The Love Boat — 1977-1987 · 10 seasons · 250 eps

★ 6.3

The Love Boat

1977-1987 10 seasons 250 episodes

★ 6.3 (15,169 votes) Bottom 14%

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.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

S10

E1

6.7

6.6

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.5

7.6

6.8

6.3

7.4

E2

6.8

6.6

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.5

7.1

6.8

7.2

E3

7.4

7.1

6.6

7.3

7.4

6.7

7.1

7.0

7.9

7.0

E4

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

6.5

6.8

6.9

8.1

E5

6.6

6.4

7.0

7.4

7.0

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.7

E6

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.6

E7

6.4

7.1

7.0

7.1

7.4

6.8

7.1

7.2

6.8

E8

6.6

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.5

6.6

7.1

7.1

7.3

E9

7.0

7.1

7.4

7.3

7.5

7.1

7.0

6.7

6.8

E10

6.9

7.1

7.1

6.7

7.5

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

E11

6.9

7.2

7.1

7.5

7.3

6.9

7.0

6.9

6.9

E12

6.7

7.0

6.8

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.9

6.1

E13

7.0

6.7

7.2

7.0

6.9

7.3

7.1

7.2

5.1

E14

7.0

6.8

6.6

7.1

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.9

7.0

E15

6.8

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.2

6.9

E16

7.0

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.4

E17

7.1

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.0

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.3

E18

6.8

7.1

7.3

6.9

7.4

7.6

7.6

6.8

6.8

E19

6.1

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.3

7.5

7.1

6.4

E20

6.7

6.9

7.0

6.7

7.2

7.3

7.0

6.9

6.7

E21

6.9

6.8

6.9

7.1

6.8

7.0

7.4

6.7

6.6

E22

6.6

6.7

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.1

7.1

E23

6.6

6.5

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.3

6.3

7.0

6.8

E24

6.8

6.7

7.0

6.9

6.9

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.4

E25

6.6

6.7

7.4

6.9

7.3

7.7

6.8

6.9

7.4

E26

6.5

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.0

7.2

6.9

7.2

E27

7.2

7.1

7.2

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

E28

7.9

7.6

7.5

7.1

E29

6.7

7.2

Avg

6.8

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.7

7.4

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.1

S10E4 Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?

#2

S3E28 7.9

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

#3

S9E3 7.9

Hidden Treasure/Picture from the Past/Ace's Salary

4. S6E25 "The Dog Show: Putting on the Dog/Going to the Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway?" 7.7
5. S4E28 "Tony and Julie/Separate Beds/America's Sweetheart" 7.6
6. S6E18 "Isaac's Aegean Affair/The Captain and the Kid/Poor Rich Man/The Dean and the Flunkee: Part 1" 7.6
7. S7E1 "China Cruise: The Pledge/East Meets West/Dear Roberta/My Two Dumplings: Part 1" 7.6
8. S7E18 "Ace in the Hole/Uncle Joey's Song/Father in the Cradle" 7.6
9. S4E2 "The Family Plan/The Promoter/May the Best Man Win/Forever Engaged/The Judges: Part 1" 7.5
10. S4E11 "That's My Dad/The Captain's Bird/Captive Audience" 7.5

📉 Bottom Episodes

#250

S9E13 5.1

Miss Mom/Who's the Champ/Gopher's Delusion

249. S9E12 "Hippies and Yuppies/Frat Wars/Return of the Lambdas" 6.1
248. S1E18 "Last of the Stubings/Million Dollar Man/The Sisters" 6.1
247. S9E17 "The Second Time Around/Hello, Spencer/Runaway, Go Home" 6.3
246. S9E1 "A Day in Port" 6.3

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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12 Standouts

113 Infamous

9 Hidden Gems

116 Forgettable

Top Standout: S9E3 Hidden Treasure/Picture from the Past/Ace's Salary

Most Infamous: S9E13 Miss Mom/Who's the Champ/Gopher's Delusion

Best Hidden Gem: S10E4 Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

Season Consistency

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