Love Boat 3 (1977)

Synopsis
Love Boat 3 was, per its title, the third pilot film for the long-running TV series of the same name. After several casting missteps in the two earlier films, the series' regular characters are herein solidified: Gavin McLeod as Capt. Stubbing, Bernie Kopell as Doc, Fred Grandy as Gopher, Ted Lange as Isaac and Lauren Tewes as Julie. Guest stars include Georgia Engel as a stowaway, Gary Frank and Melanie Mayron as a pair of tremulous honeymooners, Stella Stevens and Pat Harrington as an eternally bickering married couple, and Audra Lindley and Phil Silvers as, respectively, an outspoken middle-aged lady and a woebegone widower. Originally telecast May 5, 1977, Love Boat 3 was later syndicated as The New Love Boat. The Love Boat series proper ran from 1977 to 1985. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide