Lotsa Luck was a 1973-74 comedy series starring Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Dominick "Dom" DeLuise was an American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author. He was the husband of actress Carol Arthur from 1965 until his death and the father of: actor, director, pianist, and writer Peter DeLuise; actor David DeLuise; and actor Michael DeLuise...

 as bachelor Stanley Belmont who lives with his bossy mother (Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman was an American film, television, and stage actress. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, she portrayed tart maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors, almost invariably to comic effect.-Early life:Freeman was born in Chicago, Illinois...

), his sister Olive (Beverly Sanders

Beverly Sanders

Beverly Sanders is an American actress, comedienne, and voice artist. She was born in Hollywood, California.-Career:...

) and her unemployed husband, Arthur (Wynn Irwin). Jack Knight stars as Stanley's best friend, Bummy.

The show centers around Stanley's frustration with his lazy, mooching brother-in-law, Arthur, who refuses to get a job, dresses like a slob (usually unshaven and wearing a bathrobe) and eats like a horse. Stanley works at the lost-and-found department of a bus company, supporting the entire family.

Lotsa Luck is based on the British London Weekend Television

London Weekend Television

London Weekend Television was the name of the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties including south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Warwickshire, east Dorset and...

 series On The Buses

On The Buses

On the Buses was a British situation comedy created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney which was broadcast in the UK from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the Corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential...

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Episode list

Episode Number	Episode Title	Episode Synopsis
00	Pilot Episode	Stanley is reluctant to bet what little money he has on a horse that Arthur claims is a sure thing.
01	Olive's Present	Olive shares her flu bug with the family.
02	The Bare Facts	Stanley suspects that Arthur is seeing another woman.
03	Trial Separation	Arthur and Olive decide to separate...in the same house!
04	Stanley and the Librarian	Mom hooks Stanley up with a real knockout who is a librarian.
05	The Suit	Stanley is elated when his brother-in-law agrees to apply for a job.
06	Mom's Secret	Stanley gets suspicious when mom goes to the laundromat every night. Does she have a date?
07	The Winning Purse	Stanley needs money as bills start to pile up. How will he get it?
08	The Family Plot	The family deals with a windfall after the city pays for moving Dad's grave.
09	The Psychiatrist	Stanley sees the company shrink when insomnia disrupts his life. The solution? Make nice with Arthur.
10	The New Stan	Stanley tries to improve himself to be more attractive to the opposite sex.
11	Arthur's Inheritance	Arthur's rich Uncle Elroy dies, and Arthur may be coming into money as a result.
12	The Belmont Connection	The lost-and-found is being used as a drop for criminals, and the police want to use Stanley in the sting operation to catch them.
13	Will You Marry Me?	Stanley's mother is suspicious of his new girlfriend because she lives alone.
14	Do Me a Favor	Stanley's family wants him to cash in a favor from a childhood friend who is now famous.
15	Stan and the Wealthy Widow	Stanley's family tries to fix him up with a woman that he went to school with. Ruth Buzzi Ruth Buzzi Ruth Ann Buzzi is an American comedienne and actress of theatre, film, and television. She is especially known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.-Early life:...  guest stars.
16	The Talent Show	Stanley's and Bummy's friendship suffers in a battle over a possible talent show prize.
17	A Little Order of Law and Order	The Belmonts get burglarized.
18	You Oughta Be in Pictures	Stanley tries out to be "Driver Dan" in the bus company ads.
19	Stan's Assistant	Stanley needs an assistant, so he has the bus company hire Arthur.
20	Arthur Makes His Move	Arthur invites a fellow freeloading friend over for dinner. Starting with this episode, each episode opens with Stanley storming into the house with a funny story about it being "a jungle out there" before the opening credits.
21	Bummy's Girl	Bummy needs Stanley to keep an eye on his girl while Bummy is in Boston. Suzanne Somers Suzanne Somers Suzanne Somers is an American actress, author, singer and businesswoman, known for her television roles as Chrissy Snow on Three's Company and as Carol Lambert on Step by Step.... guest stars.
22	Get Off My Back	Stanley fixes a hole in the ceiling after Arthur overflows the bathtub.