Vicki Lawrence Looks Back on "The Love Boat"

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Five of the Pacific Princess’ voyages included Vicki Lawrence as a passenger; she played a different character each episode.

“I remember always being intimidated by all the girls in the bikinis around the pool, always looking so perfect,” she says.



She recalls that when her storyline involved a kiss, producers usually had her shoot it first (“It’s like, why do they do that? Why can’t can you get to know each other and do the kissing scene on the last day, maybe?”) and that she made a great friend while guest-starring on an episode that featured "Hee Haw‘s" Misty Rowe, who taught her how to play backgammon.

(“I thought, ‘I’m going to kick her ass every time, because she’s just so stupid.’ She’s not stupid at all! I never did beat her, but we became really good friends.”)

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