Just saw this episode and the references to Splash seemed so blatant. It turns out it aired the day after Splash premiered. There must have been a tie-in but I don't recall seeing it happen between any other tv show and a newly released film any other time.
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WalterKafka24 April 2024
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'There is a sea of bikinis out there. Why don't you just dive right in?' The ship is carrying a rare shipment of marine specimens. Actually, the box turns out to contain a mermaid. Well, that's something different. Ed Begley Jr can't get a date. Are you surprised? He's only one of history's greatest nerds. A grandmother is here with her grandson. He's worried about her health. There's a twist! The ship's masseuse quits, but fortunately, there's a sexy British woman standing in the lobby. She can do the job! Captain Stubing doesn't know that she's an employee. He falls for her! There's a 'Captain's Farewell' night? How come we've never seen it before? This is going to be a divisive episode. Especially that twist to the Begley segment. Hah! If they hate it, I dig it. On Kafka's Love Boat Scale, this episode gets 3 * out of a possible 4 *.
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