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The Love Boat is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes that originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1977, to May 24, 1986. In addition, three TV movies aired before the regular series premiered, and four specials and a TV movie aired after the series ended. The series was set on the cruise ship Pacific Princess, and revolved around the ship's captain Merrill Stubing (played by Gavin MacLeod) and a handful of his crew, with passengers played by guest actors for each episode, having romantic, dramatic, and humorous adventures. The series was part of ABC's popular Saturday-night lineup of the time, which also included Fantasy Island until 1984.

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