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How Do I Love Thee?/No More Alimony/Authoress! Authoress!

How Do I Love Thee?/No More Alimony/Authoress! Authoress!

1984TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0mTV-G
ComedyDramaRomance
7.4
IMDB Rating
107 votes

Stubing's friend Laura Hayes is married to volatile salesman George; to end his alimony, Alan wants to ensure that his ex-wife Sheila marries her fiance Lou; Aunt Sylvia and Betsy want publisher John Drake to publish Betsy's memoirs.

Director
Kim Friedman
Writers
Howard Albrecht, Mike Marmer, Jeraldine Saunders
Stars
Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy
Release Date
January 7, 1984
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Gavin MacLeod
Gavin MacLeod
as Captain Merrill Stubing
Bernie Kopell
Bernie Kopell
as Doctor Adam Bricker
Fred Grandy
Fred Grandy
as Ship's Purser 'Gopher' Smith
Ted Lange
Ted Lange
as Bartender Isaac Washington
Jill Whelan
Jill Whelan
as Vicki Stubing
Lauren Tewes
Lauren Tewes
as Cruise Director Julie McCoy
Carol Channing
Carol Channing
as Aunt Sylvia Duvall
Rue McClanahan
Rue McClanahan
as Laura Thornton Hayes
Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips
as Sheila Price
Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero
as John Drake

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
The Lot - 1041 N. Formosa Avenue, West Hollywood, California, USA
Production
Aaron Spelling Productions, Douglas S. Cramer Company, The Love Boat Company

🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Two "Golden Girls" (contains spoilers).
by rerunwatcher2023-10-15
8/10

"On this episode two of the "Golden Girls" were featured. Rue played a woman who was being abused by her husband. Betty played a funny role, attempting to get Caesar Romero's character to publish her book. The third story had Alan Thicke, but that storyline did not interest me as much as the other two. Betty White looked great in a midnight blue sequin dress and then later in a beautiful peach color dress. Rue looked amazing in a purple and silver shimmery top. Rue's storyline had Dick Van Patten as a mean abusive husband. Of course being "Love Boat" it was resolve..."

💡 Did You Know?

This episode marks the second pairing of Dick Van Patten and Rue McClanahan. They appeared in His Girls Friday/A Wife for Wilfred/The Girl Who Stood Still (1982).

📖 Synopsis

Stubing's friend Laura Hayes is married to volatile salesman George; to end his alimony, Alan wants to ensure that his ex-wife Sheila marries her fiance Lou; Aunt Sylvia and Betsy want publisher John Drake to publish Betsy's memoirs.