Sun, Sep 16, 2001
When Lee-Chow, a laundry entrepreneur in the Chinese quarter of a small town sprung along the railroad expansion which brought them into America, realizes they can't cope themselves with the criminal Purple Dragon triad gang which extorts 'protection money', he sends his humble and willing nephew Chin-Chin to search for 'Liki Liki', whom the boy teaches how to pass as Chinese. Finding uncle disappeared, only fellow entrepreneur Ho-Tang says in private kidnapped by the Purple Dragon, the two run the laundry and fight off the triad, only to find the sheriff on the wrong side, presiding over the brave yellow boy's lynching. Lucky saves him, now it's time to deal with the gang itself...
Sun, Sep 23, 2001
When queen Victoria visits president Grant, the old and new world leaders brag and sneer, ending up to bet who can catch the Daltons first, her P.I. Sherlock Holmes or U.S. top-sleuth Lucky Luke. While the champions with opposite manners and methods play fair, Victoria follows in a cart with two guardsmen, which she orders to sabotage Lucky. Just when she snatches up Sherlock to rebuke him, that gets the whole British party kidnapped by the Daltons...
Sun, Sep 30, 2001
Scam artist Elmer Rotten, man of a thousand tricks and disguises, escapes to the Wild West and decides Lucky Luke's identity is easy to steal -soon even his cloths- and perfect to assume for more cons, which Lucky is then likely to be blamed for by the duped towns. It takes an embarrassing chase in involuntary disguise to get the better of the fake Luke, who is easily recognizable as his shooting skills are incomparably inferior.
Sun, Oct 14, 2001
Lucky meets the brothers Lumière, and saves the French pioneers of cinematography on their way to Holly Woods, still equally unknown then, from such diverse dangers as a bear and a malicious businessman and his dogsbody Jack who try to sabotage their entertainment breaking trough, or on second thought steal their unique camera. Meanwhile their demo movies were destroyed, so Wild West folk must act in a new one...
Sun, Oct 21, 2001
When Russian immigrant Vladimir's anti-capitalist rhetoric is about to get him lynched by the insulted rancher's cowboys, Lucky saves him from the noose by shooting down their weapons- and trousers. The escaped Daltons stole only one horse to remain inconspicuous, but loose it; when they come to Vladimir's cabin to steal his donkey, the Marxist's madness extends to invite the 'victims of unjust laws' to join the Utopian lawless society Freedonia he is planning, based solely on natural friendliness, and refuses to let Luke take the crooks back to jail, so Lucky decides to wait till the greedy gang leaves the poor place where toil is endless. Meanwhile the rancher, who was bitten in the butt by a horse, gathers men to take revenge...
Sun, Oct 28, 2001
Traveling to his friend, No Joke Indians chief Honest Eagle, Lucky passes in Mirage, Nevada's Last Drop saloon, which is shut down by party-pooping 'anti gambling brigade' women. Indian lawyer Buzzard tells its dodgy owner Pokerface Nevada law allows a new casino to be built in the Indian reserve, which is penniless since the medicine-man forgot the rain-dance after a fall from his horse, and uses judge Crook's gambling debts to give him the permit. Honest Eagle accepts to become Pokerface's VP, against Lucky's advice, and is certainly cheated into a miser share, yet he banishes Lucky for rowing with the snake. However when even the water it buys them only gets the Indians playing, not growing lettuce, the chief wants to break the contract, but can't face the penalty clause. Lucky approaches the judge, whose 5% can't pay for his losses...
Sun, Nov 4, 2001
When general Custer arrives at Notting Gilch and hears they have no trouble whatsoever there with the local Indian tribes, he thinks Ulysses Grant deliberately sent his 13 Cavalry regiment to the only Indian-pacific region to stop his rival's popularity. Lucky warns the Nojoke Indians' chief Honest Eagle, indeed Custer bans all fine Indian-grown food, although importing tins across the desert makes them go bad and explode when opened. Custer also adopts Ran tan plan as regimental mascot and arranges the crazy dog to get 'stolen by the Nojokes' as excuse for an attack, but Lucky prepares to turn the tables most embarrassingly...
Sun, Nov 18, 2001
Lucky Luke chases master-bank-robber Black Peppermint who left his nickname-memento. This brings him to Slumberville, a town which treasures its weirdness, including a reverend who keeps crashing onto the roofs of saloon, church or bank in flying machines financed by baron von Flaps, who hopes for a big military order from Fort Large. When the reverend breaks a leg, only Lucky volunteers as stand-in test-pilot, soon finding out the real criminal intent...
Sun, Nov 25, 2001
The Daltons escape again, hoping Lucky won't arrest them if they pass the Mexican border. Lucky Luke was celebrating his horse Jolly Jumper's birthday with cake in a restaurant, then he gets the news and gives chase. After a long, hungry journey the Daltons eat a whole bull, which makes tiny leader Joe sick and grumpy, so Lucky and bounty-hunter Rattlesnake, who was hired for $400,000 by rancher Lutton, track them to doctor Livingdead and further to the border, where the snake proposes them a dirty deal, then everything becomes confusing for everybody...
Sun, Dec 2, 2001
When Lucky attends a small-town horse rodeo, two fat wallets convince several contenders to bow out with 'leg cramp', leaving the Moldavian twins Bogdan and Todor, mistaken for Canadians, who are knocked down and out in no time, but ex-aequo. After the brothers bribe the sheriff for a chance to hunt down a criminal, Lucky takes charge and finds out they are rival crown princes on a contest for the right to succeed their uncle, king Slobko of Moldavia, consisting of three parts: rodeo, arresting a crook and scalping an Indian, but Lucky protects the peaceful No Joke tribe...
Sun, Dec 9, 2001
While Lucky Luke bring the Daltons to jail trough the Mossback Indians tribal territory, their leader Joe accidentally saves the life of the clumsy son and unwilling heir of the chief when they both fall into a torrent. As reward, he is adopted as the old chief's second son, all Daltons get sanctuary as blood-brothers. Lucky soon also saves the bumbler, and is confident the crooks won't keep up Indian life, especially as the chief's gigantic daughter has the hots for Joe...
Sun, Dec 30, 2001
The Daltons planned to escape by staging a trampoline act in the celebration for the prison's anniversary, but Lucky shoots that act down. Averell asks him for his escape artist act, as volunteer cuffed to Joe, but to both's horror the handcuffs can't be opened and nobody has a key, they were left by peddler Longneck who took off- the unwilling pair sets chase, while Joe keeps trying in vain to get rid of Lucky. General Custer has engaged Longneck to manufacture a tank in the same, allegedly unbreakable alloy. The other Dalton brothers escape and follow, looking for Joe...