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The Love Boat Season 5, Episode 13 is a three-story episode titled “Doc Takes The Fifth/ Safety Last/ A Business Affair.” Its plots follow Doc’s fifth marriage, a safety inspector whose romance complicates his work, and an executive whose boss discovers she quit after rumors about them spread at work.
What happens in Season 5, Episode 13?
The episode splits into three stories, each centered on a different passenger and the trouble that follows them aboard.
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“Doc Takes The Fifth”
Doc marries Tania, making this his fifth marriage, but the wedding is followed by heartache.
“Safety Last”
Sid, a safety inspector who takes his work seriously, gets into comic trouble after falling for a woman. The catalog listings identify Don Adams as Sid and Britt Ekland as the woman.
#1 Best Overall
- Genre: TV Drama
- Number of Discs: 23
- Number of Tracks: 0
- Playback Duration: 4023
- Rating: NR
“A Business Affair”
Executive Lydia is followed aboard by her boss, Ralph. He learns that she quit after romantic rumors about the two of them circulated at work. TVmaze identifies Judy Norton-Taylor as Lydia and Robert Fuller as Ralph.
Episode details and catalog differences
Paramount+ identifies this as Season 5, Episode 13. The season guide gives a date of January 3, 1982, while Paramount+’s dedicated episode page and Prime Video list January 2, 1982. The available catalog listings therefore do not establish one settled date.
Rank #2
| Catalog listing | Date | Runtime |
|---|---|---|
| Paramount+ season guide | January 3, 1982 | Not stated on this listing |
| Paramount+ episode page | January 2, 1982 | About 48 minutes |
| Prime Video Season 5 catalog | January 2, 1982 | 49 minutes |
| TVmaze episode record | Not stated | 60 minutes |
These runtime figures are catalog listings, not confirmation that different episode cuts exist. Check the specific player or edition if exact running time matters.
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Paramount+ lists Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Fred Grandy, and Lauren Tewes among the regular cast. TVmaze credits Bruce Bilson as director.
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Rank #3
Paramount+ lists the episode for streaming with a subscription. Availability can vary by territory and change over time, so check the service’s listing for your location.
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Rank #4
- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- Box set; Color; DVD; Full Screen; Subtitled; NTSC
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