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Program id: 1829
Mr. Lucky : Season 1
The Magnificent Bribe : (Ep. 1)
Episode 1 - aired : Oct 1959

Mr. Lucky and his associate Andamo are forced to abandon their casino in Andamo's island country when the corrupt president learns that their yacht, the Fortuna, has been used by a group of revolutionaries to bring in arms.

Director: Blake Edwards
They Shall Not Pass : (Ep. 2)
Episode 2 - aired : Oct 1959

Lucky and Andamo, penniless, crash a costume party aboard an enormous yacht, and Lucky turns it into a floating casino, the Fortuna II.

Director: Jack Arnold
Bugsy : (Ep. 3)
Episode 3 - aired : Nov 1959

It seems that Bugsy McKenna is on the run from the mob. Not just any mob, one headed up by a well educated Mr. Henry Praisewater accompanied by his two henchman. Bugsy was given money to purchase land in the desert for a new hotel but he invested it in his name now they want his hide. He turns to his friend Mr. Lucky to hide him, but Praisewater is hot on Bugsy's tail. Mr. Lucky is caught by Praisewater, claiming Bugsy's not on his casino boat. A few minutes later Mr. Lucky literally steps on Bugsy, to his surprise. He tries to hide Bugsy in the hidden wine room but Bugsy gets drunk and escapes. To add to the chaos, Bugsy's wife is onboard and in order to protect her Lucky knocks her out, pretending she's some woman he's romancing. Bugsy, walking around the boat druink accidentally dropping a bottle of champagne on Praisewater's head. Now Bugsy's cover is blown. Praisewater beats up Lucky and his sidekick Andamo. Mrs. Bugsy wakes up, see's her husband about to be shot and grabs Lucky's

Director: Jack Arnold
The Money Game : (Ep. 4)
Episode 4 - aired : Nov 1959

Lucky is on the lookout for counterfeit money when the police inform him that phony bills are being put into circulation from the Fortuna's port.

Writer: Gene L. Coon
That Stands for Pool : (Ep. 5)
Episode 5 - aired : Nov 1959

Lucky is challenged to a high stakes game of pool by a gambler who brings a pair of thugs with him to insure that he wins.

Director: Jack Arnold
My Little Gray Home : (Ep. 6)
Episode 6 - aired : Nov 1959

An ex-convict who can't handle the outside world seeks Mr. Lucky's help in returning to prison.

Director: Jerry Hopper
The Gordon Caper : (Ep. 7)
Episode 7 - aired : Dec 1959

A woman devises an elaborate blackmail scheme to obtain money from her rich ex-employer to pay off a gambling debt to Mr. Lucky.

Writer: Gene L. Coon
Director: Anton Leader
Little Miss Wow : (Ep. 8)
Episode 8 - aired : Dec 1959

Lucky and Andamo find a missing heiress who has been living in poverty.

Writer: Gene L. Coon
Director: Boris Sagal
A Business Measure : (Ep. 9)
Episode 9 - aired : Dec 1959

A pair of smugglers board the Fortuna, one to distract Mr. Lucky while the other hides gems on board.

Director: Boris Sagal
Hijacked : (Ep. 10)
Episode 10 - aired : Dec 1959

Thieves seem particularly interested in stealing a check a lady gave Mr. Lucky to pay off a large gambling debt.

Director: Lamont Johnson
Aces Back to Back : (Ep. 11)
Episode 11 - aired : Jan 1960

A wartime buddy sends Mr. Lucky a hideous painting for a birthday gift which the artist desperately wants back.

Writer: Gene L. Coon
Director: Lamont Johnson
Maggie the Witness : (Ep. 12)
Episode 12 - aired : Jan 1960

An insurance company is after Maggie to give her money inherited from an uncle, right after Mr. Lucky puts her into hiding since she witnessed a mob killing.

Director: Boris Sagal
The Two Million Dollar Window : (Ep. 13)
Episode 13 - aired : Jan 1960

Mr. Lucky is informed that money he won gambling with a scar-faced man was stolen from a race track.

Director: Boris Sagal
The Leadville Kid Gang : (Ep. 14)
Episode 14 - aired : Jan 1960

The police inform Mr. Lucky that they can't go after three elderly men who robbed the Fortuna, since it was outside the three mile limit when the crime occurred.

Writer: Gene L. Coon
The Sour Milk Fund : (Ep. 15)
Episode 15 - aired : Jan 1960

Andamo falls for a lady who boards the Fortuna in an effort to stop gambling there.

Writer: Gene L. Coon
Director: Jack Arnold
The Brain Picker : (Ep. 16)
Episode 16 - aired : Feb 1960

After Lucky decides to change the Fortuna from a gambling casino to a supper club, a woman who Lucky rescues when she attempts suicide asks him for a very large loan.

Writer: Gene L. Coon
Director: Boris Sagal
The Last Laugh : (Ep. 17)
Episode 17 - aired : Feb 1960

A gangster is pressuring a comedian who works on the Fortuna to quit his job.

Writer: Gene L. Coon
Director: Jack Arnold
The Parolee : (Ep. 18)
Episode 18 - aired : Feb 1960

Mr. Lucky gets some legal problems when he tries to intervene with the police, who are throwing his salad chef in prison for parole violations.

Writer: Gene L. Coon
Director: Lamont Johnson
The Tax Man : (Ep. 19)
Episode 19 - aired : Feb 1960

A businessman under investigation for tax fraud tries to place a similar rap on Mr. Lucky to keep the IRS investigator busy until he can fix his own books.

Director: Jack Arnold
The Gladiators : (Ep. 20)
Episode 20 - aired : Mar 1960

Lucky holds a charity boxing match on board the Fortuna.

Writer: Gene L. Coon
Big Squeeze : (Ep. 21)
Episode 21 - aired : Mar 1960

Bandits set out to frame Mr. Lucky when he turns down their request to use the Fortuna as a getaway vehicle.

Director: Jack Arnold
Cold Deck : (Ep. 22)
Episode 22 - aired : Mar 1960

After a ruined poker player attempts suicide, Lucky sets out to find who has been using marked cards at a friend's club.

Director: Jack Arnold
His Maiden Voyage : (Ep. 23)
Episode 23 - aired : Mar 1960

A lawyer in a custody battle over his daughter tries to smuggle her out of the country on the Fortuna.

Writer: Jameson Brewer
Director: Boris Sagal
I Bet Your Life : (Ep. 24)
Episode 24 - aired : Apr 1960

Lucky hires himself a hit man to find out who is trying to kill him.

Director: Jack Arnold
Hair of the Dog : (Ep. 25)
Episode 25 - aired : Apr 1960

A known criminal tries stronger tactics when Mr. Lucky refuses to sell him the Fortuna for a ridiculous price.

Writer: Stirling Silliphant
Director: Lamont Johnson
Vote the Bullet : (Ep. 26)
Episode 26 - aired : Apr 1960

Lucky runs for city council to try to oust the criminals who run the town.

Director: Jack Arnold
Hit and Run : (Ep. 27)
Episode 27 - aired : Apr 1960

Lucky is accused of a hit-and-run murder when he loans his car to a friend.

Director: Jack Arnold
Taking a Chance : (Ep. 28)
Episode 28 - aired : Apr 1960

Lucky wins a lottery for which the prize is a date with a popular Hollywood actress who asks Lucky for help against blackmailers.

Director: Jack Arnold
Last Journey : (Ep. 29)
Episode 29 - aired : May 1960

During the middle of the night a small boy is smuggled onto the Fortuna from a small fishing vessel.

Director: Jack Arnold
Operation Fortuna : (Ep. 30)
Episode 30 - aired : May 1960

A bungling waiter shows his appreciation by robbing Mr. Lucky after Lucky decides to give him one last chance instead of firing him.

Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: Blake Edwards
Writer: Milton Holmes
Stacked Deck : (Ep. 31)
Episode 31 - aired : May 1960

A runaway heiress stows away on board the Fortuna, but a peculiar man is pursuing her.

Writer: Jameson Brewer
Director: Jack Arnold
Odyssey of Hate : (Ep. 32)
Episode 32 - aired : Jun 1960

Stowaways plan to enter the United States on board the Fortuna and once there spread pro-Nazi literature.

Dangerous Lady : (Ep. 33)
Episode 33 - aired : Jun 1960

A woman who needs lots of money very quickly comes to Mr. Lucky for help.

Writer: Michael Fessier
Director: Jack Arnold
Election Bet : (Ep. 34)
Episode 34 - aired : Jun 1960

A man who lost a large bet to Lucky over the outcome of a South American election tries to kill Mr. Lucky to avoid paying the debt.

Director: Jerry Hopper