Glen A. Larson
Director
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979)
Season 1
N/A
Released Sept. 25, 1979
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.sheriff, tmdb.con-man, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.character-name-in-title, tmdb.small-town-sheriff, imdb.spin-off, imdb.sergeant + 2 more, imdb.police-corruption, imdb.police
Production Companies: Universal Television, Glen A. Larson Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Dean Martin and the Moonshiners
Sheriff Lobo faces a challenge in the upcoming election from Harry Cunningham's sleazy attorney Waverly and so he schemes to get Dean Martin to perform at a re-elect Lobo rally. Meanwhile, and despite Perkins' bungling, Birdie and the deputized Mary Ellen attempt to bust the Beauregards' moonshine-running operation.
Sept. 25, 1979, midnight
S1E2 - The Big Game (aka The Panhandle Pussycats Come to Orly)
Oct. 9, 1979, midnight
S1E3 - Disco Fever Comes to Orly
Sheriff Lobo, always looking to make money, partners with a strip joint only to discover the strippers are male.
Oct. 16, 1979, midnight
S1E4 - The Mob Comes to Orly
Lobo and Perkins see an opportunity to unload some swampland on a group of land speculators coming to town, but unbeknownst to them the men are really leaders of a crime syndicate planning to bump off their Godfather at the Orly Hot Springs.
Oct. 23, 1979, midnight
S1E5 - Run for the Money: Part 2 [began on B.J. and the Bear]
Nov. 6, 1979, midnight
S1E6 - Run for the Money: Part 3
Nov. 13, 1979, midnight
S1E7 - Buttercup, Birdie, and Buried Bucks
Nov. 27, 1979, midnight
S1E8 - The Senator Votes Absentee
Senator Flowers dies on election day and his widow and a corrupt aide plot to seize his political power, but to do so they must keep his death a secret until after the polls close. Will Lobo and Perkins play along in return for a contribution to the Re-elect Lobo war chest?
Dec. 4, 1979, midnight
S1E9 - The Boom Boom Lady
Dec. 11, 1979, midnight
S1E10 - First to Finish, Last to Show
Lobo foils a nefarious plot to destroy a triple crown-winning thoroughbred by rescuing the horse. But then he loses the animal, and his plan to make a million with no one the wiser falls apart.
Jan. 8, 1980, midnight
S1E11 - Hail! Hail! the Gang's All Here
Sheriff Lobo is delighted when a gang of lawless motorcyclists turns Orly upside down, as it will help him qualify for a state grant on the basis of a crime wave.
Jan. 15, 1980, midnight
S1E12 - The Luck of the Irish
Perkins is holding what may be a winning Irish Sweepstakes ticket, and if that indeed is the case, Sheriff Lobo has definite plans for the deputy's winnings.
Jan. 22, 1980, midnight
S1E13 - Double Take, Double Take
Jan. 29, 1980, midnight
S1E14 - Police Escort
Feb. 5, 1980, midnight
S1E15 - Who's the Sexiest Girl in the World?
The Orly Hot Springs Spa becomes a hotbed of misunderstandings, mistaken identities and murderous intrigue as Lobo, Perkins and Birdie attempt to protect the governor's beautiful mistress from a homicidal stalker. The episode features Candy Loving, Playboy's 25th Anniversary Playmate from January 1979.
Feb. 19, 1980, midnight
S1E16 - The Martians Are Coming, the Martians Are Coming
Feb. 26, 1980, midnight
S1E17 - The Treasure of Nature Beach
March 5, 1980, midnight
S1E18 - Perkins Bombs Out
A trio of sophisticated criminals strap a bomb to Sheriff Lobo's chest and order him to rob the Orly Bank. An attempt to trick the criminals backfires when they decide to take the bomb off Lobo and strap it onto Perkins. One false move and Orly will be a smoking crater.
March 10, 1980, midnight
S1E19 - Birdie's Hot Wheels
March 11, 1980, midnight
S1E20 - The Haunting of Orly Manor
It was a dark and stormy night at Orly Manor. The bridge back to town has washed out. Trapped in the haunted house are Lobo, Perkins and Birdie overseeing the sale by auction of the labyrinthine mansion, a couple suspicious would-be purchasers and a class of parapsychology students conducting a séance. Strange things begin to happen.
March 18, 1980, midnight
S1E21 - Mystery on the Orly Express
March 25, 1980, midnight
S1E22 - Orly's Hot Skates
A series of unsolved armed robberies follows the circuit of the Miami Marauders women's roller derby team. Perkins, Birdie and Margaret Ellen go undercover to infiltrate the team and reveal and rout the robber, but to win the roller derby they will have to recruit out of retirement Orly County's rollerskating champion of 20 years ago.
May 6, 1980, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Sept. 25, 1979
Last Air Date: May 5, 1981, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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