The Love Boat

Captain Stubing and his ex-wife have to face the realities of a badly resolved separation when they find themselves trapped on the same cruise. The future wife of a powerful political congressman worries that the photo she took for an erotic magazine some years back will jeopardize her husband's political career, so she tries to cover this fact from him, by hiding all the copies of the magazine that are available in the ship, until she finds the courage to confess her past to her husband. (TV-PG)

In "Oh, Dale!," John Ritter plays a rejected suitor hot on the trail of the girl he loves, who happens to be a heartless fortune-seeker named Joann (Jennifer Shaw). When Joann boards ship to be with wealthy Peter Pringle (Mark Thomas), Dale (John Ritter) is forced to masquerade as a woman because the only cabin available on ship must be shared with Susan (Tovah Feldshuh).

In "Ex Plus Y," newlyweds Terri and Ron Larson (Loretta "M*A*S*H" Swit and Richard "Soap" Mulligan) are adjusting well until Terri encounters ex-husband Barney (Robert Reed) aboard ship with his lady friend.

In "Message for Maureen," a famous female tennis pro (Brenda Benet) confined to a wheelchair as the result of a serious accident, finds herself in a relationship with a sports writer (Bili Bixby) who was once her severest critic.

In "Help, Murder," Denise and Bret (Michele Lee and David Groh) are a married couple getting away from their three kids for the first time.

In "The Joker is Mild," has-been comedian Barry Keyes (Phil Foster) abuses his family tie with cruise director Julie in an astonishing attempt to make a comeback.