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Acting Sheriff
Unsold pilot
Aug. 17, 1991
Lee Tergesen plays Robbie, one of two "perpetrators"
hauled into a small-town station house in this half-hour comedy.
This show aired on CBS on Aug. 17, 1991, but was not picked up as
a series. Thus, it is categorized as an unsold pilot.
Robert Goulet starred as the central character, Brock McCord, a
has-been actor elected sheriff of a Northern California town.
In a New York Post interview Aug. 27, 2005, Lee says Goulet was
"quite good." And he was -- a very funny parody of
himself.
But back to Lee ...
Robbie and the other perp, Doug, make their entrance in the
opening scene. They are brought in by a deputy played by Diane
Delano (who has made a career playing law enforcement types, most
notably in "Northern Exposure"). The deputy explains that
the two are being booked on a 499-B -- "grand theft auto."
Lee's character scoffs in his Terry-from-Wayne's World tone:
"I don't think a '73 Cutlass qualifies as grand."
Robbie and Doug are then put in a holding cell. (Lee, playing a
character behind bars. Imagine that.)
Two deputies discuss the impending arrival of the new sheriff.
When Robbie and Doug hear that the new sheriff is the famous actor
Brent McCord, they get all excited. Doug says has seen all his
movies at least five times.
Robbie, doing his best Robert Goulet, er, Brent McCord imitation,
adds: "My favorite one is where he walks into the bad guy's
hangout and says, 'I'm going to hell ... anyone need a lift?"
Giggles
ensue.
There are a few more moments of Lee-ness, but those are the
highlights. He has about 5 minutes of screen time (a lot of it in
the background) and a couple of fun lines.
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