The Love Boat Season 4, Episode 20 is a 49-minute episode dated February 21, 1981, built around three comic-romance stories aboard the Pacific Princess. Paramount+ lists it as “Bugged/ Eye Of The Beholder/ Lady From Sunshine Gardens.” Other catalogs use different segment titles, so the listing you find may look different.
What happens in Season 4, Episode 20?
The episode interweaves three separate storylines: a passenger worried that his cabin is bugged, a blind passenger unsure whether a man’s affection is genuine, and a nudist passenger seeking legal help to sunbathe without clothes. Paramount+’s episode listing summarizes the same three premises.
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“Bugged”
Divorced passenger George Crichton suspects someone has planted listening devices in his cabin. Marion Vail helps him search for them, turning his concern into a comic mystery.
“Eye of the Beholder”
Blind passenger Callie Reason questions Allen Christensen’s attention. She worries that he is interested in her out of pity rather than sincere affection.
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“Lady From Sunshine Gardens”
Cathy Somms wants to sunbathe nude, and attorney Wendell Carson assists her as the ship’s crew deals with the situation.
Why do episode guides show different titles?
Catalogs vary in both wording and punctuation. Paramount+ and Pluto TV use “Bugged / Eye Of The Beholder / Lady From Sunshine Gardens,” while TV Guide lists the segments as “Quiet, My Wife’s Listening/Eye of the Beholder/The Nudist from Sunshine Gardens.” The underlying three plots match, despite those title differences. If searching by the alternate wording, TV Guide’s episode guide can help identify the listing.
Rank #2
Who is in the episode?
TV Guide’s credits connect the guest performers to the three stories:
| Story | Guest performers and roles |
|---|---|
| “Bugged” / “Quiet, My Wife’s Listening” | Dick Martin as George Crichton; Mary Ann Mobley as Marion Vail; Judith Chapman as Nancy Atwell |
| “Eye of the Beholder” | Leslie Uggams as Callie Reason; David Hedison as Allen Christensen |
| “Lady From Sunshine Gardens” / “The Nudist from Sunshine Gardens” | Barbi Benton as Cathy Somms; Peter Haskell as Wendell Carson; Fred Grandy as Gopher |
The regular cast featured in Paramount+’s listing includes Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Fred Grandy, and Lauren Tewes.
Episode details and rating differences
Paramount+ and TV Guide give the air date as February 21, 1981. Paramount+ lists a 49-minute runtime and rates the episode TV-PG. Pluto TV’s listing also gives a 49-minute runtime but labels it TV-G. These are platform-specific rating labels; the listings do not resolve the difference.
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Paramount+ has an episode listing, but its presence there does not establish that the episode is currently accessible in every country or under every subscription. Check the service’s listing in your territory for current access details.
Rank #4
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