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A mistake?[edit]

Wasn't Eight is Enough also a one-hour show with a laugh track? Dec 28, 2004

You are correct. Mike H 08:23, Apr 28, 2005 (UTC)

What about the major accident on the set?[edit]

It was HUGE news when it happened.

In 1982, a scary accident occurred in a Turkish taxi: A cigarette ignited some balloons that were inexplicably filled with hydrogen, injuring Tewes, Grandy, and several others; Grandy suffered severe burns on his hands and face.

Grandy It shot flames six feet in the air. The reaction by people outside was we’d been hit by terrorists.

Tewes We had giant pizza bubbles on our hands. I kept saying, ”We need ice, we need ice!” and somebody said, ”Booze?” ”No, we don’t need booze, we need ice!” Well, the word for ice in Turkish is buz. I found that out just a few years ago.

Grandy They get me to the ship. [The doctor] says, ”I have a confession. I am not a physician.” He was a first-year medical student who’d essentially conned his way on to the ship to meet girls. He didn’t even know how to put in an IV. Fortunately [a crew member] was a junkie, so I got the medication I needed.

http://ew.com/article/2007/09/07/love-boat-flashback/

And who could forget the Solid Gold Dancers/Fly Girls/ "The Love Boat Mermaids"? Season 9 was without a doubt the worst and most desperate. 2601:8C2:8000:7534:3CD9:9C33:4D66:AD1 (talk) 23:25, 29 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Real Ship??[edit]

The ship's name links to an article about a real-life ship of the same name. Is this correct? Isn't the the ship in the show fictional or at least a fictionalized version? Can someone shed some light on this? Thanks! Curious georgianna (talk) 02:49, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think the current Production section does a good job of explaining it. The show tells the fictional story of the crew's antics aboard a ship nameed Pacific Princess. A real ship (still operating as a passenger cruise ship) named Pacific Princess appeared in nearly every episode as either stock footage or some outdoor scenes on deck. Occasionally other ships would stand in for Pacific Princess. Most (all?) of the interior shots were studio sets, so the check-in desk, pool, lounges, and staterooms are not actual spaces aboard the real-life ship. Is that what you're getting at? Hoof Hearted (talk) 19:16, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Items for sale that were featured on the love boat series including glassware China etc.[edit]

I’m looking for items for sale that were on the love boat series including glassware China artwork etc. Any suggestions would be great! 2600:8804:7603:8B00:A405:E3DC:9C9E:29EB (talk) 09:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Revert[edit]

Hi IJBall, I saw your reverted my edit on this page because it didn't follow MOS:TV section order. Sorry for not being aware of it, it's my fault. But in my edit, beside the order of the sections, I arranged all the text to improve comprehension, cohesion and reading, fixed some errors, added some context and created the cast table. I did it with the sole purpose of improving the article and with your reversal all that is lost. Could you, please, review my edit and correct what you see is wrong from it (like the order of the sections), instead of undoing it entirely?. Thanks. Ferclopedio (talk) 10:09, 6 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Ferclopedio: I have since put this article's sections in the proper order as per MOS:TV. Now if you want to copyedit and revise, and move paragraphs, you should be able to, as long as you don't change the current section order... One other thing – the change in the number of TV movies/specials would be better if it was sourced to something somewhere in the article. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 12:06, 6 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Jiggle TV[edit]

This article falls all over itself describing the show in glowing terms. There is absolutely no mention of the criticism the show DID get during its running. For example, it was labeled along with other Aaron Spelling creations as "jiggle tv". Wikipedia has an article under that very heading, "Jiggle TV" which quotes as follows:

"The term has been used to describe the dramatic television series of Aaron Spelling such as The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Charmed and others. Jiggle TV is seen as trashy and escapist entertainment. Programs or female performers are often judged by their "jiggle factor" and many, such as Pamela Anderson had their bodies surgically modified to increase it. The term "jiggle-o" is used to describe a character which uses jiggle factor and "jiggle syndrome" is used to discuss the phenomenon as a whole."

I really suggest you people read your own articles and then mention that shows like The Love Boat were not uniformly popular for good reasons. A "criticism" section is warranted.

47.138.95.221 (talk) 06:14, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]