PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: The cast of the television show ' The Love Boat' waves to the crowd on a float sponsored by Princess Cruises on the parade route during the 126th Rose Parade Presented by Honda on January 1, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Did you know ‘The Love Boat’ was a series of movies before it was a TV series? It later became a series that ran for almost 10 years.
The show was based upon a book, Love Boats, by Jeraldine Saunders. She was a real cruise director, the first woman in that role for Princess Cruises.
Only three actors appeared in every episode of the series: Gavin MacLeod (Captain Stubing), Bernie Kopell (Doctor Bricker), and Ted Lange (your bartender, Isaac Washington).
Check out the list of 10 fun facts about “The Love Boat” from Mental Floss.