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Just Our Luck

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Plot

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.

Cast

T.K. Carter as Shabu
T.K. Carter

as Shabu

Richard Gilliland as Keith Burrows
Richard Gilliland

as Keith Burrows

Ellen Maxted as Meagan Huxley
Ellen Maxted

as Meagan Huxley

Rod McCary as Nelson Marriott
Rod McCary

as Nelson Marriott

Richard Schaal as Chuck
Richard Schaal

as Chuck

Hamilton Camp as Professor Bob
Hamilton Camp

as Professor Bob

Leonard Simon as Jim Dexter
Leonard Simon

as Jim Dexter

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • September 20, 1983

Last Aired Date

  • December 27, 1983

Production Companies

    Type

    • Scripted

    Number of Season

    • 1

    Number of Episodes

    • 13

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