30 Worst TV Shows of the 1980s

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This series served as Suzanne Somers’s return to TV after her part on Three’s Company. It was initially plagued by production issues; CBS passed on the pilot until it was retooled. While it lasted two full seasons, She’s the Sheriff was never a bona fide success or found favor with critics.

She's the Sheriff

Like most sitcoms, She's the Sheriff was based on a wildly improbable premise. Somers played Hildy Granger, a widowed mother of two who takes her deceased husband's place as sheriff of their small town. While the show made it to season two, a move to a weekend time slot was the kiss of death for this short-lived comedy. 

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