The Knights of Prosperity

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Season 1, Episode 1, Aired 1/3/07

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Eugene Gurkin had always wanted to open his own bar, yet never had the money to do it. After one of his co-workers dies, Eugene comes up with the idea to rob a famous celebrity's apartment after seeing how the rich and famous live on E! News.moreless

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Lenny Venito

Francis "Squatch" Scuacieri
Sofia Vergara

Esperanza Villalobos
Mick Jagger

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By thefanof, May 26, 2010 Report Abuse

ABC's latest attempt to revive the comedy series is a massive bust with The Knights of Prosperity. The series features Sofia Vergara, ABC's go to female for comedies for no apparent reason, Donal Logue, star of Grounded for Life (speaking of awful sitcoms) and Kevin Michael Richardson, a man who has done more voiceover work than most people have taken math tests.

Mick Jagger is playing around with a little boy in this series, a little Chinese boy. If this sounds like something that is up your alley then you are probably going to love this show, if not, then you, like me, hated it.moreless

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How to rob Mick Jagger and have fun doing it!

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By GeorgeJobson, Jan 04, 2007 Report Abuse

If you feel blue over the funeral of President Gerald Ford!How about a funny comedy like "The Knights of Prosperity." In the very first episode, a group of blue class workers had organize a gang inwhich they rob the rich and give to the poor. Mainly themselves. their target is Mick Jagger, who made a cameo appearance. They agree to rob Mick Jagger and began their plans of doing so. The first episode is funny, but not the best start to a new series. I'm looking forward to seeing the next epiosde. Mick may not be there, but it's a start.moreless

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After his fellow janitor dies while working, Eugene decides he wants to rob Mick Jagger. He organizes a group of people with bad jobs.

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By crazy4metallica, Jan 04, 2007 Report Abuse

I think that this show has potential to be a good show. The cast is quite good. The epiosde made me laugh quite a few times. Donal Logue is an awesome actor. I didn't expect Mick Jagger to be so funny, but the clips of him in his house were hilarious. I really hope this show lasts, but I just don't see it happening. I think the show would have been better if they got Jeff Goldblum instead of Mick Jagger. I am a huge Jeff Goldblum fan. At first, I didn't see how robbing Mick Jagger could go on for a long time. They copied his key, how hard would it be to get in. Then we find out, that is just one of many doors to get through before you are in the house. I can't wait to see what other things they have to do to get in. I also look forward to the numerous other celebrity cameos.moreless

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A N.Y. City janitor (D.Logue) decides to start a life of crime in order to fund his dream of owning a bar. He makes a plan to rob the home of Mick Jagger. A modern day version of Robin Hood; Lets steal from the rich and give to the poor...US!moreless

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By djjradio, Jul 24, 2006 Report Abuse

I saw this on a preview dvd. I actually belly-laughed on two occasions. I love D. Logue, so I was all about it. (although his dream is to own a bar again, Grounded for Life.) This is a funny show and the cast is great. It was originally entitled Lets Rob Mick Jagger, but I guess that has changed.
I think this concept could work for about 3 full seasons. The writing is witty, although most American TV watchers are not. I hope ABC promotes this properly. This is abc's version of My name is Earl. I just hope they don't put this show on Thursday nights when everyone else is watching The office.moreless

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Trivia
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- Gary's taxi number is 7C80 Edit
Notes
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- Music used in this episode: More Than A Feeling, Boston Bitch, Meredith Brooks Edit
- Many scenes of the pilot were re-shot. Edit
- The show was originally scheduled to air in the fall 2006 but it was moved to later in the year. Edit
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- Eugene: Dear God, we humbly ask that one of these keys be 18A so that we may more easily rob Mick Jagger. Thanks for your time. Edit
- Gary: (to Louis) Listen, we're not doing a movie. We're robbing Mick Jagger. Much better for you, you get college credit and you get rich. Edit
- Eugene: Gentlemen, we have decided to rob Mick Jagger. Now, how are we gonna rob Mick Jagger? Gary: We shoot him in the ass with a tranquilizer dart. The kind they use on bears. He goes down like Leon Spinks, the rest is self-explanatory. Squatch: That is the stupidiest plan I've ever heard. Edit
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- E! News E! News is the E! network's nightly entertainment news show. The program was formerly known as E! News Daily and later E! News Live. The program made its debut on September 1, 1991. Edit
- The Bridges of Madison County Rockefeller: The Bridges of Madison County? The Bridges of Madison County is a best-selling novel by Robert James Waller which tells the story of a lonely Italian war bride who engages in an adulterous affair with a National Geographic photographer who has come to Madison County, Iowa in order to create a photographic essay on the covered bridges in the area. The Bridges of Madison County is one of the best selling novels in history with more than 60 million copies sold. It was made into a 1995 movie adapted by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Clint Eastwood. Edit
- Ocean's Eleven Eugene: We are like Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Eleven is a 1960 heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. A remake appeared in 2001, followed by a sequel, Ocean's Twelve, in 2004 staring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. The title of this film is also often presented as Ocean's 11. Edit