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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
EAN: 0097361319148
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 04, 2008
Running Time: 600 minutes
Sales Rank: 3704
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: September 24, 1977
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Each week passengers looking for romance board the beautiful Pacific Princess cruise ship as it sails to tropical and exotic lands. Captain Stubing Julie Gopher Dr.Adam and Isaac help them to get the most out of their trips and do their best to help them fall in love.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 097361319148 Manufacturer No: 131914
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(With apologies to Titanic): It's been 31 years, but I can still hear the laugh track. Sex was referred to as "the good stuff." And Charo had yet to coochi-coochie on the Fiesta deck. The Love Boat was called the Show of Ratings Dreams. And it was. It really was. Available at last on DVD, that ultimate 70s show fulfills its Velveeta-drenched theme song's seductive promise of "something for everyone," so "set a course for adventure, your mind on a new romance," as the Pacific Princess embarks on its inaugural cruises. The Love Boat answered the question of how Gavin McLeod, late of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, would make it on his own. He sailed into pop culture immortality as Capt. Merrill Stubing, who is gruff, but, as he compassionately tells one of his crew, "I'm also a human being." Tending to the passengers are perky and adorable cruise director Julie McCoy (Lauren Tewes), Yeoman-Purser "Gopher" Smith (future congressman Fred Grandy), major operator Dr. Adam Bricker (Bernie Kopell), and bartender Isaac Washington (Ted Lange). Lesser hands would have been sunk by the terrible jokes, but this personable ensemble keep things afloat. As with Love American Style, this anthology series was truly buoyed by its guest stars, an irresistible mix of faded movie and TV legends (to the question, "Where are they now?" the answer during the show's run was invariably, "The Love Boat"), then-current big and small screen favorites, and future stars. Adding to the fun was that many were cast against type. Bonnie Franklin, who portrayed a nurturing single mom on One Day at a Time, shows up as Capt. Stubing's witchy ex-wife. Jim "Gomer Pyle" Nabors appears to be reprising his country bumpkin persona, but first appearances turn out to be deceiving. Loni Anderson has a bit part opposite Steve Allen as a blonde bimbo, a stereotype she would later explode on WKRP in Cincinnati.
The stories range from silly (a wife, whose husband is planning a surprise party for her, thinks he is trying to kill her) to serious (a mother grieves over the loss of her young son). This being the late '70s (and a show produced by Aaron Spelling), there is much hanky-panky (Isaac has an onboard fling with an incognito jazz singer portrayed by Diahann Carroll), but traditional family values usually win out (though feminists may want to hurl themselves overboard after the episode in which successful advice columnist Eva Gabor agrees to take a break from her popular column to tend to neglected and straying husband Leslie Nielsen). Those who have been looking forward to this pleasure cruise may be disappointed to find that the DVD accommodations are not exactly deluxe. It's only the first 12 episodes, the pilot movie that launched the series is not included, and there are no episode commentaries, interviews, or other extras, save for optional viewing episode promos. But The Love Boat itself is still a great escape, so "come on board, we've been expecting you." --Donald Liebenson
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I enjoyed The Love Boat weekly shows years ago and I'm really happy to have found that they are now out on DVD. I bought Season One and will be buying Season Two also. If and when any more are released, I plan to purchase them. This is a series that can be enjoyed by everyone, especially those of us who like happy endings.
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I can not say that this show aged well. To be honest, it has not at all. Perhaps that is part of it's charm after all of these years. Who really knows for sure? Watching this show is a fun way to zone out or veg out after a mentally taxing day.
The story lines are simplistic and predictable. The crew is also predictable. Doc always chases women. Gopher is always silly. Julie is always helpful. Isaac is always cool. Captain Stubing is always the boss of them all. It is comforting ... Read More
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No Pilot Episode. Only Half of the Season for Full Price of an Entire Season. Not One of the Better Deals in the video market . . .
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It's so good to see this series finally on dvd.This was my favorite show and it got me started in cruising. Every episode was so upbeat and entertaining.It brought back so many memories of my very own episodes aboard so many great ships. I can't wait for the next season to come out on dvd.
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I sailed on the Love Boat just before they started filming the series. This DVD brings back all the memories of my exciting adventure everytime I watch a show. I hope more episodes will follow.
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