The Love Boat - Season 8

A bevy of beauties, including a stunning new cruise director (Patricia Klous), board the Pacific Princess for an all-woman voyage to Alaska. Then, two men get in touch with their feminine side to try and spy on the female festivities. Meanwhile, Doc rethinks his womanizing ways when he's forced to juggle too many stunners.

A woman meets a man from her past; the captain is smitten; Vicki meets a fugitive; a mistress plans a surprise visit.

Romance, intrigue and mystery sail the high seas as "The Love Boat" travels to two of the world's most beautiful cities - Amsterdam and Copenhagen.

Isaac, Gopher, and Ace face off in the ring with a boxing champ, while a tutor discovers that her student is dyslexic. Plus, a mother causes trouble for her daughter when she tries to play matchmaker.

An undercover FBI agent (Jack Riley) butters up a bookie's girlfriend to get the scoop on his operation; a charming boy goes on a rampage of bad behavior; a blind woman believes that a passenger is the same man she worshiped in college. 

Captain Stubing's neighbor joins the cruise to tell her friend she's dying, only to fall for a man with questions about the afterlife. Then, a woman from Gopher's past hopes he'll propose marriage, while an overprotective mother is concerned when an actor who plays a TV villain develops a crush on her daughter.

On her 18th birthday, Vicki is surprised to learn that her father is a recovering alcoholic. Meanwhile, a widow hires a private detective to track down her college sweetheart. Plus, a man faking amnesia boards with his ex-fiancee who's trying to help him regain his memories.

April Lopez (Charo) returns and makes it her mission to get the crew in ship shape, while two wealthy brothers make wagers which one of them can avoid falling in love with a pair of fetching females. Plus, a reporter thinks he's on the trail of a career-making scoop.

Judy's friend can't trust men after a rape and subsequent divorce; a woman wants her jewel-thief uncle (Patrick Macnee) to retire; a fellow engaged to one of Doc's ex-wives studies Doc's every move. 

Gopher suspects that a passenger who's interested in Judy isn't who he claims to be; a man agrees that his wife should have an affair because of his infidelity; a consumer advocate (Ray Buktenica) threatens to criticize a company's product if his wife accepts their job offer. 

In London and Paris, a novelist (Lilli Palmer) keeps a tight rein on her daughter; Judy's ex-husband (Marc Singer) tries to win her back; a woman (Loretta Swit) pays an English tart (Catherine Oxenberg) to test her husband's fidelity; a woman (Colleen Dewhurst) takes her son to meet the father he never knew. 

A writer condemns her daughter's affair; a boy learns of his father; a couple's love is tested; Judy's ex-spouse boards.

A homemaker submits a bill to her pennypinching husband for her years of service; a woman (Jaime Lyn Bauer) is afraid her boy-crazy sister will repeat the mistake she made; the niece of the Captain's friend sets sail on an troubled internship. 

A cute country girl who aspires to be a singer falls for a young country music star, but his manager knows that his star can only write songs when sad; two interior designers, former lovers, compete to redecorate the ship and eventually end up together again; one of Doc's womanizing fraternity brothers from his college days arrives on board, but with his male lover secretly in tow.

Three Santas come on board; a comedian makes a comeback; Ace poses as a girl's fiance.

Isaac distracts the crew when he adopts a passenger's self-help philosophies. Meanwhile, two men use a computer dating service to find love and meet an unusual woman (Janet Leigh). Plus, a young woman is hilariously pursued by a bold young man.

One of Ace's old high school girlfriends, now married to an impotent man, wants an embarrassed Ace to father her child; Gopher falls in love with an older woman, while that woman's daughter falls for Gopher; two total strangers share the honeymoon suite because they independently bought their tickets from a couple whose wedding was cancelled.

A shy switchboard operator (Jane Wyatt) pursues her self-involved boss (Cesar Romero) on a cruise; Gopher (Fred Grandy) is suddenly self-conscious about his name when he encounters an old girlfriend (Kitty Moffat); and a woman mayor (Shelley Fabares) becomes romantically involved with her defeated opponent (Robert Fuller), making her campaign manager (David Hedison) jealous.

An American woman (Christopher Norris) pretends to be Swedish when she meets an executive (John Davidson) looking for a spokeswoman for his company; a woman (Susannah York) mistakenly believes that a man (Jack Klugman) who has undergone surgery in Stockholm has had a sex change operation; a dishonest scientist (Telly Savalas) plans to use a beautiful actress (Janet Jackson) to implement a plan using a robot that resembles Isaac (Ted Lange) to pull off a theft; and Gopher (Fred Grandy) finds romance with a wealthy socialite (Priscilla Barnes), on a special two-hour Scandinavian cruise.

An American woman (Christopher Norris) pretends to be Swedish when she meets an executive (John Davidson) looking for a spokeswoman for his company; a woman (Susannah York) mistakenly believes that a man (Jack Klugman) who has undergone surgery in Stockholm has had a sex change operation; a dishonest scientist (Telly Savalas) plans to use a beautiful actress (Janet Jackson) to implement a plan using a robot that resembles Isaac (Ted Lange) to pull off a theft; and Gopher (Fred Grandy) finds romance with a wealthy socialite (Priscilla Barnes), on a special two-hour Scandinavian cruise.

A courier (Michael Spound) refuses to remove the briefcase handcuffed to his wrist; a woman (Florence Henderson) can't understand her daughter's hostility toward her stepfather; Ace finds an attractive passenger (Marla Heasley) willing to nurse his sprained ankle. 

The Captain fails a woman (Cathy Lee Crosby) testing for a captaincy; a boy is convinced that his father's surprise birthday present is a prostitute; a woman encourages her father (Bernie Hamilton) to retire so her husband can take over his corporation. 

Vicki (Jill Whelan) falls head over heels for an older man (James MacArthur); a bi-coastal couple (Cristina Raines and Richard Hatch) discover that their marriage only works at a distance, and a woman (Ruta Lee) inadvertently comes between two partners (James Coco and David Doyle) plotting to save their clothing business.

A TV producer casts Judy in a singing commercial, unaware that she can't sing. Then, a husband tries to reconcile with his wife on a cruise, but finds himself attracted to her best friend instead. Plus, a caring daughter (Jessica Walter) worries her father is becoming senile.

Ace has a bittersweet reunion with a free-spirited young woman in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, a married couple tries their hardest to quit smoking. Plus, a father and daughter disguise their real relationship in an attempt to get another woman's attention.

A woman falls for a band's chaperon; a woman job-seeker poses as a man; a couple reconsiders; a boy proposes to Vicki.

A very proper and stiff British ex-military officer is put in charge of the fun-loving and energy-filled Menudo group; a young couple is confouded because Doc seems very much in love with his visiting ex-wife, a fact Doc attributes to the fact that he is divorced; Vicki falls for a young man who is continually coddled by his mother, who seems not to want to let him grow up.