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Orly Count, Georgia - The rural police
situation comedy
THE MISADVENTURES OF SHERIFF LOBO/CBS/1979-81 starred Claude Akins as
Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo, a scheming southern con man with a badge who
maintained law and order in the Orly County, Georgia.
Assisting Sheriff Lobo were:
- Mills Watson as Deputy Perkins (Lobo's brother-in-law)
- Brian Kerwin as Deputy Birdwell 'Birdie' Hawkins (the naive,
college-educated son of the Mayor)
Lobo's life changed when the Governor of Georgia was so impressed by
Orly County's low crime rate (due to Lobo neglecting to report any
crime stats) that he sent Lobo to Atlanta to work on a
crime fighting task force. Deputy Perkins and Hawkins were also
chosen to follow Lobo to the big city.
Sheriff Lobo now reported to Chief J.C. Carson (Nicolas Coster) who
unlike the Governor, was not very impressed with Lobo and his deputies. The only hope
Lobo had to get on the Chief's good side would be to crack a
few cases.
Luckily, Sgt. Hildy Jones (Nell Carter), the Chief's secretary who
enjoys getting some action outside of the office and fellow
detectives Brandy (Tara Buckman) and Peaches (Amy Botwinick) offer their services to help Lobo
in hopes of gaining their own personal glory on the streets of
Atlanta.
TRIVIA NOTE: The Sheriff Lobo
character first appeared on the series B.J. AND THE BEAR/NBC/1979-81
starring Greg Evigan as
B.J. McKay, a cross country trucker with a
pet monkey named Bear. In this series, the larcenous Lobo (Claude
Akins) and his lame deputy (Mills Watson) gave B.J. grief as he
drove his 18-wheeler truck through Lobo's jurisdiction.
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