The executive producer for the series was Aaron Spelling, who produced several television series for Four Star Television and ABC from the 1960s into the 1990s.
The series was part of ABC's popular Saturday-night lineup of the time, which also included Fantasy Island until 1984. The series was set on the luxury passenger cruise ship MS Pacific Princess, and revolved around the ship's captain Merrill Stubing (played by Gavin MacLeod) and a handful of his crew, with passengers played by guest actors for each episode, having romantic, dramatic and humorous adventures. In addition, three TV movies aired before the regular series and four specials and a TV movie aired after it.
The Love Boat is an American romantic comedy- drama television series that aired on ABC from Septemto May 24, 1986.
