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Lotsa Luck (1973)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Lotsa Luck is an American sitcom that aired during the 1973-74 television season. The series stars Dom DeLuise as bachelor Stanley Belmont who lives with his bossy mother, his sister Olive and her unemployed husband, Arthur. Jack Knight stars as Stanley's best friend, Bummy.
Lotsa Luck is based on the British London Weekend Television series On the Buses.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, situational comedy, family comedy, lighthearted, period piece, slapstick, nostalgic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
scheming, domineering mother, male friendship, urban, roommate, unhappiness, blue collar, adaptation, bachelor, bus driver, man child, friendship between men, living with parents, studio, public transport, lost and found, overbearing mother, general
Place:
new york
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Duration: 30 min.
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