While the 70s was a bad decade news wise as it is today, there was a lot of escapist fare, lead by Star Wars, disco, the video game craze, and of course, jiggly TV brought on by Charlie's Angels, this show, and Fantasy Island, not to mention the second TV version of Wonder Woman which debuted on ABC before finishing its final season on CBS in 1979 just as Superman dominated the box office. Produced by the late Aaron Spelling and lasting for 7 years before several TV movies concluded the story, The Love Boat takes place on a real ship with fantasy people and a memorable theme song. The show became so popular that more people boarded cruises in real life and remains a pop culture staple in syndication and reruns.
Review of The Love Boat
