The Love Boat - Season 3 (1979)

Free spirit Suzy invites cab driver Mickey to go with her on a cruise; former dancer Marcy meddles in the affairs of her ex-partner Will, which upsets his current partner Joanna; ailing Adam is a tough patient for Doctor Emily Bradford.

Uptight IRS agent Viola Penny audits Stubing, who tries to get her to loosen up. A tabloid reporter trails a female celebrity because he thinks she's meeting a secret lover. A honeymooner discovers her ex is on the ship and wants her back.

Julie recruits Gopher to replace a lounge performer, but will people take him seriously? Sisters Joan and Olivia are joined by Joan's stuffy husband Byron. Widow Janet gets a surprise from her florist Henry.

Shoe salesman Herb resembles a TV star and denies it until attractive Marla hits on him. Laurette and husband Gilbert were separated in World War 2, but now reunite. Isaac's creative writing angers his friends by exposing their flaws.

A woman with a stepmother and two stepsisters gets a chance to shine, thanks to Gopher. A woman sportscaster is surprised by her sexist TV partner and challenges him to a contest. A man with his handicapped brother meets a beautiful woman.

Two opposing members of a hung jury meet up. Merrill's estranged daughter Vicki runs away from home to be with him. Julie plays matchmaker for Barney Briscoe and Rose Kennycott, but he thinks Julie is after him.

Lou and Nora plot to steal gems hidden in a lamp. Show biz legend Stella rebuffs critic Elliot, who wants her to critique his play. Bachelor Paul hires actors to play his family to impress a boss who only hires family men.

Stacy regrets avoiding Mark. Lou and Nora look for the diamonds. Helen thinks Bill is interested in her daughter Wendy. Paul regrets fooling his boss with a fake family when he falls for a cheerleader. Elliot and Stella continue to bicker.

The guys deceive Julie in elaborate fashion to plan her birthday surprise. Rich adulterer Bart uses his assistant Wally to cover for him. Olympic hopeful Penny Barrett would rather hang with a male teenager than practice in the gym.

Doc's friend Lucy's boyfriend Peter fakes an illness to avoid marrying her. Stubing hopes to reunite with ex-flame Eleanor, and recruits Gopher to keep teenage lovers Terry and Monica apart and appease a cruise line VIP.

A professor's assistant is in love with him but he hasn't a clue; a pro football player has to accept the fact he can't play any longer; a woman comes on board determined to marry the first man who says yes.

Gopher dates passenger Claire Dalrymple, who tells him she's separated. Carol Hanson tries to pry her ex-husband Chet away from his girlfriend Kim by rooming next door. Ex-boxers Ed Taylor and Jack McTigue renew their decades-old rivalry.

Bricker discovers he is still married to one of his ex-wives; a financially troubled couple find an envelope filled with cash; A boy is excited about the cruise until his teacher comes on board and romances his mother

April Lopez plans to marry her manager Tex, who is twice her age. Adoptee Laura Rogers wants to meet her birth father Tom Thornton. Bickering Bill and Betty Robinson struggle to finish writing a screenplay.

Singer Danny tries to impress record producer Steve. Steve falls for Danny's engaged sister Kitty. Brenda pictures the Scofield family as characters for her book. The male crew bunks with Merrill. Two marriages are at risk due to adultery.

Merrill is annoyed with his roommates. Kitty breaks her engagement to Elmer for Steve. Brenda lies to the Grandpa Scofield to make him open up. Maura and Dave know about their spouses' affair.

Doc matches playboy Rod Baylor with Carol Holtham so he can be with her sister Sherry. Jim Hopkins tries to reunite his divorced parents Andy and Evelyn. Heart surgery patient Harvey Cronkle's pushy wife Sara won't let him have fun.

The Captain's brother comes on board and immediately starts mooching off him; Julie's widow aunt thinks she's met the reincarnation of her husband; a woman is looking for the perfect man to be the father of her child - but not her husband.

Gopher's mom Roz seems too cheerful for a new widow. Waiter Paul Stockwood lies to Leila Stanhope about his identity to impress her. Asian comic Jimmy Kim's act offends reporter Kendall Park, who is writing an article about him.

A man (Dennis Morgan) causes a crisis of faith for an old flame (Jane Wyman), who has become a nun. A woman (Phyllis Davis) pursues a shy astronomer (Arte Johnson), thinking he is a famous sex therapist (Bert Parks) traveling incognito. Celia Elliot's (Maureen McCormick) pushy mom (Audrey Meadows) nags her to find a rich husband.

Brilliant professor Carol Ketay plays dumb to meet men, only to have the man she likes reject her for being dumb. Vicki and a passenger befriend a stowaway. Overprotective Milt Benson thinks every man on board is after his dowdy wife Gert.

Gordon lavishes gifts on wife Betty, as she recovers from surgery. Merrill and Vicki meet with child services worker Susan Stoddard about Vicki's future. A honeymoon is disrupted when bride Teri Carlson's bodyguards unnerve groom Mark.

Vicki develops a crush on a rock star; a man in a cast from a traffic accident runs into the woman who had hit him; a man paying high alimony tries to avoid every woman he meets.

Isaac finds a former school friend is trying to use him to make her husband jealous/Cathy's concern is getting in the way of committing to Tom/Fay Piermont wants to liven up her marriage.

The male crew members challenge Doc to a bet after he swears off women. A widow must make a decision about her friend's mystery caller. A man falls for the young woman in his protective custody.