Easy Street (TV series)

Easy Street
Genre Comedy
Created by Hugh Wilson
Starring Loni Anderson
Jack Elam
Lee Weaver
Dana Ivey
James Cromwell
Arthur Malet
Composer(s) Parmer Fuller
Country of origin USA
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 22
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 25 minutes
Production company(s) Viacom Productions
Distributor CBS Television Distribution (current as of 2007)
Release
Original network NBC
Original release September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) – April 29, 1987 (1987-04-29)

Easy Street is an American sitcom that aired for 22 episodes on NBC during the 1986-87 television season.

Overview

The series stars Loni Anderson as L.K. McGuire, a onetime showgirl who manages to nab a young wealthy husband, only to have him die and leave her fending for herself against his embittered family, who are out to get L.K. out of the picture and away from her inherited money. Meanwhile, L.K. reconnects with a down-on-his-luck uncle, Bully Stevenson (Jack Elam) who has been on and off the streets of Los Angeles. L.K. invites him and his pal, Ricardo Williams, (Lee Weaver) to move into her vast mansion, to the consternation of her snobbish inlaws, Eleanor and Quentin Standard (Dana Ivey and James Cromwell). Quentin tends to be a bit more tolerant of L.K. and her family, but Eleanor can't stand them, and does everything possible to get rid of them all. Arthur Malet co-stars as Bobby, the McGuire's butler.

Cast

Episodes

Title Original airdate
1"Pilot"September 13, 1986
L.K. McGuire invites her Uncle Bully and his friend to come live with her at her deceased husband’s mansion. Also living at the mansion: her deceased husband’s sister and her husband, who aren’t happy with the new arrangement.
2"Pride Goeth Before a Cheap Hotel"September 20, 1986
Bully decides to move back to the retirement home because he feels he’s taking advantage of L.K. if he stays with her.
3"Two-Party System"September 28, 1986
Eleanor doesn’t invite Bully and Ricardo to her elegant anniversary party.
4"Comes a Horse"October 5, 1986
When Eleanor doesn’t let Bully and Ricardo ride her horse, they go out and buy their own.
5"Man Overboard"October 12, 1986
L.K. couldn’t be happier, but Eleanor is horrified when one of her friends has a crush on Bully.
6"Spoonlighting"October 26, 1986
Eleanor makes Bully feel like he has to buy L.K. an expensive gift for her birthday.
7"Are We Not Men?"November 2, 1986
A bad book review depresses Quentin, and Eleanor feels it’s a waste of time to try to cheer him up.
8"Be-Bop Man"November 9, 1986
Ricardo gets a royalty check for a song he wrote.
9"Charity Begins at Home"November 16, 1986
When the orchestra cancels out on Eleanor’s fundraising event, L.K. decides to change things around to make the event a little more entertaining.
10"Like That Brave Little Gal in the Philippines"November 23, 1986
Panic runs through the house when it’s learned that one of Ned McGuire’s companies is losing a million dollars a month.
11"My Dinner With L.K."November 30, 1986
Bully and Ricardo set L.K. up on a date.
12"Demon Child '86"December 7, 1986
Eleanor gets tricked into babysitting her friend’s spoiled teenager for the weekend.
13"Friends for Life"December 14, 1986
L.K. isn’t happy to learn that Eleanor invited a dictator to stay at the house.
14"Frames and Dames"January 11, 1987
While Quentin comes up with a get rick quick idea, L.K. fills in on Bully and Ricardo’s bowling team.
15"The Check Is in the Mail"January 18, 1987
While Eleanor’s busy hiring a press agent, Bully wants to give money to a down-on-his-luck boxer he read about in the newspaper.
16"The Mad Gardener"January 31, 1987
Eleanor, Quentin, and L.K. are scared of the gardener and none of them has the courage to fire him.
17"Will Power"February 8, 1987
Eleanor decides to contest the will and wants to leave L.K. with nothing.
18"Too Many Cooks"February 15, 1987
Bully and the new chef (Dom DeLuise) compete to see who can make the best chili.
19"Our Kind of People"February 22, 1987
Eleanor and Quentin sell the house next door to someone they think will be the perfect neighbor.
20"The Country Club"March 1, 1987
L.K. sends Bully and Ricardo to the country club to exercise. As it turns out, that’s the only thing they don’t do there.
21"Maid in Italy"March 31, 1987
The new maid becomes homesick and is unable to function.
22"Spring Fever"April 29, 1987
Spring arrives and love is in the air in the McGuire mansion.

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