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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Lotsa Luck' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Lotsa Luck':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

September 10, 1973: Olive's Present
Season 1, episode 1
W: Bill Persky, Sam Denoff   D: Bill Persky

With Beverly Carter (Shelia), Bella Bruck (Lady with purse), Jimmy Martinez (Man with umbrella). Dom DeLuise stars as the head of a working class family adapted from the British comedy hit, "On the Buses". Tonight, Stanley Belmont debates with his mother and unemployed brother-in-law what to buy his sister Olive for her birthday.

September 17, 1973: The Bare Facts
Season 1, episode 2
W: Saul Turteltaub   D: Alan Rafkin

With Patricia Heide (Lenore). Stanley Belmont's suspicions are confirmed when he follows Arthur on one of his nightly excursions and discovers he is seeing another woman.

September 24, 1973: Trial Separation
Season 1, episode 3
W: Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore   D: Alan Rafkin
Olive is angered when Arthur gives her the same card on their seventh wedding anniversary that he had given her the year before. The ensuing argument puts Stanley in the middle and Arthur out of the house.

October 1, 1973: Stanley And The Librarian
Season 1, episode 4
W: Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore   D: Alan Rafkin

With Jackie Joseph (Librarian). Stanley Belmont learns you can't judge a book by its cover when he takes a librarian to an adult movie.

October 8, 1973: The Suit
Season 1, episode 5
W: Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore   D: Alan Rafkin

With John Furlong (Man With Suit), Barbara Minkus (Mother), Roderick Cook (Montague). In an effort to help Arthur get a job at the risk of losing his own, Stanley takes a chance and borrows an expensive new suit from the lost and found department.

October 15, 1973: Mom's Secret
Season 1, episode 6
W: Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore   D: Alan Rafkin

With Harold Gould (Martin Wicker). Interested though absent-minded, a Social Security suitor proposes a near-marriage arrangement with Mom to pool their resources.

October 19, 1973: The Winning Purse
Season 1, episode 7
W: Saul Turteltaub   D: Alan Rafkin

With Danny Wells (Kaplan), Janice Carroll (Woman With Purse), Martin Ashe (Fenney). Stanley is tempted to bet on a "sure thing" -- but with someone else's pocketbook.

October 29, 1973: The Family Plot
Season 1, episode 8
W: Bill Persky, Sam Denoff   D: Bill Persky

With Tom Pedi (Moving Man), Henry Corden (H.R. Bunce). Stanley gets a notice from the city that his father is being evicted from his final resting place to make room for an airport runway.

November 5, 1973: The Shrink
Season 1, episode 9
W: Roy Kammerman   D: Alan Rafkin

With Elliott Reid (Psychiatrist). Stan swallows a bitter pill when he finds the cause of his insomnia -- Arthur -- is also his cure.

November 12, 1973: The New Stan
Season 1, episode 10
W: Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore   D: Alan Rafkin

With Cliff Pellow (Truck Driver), Sammy Shore (Tony), Erin O'Reilly (Lee), Nick Dennis (Mario), Joe George (Bartender), Robert Burton (Young Man). Stanley's new image goes to his head when he tops his new suit with a mod-style wig.

November 26, 1973: Arthur's Inheritence
Season 1, episode 11
W: Bill Manhoff   D: Alan Rafkin
Arthur is the recipient of a $20,000 inheritance but doesn't plan on sharing it with the family.

December 3, 1973: The Belmont Connection
Season 1, episode 12
W: John Boni   D: Alan Rafkin

With J.J. Barry (Gangster), Mark Gordon (Lt. Milford), Joe Cortese (Mr. Smith), Jennifer King (Miss Jones). The police department receives a tip that the lost and found might be used as a drug drop, and asks for Stanley's help.

December 10, 1973: Will You Marry Me?
Season 1, episode 13
W: Steve Gordon   D: Alan Rafkin

With Pat Finley (Girlfriend). Stanley finds the girl he wants to spend the rest of his life with, but his girlfriend is not at all ready to get married.

January 11, 1974: Do Me A Favor
Season 1, episode 14
W: Saul Turteltaub   D: Alan Rafkin

With Richard Evans (Eddie), Barbara Brownell (Lois), Alex Rocco (Rick), Mel Carter (Jerry), Burt Taylor (Elliott Ferguson). Stanley discovers a friend in need when an old school chum returns to the neighborhood.

January 18, 1974: Stan And The Wealthy Widow
Season 1, episode 15
W: Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore   D: Alan Rafkin

With Ruth Buzzi (Widow), Helen Page Camp. A former schoolmate who has shed 65 pounds and gained a cat food company offers Stanley a high-salaried job.

January 25, 1974: The Talent Show
Season 1, episode 16
W: Arnie Kogen   D: Alan Rafkin

With Johnny Brown (Emcee), Danny Wells (Ernie Kaplan), Louisa Moritz (Renee). Stanley incorporates his famous bumbling magician act in an inept attempt to win the annual company talent show.

February 1, 1974: A Little Order Of Law And Order
Season 1, episode 17
W: Ron Friedman   D: Alan Rafkin

With Ike Ivarsen. When Stanley's attempts to install a burglar alarm fail after his house has been burglarized, he picks up a pooch at the animal shelter as a watchdog. But Arthur's allergy to dogs causes problems, because he's the only one who can handle the animal.

February 8, 1974: You Oughta Be In Pictures
Season 1, episode 18
W: Gordon Farr, Arnold Kane   D: Alan Rafkin

With John Harlan (Announcer), Tim Herbert (Falco), Jerry Fogel (Buzz), Ronnie Schell (Director). After winning a company-wide contest, Stan becomes "Driver Dan", a spokesman for the bus company's TV promotions.

February 15, 1974: Stan's Assistant
Season 1, episode 19
W: Roy Kammerman   D: Alan Rafkin

With Cliff Norton (Mullins), Stuart Nisbet (Heinecke). After Arthur has been on the job one day, Stanley stays home with the flu, leaving the bus company's lost and found department in the hands of his seldom-employed brother-in-law.

February 22, 1974: Arthur Makes His Move
Season 1, episode 20

With Alan Oppenheimer (Monroe). After recurring houseguest Monroe prompts him to reject Stanley's insults, Arthur moves his belongings to the Monroe apartment. Olive and Mom begin a campaign to pressure Stanley into apologizing so that Arthur will return home.

March 8, 1974: Bummy's Girl
Season 1, episode 21
W: Steve Gordon   D: Alan Rafkin

With Suzanne Somers (Gloria). When Bummy finds that he must spend time out of town, he asks Stanley to entertain Gloria for a few evenings. The couple's resulting mutual interest causes problems for the trio as well as the rest of the Belmont household.

March 15, 1974: Get Off My Back
Season 1, episode 22
W: Saul Turteltaub   D: Alan Rafkin

With Robert F. Hoy (Henderson), Gene Elman (Doctor Pincus). Stanley's injured back causes pain enough for all when he hurts himself doing house repairs. He then tries to fake an injury that would make the bus company responsible for his medical expenses. (Last show of the series.)


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