'That's like asking the cat to watch the aquarium.' Jill St. John plays the wife of Doc's old friend. He's supposed to, uh, look after her. That's a big temptation, doc. Look at that entrance she gets descending from the top of the Lido deck. Actually, she's more interested in Captain Stubing. Doc can't believe it. 'This was a bomb,' Captain Stubing says. They make a plan to pawn her off on Gopher. Horshack is back. He's trying to set the world record for, uh, making love. James Darren is from the record book. Horshack has no idea Darren is watching and keeping score. Horshack is hot for shy Gina Hecht. He's in love. There's no chance he'll break the record now. Nick Rondo thinks he recognizes an old school mate. She denies knowing him. But this girl has a secret. She enjoys a morning coffee in the 'Window Room' with her fiance. The truth is coming out. On Kafka's Love Boat Scale, this episode gets 3 * out of a possible 4 *.
The Love Boat (TV Series)
Lose One, Win One/The $10,000 Lover/Mind My Wife (1981)
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Viva la evolution
aramis-112-8048801 April 2023
James Darren is sailing this time but Ron Pallilo ("Welcome Back, Kotter") is the world champion lover. That's why this show is a fantasy.
Doc's best friend and his wife (Bond girl Jill St. John) are sailing. So Doc thinks. Actually, his friend gets left on the pier and he's left looking after the sexpot, flirty wife. Is it the fox guarding the hen house or can he resist temptation?
Could I? Probably not. Why would I want to?
After Jill St. John who cares what the third story is?
That's why this is not one of the better episodes. I might fast forward through the serious stories half the time but it's how all three storylines work that make the episode.
No old movie stars this time. Too bad. I love these last hurrahs. It's a shame Errol Flynn died in the 1950s. He'd have been a natural for this milieu.
St. John was better in earlier cruises. But it's not bad that she's a frequent sailor. She's always watchable. And the less she wears the more watchable she is. Don't like that remark? It's called evolution. Viva the evolution.
Doc's best friend and his wife (Bond girl Jill St. John) are sailing. So Doc thinks. Actually, his friend gets left on the pier and he's left looking after the sexpot, flirty wife. Is it the fox guarding the hen house or can he resist temptation?
Could I? Probably not. Why would I want to?
After Jill St. John who cares what the third story is?
That's why this is not one of the better episodes. I might fast forward through the serious stories half the time but it's how all three storylines work that make the episode.
No old movie stars this time. Too bad. I love these last hurrahs. It's a shame Errol Flynn died in the 1950s. He'd have been a natural for this milieu.
St. John was better in earlier cruises. But it's not bad that she's a frequent sailor. She's always watchable. And the less she wears the more watchable she is. Don't like that remark? It's called evolution. Viva the evolution.
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