Mr. Lucky

an Episode Guide
by George Fergus

Last updated:
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:00

aired from: Oct 1959 to: Jun? 1960

regulars:

John Vivyan as Mr. Lucky

Ross Martin as Nick Andamo

Pippa Scott as Maggie Shank-Rutherford

Tom Brown as Lt. Rovacs

Joe Scott as the Croupier/Maitre D'

Mr. Lucky is a suave but honest professional gambler who figures out how to operate a casino without breaking the law, by having it on a yacht moored in international waters outside the three-mile limit. The series was created by famed writer/director Blake Edwards, loosely based on the 1943 film starring Cary Grant, which was based on an original story "Bundles for Freedom" by Milton Holmes.

Much of the show's atmosphere is provided by Henry Mancini's theme and incidental music, which produced two full albums, The Music From Mr. Lucky and Mr. Lucky Goes Latin. Of particular note, besides the theme, is "March of the Cue Balls" from episode 5. Mr. Lucky's pocket watch, when opened, plays the first five notes of the theme, corresponding to the words "They call him Luck-y".

Edwards helped revive the concept in 1980 as a TV-movie pilot called Casino, starring Mike Connors.

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1st Season 1959

_"The Magnificent Bribe (a.k.a. El Presidente)"
gs: Nehemiah Persoff [ El Presidente ], Ziva Rodann [ Elena ], Al Ruscio [ Lieutenant ], Francis McDonald [ Old Fisherman ], Ruben Moreno [ Driver ], Alusio Ferreira [ Guitar Player ]
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.
b: 24 Oct 59 pc: _________ w: Arthur Ross & Blake Edwards d: Blake Edwards
_"They Shall Not Pass (a.k.a. The Mine a.k.a. Lucky Gets the Fortuna)"
gs: Conrad Nagel [ Julius Rutherford-Shank ], Ned Wever [ Edgar Bentley ], Madge Blake [ Mrs. Edgar Bentley ], Lou Krugman [ 12th Street ], Lillian Bronson [ Mrs. Rutherford-Shank ], Abigail Nelson [ Little Girl ], Norm Alden [ Devil ], Shirley Monticue [ Girl Beatnik ]
Lucky and Andamo, penniless, crash a costume party aboard an enormous yacht, and Lucky turns it into a floating casino, the Fortuna II.
b: 31 Oct 59 pc: _________ w: Lester Aaron Pine d: Jack Arnold
_"Bugsy (a.k.a. The Stowaway a.k.a. One Body Too Many)"
gs: Ed Platt [ Henry Praiswater ], Gavin MacLeod [ Bugsy McKenna ], Barbara Stuart [ Mrs. Bugsy McKenna ], Clegg Hoyt [ Pudge ], Wilson Wood [ Bartender ], Jack Perkins [ Sammy Reni ], Alex Sharp [ Joey Reni ], Tony Michaels [ Accountant ]
Mr. Lucky hides an old friend on the Fortuna who is on the run from syndicate thugs.
b: 7 Nov 59 pc: _________ w: Lester Aaron Pine d: Jack Arnold
_"The Money Game (a.k.a. The Professor a.k.a. For Love or Money?)"
gs: J. Pat O'Malley [ Professor Olander ], Barbara Bain [ Prudence ], Troy Melton [ Alex ], Donald Losby [ Eddie ]
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.
b: 14 Nov 59 pc: _________ w: Gene L. Coon d: Paul Nickell
_"That Stands for Pool (a.k.a. The Pool Game)"
gs: Stanley Adams [ Nick Popolous ], Paul Lambert [ Mark Liggett ], Jay Adler [ J.B. ]
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.
b: 21 Nov 59 pc: _________ w: Lester Aaron Pine d: Jack Arnold
_"My Little Gray Home (a.k.a. The Inmate)"
gs: King Donovan [ Willie ], Treva Frazee [ Mary Koskiusko ], Peter Mamakos [ Rock Canari ], Buddy Lewis [ Warren ], Lewis Martin [ Judge ], Howard Negley [ Warden ], Stephen Ellsworth [ Bank President ], Robert Nash [ Inspector ], Donald Kerr [ Cook ]
An ex-convict who can't handle the outside world seeks Mr. Lucky's help in returning to prison.
b: 28 Nov 59 pc: _________ w: Lester Aaron Pine d: Jerry Hopper
_"The Gordon Caper (a.k.a. Blackmail?)"
gs: Berry Kroeger [ Walter Gordon ], Betty Garde [ Maybelle Towers ], Ted De Corsia [ Roy Berg ], Nora Hayden [ Joyce ], Herb Armstrong [ Evan Britton ], Dorothy Neumann [ Reader's Aide ]
A woman devises an elaborate blackmail scheme to obtain money from her rich ex-employer to pay off a gambling debt to Mr. Lucky.
b: 5 Dec 59 pc: _________ w: Gene L. Coon d: Tony Leader
_"Little Miss Wow"
gs: Yvonne Craig [ Beverly Mills ], Don Gordon [ Turkey Thomas ], Sam Buffington [ Freddy Furlong ], Lewis Charles [ Joe Corson ], Milton Parsons [ Waiter ], J. Edward McKinley [ Lloyd Mills ]
Lucky and Andamo find a missing heiress who has been living in poverty.
b: 12 Dec 59 pc: _________ w: Gene L. Coon d: Boris Sagal
_"A Business Measure (a.k.a. Jewel Smugglers)"
gs: Philip Ober [ Nigel ], Suzanne Lloyd [ Sylvana ], Tom McKee [ Blake ], James Parnell [ Steve ]
A pair of smugglers board the Fortuna, one to distract Mr. Lucky while the other hides gems on board.
b: 19 Dec 59 pc: _________ w: Lester Aaron Pine d: Boris Sagal
_"Hijacked"
gs: David White [ Mr. Van Horn ], Lili Kardell [ Carol Van Horn ], Len Lesser [ Gunman ], Carl Saxe [ Gunman ], Tom Steele [ Gunman ]
Thieves seem particularly interested in stealing a check a lady gave Mr. Lucky to pay off a large gambling debt.
b: 26 Dec 59 pc: _________ w: A. A. Roberts and Tony Barrett & Lewis Reed s: A. A. Roberts d: Lamont Johnson
_"Aces Back to Back (a.k.a. Lucky's Painting)"
gs: Peter Whitney [ Andre Damon ], Earl Hodgins [ Horace Fulbright ], Robert Warwick [ Charles Colter ], Arthur Kendall [ Jack The Knife ], Bernard Fein [ Spanish Charley ]
A wartime buddy sends Mr. Lucky a hideous painting for a birthday gift which the artist desperately wants back.
b: 2 Jan 60 pc: _________ w: Gene L. Coon d: Lamont Johnson
_"Maggie the Witness"
gs: Richard Devon [ Unknown ]
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.
b: 9 Jan 60 pc: _________ w: Lester Aaron Pine d: Boris Sagal
_"The Two Million Dollar Window (a.k.a. In Possession of Stolen Money)"
gs: Wesley Lau [ Slate ], Bernard Kates [ Benny The Actor ], Cyril Delevanti [ Gardenia O'Toole ], Paul Genge [ Police Captain ], Anthony De Mario [ Henchman ], William Fawcett [ Fisherman ], William Boyett [ Health Officer ], Charles Keane [ Plainclothesman ]
Mr. Lucky is informed that money he won gambling with a scar-faced man was stolen from a race track.
b: 16 Jan 60 pc: _________ w: Lewis Reed & Tony Barrett d: Boris Sagal
_"The Leadville Kid Gang"
gs: Will Wright [ Leadville Kid ], John Cliff [ Chris Durfee ], Burt Mustin [ Uncle Billy ], Raymond Hatton [ Joe Horn ]
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.
b: 23 Jan 60 pc: _________ w: Gene L. Coon d: Alan Crosland Jr.
_"The Sour Milk Fund (a.k.a. The Benefit)"
gs: Warren Stevens [ Charles Van Clede ], Maureen Leeds [ Victoria Pennington ], Bob Hopkins [ Fred Archer ]
Andamo falls for a lady who boards the Fortuna in an effort to stop gambling there.
b: 30 Jan 60 pc: _________ w: Gene L. Coon d: Jack Arnold
_"The Brain Picker"
gs: Lisa Gaye [ Sherry Beaumont ], Herbert Rudley [ Arthur Burnett ], John Carlyle [ Ronnie Slater ], Charles Wagenheim [ Charles Van Halsington III ]
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.
b: 6 Feb 60 pc: _________ w: Gene L. Coon d: Boris Sagal
_"The Last Laugh (a.k.a. The Comic a.k.a. Intrigue?)"
gs: Frank Gorshin [ Jerry Musco ], Sally Fraser [ Jane Musco ], Brad Dexter [ Fred Scorby ]
A gangster is pressuring a comedian who works on the Fortuna to quit his job.
b: 13 Feb 60 pc: _________ w: Gene L. Coon d: Jack Arnold?
_"The Parolee (a.k.a. Parole Racket)"
gs: Linda Lawson [ Angie ], Jeremy Slate [ Karl Lieder ], Frank Behrens [ Ross Wilson ], Bartlett Robinson [ Joe Hardiman ], Shep Sanders [ Spotts ], Ric Roman [ Fenneman ], Charles Calvert [ Sam Burns ], Lucile Curtis [ Mrs. Burns ], Gayla Graves [ Wilson's Secretary ]
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.
b: 20 Feb 60 pc: _________ w: Lester Aaron Pine & Gene L. Coon s: Lester Aaron Pine d: Lamont Johnson
_"The Tax Man (a.k.a. Lucky Taxes)"
gs: Simon Scott [ George Darwin ], Robert H. Harris [ Fenton Lorimer ], Walter Burke [ Tobias Foss ], Bill Baldwin [ Orval Whitley ]
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.
b: 27 Feb 60 pc: _________ w: Ken Kolb d: Jack Arnold
_"The Gladiators (a.k.a. Playboy Fighter)"
gs: Nita Talbot [ Kitten Conner ], Kent Taylor [ Frankie Bragan ], Richard Karlan [ Joe Kerk ], John Dennis [ Flipper ], Bill Smith [ Leland Lamont ], Hal Baylor [ Benny Brenoff ], Evan MacNeil [ Eva ], Jimmy Lennon [ Announcer ], Mushy Callahan [ Referee ]
Lucky holds a charity boxing match on board the Fortuna.
b: 5 Mar 60 pc: _________ w: Gene L. Coon d: Alan Crosland Jr.
_"Big Squeeze (a.k.a. Lucky Frame)"
gs: Percy Helton [ Pop Markel ], Kathy Marlowe [ Myrna ], Jack Elam [ Phil Bricker ], Kevin Hagen [ Jojo ], Frankie Darro [ Jockey ], Irene Tedrow [ Madam Maria ], Richard Bakalyan [ Spider ]
Bandits set out to frame Mr. Lucky when he turns down their request to use the Fortuna as a getaway vehicle.
b: 12 Mar 60 pc: _________ w: David P. Harmon d: Jack Arnold
_"Cold Deck (a.k.a. Marked Cards)"
gs: Joe Maross [ Jim Branco ], Peter Leeds [ Len Porter ], Pamela Duncan [ Nancy Ballard ], Howard Petrie [ John Dort ], Tina Carver [ Ruth Branco ], Larry Blake [ Dave Gray ], Paul Maxey [ Reynolds ]
After a ruined poker player attempts suicide, Lucky sets out to find who has been using marked cards at a friend's club.
b: 19 Mar 60 pc: _________ w: John Hawkins d: Jack Arnold
_"His Maiden Voyage (a.k.a. Lucky Penny)"
gs: Barry Atwater [ Vincent ], Tammy Marihugh [ Penny ], Norman Alden [ Mitch ], Henry Beckman [ Huey ], Benny Burt [ Jake ]
A lawyer in a custody battle over his daughter tries to smuggle her out of the country on the Fortuna.
b: 26 Mar 60 pc: _________ w: Jameson Brewer d: Boris Sagal
_"I Bet Your Life"
gs: Mari Blanchard [ Miss Grey ], R.G. Armstrong [ Mike Haley ], Kathy Marlowe [ Myrna ], Ross Elliott [ Harold Vong ]
Lucky hires himself a hit man to find out who is trying to kill him.
b: 2 Apr 60 pc: _________ w: David Harmon d: Jack Arnold
_"Hair of the Dog"
gs: Peter Whitney [ Rosey ], Genevieve Aumont [ Therese ], Gavin MacLeod [ Salesman ], Joe Bassett [ Murdock ]
A known criminal tries stronger tactics when Mr. Lucky refuses to sell him the Fortuna for a ridiculous price.
b: 9 Apr 60 pc: _________ w: Stirling Silliphant d: Lamont Johnson
_"Vote the Bullet (a.k.a. Councilman Lucky)"
gs: Charles Aidman [ Art Cable ], Steve Peck [ Vincent Vasconi ], Celia Lovsky [ Mama Vasconi ], Lou Krugman [ Garvin ], Stafford Repp [ Root ], Dehl Berti [ Anthony Vasconi ], Paul Genge [ Police Captain ]
Lucky runs for city council to try to oust the criminals who run the town.
b: 16 Apr 60 pc: _________ w: Lewis Reed & Tony Barrett d: Jack Arnold
_"Hit and Run"
gs: Alan Hewitt [ Harvey Boone ], Wendell Holmes [ David Bullitt ], Doris Singleton [ Iris Boone ], Tony De Mario [ Maxie Maden ], Tom McKee [ Allan Christian ], Sarah Selby [ June Bullitt ], Charles Tannen [ Ed Boyle ], Fred Coby [ Sergeant Hopkins ]
Lucky is accused of a hit-and-run murder when he loans his car to a friend.
b: 23 Apr 60 pc: _________ w: Steve McNeil d: Jack Arnold
_"Taking a Chance"
gs: Joanna Barnes [ Laura Lawrence ], Stanley Adams [ Danny Devlin ], Billy Barty [ Midget ], Lily Fontaine [ Janet Forest ]
Lucky wins a lottery for which the prize is a date with a popular Hollywood actress who asks Lucky for help against blackmailers.
b: 30 Apr 60 pc: _________ w: David P. Harmon d: Jack Arnold
_"Last Journey (a.k.a. Boy and the Syndicate a.k.a. The Fishing Boat?)"
gs: John Marley [ Glenn Markson ], Harvey Stevens [ Dan Parker ], Eugene Martin [ David Parker ], Ann McCrea [ Deena ], CeCe Whitney [ Helen ]
During the middle of the night a small boy is smuggled onto the Fortuna from a small fishing vessel.
b: 14 May 60 pc: _________ w: Sam Ross d: Jack Arnold
_"Operation Fortuna (a.k.a. The Bungling Waiter a.k.a. Anniversary Party)"
gs: Jack Nicholson [ Martin ], Buzz Martin [ Bud ], Anne Helm [ Edie ], Richard Chamberlain [ Alec ], Jolene Brand [ Clara Iglesias ]
A bungling waiter shows his appreciation by robbing Mr. Lucky after Lucky decides to give him one last chance instead of firing him.
b: 21 May 60 pc: _________ w: Paul David d: Jack Arnold
_"Stacked Deck (a.k.a. Blonde Stowaway)"
gs: Yvette Mimieux [ Margot ], Grant Williams [ Conrad ], Fay McKenzie [ Sheila Wells ]
A runaway heiress stows away on board the Fortuna, but a peculiar man is pursuing her.
b: 28 May 60 pc: _________ w: Jameson Brewer d: Jack Arnold
_"Odyssey of Hate (a.k.a. Nazis)"
gs: Karl Swenson [ St. John ], Patricia Donahue [ Ursula Heft ], Ted Knight [ Dr. Furst ], Robert Brubaker [ Mr. Barber ], Eleanor Audley [ Mrs. Dubois ], Jimmy Ames [ Mr. Dewar ], Edna Ryan [ Mrs. Jean Furst ], Carol Byron [ Patricia ], Mary Benoit [ Mrs. Heresford ], Warner Jones [ Agent ]
Stowaways plan to enter the United States on board the Fortuna and once there spread pro-Nazi literature.
b: 4 Jun 60 pc: _________ w: Leon Tokatyan d: Terence Nelson
_"Dangerous Lady (a.k.a. Honeybird)"
gs: Virginia Vincent [ Honeybird ], Jackie Coogan [ Joe Azevedo ], Lee Van Cleef [ Kruger ], Ollie O'Toole [ Steve Quinn ], Bambi Hamilton [ Girl ]
A woman who needs lots of money very quickly comes to Mr. Lucky for help.
b: 11 Jun 60 pc: _________ w: Michael Fessier d: Jack Arnold
_"Election Bet (a.k.a. Hit on Lucky)"
gs: Joi Lansing [ Evelyn ], King Calder [ Mr. Toby ], Leo Gordon [ Killer ], Vito Scotti [ Jake ], Mel Welles [ Hoodlum ], G. Stanley Jones [ Ed ]
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.
b: 18 Jun 60? pc: _________ w: Lester Aaron Pine & Paul David s: Lester Aaron Pine d: Jerry Hopper