She's the Sheriff
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She's the Sheriff is American sitcom
that aired in syndication from 1987 to 1989. Produced by Lorimar Television, the series marked the return of Suzanne Somers
to television for the first time since she walked out on her famous role as Chrissy Snow
on ABC
's Three's Company
.
" campaign, in which the network's owned-and-operated stations would run first-run sitcoms in the 7:30-8 pm time slot to counterprogram competing stations' game shows, sitcom reruns and other offerings. This experiment was short lived, however, and although She's the Sheriff was renewed for a second season, it was moved to a weekend timeslot.
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
that aired in syndication from 1987 to 1989. Produced by Lorimar Television, the series marked the return of Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers is an American actress, author, singer and businesswoman, known for her television roles as Chrissy Snow on Three's Company and as Carol Lambert on Step by Step....
to television for the first time since she walked out on her famous role as Chrissy Snow
Chrissy Snow
Christmas "Chrissy" Noelle Snow was a fictional character on the sitcom Three's Company. Chrissy was played by Suzanne Somers.In the original unaired pilot to Three's Company, the character that became Chrissy was portrayed by Susanne Zenor. Zenor was not picked for the second filming, so actress...
on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Three's Company
Three's Company
Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984, on ABC. It is based on the British sitcom, Man About the House....
.
Synopsis
Somers stars as Hildy Granger, a young wife suddenly widowed with two children to support. Her employment worries end when the Commissioner of Lakes County, Nevada (near Lake Tahoe), offers to appoint her sheriff, the job held by her husband until his untimely death. Hildy accepts the position and is immediately forced to handle the daily problems of both locals and tourists, with extra trouble created by the four deputies on her staff. In addition, Hildy has regular battles with work colleague Max Rubin, who doesn't feel Hildy should be in the job.Cast and characters
- George WynerGeorge WynerGeorge Wyner is an American film and television actor. He is probably best known for his role as ADA Bernstein on the series Hill Street Blues. Wyner graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 as a drama major, and was an in-demand character actor by the early 1970s. To date, Wyner has made guest...
co-stars as Deputy Max Rubin, indignant that he has been passed over for the job of Sheriff. - Pat CarrollPat Carroll (actress)Patricia Ann “Pat” Carroll is an American actress. She performed in numerous stage productions, and portrayed the roles of "Bunny Halper" on CBS's The Danny Thomas Show, Shirley Feeney's mother on ABC's Laverne and Shirley, and is the voice of the villainous Ursula in The Little Mermaid film...
portrays Gussie Holt, Hildy's mother, and part time writer. - Lou RichardsLou Richards (actor)Lou Richards is an American actor.Among his voice roles were Leader-1 in Challenge of the GoBots, Galtar in Galtar and the Golden Lance, and Flash Gordon in Defenders of the Earth. He also played Clark V. Uhley, Jr. in Gloria and Dep. Dennis Putnam in She's the Sheriff.-External links:*...
co-stars as Deputy Dennis Putnam, a naive man who takes things too literally. - Guich Koock co-stars as Deputy Hugh Mulcahy, a man admired for his intelligence.
- Leonard Lightfoot co-stars as Deputy Alvin Wiggins who tries to be a voice of reason.
- Taliesin JaffeTaliesin JaffeTaliesin Jaffe is an American voice director, script writer, voice actor, and former child actor.Jaffe was born in Los Angeles, California. He is known for directing and writing many English language anime titles for New Generation Pictures, most notably R.O.D the TV and Hellsing...
and Nicky Rose portray Hildy's son Kenny and daughter Allison, respectively.
Season 1 (1987-1988)
| № | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | "She's the Sheriff" | N/A |
| 1 | "All in a Day's Work" | 1987/Sep/19 |
| 2 | "Butterfly Is Free" | 1987/Sep/26 |
| 3 | "Unsafe at Any Speed" | 1987/Oct/03 |
| 4 | "A Little Romance" | 1987/Oct/10 |
| 5 | "Lover Boy" | 1987/Oct/17 |
| 6 | "Monkey Business" | 1987/Oct/24 |
| 7 | "Max Moves In" | 1987/Oct/31 |
| 8 | "Poker Fever (a.k.a. The Golden Streak)" | 1987/Nov/07 |
| 9 | "Hildy Gets Shot" | 1987/Nov/14 |
| 10 | "Child's Play" | 1987/Nov/21 |
| 11 | "Call Me Madam" | 1987/Nov/28 |
| 12 | "The Perils of Pauline" | 1987/Dec/05 |
| 13 | "A Hero" | 1987/Dec/12 |
| 14 | "The Feds" | 1987/Dec/19 |
| 15 | "New Year's Eve" | 1988/Jan/02 |
| 16 | "The Great Escape" | 1988/Jan/09 |
| 17 | "Hostage" | 1988/Jan/16 |
| 18 | "All Alone" | 1988/Jan/30 |
| 19 | "Hildy, the Homewrecker" | 1988/Feb/06 |
| 20 | "Hair" | 1988/Feb/13 |
| 21 | "Dinsmore's Wedding" | 1988/Feb/20 |
| 22 | "Hildy's First Kiss" | 1988/Feb/27 |
Season 2 (1988-1989)
| № | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | "A Not So Fatal Attraction" | 1988/Oct/08 |
| 24 | "Hildy's Public Defender" | 1988/Oct/15 |
| 25 | "A Friend in High Places" | 1988/Oct/22 |
| 26 | "Have a Nice Day" | 1988/Oct/29 |
| 27 | "Gussie Behind Bars" | 1988/Nov/05 |
| 28 | "Max's Ten" | 1988/Nov/12 |
| 29 | "Mulcahy Gets Kicked Out" | 1988/Nov/19 |
| 30 | "Dream the Implausible Dream" | 1988/Nov/26 |
| 31 | "Father Son Banquet" | 1988/Dec/03 |
| 32 | "Love Hurts" | 1988/Dec/10 |
| 33 | "Down for the Count" | 1988/Dec/17 |
| 34 | "Midnight Run" | 1989/Jan/07 |
| 35 | "Tastes Great, Less Killing" | 1989/Jan/14 |
| 36 | "Divorce, Wiggins Style" | 1989/Jan/21 |
| 37 | "Forever Young" | 1989/Feb/04 |
| 38 | "The Teflon Sheriff" | 1989/Feb/11 |
| 39 | "The Mother Mugger" | 1989/Feb/18 |
| 40 | "I'm Okay, You're All Crazy" | 1989/Feb/25 |
| 41 | "Max Gets Trumped" | 1989/Mar/04 |
| 42 | "You Always Hurt the One You Love" | 1989/Mar/18 |
| 43 | "Me Tarzan, You Hildy" | 1989/Mar/25 |
| 44 | "Kissing Cousins" | 1989/Apr/01 |
Production
David Goldsmith and Arthur Silver were the executive producers, Marty Nadler was producer, Wenda Fong was co-producer, and Lisa Lewis was associate producer.Syndication
She's the Sheriff was part of NBC's much-hyped "Prime Time Begins at 7:30Prime Time Begins at 7:30
Prime Time Begins at 7:30 was a television syndication package conceived by NBC in the fall of 1987. Consisting of five sitcoms, each airing on different nights of the week, the goal of the network and its affiliates was to drive viewers to NBC stations in the half hour prior to Prime Time, which...
" campaign, in which the network's owned-and-operated stations would run first-run sitcoms in the 7:30-8 pm time slot to counterprogram competing stations' game shows, sitcom reruns and other offerings. This experiment was short lived, however, and although She's the Sheriff was renewed for a second season, it was moved to a weekend timeslot.