Just Our Luck
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First Air DateSep 20, 1983
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Production
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Rotten tomato55%
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Original titleJust Our Luck
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ReleaseSep 20, 1983
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Overview
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.
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Casts
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Shabu
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Keith Burrows
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Meagan Huxley
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Nelson Marriott
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Chuck
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Professor Bob
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Jim Dexter
Season 1 ( 1983-09-20)
Pilot
The Shabelles
Transition
Photo Finish
Uncle Harry
Something Alien This Way Comes
Engelbert Humpercricket
No Holds Barred
Wedding Bell Shablues
Ballad of Dead Eye Dick
King Kahomni's Curse
Keith's Car Crusade
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Burrows
