The Love Boat (1977–1987): Season 2, Episode 26 - April's Return/Super Mom/I'll See You Again - full transcript
( Jack Jones' "The
Love Boat" playing)
♪ Love ♪
♪ Exciting and new ♪
♪ Come aboard ♪
♪ We're expecting you ♪
♪ And love ♪
♪ Life's sweetest reward ♪
♪ Let it flow ♪
♪ It floats back to you ♪
♪ The Love Boat ♪
♪ Soon will be
making Another run ♪
♪ The Love Boat ♪
♪ Promises something
For everyone ♪
♪ Set a course for adventure ♪
♪ Your mind on a new romance ♪
♪ And love ♪
♪ Won't hurt anymore ♪
♪ It's an open smile ♪
♪ On a friendly shore ♪
♪ It's love ♪
♪ Welcome aboard It's love ♪
( upbeat theme playing)
Hey, guys.
Would you like to take a guess
at who's gonna be the
singer of this cruise?
Uh, Elton John. No.
Aretha Franklin.
No.
Tiny Tim?
No. We give up.
None other than
Angelina Patricia
Ruiz Inez Lopez.
I had that for dinner
last week in Acapulco.
You remember, April.
Gootchie, gootchie.
April?
April's coming back.
Yeah.
GOPHER: Oh, boy.
Does the captain know?
Oh, sure. He went to
go pick her up himself.
Last time he couldn't
wait to get her off the ship.
I know.
Last time she was a stowaway.
This time she's the most
popular singer on the line.
APRIL: Hola, amigos!
GOPHER: April!
( all cheering indistinctly)
You look good.
( both screaming)
Oh, I'm so happy to be here.
So, April, how does
it feel to be a star?
You know, guys, I think April
would like to go and freshen up.
Oh, yes. I want to get fresh.
Hey, wait a minute, before
you go, how about one:
Oh, no, no.
Come on. Yeah, come on.
You can give us one.
GOPHER: Please.
Well, okay.
Gootchie-gootchie gootchie.
Let's go. Bye
bye. See you later.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
Is it just me, or was
there something missing
from that gootchie-gootchie?
On her, half a gootchie
is better than none.
( upbeat theme playing)
All right, now, look.
Let's all stay together.
Okay. Hi, we're the Hanrahans.
Hello. Welcome
aboard, everybody.
Oh, thank you, thank you.
Well, I hope I have
got everybody. Charlie?
Here. Katie?
Here.
Sara? Here.
Timothy? Here.
Bud?
Bud?
Uh, there?
Oh, this way, Bud.
How did you know
he was my husband?
Lucky guess.
Hi. Welcome aboard.
Some second honeymoon.
MRS. HANRAHAN:
Oh, now, Bud, come on.
Charlie!
Charlie, come back here.
Got you.
Charlie!
I can hardly wait for
the third honeymoon.
She'll probably insist on
bringing the grandchildren.
Let's help you
with your toys here.
No, wait, I'll get
the Dalmatian.
Straighten up, sailor.
Frank.
Frank Pearse.
Why you old dogface.
Lieutenant Dogface
to you, swabby.
Ah. I see the years
haven't changed you much.
You're still an Army snob.
Merrill, you old
salt, I've got to admit,
that the Navy is a fine service.
For Army rejects.
This way.
Buddy, you look great.
Thanks.
I bet you could still fit
into your old uniform.
I don't know about
that, but I feel great.
Of course, the old souvenir
acts up from time to time.
Yeah. Most people bring home
slides of their trip to Europe.
You had to bring home
a piece of shrapnel.
Does it bother you at all?
No, it only hurts when I boogie.
( chuckles)
Frank. Huh?
Frank, do you know
who that looks like?
( jazz theme playing)
Remember that USO
entertainer in England?
The one everybody
was crazy about?
Eve, something or
other, Eve... Mills.
Eve Mills.
That's right.
Oh, there, chéri.
( speaking in French)
( conversing indistinctly)
( upbeat theme playing)
( speaking in French)
( gentle theme playing)
MAN: Mais, qu'est-ce que c'est?
I... What's wrong?
Oh, nothing.
That man looked
like someone I knew.
A long time ago.
Why don't we go see him?
Perhaps it is your friend.
No. The man I knew is dead.
( gentle theme playing)
Hey, good evening. Hey.
Hey, good evening. I'm fine.
May I escort you to
the captain's table?
Yes, you see, the
captain is very eager
to show you off to his friends.
What do you mean? He
wants me to be a showoff?
No, no. It's just that,
well, he's very proud of you
and since he discovered you,
and now you're a big success.
Come on.
Oh, wait a minute.
I think I am not as
hungry as I thought I was.
I'm gonna take a walk
to make my appetite wet.
What am I gonna
tell the captain?
You tell him that I
suddenly got a cold foot.
See you later.
I love the new fashions.
Midway? That was
the Pacific Theatre.
Now, the fact still
remains that in Europe...
Gentlemen, can't we wait
to bring out the heavy artillery
until after dessert?
Oh, Miss Mills.
I'm pleased you could join us.
EVE: Oh, my pleasure, captain.
And please, call me Eve.
Eve.
I'd like to have you
meet Frank Pearse,
an old friend of mine.
( gentle theme playing)
How do you do, Mr. Pearse?
Fine.
And this is Adam
Bricker, our ship's doctor.
How do you do?
Good evening.
Eve.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Thank you.
STUBING: Uh, Frank and I saw
you perform in England during the war.
We were big fans.
That's very kind of you.
Eve, I... I'm sorry to be late.
Oh, that's all right,
Francois, chéri.
( both speaking in French)
Good evening.
Good evening. Good evening.
( band playing soft jazz song)
Sara's not eating
her vegetables.
You know, Margaret,
if you and I were alone,
we'd be popping the
cork on our second bottle
of champagne right about now.
Well, no use crying
over spilt milk.
Unless, you have to
pay the cleaning bills.
MARGARET: Now, Charlie, don't...
It's a quicker-picker-upper.
No, Charlie, it's a tablecloth.
Sara, don't do that.
BUD: Don't, Sara, Sara, Sara.
Don't do that. Sara,
don't do... Sara.
( laughing)
Mother, it's so icky-fancy in
here. Can't we go outside?
Hey, that's a great idea.
Now... No! Now... Just
sit right there, Charlie.
No, we're just
gonna sit right here
and we're going
to eat our dinner.
It's been a long day.
Come on, now, sit down.
You know what I always say.
The Hanrahan Army
travels on its stomach.
Okay, here we go.
Here comes the starship,
open up the space station.
Mission aborted.
Come on, Charlie.
There are millions of
Wookiees starving in space.
Charlie.
That's my boy.
( people cheering)
Do you still perform, Eve?
No, no, not in years.
Mm. That's a shame.
Remember that show she did
in Dartmouth about a
month before D-Day?
Mm-hm.
Ha-ha-ha. You
got a bigger ovation
than Bob Hope and
Jerry Colona put together.
Well, I don't think it's
because I had more talent
than Jerry or Bob,
just better legs.
Were you part of the
Normandy invasion, captain?
( sighs)
I was on a transporter
evacuating the wounded.
Sorry to say, Frank was
one of our first customers.
I'm sure the captain
took good care of you.
Oh:
Is that any way to talk about
the best man at your wedding?
( both laugh)
Darling, I... I
feel like some air.
Will, you excuse us, captain?
Well, of course.
That Francois is a lucky guy.
( gentle theme playing)
Oh, Margaret, you
cleaned his ears
before we left this morning.
Bud, that was 250 miles ago.
Charlie, can you hear me?
Yeah.
Then your ears are clean
enough to go to bed. In you go.
That goes for
the rest of you too.
Come on. Hop in.
Do what Daddy says. Sleep well.
Go to bed, Kate. See
you in the morning.
No talking.
I mean sleep for real.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. There.
Now the little ones are in bed.
We big ones can go
dance the night away.
I don't know. I don't know, Bud.
What if the kids need us?
Honey,
honey, they know how to pick
up a phone. I taught them myself.
Well, what if they're too
sick to reach the phone?
Now you're being silly. Come on.
Let's have some fun.
I don't know, Bud.
I just don't feel right
about leaving them.
Maybe you're right. Okay.
Let's have some
fun without leaving.
Bud.
Let's pretend the
kids aren't here.
They're back home
at 35 Hancourt Lane.
Oh, Bud.
Does that baby-sitter smoke?
She quit six months ago.
Oh, that's no good.
That means she
drinks like a fish.
I hid the liquor
behind the furnace.
Does she leave Charlie
alone in the bathtub?
Never lets him out of her sight.
Cooks nothing but hamburgers.
She's an expert finger painter.
Stop it. Will you stop. The
kids are gonna hear you.
They can't. I shut the door.
Well, then, we can't hear them.
Oh, Bud!
Margaret, do not open that door.
CHARLIE: Mommy, Mommy.
Now you've done it.
I've done it?
It's all right, darling.
Mommy's right here.
Oh, I've done it?
( somber theme playing)
( applause)
Ladies and gentlemen,
tonight I am pleased
to present to you
a young lady whom I
discovered a year ago.
As a matter of fact,
I discovered her stowed
away in a laundry hamper.
( all laughing) but
after you hear her,
I'm sure you'll
agree that the stage
is the best place
for the talents
of Miss April Lopez.
( band playing Jack
Jones' " The Love Boat")
♪ Love ♪
♪ Exciting and new ♪
♪ Come aboard ♪
♪ We're expecting you ♪
♪ And love ♪
♪ Life's sweetest reward ♪
♪ Let it flow ♪
♪ It flows back to you ♪
♪ The Love Boat ♪
♪ Soon will be
making Another run ♪
♪ The Love Boat ♪
♪ Promises something
For everyone ♪
♪ And love ♪
( speaking inaudibly)
♪ Won't hurt anymore ♪
♪ It's an open smile ♪
♪ To a friendly shore ♪
♪ It's love ♪
♪ Welcome aboard ♪
♪ It's love ♪
( people cheering)
( applause)
( gentle theme playing)
( conversing in French)
Frank.
Is there a reason for this
Dean Martin impression?
Or did you just decide
that you liked hangovers?
Merrill, old friend,
I am going to tell
you a war story.
Now, it's called the... "The
Lieutenant and the Singer."
It's about a boy and a girl
and a month in England.
The most wonderful
month in my life.
You and Eve?
You never said anything.
Well, it wasn't
the kind of thing
that you brag to
your buddies about.
It was... It was different.
It was... It was real.
Anyhow, the story goes that
the boy got himself shot
up on a beach in France.
He was sent home.
And the girl never
answered any of his letters,
but he never forgot her.
And even though he
married a wonderful woman,
somewhere in the
back of his mind the...
Well, I think I'd
better hit the sack.
Goodnight, old buddy.
Goodnight, Frank.
( gentle theme playing)
( gentle theme playing)
DOC: Hey, hey.
( all cheering)
Louis Roederer
Cristal. Very expensive.
Hey, did you order this?
Me?
I can't even pronounce it.
Compliments of
Mr. Roger Peterson.
DOC: Gracias, Mr. Peterson.
And after you finish this,
I got five more bottles.
Mr. Leonard, Mr. Turman,
Mr. Merritt, Mr. Taylor,
and Anonymous.
All gentlemen who saw your act.
Some fan club.
April, you got it made.
I tell you the truth. I don't
want to be made so much.
I thought that show
business was your big dream.
Yeah, but show business
isn't what it's cracked over to be.
You're not happy? Nope.
The people, they don't treat
me like I am me anymore.
And the men? They think that
because I am in show business
I'm gonna show them
some monkey business.
Swine.
But at least
you're still singing,
I mean, that is what
you always wanted.
I wish I had your talent.
Well, thank you very much,
but I wish I had your talent.
Me? Her?
Yes.
You help people. You
make them comfortable.
And they don't look
at you like an objective.
DOC: You'd be a natural.
With her energy and enthusiasm,
she'd be a great
cruise director.
GOPHER: Yeah, Julie,
and you could teach her.
Come on, give the kid a break.
Yeah. I want you to break me.
Well, if the captain okays it
and it doesn't interfere
with your singing,
I'd love to show you around.
Swell.
Show me what you do
and tell me everything.
And when you find
out, would you tell me?
To Mr. Peterson.
( band playing soft jazz song)
Hi. What'll it be?
Anything but chocolate milk.
Okay, we're gonna start
with the easy stuff first.
Now, this is the
first night out,
so most of these
people are strangers
and they don't necessarily
know how to mix.
What I do is, I look around,
if I see a passenger
who would like to dance
and doesn't have
a partner, I ask him.
Makes sense. Okay.
I got it.
Hey, I can do that.
Hey, mister.
You look like you want to dance.
Well, not exactly. I...
Oh, yes. I don't take
no for an answer.
You're gonna love it.
( band playing funky song)
I'm gonna show you
how to have a good time,
because this is the
new Latin hustle, okay?
Now, you keep it going.
Give me right and
left, and a shoulder,
and a shoulder,
and right and left
and a shoulder. Yes, yes, good.
And a shoulder, and a shoulder.
And around, and around,
and around, and around,
and around, and
around, and around,
and rip it, rip
it, rip it, rip it,
rip it, rip it.
I've never seen you do that.
You are good.
Now, front and back,
and a belly, and a
belly, and a belly.
Now, front and back,
and a belly, and a belly.
You're getting better.
BOTH: Front and back,
and a belly, and a belly,
and a belly, and a belly.
Boy, you are something.
I've never seen
dancing like that.
Boy, you are cooking, baby.
What an animal. A real animal.
Julie, am I doing okay?
( applause)
( gentle theme playing)
( snoring)
Bud?
You're not Bud.
( growls)
On second thought,
there is a similarity.
How would you like to
spend a little time alone today
with a married man?
Will he, uh... Will he
be as handsome as you?
You'd swear we were twins.
In that case, I'll
stick with the original.
Excuse us for a
minute, would you, fellas.
Hey, I thought we told
you guys wait in the jungle.
Oh, Bud.
( giggles)
( cries out)
I can't find my Chewbacca shirt.
Okay, darling, Mommy
will help you find it.
Come on, there's my big boy.
Okeydokey.
( whines)
I know just how you feel.
( gentle theme playing)
I thought you were dead.
The least you could have
done was to let me know.
I was in the hospital
for eight months.
At least you could have
answered my letters.
I never got any letters.
But I sent dozens.
I-I dictated them to my nurse.
Then she never mailed them.
Well, no, Ellen wouldn't...
Ellen?
My nurse.
I ended up marrying her.
Oh.
Well, I guess if I
had been your nurse,
I wouldn't have
mailed the letters either.
Oh.
( door shuts)
Ellen, isn't with
you on the cruise?
She passed away a few years ago.
I'm sorry.
There you are, chéri. I
was just coming to get you.
You know Francois.
Would you, uh, like
to join us for breakfast?
Uh, no, no thanks, uh...
Well, I've already eaten.
Well, we will see
you later, won't we?
Oh, sure, sure.
You, uh... You have
a nice breakfast.
( gentle theme swells)
( upbeat theme playing)
Okay, we're gonna
try this again, April.
Now, remember, you don't
entertain the passengers.
You want to get them
to entertain themselves.
The whole idea is that
everybody be comfortable.
This is one subject that
is right up my alley. Up.
I'm going to make
them comfortable,
like they never have
been comfortable.
Now, April... Hey.
Good morning. How are you?
Are you having a good time?
Well, yes, actually...
You don't look too comfy
to me. I'm gonna fix you up.
Who is she?
( whispers): I don't know.
Hey, we had a very good
time dancing last night.
Didn't we? Didn't we?
Dancing?
You told me you went for a walk.
( both cry out)
Oh, I think I pull
when I should push.
Are you okay?
BUD: Yeah. I'm okay.
Excuse me. I-I think
I'll go look for the kids.
Uh-oh. I'm sorry.
Do I blow everything up?
Well, no, it's not
your fault, April.
Are you sure? Yeah. Don't worry.
April.
Oh. Stay here.
I'll be right back.
Okay.
I think you're still
going just a little too fast.
You have to find out
what the passenger wants
before you can help him.
Get it? I got it.
Uh, I'll be better
next time. Okay?
All right.
( mariachi theme playing)
Frank?
Oh, Eve. Hi.
I've been looking for
you ever since breakfast.
I get the feeling that maybe
you're trying to avoid me.
No, I... No.
Well, then, how about
buying an old friend a drink?
What are you looking for?
Francois.
He usually shows
up about this point.
He's out there.
( airplane approaching)
He's leaving?
Why?
I asked him to.
I hoped we could spend
some time together.
( romantic theme playing)
Now, how about that drink?
Now, what are we gonna do
with these King-Kong balls?
They're "Ping-Pong"
balls. You'll see, just watch.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we're ready to
play Jackpot Bingo.
Now, you just fill in your cards
as we call out the numbers,
and when you fill in a
row, either up and down,
across or diagonally, you win.
Today's prize is this
portable television set.
And the first
number is B-14, B-14.
And then we have O-27, O-27.
( whispers inaudibly)
Sure. April, would you
take over for me please?
Oh, you think I should?
Of course. You're
ready. I'll be right back.
Are you ready? This
is a big game. Okay.
And the third number is:
I-veintiocho.
I-veintiocho.
Moving along.
Oh boy, this is fun. I
need the money too.
It's N-cuarenta y dos.
N-cuarenta y dos.
Don't you love it?
Don't you love it?
Oh, yes.
De nuevo: N-cincuenta.
N-cincuenta.
A-ha. Yee-hee.
G-sesenta y siete.
Uh-oh... Very well
put, Miss McCoy.
G-sesenta y siete.
G-sesenta y siete.
April... MAN: Bingo!
( speaking in Spanish)
( all clapping)
( both conversing in Spanish)
You will straighten this
out, won't you, Miss McCoy?
( speaking in Spanish)
Well, congratulations.
Adios. Muchas gracias.
Oh, what a coincidence.
What a coincidence.
Julie, would you believe
the man who won,
he come from Mexico too.
What a coincidence.
( gentle theme playing)
You know, I don't think
Colonel Gellatly
ever did figure out
what happened to me
for those three days.
You mean, he didn't
believe your story
about the sick aunt in Bristol?
Not for one minute,
but luckily, he was a very
understanding colonel.
He knew that there was somebody
that I wanted to see very badly.
I'm glad.
I wouldn't have liked
being responsible
for getting you court martialed.
Sometimes I think I
might have been better off
if I had been court martialed.
At least it would have kept
me off of Omaha Beach.
You know, I don't even
remember getting hit.
One minute I was
rushing up the beach,
thinking, "Hey, this isn't as
rough as it's cut out to be,"
the next thing I know
I'm lying in a hospital
with somebody telling me
that I might never walk again.
Then...
Well, when I didn't get
any answers to my letters,
I thought... Well, I thought...
You thought it was because
I didn't want to be involved
with a cripple.
Oh, Frank...
Look, that was all in the past.
I would like to propose a toast.
To the future.
To the future.
Hi. Hi.
We got shuffleboard
tourniquet for couples.
You want to play?
For couples only?
No kids, huh?
Uh-uh. No kids.
Well, it's a start.
Stay together, kids, okay?
Mom, how come Dad
didn't want to come
and see all the nifty sights?
I think Dad's seeing
some pretty nifty sights
right here on board.
Let me ask my wife. Okay.
Hi. Have a good time?
Yes, as a matter
of fact, we did.
Well, aren't you gonna
ask me if I had a good time?
I don't have to.
Come on, kids.
No shuffles-board?
No, no shuffles-board.
Hey, how about a
pair of bad-mittens?
JULIE: April.
Julie. I'm telling to everybody
about the
shuffleboard tourniquet.
That's real good.
And Julie, I'm
so grateful to you.
I mean, I love helping people.
I'm really glad, April,
but you see, I've
been thinking and...
Actually, the captain's
been thinking and...
The captain. Ah.
He thinks I am a
big wash-up at this.
"Wash-out."
Yeah. I am all wash out.
Well, you know, this
job isn't for everybody.
Then everybody and me, we
have something in common.
Well, it's not the
end of the world.
But Julie, show
business is not for me.
Cruise director is not for me.
How long until I find
something that is for me?
( gentle theme playing)
( upbeat theme playing)
( band playing soft jazz song)
May I?
Buzz off, sailor.
I've been waiting for
this dance for 34 years.
Frank, now, don't you think
that was a little bit rude?
I'm sorry, but this
is a job for the Army.
( sighs)
Sir, I checked and
she's not in her cabin.
Miss McCoy, these people
are waiting to see a singer.
April is being paid to sing.
Does that suggest
anything to you?
Yes, sir. She should be here.
Now, we know how
conscientious she is.
Maybe she's so upset
about this afternoon...
I'm upset about
this afternoon too,
but I'm here.
Yes, sir.
Hi. Hi.
Aren't you supposed to
be, uh, singing tonight?
Oh, yes. I was
supposed to be singing,
but I'm confused.
I don't know, I was thinking
maybe nobody wants
to see me anymore.
Because I was a real flop today.
You mean trying to
be a cruise director?
Yeah.
What's that got
to do with singing?
Don't you know what
happens to people
when they see you on stage?
If they have troubles,
they forget them.
If they're sad, you
make them happy.
They tap their toes,
they hum along,
they clap like mad, and
they go away feeling good.
Me?
You bet. And not everybody
can do what you do, April.
It's a gift,
and maybe when
you sing for people,
you're giving in return.
You really mean that?
Of course.
Gee.
I think maybe you hit
the head right on the nail.
I'm gonna go and sing.
I wish I could be this
persuasive all the time.
You got problems too?
I got problems. Five.
You'd better get
down to the lounge.
Sí, sí, I'm very late.
You're a beautiful, sweet man,
and I hope everything
work out for you.
See you later.
Very nice.
That must be what
they call the Latin hustle.
( laughs nervously)
Margaret, Margaret,
come back here. Margaret...
( gentle theme playing)
We can't wait any longer.
What do you think he's gonna do?
I hope he does "Feelings."
I love that song.
Good evening.
Captain.
Ladies and gentlemen,
April Lopez, our
scheduled entertainer
will be temporarily detained.
But, fortunately, we
have with us tonight
a lady of extraordinary talent.
A lady who
entertained a lot of us
at a time when
we really needed it.
I haven't asked her, but perhaps
all of us will persuade her
to come up and sing for us.
How about it, Eve?
Ladies and gentlemen, Eve Mills.
Frank, I haven't sung in years.
I'm sorry, Eve. I'm
on the captain's side.
Well, ladies and gentlemen,
it... It's been a lot of years
since I've done
anything like this.
However, someone
very special to me
wants me to give it a try,
so I'll do my best.
( piano playing)
♪ Though my world may go awry ♪
♪ In my heart will ever lie ♪
♪ Just the echo of a sigh ♪
♪ I'll see you again ♪
♪ Whenever spring
Breaks through again ♪
♪ Time may lie heavy between ♪
♪ But what has been is past ♪
♪ Why can't he ♪
♪ This sweet memory ♪
♪ Across the years ♪
♪ Will come to me ♪
♪ Though my world may go awry ♪
♪ In my heart will ever lie ♪
♪ Just the echo of a sigh ♪
♪ Goodbye ♪
( applause)
( gentle theme playing)
April, where have you been?
Who cares?
We do. Don't you
know that by now?
Then why you go and
hire another singer?
Before even my
microphone gets cold.
April, she was
filling in for you.
You weren't there to go on.
Besides, we thought you weren't
interested in singing anymore.
You are stuffing
words into my mouth.
I love singing. I do.
It's just some of the
things that go with it that,
I don't like so much.
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
Well, you know,
there are some parts
of being a cruise director
that I don't like very much.
Sometimes the passengers have
the most unreasonable demands.
Try being a ship's
doctor sometimes.
Hypochondriacs.
ISAAC: And would
you believe bartenders
sometimes have
to deal with drunks?
So why do you do these
jobs if you don't like them?
Who said we
didn't like our jobs?
I didn't say that.
Did you say that?
ISAAC: I didn't say that.
April, we like what we do.
It's just we made a
commitment to our careers
and that's what gets us
through the rough spots.
Sure. That's why we put up
with all the little
things that bother us.
I think I understand
what you try to tell me.
I gotta do what I have to do
and do what I don't want to do.
So I can do what I
really want to do. Right?
Right.
I couldn't have said
that better myself, April.
So, what do you say? Can
you make the second show?
Sí. I'm gonna knock them deaf.
Come on. Go warm
up. You'll be great.
APRIL: I'm going to knock
them deaf this time, I promise.
Margaret, what you saw up
there is not what you think.
Oh, come on, Bud.
This isn't the desert.
There are no mirages at sea.
What I saw up there was a
very sexy, irresistible lady,
and what I see down here
is a very dumpy housewife
with a pair of red eyes.
You're the one
I find irresistible.
You know, it isn't as though
I haven't been expecting this
for quite some time now.
What are you talking about?
Oh, come on, Bud. I
read the latest magazines.
I know I am not an
interesting person.
I have no job to
discuss with you.
I'm not out in the world
meeting fascinating people.
I'm redundant. I'm a woman
who takes care of the house
and raises children,
and that's why I am
putting everything I can
into those kids.
At least then I'm gonna
have someone to love me
when you leave.
Honey, I'm not leaving.
Honey, don't you know yet
that my greatest happiness
comes from watching you.
And those kids.
You're so beautiful and giving.
You put so much love into
tying Sara's hair ribbon...
( romantic theme playing)
That there isn't
any left for you.
Oh, Bud, I'm sorry.
No, no, no. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
You have so many
demands on you right now,
and I've just been feeling...
I've just been feeling...
Hey. You've just...
You've just been trying
to tell me you love me.
Mommy, Will you help
me with my puzzle?
Of course, darling.
Uh.
As soon as Mommy and
Daddy have finished talking.
Charlie.
Yeah, Mom?
Shut the door, please.
( upbeat theme playing)
Oh, there's a lovely
moon out tonight.
Moon?
What moon?
( tender theme playing)
Eve, this is probably going
to sound very corny to you,
but I have never stopped
thinking about you.
Even when I was sure
that we'd never see
one another again,
well, I would think
about what we had.
What we could have had together.
I don't think that's corny.
And now here we
are, 30 years later...
Well, I guess what
I'm trying to say is...
Is it too late for us?
( romantic theme playing)
Eve, I love you.
Will you marry me?
Before I answer,
I have to tell you
about Francois.
I-I don't think I need to know.
Yes, you do.
Francois... is my son.
I moved to France after the war
because it was easier
for an unwed mother
to raise a child there.
He's a wonderful boy, Frank.
I never for a moment
regretted having him,
because every time
I saw him, I saw you.
Oh, my God. Eve.
Eve.
You had my son.
All those years.
You thought I'd deserted you.
You... You must have hated me.
Frank, in French your
name is "Francois."
I named our son after you.
( romantic theme swells)
( upbeat theme playing)
Mommy, my ball went overboard.
How would you
like to go overboard?
Oh, thanks for
everything, Merrill.
Eve, it was a pleasure
seeing and hearing you again.
Merrill, old friend,
I have a painful
admission to make.
Well, what's that?
Well, I'm afraid I'm
beginning to like the sea.
So we have decided to
come back for our honeymoon.
Well, I knew you'd come around.
The Navy always takes
care of the big jobs.
Thanks for everything.
We'll see you soon.
Bye-bye. Good luck.
APRIL: Hey, hoo-hoo, captain.
( chuckles)
Hey, this is the moment
I really hate to leave, but,
uh, I got another engagement.
April, your singing
was marvelous.
Really?
You knocked them deaf.
Oh, muchas, muchas gracias.
Hey, captain, I have
been observing your job,
it look like it's a lot of fun.
Maybe the next time
I come, can I try it?
April, no.
Listen to me. "Port. Starboard.
"Raise the anchor. All
the hands on the dock.
That's better than
he does. Good, huh?
( speaking in Spanish)
Whoopee.
Love Boat" playing)
♪ Love ♪
♪ Exciting and new ♪
♪ Come aboard ♪
♪ We're expecting you ♪
♪ And love ♪
♪ Life's sweetest reward ♪
♪ Let it flow ♪
♪ It floats back to you ♪
♪ The Love Boat ♪
♪ Soon will be
making Another run ♪
♪ The Love Boat ♪
♪ Promises something
For everyone ♪
♪ Set a course for adventure ♪
♪ Your mind on a new romance ♪
♪ And love ♪
♪ Won't hurt anymore ♪
♪ It's an open smile ♪
♪ On a friendly shore ♪
♪ It's love ♪
♪ Welcome aboard It's love ♪
( upbeat theme playing)
Hey, guys.
Would you like to take a guess
at who's gonna be the
singer of this cruise?
Uh, Elton John. No.
Aretha Franklin.
No.
Tiny Tim?
No. We give up.
None other than
Angelina Patricia
Ruiz Inez Lopez.
I had that for dinner
last week in Acapulco.
You remember, April.
Gootchie, gootchie.
April?
April's coming back.
Yeah.
GOPHER: Oh, boy.
Does the captain know?
Oh, sure. He went to
go pick her up himself.
Last time he couldn't
wait to get her off the ship.
I know.
Last time she was a stowaway.
This time she's the most
popular singer on the line.
APRIL: Hola, amigos!
GOPHER: April!
( all cheering indistinctly)
You look good.
( both screaming)
Oh, I'm so happy to be here.
So, April, how does
it feel to be a star?
You know, guys, I think April
would like to go and freshen up.
Oh, yes. I want to get fresh.
Hey, wait a minute, before
you go, how about one:
Oh, no, no.
Come on. Yeah, come on.
You can give us one.
GOPHER: Please.
Well, okay.
Gootchie-gootchie gootchie.
Let's go. Bye
bye. See you later.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
Is it just me, or was
there something missing
from that gootchie-gootchie?
On her, half a gootchie
is better than none.
( upbeat theme playing)
All right, now, look.
Let's all stay together.
Okay. Hi, we're the Hanrahans.
Hello. Welcome
aboard, everybody.
Oh, thank you, thank you.
Well, I hope I have
got everybody. Charlie?
Here. Katie?
Here.
Sara? Here.
Timothy? Here.
Bud?
Bud?
Uh, there?
Oh, this way, Bud.
How did you know
he was my husband?
Lucky guess.
Hi. Welcome aboard.
Some second honeymoon.
MRS. HANRAHAN:
Oh, now, Bud, come on.
Charlie!
Charlie, come back here.
Got you.
Charlie!
I can hardly wait for
the third honeymoon.
She'll probably insist on
bringing the grandchildren.
Let's help you
with your toys here.
No, wait, I'll get
the Dalmatian.
Straighten up, sailor.
Frank.
Frank Pearse.
Why you old dogface.
Lieutenant Dogface
to you, swabby.
Ah. I see the years
haven't changed you much.
You're still an Army snob.
Merrill, you old
salt, I've got to admit,
that the Navy is a fine service.
For Army rejects.
This way.
Buddy, you look great.
Thanks.
I bet you could still fit
into your old uniform.
I don't know about
that, but I feel great.
Of course, the old souvenir
acts up from time to time.
Yeah. Most people bring home
slides of their trip to Europe.
You had to bring home
a piece of shrapnel.
Does it bother you at all?
No, it only hurts when I boogie.
( chuckles)
Frank. Huh?
Frank, do you know
who that looks like?
( jazz theme playing)
Remember that USO
entertainer in England?
The one everybody
was crazy about?
Eve, something or
other, Eve... Mills.
Eve Mills.
That's right.
Oh, there, chéri.
( speaking in French)
( conversing indistinctly)
( upbeat theme playing)
( speaking in French)
( gentle theme playing)
MAN: Mais, qu'est-ce que c'est?
I... What's wrong?
Oh, nothing.
That man looked
like someone I knew.
A long time ago.
Why don't we go see him?
Perhaps it is your friend.
No. The man I knew is dead.
( gentle theme playing)
Hey, good evening. Hey.
Hey, good evening. I'm fine.
May I escort you to
the captain's table?
Yes, you see, the
captain is very eager
to show you off to his friends.
What do you mean? He
wants me to be a showoff?
No, no. It's just that,
well, he's very proud of you
and since he discovered you,
and now you're a big success.
Come on.
Oh, wait a minute.
I think I am not as
hungry as I thought I was.
I'm gonna take a walk
to make my appetite wet.
What am I gonna
tell the captain?
You tell him that I
suddenly got a cold foot.
See you later.
I love the new fashions.
Midway? That was
the Pacific Theatre.
Now, the fact still
remains that in Europe...
Gentlemen, can't we wait
to bring out the heavy artillery
until after dessert?
Oh, Miss Mills.
I'm pleased you could join us.
EVE: Oh, my pleasure, captain.
And please, call me Eve.
Eve.
I'd like to have you
meet Frank Pearse,
an old friend of mine.
( gentle theme playing)
How do you do, Mr. Pearse?
Fine.
And this is Adam
Bricker, our ship's doctor.
How do you do?
Good evening.
Eve.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Thank you.
STUBING: Uh, Frank and I saw
you perform in England during the war.
We were big fans.
That's very kind of you.
Eve, I... I'm sorry to be late.
Oh, that's all right,
Francois, chéri.
( both speaking in French)
Good evening.
Good evening. Good evening.
( band playing soft jazz song)
Sara's not eating
her vegetables.
You know, Margaret,
if you and I were alone,
we'd be popping the
cork on our second bottle
of champagne right about now.
Well, no use crying
over spilt milk.
Unless, you have to
pay the cleaning bills.
MARGARET: Now, Charlie, don't...
It's a quicker-picker-upper.
No, Charlie, it's a tablecloth.
Sara, don't do that.
BUD: Don't, Sara, Sara, Sara.
Don't do that. Sara,
don't do... Sara.
( laughing)
Mother, it's so icky-fancy in
here. Can't we go outside?
Hey, that's a great idea.
Now... No! Now... Just
sit right there, Charlie.
No, we're just
gonna sit right here
and we're going
to eat our dinner.
It's been a long day.
Come on, now, sit down.
You know what I always say.
The Hanrahan Army
travels on its stomach.
Okay, here we go.
Here comes the starship,
open up the space station.
Mission aborted.
Come on, Charlie.
There are millions of
Wookiees starving in space.
Charlie.
That's my boy.
( people cheering)
Do you still perform, Eve?
No, no, not in years.
Mm. That's a shame.
Remember that show she did
in Dartmouth about a
month before D-Day?
Mm-hm.
Ha-ha-ha. You
got a bigger ovation
than Bob Hope and
Jerry Colona put together.
Well, I don't think it's
because I had more talent
than Jerry or Bob,
just better legs.
Were you part of the
Normandy invasion, captain?
( sighs)
I was on a transporter
evacuating the wounded.
Sorry to say, Frank was
one of our first customers.
I'm sure the captain
took good care of you.
Oh:
Is that any way to talk about
the best man at your wedding?
( both laugh)
Darling, I... I
feel like some air.
Will, you excuse us, captain?
Well, of course.
That Francois is a lucky guy.
( gentle theme playing)
Oh, Margaret, you
cleaned his ears
before we left this morning.
Bud, that was 250 miles ago.
Charlie, can you hear me?
Yeah.
Then your ears are clean
enough to go to bed. In you go.
That goes for
the rest of you too.
Come on. Hop in.
Do what Daddy says. Sleep well.
Go to bed, Kate. See
you in the morning.
No talking.
I mean sleep for real.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. There.
Now the little ones are in bed.
We big ones can go
dance the night away.
I don't know. I don't know, Bud.
What if the kids need us?
Honey,
honey, they know how to pick
up a phone. I taught them myself.
Well, what if they're too
sick to reach the phone?
Now you're being silly. Come on.
Let's have some fun.
I don't know, Bud.
I just don't feel right
about leaving them.
Maybe you're right. Okay.
Let's have some
fun without leaving.
Bud.
Let's pretend the
kids aren't here.
They're back home
at 35 Hancourt Lane.
Oh, Bud.
Does that baby-sitter smoke?
She quit six months ago.
Oh, that's no good.
That means she
drinks like a fish.
I hid the liquor
behind the furnace.
Does she leave Charlie
alone in the bathtub?
Never lets him out of her sight.
Cooks nothing but hamburgers.
She's an expert finger painter.
Stop it. Will you stop. The
kids are gonna hear you.
They can't. I shut the door.
Well, then, we can't hear them.
Oh, Bud!
Margaret, do not open that door.
CHARLIE: Mommy, Mommy.
Now you've done it.
I've done it?
It's all right, darling.
Mommy's right here.
Oh, I've done it?
( somber theme playing)
( applause)
Ladies and gentlemen,
tonight I am pleased
to present to you
a young lady whom I
discovered a year ago.
As a matter of fact,
I discovered her stowed
away in a laundry hamper.
( all laughing) but
after you hear her,
I'm sure you'll
agree that the stage
is the best place
for the talents
of Miss April Lopez.
( band playing Jack
Jones' " The Love Boat")
♪ Love ♪
♪ Exciting and new ♪
♪ Come aboard ♪
♪ We're expecting you ♪
♪ And love ♪
♪ Life's sweetest reward ♪
♪ Let it flow ♪
♪ It flows back to you ♪
♪ The Love Boat ♪
♪ Soon will be
making Another run ♪
♪ The Love Boat ♪
♪ Promises something
For everyone ♪
♪ And love ♪
( speaking inaudibly)
♪ Won't hurt anymore ♪
♪ It's an open smile ♪
♪ To a friendly shore ♪
♪ It's love ♪
♪ Welcome aboard ♪
♪ It's love ♪
( people cheering)
( applause)
( gentle theme playing)
( conversing in French)
Frank.
Is there a reason for this
Dean Martin impression?
Or did you just decide
that you liked hangovers?
Merrill, old friend,
I am going to tell
you a war story.
Now, it's called the... "The
Lieutenant and the Singer."
It's about a boy and a girl
and a month in England.
The most wonderful
month in my life.
You and Eve?
You never said anything.
Well, it wasn't
the kind of thing
that you brag to
your buddies about.
It was... It was different.
It was... It was real.
Anyhow, the story goes that
the boy got himself shot
up on a beach in France.
He was sent home.
And the girl never
answered any of his letters,
but he never forgot her.
And even though he
married a wonderful woman,
somewhere in the
back of his mind the...
Well, I think I'd
better hit the sack.
Goodnight, old buddy.
Goodnight, Frank.
( gentle theme playing)
( gentle theme playing)
DOC: Hey, hey.
( all cheering)
Louis Roederer
Cristal. Very expensive.
Hey, did you order this?
Me?
I can't even pronounce it.
Compliments of
Mr. Roger Peterson.
DOC: Gracias, Mr. Peterson.
And after you finish this,
I got five more bottles.
Mr. Leonard, Mr. Turman,
Mr. Merritt, Mr. Taylor,
and Anonymous.
All gentlemen who saw your act.
Some fan club.
April, you got it made.
I tell you the truth. I don't
want to be made so much.
I thought that show
business was your big dream.
Yeah, but show business
isn't what it's cracked over to be.
You're not happy? Nope.
The people, they don't treat
me like I am me anymore.
And the men? They think that
because I am in show business
I'm gonna show them
some monkey business.
Swine.
But at least
you're still singing,
I mean, that is what
you always wanted.
I wish I had your talent.
Well, thank you very much,
but I wish I had your talent.
Me? Her?
Yes.
You help people. You
make them comfortable.
And they don't look
at you like an objective.
DOC: You'd be a natural.
With her energy and enthusiasm,
she'd be a great
cruise director.
GOPHER: Yeah, Julie,
and you could teach her.
Come on, give the kid a break.
Yeah. I want you to break me.
Well, if the captain okays it
and it doesn't interfere
with your singing,
I'd love to show you around.
Swell.
Show me what you do
and tell me everything.
And when you find
out, would you tell me?
To Mr. Peterson.
( band playing soft jazz song)
Hi. What'll it be?
Anything but chocolate milk.
Okay, we're gonna start
with the easy stuff first.
Now, this is the
first night out,
so most of these
people are strangers
and they don't necessarily
know how to mix.
What I do is, I look around,
if I see a passenger
who would like to dance
and doesn't have
a partner, I ask him.
Makes sense. Okay.
I got it.
Hey, I can do that.
Hey, mister.
You look like you want to dance.
Well, not exactly. I...
Oh, yes. I don't take
no for an answer.
You're gonna love it.
( band playing funky song)
I'm gonna show you
how to have a good time,
because this is the
new Latin hustle, okay?
Now, you keep it going.
Give me right and
left, and a shoulder,
and a shoulder,
and right and left
and a shoulder. Yes, yes, good.
And a shoulder, and a shoulder.
And around, and around,
and around, and around,
and around, and
around, and around,
and rip it, rip
it, rip it, rip it,
rip it, rip it.
I've never seen you do that.
You are good.
Now, front and back,
and a belly, and a
belly, and a belly.
Now, front and back,
and a belly, and a belly.
You're getting better.
BOTH: Front and back,
and a belly, and a belly,
and a belly, and a belly.
Boy, you are something.
I've never seen
dancing like that.
Boy, you are cooking, baby.
What an animal. A real animal.
Julie, am I doing okay?
( applause)
( gentle theme playing)
( snoring)
Bud?
You're not Bud.
( growls)
On second thought,
there is a similarity.
How would you like to
spend a little time alone today
with a married man?
Will he, uh... Will he
be as handsome as you?
You'd swear we were twins.
In that case, I'll
stick with the original.
Excuse us for a
minute, would you, fellas.
Hey, I thought we told
you guys wait in the jungle.
Oh, Bud.
( giggles)
( cries out)
I can't find my Chewbacca shirt.
Okay, darling, Mommy
will help you find it.
Come on, there's my big boy.
Okeydokey.
( whines)
I know just how you feel.
( gentle theme playing)
I thought you were dead.
The least you could have
done was to let me know.
I was in the hospital
for eight months.
At least you could have
answered my letters.
I never got any letters.
But I sent dozens.
I-I dictated them to my nurse.
Then she never mailed them.
Well, no, Ellen wouldn't...
Ellen?
My nurse.
I ended up marrying her.
Oh.
Well, I guess if I
had been your nurse,
I wouldn't have
mailed the letters either.
Oh.
( door shuts)
Ellen, isn't with
you on the cruise?
She passed away a few years ago.
I'm sorry.
There you are, chéri. I
was just coming to get you.
You know Francois.
Would you, uh, like
to join us for breakfast?
Uh, no, no thanks, uh...
Well, I've already eaten.
Well, we will see
you later, won't we?
Oh, sure, sure.
You, uh... You have
a nice breakfast.
( gentle theme swells)
( upbeat theme playing)
Okay, we're gonna
try this again, April.
Now, remember, you don't
entertain the passengers.
You want to get them
to entertain themselves.
The whole idea is that
everybody be comfortable.
This is one subject that
is right up my alley. Up.
I'm going to make
them comfortable,
like they never have
been comfortable.
Now, April... Hey.
Good morning. How are you?
Are you having a good time?
Well, yes, actually...
You don't look too comfy
to me. I'm gonna fix you up.
Who is she?
( whispers): I don't know.
Hey, we had a very good
time dancing last night.
Didn't we? Didn't we?
Dancing?
You told me you went for a walk.
( both cry out)
Oh, I think I pull
when I should push.
Are you okay?
BUD: Yeah. I'm okay.
Excuse me. I-I think
I'll go look for the kids.
Uh-oh. I'm sorry.
Do I blow everything up?
Well, no, it's not
your fault, April.
Are you sure? Yeah. Don't worry.
April.
Oh. Stay here.
I'll be right back.
Okay.
I think you're still
going just a little too fast.
You have to find out
what the passenger wants
before you can help him.
Get it? I got it.
Uh, I'll be better
next time. Okay?
All right.
( mariachi theme playing)
Frank?
Oh, Eve. Hi.
I've been looking for
you ever since breakfast.
I get the feeling that maybe
you're trying to avoid me.
No, I... No.
Well, then, how about
buying an old friend a drink?
What are you looking for?
Francois.
He usually shows
up about this point.
He's out there.
( airplane approaching)
He's leaving?
Why?
I asked him to.
I hoped we could spend
some time together.
( romantic theme playing)
Now, how about that drink?
Now, what are we gonna do
with these King-Kong balls?
They're "Ping-Pong"
balls. You'll see, just watch.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we're ready to
play Jackpot Bingo.
Now, you just fill in your cards
as we call out the numbers,
and when you fill in a
row, either up and down,
across or diagonally, you win.
Today's prize is this
portable television set.
And the first
number is B-14, B-14.
And then we have O-27, O-27.
( whispers inaudibly)
Sure. April, would you
take over for me please?
Oh, you think I should?
Of course. You're
ready. I'll be right back.
Are you ready? This
is a big game. Okay.
And the third number is:
I-veintiocho.
I-veintiocho.
Moving along.
Oh boy, this is fun. I
need the money too.
It's N-cuarenta y dos.
N-cuarenta y dos.
Don't you love it?
Don't you love it?
Oh, yes.
De nuevo: N-cincuenta.
N-cincuenta.
A-ha. Yee-hee.
G-sesenta y siete.
Uh-oh... Very well
put, Miss McCoy.
G-sesenta y siete.
G-sesenta y siete.
April... MAN: Bingo!
( speaking in Spanish)
( all clapping)
( both conversing in Spanish)
You will straighten this
out, won't you, Miss McCoy?
( speaking in Spanish)
Well, congratulations.
Adios. Muchas gracias.
Oh, what a coincidence.
What a coincidence.
Julie, would you believe
the man who won,
he come from Mexico too.
What a coincidence.
( gentle theme playing)
You know, I don't think
Colonel Gellatly
ever did figure out
what happened to me
for those three days.
You mean, he didn't
believe your story
about the sick aunt in Bristol?
Not for one minute,
but luckily, he was a very
understanding colonel.
He knew that there was somebody
that I wanted to see very badly.
I'm glad.
I wouldn't have liked
being responsible
for getting you court martialed.
Sometimes I think I
might have been better off
if I had been court martialed.
At least it would have kept
me off of Omaha Beach.
You know, I don't even
remember getting hit.
One minute I was
rushing up the beach,
thinking, "Hey, this isn't as
rough as it's cut out to be,"
the next thing I know
I'm lying in a hospital
with somebody telling me
that I might never walk again.
Then...
Well, when I didn't get
any answers to my letters,
I thought... Well, I thought...
You thought it was because
I didn't want to be involved
with a cripple.
Oh, Frank...
Look, that was all in the past.
I would like to propose a toast.
To the future.
To the future.
Hi. Hi.
We got shuffleboard
tourniquet for couples.
You want to play?
For couples only?
No kids, huh?
Uh-uh. No kids.
Well, it's a start.
Stay together, kids, okay?
Mom, how come Dad
didn't want to come
and see all the nifty sights?
I think Dad's seeing
some pretty nifty sights
right here on board.
Let me ask my wife. Okay.
Hi. Have a good time?
Yes, as a matter
of fact, we did.
Well, aren't you gonna
ask me if I had a good time?
I don't have to.
Come on, kids.
No shuffles-board?
No, no shuffles-board.
Hey, how about a
pair of bad-mittens?
JULIE: April.
Julie. I'm telling to everybody
about the
shuffleboard tourniquet.
That's real good.
And Julie, I'm
so grateful to you.
I mean, I love helping people.
I'm really glad, April,
but you see, I've
been thinking and...
Actually, the captain's
been thinking and...
The captain. Ah.
He thinks I am a
big wash-up at this.
"Wash-out."
Yeah. I am all wash out.
Well, you know, this
job isn't for everybody.
Then everybody and me, we
have something in common.
Well, it's not the
end of the world.
But Julie, show
business is not for me.
Cruise director is not for me.
How long until I find
something that is for me?
( gentle theme playing)
( upbeat theme playing)
( band playing soft jazz song)
May I?
Buzz off, sailor.
I've been waiting for
this dance for 34 years.
Frank, now, don't you think
that was a little bit rude?
I'm sorry, but this
is a job for the Army.
( sighs)
Sir, I checked and
she's not in her cabin.
Miss McCoy, these people
are waiting to see a singer.
April is being paid to sing.
Does that suggest
anything to you?
Yes, sir. She should be here.
Now, we know how
conscientious she is.
Maybe she's so upset
about this afternoon...
I'm upset about
this afternoon too,
but I'm here.
Yes, sir.
Hi. Hi.
Aren't you supposed to
be, uh, singing tonight?
Oh, yes. I was
supposed to be singing,
but I'm confused.
I don't know, I was thinking
maybe nobody wants
to see me anymore.
Because I was a real flop today.
You mean trying to
be a cruise director?
Yeah.
What's that got
to do with singing?
Don't you know what
happens to people
when they see you on stage?
If they have troubles,
they forget them.
If they're sad, you
make them happy.
They tap their toes,
they hum along,
they clap like mad, and
they go away feeling good.
Me?
You bet. And not everybody
can do what you do, April.
It's a gift,
and maybe when
you sing for people,
you're giving in return.
You really mean that?
Of course.
Gee.
I think maybe you hit
the head right on the nail.
I'm gonna go and sing.
I wish I could be this
persuasive all the time.
You got problems too?
I got problems. Five.
You'd better get
down to the lounge.
Sí, sí, I'm very late.
You're a beautiful, sweet man,
and I hope everything
work out for you.
See you later.
Very nice.
That must be what
they call the Latin hustle.
( laughs nervously)
Margaret, Margaret,
come back here. Margaret...
( gentle theme playing)
We can't wait any longer.
What do you think he's gonna do?
I hope he does "Feelings."
I love that song.
Good evening.
Captain.
Ladies and gentlemen,
April Lopez, our
scheduled entertainer
will be temporarily detained.
But, fortunately, we
have with us tonight
a lady of extraordinary talent.
A lady who
entertained a lot of us
at a time when
we really needed it.
I haven't asked her, but perhaps
all of us will persuade her
to come up and sing for us.
How about it, Eve?
Ladies and gentlemen, Eve Mills.
Frank, I haven't sung in years.
I'm sorry, Eve. I'm
on the captain's side.
Well, ladies and gentlemen,
it... It's been a lot of years
since I've done
anything like this.
However, someone
very special to me
wants me to give it a try,
so I'll do my best.
( piano playing)
♪ Though my world may go awry ♪
♪ In my heart will ever lie ♪
♪ Just the echo of a sigh ♪
♪ I'll see you again ♪
♪ Whenever spring
Breaks through again ♪
♪ Time may lie heavy between ♪
♪ But what has been is past ♪
♪ Why can't he ♪
♪ This sweet memory ♪
♪ Across the years ♪
♪ Will come to me ♪
♪ Though my world may go awry ♪
♪ In my heart will ever lie ♪
♪ Just the echo of a sigh ♪
♪ Goodbye ♪
( applause)
( gentle theme playing)
April, where have you been?
Who cares?
We do. Don't you
know that by now?
Then why you go and
hire another singer?
Before even my
microphone gets cold.
April, she was
filling in for you.
You weren't there to go on.
Besides, we thought you weren't
interested in singing anymore.
You are stuffing
words into my mouth.
I love singing. I do.
It's just some of the
things that go with it that,
I don't like so much.
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
Well, you know,
there are some parts
of being a cruise director
that I don't like very much.
Sometimes the passengers have
the most unreasonable demands.
Try being a ship's
doctor sometimes.
Hypochondriacs.
ISAAC: And would
you believe bartenders
sometimes have
to deal with drunks?
So why do you do these
jobs if you don't like them?
Who said we
didn't like our jobs?
I didn't say that.
Did you say that?
ISAAC: I didn't say that.
April, we like what we do.
It's just we made a
commitment to our careers
and that's what gets us
through the rough spots.
Sure. That's why we put up
with all the little
things that bother us.
I think I understand
what you try to tell me.
I gotta do what I have to do
and do what I don't want to do.
So I can do what I
really want to do. Right?
Right.
I couldn't have said
that better myself, April.
So, what do you say? Can
you make the second show?
Sí. I'm gonna knock them deaf.
Come on. Go warm
up. You'll be great.
APRIL: I'm going to knock
them deaf this time, I promise.
Margaret, what you saw up
there is not what you think.
Oh, come on, Bud.
This isn't the desert.
There are no mirages at sea.
What I saw up there was a
very sexy, irresistible lady,
and what I see down here
is a very dumpy housewife
with a pair of red eyes.
You're the one
I find irresistible.
You know, it isn't as though
I haven't been expecting this
for quite some time now.
What are you talking about?
Oh, come on, Bud. I
read the latest magazines.
I know I am not an
interesting person.
I have no job to
discuss with you.
I'm not out in the world
meeting fascinating people.
I'm redundant. I'm a woman
who takes care of the house
and raises children,
and that's why I am
putting everything I can
into those kids.
At least then I'm gonna
have someone to love me
when you leave.
Honey, I'm not leaving.
Honey, don't you know yet
that my greatest happiness
comes from watching you.
And those kids.
You're so beautiful and giving.
You put so much love into
tying Sara's hair ribbon...
( romantic theme playing)
That there isn't
any left for you.
Oh, Bud, I'm sorry.
No, no, no. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
You have so many
demands on you right now,
and I've just been feeling...
I've just been feeling...
Hey. You've just...
You've just been trying
to tell me you love me.
Mommy, Will you help
me with my puzzle?
Of course, darling.
Uh.
As soon as Mommy and
Daddy have finished talking.
Charlie.
Yeah, Mom?
Shut the door, please.
( upbeat theme playing)
Oh, there's a lovely
moon out tonight.
Moon?
What moon?
( tender theme playing)
Eve, this is probably going
to sound very corny to you,
but I have never stopped
thinking about you.
Even when I was sure
that we'd never see
one another again,
well, I would think
about what we had.
What we could have had together.
I don't think that's corny.
And now here we
are, 30 years later...
Well, I guess what
I'm trying to say is...
Is it too late for us?
( romantic theme playing)
Eve, I love you.
Will you marry me?
Before I answer,
I have to tell you
about Francois.
I-I don't think I need to know.
Yes, you do.
Francois... is my son.
I moved to France after the war
because it was easier
for an unwed mother
to raise a child there.
He's a wonderful boy, Frank.
I never for a moment
regretted having him,
because every time
I saw him, I saw you.
Oh, my God. Eve.
Eve.
You had my son.
All those years.
You thought I'd deserted you.
You... You must have hated me.
Frank, in French your
name is "Francois."
I named our son after you.
( romantic theme swells)
( upbeat theme playing)
Mommy, my ball went overboard.
How would you
like to go overboard?
Oh, thanks for
everything, Merrill.
Eve, it was a pleasure
seeing and hearing you again.
Merrill, old friend,
I have a painful
admission to make.
Well, what's that?
Well, I'm afraid I'm
beginning to like the sea.
So we have decided to
come back for our honeymoon.
Well, I knew you'd come around.
The Navy always takes
care of the big jobs.
Thanks for everything.
We'll see you soon.
Bye-bye. Good luck.
APRIL: Hey, hoo-hoo, captain.
( chuckles)
Hey, this is the moment
I really hate to leave, but,
uh, I got another engagement.
April, your singing
was marvelous.
Really?
You knocked them deaf.
Oh, muchas, muchas gracias.
Hey, captain, I have
been observing your job,
it look like it's a lot of fun.
Maybe the next time
I come, can I try it?
April, no.
Listen to me. "Port. Starboard.
"Raise the anchor. All
the hands on the dock.
That's better than
he does. Good, huh?
( speaking in Spanish)
Whoopee.