According to the Ranker list of "The 70+ Best Romantic Comedy TV Series Of All Time," fans currently rank The Love Boat as No. 40, beating out shows such as the '80s series Remington Steele and the mid-2010s favorite Schitt's Creek. The Love Boat also remains popular enough to be ranked on JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts. As of May 5, 2026, the show ranks at No. 2,324 on the daily charts from JustWatch, which collects data from >60 million movie and TV show fans per month and includes information for 4,500 streaming services.
Related: 1979 Movie’s Opening Scene Still Haunts a Generation—Now It’s Ranked One of the Most Terrifying Ever
The cast who played the beloved core crew also kept fans coming back week after week. The regular cast of actors who playedThe Love Boat crew characters, included:
Gavin MacLeod as Captain Merrill StubingBernie Kopell as Dr. Adam "Doc" BrickerFred Grandy as Burl "Gopher" SmithTed Lange as Isaac WashingtonLauren Tewes as Julie McCoyJill Whelan as Vicki StubingTed McGinley as AceSome of the major stars who came aboard for at least one episode of The Love Boat included:
Ginger Rogers: Legendary dancer and actressOlivia de Havilland: Classic Hollywood starGene Kelly: Famed dancer and actorEthel Merman: Broadway legend
Famous TV stars
Betty White, The Golden GirlsSherman Hemsley, The JeffersonsJohn Ritter, Three's CompanyJohn Amos, Good TimesFlorence Henderson, The Brady BunchMarion Ross and Tom Bosley, Happy DaysGary Coleman, Conrad Bain, Todd Bridges, and Dana Plato, Diff'rent StrokesLoni Anderson, WKRP in CincinnatiCatherine Bach, Dukes of HazzardDebbie Allen, FameMelissa Gilbert and Melissa Sue Anderson, Little House on the PrairieRichard Dean Anderson, MacGyver and Stargate SG-1Joan Collins, DynastyJudith Light and Tony Danza, Who's the Boss?Mark Harmon, St. Elsewhere and NCISTom HanksMichelle PfeifferJanet JacksonMichael J. FoxKathy BatesBilly CrystalVanessa WilliamsAndy WarholKirstie AlleyTori SpellingLinda BlairJamie Lee CurtisCourteney CoxDonny Osmond
Decades later, The Love Boat remains classic TV favorite, and fans still rank the show among the best because it invokes all the necessary comforts of a good nostalgia viewing (it's truly like stepping back into the late '70s and early '80s). It's light. It's easy. There's a laugh track, and it holds wide appeal with its cross-generational list of guests and storylines.
Step back in time and watch the Season 1 opening for The Love Boat:
Love Boat: The Next Wave, the short-lived sequel to the original show, ran for two seasons from 1998-1999. In 2022, there was also an unrelated reality dating series called The Real Love Boat.
?SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox?
Hence then, the article about long running 1977 romantic comedy tv series still ranks among the best ever was published today ( ) and is available on Parade ( Saudi Arabia ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Long-Running 1977 Romantic Comedy TV Series Still Ranks Among the Best Ever )
Also on site :