Episode
The Love Boat: Message for Maureen/The Acapulco Connection/Gotcha
Overview
A tennis star, temporarily confined to a wheelchair due to a back injury, rekindles an old romance with a sportswriter who had been critical of her recent performances. A woman with singing aspirations stows away on the ship in the hopes of making it to America and providing for her large family. A man annoys his wife and other passengers by constantly playing practical jokes.
Details
- Series
- The Love Boat
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1977-10-15
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Message for Maureen/The Acapulco Connection/Gotcha is Episode 4 in Season 1 of The Love Boat. It aired on 1977-10-15. The runtime is 60 min.
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A divorced couple takes the cruise with new mates, and can't seem to avoid one another or stop arguing. Two adolescents develop an awkward flirtation. A senior group inadvertently interferes with its director's fledgling romance with Julie.
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A woman gets the wrong idea from her husband's secretive behavior and fears that he is plotting to murder her. Isaac begins a whirlwind romance with an internationally known singer. A couple suspects that a painfully boring passenger is actually a wanted jewel thief.
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