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Were there ever any episodes about viral outbreaks ?


Norovirus, rotavirus?

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I don't think so--remember this series started pre-AIDS and everything could be cured re penicillin in that era. Okay the series ended in a much different era (1990) but the basic idea of the series was to have fun.

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Wow this show was still on in the ‘90s? I thought it born and died in the ‘70s.

Imagine a #covid storyline where The Love Boat keeps getting rejected by ports and has to keep sailing. Doc is all busy trying the set up quarantines.

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Hoping his true identity as Ziegfried the Kaos agent isn't foiled!

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It wasn't still on in the 90s. There were two Love Boat movies in Sept. '76 and Feb. '77 and then the series ran from May 1977 thru Feb. 1987.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100059/

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Thanks. I obviously wasn't familiar with that final movie. If you can forgive my being technical, it was shot in June, 1989, which makes it the 80s. However, you're right that it was released in early 1990.

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They tried to reboot it in the late 90s with Robert Ulrich as the new captain.

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Not that I saw every episode but I don't think they dealt with anything serious at all. I don't even think they had a case of food poisoning which is the most common ailment on cruise ships.

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When they re boot the series, story lines will include virus outbreaks as well as racial discrimination situations

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And one gay couple per show.

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Yes, and one of the crew members should be a transgender

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There will also be zombies. Lots of zombies.

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No. There would be no reason to do that kind of storyline. This show was more or less a light hearted romantic comedy with some drama.

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that is like asking if "Happy Days" had a Jason style Slasher episode

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That could have been an epic series finale. Chuck the long lost brother comes back and gets his revenge for being estranged.

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They could have made it like The Wrath of Khan.

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Herpes is a virus. I'm sure there was lots of that going around that ship of sin.

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