The BEST episodes written by Don Sherman

#1 - The Old Man and the Runaway/A Fine Romance/The Painters

The Love Boat - Season 1 - Episode 12

A crotchety old man and a teenage runaway form an unlikely friendship. Julie grows frustrated when an old friend of her brother's repeatedly rejects her advances without explanation. A pair of incompetent painters continually screws up the re-painting of Capt. Stubing's cabin.