The Knights of Prosperity

2007 - 2007

Pilot

3rd January 2007

Episode 1

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.

Operation: Seduce Simone

10th January 2007

Episode 2

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.

Operation: Fighting Shape

17th January 2007

Episode 3

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.

Operation: Deliver the Case

24th January 2007

Episode 4

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.

Operation: Ralph

31st January 2007

Episode 5

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.

Operation: Caught on Tape

7th February 2007

Episode 6

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.

Operation: Save Esperanza

14th February 2007

Episode 7

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

Operation: Panic Room

21st February 2007

Episode 8

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.

Operation: Oswald Montecristo

28th February 2007

Episode 9

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.

Operation: Rent Money

8th August 2007

Episode 10

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.

Operation: Steal the Safe

8th August 2007

Episode 11

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

Operation: Open the Safe

15th August 2007

Episode 12

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

Operation: Romanocorp

22nd August 2007

Episode 13

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.

Top Cast

Donal Logue•Sofía Vergara•Lenny Venito

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.

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Donal Logue Image

Donal Logue

Eugene Gurkin

Sofía Vergara Image

Sofía Vergara

Esperanza Villalobos

Lenny Venito Image

Lenny Venito

Francis 'Squatch' Squacieri

Maz Jobrani Image

Maz Jobrani

Gourishankar 'Gary' Subramaniam

Kevin Michael Richardson Image

Kevin Michael Richardson

Rockefeller Butts

Josh Grisetti

Louis Plunk

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David Letterman

Producer

Mick Jagger Image

Mick Jagger

Producer

Steve Tompkins

Producer

Rob Burnett

Producer

Victoria Pearman

Producer

Ray Fisher

Leadman

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