The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo is an American action/adventure situation. Claude Akins stars in the title role in this wacky new NBC one-hour comedy series about the exploits of a rural county sheriff and his two deputies, played by Mills Watson and Brian Kerwin.
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Episode 1
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.
Episode 2
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Episode 3
Sheriff Lobo, always looking to make money, partners with a strip joint only to discover the strippers are male.
Episode 4
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.
Episode 5
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Episode 6
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Episode 7
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Episode 8
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?
Episode 9
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Episode 10
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.
Episode 11
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.
Episode 12
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.
Episode 13
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Episode 14
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Episode 15
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.
Episode 16
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Episode 17
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Episode 18
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.
Episode 19
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Episode 20
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.
Episode 21
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Episode 22
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.
