Episodes
1. The Case of the Burning Building
May 7, 1997
When ex-gang member and ""new kid"" at Sussex Academy, Bo Sawchuk, is a suspect in a number of suspicious local fires, Shirley Holmes is on the case.
Guest Stars:
Ryan Gosling
2. The Case of the Ruby Ring
May 14, 1997
When Sussex Academy Presidential candidate Alicia Gianelli is electrocuted at the podium, all fingers point to the obvious suspect--her opponent Sterling 'Stink' Patterson.
3. The Case of the Liberated Beasts
May 21, 1997
Watson, Shirley's not very faithful and often disobedient basset hound, leads her to Redington's latest crime--a break-in at ""Pete's Rare Pets"".
4. The Case of the Precious Cargo
May 28, 1997
Shirley notices that Rita, the cafeteria assistant, is stealing food. By following her, Shirley discovers why: Rita is hiding her young niece in the school's laundry room.
5. The Case of the Alien Abductions
June 4, 1997
In one month, three citizens of Redington have been attacked and knocked unconscious with no explanation other than--one victim claims it was an alien abduction!
6. The Case of the Blazing Star
June 11, 1997
Bo has quit the football team, flunking half of his classes and falling asleep at school - and he won't tell Shirley what is going on.
7. The Case of the Maestro's Ghost
June 18, 1997
It is the fiftieth anniversary of the disappearance of Sussex student Maggie Hancock and Maestro Vespemi, the school's music teacher. Every year on the anniversary the Maestro's ghost comes looking for Maggie.
8. The Case of the Mystery Child
June 25, 1997
After receiving an ancient Egyptian toy from an old colleague on his deathbed, Peggy Holmes starts acting very strangely. Does the toy carry an ancient curse?
9. The Case of the King of Hearts
July 2, 1997
The students at Sussex Academy cannot figure out what is wrong with the usually stern and strict Ms. Stratmann--she is smiling and laughing all the time and she is even complimenting Stink on his practical jokes.
10. The Case of the Exact Change
July 9, 1997
When Stink, the class clown, goes missing from his thirteenth birthday party everyone, including his dad, thinks his disappearance is an elaborate practical joke. Everyone, that is, except Shirley.
11. The Case of the Cunning Coyote
July 16, 1997
Ancient native ceremonies and a mysterious tribal trickster follow Shirley Holmes as she tries to find out what happened to a box of two-hundred-year-old bones that has gone missing from a reservation.
12. The Case of the Singer's Secret
July 23, 1997
Bo is stunned and Shirley is devastated when they find Robert Holmes, Shirley's dad, kissing the pop music superstar Leah Farrell.
Guest Stars:
Sarah Strange
