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The Knights of Prosperity

The Knights of Prosperity

★ 6.5/10•2007•30m•TV-PG•Comedy
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Eugene Gurkin has dreamt of opening his own bar for years, but his dead-end job as a janitor won't even fund a bottle of booze. In a serendipitous moment, he catches an episode of "E! News" and his passion is ignited. Soon Eugene recruits a group of average joes into his gang, The Knights of Prosperity, for a heist to finance their dreams. The initial target: rock icon Mick Jagger's super-luxe Central Park West apartment.

StatusCanceled
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 3, 2007

Episodes

E130m

Pilot

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.

Jan 3, 2007

E230m

Operation: Seduce Simone

Eugene's plan gets more complicated when the Knights realize they also need a five-digit security code to gain access to Mick Jagger's apartment. In hope of gaining access to the code, the Knights must rely on Louis to seduce Simone Cashwell, the head of Mick Jagger's security company.

Jan 10, 2007

E330m

Operation: Fighting Shape

As Esperanza deals with her loud, obnoxious, and confrontational customer, the Knights go out with an happy drunk who lives to have his photograph taken with celebrities.

Jan 17, 2007

E430m

Operation: Deliver the Case

The Knights try to find their way inside Mick Jagger's security company. Rockefeller has an interview for a position with Burton Security and the Knights attempt to get Rockefeller a fake ID.

Jan 24, 2007

E530m

Operation: Ralph

Eugene is persuaded by the other Knights to date Ralph, a Burton Security Guard, an alpha-male who hides his homosexuality extremely well, and to seduce Ralph into revealing information about Mick Jagger.

Jan 31, 2007

E630m

Operation: Caught on Tape

For their plan, The Knights of Prosperity have to use Gary's family, but his ex-wife hasn't seen him in more than 15 years and is not happy to see him now, and he had never connected with his son.

Feb 7, 2007

E730m

Operation: Save Esperanza

Esperanza's former boyfriend tracks her down and arrives to claim his property and return with her to Colombia.

Feb 14, 2007

E830m

Operation: Panic Room

When Rockefeller finds out there won't be any security for Mick Jagger's apartment over the weekend, the Knights are finally able to get inside. But their fun doesn't last when they find out they can't leave the apartment and they find themselves locked up in Mick's panic room.

Feb 21, 2007

E930m

Operation: Oswald Montecristo

Now that the Mick Jagger scheme is over, the Knights must find a new celebrity target. Eugene poses as a famous architect so they can become acquainted with Kelly Ripa, but the new plan goes awry when he falls in love with her.

Feb 28, 2007

E1030m

Operation: Rent Money

The Knights want to rent the expensive apartment next to their new target. To get the $1.5 million dollar ring, the Knights must find some money, so they decide to Kidnap Louis and hope his wealthy father will pay ransom to save him. But the plan isn't working as they planned.

Aug 8, 2007

E1130m

Operation: Steal the Safe

The Knights devise a plan to steal their target's safe, which contains a diamond ring.

Aug 8, 2007

E1230m

Operation: Open the Safe

The Knights of Prosperity hire an ex-con to help them open Ray Romano's safe and get the diamond ring out.

Aug 15, 2007

E1330m

Operation: Romanocorp

Eugene suggests that they try to embezzle the money from Ray Romano's film company, so the first step is to get Louis a job there by helping him make a movie.

Aug 22, 2007

Actors

Donal Logue

Donal Logue

Eugene Gurkin

Sofía Vergara

Sofía Vergara

Esperanza Villalobos

Lenny Venito

Lenny Venito

Francis 'Squatch' Squacieri

Maz Jobrani

Maz Jobrani

Gourishankar 'Gary' Subramaniam

Kevin Michael Richardson

Kevin Michael Richardson

Rockefeller Butts

Josh Grisetti

Josh Grisetti

Louis Plunk

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