09x23 - Spain Cruise: The Matadors/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 2

Episode transcripts for the TV show "The Love Boat". Aired: September 24, 1977 – May 24, 1986.*
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Set on the luxury passenger cruise ship MS Pacific Princess, and revolves around the ship's captain Merrill and a handful of his crew, with passengers played by guest actors for each episode, having romantic and humorous adventures along the way.
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09x23 - Spain Cruise: The Matadors/Mrs. Jameson Comes Out/Love's Labors Found/Marry Me, Marry Me: Part 2

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[Theme music]

Theme song: Love, love
exciting and new, come aboard.

We're expecting you.

And love, love is
life's sweetest reward.

Let it flow, it
flows back to you.

The love boat.

Soon we'll be
making another run.

The love boat promises
something for everyone.

Set a course for adventure,
your mind on a new romance.

And love, love
won't hurt anymore.

It's an open smile
on a friendly shore.

The love boat soon will
be making another run.

Welcome aboard.

It's love.

Welcome aboard the boat.

[Music playing]

Ah.

Gracias, senor.

[Chuckles]

Look at it.

[Chuckles]

Eddie, coming to the
marbella beach club

was a wonderful, wonderful idea.

It is so beautiful.

And so is the Rose.

Did you know that every
flower has its own meaning?

No, I didn't know that.

It's true, really.

Oh, you don't believe me?

Ok.

You name a flower, and I
will give you its meaning.

A flower?

Uh-huh.

Ok.

I'll play.

A tulip.
- Tulip?

Uh-huh.

A tulip means, come live
with me and share my windmill.

Yeah.

All right.

How about a Petunia?

Gesundheit.

Gesundheit?

Yeah.

And a single Rose?

That's a good one.

A single Rose can mean
one of two things.

It could mean, a dozen
roses are how much?

Or it could mean there are
many roses and many women,

but I found the most beautiful
of each and put them together.

That is just possibly
the corniest line

I have ever, ever heard.

And I think it's time
that we went for a swim.

Cold water isn't exactly
what I had in mind.

I don't know what to say.

You've been a real friend.

And I didn't mean to
cause you any trouble.

You know that, don't you?

Now, listen.

If you're worried about
the captain, don't be.

I can handle him.

Oh, yeah?

How?

By staying out of sight
for the rest of the cruise.

[Chuckles]

Say, let's have a goodbye and
good luck cup of coffee, ok?

Senor, [Spanish].

You know, thanks to you, I
spent a super day in Barcelona.

I got to sail on
a beautiful ship

for the first time in my life.

I spent the morning in puerto
banus with a handsome man.

And for all three of those
days, I ate like a bear.

I think I'll just
hibernate for six months.

Well, when you come out of
hibernation, I want you to--

no, Isaac.

You've done enough.

Well, here.

At least take this so
you can go to Lisbon

and join your friends.

Isaac, I don't have
any friends in Lisbon.

I just told you that because
I feel real safe with you.

And right now, i'm
going through-- well,

a real scary time in my life.

Keep it.

I'm going to pay you back
for this, I swear, somehow.

I promise.

You just take care
of yourself, ok?

On my word.

Oh!

What is it?

Oh, it's nothing.

Oh!

I think the way I've
been pigging out,

it's finally catching up to me.
Oh!

Oh!

I'm taking you
back to the ship.

No, no.

The captain said--

screw whatever
the captain said.

I said let's go.

Taxi!

Thank you.

It's obvious Dana
likes you as a friend.

Are you ready to tell
her it's more than that?

I don't know.

I feel so close to her now.

Maybe that's enough.

Maybe it's better to
be satisfied with that,

not to risk losing her.

What if she--

what if she forgives you?

She was five years old the
last time she saw her mother.

A lot can change in years--

even a little girl's feelings.

You're her mother, Laura.

She has a right to know.

Now, that's the village
of mijas up ahead.

It looks charming.

It even has its own bull ring.

Everything I always
wanted in a Spanish town.

[Music playing]

To appreciate,
you must understand.

Bullfighting is a challenge
to a man's spirit,

a test of his skill,
his courage, his soul.

And if a man should
fail that test?

Then he is only a man.

He is not a [Spanish].

It looks almost playful.

I thought Portuguese
bullfighting

was done on horseback.

It is.

This is just an exercise--
you would call it a warm-up--

to sharpen Antonio for
his debut in Lisbon.

Even a calf without horns
instinctively att*cks.

But a skilled toreador
can handle even the most

dangerous bull and prevail.

But this is only a calf.

What are the toros, the
bulls in the ring like?

Huge, some over ,
pounds, and dangerous.

A charging bull can hit a man
with the force of a locomotive

going miles an hour.

Facing one of them
must be terrifying.

But exhilarating.

It's one of the greatest
thrills in the world, [chuckles]

Like your first love affair.

It's hard to think
about love where

then is a chance of death.

That is why you must
outsmart the bull.

Unlike the girl, the
bull is not apt to give

you a second chance.

Hey, Antonio.

That better not
happen in Lisbon.

[Chuckles]

Ah, what a day.

I think we've seen the costa
del sol from top to bottom.

Definitely from the top.

It's so romantic.

I wish Mark were here.

I wonder what uncle
merrill needed him for.

To help out an old friend.

What do you mean?

Anna, you can't imagine what
these past few days with you

have meant to me.

I don't understand.

You told me you sense some
special feeling between us.

I-- I have, but--

there's a reason.

There's a very real reason.

Jamison was only my maiden name.

My married name was Colton.

I'm your mother.

This is some kind of joke?

I don't find it funny.

Oh, no, please,
it's not a joke.

It's been years, but--

my mother is dead.

Your grandfather
told you I was k*lled

in an automobile accident.

He felt it would be
easier for you that way--

easier for him, too, not having
to explain to his grand friends

that his daughter-in-law
was in prison.

But I'm not dead.

I'm alive.

And I'm here.

I don't know who you are,
why you're doing this to me.

But my mother is dead.

No, I'm not.

I want her dead.

Captain: We hope you
all enjoyed your stay

on the beautiful, sunny
southern coast of Spain.

Our next stop--

Lisbon, Portugal.

Hasta luego.

Doc, is she all right?

She's fine.

But the pain--
you weren't there.

It was really bad.

I'm pregnant, Isaac.

Are you sure?

Absolutely.

Well, maybe you
should run another test

to really make sure.

Isaac, do I tell you
how to make martinis?

He doesn't need to
run another test, Isaac.

I know I'm pregnant.

I'm in my seventh month.

You don't even show.

From what Lois tells
me, it's a family trait.

And the pain?

Another family trait.

Long history of
premature births.

Huh.

You did well today,
Antonio, with one exception.

How are things
with miss Kennedy?

Well, they actually seem to
change from minute to minute.

She's-- she's very
strong-willed,

grandfather, very opinionated,
and very beautiful.

As a matter of fact, when we're
not talking about bullfighting,

she's actually quite sweet.

She sounds like
your grandmother.

[Chuckles]

Tell me something.

Was there ever a time
that you doubted you could

live up to the family name?

No the first time I rode
into the arena in Lisbon,

I knew I could do it.

Just as you will.

[Laughter]

And what about
a morning glory?

A morning glory?

Morning glory
means we could have

a beautiful breakfast together.

My cabin or yours?

And the Rose?

Why don't we forget the Rose?

I should have gotten
you a morning glory.

You know, the flower
shop is still open.

[Music playing]

So I came to Europe.

I knew if I told my
folks I was pregnant,

they'd just try to talk me
into giving the baby up.

I didn't want to do that.

Who's the father?

His name is James Russell.

He's a good-looking guy.

Does he know?

No.

Besides, it was just
a college romance.

Anyway, he's just been
accepted into medical school.

The last thing he needs
is a wife and kids.

Listen, why don't
you rest, and we'll

talk about this later?

Ok?

Are you going to tell
the captain I'm back?

Sure.

First thing next year.

[Music playing]

Antonio, I've been
looking everywhere for you.

I've been right here,
sorting things out.

About Lisbon and the bulls?

Yes.

And about you.

I hope they were
nice thoughts.

Those ones were the best ones.

Antonio, I don't want
my personal prejudices

to come between you
and your grandfather.

If bullfighting is
what you have to do--

that's not what I want to do.

And you haven't
caused this, Elaina.

You've simply opened
my eyes to it.

You see, before I met you,
it was always tradition, yes?

Always family.

I never followed my heart.

Until now.

[Music playing]

Oh, please, not yet.

This is a case of bad timing.

Ms. Hendrix?

Where is Dr. Bricker's office?

Last door on the left.

Thank you, captain.

Ms. Hendrix?

How did you find out?

I passed her in the hall.

In the hall?

She's not supposed
to be on her feet.

For any particular reason?

Yeah, she's-- pregnant.

How pregnant?

Oh, very pregnant, sir.

She asked me directions
to doc's office.

Hello.

If you're running where I
think you're running, relax.

She had it?

It was a false alarm.

For now.

Hi.
Wow.

You look terrific.

Thanks.

So do you.

Special plan?

Oh, I thought
I'd pay a surprise

visit on that special
friend of mine,

see if he has any lunch plans.

I had the same idea.

Want to double?
- Sure.

Sounds great.

Oh, you're going this way too?

Uh-huh.
You too?

Uh-huh.

Vicki, what is
your friend's name?

Eddie.

Something tells me we are
one short of our double date.

The champagne--

We'd like to talk to you.

Now, Eddie.

Look, I can
explain everything.

I really, really can.

But not now.

I'm just--

yeah, I bet you wanna.

Well, hello, ladies.

This is Vicki.

I'm Judy, your social director.

But then I guess
you're not really

interested in a fast game of
shuffleboard today, are you?

Judy.

Vicki.

Ok, ok.

I suppose I deserved that--

not that exactly, but
something like that.

Captain stubing.

Oh, Mark, good morning.

Dana.

Well, she did it.

Our little girl said yes.

Yes?

To our marriage.

It's set for this
summer in the Hamptons.

We hope you'll join us.

Mark, could I speak to Dana
alone for a moment, please?

Sure.

I'll meet you in the lounge.

Have you told him
about your mother?

How could you do that
to me, uncle merrill?

You know who she was all along.

Your mother spent years
in prison for what she did.

She deserved it.

She k*lled my father.

But don't you even
want to know why, Dana?

No.

There is no
justification for m*rder.

My father was a wonderful man.

My grandfather told
me all about him.

That woman deserves
what she got, and more.

You know, I don't
think your grandfather

told you all about your father.

Oh, he had many good
qualities, qualities

that made your mother fall in
love with him and marry him.

But he also had
a vicious temper.

And when something set
him off, especially

after he had been drinking,
he'd go into a blind rage.

He take it out on or
whatever was handy.

Most of the time,
that was your mother.

If he was some kind
of monster the way

you're making him out to be,
why didn't she just leave him?

Because she loved him.

She knew he was sick.

After every time he begged
her not to leave him,

he promised her
he'd go for help.

And?

And he did.

For a while.

If she loved him, if
she wanted to help him,

how could she have k*lled him?

I think you deserve
an answer to that.

But that answer has to come
from Laura, not from me.

You know, you mean
everything to her.

She means nothing to me.

Do you know what Mark's
family would think?

He didn't marry a girl whose
mother is a woman like that.

You're not a little
girl anymore, Dana.

I think it's about
time you grew up.

[Music playing]

[Knocking]

Yes?

Message for Eddie Conrad.

Uh-huh.

Who's it from?

I don't know.

But she makes Raquel
Welch look like Mr. T.

Ooh.

I've seen you around
the ship, and i'd

like to see you in cabin .

Oh, Mr. Conrad, you
are one lucky dude.

Listen, if you're
ever too busy--

I'm never too busy
where women are concerned.

Thank you.

So I've heard.

Come on in.

I'm waiting for you.

Yeah.

When you're hot, you're hot.

[Humming]

Hello?

Hello, Eddie!

Barbara!

Shirley!

Veronica, Susan, Lucy,
Terry, everybody.

Fancy seeing you all
at once like this.

Now, now, girls,
let's take it easy.

This is just a guess, but have
you all been comparing notes?

That's what I was afraid of.

Now it's our turn, Eddie.

Eddie: Somebody let me out!

Woman: We'll give you
something to remember.

You said I was the only girl.

Well, do you think
we should let him out?

Right after we
do one more thing.

What?

Get a good night's sleep.

Eddie: Please, I need that!

Come on!

Can anybody hear me?

Help!

[Music playing]

I-- I'd like to talk to.

I thought there was
nothing left to talk about.

In fact, it's probably
better that way.

I shouldn't have
tried to find you.

You were better off
thinking I was dead.

I knew you were alive.

You knew?

How?

A letter came in
the mail one day.

I saw where grandfather hid it.

Later, I found all your letters.

I read them.

I tried to understand.

But you didn't?

No.

Merrill told me that
to you and he talked.

Was it true that
my father b*at you?

Yes.

Yes, he did.

No one talked
about it back then.

It was something people
swept under the carpet,

not talked about in polite
company, even in court.

And your grandfather
would never believe it,

not from the impossibly
middle class girl who

married his upper class son.

Why did you have to k*ll him?

When your father got mad, he
went into these terrible rages,

became violent,
b*at me, sometimes

until I couldn't stand up.

I made excuses for it.

But when he turned on you--

no, my father loved me.

He cared for me.

Yes, he loved you.

But he hurt you that night.

He took a pot of boiling
water from the stove

and threw it at you.

The scarring.

I could never remember
what happened.

I pulled you away from him.

When he came at you again,
I grabbed the only thing

I could reach to defend you--

a kitchen Kn*fe on the counter.

I don't want to
hear any more of this.

I'm sorry.

I tried.

I've spent my whole
life hating you.

I just can't stop now.

Don't you see?

He was my father.

[Music playing]

Captain: Welcome to historic
Lisbon, truly a city

to satisfy every taste.

See the beautiful swan lake
and campo grande garden

or take a side trip on the
sparkling beaches of estoril

on the Portuguese riviera.

And don't forget the bullfights
today at the Plaza De toros.

I appreciate everything
you've done, merrill.

I only wish it
could have been more.

I know that one day, you'll--

no, no.

I think it's best I
don't live in that hope.

I've hurt her enough as it is.

How can you be reached?

I don't know.

Any plans I've made
are different now.

I guess I might as well look
around Lisbon for a while.

After that, I'll just have
to start life over somewhere.

Well, if you ever
want to reach me,

just contact the ship.

I'll surprise you one day.

[Music playing]

Be careful, now.

Take smaller steps.

Isaac, that gentleman
said you sent for him.

Lois!

Jimmy!

Oh, you!

Oh!

How?

Oh, I reached out
and touched someone--

your mother.

She said that he was in
Madrid looking for you.

You were looking for me?

I just had to find you.

Nothing makes any
sense without you.

I need you, Lois.

Marry me.

Marry you?

Rich or poor, sickness, health,
you may now kiss the bride,

that kind of marriage?

What do you say?

It's not just because--

Lois, I didn't
tell him everything.

What's-- what's everything?

Why is it I get
the feeling that i'm

the only person here who
doesn't know what's going on?

M it's a long story.

Woo!

My education is very
important to me, grandfather.

I want to start graduate
school next month.

In less than an hour,
you'll be facing the bull.

This is no time to argue.

I know you.

And if we do not talk now,
next month you'll have

me on a tour in South America.

You will uphold
the family honor.

I won't disgrace you.

I will fight today, but
that's all I can promise.

It is her influence,
that girl's, isn't it?

Will you please leave
Elaine out of this

she's already too
much a part of it.

If you have something to say,
say it yourself, Antonio.

Belmontes are
caballeros, not scholars.

If you're afraid you cannot
live up to that expectation--

oh, now you
think I'm a coward?

You said it.

Not I. If you're afraid that
what happened to your father

in the ring will happen to you--

my father's death weighs
on your conscience, not mine.

He was my son.

I loved him.

And he was a great bullfighter.

But he was arrogant,
overconfident.

Antonio, he became careless.

What happened to him
was his own fault.

No, grandfather,
it was not his fault.

It was your pride
in a family honor

that puts tradition
above a man's life.

Well, I won't be a
part of it anymore.

I'm not going into
that ring today

or ever-- for family
honor, for you, ever again.

You are a coward.

No.

In fact, I'm braver
than I thought.

I was never afraid of the bulls.

And now I'm no
longer afraid of you.

[Music playing]

Dana?

Bulls won't wait all day.

They have problems of their own.

Mark, we have to talk.

About our wedding
arrangements, darling?

About my mother.

She is alive.

I've talked for.

Alive?

After dropping out of
your life for years?

I'm still her daughter.

You don't owe a woman
like that anything.

I owe her everything.

Dana, she k*lled your father.

She abandoned you.

Now she wants to be a
part of your family?

Our family?

If you could just try to
understand why it happened--

what she told--

darling, once the
shock wears off,

you'll understand
why I don't want you

associating with someone like--

you don't want?

It's always what you
want, your plans.

You tell me how to dress,
how to act, what to think.

Everything always revolves
around you and your family.

Well, I finally found something
that's for me, somebody for me,

my own mother.

If you can't accept her,
then you can't accept me.

I can't marry you.

Dana.

Ok, here goes.

We are gathered
here today to witness

one of life's most fulfilling--

oh, oh, oh!

Please tell me this
is another false alarm.

I'm sorry, Isaac.

I think this is the real thing.

- Oh, no.
- Doc!

A mother always
knows these things.

I better get her to my office.

Not until we get married.

There isn't time, Lois!

Can-- can-- can-- can-- can--
can-- can we do it on the way?

Well, i-- i--

i-- i-- i-- i--

I guess so.

Do you, James
dressell, take Lois

to be your lawful
wedded wife, to love

and honor in
sickness and health,

for better or for worse?
- Oh!

Try to relax.

Take short, deep breaths.

I'm talking to her.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm just a little nervous.

I've never performed a
ceremony on the run before.

Captain, the ceremony!

For rich or for
poor, and to Cherish

till death do your part?

Oh, I do.

Isn't there an
abridged version of this?

I'm trying.

Oh!

Easy, easy.

And do you, Lois Hendricks--

could talk a little
faster, merrill, sir?

Take James to be your
lawful wedded husband,

to love and honor in
sickness and in health,

for better or worse, for richer
or poorer, till death do you

part?

I do!

By the power vested in me, I
now pronounce you man and wife!

God bless you both!

Lois: Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

God bless all three of you.

[Music playing]

Well, I see a lot
of Portugal turned

out to see Antonio belmonte's
debut in the ring, huh?

[Music playing]

[Applause]

Elaine, I'm surprised
to see you here.

I didn't think you were a
bullfighting enthusiast.

True.

Well, let's just call
this the first step

in my open mind policy.

Let's get out of here.

What's the matter?

I'm not going to fight today.

My grandfather
doesn't understand.

He thinks I'm a coward.

Announcer: [Speaking Spanish]

They're changing the program.

Antonio belmonte will
not be fighting today.

He's indisposed?

Let's go.

He looks pretty
disposed to me.

Yeah.

Announcer: [Speaking Spanish]

Now he says that Carlos
belmonte, Portugal's

greatest bullfighter,
will be fighting

in place of his grandson.

That's crazy!

He hasn't fought in years.

You can't let him do it.

[Music playing]

Announcer: [Speaking Spanish]

[Applause]

Grandfather!

Grandfather!

Poor Carlos.

Please let me through.

Grandfather.

How is he, doctor?

Very fortunate for
a man of his years.

He will recover.

Thank god.

Can I see him?

For a few moments, yes.

This was my duty, not yours.

I failed you.

I failed you.

No, no.

It was I who was foolish.

I tried to defend an honor
when I was not prepared.

If there is not to be another
bullfighter in the family,

there is not to be.

The belmontes have already
made their name in this arena.

I think it is time they
were known elsewhere.

I adore you, grandfather.

He needs to rest.

I must fight for him.

Uncle merrill figured
I'd find you here.

He says no one who
comes to Lisbon

can pass up this
view of the city.

What will you do now?

Go back to the
states, I guess.

I'm so sorry.

Back to the states.

That's a coincidence.

So am I. Maybe we
can go together.

What?

You know, maybe
one of the airlines

will give us a special rate
for a mother and daughter.

Oh, my lovely daughter.

[Music playing]

Announcer: [Speaking Spanish]

Now the announcer is
saying that Antonio del

monte will complete the
[Spanish] in dedication

to his grandfather.

[Applause]

[Music playing]

[Applause]

Looks like this
is where he changes

horses for the final passes.

[Applause]

[Applause]

Bye bye.

Thanks for sailing with us.

Goodbye.

Eddie, I'm sorry.

Yeah.

We wanted to teach a lesson,
but I guess we overdid it.

No, no.

It's so right.

I'll live.

Eddie?

Oh, I'll take this down
to the cab for you,

and then I'll come
back for mine.

My poor, sweet injured baby.

[Chuckles]

Yeah, you taught me
a lesson all right.

I should have thought
of this idea years ago.

Bye.

I could learn a
lot from that guy.

Well, you two gave us some
real excitement on this cruise.

I take it you're off
to South America now.

Yes, but not to fight--

for our honeymoon.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

And then on to graduate school.

My grandson, the writer.

I guess it will grow on me.

Adios.
- Bye bye.

Take care.

Thank you.

Did I hear something
about another wedding?

Nothing like the
last one, I promise.

Oh, my husband, my little
girl and I would like to thank

you for everything you've done.

Oh, she is adorable.

Have you decided on a name yet?

Jennifer Isaac Russell.

I love it.

And I love you too, Isaac.

You know, you are
the best bartender

a girl could stir away with.

I've had a wonderful trip.

But with the brawls,
the bulls, the bandages,

and Jennifer's birth--

yeah.

It seemed less
like the love boat

and more like
"general hospital."

[Music playing]
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