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The Love Boat (1977 – 1987)

1977 • 10 seasons • Drama, Comedy • TV-G
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The Love Boat · S3E16 — Doc's 'Ex' Change/The Gift/Making the Grade

Season 3 episodes

1. Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug/Peter & Alicia/Julie/Buddy & Portia (1)Sep 15, 19792. Alaska Wedding Cruise: Carol & Doug/Peter & Alicia/Julie/Buddy & Portia (2)Sep 15, 19793. Oldies but Goodies/The Grass Is Always Greener/Three Stages of LoveSep 22, 19794. Doc, Be Patient/Dance With Me/Going My WaySep 29, 19795. The Audit Couple/The Scoop/My Boyfriend's BackOct 6, 19796. Gopher's Greatest Hits/The Vacation/One Rose a DayOct 13, 19797. Crew Confessions/Haven't I Seen You?/ReunionOct 20, 19798. Cindy/Play by Play/What's a Brother For?Oct 27, 19799. Never Say Goodbye/A New Woman/Trial RomanceNov 3, 197910. Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boyfriend, Please/Rent a Family/The Man in Her Life (1)Nov 10, 197911. Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boyfriend, Please/Rent a Family/The Man in Her Life (2)Nov 10, 197912. Brotherhood of the Sea/Letter to Babycakes/Daddy's PrideNov 17, 197913. Not Now, I'm Dying/Eleanor's Return/Too Young to LoveNov 24, 197914. The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/ Life Begins at 40Dec 1, 197915. The Spider Serenade/Next Door Wife/The Harder They FallDec 8, 197916. Doc's 'Ex' Change/The Gift/Making the GradeDec 15, 197917. April's Love/Happy Ending/We ThreeJan 12, 198018. Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair (1)Jan 19, 198019. Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair (2)Jan 19, 198020. Rent a Romeo/Matchmaker, Matchmaker/Y' Gotta Have HeartJan 26, 198021. The Captain's Ne'er-Do-Well Brother/The Perfect Match/The RemakeFeb 2, 198022. Not So Fast, Gopher/Haven't We Met Before?/Seoul MatesFeb 9, 198023. Another Time, Another Place/Doctor Who/Gopher's EngagementMar 3, 198024. Dumb Luck/Tres Amigos/Hey, Jealous LoverMar 15, 198025. Celebration/Captain Papa/Honeymoon PressureMar 29, 198026. Vicki's First Love/Accident Prone/The High Cost of LovingApr 5, 198027. Invisible Maniac/September Song/PeekabooApr 19, 198028. The Caller/Marriage of Convenience/No Girls for Doc/Witness for the ProsecutionMay 3, 1980

Synopsis

Samantha, Doc’s newest wife, arrives with startling news: a dishonest divorce attorney had failed to finalize their separation, leaving them legally married. A man confesses to his wife that he “borrowed” from his company’s petty cash to finance their cruise, consumed by shame at his inability to provide for her. Hope flickers when they discover two thousand dollars tucked inside a jacket lent to them by a passenger's wife. He attempts to reclaim the funds, carefully concealing from his wife his