Weeks before the premiere of Bosom Buddies, on October 25, 1980, Tom Hanks made his TV debut in an episode of The Love Boat. In this clip, Rick (Hanks) greets his old frat bro Gopher (Fred Grandy) and immediately starts razzing him like they're back on campus, calling him "ol' Strikeout Smith" because Gopher never had any luck with women. Embarrassed and not wanting to lose face with Rick, Gopher finds the closest female — cruise director Julie (Lauren Tewes) — and claims she's his girlfriend. And thus a Love Boat subplot was born.... More here: https://www.primetimer.com/features/remembering-tom-hankss-tv-debut-on-the-love-boat