The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

September 25, 1979

Episodes

22 episodes

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

Season 1

Episodes

1. Dean Martin and the Moonshiners

September 25, 1979
60 min

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.

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

October 9, 1979
60 min

3. Disco Fever Comes to Orly

October 16, 1979
60 min

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

4. The Mob Comes to Orly

October 23, 1979
60 min

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.

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

November 6, 1979
60 min

6. Run for the Money: Part 3

November 13, 1979
60 min

7. Buttercup, Birdie, and Buried Bucks

November 27, 1979
60 min

8. The Senator Votes Absentee

December 4, 1979
60 min

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?

9. The Boom Boom Lady

December 11, 1979
60 min

10. First to Finish, Last to Show

January 8, 1980
60 min

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.

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

January 15, 1980
60 min

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.

12. The Luck of the Irish

January 22, 1980
60 min

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.

13. Double Take, Double Take

January 29, 1980
60 min

14. Police Escort

February 5, 1980
60 min

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

February 19, 1980
60 min

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.

16. The Martians Are Coming, the Martians Are Coming

February 26, 1980
60 min

17. The Treasure of Nature Beach

March 5, 1980
60 min

18. Perkins Bombs Out

March 10, 1980
60 min

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.

19. Birdie's Hot Wheels

March 11, 1980
60 min

20. The Haunting of Orly Manor

March 18, 1980
60 min

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.

21. Mystery on the Orly Express

March 25, 1980
60 min

22. Orly's Hot Skates

May 6, 1980
60 min

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.