Hein’s Picks: The Real Love Boat Enters Shark-Infested Waters

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Jon Hein is knowledgeable about television. He created the website with the same name in the late 1990s, which is when he first used the slogan "Jump the Shark."

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Love. thrilling and novel... The first few lyrics of this iconic opening theme will be instantly recognisable to TV viewers over a certain age. You may imagine the Pacific Princess travelling to Puerto Vallarta or other far-off places. The Love Boat was ready to set sail on ABC every Saturday night at nine o'clock. That lasted 40 years. Love. thrilling and novel... The first few lyrics of this iconic opening theme will be instantly recognisable to TV viewers over a certain age. You may imagine the Pacific Princess travelling to Puerto Vallarta or other far-off places. The Love Boat was ready to set sail on ABC every Saturday night at nine o'clock. That lasted 40 years.

Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on CBS, The Real Love Boat makes its television debut. This reality dating competition is hosted by Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romjin and takes place on a Mediterranean cruise. The prospective couples receive advice from the captain and cruise director. I wish this were a fabrication.

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The doctor on your ship, "Doc" (Bernie Kopell), managed to charm all the women despite lacking charm or sexiness. Future senator Fred Grandy's alias, Pursar "Gopher," was always smiling and cracking jokes

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