The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

1h

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal Television

Glen A. Larson Productions

Episodes

Cast

Dean Martin and the Moonshiners

1. Dean Martin and the Moonshiners

1h

25th Sep 1979

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.

The Big Game (aka The Panhandle Pussycats Come to Orly)

2. The Big Game (aka The Panhandle Pussycats Come to Orly)

1h

9th Oct 1979

Disco Fever Comes to Orly

3. Disco Fever Comes to Orly

1h

16th Oct 1979

Sheriff Lobo, always looking to make money, partners with a strip joint only to discover the strippers are male.

The Mob Comes to Orly

4. The Mob Comes to Orly

1h

23rd Oct 1979

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.

Run for the Money: Part 2 [began on B.J. and the Bear]

5. Run for the Money: Part 2 [began on B.J. and the Bear]

1h

6th Nov 1979

Run for the Money: Part 3

6. Run for the Money: Part 3

1h

13th Nov 1979

Buttercup, Birdie, and Buried Bucks

7. Buttercup, Birdie, and Buried Bucks

1h

27th Nov 1979

The Senator Votes Absentee

8. The Senator Votes Absentee

1h

4th Dec 1979

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?

The Boom Boom Lady

9. The Boom Boom Lady

1h

11th Dec 1979

First to Finish, Last to Show

10. First to Finish, Last to Show

1h

8th Jan 1980

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.

Hail! Hail! the Gang's All Here

11. Hail! Hail! the Gang's All Here

1h

15th Jan 1980

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.

The Luck of the Irish

12. The Luck of the Irish

1h

22nd Jan 1980

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.

Double Take, Double Take

13. Double Take, Double Take

1h

29th Jan 1980

Police Escort

14. Police Escort

1h

5th Feb 1980

Who's the Sexiest Girl in the World?

15. Who's the Sexiest Girl in the World?

1h

19th Feb 1980

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.

The Martians Are Coming, the Martians Are Coming

16. The Martians Are Coming, the Martians Are Coming

1h

26th Feb 1980

The Treasure of Nature Beach

17. The Treasure of Nature Beach

1h

5th Mar 1980

Perkins Bombs Out

18. Perkins Bombs Out

1h

10th Mar 1980

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.

Birdie's Hot Wheels

19. Birdie's Hot Wheels

1h

11th Mar 1980

The Haunting of Orly Manor

20. The Haunting of Orly Manor

1h

18th Mar 1980

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.

Mystery on the Orly Express

21. Mystery on the Orly Express

1h

25th Mar 1980

Orly's Hot Skates

22. Orly's Hot Skates

1h

6th May 1980

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.

First air date

25th Sep 1979

Last air date

5th May 1981

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks