The Love Boat S01E02 - Oh, Dale! / The Main Event / A Tasteful Affair

In "Oh, Dale!," John Ritter plays a rejected suitor hot on the trail of the girl he loves, who happens to be a heartless fortune-seeker named Joann (Jennifer Shaw). When Joann boards ship to be with wealthy Peter Pringle (Mark Thomas), Dale (John Ritter) is forced to masquerade as a woman because the only cabin available on ship must be shared with Susan (Tovah Feldshuh). Matters are complicated when Dale, in drag, catches the Captain's eye. In "The Main Event," Maurice and Stella Marshall (Sherman Hemsley and LaWanda Page) attempt to salvage their stormy 23 year marriage by taking a second honeymoon. Enroute to dinner with the Captain, they get stuck in the ship's elevator and rediscover each other. "A Tasteful Affair" stars Jaclyn Smith as Jeanette Brad ford, a neglected young wife on a solitary cruise, tailed by a handsome private eye, Dennis Kingsley (Dennis Cole). But detective Dennis has trouble arranging professional and emotional priorities when he falls for the lady whose husband has hired him to catch Jeanette in a compromising situation.