The BEST episodes written by Alfred Monacello

#1 - That's My Dad/The Captain's Bird/Captive Audience

The Love Boat - Season 4 - Episode 11

A stowaway convinces the crew that a playboy passenger is his father. Capt. Stubing decides to get Vicki a parrot for Christmas. Unfortunately, it hasn't been trained to talk, and Gopher and Isaac's efforts to train it prove disastrous. A father and son, who haven't spoken for ten years resist their wives' efforts to reunite them.