing's runs into his long-lost old flame, who has since become a nun. He professes his love for her, forcing her to make a difficult decision about her future. A woman pursues a shy astronomer, mistakenly believing th

  24. S3 E24

    Dumb Luck/Tres Amigos/Hey, Jealous Lover

    Mar 15, 198060 min

    Julie worries that her brilliant nuclear physicist friend will never find a man because her intelligence intimidates suitors. She encourages her to act dumb to attract a man's attention. Vicki befriends a wealthy young passenger. While e

  25. S3 E25

    Celebration/Captain Papa/Honeymoon Pressure

    Mar 29, 198060 min

    A man spends beyond his means while trying to lavish his recently hospitalized wife with gifts. Capt. Stubing and Vicki face an interview with a child services worker, who will decide whether the captain can have full custody of his daught

  26. S3 E26

    Vicki's First Love/Accident Prone/The High Cost of Loving

    Apr 5, 198060 min

    Vicki develops a crush on a popular singer, but soon has her heart broken when she misinterprets his kindness as something more. Two extremely clumsy people, who have recently been involved in an auto accident, alternately bicker and roman

  27. S3 E27

    Invisible Maniac/September Song/Peekaboo

    Apr 19, 198060 min

    Isaac is nervous about the arrival of a famous model, who was his classmate in the first grade. The woman tries to use Isaac to make her sports-obsessed husband jealous. Two sisters overhear Janet pretending to fend off an attack by Isaac

  28. S3 E28

    The Caller/Marriage of Convenience/No Girls for Doc/Witness for the Prosecution

    May 3, 198090 min