Lotsa Luck (1973–1974)

New York City bus company's lost-and-found department manager and bachelor Stanley Belmont lives with his bossy mother, his sister Olive and her unemployed husband Arthur all of who live ... See full summary »

Creators:

Sam Denoff, Bill Persky, Carl Reiner

Stars:

Dom DeLuise, Kathleen Freeman, Wynn Irwin

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Dom DeLuise	...	Stanley Belmont (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Kathleen Freeman	...	Iris Belmont (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Wynn Irwin	...	Arthur Swann (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Beverly Sanders	...	Olive Swann (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Jack Knight	...	Bummy Pfitzer (22 episodes, 1973-1974)

Storyline

New York City bus company's lost-and-found department manager and bachelor Stanley Belmont lives with his bossy mother, his sister Olive and her unemployed husband Arthur all of who live off Stanley. Arthur is perfectly content to live with Stanley and avoid finding a job. Bummy is Stanley's long time friend and co-worker who drives a bus. They take lunch breaks together when they scheme to resolve Stanley's problems.

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Plot Keywords:

lost and found | remake | bus driver | sitcom | based on british tv series

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1973 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Concept II Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the UK series On the Buses. All the characters kept their original first names except Bummy - called Jack in Britain - although ironically the actor's name was Jack.

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Connections

Remake of On the Buses (1969)

User Reviews

One of the Best One Season Shows

I'm glad to see this show is now out on DVD.I never thought NBC gave it a chance.Even though it only ran one full year,it was canceled in November or December of 1973.I thought maybe it was given a reprieve when didn't go off in January 1974,but it did only last one season.Three top-notch comedy players made up the cast in the late,great Kathleen Freeman,the recently departed Dom Deluise,& the always delightful Beverly Sanders,who made a very successful career in ads for Arm & Hammer Baking Soda & Hunt's Tomato Sauce after this program's demise.Wynn Irwin was so wonderfully obnoxious as the deadbeat brother-in-law,I suspect he really caught hell from fans who saw him on the streets.RIP,Mr.Deluise.