Plaid Stallions “Sweet 16” Contest

Plaid Stallions “Sweet 16” Contest

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!

 

Sweet 16 Contest

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

Knock-Off Book

Once copy of my latest book, Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized action figures.

Sweet 16 Contest
All current issues of Toy-Ventures magazine with available bonus prizes.

 

Sweet 16 Contest
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. 

 

Sweet 16 Contest

An original Kojak Harbor Patrol playset by the good people at Harmony.

Brick Mantooth Action Figure
1 Brick Mantooth action figure by Odeon Toys

Sweet 16 contest
A set of 70s Star Trek party favours.

Sweet 16 contest
Star Trek: the Crier in the Emptiness book and record set by Power.

Sweet 16 contest

DC Comics Super Heroes Viewmasters

Mego Muhamad Ali figure to fight your Superman doll.

Sweet 16 Contest
Captain America bubble funnies

Sweet 16 contest
Original Filmation production piece from Web Woman.

Sweet 16 Contest

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.

 

Toy-Ventures Magazine

Toy-Ventures Magazine

Do you miss toy magazines?

That’s why we created Toy-Ventures magazine, an old-school print publication dedicated to vintage toys from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each issue is packed with never before seen images and information written by some of the top collectors. We’ve got six issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

 

Our newest book “Knock-Offs: Totally, Unauthorized Action Figures,” is now available. It’s 130 pages of bootleg goodness.
You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop , On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or on eBay (eBay Link)

 

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About The Author

Mantooth
AKA Brian Heiler author of "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" and co-editor of "Toy-Ventures Magazine". Co-Host of the "Pod Stallions" podcast. Host of the Brick Mantooth Youtube channel, painter, designer, writer, mental health advocate, toy collector, Mego, and Mego Knock-Off enthusiast. I have large feet, ADHD and I live in Canada. Talk toys, not others.

459 Comments

  • Joe H on April 24, 2022

    Charro!!!!

    • Joseph Shepherd on April 24, 2022

      My favorite guest is Leslie Nielsen!

      • Sam Nerby on April 24, 2022

        I’d go with Barbi Benton!

        • Jason Stewart on April 24, 2022

          Robert Reed

          • Flash on April 25, 2022

            Robby the robot (credited as Bix)

          • Lee Kronforst on April 25, 2022

            I’m going to have to go with musical genius Paul Williams.

          • Michael T Wilborn on April 25, 2022

            Bill Bixby for me!

          • Rob Forgie on April 26, 2022

            Who could forget a young Tom Hanks first ever television acting job?

          • Joel Robbins on April 26, 2022

            Paul Williams

        • Billy Fields on April 24, 2022

          Barbi Benton

          • Matthew Maupin on April 26, 2022

            My favorite was Richard Anderson!

        • David Doran on April 24, 2022

          Andy Warhol

          • Bootleg Austin on April 25, 2022

            It has to be Virginia Graham!

        • JaceG on April 24, 2022

          Mr. Levar Burton

          • Will Tijerina on April 24, 2022

            So many good ones but I’ll go with Hulk Hogan because the episode was just so goofy.

        • Michael Simshauser on April 24, 2022

          My favourite 70s actor Bill Bixby

        • Michael Simshauser on April 24, 2022

          The late great Bill Bixby

          • John Page on April 24, 2022

            Ethel Merman

          • Stephen Hanson on April 25, 2022

            Betty white all the way

          • Brian on April 25, 2022

            When there was a Charlie’s Angels Love Boat cross over episode

        • Daniel Bennie on April 25, 2022

          Charo cause who doesnt want to hear cuchi cuchi over and over

        • Sean Conner on April 25, 2022

          Andy Warhol

        • Misty Hight on April 25, 2022

          Tom Bosley

      • Mike Rosenberg on April 24, 2022

        Milton Berle

        • Jimmy kuna on April 24, 2022

          Don Knotts

        • Melinda Nelson on April 25, 2022

          Paul Williams

      • Emmett Overbey on April 24, 2022

        Robert Hegyes.

      • Lizz de Savoye on April 24, 2022

        Paul Williams, actually!

        • Eric Bayne on April 24, 2022

          Don Adams.

          • Sean on April 25, 2022

            Jamie lee Curtis!

    • Kevin Ogden on April 24, 2022

      Vincent Price

      • Brian ritchie on April 24, 2022

        Don Adams

      • Laurie Qualey on April 29, 2022

        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).

        • Laurie on April 29, 2022

          Oops, the link didn’t show up!
          https://www.battleofthenetworkshows.com

          • Erich Brinkmeier on May 3, 2022

            “and Robert Goulet”…..a phrase I recall hearing a lot while watching 70s network television.

        • Erich Brinkmeier on May 3, 2022

          “and Robert Goulet”…..a phrase I recall hearing a lot while watching 70s network television.

    • Scott Davis on April 24, 2022

      Does Menudo count?!? ;-)~

      • Lex Ronin on April 26, 2022

        Vincent Price!!!

    • Brett Witherspoon on April 24, 2022

      Charro for sure !

    • J.R. Bowen on April 24, 2022

      Either Paul Williams, because he’s from my hometown of Omaha Nebraska, or Barbie Benton, because, Barbie Benton.

      • Seth Buckley on April 25, 2022

        Robert reed

    • James on April 25, 2022

      Vincent price -he played a aging magician

    • Shawn on April 25, 2022

      I have to go with my first childhood crush, Kim Richards!!

    • Shawn on April 25, 2022

      It has to be my first childhood crush, Kim Richards!!

    • John perry on April 25, 2022

      Gotta go with Don Ameche!

    • Jarrett Stamper on April 26, 2022

      John Astin

    • Chris Sasser on April 26, 2022

      Linda Blair

    • Drew Kristoff on April 26, 2022

      Charro!

    • Lynn Nguyen on April 26, 2022

      Tony Danza

    • Chris Morgan on April 30, 2022

      Vincent Price is my choice!

  • Stefan Blitz on April 24, 2022

    My favorite Love Boat guest star was the inimitable Coochie Coochie herself, Charro!

    • 57Sandor on April 24, 2022

      Phil Silvers

  • Stefan Blitz on April 24, 2022

    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!

    • Michael Bordwine on April 24, 2022

      Vincent Price

      • Jason Pfeffer on April 25, 2022

        Andy Warhol

  • Jason Spera on April 24, 2022

    John Astin! Always love that guy!

  • Jason Spera on April 24, 2022

    John Astin!

    • Aaron Howard on April 24, 2022

      Charro for sure

  • Jason Jerde on April 24, 2022

    Don Knotts!!!

  • Chuck Ricketts on April 24, 2022

    Charo and Fernando Lamas- He was Mahvelous, absolutely Mahvelous!!!

    • Dennis N on April 24, 2022

      Totally Sleestack. Ssssssssssss

      • Scott waud on April 24, 2022

        Don Adams aka Agent 86

  • Arturo Cervantes on April 24, 2022

    Gotta go with Betty White. I love her in anything she was in. Congratulations on the 16 years! I’m very happy for you.

  • Brian Albright on April 24, 2022

    Andy Warhol!

    • Bill Hahner on April 24, 2022

      Deacon Dark (AKA Sonny Bono)

      • George Kalogridis on April 25, 2022

        Would have to be Kolchak himself Darren McGavin.

  • Jonathan Sternfeld on April 24, 2022

    Not really guest stars, but how about the Charlie’s Angels crossover “Love Boat Angels”!

  • Dan Simpson on April 24, 2022

    Little me: Lee Majors
    Adult me: Pam Grier

  • Joseph Shepherd on April 24, 2022

    My favorite guest is Leslie Nielsen!

  • Shane Byrd on April 24, 2022

    What a tough choice!! I’m going to have to go with Scatman Crothers though.

  • Dave Almeida on April 24, 2022

    Sonny Bono!

  • John Nacinovich on April 24, 2022

    My favorite?

    Paul Williams! Little Enos was the best.

  • Francis Kohler on April 24, 2022

    Shelley Winters

  • Dustin Leoncini on April 24, 2022

    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.

    • Mat Levitt on April 24, 2022

      Who’s the boss? Tony Danza!

  • John Davis on April 24, 2022

    As you probably already know…
    Paul Williams!!

    I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about a contest before.

    • Andrew L on April 24, 2022

      But also Paul Williams since you mentioned him

    • John Tipton on April 24, 2022

      Raymond Burr! And congrats on the sweet 16 celebration. Hope you get a shiny red sports car now that you can legally drive.

  • Andrew L on April 24, 2022

    Marion Ross (Mrs. Cunningham from Happy Days)!!

  • Scott Turns on April 24, 2022

    Sonny Bono as Deacon Dark

  • James M Gill on April 24, 2022

    Don Adams

  • Tim D'Allaird on April 24, 2022

    Since Charo has been mentioned a ron…I will go with Sonny Bono!!

    • Aaron Adamson on April 25, 2022

      How could it not be Woody himself….Tom Hanks, not only has there been some awesome Woody figures but also Mr Hanks TV debut

  • Glenn Alexander on April 24, 2022

    Jaime Lee Curtis all day long.

  • Jeff Smith on April 24, 2022

    Ruth Buzzi

    • Joey Royale on April 24, 2022

      Paul Williams! Too bad he wasn’t on as The Phantom!

      • Aussie Hipi on April 24, 2022

        Andy Warhol, because what the hell??

  • Craig Dziadus on April 24, 2022

    Barbi Benton

  • Rocky on April 24, 2022

    Borgnine!

  • Jim Bush on April 24, 2022

    I have to go with the legend himself, Jamie Farr.

  • Sean Anderson on April 24, 2022

    Abe Vigoda!

  • Jamie DeGrazio on April 24, 2022

    Sonny Bono

  • Doc Rosen on April 24, 2022

    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

  • Danny Cruz on April 24, 2022

    Too many choices but, I decided to go with Nicholas Hammond.

  • Jason on April 24, 2022

    I’d say Tom Bosley as a huge Happy Days fan.

  • Lonnie Fisher on April 24, 2022

    Favorite guest? How about the very cute Elizabeth The Koala.

  • Jim cain on April 24, 2022

    Farrah Fawcett

  • Pete Carsillo on April 24, 2022

    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.

    • Jody Yerdon on April 25, 2022

      Not easy to narrow to just one, but an early appearance by John Ritter has always stuck with me.

    • Luis Vega Ramos on April 25, 2022

      Reggie Jackson. It was so out there.

  • Doug Palumbo on April 24, 2022

    Billy Barty! Met him when I was young, very late 70’s or early 80’s. Always loved catching him on different projects!

  • Eric F on April 24, 2022

    Caren Kaye

  • Mike Mattatall on April 24, 2022

    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!

  • Scarletguard on April 24, 2022

    Jessica Walter (because Archer’s mom needs love too!)

  • Bill Davis on April 24, 2022

    My favourite Love Boat guest star is Adrienne Barbeau!

  • John Gaither on April 24, 2022

    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!

    • Courtney B on April 24, 2022

      Gary Burghoff for the win! <3

      • Andy Cintron on April 26, 2022

        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….

  • Sean on April 24, 2022

    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.

  • Joseph Smith on April 24, 2022

    Loretta Swift!!!!

  • D. Ryan Allen on April 24, 2022

    Vincent Price!

  • Bill Zanowitz on April 24, 2022

    Rita Moreno

  • Michael Best on April 24, 2022

    Charo

  • Phillip J Lozano on April 24, 2022

    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!

  • Ian Bennett on April 24, 2022

    Don knots for me, that guy was everywhere in the 70’s

  • Chris Thornsberry on April 24, 2022

    My fav guest is the one and only Betty White!

    • Eric Beeler on April 24, 2022

      I think Buddy Hackett was my favorite Love Boat guest!

  • Tony Lee on April 24, 2022

    Chuck Connors, from the rifleman to the love boat. What a trip.

  • David Jackson on April 24, 2022

    Adam West

  • Paul Golin on April 24, 2022

    Telly Savalas!

  • James on April 24, 2022

    Gotta go with Charo!

    • Linda on April 24, 2022

      Halston.

      That fashion show two-parter was mind bendingly surreal.

  • Chris DeLuca on April 24, 2022

    Charro

  • Michael Senger on April 24, 2022

    Dana Plato

  • Roger Cassell on April 24, 2022

    Robby the Robot

    I was a sci-fi kid, I didn’t care about real people.

  • Rudy Vucelich on April 24, 2022

    The lovely Jaclyn Smith.

    • Kurt kesler on April 26, 2022

      Harvey Korman

      • Brent T on May 10, 2022

        Betty White

  • Sean Chillcott on April 24, 2022

    My favorite is two-time guest Maren Jensen!

  • Shawn Samuels on April 24, 2022

    Well, since you are including his glasses, I have to pick Klinger himself, Mr. Jamie Farr, the greatest Disney Princess Ever!

  • skot deeming on April 24, 2022

    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?!? 🙂

  • Kevin Aurandt on April 24, 2022

    Jamie Lee Curtis.

  • Mike T on April 24, 2022

    Arte Johnson because he’s very interesting!

    • Tony Scotto on April 24, 2022

      America’s favorite mom Florence Henderson

  • Zachary on April 24, 2022

    Don Adams

  • Patrick on April 24, 2022

    Bob Denver!

  • Gary on April 24, 2022

    Angela Cartwright

  • Matt Hickman on April 24, 2022

    Hulk Hogan

  • Kurt D on April 24, 2022

    Was gonna go with a dark horse candidate and say Ron Ely, but Gene Kelly.

  • Dan Esau on April 24, 2022

    S4 E11. Dirk Benedict as the playboy father. Basically anything with Dirk in it.

  • Ray Flores on April 24, 2022

    My favorite was Lee Majors!

  • Alex Rogan on April 24, 2022

    Richard Dean Anderson

  • Anthony Bialy on April 24, 2022

    Andy Warhol

  • Craig B on April 24, 2022

    Dolly Parton!

  • DarkAlex1978 on April 24, 2022

    Michael J. Fox

  • Hugh H Davis on April 24, 2022

    Either Paul Williams or Scatman Crothers just scream 1970s to me (plus I’m a big Williams fan no matter the decade).

  • Eric Revis on April 24, 2022

    Don Knotts

    • 57Sandor on April 24, 2022

      Phil Silvers

  • Brian ritchie on April 24, 2022

    Don Adams

  • Timothy Bergeron on April 24, 2022

    Tom Hanks

  • Duncan McVay on April 24, 2022

    Tom Bosley

  • John Brown on April 24, 2022

    John Ritter. The sight of him in drag will never fade from my memory.

  • Brian Kirk on April 24, 2022

    Andy Warhol.

  • Don Kelly on April 24, 2022

    Abe Vigoda!

    • Amy Vampi on April 24, 2022

      Lillian Gish…because I’m related to her! ♥️

  • William Boyd on April 24, 2022

    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.

  • frank jackson on April 24, 2022

    My favorite guest star was Morgan Brittany!

  • Eric Graves on April 24, 2022

    Scatman Crothers

  • Brent Goddard on April 24, 2022

    Hmmm, I would have to say my favorite Love Boat guest star was Don Adams. Wait, did I miss winning “by THAT much”??

  • Chad on April 24, 2022

    The King of Horror has himself, Vincent Price!

  • Tatiana on April 24, 2022

    Cloris Leachman

  • Ryan on April 24, 2022

    Billy Barty

  • Ed Nagy on April 24, 2022

    Adam West, trying to break away from being Batman was a real challenge.

  • Roy Nugen on April 24, 2022

    Vincent Price for the win!

  • Chris Biskupek on April 24, 2022

    Larry Wilcox (Jon from CHiPs). Cousin Oliver from Brady Bunch is in the same episode-check it out!

  • Kevin on April 24, 2022

    Cricket the Yorkshire Terrier

  • Billy Fields on April 24, 2022

    Barbi Benton

  • Danny Young on April 24, 2022

    So many….
    How about David Hasselhoff??

  • The MRP (Mike) on April 24, 2022

    Scatman Crothers

    • Art Lemos on April 25, 2022

      None other than Sonny Bono as Deacon Dark! “SMASH IT!”
      Happy Sweet Sixteen!

  • Steve L on April 24, 2022

    Ted Knight!

  • Patrick Carr on April 24, 2022

    Adam West!

  • David Salchow on April 24, 2022

    Charo. Cuchie! Cuchie!

    • Lynton Howard on April 24, 2022

      Heyyy our favourite cousin Chachie Arcola aka Scott Baio.

  • Roberta Vincent on April 24, 2022

    Milton Berle or Artie Johnson

  • Max Mills on April 24, 2022

    Ernest Borgnine…

    …and the Pacific Princess made it back to port unscathed. 🙂

    • Andrew Arnell on April 24, 2022

      Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

  • top cat james on April 24, 2022

    Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

  • Brock Boytooth on April 24, 2022

    Lee Majors, baby!

  • Lance Beasley on April 24, 2022

    Ernest Borgnine

  • Mike waldron on April 24, 2022

    For me its gotta be leslie neilsen!

  • Mike waldron on April 24, 2022

    For me its gotta be leslie neilsen

  • Richard Zimmerman on April 24, 2022

    Vincent Price

  • Jack Gray on April 24, 2022

    Harry Morgan

  • Paul on April 24, 2022

    Charro

  • Karin W on April 24, 2022

    Telly Savalas

  • Brian Drozdick on April 24, 2022

    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

  • adam ford on April 24, 2022

    Oh it’s gotta be Warhol. Congrats on your sweet 16!

    • Brian O’Connor on April 25, 2022

      Tony Danza
      Easy

  • Jason Allgood on April 24, 2022

    Ernest Borgnine

  • Mike Shaffer on April 24, 2022

    Norman Fell

  • ed whitmore on April 24, 2022

    Ursula Andress yea baby yea! Shagadelic!

  • Joey on April 24, 2022

    Barbi Benton

  • Jeff Morris on April 24, 2022

    Betty White

  • Kyle on April 24, 2022

    Has to be Charro. She even sings the theme!

  • Matt Ray on April 24, 2022

    Barbara Billingsley

  • Alan Kaplan on April 24, 2022

    Bill Bixby!

  • Mark Hodges on April 24, 2022

    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.

  • Curtis Joyce on April 24, 2022

    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”.

    • David Wilson on April 24, 2022

      I’ll have to go with Red Buttons!
      “Who never got a Roast”

  • Andrew on April 24, 2022

    Gotta be Vincent Price, right?

  • Manny on April 24, 2022

    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.

  • Richard Mark on April 24, 2022

    Abe Vigoda

  • Jason Hofacker on April 24, 2022

    Sonny Bono as Deacon Dark!

  • Eddie B. on April 24, 2022

    Jim Backus

  • Andrew Burnett on April 24, 2022

    Bill Bixby

  • Chris on April 24, 2022

    I know it’s been said but it has to be Charro!

  • Michael Goldtrap on April 24, 2022

    My favorite Loveboat guest was Roddy McDowall because Roddy McDowall!

  • Jes_J_Bel on April 24, 2022

    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 😛

  • Mark Dunham on April 24, 2022

    Don Adams from Get Smart 60’s TV show !

  • L Mitchell on April 24, 2022

    Hulk Hogan, Or Pam Grier,

  • Melissa Mitchell on April 24, 2022

    my all time favorite guest stars are Keith Coogan or Maureen McCormick

  • Brett O’Neal on April 24, 2022

    Bill Bixby

  • Alberto Ramirez on April 24, 2022

    Ruth Buzzi.

  • Ed on April 24, 2022

    Gsa Gsa Gabor

  • verne pickford on April 24, 2022

    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

  • Kathryn McIntosh on April 24, 2022

    Florence Henderson

  • Keevan L Kadel on April 24, 2022

    Tom Hanks

  • Kaz Fura on April 24, 2022

    Gotta go with Tina Louise

  • Bruno Billion on April 24, 2022

    Robby the Robot! I mean, that was completely unexpected

  • ted harrington on April 24, 2022

    Gabe Kaplan

  • Seven Tiesfan on April 24, 2022

    Tundra the Wonder Dog, of course!

  • Pete on April 25, 2022

    Biily Barty was my favorite guest star!

  • Pete on April 25, 2022

    Charro was my favorite guest star!

  • William K on April 25, 2022

    John Ritter!

  • Eric Quakenbush on April 25, 2022

    Bill Bixby!

  • Mike P. on April 25, 2022

    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.

  • Eric Johnson on April 25, 2022

    Jimmie Walker because “Dynomite!”.

  • Nate Richie on April 25, 2022

    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!

  • FERNANDO S OROZCO on April 25, 2022

    Ted Knight

    • Barry Ward on April 25, 2022

      Absolutely Vincent Price.

  • Richard Dunn on April 25, 2022

    Jamie Lee Curtis

  • Rudy Ripple on April 25, 2022

    Sonny Bono/Deacon Dark

    • Paul Elverud on April 25, 2022

      There is only one answer that not only makes sense, but fits the Love Boat ethos with perfection: Halston.

  • Paul Elverud on April 25, 2022

    There is only one answer that not only makes sense, but fits the Love Boat ethos with perfection: Halston.

  • Paul Cain on April 25, 2022

    Arte Johnson! and congratulations on your 16th anniversary!

  • mathew h. on April 25, 2022

    Norman Fell

  • David Coppola on April 25, 2022

    Village People

  • Eric N on April 25, 2022

    David Hasselhoff “The Hoff” S3-E27

  • Spiro Dousias on April 25, 2022

    Charo! Coochie Coochie!

  • Michael Peacock on April 25, 2022

    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!

  • David Boutchia on April 25, 2022

    My Favorite Love Boat Guest star Is Or could be Larry Storch.

  • Jaeson Koszarsky on April 25, 2022

    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

  • Jay Pennington on April 25, 2022

    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!

    • Jay Pennington on April 25, 2022

      (does that count? It was technically an episode of Charlie’s Angels, but….)

  • Sean Worsfold on April 25, 2022

    Charo! Singing The Love Boat Theme!

  • Carlo A. Vera on April 25, 2022

    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.

    • Flash on April 25, 2022

      Box..aka Robby the Robot.

  • Ryan on April 25, 2022

    Julie Newmar

  • Logan on April 25, 2022

    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. ^_^

  • Don Mctague on April 25, 2022

    Maren Jensen and Anne Lockhart…❤❤❤❤

    • Luis Nunes on April 25, 2022

      John Ritter

  • Paul on April 25, 2022

    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!

  • Jay G. on April 25, 2022

    That’s easy, Ron Ely. How could it not be him? The man was both Tarzan and Doc Savage…

  • Ethan Richie on April 25, 2022

    Joyce Dewitt, but that’s mostly because of Three’s Company.

  • Shawn Cann on April 25, 2022

    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.

  • Jen on April 25, 2022

    Billy Barty.

  • Daniel Carriere on April 25, 2022

    Andy Warhol always stuck out as very strange to me

  • Sven on April 25, 2022

    Ernest Borgnine

  • Jason W on April 25, 2022

    Adam West

  • Chris Cunningham on April 25, 2022

    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.

  • Ian Whitlock on April 25, 2022

    Bill Bixby, just don’t make him angry!

  • Scott Ruth on April 25, 2022

    Charro was always my favorite but who doesn’t love Pam Grier and Paul Williams?

  • Lisa R on April 25, 2022

    Robby the Robot

  • Chris Franklin on April 25, 2022

    Adam West!

  • Jeremiah Hoover on April 25, 2022

    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.

  • John Fischer on April 25, 2022

    Maureen McCormick

  • Art Lemos on April 25, 2022

    None other than Sonny Bono as Deacon Dark! “SMASH IT!”
    Happy Sweet Sixteen!

  • Ed Cook on April 25, 2022

    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!

  • Guy A Cucinotta on April 25, 2022

    Dirk Benedict

  • John Fronczek on April 25, 2022

    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.

  • Tim Schneider on April 25, 2022

    Gotta be the Batman, gotta be Adam West.

    Happy Anniversary.

  • Alan on April 25, 2022

    Charo! And in fact, I suggested Charo as a topic for episode 50 of Pod Stallions.

  • Ian on April 25, 2022

    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…….

  • Matt Sirois on April 25, 2022

    Reb Brown. Because he was Captain America!

  • Michael Holman on April 25, 2022

    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.

  • Scott Hall on April 25, 2022

    Pam Grier is my favorite guest.

  • Brad Olrich on April 25, 2022

    The 12-year old me’s crush Adrienne Barbeau.

  • Dave on April 25, 2022

    Cindy Morgan! Loved her in TRON and Caddyshack

  • Tom Florio on April 25, 2022

    Sonny Bono!

  • Stephen on April 25, 2022

    My Favorite Love Boat guest was Vincent Price

  • David Conner on April 25, 2022

    Monty Hall

  • Craig Lloyd on April 25, 2022

    Love M*A*S*H so it got to be Loretta Swit

  • Stan J Koy on April 25, 2022

    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!

  • John on April 25, 2022

    Charro

  • Rich Conroy on April 25, 2022

    Charo!

  • Bill on April 25, 2022

    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

  • Mark Pracht on April 25, 2022

    How could you say anyone but ERNEST BORGNINE!!!

  • Joanna on April 25, 2022

    Andy Warhol

  • Wes Wescovich on April 25, 2022

    The living action figure (and Seven Million Dollar man Barney Miller) Monte Markham. He looks like a real life Mego figure!

  • Allan Garrison on April 25, 2022

    My favorite Love Boat guest star is Connie Stevens.

    • Robert Gross on April 25, 2022

      My favorite has to be Loni Anderson

  • Charles St John on April 25, 2022

    Roddy McDowall!

  • michael on April 25, 2022

    GODZILLA was the best on love boat!

    • michael on April 25, 2022

      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,….

      • Sonny on April 26, 2022

        I remember that one.. It was called “Kaiju loves me,Kaiju loves me not???”.

  • Barry London on April 25, 2022

    The Village People, from the weird kinda crossover episode with Loni Anderson leaving the Love Boat to go to Fantasy Island.

  • doc on April 25, 2022

    The Village People 🙂

  • Matt on April 25, 2022

    Tom Smothers hands down.

  • Travis Hiltz on April 25, 2022

    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.

  • Andrew on April 25, 2022

    Paul Williams. Also love all his work with the Muppets.

  • Chuck Dill on April 25, 2022

    Jamie Farr, of course.

  • Tony D on April 25, 2022

    Charo. Always Charo

  • Kevin Crawford on April 25, 2022

    Paul Williams

  • John A on April 25, 2022

    Andy Warhol. Such natural on-screen charisma.

  • Steven Rohde on April 25, 2022

    Paul Williams definitely!

  • Aaron Bordner on April 25, 2022

    Ernest Borgnine

  • John B on April 25, 2022

    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.

  • Alan Laffoon on April 25, 2022

    The Village People!

  • Brian G on April 25, 2022

    Scatman Crothers!

  • Joe Stanley on April 25, 2022

    Favorite guest star: Sid Caesar!

  • Peter Vieira on April 25, 2022

    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.

  • Clark Bucher on April 25, 2022

    My favorite Love Boat guest star was MICHAEL J. FOX!

  • Brett Williams on April 25, 2022

    Hulk Hogan

  • Jason Schreiner on April 25, 2022

    Tom Bosley

  • Roger on April 25, 2022

    I can’t say I have a favorite, but I do remember Charo.

  • JOHN MCELROY on April 25, 2022

    I personally liked Vincent Price

  • John Stater on April 25, 2022

    The Village People!

    Although the Love Boat/Charlie’s Angels cross-over is pretty sweet as well … but technically not a Love Boat episode.

  • Eric Fell on April 25, 2022

    Vincent Price all the way!

  • Raymond Neal on April 25, 2022

    LeVar Burton! Can’t believe none of y’all mentioned him!

  • Mr. Fox on April 25, 2022

    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!

  • jason riseley on April 25, 2022

    Dirk Bennedict!

  • chris on April 25, 2022

    Darren McGavin

  • Graeme ellis on April 25, 2022

    Barbie Benton. I was at that age.

  • Sonny on April 25, 2022

    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).

  • David Beach on April 25, 2022

    Jim Backus of course

  • steve m coleman on April 25, 2022

    charo… what a fox

  • JOSEPH R PALADINO on April 25, 2022

    Markie Post

  • James Lamb on April 25, 2022

    Andy Warhol

  • Bob Mastrella on April 25, 2022

    My long-term crush Col. Wilma deering AKA Erin Gray

  • Grant Forsythe on April 25, 2022

    My vote goes to fellow Canuckian Conrad Bain!

  • Jade P Coman on April 25, 2022

    Jim Backus. Who doesnt love Mr. Howell.

  • Raul Zamora on April 25, 2022

    Andy Warhol!

  • Dr. Scientifical on April 25, 2022

    Erin Gray

  • george southard on April 25, 2022

    Erin Gray

  • Peter MacDonald on April 25, 2022

    Donny Most!

  • Brent on April 25, 2022

    I think Lois Hamilton is it for me!

  • thomas perry on April 25, 2022

    hulk hogan

  • Christie on April 25, 2022

    Richard Dawson

  • Todd Hill on April 25, 2022

    the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders cause ah you know ..reasons..

  • Clay moore on April 25, 2022

    Kirstie Alley has always been on of my favorite actresses, plus she was so funny and gorgeous in the show.

  • Bryan Bradley on April 25, 2022

    Favorite was Charlie’s Angels.

  • Joseph Dickerson on April 25, 2022

    Vincent Price, as The Amazing Alonzo. Anyone who says otherwise are wrong.

  • David Sage on April 25, 2022

    Ralph Waite as I am a big Waltons fan

  • David Newman on April 25, 2022

    Got to be Florence Henderson

  • Logan Coates on April 25, 2022

    Man, this is a really hard choice. I’m gonna say levar burton.

  • Shawn Taylor on April 25, 2022

    Don Knotts

  • Paolo Mongon on April 25, 2022

    John Astin

  • Cary Moshman on April 25, 2022

    Ernest Borgnine

  • Steven Thompson on April 25, 2022

    Barbi Benton

  • Steve Bell on April 25, 2022

    Ted Knight!

  • Anthony Turow on April 25, 2022

    Martin Short for the win!

  • Jason Nelson on April 25, 2022

    Johnny Cash!

  • Ryan Shaw on April 25, 2022

    Sono Bono/Deacon Dark

  • Gregory C Giordano on April 25, 2022

    Andy Warhol.

    • Jason Webster on May 1, 2022

      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!

  • Eric Hecht on April 25, 2022

    Robert “Mr. Brady” Reed

  • Jesse Read on April 25, 2022

    Michael J Fox

  • Jeff Jacobson on April 26, 2022

    Leslie Nielsen

  • Shawn Gibbs sr. on April 26, 2022

    Susan Anton!

  • AJ on April 26, 2022

    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?

  • Nigel Jacobs on April 26, 2022

    I’ve never actually seen The Love Boat, so I’m going to have to say A Karate School!

  • Rich Hurley on April 26, 2022

    Come on! Hands down Roddy McDowall! It would have been a tougher choice if Vic Morrow or Anthony Zerbe had ever taken a cruise!

  • Pat Dorsey on April 26, 2022

    Scatman Crothers, of course.
    (I thought it better not to go off the board with Tog the Ferengi.)

  • Scott Arendsen on April 26, 2022

    Dawn Wells

  • Chad Christensen on April 26, 2022

    Adam West!!

  • John Baxter on April 26, 2022

    Adrienne Barbeau
    I think the ship entered a bank of fog on that episode!!

  • ski2010 on April 26, 2022

    Michael J. Fox, he tried to beat up his brother who worked on the boat

  • Jason on April 26, 2022

    Gotta go with Betty White

  • Kevin M. Hart on April 26, 2022

    The Master of Menace … Vincent Price!

  • Detroit Grindhouse on April 26, 2022

    Sonny Bono!

  • Kimberly Mazier on April 26, 2022

    Charo! Cuchi!! Cuchi!!

  • Chris Cartusciello on April 26, 2022

    Has to be Florence Henderson. How can you not love Mrs. Brady on a boat?

  • Marc Pramuk on April 26, 2022

    Charo instantly comes to mind!

  • Richard on April 26, 2022

    Conrad Bain

  • Steve Parys on April 26, 2022

    Mickey Rooney

  • Brandon Smith on April 26, 2022

    Charo!!

  • Karlt on April 26, 2022

    I would have to say Donny Osmond

  • Jonathan on April 26, 2022

    Definitely Dirk Benedict

  • Jeremy on April 26, 2022

    Charo, all day long (cuchi cuchi)

  • Mitchell Hicks on April 26, 2022

    Benny Hill

  • Dwayne Cabaniss on April 26, 2022

    Tom Hanks!

  • Rudy Panucci on April 26, 2022

    There were so many, but I have to go with Cab Calloway.

    Hi-de-ho!

  • John Thomas on April 26, 2022

    Ruth Buzzi

  • Bill Beechler on April 26, 2022

    Adam West!

  • Jason P. Carney on April 26, 2022

    Jim Backus!!!

  • John Nousiainen on April 26, 2022

    Avery Shreiber – I barely recognized him without his bag of Doritos!

  • Michael Serna on April 26, 2022

    Andy Warhol for sure!

  • David B Boucher on April 26, 2022

    I recently saw an episode with Tom Hanks, believe it or not!

  • Roland Leamen on April 26, 2022

    Adam West

  • Ric Howard on April 26, 2022

    Catherine Bach. Slight confusion and child-crush happiness, seeing Daisy Duke appear in 1980. Boom! All dreams were answered.

  • Robert Savage on April 26, 2022

    Cab Calloway as Lionel Bigalow

  • Robert Ferry on April 26, 2022

    Billy Barty! (Come on, show the guy a little love!)

  • Sharon Hauser on April 26, 2022

    I was a big fan of The Brady Bunch, so whenever a “Brady” was on The Love Boat, I made sure to watch.

  • John Wild on April 26, 2022

    Hulk Hogan

  • Gaetan Laberge on April 26, 2022

    I’m for Morgan Fairchild.

  • Bruce Aparton on April 26, 2022

    John Byner as a suicidal Santa at Xmas appeals to my inner sad clown.

    • Edgar Aldrett on April 26, 2022

      Marion Ross. Seen her a lot.on many sweet voyages and chatting it up with Issac.

  • Michael on April 26, 2022

    Mrs. Roper , Audra Lindley… 8 x Stanley!!

  • Michael on April 26, 2022

    Mrs. Roper , Audra Lindley

  • Ethan Halo on April 26, 2022

    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?

  • Rosemary SOTELO on April 26, 2022

    Vincent Price

  • Eden Gauteron on April 26, 2022

    Ray Bolger!

  • Kaleb Swenson on April 26, 2022

    Charro for the win!

  • Laura Cantrell on April 26, 2022

    John Hillerman

  • Ray on April 26, 2022

    Darren McGavin. Maybe Kolchak was looking for another werewolf on this cruise?

  • Scott Saluga on April 26, 2022

    Johnny Yune. Nobody talks about him anymore.

  • Pete Stoll on April 26, 2022

    Cuchi-cuchi! It’s Charo all the way!

    Thank you.

  • Matt Mutchmore on April 26, 2022

    Julie Newmar—she falls in love with Don Knotts.

  • Tyler Archbold on April 26, 2022

    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.

  • Sal Patrone on April 26, 2022

    Randolph Mantooth, of course.

  • Raymond Scott Smith on April 26, 2022

    Marion Ross

  • Marc on April 26, 2022

    Dirk Benedict

  • Chris Ferguson on April 26, 2022

    Janet Leigh (with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis)

  • John Scoleri on April 27, 2022

    Kim Richards!

  • TRA on April 27, 2022

    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? 😀

  • Gareth Parkinson on April 27, 2022

    Frankie Avalon, im a beach party movie nerd!!!

  • Nate Higley on April 27, 2022

    Bill Bixby!

  • Nicholas Volosin on April 27, 2022

    Kirstie Alley

  • kurtis primm on April 27, 2022

    Bob Denver

  • Len James on April 27, 2022

    Another one for Vincent Price!

  • John J Gero Jr. on April 27, 2022

    Tom Hanks will get my vote

  • J A McCullough on April 27, 2022

    I vote for the announcer: Ernie Anderson “the voice of ABC” AKA Ghoulardi !!!

    If I have to pick someone on the show: Carolyn Jones!

  • jeff on April 27, 2022

    Lee Majors

  • Chris on April 27, 2022

    Don Knotts

  • Rick on April 27, 2022

    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!

  • Nicholas Bartolo on April 27, 2022

    Andy Warhol

  • Aaron on April 27, 2022

    I feel like I’m supposed to say Jamie Farr because of the glasses, but it’s actually Andy Warhol.

  • R. Stacey on April 27, 2022

    There are too many great ones, but I’ll say Don Knotts…

  • Richard Watts on April 27, 2022

    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!

  • Michael on April 27, 2022

    Gary Coleman….

    mostly because I love how weird his episode was.

  • Steve W. on April 27, 2022

    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.

  • Colin Hampsey on April 27, 2022

    Ernest Borgnine!

    Honerable mention: the great Betty White.

  • Rick Laxton on April 28, 2022

    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.

  • Warren Harold on April 28, 2022

    So many…but I gotta go with Billy Barty!!

  • Mike Cowgill on April 28, 2022

    Dick Van Patten because DVP makes everything better!

  • PAUL on April 28, 2022

    Congratulations!
    Ernest Borgnine

  • Matthew Guest on April 29, 2022

    J.J. Walker!

  • Brian B on April 29, 2022

    You’re sixteen…
    You’re beautiful…
    And those Star Trek paper plates must be mine!

    Andy Warhol, cans down–uh, I mean hands down.

  • Steve Shelley on April 29, 2022

    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

  • Lucien Desar on April 29, 2022

    That would have to be:

    Betty White
    as Betsy Boucher

  • Jason Robinson on April 29, 2022

    That is a tough one, as there are many, but I will go with John Ritter.

  • Don on April 29, 2022

    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.

  • Simon Trent on April 29, 2022

    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)

  • Lee Reibsome on April 29, 2022

    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.

    • Dan on April 29, 2022

      Jeremy Brett.

  • Walter Keegan on April 29, 2022

    Elizabeth The Koala

  • Linda Campanella on April 29, 2022

    Very tough to choose, but JOHN ASTIN. He’s awesome!

  • Eric on April 29, 2022

    Charro.

  • Peter Serrano on April 30, 2022

    Loni Anderson!!

  • Dan on April 30, 2022

    Hulk Hogan

  • Marty Taillon on April 30, 2022

    Robert Urich

  • Mark B on April 30, 2022

    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!

    • Ben S on April 30, 2022

      PONCH! Eric Estrada

  • Brent T on May 10, 2022

    Betty White

  • Chad H on July 26, 2022

    Catherine Bach (daisy duke)!!!

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