Cast and Crew of Just Our Luck

Cast of
Just Our Luck

About Just Our Luck

  • Released on September 20, 1983

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.

Main Cast of Just Our Luck

T.K. Carter
plays Shabu (13 episodes)

Richard Gilliland
plays Keith Burrows (13 episodes)

Ellen Maxted
plays Meagan Huxley (13 episodes)

Rod McCary
plays Nelson Marriott (13 episodes)

Richard Schaal
plays Chuck (13 episodes)

Hamilton Camp
plays Professor Bob (13 episodes)

Leonard Simon
plays Jim Dexter (13 episodes)

Secondary Cast of Just Our Luck

Scott Lincoln

Cyndi James Gossett

Raleigh Bond

Donald Chaffin


Crew of Just Our Luck