Love Boat: The Next Wave
| The Love Boat: The Next Wave | |
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| Based on | The Love Boats by Jeraldine Saunders |
| Developed by |
Brenda Hampton Catherine LePard |
| Starring |
Robert Urich Phil Morris Tim Maculan Joan Severance Corey Parker Randy Vasquez |
| Theme music composer | Charles Fox |
| Opening theme | "The Love Boat" performed by Paul Williams |
| Composer(s) | Kevin Kiner |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Spelling Television Worldvision Enterprises |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | UPN |
| Original release | April 13, 1998 – May 21, 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Love Boat |
The Love Boat: The Next Wave is an American comedy series and a revival of the original 1977–1986 ABC sitcom The Love Boat which aired on UPN from April 13, 1998 to May 21, 1999.
Set aboard the cruise liner Sun Princess, the series starred Robert Urich starred as Captain Jim Kennedy, a retired and divorced U.S. Navy officer with a teen-aged son. Heidi Mark played the cruise director and Joan Severance played Security Chief Camille Hunter.
A reunion-themed episode included several cast members of the original Love Boat – Gavin MacLeod (Captain Stubing), Bernie Kopell (Dr. Adam "Doc" Bricker), Ted Lange (Isaac Washington), Jill Whelan (Vicki Stubing) and Lauren Tewes (Julie McCoy). This episode revealed that Julie and "Doc" had been in love all along.
Carole Horst of Variety called it "a pleasant one-hour trip" that will appeal to fan of the original show.
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