Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Director
Evening Shade (1990)
Season 2
Evening Shade is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from 1990 to 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas to coach a high school football team with a long losing streak. Reynolds personally requested to use the Steelers as his former team because he is a fan. The general theme of the show is the appeal of small town life. Episodes ended with a closing narration by Ossie Davis summing up the events of the episode, always closing with "... in a place called Evening Shade." The show's final episode saw the guest appearances of Willie Nelson and Buzz Aldrin as escaped convicts on the run from authorities, the final scene being a spectacular shoot-out reminiscent of the final scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The opening segment included clips from around Arkansas, including the famous McClard's Bar-be-que, which is situated on Albert Pike Blvd. and South Patterson St. in Hot Springs National Park.
Released Sept. 21, 1990
Episode 30 min
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Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.high-school, tmdb.small-town, tmdb.american-football, tmdb.american-football-coach, tmdb.arkansas, tmdb.high-school-sports, tmdb.sitcom + 17 more, imdb.high-school-football, imdb.former-athlete, imdb.arkansas, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.laugh-track, imdb.small-town, imdb.coach, imdb.sitcom, imdb.mtm-enterprises, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated, awards.golden-globe-winner, awards.golden-globe-nominated, imdb.ex-football-player, imdb.former-football-player, imdb.football, imdb.hometown
Production Companies: Mozark Productions, Burt Reynolds Productions, MTM Enterprises
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Three Naked Men (Part 1)
War breaks out between the women and the men on a segregated camping expedition after Wood scares the girls with his bear costume and gets whacked with a shovel—and culminates with the women abandoning the men during their ritual skinny-dipping. (Part 1 of 2)
Sept. 16, 1991, midnight
S2E2 - Three Naked Men (Part 2)
The women begin to feel guilty about having abandoned the men naked in the woods. (Part 2 of 2)
Sept. 23, 1991, midnight
S2E3 - I'm With Stupid
Molly caves in under pressure from her boyfriend and agrees to take part in a beauty contest.
Sept. 30, 1991, midnight
S2E4 - Tying the Knot
Wood accompanies Will to the hospital when the boy needs a tonsillectomy—and decides that while he's there he might as well have a vasectomy.
Oct. 7, 1991, midnight
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S2E5 - Miss Emily's Wild Ride
Whilst Evan is babysitting baby Emily, he accidentally loses her.
Oct. 14, 1991, midnight
S2E6 - The Road Trip
Wood, Ava, Taylor, his girlfriend Amy, Harlon, Marlene, Hermon and Fida take a road trip in an RV.
Oct. 21, 1991, midnight
S2E7 - Winning Isn't Everything
Wood faces a dilemma when his football team finally wins a game but he later finds out that his star player is ineligible to play.
Oct. 28, 1991, midnight
S2E8 - Where's My Watch?
At Marlene's insistence, Harlon retires.
Nov. 11, 1991, midnight
S2E9 - I Do, I Don't
Taylor and Aimee decide to marry.
Nov. 18, 1991, midnight
S2E10 - The Thanksgiving Show
Wood's black-sheep, ex-con cousin Alvin comes for Thanksgiving.
Nov. 25, 1991, midnight
S2E11 - Busted
Ava threatens to shut down Fonana's strip show.
Dec. 9, 1991, midnight
S2E12 - Rear Window
Wood gets stuck in the bathroom window.
Dec. 16, 1991, midnight
S2E13 - The Getaway
Wood and Ava go away for a romantic break.
Jan. 6, 1992, midnight
S2E14 - Herman In Charge
Wood and Ava leave Herman alone with the kids.
Jan. 13, 1992, midnight
S2E15 - The Au Pair Affair
Ava feels displaced by the Newstons' talented au pair girl.
Jan. 27, 1992, midnight
S2E16 - Goin' To the Chapel (Part 1)
Wood must express the family's concern over Evan's wedding. (Part 1 of 3)
Feb. 3, 1992, midnight
S2E17 - Goin' To the Chapel (Part 2)
Fontana calls off the wedding. (Part 2 of 3)
Feb. 24, 1992, midnight
S2E18 - Goin' to the Chapel (Part 3)
Fontana decides to proceed with the wedding; Merleen meets her daughter. (Part 3 of 3)
March 2, 1992, midnight
S2E19 - Play Herman For Me
Herman discovers he has a secret admirer.
March 9, 1992, midnight
S2E20 - Callous Hearts of Rage
Not everyone thinks imitation is the greatest form of flattery, when Taylor writes a play about the people of Evening Shade.
March 23, 1992, midnight
S2E21 - Taylor Buys A Car
Herman sells Taylor his old car.
April 6, 1992, midnight
S2E22 - Hasta la vista, Baby
Herman takes humiliating work after losing his teaching job due to budget cuts.
May 4, 1992, midnight
S2E23 - Cousin Readith
Wood learns his bully cousin plans to visit.
May 11, 1992, midnight
S2E24 - No Pain, No Gain
Wood throws his back out the night before he's set to bowl against an old rival.
May 18, 1992, midnight
S2E25 - The Perfect Birthday Party, Sort Of
The Newton's try to throw the perfect birthday party for Will.
May 18, 1992, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 3000 min.
Released: Sept. 21, 1990
Last Air Date: May 23, 1994, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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