''Strange Luck'' is an American

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that aired on

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, created by Karl Schaefer and starring D. B. Sweeney in the role of Chance Harper who constantly stumbles into unusual situations. The series aired on Fox from 1995 to 1996. A total of seventeen episodes were aired before the show was canceled due to low ratings. Reruns were shown briefly on the

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in 1997. The series was initially slotted as a lead-in to ''

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'' on Friday nights, and was largely shot in Canada like the show which followed it.

Plot

Chance Harper, a freelance

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, is afflicted with a bizarre tendency to always be in the wrong place at the right time. As Chance himself says, "If I go to a restaurant, somebody chokes. If I walk into a bank, it gets robbed." Harper's strange luck began when, as a small child, he was the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed everyone else aboard, including his mother and sister.

Cast

* D. B. Sweeney as Chance Harper *

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as Audrey Westin * Cynthia Martells as Dr. Richter *

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as Angie * Drew Monroe as Spirit *

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as Arthur Vandenberg

Production

Casting

D. B. Sweeney had been primarily a film actor before taking the role of Chance Harper. He did so because he had a series of unsuccessful low-budget films and decided to try his hand at television. He commented that "Fox has spent more time and money and effort promoting me and this show than all of my movies put together"Washington Post: Film Actor Tries "Strange Luck"
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Episodes

Awards

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0112182, Strange Luck
TV Guide: Strange Luck
Fox Broadcasting Company original programming 1990s American drama television series 1995 American television series debuts 1996 American television series endings Television series by New World Television Television shows set in Missouri