Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Lotsa Luck' from 1970-1982:
- Beverly Sanders as Olive Swann (1973-1974)
- Dom DeLuise as Stanley Belmont (1973-1974)
- Jack Knight as Bummy Pfitzer (1973-1974)
- Kathleen Freeman as Iris Belmont (1973-1974)
- Wynn Irwin as Arthur Swann (1973-1974)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Lotsa Luck':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.)