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Just Our Luck

★ 7.3 69 votes 1983–1983 1 season · 13 episodes Ended ABC
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Starring
T.K. CarterRichard GillilandEllen MaxtedRod McCaryRichard SchaalHamilton Camp
Written by
Charles GordonLawrence Gordon
Starring
T.K. CarterRichard GillilandEllen MaxtedRod McCaryRichard SchaalHamilton Camp
Written by
Charles GordonLawrence Gordon

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About

Just Our Luck is a short-lived American sitcom which aired on the American Broadcasting Company in the fall of 1983. Created by brothers Lawrence and Charles Gordon, it was considered a modernized version of the classic 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. The series stars Richard Gilliland as a mild-mannered TV weatherman for KPOX-TV, and T. K. Carter as a hip, fun-loving 3,000-year-old genie who is freed by Gilliland after being imprisoned in his bottle for nearly two centuries. The series was produced by Lorimar Productions, and initially promoted by ABC as one of its new ambitious comedies along with Webster. Just Our Luck was created to compete against The A-Team on NBC but earned low ratings for much of its run. It was poorly received by critics, however, and was the subject of controversy when the NAACP charged the show with promoting negative stereotypes of African-Americans. The NAACP originally campaigned to have the show removed but later settled for a degree of creative control in the show's development. This included changes to Carter's dialogue, the hiring of black staff writers and the addition of Leonard Simon to the cast. The show was cancelled after three months.

All Seasons

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Season 11983
6.181330m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot6.1
830 min
▶2The Shabelles—
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▶3Transition—
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▶4Photo Finish—
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▶5Uncle Harry—
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▶6Something Alien This Way Comes—
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▶7Englebert Humpercricket—
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▶8No Holds Barred—
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▶9Wedding Bell Shablues—
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▶10Ballad of Dead Eye Dick—
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▶11King Kahommi's Curse—
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▶12Keith's Car Crusade—
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▶13Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Burrows—
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Full Cast & Crew

Cast

T.K. Carter Shabu
Richard Gilliland Keith Burrows
Ellen Maxted Meagan Huxley
Rod McCary Nelson Marriott
Richard Schaal Chuck
Hamilton Camp Professor Bob
Leonard Simon Jim Dexter
Ed Kenney
Richard Moll
Donald Gibb

Crew

Charles Gordon
Lawrence Gordon

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