Easy Street (TV series)

*Easy Street*
Easy Street
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Hugh Wilson; Andy Borowitz
Starring	Loni Anderson; Jack Elam; Lee Weaver; Dana Ivey; James Cromwell; Arthur Malet
Opening theme	"Easy Street" performed by Linda Jackson
Composer	Parmer Fuller
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producers	Hugh Wilson; Andy Borowitz
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Viacom Productions
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 13, 1986 –; April 29, 1987

Easy Street is an American sitcom television series created by Hugh Wilson and Andy Borowitz, starring Loni Anderson that aired for 22 episodes on NBC from September 13, 1986 to April 29, 1987.

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[]

Loni Anderson as L.K. McGuire
Jack Elam as Uncle Alvin "Bully" Stevenson
Lee Weaver as Ricardo Williams
Dana Ivey as Eleanor Standard
James Cromwell as Quentin Standard
Arthur Malet as Bobby

Episodes[]

№	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate
1	"Pilot"	Hugh Wilson	TBA	September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13)
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"	Sam Weisman	Sheldon Bull	September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20)
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"	Sam Weisman	Sheldon Bull	September 28, 1986 (1986-09-28)
Eleanor doesn’t invite Bully and Ricardo to her elegant anniversary party.
4	"Comes a Horse"	Tony Singletary	Andy Borowitz	October 5, 1986 (1986-10-05)
When Eleanor doesn’t let Bully and Ricardo ride her horse, they go out and buy their own.
5	"Man Overboard"	Alan Bergmann	Barbara Hall	October 12, 1986 (1986-10-12)
L.K. couldn’t be happier, but Eleanor is horrified when one of her friends has a crush on Bully.
6	"Spoonlighting"	Hugh Wilson	Bruce Rasmussen	October 26, 1986 (1986-10-26)
Eleanor makes Bully feel like he has to buy L.K. an expensive gift for her birthday.
7	"Are We Not Men?"	Hugh Wilson	Barbara Hall	November 2, 1986 (1986-11-02)
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"	Peter Baldwin	Richard Dubin	November 9, 1986 (1986-11-09)
Ricardo gets a royalty check for a song he wrote.
9	"Charity Begins at Home"	Tony Mordente	Andy Borowitz, Sheldon Bull, Barbara Hall	November 16, 1986 (1986-11-16)
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"	TBA	TBA	November 23, 1986 (1986-11-23)
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."	TBA	TBA	November 30, 1986 (1986-11-30)
Bully and Ricardo set L.K. up on a date.
12	"Demon Child '86"	TBA	TBA	December 7, 1986 (1986-12-07)
Eleanor gets tricked into babysitting her friend’s spoiled teenager for the weekend.
13	"Friends for Life"	TBA	TBA	December 14, 1986 (1986-12-14)
L.K. isn’t happy to learn that Eleanor invited a dictator to stay at the house.
14	"Frames and Dames"	TBA	TBA	January 11, 1987 (1987-01-11)
While Quentin comes up with a get rich quick idea, L.K. fills in on Bully and Ricardo’s bowling team.
15	"The Check Is in the Mail"	TBA	TBA	January 18, 1987 (1987-01-18)
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"	Hugh Wilson	Hugh Wilson	January 31, 1987 (1987-01-31)
Eleanor, Quentin, and L.K. are scared of the gardener and none of them has the courage to fire him.
17	"Will Power"	TBA	TBA	February 8, 1987 (1987-02-08)
Eleanor decides to contest the will and wants to leave L.K. with nothing.
18	"Too Many Cooks"	TBA	TBA	February 15, 1987 (1987-02-15)
Bully and the new chef (Dom DeLuise) compete to see who can make the best chili.
19	"Our Kind of People"	TBA	TBA	February 22, 1987 (1987-02-22)
Eleanor and Quentin sell the house next door to someone they think will be the perfect neighbor.
20	"The Country Club"	TBA	TBA	March 1, 1987 (1987-03-01)
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"	TBA	TBA	March 31, 1987 (1987-03-31)
The new maid becomes homesick and is unable to function.
22	"Spring Fever"	TBA	TBA	April 29, 1987 (1987-04-29)
Spring arrives and love is in the air in the McGuire mansion.

External links[]

Easy Street at IMDb

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TV series created	WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–82) Easy Street (1986–87) Frank's Place (1987–88) The Famous Teddy Z (1989–90) The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991–93)