In CW's docuseries, TV We Love, there is a look back at the cast from the original Love Boat pilot, which saw Australian actor Ted Hamilton in the role. "The President of ABC was furious. They said, ...

But a 1976 movie, which served as one of the series' pilots, featured a completely different cast, including a captain who was too hot to handle. On TV We Love, entertainment writer Jim Colucci ...

Bernie Kopell is best known for his role as Dr. Adam Bricker on The Love Boat. The actor played the cruise ship Casanova on the ABC romantic comedy-drama from 1977 to 1986, but the origin of his ...

The Love Boat originally looked very different. The beloved TV series aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986 and starred Ted Lange as bartender Isaac, Fred Grandy as yeoman-purser Gopher, Bernie Kopell as Dr.