Just Our Luck

{{Short description|1983 American sitcom}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = Just Our Luck - tv show.jpg | caption = | runtime = 30 minutes | creator = Lawrence Gordon Charles Gordon | developer = Rick Kellard Bob Comfort | writer = Lawrence Gordon Charles Gordon Tony Colvin & Scott S. Gorden | producer = Lawrence Gordon Charles Gordon Bob Comfort Rick Kellard | director = John Astin Alan Bergmann Bruce Bilson Bob Sweeney | starring = T. K. Carter Richard Gilliland Ellen Maxted Rod McCary Richard Schaal Hamilton Camp Leonard Simon | composer = Barry De Vorzon Joseph Conlan | company = Lawrence Gordon Productions Lorimar Productions | country = United States | language = English | network = ABC | first_aired = {{Start date|1983|09|20}} | last_aired = {{End date|1983|12|27}} | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 13 (2 unaired) }}

'''''Just Our Luck''''' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC for 13 episodes (two were unaired) from September 20 to December 27, 1983. Created by brothers Lawrence and Charles Gordon, it was considered a modernized version of the 1960s sitcom ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and starred Richard Gilliland as a mild-mannered TV weatherman for KPOX-TV, and T. K. Carter as a hip, fun-loving 3,000-year-old genie who is freed by Gilliland after being imprisoned in his bottle for nearly two centuries.

The series was produced by Lorimar Productions, and initially promoted by ABC as one of its new ambitious comedies along with ''Webster''. ''Just Our Luck'' was created to compete against ''The A-Team'' on NBC but earned low ratings for much of its run. It was poorly received by critics, however, and was the subject of controversy when the NAACP charged the show with promoting negative stereotypes of African-Americans. The NAACP originally campaigned to have the show removed but later settled for a degree of creative control in the show's development. This included changes to Carter's dialogue, the hiring of black staff writers and the addition of Leonard Simon to the cast. The show was cancelled after three months.

== Plot == Keith Burrows (Richard Gilliland) is a young TV weatherman working at KPOX-TV Channel 6 in Venice, California. One day while jogging on the boardwalk, he passes a flea market and bumps into one of the tables causing an old green bottle to fall off and crack. Burrows is forced to buy the bottle and brings it home with him. Later that night, his cat breaks the bottle and releases Shabu, a 3,000 year-old genie. The genie tells Burrows that he had been imprisoned in the bottle for 196 years<ref name="TVAcres">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvacres.com/enchanted_genies_shabu.htm |title=Shabu the Genie |work=Enchanted Beings: Genies |publisher=TVAcres.com |accessdate=4 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="SitcomsOnline">{{cite web |url=http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/42694/si/Schaal |title=Just Our Luck |date=August 4, 2006 |work=1980s Sitcoms |publisher=SitcomsOnline.com |accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="Allman">{{cite news |title=Show could make viewers hit bottle |author=Allman, Kevin |newspaper=Spokane Chronicle |date=January 6, 1988 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1w8TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5voDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2683,624654 }}</ref><ref name="Clute">Clute, John and John Grant, ed. ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy''. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. (pg. 527) {{ISBN|0-312-19869-8}}</ref><ref name="Brooks">Brooks, Tim and Earle Marsh. ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present''. New York: Random House, 2007. (pg. 723) {{ISBN|0-345-49773-2}}</ref> and offers to serve Burrows for 2,000 years or until his death, in Shabu's words, "whichever comes first".<ref name="BRN">{{cite news |title=ABC uncorks Shabu: Networks match muscle against magic Tuesdays |newspaper=Boca Raton News |date=August 26, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8tYPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rIwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4498,7396198 }}</ref>

Although the grateful Shabu decides to abide by the traditional role of a genie, he is somewhat disappointed by Burrows' modest lifestyle, having lived in royal palaces with historical figures such as Cleopatra, King Arthur and Napoleon Bonaparte.<ref name="Allman"/> Much of the show's humor came from Shabu using his powers to play practical jokes on Burrows and generally causing him embarrassment in daily life. He did, however, sometimes help Burrows with social and work related problems.<ref name="Buck">{{cite news |title=Will this series live up to its title? |author=Buck, Jerry |newspaper=The Deseret News |date=September 7, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ChMpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GIMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7207,2467953 }}</ref><ref name="Flander">{{cite news |title=New show uncorks genie; Mitchum wears old shoes |author=Flander, Judy |newspaper=Lakeland Ledger |date=September 20, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wZIsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d_sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5880,1573263 }}</ref> In one episode, he helps liven up a party thrown to impress the station manager so Burrows could keep his job.<ref name="Brooks"/> At times, Shabu's efforts would backfire. In the episode "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Burrows", for example, Shabu gives Burrows "a jolt of self confidence", causing him to become extremely egotistical, self-centered and obnoxious.<ref name="TVAcres"/><ref name="SitcomsOnline"/>

The pair would frequently interact with Burrows' co-workers at KPOX-TV; program director Meagan Huxley (Ellen Maxted), her fiancée and station manager Nelson Marriott (Rod McCary), weatherman Professor Bob (Hamilton Camp) and Burrows' neighbor Chuck (Richard Schaal). Jim Dexter (Leonard Simon), a news anchorman, was introduced later in the season.<ref name="TVAcres"/><ref name="SitcomsOnline"/>

== History == The series was initially conceived by brothers Lawrence and Charles Gordon as a modern-day television adaptation of ''Aladdin and the Magic Lamp''. The two were both experienced television producers and, in association with Lorimar, were supported by the American Broadcasting Company hoping for a viable challenger to run against rival network NBC's ''The A-Team''.<ref name="SitcomsOnline"/><ref name="Allman"/><ref name="Flander"/>

Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, ABC had dominated Tuesday nights with shows such as ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' and similar programming. When ''The A-Team'' debuted in the spring of 1983, however, the network was forced to regroup. ''Happy Days'', then in its final season, was moved back half an hour to 8:30 p.m. and a new series, ''Just Our Luck'', took its place.<ref name="BRN"/> It was one of two shows starring an African-American lead, the other being ''Webster'', to make its debut in the 1983 fall season. ''Just Our Luck'' was promoted by the network as one of its new ambitious comedy series and was the focus of memorable and humorous advertisements.<ref>{{cite journal |date=1983-10-03 |title=Celebrity Beats - TV News |journal=Jet |publisher=Chicago |volume=65 |issue=4 |pages=54 |issn=0021-5996 }}</ref> In one of these, Shabu appeared with Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli of ''Happy Days'' and shrunk a Mr. T look-alike to the size of a midget.<ref>{{cite news |title=New shows being hyped |newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal |date=August 29, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4moaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HioEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3851,7068271 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

''Just Our Luck'' was T. K. Carter's first starring role in a television series. Carter was very enthusiastic about the series and at a later press conference told journalists that he wanted Shabu to be seen, in regards to younger viewers, as "the first black superhero".<ref name="Modesto">{{cite news |title=Carter has 'Luck' and ambition |newspaper=The Modesto Bee |date=October 22, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eTwuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=btcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2630,4174647 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> He later objected to comparisons of ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and responded to critics charges of racial stereotyping,

{{cquote|''Shabu doesn't have a master because he doesn't believe in masters....I made it clear that I won't do that jive routine, acting like some cat in a black El Dorado, drinking a Kool-Aid daiquiri with a hat as big as a house....When Shabu pops out of the bottle, he's wearing a Bill Blass raw silk suit. You're not going to see me wearing a lot of jewelry and stuff.''<ref name="Allman"/>}}

His co-star Richard Gilliland, who had appeared in a string of cancelled series from the final season of ''McMillan'' to the short-lived follow up to his appearance in the miniseries ''Little Women'', was optimistic about the show's chances. After the cancellation of ''Little Women'', he was reluctant to audition for the show at first but agreed to read for the part of Keith Burrows at the last minute. John Astin, a fellow cast member from ''Operation Petticoat'', directed the pilot episode. In regards to the relationship between the two characters, Gilliland commented ''"I think the two characters will have a dual dependency. In the future, Keith will become more magical and Shabu more mortal. Figuratively, Shabu is the master. I want to get rid of him but I can't. I'm stuck with him."''<ref name="Buck"/>

== Reception == ''Just Our Luck'' premiered on September 20, 1983, as part of ABC's Tuesday night lineup, and featured Tab Hunter in a cameo appearance.<ref name="TSDI">{{cite news |title=(ABC) - Just Our Luck |newspaper=The Sumter Daily Item |date=September 20, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FlwlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OK4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1262,3037086 }}</ref> Almost immediately after its first episode, it was panned by many TV critics.<ref>{{cite news |title=TV: Two New Comedies |author=O'Connor, John J. |newspaper=New York Times |date=September 20, 1983 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/20/arts/tv-two-new-comedies.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Just Our Luck' flunks; 'Hotel' does well |author=Dudek, Duane |newspaper=The Milwaukee Sentinel |date=September 20, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3CQWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7088,3921908 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

The series would continue to receive generally poor reviews from many TV critics throughout the season. These were mostly complaints of the writing being uninteresting or clichéd<ref name="Rothenburg">{{cite news |title='Just Our Luck' is so-so comedy |author=Rothenburg, Fred |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |date=September 20, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kjEMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Bl4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5840,4514047 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> as well as unfavorable comparisons to the 1960s series ''I Dream of Jeannie''.<ref name="TSDI"/><ref>{{cite news |title='Just Our Luck': New 'Jeanie' Is A Nightmare |author=Jicha, Tom |newspaper=The Miami News |date=September 19, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nLMmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SwIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2462,680489 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> Some noted Carter's character as being similar to the type of "streetwise" character acting often played by African-Americans on television<ref name="Rothenburg"/> and the racial nature of the relationship between the two main characters.<ref name="Handler">{{cite news |title='Just Our Luck' Is Impossibly Inept |author=Handler, David |newspaper=Ocala Star-Banner |date=October 15, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xpoTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UQYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3611,8985967 }}</ref> One reviewer, Kathryn Olney of ''Mother Jones Magazine'', compared it to a 1980s version of ''Amos 'n' Andy''.<ref name="Olney">{{cite journal |author=Olney, Kathryn |date=December 1983 |title=From Amos 'n' Andy To Shabu And Mr. T |journal=Mother Jones Magazine |publisher=San Francisco |volume=VIII |issue=X |pages=6 |issn=0362-8841 }}</ref> Baird Searles decried the series as "cutesy drivel".<ref>"Films", ''F&SF'', February 1984, p. 60.</ref> A few, however, were more supportive, such as Stuart Bykofsky of ''The Day'', who reported "an occasional spark of wit that is very easy to take".<ref>{{cite news |title=New genie show debuts tonight on ABC |author=Bykofsky, Stuart D. |newspaper=The Day |date=September 20, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e-8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AHMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3416,3827018 }}</ref> Richard Corliss from Time also wrote Just Our Luck "scores as hip, underplayed farce".<ref>{{cite news |title=Video: And Mister Ed Begat Mr. Smith |author=Corliss, Richard |newspaper=Time |date=September 26, 1983 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949835-2,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323103348/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949835-2,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2010 }}</ref>

Chuck Gordon, one of the show's four executive producers, said ''"When we wrote the script, there was no dialect. T.K. designed the role. He was allowed to play himself."'' The show's star, T.K. Carter, supported the producer's and commented on his character at an October 22 press conference.

{{cquote|''I don't feel this character is racially stereotypical. I think he is 70 percent of my own personality and 30 percent Shabu. He's a classy character.''<ref name="Modesto"/>}}

The NAACP objected to the series, claiming a black character being portrayed as a thankful servant to a white male was offensive, and called for a national boycott of ABC until it was taken off the air. Willis Edwards, president of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP, stated Shabu was ''"an embarrassing and degrading portrayal of a black male in the 80s."''<ref name="Olney"/> In October 1983, the organization announced that ABC had conceded to their demands and allowed the NAACP partial creative control over the series.<ref name="Clute"/> Among the changes they made included removing the term of "master" and "servant" in the show dialogue, restricting so-called "jive talk" from Carter, the hiring of African-American writers and actor Leonard Simon to play anchorman Jim Dexter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blacks win changes in new ABC sitcom |author=Shister, Gail |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |date=October 1, 1983 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=odocAAAAIBAJ&sjid=62EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7045,78015 }}</ref>

''Just Our Luck'' attempted to recover from the bad publicity and brought in Roy Orbison, Dr. Joyce Brothers and Wink Martindale as guest stars. Though it did find some appeal among children, particularly for its special effects, it failed to win the 18-49 demographic and was consistently beaten in head-to-head competition by ''The A-Team'' throughout its run. In spite of its efforts, ABC canceled the series after eleven episodes.<ref name="TVAcres"/><ref name="SitcomsOnline"/><ref name="Allman"/><ref name="Brooks"/>

The series was broadcast overseas in late 1984 and 1985 in countries as far away as Malaysia<ref>{{cite news |title=Leisure Times 2: When a family man falls in love again... |author=Chan, Daniel |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=July 5, 1984 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1LUTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6o8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5216,810138 }}</ref> and Australia.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Critical Guide To Today's Programs |author=Courtis, Brian |newspaper=The Age |date=January 7, 1985 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KYcQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kJUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4481,2124302 }}</ref> The show was unable to escape its reputation, such as Philippa Hawker of ''The Age'' finding the main characters unappealing, referring to Shabu as "your standard irritating genie" and Burrows as "a rat".<ref>{{cite news |title=TV Review: Genie with a new look still a bore |author=Hawker, Philippa |newspaper=The Age |date=January 2, 1985 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JYcQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kJUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5280,234082 }}</ref> ''Just Our Luck'' was one of the series featured in ''TV Turkeys'' (1987) by Kevin Allman.<ref name="Allman"/> The series also aired in the United Kingdom on ITV in 1984.

==Theme song== Klymaxx recorded Barry De Vorzon and Joseph Conlan's theme song for their 1984 album ''Meeting in the Ladies Room''.

== Characters == * Shabu (T. K. Carter), a 3,000-year-old genie * Keith Burrows (Richard Gilliland), a good-natured, earnest but somewhat dull television weatherman * Meagan Huxley (Ellen Maxted), the station's program director * Nelson Marriott (Rod McCary), station manager * Chuck (Richard Schaal), Keith's neighbor * Professor Bob (Hamilton Camp), weatherman * Jim Dexter (Leonard Simon), news anchor

== Episodes == Production codes were taken from the U.S. Copyright Office. {{Episode table |total_width= |background=#CDAD00 |overall= |title= |writer= |director= |airdate= |prodcode= |episodes= {{Episode list |Title=Pilot |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|09|20}} |DirectedBy = John Astin |WrittenBy=Rick Kellard & Bob Comfort |ProdCode=N/A |EpisodeNumber=1 |ShortSummary=A young television reporter finds a mysterious green bottle which contains a genie. The genie is none too happy with his new master, having previously served Cleopatra, King Arthur and Napoleon, and soon shows a predilection for practical jokes at the worst possible times. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=The Shabelles |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|09|27}} |DirectedBy = John Astin |WrittenBy=James Berg & Stan Zimmerman |ProdCode=172402 |EpisodeNumber=2 |ShortSummary=Shabu clones himself in a vocal quartet in order to enter a talent contest and win money so Keith can go on vacation. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=Transition |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|10|04}} |DirectedBy = John Astin |WrittenBy=Michael Russnow |ProdCode=172401 |EpisodeNumber=3 |ShortSummary=Shabu tries to inspire Keith to apply for a promotion by inspiring him with visions of other great Americans. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=Photo Finish |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|10|18}} |DirectedBy = John Astin |WrittenBy = Barry Vigon & Danny Jacobson |ProdCode=172405 |EpisodeNumber=4 |ShortSummary=When Nelson brags about his racing victories, Shabu forces him to relive the marathon races where he cheated in order to win. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=Uncle Harry |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|10|25}} |DirectedBy = John Astin |WrittenBy=Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo |ProdCode=172403 |EpisodeNumber=5 |ShortSummary=Shabu wants to surprise Keith on his birthday, so he conjures up his long-lost Uncle Harry. Unfortunately, the man he transports is the wrong Harry, and the old man promptly wanders away before he can be sent back. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=Something Alien This Way Comes |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|11|01}} |DirectedBy = Alan Bergmann |WrittenBy=Tony Colvin & Scott S. Gorden |ProdCode=172406 |EpisodeNumber=6 |ShortSummary=Shabu accidentally demonstrates his magic while weatherman Professor Bob is watching and becomes convinced that the genie is an alien from another planet. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=Englebert Humpercricket |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|11|08}} |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy=Linda Morris , Vic Rauseo |ProdCode=172410 |EpisodeNumber=7 |ShortSummary=Shabu decides that the party Keith is throwing for his station manager is too dull, so he decides to use magic to spice it up. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=No Holds Barred |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|11|22}} |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy=Tony Colvin, Scott S. Gorden |ProdCode=172408 |EpisodeNumber=8 |ShortSummary=Keith must fight a professional wrestler who takes a dim view of the story he did on the sport for his television station. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=Wedding Bell Shablues |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|12|06}} |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy= |ProdCode=172404 |EpisodeNumber=9 |ShortSummary=One day after being challenged to find a girlfriend without using his magic, Shabu announces he's engaged to a beautiful woman. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=Ballad of Dead Eye Dick |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|12|13}} |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy= |ProdCode=172409 |EpisodeNumber=10 |ShortSummary=Shabu conjures up an unusual witness when he and Keith are tried on assault charges. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=Keith's Car Crusade |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1983|12|27}} |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy= |ProdCode=172412 |EpisodeNumber=11 |ShortSummary=Keith agrees to do commercials for a disreputable used car dealership and is harassed by customers who bought lemons because of his advertisements. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=King Kahommi's Curse |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy= |ProdCode=172407 |EpisodeNumber=12 |ShortSummary=Keith finds a royal scarab with a curse on it. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} {{Episode list |Title=Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Burrows |OriginalAirDate=Unaired |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy= |ProdCode=172411 |EpisodeNumber=13 |ShortSummary=Shabu's plan to give Keith a jolt of self-confidence backfires when his master emerges from the spell as an incredibly obnoxious, self-centered cretin. |LineColor=CDAD00 }} }}

==US television ratings== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Season ! Episodes ! Start date ! End date ! Nielsen rank ! Nielsen rating<ref name="RATINGS1">{{cite web |title=1983-84 Ratings History -- The Networks Are Awash in a Bubble Bath of Soaps |first=J |last=Clawson |date=1984-05-27 |website=tvratingsguide.com |url=http://www.tvratingsguide.com/2017/09/1983-84-ratings-history-networks-are.html |access-date=2023-01-15 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929205244/http://www.tvratingsguide.com/2017/09/1983-84-ratings-history-networks-are.html |archive-date=2017-09-29}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center" | 1983-84 | style="text-align:center" | 13 | style="text-align:center" | September 20, 1983 | style="text-align:center" | December 27, 1983 | style="text-align:center" | 75 | style="text-align:center" | 12.7{{refn|Tied with the "CBS Wednesday Night Movie" (special)|group=lower-alpha}} |}

== Notes == {{Notelist}}

== References == {{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading== *Bogle, Donald. ''Blacks in American films and Television: An Encyclopedia''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. {{ISBN|0-671-67538-9}} *Castleman, Harry and Walter J. Podrazik. ''Harry and Wally's Favorite TV Shows''. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1989. {{ISBN|0-13-933250-2}} *Lentz, Harris M. ''Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits Supplement: Through 1987''. Vol. 1. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1989. {{ISBN|0-89950-364-0}} *MacDonald, J. Fred. ''Blacks and White TV: African Americans in Television Since 1948''. 2nd ed. Chicago: Nelson-Hall Publishers, 1992. {{ISBN|0-8304-1326-X}} *Terrace, Vincent. ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2007''. Vol. 1. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2008. {{ISBN|0-7864-3305-1}}

==External links== *{{TV Guide}} *{{IMDb title}}

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