7.0/1053 votesLoading...#1 - Bugsy
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/7/1959
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
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1037 votesLoading...
#2 - Maggie the Witness
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/1960
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
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1036 votesLoading...
#3 - Taking a Chance
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/30/1960
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
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1039 votesLoading...
#4 - Last Journey
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 5/14/1960
During the middle of the night a small boy is smuggled onto the Fortuna from a small fishing vessel.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1040 votesLoading...
#5 - Odyssey of Hate
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 6/4/1960
Stowaways plan to enter the United States on board the Fortuna and once there spread pro-Nazi literature.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1072 votesLoading...
#6 - The Magnificent Bribe
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/24/1959
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
Writer: N/A
7.5/1054 votesLoading...#7 - Little Miss Wow
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/1959
Lucky and Andamo find a missing heiress who has been living in poverty.
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Gene L. Coon
- 7.5/1045 votesLoading...
#8 - Cold Deck
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/19/1960
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
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1041 votesLoading...
#9 - Dangerous Lady
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 6/11/1960
A woman who needs lots of money very quickly comes to Mr. Lucky for help.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: Michael Fessier
- 7.7/1041 votesLoading...
#10 - My Little Gray Home
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/1959
An ex-convict who can't handle the outside world seeks Mr. Lucky's help in returning to prison.
Director: Jerry Hopper
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1040 votesLoading...
#11 - Aces Back to Back
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/1960
A wartime buddy sends Mr. Lucky a hideous painting for a birthday gift which the artist desperately wants back.
Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Gene L. Coon
- 7.7/1043 votesLoading...
#12 - The Leadville Kid Gang
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/23/1960
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gene L. Coon
- 7.7/1039 votesLoading...
#13 - The Last Laugh
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/1960
A gangster is pressuring a comedian who works on the Fortuna to quit his job.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: Gene L. Coon
- 7.7/1040 votesLoading...
#14 - The Tax Man
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/27/1960
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
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1041 votesLoading...
#15 - The Gladiators
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/5/1960
Lucky holds a charity boxing match on board the Fortuna.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gene L. Coon
- 7.7/1035 votesLoading...
#16 - Vote the Bullet
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/16/1960
Lucky runs for city council to try to oust the criminals who run the town.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1071 votesLoading...
#17 - Operation Fortuna
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 5/21/1960
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: N/A
- 7.8/1046 votesLoading...
#18 - That Stands for Pool
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/1959
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
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1038 votesLoading...
#19 - The Two Million Dollar Window
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/16/1960
Mr. Lucky is informed that money he won gambling with a scar-faced man was stolen from a race track.
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1038 votesLoading...
#20 - The Sour Milk Fund
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/30/1960
Andamo falls for a lady who boards the Fortuna in an effort to stop gambling there.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: Gene L. Coon
- 7.8/1036 votesLoading...
#21 - The Brain Picker
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/6/1960
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.
Director: Boris Sagal
Writer: Gene L. Coon
- 7.8/1041 votesLoading...
#22 - Big Squeeze
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/12/1960
Bandits set out to frame Mr. Lucky when he turns down their request to use the Fortuna as a getaway vehicle.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1037 votesLoading...
#23 - Hair of the Dog
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/9/1960
A known criminal tries stronger tactics when Mr. Lucky refuses to sell him the Fortuna for a ridiculous price.
Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Stirling Silliphant
- 7.8/1042 votesLoading...
#24 - Stacked Deck
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 5/28/1960
A runaway heiress stows away on board the Fortuna, but a peculiar man is pursuing her.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: Jameson Brewer
- 7.8/1038 votesLoading...
#25 - Election Bet
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 6/18/1960
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
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of Mr. Lucky
Every episode of Mr. Lucky ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Mr. Lucky!
Mr. Lucky is a CBS adventure/drama television series that aired from October 24, 1959, to June 18, 1960, with repeats until September 3. Blake Edwards...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS
Worst Episodes Summary
"Bugsy" is the worst rated episode of "Mr. Lucky". It scored 7/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Jack Arnold and written by N/A, it aired on 11/7/1959. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Maggie the Witness".