The Love Boat

10 Best Episodes of The Love Boat - Season 3

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.

Written by Sophie and last updated on apr 08, 2022.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

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The Love Boat - S3E3

#5 - Oldies but Goodies/The Grass Is Always Greener/Three Stages of Love (Season 3 - Episode 3)

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 and Tina each envy the life the other has chosen for herself. When Tina offers some ideas for an upcoming party, Julie resents her friend for moving in on her territory. A young couple's romance begins to fall apart because the man is obsessed with analyzing the relationship and comparing even the most minor developments to the "stages" he went through with past girlfriends.

The episode was rated 7.23 from 13 votes.

The Love Boat - S3E7

#4 - Crew Confessions/Haven't I Seen You?/Reunion (Season 3 - Episode 7)

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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.

The episode was rated 7.47 from 15 votes.

The Love Boat - S3E5

#3 - The Audit Couple/The Scoop/My Boyfriend's Back (Season 3 - Episode 5)

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. Stubing. A TV star tries to keep a tabloid reporter from learning that she has a son with a disability, as she believes the press would be cruel to the boy. A man tries to steal his ex-girlfriend away from her new husband.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 12 votes.

The Love Boat - S3E9

#2 - Never Say Goodbye/A New Woman/Trial Romance (Season 3 - Episode 9)

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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 that the captain is her father. She wants to stay with him, but he feels that it is best that he return her. Vicki's aunt reveals that she is getting a divorce and wants to send her children away for a while so that they won't be affected by the proceedings. Capt. Stubing and Vicki are thrilled by the chance to live together on the ship. Julie plays matchmaker for two shy, old-fashioned people who are unaccustomed to the workings of modern romance. A man is annoyed by the presence of the woman who deadlocked the jury for the attempted murder trial on which they both served, leading to a mistrial. They constantly argue about the case.

The episode was rated 8.17 from 12 votes.

The Love Boat - S3E14

#1 - The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/ Life Begins at 40 (Season 3 - Episode 14)

A sex researcher doesn't realize his assistant is in love with him. A woman helps her football star husband move on after he is cut by his team. A woman tries to find a husband just before her 40th birthday.

The episode was rated 8.30 from 10 votes.

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