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    TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Country Blues/A Matter of Taste/Frat Brothers Forever (Season 8, Episode 14)
TV-G
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country music singer and songwriter Billy Boy Bodine (Matt McCoy) cruises with his manager Cappy (Claude Akins), who tries to come between Billy and adoring admirer Arlene Cort (Leah Ayres), because Billy writes his best music when he's ...See moreCountry music singer and songwriter Billy Boy Bodine (Matt McCoy) cruises with his manager Cappy (Claude Akins), who tries to come between Billy and adoring admirer Arlene Cort (Leah Ayres), because Billy writes his best music when he's depressed. Shipboard neighbors Simon Ashford (Farley Granger) and Valerie Frasier (Terry Moore) are interior designers engaged in cutthroat competition to win the contract to redecorate the ship, and will stop at nothing to sabotage each other. Doc (Bernie Kopell) enjoys a visit from his fraternity brother Buzz McLaine (Roy Thinnes), who travels with his cousin Jim Dolan (Michael McGrady). But things are not what they seem. Written by Maisie Fleckum See less
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Director
Writers
Buddy Atkinson (written by) (segments: Country Blues) | Wilford Lloyd Baumes (developed by) (as W.L. Baumes) | Jeffrey Duteil (written by) (segments: Frat Brothers Forever) | Mike Marmer (story supervisor) (written by) (segments: A Matter of Taste) & 2 more
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 8, 1984

Release date
Dec 8, 1984 (United States)

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Cast

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Gavin MacLeod
Captain Merrill Stubing Captain Merrill Stubing   See fewer
Bernie Kopell
Doctor Adam Bricker Doctor Adam Bricker   See fewer
Fred Grandy
Ship's Purser 'Gopher' Smith Ship's Purser 'Gopher' Smith   See fewer
Ted Lange
Bartender Isaac Washington Bartender Isaac Washington   See fewer
Jill Whelan
Vicki Stubing Vicki Stubing   See fewer
Ted McGinley
Ship's Photographer Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans Ship's Photographer Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans   See fewer
Pat Klous
Cruise Director Judy McCoy (as Patricia Klous) Cruise Director Judy McCoy (as Patricia Klous)   See fewer
Leah Ayres
Arlene Cort Arlene Cort   See fewer
Anne Francis
Mrs. Kelsey (as Anne Lloyd Francis) Mrs. Kelsey (as Anne Lloyd Francis)   See fewer
Farley Granger
Simon Ashford Simon Ashford   See fewer
Matt McCoy
Billy Boy Bodine Billy Boy Bodine   See fewer
Kim Lankford
Carol Kelsey Carol Kelsey   See fewer
Terry Moore
Valerie Frasier Valerie Frasier   See fewer
Howard Morris
Billy Banks Billy Banks   See fewer
Roy Thinnes
Buzz McLaine Buzz McLaine   See fewer
Michael McGrady
Jim Dolan Jim Dolan   See fewer
Avery Schreiber
Patrick Turney Patrick Turney   See fewer
Robert J. Hale
Steward Steward   See fewer
Tundra the Wonder Dog
Tundra (as Tundra) Tundra (as Tundra)   See fewer
Ray Walston
Max Phelps Max Phelps   See fewer
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