"The Love Boat" was definitely a product of its time -- two of its stars, the late Gavin MacLeod and Jill Whelan, once told us why they though the show struck a chord with audiences for more than a decade.

https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2023/12/14/at-the-time-the-love-boat-was-exciting-new/

#GavinMacLeod #JillWhelan #70s #70sTV #1970s #1970sTV #TheLoveBoat #TV #TVNews #television #Entertainment #Entertainmentnews #Celebrities #Celebrity #celebritynews #celebrityinterviews 

#Rhoda s1e8 (1974) - 8/10

1️⃣ Airing on Monday October 28, 1974, this one-hour wedding episode broke several television ratings records.

2️⃣ It contains a lot of location filming, with #ValerieHarper running through the streets of New York City. In a wedding dress! And all done for real.

3️⃣ Most of the cast of #TheMaryTylerMooreShow appear: #GeorgiaEngel, #MaryTylerMoore, #EdAsner, and #GavinMacLeod.

4️⃣ All the best lines go to #ClorisLeachman and #NancyWalker.

43 years ago today:
The Love Boat
S3E28: The Caller/Marriage of Convenience/No Girls for Doc/Witness for the Prosecution

Airdate: 1980-05-03
https://themoviedb.org/tv/1823/season/3/episode/28
#TheLoveBoat #GavinMacLeod #LaurenTewes #HelenHayes #MartinShort #ABC #tvshows

Tonight in 1978 — #GavinMacLeod guest starred on the debut of THE HANNA-BARBERA HAPPY HOUR.

This bizarre variety show was hosted by 2 life-size female puppets (in costumes by #BobMackie).

The '70s were a magical time.

#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1970s #1970sTV

"No matter where I go, I'm Murray to some people and Captain to other people!”

#GavinMacLeod (1931-2021) would have been 92 today.

#BornOnThisDay #ClassicTV #1970s #1970sTV #MaryTylerMoore #LoveBoat #Nostalgia

Jan 15: Appreciating Beauty -Favourite use of the color GOLD
#HappyJanuaryMovieChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
@JanuaryMovie

#KellysHeroes (1970)
A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi gold.
#ClintEastwood #TellySavalas #DonaldSutherland #DonRickles #GavinMacLeod #StuartMargolin #JeffMorris #GeneCollins #KarlOttoAlberty #CarrollOConnor

I always thought Captain #Picard was modeled after this guy.
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#CaptainStubing #GavinMacleod #StarTrek