Plaid Stallions “Sweet 16” Contest
Plaid Stallions Sweet 16 Contest
Plaid Stallions Sweet 16 Contest
It’s Plaid Stallions’ birthday, and it’s now old enough to drive! Starting this site on a lazy Saturday while my daughter napped was more important than I’d ever realized. I had no idea that when I started posting old catalogue photos online. Starting Plaid Stallions would open such an incredible door that would have me make new friends, create podcasts, go back to college, write books and magazines, and even make action figures based on crazy concepts.
None of this would have happened if I had just decided to watch TV, so it ranks as one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
One of the things that made my life better was all the positive people I encountered on this journey.
I couldn’t have done any of this if you folks hadn’t encouraged me so much, so it’s time to give back with a Sweet 16 Contest of polyester proportions!
So, I have assembled a grand prize that is as eclectic and unfocused as my interests are; I present to you the PlaidStallions Prize Pack, which includes:
Knock-Off Book
Once copy of my latest book, Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized action figures.
All current issues of Toy-Ventures magazine with available bonus prizes.
Two Jamie Farr dinner theatre glasses for that perfect, romantic evening. Please use responsibly; we’re not liable for any children made during improper usage.
An original Kojak Harbor Patrol playset by the good people at Harmony.
1 Brick Mantooth action figure by Odeon Toys
A set of 70s Star Trek party favours.
Star Trek: the Crier in the Emptiness book and record set by Power.
DC Comics Super Heroes Viewmasters
Mego Muhamad Ali figure to fight your Superman doll.
Captain America bubble funnies
Original Filmation production piece from Web Woman.
An original Mego Isaac from the Love Boat line, no, this isn’t the same one we use in our videos, but you would be none the wiser if I hadn’t told you.
There will also be two mystery runner-up prizes!
The Sweet 16 Contest is open anywhere in the world. To enter, merely type your answer to this question on this post (please don’t do it on the Facebook or Youtube pages), and you’re in:
Who is your favourite Love Boat Guest Star of all time?
Contest Rules:
One entry per person. There are no obscenities or mean-spirited remarks; those will get vetted (I know that seems like common sense, but trust me).
Contest winners will be announced on Sunday, May 1st , 2022 at 8 pm Eastern Standard Time.
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Charro!!!!
My favorite guest is Leslie Nielsen!
I’d go with Barbi Benton!
Robert Reed
Robby the robot (credited as Bix)
I’m going to have to go with musical genius Paul Williams.
Bill Bixby for me!
Who could forget a young Tom Hanks first ever television acting job?
Paul Williams
Barbi Benton
My favorite was Richard Anderson!
Andy Warhol
It has to be Virginia Graham!
Mr. Levar Burton
So many good ones but I’ll go with Hulk Hogan because the episode was just so goofy.
My favourite 70s actor Bill Bixby
The late great Bill Bixby
Ethel Merman
Betty white all the way
When there was a Charlie’s Angels Love Boat cross over episode
Charo cause who doesnt want to hear cuchi cuchi over and over
Andy Warhol
Tom Bosley
Milton Berle
Don Knotts
Paul Williams
Robert Hegyes.
Paul Williams, actually!
Don Adams.
Jamie lee Curtis!
Vincent Price
Don Adams
If Vincent Price is ever an option, he is always the correct answer!
(The website is my husband’s; I’m sharing it because he is too modest to ! Check out his podcast Battle of the Network Shows, a love letter to 70’s and 80’s TV).
Oops, the link didn’t show up!
https://www.battleofthenetworkshows.com
“and Robert Goulet”…..a phrase I recall hearing a lot while watching 70s network television.
“and Robert Goulet”…..a phrase I recall hearing a lot while watching 70s network television.
Does Menudo count?!? ;-)~
Vincent Price!!!
Charro for sure !
Either Paul Williams, because he’s from my hometown of Omaha Nebraska, or Barbie Benton, because, Barbie Benton.
Robert reed
Vincent price -he played a aging magician
I have to go with my first childhood crush, Kim Richards!!
It has to be my first childhood crush, Kim Richards!!
Gotta go with Don Ameche!
John Astin
Linda Blair
Charro!
Tony Danza
Vincent Price is my choice!
My favorite Love Boat guest star was the inimitable Coochie Coochie herself, Charro!
Phil Silvers
Please ignore my previous answer as Joe H’s reply went live as I was posting.
If not Charro, I’m going with the great Dr. Joyce Brothers!
Vincent Price
Andy Warhol
John Astin! Always love that guy!
John Astin!
Charro for sure
Don Knotts!!!
Charo and Fernando Lamas- He was Mahvelous, absolutely Mahvelous!!!
Totally Sleestack. Ssssssssssss
Don Adams aka Agent 86
Gotta go with Betty White. I love her in anything she was in. Congratulations on the 16 years! I’m very happy for you.
Andy Warhol!
Deacon Dark (AKA Sonny Bono)
Would have to be Kolchak himself Darren McGavin.
Not really guest stars, but how about the Charlie’s Angels crossover “Love Boat Angels”!
Little me: Lee Majors
Adult me: Pam Grier
My favorite guest is Leslie Nielsen!
What a tough choice!! I’m going to have to go with Scatman Crothers though.
Sonny Bono!
My favorite?
Paul Williams! Little Enos was the best.
Shelley Winters
My favorite character of all time that was on the love boat is Isaac Washington. He just was a dude that I wanted to hang out with.
Who’s the boss? Tony Danza!
As you probably already know…
Paul Williams!!
I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about a contest before.
But also Paul Williams since you mentioned him
Raymond Burr! And congrats on the sweet 16 celebration. Hope you get a shiny red sports car now that you can legally drive.
Marion Ross (Mrs. Cunningham from Happy Days)!!
Sonny Bono as Deacon Dark
Don Adams
Since Charo has been mentioned a ron…I will go with Sonny Bono!!
How could it not be Woody himself….Tom Hanks, not only has there been some awesome Woody figures but also Mr Hanks TV debut
Jaime Lee Curtis all day long.
Ruth Buzzi
Paul Williams! Too bad he wasn’t on as The Phantom!
Andy Warhol, because what the hell??
Barbi Benton
Borgnine!
I have to go with the legend himself, Jamie Farr.
Abe Vigoda!
Sonny Bono
Frankie Avelon
Growing up outside Philly, and loving the Doo Wop era, it was neat to see Frankie Avelon as a guest. He even has a version of the theme song!
https://youtu.be/ai_HaPRRBmw
Too many choices but, I decided to go with Nicholas Hammond.
I’d say Tom Bosley as a huge Happy Days fan.
Favorite guest? How about the very cute Elizabeth The Koala.
Farrah Fawcett
It’s a horse race! Early leaders were Morey Amsterdam, Ken Berry, and pod favorite Richard Dawson, then Billy Barty took the lead. There were so many great options, but I’m going with Artie Johnson.
Not easy to narrow to just one, but an early appearance by John Ritter has always stuck with me.
Reggie Jackson. It was so out there.
Billy Barty! Met him when I was young, very late 70’s or early 80’s. Always loved catching him on different projects!
Caren Kaye
My favorite Love Boat guest star would be Vincent Price! In fact, you can ask me that same question about pretty much any show from the 70s and 80s, and my answer will still be Vincent Price!
Jessica Walter (because Archer’s mom needs love too!)
My favourite Love Boat guest star is Adrienne Barbeau!
So many great guest stars on that show over the time of it’s existence but like a lot of folks am going with the easy answer and the one guest star that stood out…Charo!
Gary Burghoff for the win! <3
Dick Butkus !! As a Chicago bear fan as a kid I was thrilled to see him playing a heavyweight champion. Fun fact : when I was even younger I stayed up to watch Joe Namath on a late night talk show and was disappointed that he didn’t show up in his New York Jets uniform! Another time, the TV Guide listed Jean Simmons as a guest on a late night talk show and I was convinced that they had misspelled the name and it was actually Gene Simmons from KISS. Spoiler alert, it wasn’t.. Oh to be a bright eyed kid again….
Are we supposed to say Randolph .MANTOOTH. 😉
Obviously, Charro is comes immediately to mind. And then Paul Williams.
As a kid, it probably would have been Erik Estrada or Dirk Benedict. Or maybe one of the Gilligan’s Island crew.
Loretta Swift!!!!
Vincent Price!
Rita Moreno
Charo
Gee, this one is really tough. But I’m gonna have to go with Ernest Borgnine, who I believe costarred with Shelley Winters on his episode in a mini-Poseidon Adventure reunion. Borgnine forever!
Don knots for me, that guy was everywhere in the 70’s
My fav guest is the one and only Betty White!
I think Buddy Hackett was my favorite Love Boat guest!
Chuck Connors, from the rifleman to the love boat. What a trip.
Adam West
Telly Savalas!
Gotta go with Charo!
Halston.
That fashion show two-parter was mind bendingly surreal.
Charro
Dana Plato
Robby the Robot
I was a sci-fi kid, I didn’t care about real people.
The lovely Jaclyn Smith.
Harvey Korman
Betty White
My favorite is two-time guest Maren Jensen!
Well, since you are including his glasses, I have to pick Klinger himself, Mr. Jamie Farr, the greatest Disney Princess Ever!
Andy Warhol – hands down the weirdest guest and some really interesting dialogue about the nature of art between warhol and tom bosley! How about that?!? 🙂
Jamie Lee Curtis.
Arte Johnson because he’s very interesting!
America’s favorite mom Florence Henderson
Don Adams
Bob Denver!
Angela Cartwright
Hulk Hogan
Was gonna go with a dark horse candidate and say Ron Ely, but Gene Kelly.
S4 E11. Dirk Benedict as the playboy father. Basically anything with Dirk in it.
My favorite was Lee Majors!
Richard Dean Anderson
Andy Warhol
Dolly Parton!
Michael J. Fox
Either Paul Williams or Scatman Crothers just scream 1970s to me (plus I’m a big Williams fan no matter the decade).
Don Knotts
Phil Silvers
Don Adams
Tom Hanks
Tom Bosley
John Ritter. The sight of him in drag will never fade from my memory.
Andy Warhol.
Abe Vigoda!
Lillian Gish…because I’m related to her! ♥️
I always had a thing for Diana Canova who starred in SOAP and also did the love boat. She had a certain appeal. Both funny and pretty.
My favorite guest star was Morgan Brittany!
Scatman Crothers
Hmmm, I would have to say my favorite Love Boat guest star was Don Adams. Wait, did I miss winning “by THAT much”??
The King of Horror has himself, Vincent Price!
Cloris Leachman
Billy Barty
Adam West, trying to break away from being Batman was a real challenge.
Vincent Price for the win!
Larry Wilcox (Jon from CHiPs). Cousin Oliver from Brady Bunch is in the same episode-check it out!
Cricket the Yorkshire Terrier
Barbi Benton
So many….
How about David Hasselhoff??
Scatman Crothers
None other than Sonny Bono as Deacon Dark! “SMASH IT!”
Happy Sweet Sixteen!
Ted Knight!
Adam West!
Charo. Cuchie! Cuchie!
Heyyy our favourite cousin Chachie Arcola aka Scott Baio.
Milton Berle or Artie Johnson
Ernest Borgnine…
…and the Pacific Princess made it back to port unscathed. 🙂
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Lee Majors, baby!
Ernest Borgnine
For me its gotta be leslie neilsen!
For me its gotta be leslie neilsen
Vincent Price
Vincent Price
Dirk Benedict
Harry Morgan
Charro
Telly Savalas
My favorite at the time was Bill Bixby. I was a big fan of the Incredible Hulk TV show and wanted him to become the Hulk on the boat. Now that would have been an interesting episode of Love Boat
Oh it’s gotta be Warhol. Congrats on your sweet 16!
Tony Danza
Easy
Ernest Borgnine
Norman Fell
Ursula Andress yea baby yea! Shagadelic!
Barbi Benton
Always Charo ….
Betty White
Has to be Charro. She even sings the theme!
Barbara Billingsley
Bill Bixby!
That’s a hard choice but I have to go with Kirstie Alley with Gomez himself John Astin a very close second if not a tied with Kirstie.
While he didn’t actually appear on the show, my favorite is the one and only Ernie Anderson. Nothing takes you back better than his slick ABC promos and voice work, telling us all about this week’s “Loooove Boat”.
I’ll have to go with Red Buttons!
“Who never got a Roast”
Gotta be Vincent Price, right?
So hard to narrow it down to 1 but I love John Ritter and his scene with Captain Stubing were wonderfully on point and reminiscent of a Three’s Company plot. I hope it win! I want that Isaac figure for my alcohol cabinet.
Abe Vigoda
Sonny Bono as Deacon Dark!
Jim Backus
Bill Bixby
I know it’s been said but it has to be Charro!
My favorite Loveboat guest was Roddy McDowall because Roddy McDowall!
My God, who wasn’t on Love Boat? I was gonna say McLean Stevenson, then I thought, no Darren McGavin! no, wait, Robert Culp! There’s so many, but I’ll go with the great Roddy McDowall, he was in so much, Twilight Zone, Columbo, Fright Night and some obscure films with some apes 😛
Don Adams from Get Smart 60’s TV show !
Hulk Hogan, Or Pam Grier,
my all time favorite guest stars are Keith Coogan or Maureen McCormick
Bill Bixby
Ruth Buzzi.
Gsa Gsa Gabor
That’s a tuff one, I have to go with Paul Williams. I got to know him personally and he is a very talented person and a super nice guy.
Thanks Verne
Florence Henderson
Tom Hanks
Gotta go with Tina Louise
Robby the Robot! I mean, that was completely unexpected
Gabe Kaplan
Tundra the Wonder Dog, of course!
Biily Barty was my favorite guest star!
Charro was my favorite guest star!
John Ritter!
Bill Bixby!
The Village People. What else could make the most ridiculous TV show of the era more fun than the most ridiculous band of the era. And a horserace debacle to boot.
Jimmie Walker because “Dynomite!”.
Ted Knight, of course….working once again with Gavin Macleod, who were both iconic characters on the Mary Tyler Moore Show first. Who can beat a Ted Baxter and Murray Slaughter reunion on the Love Boat!
Ted Knight
Absolutely Vincent Price.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Sonny Bono/Deacon Dark
There is only one answer that not only makes sense, but fits the Love Boat ethos with perfection: Halston.
There is only one answer that not only makes sense, but fits the Love Boat ethos with perfection: Halston.
Arte Johnson! and congratulations on your 16th anniversary!
Norman Fell
Village People
David Hasselhoff “The Hoff” S3-E27
Charo! Coochie Coochie!
Adrienne Barbeau. Memory serves me right, that might have been the first time I’ve seen her. And even at a tender age, realizing she was special, indeed!
My Favorite Love Boat Guest star Is Or could be Larry Storch.
Before climbing onto One Eyed Willy’s INFERNO as Mouth in The Goonies, Corey Feldman set sail on the Love Boat in 79 as Charlie Hanrahan and again in 82 as Mike Lee.
BTW, if you like Macross/Robotech then you may enjoy this Macross Love Boat:
https://vimeo.com/85186141
Charlie’s Angels. When I stumbled upon the episode “Love Boat Angels”, I was floored. Not a crossover I would ever have expected.
Happy Birthday Plaid Stallions!
(does that count? It was technically an episode of Charlie’s Angels, but….)
Charo! Singing The Love Boat Theme!
María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, better known as Charo, hands down!!
She was one of my childhood crushes, I couldn’t help it…
Blessings and all the best, in this anniversary!
I love your work, your passion and dedication: Thanks for taking us to those places in time when life was simpler and more brightful.
Box..aka Robby the Robot.
Julie Newmar
For the boys I’ll go with John Astin, for the gals Priscilla Barnes. Went to check, dang who wasn’t on the Love Boat, Kathy Bates even. ^_^
Maren Jensen and Anne Lockhart…❤❤❤❤
John Ritter
In 1982, 10 year old me had a HUGE crush on Vicky, played by Jill Whelan. However, as a long time Battlestar Galactic (and A-Team) fan,I have to say, the most memorable episode for me starred Dirk Benedict, AKA Starbuck.
Now, if only Jill Whelan had appeared in a skin-tight viper pilot uniform, my world would be complete!
That’s easy, Ron Ely. How could it not be him? The man was both Tarzan and Doc Savage…
Joyce Dewitt, but that’s mostly because of Three’s Company.
Erik Estrada or Charro mostly because those one I remeber seeing didn’t really watch show back in the day but see rerun on Nick at Night and TBS maybe not sure Didn’t Sunny and Cher show as well.
Billy Barty.
Andy Warhol always stuck out as very strange to me
Ernest Borgnine
Adam West
Reb Brown
Yeah, he’s got a minor role and it’s more of a fun appearance for a modern viewer than when we saw it aired originally. But come on, Captain America, Yor and Dave Ryder from Space Mutiny, gotta love it. Sadly, no Reb yell.
Bill Bixby, just don’t make him angry!
Charro was always my favorite but who doesn’t love Pam Grier and Paul Williams?
Robby the Robot
Adam West!
Raymond Burr or John Ritter… hard to chose one… in a pinch, let me go with John.
Thank you for always being pleasant to listen to, and just all around pleasantly kind.
Maureen McCormick
None other than Sonny Bono as Deacon Dark! “SMASH IT!”
Happy Sweet Sixteen!
Ruth Buzzi, from the episode where she and Sid Caesar play separated ventriloquists, who share a cabin and must perform together.
Happy Anniversbirthday to Plaid Stallions!
Dirk Benedict
Sweet 16 Contest.
My favorite The Love Boat guest star is Charro. Charro is my favorite guest star because she’s also a great musical guest. I love the episode when she plays a nanny.
Gotta be the Batman, gotta be Adam West.
Happy Anniversary.
Charo! And in fact, I suggested Charo as a topic for episode 50 of Pod Stallions.
Roddy McDowall! I’d like to think he was playing the same character he played on “Fantasy Island” (the Devil), going on cruise in cognito. The shows DID cross over, so…….
Reb Brown. Because he was Captain America!
It has to be Ken Berry for me. My love of F Troop has seen me through some rough times and Captain Parmenter has always been there for me. A great addition to the guest star list.
Pam Grier is my favorite guest.
The 12-year old me’s crush Adrienne Barbeau.
Cindy Morgan! Loved her in TRON and Caddyshack
Sonny Bono!
My Favorite Love Boat guest was Vincent Price
Monty Hall
Love M*A*S*H so it got to be Loretta Swit
My Favorite Love Boat guest is Dirk Benedict. Just seeing Starbuck not be Starbuck was awesome for me. It was social currency for school and my buddies the next day.
For some reason, I didn’t expect to see him on the show. I was never surprised when Lee Majors or Adam West showed up on something, but for some reason Dirk showing up was like a surprise birthday party for me.
Oh- and honorable mention for Kim Richards, who I was deeply in Love with during my grade school years!
Charro
Charo!
This is like asking which is my favorite child!!! It’s Kevin. I like him so much better than his sisters.
SO… if I have to choose, I’m going with Charles Nelson Reilly!! Only a true actor could make you believe he was in love with Charlotte Rae!
https://c.tenor.com/WTmyQDFbFVMAAAAC/charles-nelson.gif
How could you say anyone but ERNEST BORGNINE!!!
Andy Warhol
The living action figure (and Seven Million Dollar man Barney Miller) Monte Markham. He looks like a real life Mego figure!
My favorite Love Boat guest star is Connie Stevens.
My favorite has to be Loni Anderson
Roddy McDowall!
GODZILLA was the best on love boat!
yes Godzilla was seen or from a cast member and a few when someone pointed out to the sea and said GODZILLA , I just cant remember the which showing it was,….
I remember that one.. It was called “Kaiju loves me,Kaiju loves me not???”.
The Village People, from the weird kinda crossover episode with Loni Anderson leaving the Love Boat to go to Fantasy Island.
The Village People 🙂
Tom Smothers hands down.
Does John Astin as the crazy hermit count, as he wasn’t a passenger?
If not, I go with Ray Bolger. He was the husband in the jinxed couple that had their honeymoon on the Titanic.
Paul Williams. Also love all his work with the Muppets.
Jamie Farr, of course.
Charo. Always Charo
Paul Williams
Andy Warhol. Such natural on-screen charisma.
Paul Williams definitely!
Ernest Borgnine
Milton Berle… No one deserved to get tossed off the Love Boat more than the king of novelty jokes. 😉
The funny part is my wife and I just started rewatching old Love Boat episodes as a gag.
The Village People!
Scatman Crothers!
Favorite guest star: Sid Caesar!
I know it seems like I’m phoning it in to say my favorite is Paul Williams since he’s pictured, but I really am a big fan of the man and find his acting, songwriting, and impact on the 70s fascinating.
My favorite Love Boat guest star was MICHAEL J. FOX!
Hulk Hogan
Tom Bosley
I can’t say I have a favorite, but I do remember Charo.
I personally liked Vincent Price
The Village People!
Although the Love Boat/Charlie’s Angels cross-over is pretty sweet as well … but technically not a Love Boat episode.
Vincent Price all the way!
LeVar Burton! Can’t believe none of y’all mentioned him!
Harlem Globetrotters – No matter what the TV show, anytime you saw that they were the guest stars you knew it was going to be an awesome episode!
Dirk Bennedict!
Darren McGavin
Barbie Benton. I was at that age.
You can have your Charo’s,Roddy McDowall’s,Adam West’s and your Florence Henderson’s. My money on… PAUL DeCEGLIE!!!(there was an echo when I typed that).. And you say “Who is Paul DeCeglie???”. He was on The Love Boat 25 times and who did he play????? Passenger (uncredited).
Jim Backus of course
charo… what a fox
Markie Post
Andy Warhol
My long-term crush Col. Wilma deering AKA Erin Gray
My vote goes to fellow Canuckian Conrad Bain!
Jim Backus. Who doesnt love Mr. Howell.
Andy Warhol!
Erin Gray
Erin Gray
Donny Most!
I think Lois Hamilton is it for me!
hulk hogan
Richard Dawson
the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders cause ah you know ..reasons..
Kirstie Alley has always been on of my favorite actresses, plus she was so funny and gorgeous in the show.
Favorite was Charlie’s Angels.
Vincent Price, as The Amazing Alonzo. Anyone who says otherwise are wrong.
Ralph Waite as I am a big Waltons fan
Got to be Florence Henderson
Man, this is a really hard choice. I’m gonna say levar burton.
Don Knotts
John Astin
Ernest Borgnine
Barbi Benton
Ted Knight!
Martin Short for the win!
Johnny Cash!
Sono Bono/Deacon Dark
Andy Warhol.
When I was a kid, I most enjoyed seeing anyone from “Battlestar Galactica” (Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Maren Jensen), or “Emergency” (Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Robert Fuller) but it was also confusing seeing them as “regular” people in love, not the heroes I looked up to them as! Starbuck in swim trunks?!
Therefore I must pick Tom Bosley, chasing Priscilla Barnes. That’s the weird coupling and storylines I watch Love Boat for! No wait- I’ll pick Robert Reed as Mike Brady himself (Florence Henderson Runner up as Carol Brady) in the final episode. Love Boat should have done more crossover/shared universe bits. Skipper and Gilligan on Love Boat? So much potential!
Robert “Mr. Brady” Reed
Michael J Fox
Leslie Nielsen
Susan Anton!
My favorite guest is probably McLain Stevenson, Col. Blake from MASH. He only had two appearances that I’m aware of, but they couldn’t give the guy command of a cruise ship?
I’ve never actually seen The Love Boat, so I’m going to have to say A Karate School!
Come on! Hands down Roddy McDowall! It would have been a tougher choice if Vic Morrow or Anthony Zerbe had ever taken a cruise!
Scatman Crothers, of course.
(I thought it better not to go off the board with Tog the Ferengi.)
Dawn Wells
Adam West!!
Adrienne Barbeau
I think the ship entered a bank of fog on that episode!!
Michael J. Fox, he tried to beat up his brother who worked on the boat
Gotta go with Betty White
The Master of Menace … Vincent Price!
Sonny Bono!
Charo! Cuchi!! Cuchi!!
Has to be Florence Henderson. How can you not love Mrs. Brady on a boat?
Charo instantly comes to mind!
Conrad Bain
Mickey Rooney
Charo!!
I would have to say Donny Osmond
Definitely Dirk Benedict
Charo, all day long (cuchi cuchi)
Benny Hill
Tom Hanks!
There were so many, but I have to go with Cab Calloway.
Hi-de-ho!
Ruth Buzzi
Adam West!
Jim Backus!!!
Avery Shreiber – I barely recognized him without his bag of Doritos!
Andy Warhol for sure!
I recently saw an episode with Tom Hanks, believe it or not!
Adam West
Catherine Bach. Slight confusion and child-crush happiness, seeing Daisy Duke appear in 1980. Boom! All dreams were answered.
Cab Calloway as Lionel Bigalow
Billy Barty! (Come on, show the guy a little love!)
I was a big fan of The Brady Bunch, so whenever a “Brady” was on The Love Boat, I made sure to watch.
Hulk Hogan
I’m for Morgan Fairchild.
John Byner as a suicidal Santa at Xmas appeals to my inner sad clown.
Marion Ross. Seen her a lot.on many sweet voyages and chatting it up with Issac.
Mrs. Roper , Audra Lindley… 8 x Stanley!!
Mrs. Roper , Audra Lindley
Male: Nipsey Russell
(Runner-Up: Gene Rayburn)
Female: Jo Anne Worley
(Runner-Up: Shirley Hemphill)
(…while acknowledging that Charro is the Ultimate Love Boat Guest Star in either category)
Honorable Mention: Joseph Cotten and Ruth Warrick (The Love Boat / Citizen Kane connection)
Why hasn’t anyone yet mentioned Siegfried von Kappelhoff?
Vincent Price
Ray Bolger!
Charro for the win!
John Hillerman
Darren McGavin. Maybe Kolchak was looking for another werewolf on this cruise?
Johnny Yune. Nobody talks about him anymore.
Cuchi-cuchi! It’s Charo all the way!
Thank you.
Julie Newmar—she falls in love with Don Knotts.
Oh, Leslie Nielsen for sure. He sunk the Poseidon, provided sub-par medical care in midair, and nearly destroyed Los Angeles trying to save the Queen.
Randolph Mantooth, of course.
Marion Ross
Dirk Benedict
Janet Leigh (with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis)
Kim Richards!
My favorite is Ms. Carol Channing!
In one episode- she wins millions of dollars, + then has a good time buying things! I mean, don’t we all deserve a friend, like- Carol on The Love Boat? 😀
Frankie Avalon, im a beach party movie nerd!!!
Bill Bixby!
Kirstie Alley
Bob Denver
Another one for Vincent Price!
Tom Hanks will get my vote
I vote for the announcer: Ernie Anderson “the voice of ABC” AKA Ghoulardi !!!
If I have to pick someone on the show: Carolyn Jones!
Lee Majors
Don Knotts
Bert Convy. He epitomizes the type of “Love Boat star,” he made multiple appearances over the years, AND he even played himself in the penultimate episode!
Andy Warhol
I feel like I’m supposed to say Jamie Farr because of the glasses, but it’s actually Andy Warhol.
There are too many great ones, but I’ll say Don Knotts…
I’d have to say Bill Bixby – I could never watch “Love Boat” Re-runs with him afterwards, as I just wanted him to “Hulk out” aboard ship in the Dinning Room!
Gary Coleman….
mostly because I love how weird his episode was.
How about Captain Stubing’s brothers played by Gavin McCleod himself…..oops, I mean played “OD Warbux” and “Sonny Wilde” according to the credits. LOL.
Ernest Borgnine!
Honerable mention: the great Betty White.
Roddy McDowall because I believe it was a federal law that if you had a TV show in the 70s and early 80s, you were required to have him guest star in at least one episode.
So many…but I gotta go with Billy Barty!!
Dick Van Patten because DVP makes everything better!
Congratulations!
Ernest Borgnine
J.J. Walker!
You’re sixteen…
You’re beautiful…
And those Star Trek paper plates must be mine!
Andy Warhol, cans down–uh, I mean hands down.
I hadn’t got a clue who he was at the time but I just remembered his name as I couldn’t believe someone would name their son Red Buttons
That would have to be:
Betty White
as Betsy Boucher
That is a tough one, as there are many, but I will go with John Ritter.
Seeing my favorites from the shows I love was so much fun, but, back then my absolute favorite was Emergency! So, Randolph Mantooth is my choice.
In honor of 16 years, I’d like to present my 15 runner-ups as we get on board this exciting adventure:
Telly Savalas; Jerry Stiller; Richard Kline; Demond Wilson; Fannie Flagg; Pam Grier; Cesar Romero; The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders; Jackie Earle Haley (though not a star at the time); Jim Backus; Adam West; Joyce DeWitt; Catherine Bach; Robby the Robot; Barbi Benton
and my selection as Best Guest star to sail away on the Love Boat is…
Lorenzo Lamas
(PS – Thanks for creating a rabbit hole I’ve been quite happy to lurk since the late aughts)
My favorite guest star was Vincent Price. Watching him get followed around the ship by all the older female passengers made it a fun episode.
Jeremy Brett.
Elizabeth The Koala
Very tough to choose, but JOHN ASTIN. He’s awesome!
Charro.
Loni Anderson!!
Hulk Hogan
Robert Urich
Let’s go more obscure… how about Jan Brady, Eve Plumb herself… there were lots of. Brady’s on there. I got a kick out of seeing Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) on the ship too!
PONCH! Eric Estrada
Betty White
Catherine Bach (daisy duke)!!!