Eisenhower and Lutz

Eisenhower and Lutz is an American sitcom that aired for thirteen episodes on CBS from March 14 to June 20, 1988.

Eisenhower and Lutz
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Allan Burns
Written by	Cheryl Blythe Allan Burns Mark Egan Gina Goldman David Nichols Burt Prelutsky Dava Savel Mark Solomon Dan Wilcox Shelley Zellman
Directed by	Peter Baldwin Allan Burns Andy Cadiff Beth Hillshafer Arlene Sanford David Steinberg Dan Wilcox
Starring	Scott Bakula DeLane Matthews Patricia Richardson Henderson Forsythe
Opening theme	"Boys Like You" performed by Amanda McBroom
Composer	Patrick Williams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	Dan Wilcox
Producers	Gareth Davies Mark Egan Mark Soloman Shelley Zellman
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	MTM Enterprises
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	March 14 (1988-03-14) – June 20, 1988 (1988-06-20)

Overview

The series stars Scott Bakula as Barnett M. "Bud" Lutz Jr., a shiftless ambulance-chasing lawyer. Lutz had trouble getting clients, so his father (Henderson Forsythe) added the name "Eisenhower" to his shingle to attract clientele. Lutz spent more time trading quips with the women in his life–Megan (DeLane Matthews) and K.K. (Patricia Richardson)–than he did actual legal work.

Creator Allan Burns later used three actors from this series—Matthews, Richardson and Geter—on his 1989 NBC sitcom FM.

Cast

• Scott Bakula as Barnett M. "Bud" Lutz Jr
• Henderson Forsythe as Barnett M. "Big Bud" Lutz
• DeLane Matthews as Megan O'Malley
• Patricia Richardson as Kay "K.K." Dunne
• Leo Geter as Dwayne Spitler
• Rose Portillo as Millie Zamora

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Whiplash Kid Returns: Part 1"	Allan Burns	Allan Burns	March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14)
Bud Lutz Jr., straight out of law school, sets up his practice at a busy, accident-prone intersection in Palm Springs.
2	"The Whiplash Kid Returns: Part 2"	Peter Baldwin	Allan Burns	March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14)
See Part 1, above.
3	"The Hernia Chronicles"	Dan Wilcox	Dan Wilcox	March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21)
Bud Jr. is worried about his father's hernia surgery. Meanwhile, Kay and Megan compare notes about their mutual love interest, Bud Jr.
4	"Take My Ex-wife, Please"	Bethany Rooney	Dava Savel	March 28, 1988 (1988-03-28)
5	"Blast from the Past"	Peter Baldwin	Cheryl Blythe & Allan Burns	April 18, 1988 (1988-04-18)
6	"Bud Junior, Junior: Part 1"	David Steinberg	Mark Egan & Mark Solomon	April 25, 1988 (1988-04-25)
7	"Bud Junior, Junior: Part 2"	Unknown	Mark Egan & Mark Solomon	May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02)
8	"Don't Change a Hair for Me"	Arlene Sanford	Shelley Zellman	May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09)
9	"Petrified Forrest"	Dan Wilcox	Burt Prelutsky	May 16, 1988 (1988-05-16)
10	"Bud's Buddy"	Peter Baldwin	David Nichols	May 30, 1988 (1988-05-30)
11	"Pride and Prejudice"	Peter Baldwin	Gina Goldman	June 5, 1988 (1988-06-05)
Bud takes on a racial prejudice case. Meanwhile, Megan breaks up with Bud because his pride is getting in the way of their relationship, and an older woman has eyes for Bud.
12	"Play It Again, Bud"	Andy Cadiff	Mark Egan & Mark Solomon & Shelley Zellman	June 13, 1988 (1988-06-13)
13	"The Devil Wears a Toupee"	Peter Baldwin	Shelley Zellman	June 20, 1988 (1988-06-20)

External links

• Eisenhower and Lutz at IMDb