Love Boat China Cruise: The Pledge/East Meets West/Dear Roberta/My Two Dumplings: Part 1 (1977–1987) Online
- Original Title :
- China Cruise: The Pledge/East Meets West/Dear Roberta/My Two Dumplings: Part 1
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy / Drama / Romance
- Year :
- 1977–1987
- Directror :
- Robert Scheerer
- Cast :
- Gavin MacLeod,Bernie Kopell,Fred Grandy
- Writer :
- Richard Albrecht,Jill Baer
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 7.2/10
Part 1 of 2. The crew goes to China to work on a cruise, there. Among the passengers is an ailing woman (Ursula Andress) who, while on shore, meets a man (John Forsythe) who tries to get on board but couldn't. But another passenger (Michael Constantine) pulls a gun and slaps handcuffs on him. Doc (Bernie Kopell) meets a woman (Susan Anton) who has a little problem with the medical professionals. A woman (Linda Evans), who's trying to get over her marriage ending, meets a guy (Lee Majors) who, unknown to her or anyone else, writes the advice column, "Dear Roberta", whose advice was what led to her divorce. And a guy (Lee Horsley), who's been juggling two girls (Pat Klous and Erin Moran), has to deal with both of them being on the cruise.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Gavin MacLeod | - | Captain Merrill Stubing |
 | Bernie Kopell | - | Doctor Adam Bricker |
 | Fred Grandy | - | Ship's Purser 'Gopher' Smith |
 | Ted Lange | - | Bartender Isaac Washington |
 | Jill Whelan | - | Vicki Stubing |
 | Lauren Tewes | - | Cruise Director Julie McCoy |
 | Ursula Andress | - | Carole Stanton |
 | Susan Anton | - | Leslie Webb |
 | Michael Constantine | - | Charlie Haskins |
 | Linda Evans | - | Barbara Fields |
 | John Forsythe | - | Burt Gardner |
 | Lee Horsley | - | Greg Munford |
 | Pat Klous | - | Laurie Blake (as Patricia Klous) |
 | Lee Majors | - | Robert Richards |
 | Erin Moran | - | Joanne Morgan |
Lee Majors's character is wooing Linda Evans's character who played his sister in The Big Valley. Linda Evans was starring in Dynasty at the time this episode aired which also featured her Dynasty husband John Forsythe.
John Forsyth played Linda Evans' husband in Dynasty. In this episode he is paired with Ursula Andress, who, in real life, was married to John Derek. She and Derek divorced, which freed him to marry Linda Evans.