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<blockquote data-quote="AndyB2008" data-source="post: 379493" data-attributes="member: 26097">NBC in the US decided to try and remake On The Buses as Lotsa Luck.The action was transplanted to New York instead of London, and the Reg Varney, Doris Hare\Cicley Courtnage and Anna Karen characters would be played by Dom De Luise, Kathleen Freeman and Beverly Sanders.NBC paired the show on Monday nights along with a vehicle for Diana Rigg called Diana. Sadly neither show was able to compete with The Rookies on ABC or Gunsmoke on CBS.Midway, NBC axed Diana and moved Lotsa Luck to Fridays instead. Despite a lead in from the popular Sanford and Son (ranked at No.3), Lotsa Luck faced Top 20 hits Good Times and The Six Million Dollar Man, and basically the luck ran out.The failure didn&#039;t hurt Dom DeLuise or Kathleen Freeman&#039;s careers though. (CBS tried to remake another LWT show with Beacon Hill, based on Upstairs Downstairs, but that flopped and an American attempt at another LWT drama\sitcom has not been attempted since.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AndyB2008, post: 379493, member: 26097"] NBC in the US decided to try and remake On The Buses as Lotsa Luck. The action was transplanted to New York instead of London, and the Reg Varney, Doris Hare\Cicley Courtnage and Anna Karen characters would be played by Dom De Luise, Kathleen Freeman and Beverly Sanders. NBC paired the show on Monday nights along with a vehicle for Diana Rigg called Diana. Sadly neither show was able to compete with The Rookies on ABC or Gunsmoke on CBS. Midway, NBC axed Diana and moved Lotsa Luck to Fridays instead. Despite a lead in from the popular Sanford and Son (ranked at No.3), Lotsa Luck faced Top 20 hits Good Times and The Six Million Dollar Man, and basically the luck ran out. The failure didn't hurt Dom DeLuise or Kathleen Freeman's careers though. (CBS tried to remake another LWT show with Beacon Hill, based on Upstairs Downstairs, but that flopped and an American attempt at another LWT drama\sitcom has not been attempted since.) [/QUOTE]

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