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Lucky Louie

Comedy · 2006 · Rated 6.8/10

Last aired: S1 E13, Clowntime is Over · 2008-03-04

They've been a staple of the commercial networks since The Honeymooners, but there's never been a sitcom quite like this before. HBO breaks new ground with Lucky Louie, a fresh, funny, and very adult comedy that looks at the challenges of marriage and family through the story of a young couple who are just barely getting by. Emmy®-winner Louis C.K. stars as Louie, a part-time mechanic at a muffler shop who spends most of his time at home taking care of his four-year-old daughter Lucy. His wife, Kim, the real breadwinner of the family, works as a full-time nurse. This untraditional arrangement can be tricky at times, but they always stick it out, because somewhere underneath all the muck they love each other... plus, they have no choice. Kim and Louie's best friends are Mike and Tina, a married couple with an enviably simple life (Mike brings home the bacon, Tina in turn has sex with him) and a bunch of kids from their current and previous marriages. Across the hall are an African-American couple, Walter and Ellen, and their daughter Lisa, a family with whom Louie awkwardly tries to cultivate a friendship. Also living in the building is Kim's eccentric brother Jerry, who has a blurry past and is in constant need of direction (and food). There's also Louie's friend Rich, who lives with his mother and earns a living through shady means. Filmed before a live audience, a first for HBO "Lucky Louie" is also the network's first multi-camera situation comedy.

Cast

Laura Kightlinger Tina

Season 1

E1 Pilot 2006-06-11 · 30 min Kim's offer of a week full of sex arouses Louie's suspicions of her motives; Louie tries to befriend his neighbor, Walter.

E2 Kim's O 2006-06-18 · 30 min Having led Kim into uncharted sexual terrain, Louie is asked to rekindle the magic—or face the consequences.

E3 A Mugging Story 2006-06-25 · 30 min Kim tries to turn the tables on a young mugger, but instead ends up forcing Louie into the role of night watchman.

E4 Long Weekend 2006-07-02 · 30 min With the Fourth of July approaching, Louie impulsively spends Kim's picnic money on an expensive Frankenstein's monster doll he bought over the internet.

E5 Control 2006-07-09 · 30 min Concerned about Louie's bad eating habits, Kim puts him on a healthy diet that only aggravates the problem.

E6 Flowers for Kim 2006-07-16 · 30 min After an argument with Kim, Louie calls his wife a c*nt, leading to an abrupt end to what was supposed to be a sex-filled weekend.

E7 Discipline 2006-07-23 · 30 min Louie asks for Walter's help in correcting Lucy's rude behaviour.

E8 Get Out 2006-07-30 · 30 min Tina's rebellious daughter Shannon (Emma Stone) walks out of her mother's life and ends up walking into Louie and Kim's.

E9 Drinking 2006-08-06 · 30 min After Louie decides to attend a basketball game with Mike and Rich instead of taking care of his sick daughter, he is arrested for DUI.

E10 Confessions 2006-08-13 · 30 min Forced to go to church after pawning Lucy off on Ellen, Louie finds an unexpected ear for his gripes in the confessional booth.

E11 Louie Quits 2006-08-20 · 30 min After discovering that the only reason he got a raise in his job (and got hired to begin with) was due to the "charity" of his wife and friends, Louie quits and looks for new work.

E12 Kim Moves Out 2006-08-27 · 30 min Kim realizes that she hates Louie and decides to move out.

E13 Clowntime is Over 2008-03-04 · 30 min After Bingo the clown doesn't turn up to Lucy's party, Louie is forced to become "Mr. Pizza Box Man" to the enjoyment of all the children. Other families start contracting his services.

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