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She's the Sheriff

TV·1987–1989·2 seasons, 44 episodes·Syndication·Comedy·30m·Created by Dan Guntzelman, Steve Marshall, Mark Rothman

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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.

Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes1987–88AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01All in a Day's WorkSeptember 19, 1987Hildy discovers the true meaning of trouble when Gussie gets a driver's license and collides with a reindeer statue.
  2. S01E02Butterfly Is FreeSeptember 26, 1987Eva Gabor beeds help catching the person who stole her ruby. The perpetrator is a notorious jewel thief known as The Butterfly, a case that
  3. S01E03Unsafe at Any SpeedOctober 3, 1987Max gives Hildy advice in hopes to cause her early retirement, but his plan backfires and she nabs an international spy on her first day.
  4. S01E04A Little RomanceOctober 10, 1987Rubin'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 ple
  5. S01E05Lover BoyOctober 17, 1987Rubin spitefully enters Hildy's picture into a magazine called Loverboy, who expect her to pose for it. Also, a sheik fights for Hildy's aff
  6. S01E06Monkey BusinessOctober 24, 1987A monkey is brought in on suspicion of drunk driving. Kenny blames someone at the station for breaking the front window. Rubin tries to get
  7. S01E07Max Moves InOctober 31, 1987Hildy 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 brea
  8. S01E08Poker FeverNovember 7, 1987Hildy is on a string of good luck which her mother calls 'The Golden Streak'.
  9. S01E09Hildy Gets ShotNovember 14, 1987After getting shot, Hildy's relatives visit and she recounts how she became sheriff with newly created flashbacks.
  10. S01E10Child's PlayNovember 21, 1987Hildy brings young shoplifter Percy into her home but isn't prepared when the delinquent convinces Kenny to run away.
  11. S01E11Call Me MadamNovember 28, 1987Hildy goes undercover as a hooker and Rubin goes undercover as a john to bust a madam.
  12. S01E12The Perils of PaulineDecember 5, 1987After some bad advice from Hildy, her sister Pauline divorces her husband and marries Rubin, who thinks she has money.
  13. S01E13A HeroDecember 12, 1987Down in the dumps after killing omeone on the job, Putnam wants to leave the force.
  14. S01E14The FedsDecember 19, 1987Hildy poses as a hitwoman to catch a killer.
  15. S01E15New Year's EveJanuary 2, 1988For 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.
  16. S01E16The Great EscapeJanuary 9, 1988Rubin brings in a magician who is plotting a jail escape, complete with press coverage. However, Rubin takes his wallet containing the lock
  17. S01E17HostageJanuary 16, 1988After hearing that his wife is cheating on him, Crazy Ralphie holds the whole station hostage.
  18. S01E18All AloneJanuary 30, 1988Rubin helps a destitute woman raise money... or is she really in need?
  19. S01E19Hildy, the HomewreckerFebruary 6, 1988The deputies think Hildy is having an affair with her handyman.
  20. S01E20HairFebruary 13, 1988Fed 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 wi
  21. S01E21Dinsmore's WeddingDecember 8, 1987Rubin wrangles a mail-order bride for an eccentric man.
  22. S01E22Hildy's First KissFebruary 27, 1988Hildy goes on her first date since her husband died.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0222Episodes1988–89AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01A Not So Fatal AttractionOctober 8, 1988While posing as Hildy's boyfriend during a stakeout, Rubin unexpectedly falls in love with her after they kiss in the spur of the moment.
  2. S02E02Hildy's Public DefenderOctober 15, 1988While working on a condominium timeshare scam, Hildy suddenly finds herself under the investigative eye of a younger public defender.
  3. S02E03A Friend in High PlacesOctober 22, 1988Hildy prevents an old high school friend from committing suicide, but then she inadvertently complicates matters as they reminisce together.
  4. S02E04Have a Nice DayOctober 29, 1988Mishaps abound when Hildy works to prepare the department for a surprise state inspection.
  5. S02E05Gussie Behind BarsNovember 5, 1988During Hildy's first bid for reelection since being appointed, unexpected trouble begins when her mother is arrested and jailed during a 'Sa
  6. S02E06Max's TenNovember 12, 1988Rubin becomes so obsessed with showing off his beautiful date to his doubting colleagues that he inadvertently ignores her.
  7. S02E07Mulcahy Gets Kicked OutNovember 19, 1988Hildy engages in a battle-of-the-sexes with her deputies when they disagree on how Mulcahy should reconcile his wife after a fight, during w
  8. S02E08Dream the Implausible DreamNovember 26, 1988While working undercover as an actress at a musical audition, Hildy's long-forgotten dreams of stardom are reborn as she considers the benef
  9. S02E09Father-Son BanquetDecember 3, 1988Hildy tries to prove 'mother knows best' when she battles with Kenny's baseball coach to be included in the annual father-son banquet.
  10. S02E10Love HurtsDecember 10, 1988While attempting to play Cupid to her friends Terry and Putnam, Hildy discovers that Terry's current boyfriend, Biff, is really Rubin in dis
  11. S02E11Down for the CountDecember 17, 1988Hildy's and the deputies' dreams of fame and riches end when the fighter in whom them invest turns out to be a 'lightweight'.
  12. S02E12Midnight RunJanuary 7, 1989A ruthless criminal is gunning for Hildy after she witnesses a bank robbery.
  13. S02E13Tastes Great, Less KillingJanuary 14, 1989At Hildy's fundraiser for state representative-hopeful Jonathan Gagen, confusion reigns as the caterer is suspected of poisoning his creatio
  14. S02E14Divorce, Wiggins StyleJanuary 21, 1989Deputy Wiggins' soon-to-be-ex-wife pays a surprise visit to complete divorce arrangements, but his jealousy over her plans to marry a well-k
  15. S02E15Forever YoungFebruary 4, 1989Hildy convinces herself that she is too old as a landmark birthday approaches.
  16. S02E16The Teflon SheriffFebruary 11, 1989Hildy becomes popular with the media at the expense of her deputies' egos when she gets all the credit for a counterfeiting arrest which the
  17. S02E17The Mother MuggerFebruary 18, 1989After she's mugged in broad daylight, Gussie's fear causes her to become agoraphobic. Meanwhile, Ruhin and Putnam don pantyhose and heels in
  18. S02E18I'm Okay, You're All CrazyFebruary 25, 1989When a psychiatrist is held in lockup, Hildy and the deputies begin questioning their own, as well as each other's, psychological motivation
  19. S02E19Max Gets TrumpedMarch 4, 1989A wealthy real estate tycoon takes a romantic interest in Hildy in order to make Rubin miserable, thereby fulfilling his twenty-year vendett
  20. S02E20You Always Hurt the One You LoveMarch 18, 1989When Mulcahy's wife thinks she is pregnant with their seventh child, Mulcahy is given an ultimatum: either he gets a vasectomy, or he is not
  21. S02E21Me Tarzan, You HildyMarch 25, 1989Hildy attempts to fight her strong physical attraction to a handsome—albeit less than brilliant—bodybuilder, while the deputies bet on the o
  22. S02E22Kissing CousinsApril 1, 1989Romantic jealousy reigns as Gagen returns to fabricate an interest in Hildy's attractive new intern in order to prove to Hildy that she too

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