In February of 1980, Shelley attended The Love Boat Honors Helen Hayes gala event which was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The special event for the hit TV series The Love Boat also paid tribute to the "First Lady of American Theatre" Helen Hayes. Love Boat executive producer Aaron Spelling was a big admirer of Ms. Hayes and included a special tribute to the two-time Oscar winner (who was also the first woman to win the EGOT - an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award) at the gala event. The acting legend was also an esteemed guest star in the 90-minute 3rd season finale episode of The Love Boat entitled "No Girls for Doc/Marriage of Convenience/The Caller/The Witness" where she played opposite her real-life adopted son, actor James MacArthur, who rose to fame as Danny "Danno" Williams on the TV series Hawaii Five-O. The episode aired in May of that year.
