Lotsa Luck
TV ShowEnded

Lotsa Luck

6.3 / 10
1973
1 season
23 episodes
Comedy

Lotsa Luck is an American sitcom that aired during the 1973-74 television season. The series stars Dom DeLuise as bachelor Stanley Belmont who lives with his bossy mother, his sister Olive and her unemployed husband, Arthur. Jack Knight stars as Stanley's best friend, Bummy. Lotsa Luck is based on the British London Weekend Television series On the Buses.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Olive's Present

    10-09-1973

    In the pilot episode, Olive gets her foot stuck in the toilet tank after trying to stand on the broken tank lid. In trying to extricate it, however, Stanley ends up breaking the wh...

  • Ep 2

    2.The Bare Facts

    17-09-1973

    Olive is concerned that Arthur has visited the free clinic three times in one week, and that this may be a sign he's seriously ill. Stanley isn't as concerned about Arthur's well-b...

  • Ep 3

    3.Trial Separation

    24-09-1973

    On their seventh wedding anniversary, Olive and Arthur have a terrible fight when Arthur tries to save money by "recycling" the anniversary card he gave Olive the year before. This...

  • Ep 4

    4.The Librarian

    01-10-1973

    Stanley's mother invites a librarian over for dinner, thinking she'll be a "nice girl" for Stanley to meet. Initially irritated at his mother's matchmaking, Stanley soon changes hi...

  • Ep 5

    5.The Suit

    08-10-1973

    Frustrated at the rising cost of living and Arthur's continuing unemployment, Stanley gives Arthur an ultimatum: get a job, or he'll get no more food paid for by Stanley. Arthur ag...

  • Ep 6

    6.Mom's Secret

    15-10-1973

    Stanley and Olive notice that their mother has gone out three nights in a row supposedly to do the laundry at a laundromat. They become even more suspicious when she almost forgets...

  • Ep 7

    7.The Winning Purse

    19-10-1973

    Tired of hearing Stanley complain about bills, Arthur offers Stanley an easy way to make money - by following Arthur's horse racing tips. Stanley refuses, but his mother insists up...

  • Ep 8

    8.The Family Plot

    29-10-1973

    The City of New York sends the Belmonts a letter that in order to expand its airport, it intends to condemn the cemetery plot where Stanley's and Olive's late father (and their mot...

  • Ep 9

    9.The Shrink

    05-11-1973

    Stanley has been suffering from insomnia, and his fatigue begins to affect his job performance. When Bummy advises him that this could lead to a demotion back to driving a bus, Sta...

  • Ep 10

    10.The New Stan

    12-11-1973

    Stanley becomes frustrated at his lack of success at getting dates with the women in his little black book, so Bummy suggests a change in his image. First he helps Stan get a "mod"...

  • Ep 11

    11.Arthur's Inheritance

    26-11-1973

    A telegram arrives one evening for Arthur, and after some hesitation he opens it to learn that his rich, 93 year-old Uncle Elroy from Montana has died and left him something. Stanl...

  • Ep 12

    12.The Belmont Connection

    03-12-1973

    Stanley is visited by a police lieutenant who advises him that the Lost and Found Department might be used as a "drop" in a drug deal, though only after a couple of dry runs. Stanl...

  • Ep 13

    13.Will You Marry Me?

    10-12-1973

    Stanley has been dating a new woman named Marsha, and invites her to dinner to meet his family. As the evening progresses, Stanley decides that it's finally time to "pop the questi...

  • Ep 14

    14.Do Me A Favor

    11-01-1974

    One of Stanley's old friends from the neighborhood, Nunzio Farentino, is now Rick Ferris, a successful singer who lives in Hollywood. When the Belmonts learn that Nunzio/Rick is pu...

  • Ep 15

    15.Stan And The Wealthy Widow

    18-01-1974

    The Belmonts entertain Stanley's former acquaintance from high school, Wilma Wallachek, who at that time was known as "Two-Ton Wallachek." Wilma is now out of the Marine Corps, sli...

  • Ep 16

    16.The Talent Show

    25-01-1974

    The annual bus company talent show has come around again, with the first prize a week's vacation in Miami. Stanley and Bummy Pfitzer initially discuss reviving their routine as a m...

  • Ep 17

    17.A Little Order Of Law And Order

    01-02-1974

    The Belmont household is the victim of a burglary. Not getting much help from the police, Stanley decides to install a burglar alarm, but finds that it is not particularly effectiv...

  • Ep 18

    18.You Oughta Be In Pictures

    08-02-1974

    Stan decides to compete for the part of "Driver Dan," the bus company's spokesman in a series of local television commercials. His "everyman" looks -- such as being chubby and bald...

  • Ep 19

    19.Stan's Assistant

    15-02-1974

    Because of the energy crisis, more people are riding the bus, and more items are piling up in the Lost and Found department, creating a different crisis for Stanley. Stanley's boss...

  • Ep 20

    20.Arthur Makes His Move

    22-02-1974

    Arthur discovers that his old Navy buddy Monroe is being treated at the same clinic that Arthur uses. Arthur invites Monroe over to dinner, and Stanley finds Monroe to be the same...

  • Ep 21

    21.Bummy's Girl

    08-03-1974

    Bummy has fallen hard for his new girlfriend, Gloria -- so much so that he's even thrown away his little black book. While he's off visiting his parents in Boston, Bummy asks Stanl...

  • Ep 22

    22.Get Off My Back

    15-03-1974

    While trying to fix a hole in his kitchen ceiling, Stanley is injured in a fall from a ladder. He finds that the cost of medical treatment and physical therapy will place a serious...

  • Ep 23

    23.The Family Flu

    TBA

    Ma and Olive come down with the flu, ruining Stan and Bummy's double date plans. Then, Olive shares her flu bug with the family.

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