She's the Sheriff
1987•30m•5.0/10
Comedy
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She's the Sheriff is an American sitcom created by Dan Guntzelman and Steve Marshall. Aired in syndication for two seasons from September 1987 to April 1989, the series stars Suzanne Somers as Hildy Granger, a young woman whose husband, the sheriff of fictional Lakes County, Nevada, is killed by a drunk driver. Now widowed with two teenage children to support, Hildy accepts the county commissioner's offer to appoint her as sheriff, despite her lack of relevant experience. The show focuses on her efforts to handle the daily problems of locals and tourists, while learning to work with her four deputies. In particular, Hildy has routine disagreements with Max Rubin, who sees her undeserving of the job.
Production
Lorimar Telepictures
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 19, 1987
Last Aired
April 1, 1989
Networks
Syndication
Created By
Dan Guntzelman, Steve Marshall, Mark Rothman
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
All in a Day's Work
Air date: 1987-09-19
Hildy discovers the true meaning of trouble when Gussie gets a driver's license and collides with a reindeer statue.
E2
Butterfly Is Free
Air date: 1987-09-26
Eva Gabor beeds help catching the person who stole her ruby. The perpetrator is a notorious jewel thief known as The Butterfly, a case that the late Sheriff Granger was working on.
E3
Unsafe at Any Speed
Air date: 1987-10-03
Max gives Hildy advice in hopes to cause her early retirement, but his plan backfires and she nabs an international spy on her first day.
E4
A Little Romance
Air date: 1987-10-10
Rubin's father Frank visits and everyone is shocked to see that he is nothing like his son. Gussie takes a liking to him and Hildy's not pleased. When she puts her foot down, Gussie tells her she and Frank are going to live together.
E5
Lover Boy
Air date: 1987-10-17
Rubin spitefully enters Hildy's picture into a magazine called Loverboy, who expect her to pose for it. Also, a sheik fights for Hildy's affections.
E6
Monkey Business
Air date: 1987-10-24
A monkey is brought in on suspicion of drunk driving. Kenny blames someone at the station for breaking the front window. Rubin tries to get Hildy in trouble for animal abuse.
E7
Max Moves In
Air date: 1987-10-31
Hildy pulls all the stops to try to get a thank you out of Rubin after he moves in with her and her family and drives everyone to their breaking points.
E8
Poker Fever
Air date: 1987-11-07
Hildy is on a string of good luck which her mother calls 'The Golden Streak'.
E9
Hildy Gets Shot
Air date: 1987-11-14
After getting shot, Hildy's relatives visit and she recounts how she became sheriff with newly created flashbacks.
E10
Child's Play
Air date: 1987-11-21
Hildy brings young shoplifter Percy into her home but isn't prepared when the delinquent convinces Kenny to run away.
E11
Call Me Madam
Air date: 1987-11-28
Hildy goes undercover as a hooker and Rubin goes undercover as a john to bust a madam.
E12
The Perils of Pauline
Air date: 1987-12-05
After some bad advice from Hildy, her sister Pauline divorces her husband and marries Rubin, who thinks she has money.
E13
A Hero
Air date: 1987-12-12
Down in the dumps after killing omeone on the job, Putnam wants to leave the force.
E14
The Feds
Air date: 1987-12-19
Hildy poses as a hitwoman to catch a killer.
E15
New Year's Eve
Air date: 1988-01-02
For the first time since her husband's death by drunk driver, Hildy holds a dry New Year's Eve party. However, the punch is spiked.
E16
The Great Escape
Air date: 1988-01-09
Rubin brings in a magician who is plotting a jail escape, complete with press coverage. However, Rubin takes his wallet containing the lock picks. Kenny goes to spectate and Hildy finds the wallet, but doesn't want to break her son's belief.
E17
Hostage
Air date: 1988-01-16
After hearing that his wife is cheating on him, Crazy Ralphie holds the whole station hostage.
E18
All Alone
Air date: 1988-01-30
Rubin helps a destitute woman raise money... or is she really in need?
E19
Hildy, the Homewrecker
Air date: 1988-02-06
The deputies think Hildy is having an affair with her handyman.
E20
Hair
Air date: 1988-02-13
Fed up with his antics, Hildy suspends Rubin from the force. But when he takes a temporary job at a trendy beauty salon, he is so popular with the customers that he announces he is quitting police work for good.
E21
Dinsmore's Wedding
Air date: 1987-12-08
Rubin wrangles a mail-order bride for an eccentric man.
E22
Hildy's First Kiss
Air date: 1988-02-27
Hildy goes on her first date since her husband died.
Cast
Suzanne Somers
Sheriff Hildy Granger
George Wyner
Deputy Max Rubin
Pat Carroll
Gussie Holt
Lou Richards
Deputy Dennis Putnam
Taliesin Jaffe
Kenny Granger
Nicky Rose
Alison Granger
Guich Koock
Deputy Hugh Mulcahy
Leonard Lightfoot
Deputy Alvin Wiggins
