Suzanne Somers
Sheriff Hildy Granger
She's the Sheriff (1987)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 19, 1987
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: imdb.laugh-track
Network: Syndication
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - All In a Day's Work
Hildy discovers the true meaning of trouble when Gussie gets a driver's license and collides with a reindeer statue.
Sept. 19, 1987, midnight
S1E2 - Butterfly Is Free
Sept. 26, 1987, midnight
S1E3 - Unsafe at Any Speed
Max gives Rudy advice that he hopes will cause her early retirement as Sheriff, but his plan backfires and she nabs an international spy on her first day.
Oct. 3, 1987, midnight
S1E4 - A Little Romance
Eva Gabor reports a theft to Hildy, and gives her a rhyming note, signed ""The Butterfly,"" which communicates a threat to rob the Gabor family's ruby that is on exhibit at the International Jewelry Show. Hildy recognizes the suspect as the man who eluded her husband, the former Sheriff, five years earlier. Although she foils the theft and ""evens the score"" the thief cleverly escapes.
Hildy plans to net The Butterfly, a notorious jewel thief who steals a priceless ruby owned by Eva Gabor (HERSELF).
Oct. 10, 1987, midnight
S1E5 - Lover Boy
Rudy encourages Gussie to date but is disappointed by her choice in men -- Frank Rubin, Max's father!
Oct. 17, 1987, midnight
S1E6 - Monkey Business
Hildy has to act more like a mom than a sheriff when Kenny lies to her, and Max, who is plotting a trap for Hildy with some chimpanzees, also gets caught in a lie.
Oct. 24, 1987, midnight
S1E7 - Max Moves In
Hildy goes undercover as a hooker to arrest a notorious madam and puts her career on the line when she makes a bad bust.
Oct. 31, 1987, midnight
S1E8 - Poker Fever (AKA: The Golden Streak)
Hildy disguises herself as a hit woman to supposedly get evidence incriminating a notorious mobster nicknamed ""The Exterminator.""
Nov. 7, 1987, midnight
S1E9 - Hildy Gets Shot
Hildy's decision to temporarily house a young shoplifter backfires when the boy convinces her son Kenny to run away from home.
Nov. 14, 1987, midnight
S1E10 - Child's Play
When Hildy releases a bogus fortune with only a warning, the gypsy shows her gratitude by bestowing the legendary ""Golden Streak"" of luck.
Nov. 21, 1987, midnight
S1E11 - Call Me Madam
Nov. 28, 1987, midnight
S1E12 - The Perils of Pauline
The deputies are convinced that Hildy is having an affair with her henpecked handyman.
Dec. 5, 1987, midnight
S1E13 - The Hero
Dec. 12, 1987, midnight
S1E14 - The Feds
Hildy and the deputies are held hostage by a jilted husband gone berserk.
Dec. 19, 1987, midnight
S1E15 - New Year's Eve
Jan. 2, 1988, midnight
S1E16 - The Great Escape?
Hildy is determined to stop Max's mail-order-bride business.
Jan. 9, 1988, midnight
S1E17 - Hostage
Hildy's New Year's Eve 'stay sober' party doesn't quite stay sober.
Jan. 16, 1988, midnight
S1E18 - All Alone
Jealous of the attention Hildy is getting as spokeswoman for the Tahoe Visitors Bureau, Max mentors an allegedly destitute woman under and receives donations and sympathy from everyone except Hildy, who suspects from the beginning that the woman is a fraud.
One is a lonely number as only Hildy doubts a woman, supposedly down on her luck, who is collecting donations from everyone with her sob story.
Jan. 30, 1988, midnight
S1E19 - Hildy, the Homewrecker
A famous escape artist attempts to break out of Hildy's jail as a publicity stunt.
Feb. 6, 1988, midnight
S1E20 - Hair
Hildy develops her first romantic crush since the death of her husband.
Feb. 13, 1988, midnight
S1E21 - A Hero
Badly shaken after having shot a robbery suspect, Putnam announces he is quitting the force.
Dec. 8, 1987, midnight
S1E22 - Hildy's First Kiss
Hildy has run out of patience with Max's antics and suspends him from the force. But when Max 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.
Feb. 27, 1988, midnight
Network: Syndication
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Sept. 19, 1987
Last Air Date: April 1, 1989, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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