She's the Sheriff

Infobox Television
show_name = She's the Sheriff


caption = "She's the Sheriff" opening sequence
format = Sitcom
picture_format =
runtime = 30 minutes
executive_producer =
starring = Suzanne Somers
George Wyner
Pat Carroll
Nicky Rose
Taliesin Jaffe
Lou Richards
Guich Koock
Leonard Lightfoot
country = USA
station = Syndication
first_aired = September 19, 1987- May 7, 1989
num_episodes = 44
website =
imdb_id = 0092449
tv_com_id = 630

"She's the Sheriff", a first-run, half-hour syndicated comedy series from Lorimar Television, marked the return of Suzanne Somers to series television for the first time since she walked out on her famous role as Chrissy Snow on ABC's "Three's Company". The show ran two seasons, for 44 episodes, from 1987 to 1989.

ynopsis

Ms. Somers stars as Hildy Granger, a young wife suddenly widowed with two children to support. Her employment worries end when the Commissioner of Lakes County, Nevada (near Lake Tahoe), offers to appoint her sheriff, the job held by her husband until his untimely death. Hildy accepts the position and is immediately forced to handle the daily problems of both locals and tourists, with extra trouble created by the four deputies on her staff. In addition, Hildy has regular battles with work colleague Max Rubin, who doesn't feel Hildy should be in the job.

Cast and characters

George Wyner co-stars as Deputy Max Rubin, indignant that he has been passed over for the job of Sheriff. To put it in his words: "When an airline pilot dies while he's flying a plane, does his wife take over?" Max is obsessed with sabotaging Hildy, hoping to have her fired and to be appointed in her place. He pulls every trick possible and then some more, but he is always foiled in the process. Wyner, a familiar face to television viewers, is perhaps best known for his role as Assistant District Attorney Irwin Bernstein on the acclaimed long-running series "Hill Street Blues".

Emmy Award and Grammy Award-winner Pat Carroll portrays Gussie Holt, Hildy's mother. A woman of warmth and wit who is addicted to soap operas and old movies, Gussie leaves her home on the East Coast and moves in with the Grangers to take care of household matters and help give Hildy an even greater chance at being the best-ever lady Sheriff.

The cast also stars Lou Richards as Deputy Dennis Putnam, a sweet man who inadvertently aggravates situations because he often takes what is said to him a little too literally; Guich Koock as Deputy Hugh Mulcahy, who, on the other hand, constantly amazes his fellow deputies with his flair for languages and ability to quote D. H. Lawrence; and Leonard Lightfoot as Deputy Alvin Wiggins, who stands out as the practical, calm "voice of reason" and uses his sense of humor to deflate some of Max's schemes.

Series stars Taliesin Jaffe and Nicky Rose portrayed Hildy's son Kenny and daughter Allison, respectively. Kenny is a precocious, spunky eleven-year-old who likes baseball and Rambo. Allison is also bright with a sweetness that can be deceptive, especially when she delivers some fairly adult "one liners".

Production

David Goldsmith and Arthur Silver were the executive producers, Marty Nadler was producer, Wenda Fong was co-producer, and Lisa Lewis was associate producer.

External links

*imdb title | id=0092449 |title=She's the Sheriff
* [http://www.tv.com/show/630/summary.html "She's the Sheriff" at TV.com]