Lotsa Luck (1973)
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Bill Persky — Director
Episodes 3
The Family Flu
Ma and Olive come down with the flu, ruining Stan and Bummy's double date plans. Then, Olive shares her flu bug with the family.
Read MoreOlive's Present
In the pilot episode, Olive gets her foot stuck in the toilet tank after trying to stand on the broken tank lid. In trying to extricate it, however, Stanley ends up breaking the whole tank. When Stanley tries to avoid paying the stiff price for a new toilet -- and plans to use the money earmarked for Olive's birthday present in the process -- she insists that he choose an orange toilet with a purple lid.
Read MoreThe Family Plot
The City of New York sends the Belmonts a letter that in order to expand its airport, it intends to condemn the cemetery plot where Stanley's and Olive's late father (and their mother's late husband) is buried. At first they balk at moving him, but change their minds when they learn that the City is offering $2,000 for the land. Then Stanley comes to believe that he can finally get his long-desired color television set if they can find a replacement plot for substantially less than the $2,000.
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