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The Love Boat - Season Two - Vol. 1

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Come aboard the Pacific Princess and sail away on a tidal wave of nostalgia with Captain Stubing (Gavin MacLeod), Doc (Bernie Kopell), Gopher (Fred Grandy), Isaac (Ted Lange), Julie (Lauren Tewes) and a boatload of guest stars on The Love Boat - Season Two, Volume One! Promising something for everyone, The Love Boat - Season Two, Volume One is a 4-disc set featuring the show's first 13 hour-long Season Two episodes which include the first appearance of Captain Stubing's illegitimate daughter, Vicki (Jill Whelan) in "A Time For Everything"; Full Frame (1.33:1) video; English, Spanish mono audio; Closed Captioning; English, Spanish subtitles; Episodic Promos; plus the following guest stars:

Edward Albert, Melissa Sue Anderson, Adam Arkin, Bess Armstrong, John Astin, Conrad Bain, Jimmy Baio, Billy Barty, Orson Bean, Barbi Benton, David Birney, Sonny Bono, Todd Bridges, Melendy Britt, Red Buttons, Pat Carroll, James Coco, Dabney Coleman, Bert Convy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Billy Crystal, Cathryn Damon, Richard Dawson, David Doyle, Erik Estrada, Lola Falana, Norman Fell, Betty Garrett, Melissa Gilbert, Grant Goodeve, Dody Goodman, Robert Goulet, Peter Graves, Pat Harrington Jr., Florence Henderson, Marty Ingels, Van Johnson, Nancy Kulp, Judy Landers, Janet Leigh, Audra Lindley, Dave Madden, Dick Martin, Rue McClanahan, Donna Mills, Mary Ann Mobley, Greg Morris, Richard Mulligan, Mackenzie Phillips, Vincent Price, Robert Reed, Soupy Sales, Avery Schreiber, Connie Stevens, Larry Storch, Loretta Swit, Toni Tennille, Ellen Travolta, Robert Urich, Jimmie Walker, Laurie Walters, Vernee Watson and more.

Here are the episodes contained in this volume, plus original airdates:

1. Marooned / Isaac's Holiday / The Search (9/16/1978)*
2. Julie's Dilemma / Who's Who / Rocky (9/23/1978)
3. The Man Who Loved Women / A Different Girl / Oh, My Aching Brother (9/30/1978)
4. Where is it Written? / Julie's Aunt / The Big Deal (10/14/1978)
5. The Kissing Bandit / Mike and Ike / The Witness (10/21/1978)
6. Ship of Ghouls (10/28/1978)
7. Accidental Cruise / The Song is Ended / A Time for Everything / Anoushka (11/4/1978)
8. Till Death Do Us Part / Maybe / Chubs / Locked Away (11/11/1978)
9. Tony's Family / The Minister and the Stripper / Her Own Two Feet (11/18/1978)
10. Heads or Tails / The Little People / Mona of the Movie (11/25/1978)
11. Folks from Home / The Captain's Cup / Legal Eagle (12/2/1978)
12. Isosceles Triangle / El Kid / The Last Hundred Bucks (12/9/1978)
13. Double Wedding / The Ventriloquists / Julie Falls Hard (12/16/1978)

*Episode 1 is presented in the show's original two-hour season premiere format, before it was split in two for syndication.

The first thirteen episodes from the second season of THE LOVE BOAT. Welcome back aboard the Pacific Princess, where lovely cruise director Julie McCoy (Lauren Tewes), Captain Stubing (Gavin MacLeod), Dr. Adam Bricker (Bernie Kopell), Purser "Gopher" Smith (Fred Grandy), and lively barman Isaac Washington (Ted Lange) will ensure that all your entertainment needs are met.

The second season gets off to a strong start in a movie-length opener, "Marooned / The Search / Isaac's Holiday", where several passengers are taken hostage by an eccentric old hermit (played by John Astin) during a day-stop. Isaac attempts to impress guest star Lola Falana by passing himself off as a millionaire; and a young woman is reunited with her estranged birth mother. Guests for this special story include Edie Adams, David Birney, Audra Lindley, Laraine Day and Donna Mills.

Co-producer Douglas Cramer always maintained that the secret to THE LOVE BOAT's success was it's careful, constant mix of the three storylines - namely, a farce, a romantic comedy, and a "warmedy" (Cramer's term, not mine). Surely, a lot of the audience appeal was the roster of guest stars - a fun combination of Hollywood greats, has-beens and five-minute-wonders. One of the more offbeat episodes included in this collection is "Ship of Ghouls", a special Halloween show, which has Iris Adrian, Joan Blondell, Vincent Price and Jane Kean, mixing it with Gary Collins and Mary Ann Mobley.

Throw on your finest Nolan Miller fashions and join the gang on the Fiesta Deck! The Pacific Princess will be departing soon!

Episodes:

* "Marooned / The Search / Isaac's Holiday"
guest stars Edie Adams, John Astin, Barbi Benton, David Birney, Norm Crosby, Laraine Day, Lola Falana, Audra Lindley, Dick Martin, Donna Mills and Avery Schreiber.

* "Rocky / Julie's Dilemma / Who's Who?"
guest stars Jimmy Baio, James Coco, Norman Fell, Betty Garrett, Melissa Gilbert, Dody Goodman, Ellen Travolta and Edward Winter.

* "The Man Who Loved Women / A Different Girl / Oh, My Aching Brother"
guest stars Bess Armstrong, Sonny Bono, Cathryn Damon, David Doyle, Grant Goodeve, Marty Ingels, Judy Landers, Jo Ann Pflug and Brett Somers.

* "Julie's Aunt / Where Is It Written? / The Big Deal"
guest stars Gene Barry, Red Buttons, Erik Estrada, Sam Groom, Hope Lange, Allen Ludden, Richard Mulligan and Mackenzie Phillips.

* "Mike and Ike / The Witness / The Kissing Bandit"
guest stars Sharon Acker, Todd Bridges, Pat Carroll, Billy Crystal, Nancy Kulp, Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., Robert Reed, Toni Tennille and Laurie Walters.

* "Ship of Ghouls"
guest stars Iris Adrian, Charlie Aiken, Barbara Anderson, Joan Blondell, Gary Collins, Jane Kean, Mary Ann Mobley, Bibi Osterwald and Vincent Price.

* "A Time for Everything / The Song is Ended / Accidental Cruise / Anoushka"
guest stars Richard Dawson, Robert Goulet, Juliet Mills, Soupy Sales, Loretta Swit, Jill Whelan and Jo Anne Worley.

* "Till Death Do Us Part - Maybe / Locked Away / Chubs"
guest stars Melissa Sue Anderson, Conrad Bain, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, Greg Morris, Jimmie Walker and Vernee Watson.

* "Man of the Cloth / Her Own Two Feet / Tony's Family"
guest stars June Allyson, Vivian Blaine, Peter Graves, Van Johnson, Roz Kelly, Larry Storch and Alan Young.

* "Heads or Tails / Mona of the Movies / The Little People"
guest stars Edward Albert, Adam Arkin, Billy Barty, Orson Bean, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Gilliland, Patty Maloney and Patricia McCormack.

* "The Captain's Cup / The Folks from Home / Legal Eagle"
guest stars Bert Convy, Pat Harrington, Florence Henderson, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan and Leigh Taylor Young.

* "El Kid / The Last Hundred Bucks / Isosceles Triangle"
guest stars Dabney Coleman, Dena Dietrich, Rue McClanahan, Dave Madden, Gabriel Melgar, Heather Menzies-Urich, Victor Millan, Connie Stevens and Robert Urich.

* "Julie Falls Hard / Double Wedding / The Dummies"
guest stars Cyb Barnstable, Trish Barnstable, Ruth Buzzi, Sid Caesar, David Nelson, Tony Roberts and Fred Travalena.

Yes, the price may be more than some shows, the same as others, and lower than some. The point is the studio found a structure that would allow this to be released. We've waited many years for Love Boat to come to DVD and if you decide not to spend a few extra dollars then you are telling the studio you don't want the Love Boat on DVD, and they will stop releasing them. Of course I wish they were less expensive, and full seasons, but I like the show and am happy to own the episodes. Ranting about half seasons and high costs will NOT change how these are being released. It will only guarantee them to no longer be released.

Only half of the season for the price of a whole one, but it was worth every dollar. The first episode is double-length and is by far the best. It features John Astin, Avery Schreiber, and Audra Lindley in some of their greatest roles.

This may be expensive for only half of the season, but I reconmend to anyone.

I enjoyed the video that was sent to me very well. I just wish you had it in vhs format as well. I know vhs is outdated but it would be wonderful if we could still get videos that are on dvd also in vhs format seeing there are some of us who still own vcrs. And I would prefer a vcr or vhs video over a dvd disc. Dvds have a tendency if they don't read right they stop or skip a lot where the video version the only thing you have to worry about if the tape is to get eaten by the machine otherwise they could last a lot longer. I still own all my videos from the time I got my very first vcr and there are many things on them that could never be found on a dvd. Sandy.

Great Classic Show that returned me to my young adulthood when shows were calmer and problems were farther away. Great escapism.

It is worth seeing if you are a love boat fan. I enjoy the stories and the stars. I am glad they make these DVD's so you can enjoy the memories.

The Love Boat is/was my all-time favorite television program. I am so very grateful to Amazon for making the series availabe once again and, if I live long enough (I'm 68), I plan to buy every set as they are released.

I had been waiting for LOVE BOAT to come out on DVD, but it wasn't until I watched these again that I realized that this is the greatest cheese show of all time! I loved this and FANTASY ISLAND as a kid, but back then, I preferred the strange adventures of ISLAND. Watching these now, the goofy take on male/female relations and the mixture of tears with bad jokes is camp heaven. I love the relationship between the crew and seeing a rotating collection of stars great and small making their weekly visits. All the two hour films have been awful, so skip those and settle in for a consistently silly and wonderful show. It WOULD be nice to see an interview or two with the cast and I would love to get the Andy Warhol episode as a bonus! Please, keep 'em coming!

I agree, if you want to see Love Boat then any other show just won't do. I have always loved this show it was an hour when you could escape.