Fair rating?The Love Boat· Season 1 · Episode 12
The Old Man and the Runaway/A Fine Romance/The Painters
A crotchety old man and a teenage runaway form an unlikely friendship. Julie grows frustrated when an old friend of her brother's repeatedly rejects her advances without explanation. A pair of incompetent painters continually screws up the re-painting of Capt. Stubing's cabin.
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#7In Season 1of 12 rated episodes
#26All-timeof 39 rated episodes
+0.7vs season avgSeason 1 averages 5.3
1977First airedDecember 24, 1977
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