Thanksgiving Cruise: The Best of Friends/Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

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• The Love Boat Thanksgiving Cruise: The Best of Friends/Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way (Season 6, Episode 9)
• TV-G
  TV Episode | 60 min |Comedy, Drama, Romance

The Love Boat

Thanksgiving Cruise: The Best of Friends/Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way (Season 6, Episode 9)

TV-G

TV Episode | 60 min |Comedy, Drama, Romance

At Thanksgiving, Elaine wants to introduce beau Arthur to her parents Buck and Hanna but didn't tell them he's a paraplegic. Roger and son BJ avoid BJ's birth father Bill, who wants to take him away. The crew bicker and stop speaking.

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Director

Richard Kinon

Writers

Art Baer (written by) (segments: The Best of Friends) |Wilford Lloyd Baumes (developed by) (as W.L. Baumes) |Ann Gibbs (written by) (segments: Love Will Find a Way ) |Ray Jessel (written by) (segments: Too Many Dads) & 5 more

Producers

Art Baer |Henry Colman |Ben Joelson

Composer

Mark Snow

Cinematographer

Archie R. Dalzell (as Arch Dalzell)

Editor

Chuck McClelland

Casting Director

Dennis Hammer

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Status

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Updated Nov 20, 1982

Release date

Nov 20, 1982 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations

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Gavin MacLeodCaptain Merrill Stubing Captain Merrill Stubing See fewer	The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Bernie KopellDoctor Adam Bricker Doctor Adam Bricker See fewer	Get Smart (2008)
Fred GrandyShip's Purser 'Gopher' Smith Ship's Purser 'Gopher' Smith See fewer	The Love Boat (1977)
Ted LangeBartender Isaac Washington Bartender Isaac Washington See fewer	The Love Boat (1977)
Jill WhelanVicki Stubing Vicki Stubing See fewer	The Love Boat (1977)
Lauren TewesCruise Director Julie McCoy Cruise Director Julie McCoy See fewer	The Love Boat (1977)
Lorne GreeneBuck Hamilton Buck Hamilton See fewer	Bonanza (1959)
Richard Hatch Roger Lewis Roger Lewis See fewer	Battlestar Galactica (1978)
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Michael Lembeck Bill Burgess Bill Burgess See fewer	The Krofft Supershow (1976)
Dorothy McGuireHanna Hamilton Hanna Hamilton See fewer	Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Wendy SchaalElaine Hamilton Elaine Hamilton See fewer	Innerspace (1987)
Christian Jacobs B.J.Lewis B.J.Lewis See fewer	Yo Gabba Gabba! (2007)

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