MR. LUCKY SERIES (1959)
Loosely based on the movie with Cary Grant in 1943!!
Starring John Vivyan & Ross Martin(The Wild, Wild
West), with John playing "Mr. Lucky" who owns a
gambling boat(at the beginning of the series that
later turns into a floating restraunt)! He gets into
and out of all kinds of trouble.
EPISODES 1: THE MAGNIFICENT BRIBE:
Being in a bad position due to the death of
the President of a South American country,
Joe Adams(Mr. Lucky) and his comrade Andomo
make plans to escape from the country!! A
EPISODES 2: THEY SHALL NOT PASS:
This one has the boys showing up in Las Angeles
where they run into an old friend that's in cash
trouble! They scheme out a plan to help him out,
and wind up with a boat!
Guest starring in this is Madge Blake(Aunt Harriet
EPISODE 3: BUGSY(AKA THE STOWAWAY):
Lucky and company have quickly garnered many an
Guest starring Gavin McCloud(Love Boat) and
EPISODE 4: THE MONEY GAME:
J. Pat plays a professor of mathematics who is
This one has Barbara Bain(Mission Impossible,
EPISODE 5: THAT STANDS FOR POOL:
An old gambling associate comes back from Chicago
Guest starring here is Stanley Adams(Star Trek:
EPISODE 6: MY LITTLE GRAY HOME:
A man gets out of prison and asks Lucky for
EPISODE 7: THE GORDON CAPER:
A wealthy man is on the boat for a night of
EPISODE 8: LITTLE MISS WOW:
Lucky "saves" a girl from commiting suicide - or
I love Yvonne, but this was not her finest hour!
Guest starring is Yvonne Craig(Batgirl in Batman, and
EPISODE 9: A BUSINESS MEASURE:
Jewels are being smuggled on the Fortuna II without
EPISODE 10: HIJACKED:
The Fortuna II gets robbed! But it's what was
Guest starring here is David White(Bewitched)!! A
EPISODE 11: ACES BACK TO BACK:
An old Navy buddy gives Lucky a painting which is
EPISODE 12: MAGGIE THE WITNESS:
While Maggie is waiting for Lucky at a diner, two
Interestingly, Lucky refers to Maggie as his
Guest starring Arthur Batanides(not really well
EPISODE 13: THE TWO MILLION DOLLAR WINDOW:
A racetrack is robbed and some of the money shows
Guest starring here is Wesley Lau(Police Lt.
EPISODE 14: THE LEADVILLE GANG:
The Fotuna II is robbed by a trio of old gents!
Guest starring a trio of character actors that
EPISODE 15: THE SOUR MILK FUND:
A holier-than-thou woman comes aboard the Fortuna II
This is where the show makes a huge change with
Guest starring here is Warren Stevens(an alumn
EPISODE 16: THE BRAIN PICKER:
Lucky has changed his boat from a gambling ship to
EPISODE 17: THE LAST LAUGH:
Lucky has a new comedian who is quite popular!
Frank is great in this!!
Guest starring the great Frank Gorshin(Batman's
EPISODE 18: THE PAROLEE:
Lucky's salad maker in the diner is in trouble
EPISODE 19: THE TAX MAN:
A man is being audited by the tax department!
EPISODE 20: THE GLADIATORS:
Lucky is helping a charity event by helping a
EPISODE 21: BIG SQUEEZE:
An old friend of Lucky's is planning a heist and
Guest starring here is Jack Elam(in just about every
EPISODE 22: COLD DECK:
A friend of Lucky's who manages a posh country
EPISODE 23: HIS MAIDEN VOYAGE:
Some thugs come aboard and commendeer the Fortuna
EPISODE 24: I BET YOUR LIFE:
Lucky is in the center of a bet! Who can kill
EPISODE 25: HAIR OF THE DOG:
A group wants to buy the Fortuna II! Lucky, of
Guest starring here is Gavin MacLeod(The Mary Tyler
EPISODE 26: VOTE THE BULLET:
A man running for city counsil is gunned down
Guest starring here is Charles Aidman(he
EPISODE 27: HIT AND RUN:
An old friend of Lucky's asks to borrow his car
police jump to the logical wrong conclusion, and
EPISODE 28: TAKING A CHANCE:
Lucky wins a date with a movie star in a fixed
Stanly Adams(Star Trek: TOS episode "The Trouble
EPISODE 29: LAST JOURNEY:
A man who has testified against the syndicate is
EPISODE 30: OPERATION FORTUNA
The Fortuna II is hit by a band of hoods that
Guest starring here are none other than Jack
EPISODE 31: STACKED DECK:
There's a rash of murders on the waterfront, all
Guest starring here is Yvette Mimieux(The original
EPISODE 32: ODYSSEY OF HATE:
A couple pulls a switch by trading places with another
Guest stars the great Ted Knight(The Mary Tyler Moore
EPISODE 33: DANGEROUS LADY:
Some freedom fighters from the "United People's Resistance"
This has an iconic scene from one of the funniest movies
Guest starring here is Jackie Coogan(best known
EPISODE 34: ELECTION BET:
Never bet on politics!! Especially when it may
Unfortunately this is the last episode of the
From another reviewer at IMDb.com:
"Mr. Lucky" was a half-hour television series attempting
The series ran one season (during the '59-'60
enemy! In this one a couple of mobsters come
aboard the gambling boat looking for a dude
that owes them money! This one is pretty
silly!!
Edward Platt(Get Smart)! B
trying to break the rulette odds! In reality he
is a part of a counterfeiting ring who's out to
rob Lucky blind! Barbara plays a wealthy socialite
our to have a good time!
Space 1999) and J. Pat O'Malley(several Disney
movies) guest starring! A
and "persuades" lucky to shoot pool for $100,000!!
Things get out of hand more when more than the
two get involved in the outcome!
TOS episode "The Trouble With Tribbles" as
Cyrano Jones)! A
help - in going back!! A
fun and brings with him a peck of trouble,
including blackmail and murder! A
so he thinks! He winds up with a handful of trouble!
Marta the green girl in Star Trek: TOS episode
"Whom Gods Destroy") and Bobby Troup(famous
musician and in the TV show Emergency)! B
Lucky and Andamo knowing anything about it! They
of course aren't happy that the police found the
jewels and they want them back! A
stolen that leads Lucky and Andamo to the culprits!
less than attractive! He gets killed and suddenly
there's a lot of interest in said painting! A
dudes come in and shoot another patron, killing him!
Maggie is the only eye witness!!
wife in this!!
known, but he was on the Star Trek: TOS episode
"That Which Survives" as D'Amato. He also was
in several of the Police Academy movies!)!A
up on the Fortuna II! This gets Lucky and Andamo
thrown in jail!!
Andy Anderson in Perry Mason!) A
Since the boat is outside 3 miles, the police
cannot help out, so Lucky and Andamo proceed to
go out to find the three! To complicate things,
there's another group of theives out to get the
old guys too!
you just know you know, but you don't! A
to disrupt business! The boys decide to turn the other
cheek and help raise money for her charity!
the ship changing it's business with the next
episode! This was all because the sponsors
(Lever Brothers) were uneasy with the gambling
story line after the game show scandals that
had happened during the year($64,000 Question,
Tic-Tac-Dough, Twenty-One etc)!
of Star Trek: TOS in the episode "By Any Other
Name" and also in the great sci-fi classic movie
Forbidden Planet!!)! A
a high society club! In this new format's first
episode, one of the patrons is in deep trouble
and Lucky and Andamo help her out!! Blackmail
and hypnotism are the name of the game! A
Problem is his former employer wants him back,
dead or alive!
Riddler, Star Trek: TOS episode "Let That Be
Your Last Battlefield")! A
(what else is new!)! He's a parolee and his sponsor
wants to send him back to prison because he won't
commit a crime for him! A
He's crooked and knows he's in deep doggie
do do, so the man sneds the tax man off on a
wild goose chase. The target - Lucky! A
boxer who's set up for a big match! A shister
who fancies himself the boss of all things
boxing doesn't want this guy to win because
he is the owner of the other boxer! Not a fan
of boxing!! B
wants Lucky to help him in a get-away! He frames
Lucky making it look like Lucky did the whole job!
western made in the 60 & 70s!) A
club discovers that there's cheating going on
in his place! He goes to Lucky for help! Soon
things go from bad to worse as a murder happens! A
II! The reason, the main baddie's ex wants to cut
him out of his daughters life(who happens to be with
him and the cronies!)! He plans to go to international
waters and negotiate with her for rights to the daughter! A-
him first! A
course, doesn't want to sell! The prospective
buyer starts raining down plagues on the ship
to try to change Lucky's mind!
Moore Show, McHale's Navy, The Love Boat, Kelly's
Heroes)! A
and his friend, Lucky, is hot on the trail of
the culprit! He chooses to run for the same
seat that got his friend killed!
replaced Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West
when Ross was ill! He had had a heart attack
and was out of commission for a total of
nine episodes! Charles took over for four
episodes, then William Shallert for two then
two others for the remainder!)! Also guest
starring here is Stafford Repp(Police Chief
O'Hara in Batman!)! A
and Lucky turns him down! Later, said man is found
dead run down by Mr. Lucky's car!! Of course the
Lucky has to prove his innocence! A
raffle! Fixed because the star herself palmed
his ticket to make sure he won! She wants him
to help her out because she's getting threats
on her life!
With Tribbles") returns in this episodes in a
different role! Also guest starring here is one
of the most famous "little people" in show business,
Billy Barty! A
trying to get his son to America from Mexico! He
hatches a plan to have his son sneak aboard the
Fortuna II and make his way to shore! Only problem
is there are nasty men who want his father and
don't really care about said kid! A
(AKA ANNIVERSARY PARTY):
rob the ship and all it's passaengers! Lucky
thinks it's all connected to one of his waiters!
Nicholson and Richard Chamberlain! Hard to
Richard as a bad guy!! A
the victime are beautiful women! Meanwhile, back
on the Fortuna II, there's a beautiful woman on
board unknown to Lucky and Andamo! And the topper,
there's a crazed dude looking for said woman!
The Time Machine, The Black Hole)! Also here is
Grant Williams(Hawaiian Eye, The Incredible Shrinking
Man)! A
couple on the Fortuna II! The whole thing is about getting
into the US, espionage and Nazis!!
Show, Too Close For Comfort, many voice credits!)! A
take over a plane and wants a lot of money!! The crew
get aboard by various means, and all Hell breaks loose!!
ever made toward the end of the movie!
as Uncle Fester on The Addams Family, also the
kid in the movie The Kid with Charlie Chaplan)
and Lee Van Cleef(The Good The Bad and The Ugly,
For a Few Dollars More, Escape From New York!) A
mean your life!!
series! Cut short I'm sure because of it's
change of direction in the middle of the
season! A
to cash in on "Peter Gunn"'s success. Based on an old
'40's feature film that had starred Cary Grant, the t.v.
"Mr. Lucky" starred John Vivyan as the title character,
Ross Martin as his partner Andamo, Pippa Scott as Mr.
Lucky's girlfriend, Maggie, and Tom Brown as Lt. Rovaks
of the police department, Lucky's sometimes friend,
sometimes adversary. Mr. Lucky was the owner of the
ship Fortuna, a floating gambling casino moored off
of the California coast's 12 mile limit. Each week
Lucky and Andamo would become entangled with an
assortment of con-men, gamblers, fugitives, even
entertainers working for Lucky aboard the gambling
casino. Inevitably it would appear that Lucky was
either involved in some type of illegal activity
or at the least aiding those involved with the
activities. This was all done to a modern jazz
musical score supplied by "Peter Gunn"'s Henry
Mancini.
season) and is probably best remembered for
spawning two hit record albums from Henry Mancini,
"Theme from Mr. Lucky" and "Mr Lucky Goes
Latin". - Rockstar-5 Quad Cities, IL-IA