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Retroist Love Boat Podcast

Retroist
Apr 15, 2022
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Welcome to Episode 18 of the 14th season of the Retroist Podcast. In this episode, I talk about the long-running TV show, The Love Boat. This is the final regular episode of the season and one I am very happy to finally put out there

My first attempt at a Love Boat podcast was in my first 10 episodes of the podcast. I attempted to do it back-to-back with a Fantasy Island podcast. Neither of them worked out.

I begin by talking about a favorite subject of mine, traditions around activities. My family knew the secret to enjoying Love Boat, fancy “tropical” drinks.

Then I get into the show. I talk about the people in front of and behind the camera, shooting locations, the book, guest stars, the ship, the theme song, and much much more.

metagirl is back with a top 5 list of the best episodes of The Love Boat.

Based on all the guest stars this show had over the years, I would argue that The Love Boat is one of the more important shows of the 1970s/1980s. At the very least, it is noteworthy and deserves attention from everyone.

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Production Notes

  • This is the 18th episode of the 14th season of the podcast. It was the eighteenth episode I recorded this season. This was the second time I recorded on the subject. It is the final regular episode of the season.

  • My story was about a minute longer before a final edit. I pulled an outtake from a story I told and added it at the end.

  • Took about three minutes about the cast out in final editing.

  • I had a section about my favorite guest stars. It didn’t add much. So I removed it. I thought about working with metagirl on a top 5, but couldn’t decide on my five favorite.

  • The pools on the Pacific Princess always makes me laugh.

  • If you watch the show, look for the food and drinks. The colorful green drinks are amazing looking. They also have great buffet shots.

  • Over time, fashions change for extras. If you marathon the show, that’s fun to track.

  • I have been rewatching the show for a few months now and still loving it.

  • I had a few more commercials in, but cut them out. Instead, I used just three.

  • I had music from the Next Wave and the Season 9 theme song, but I cut those out.

  • I am still amazed that they didn’t do more in the way of backdoor pilots during the run of the show. Amazing restraint.

  • I tried to find the Gopher poster I had as a kid. I imagine it was pulled from a magazine. So far, I haven’t been able to follow it.

  • metagirl is back with a new top 5 list. Glad to have her on the last two shows of the season.

  • All the music you hear in this episode is by the mighty Peachy.

  • Here is the amazing art provided by Christopher Tupa that I used for social media promotion. He captures Doc really well.

Doc from The Love Boat by Christopher Tupa

Thanks for listening to the show and I hope you have a great weekend.

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