Evening Shade

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.

Comedy

Evening Shade

Comedy

Created By: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
First Aired on: Sep 21, 1990
Popularity: 16.0981: 12 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: Mozark Productions (US)Burt Reynolds ProductionsMTM Enterprises (US)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 4 seasons, 100 episodes

Season 1

Aired 35 years ago

24 Episodes

Episode 1A Day in the Life of Wood Newton30 min
On his birthday/wedding anniversary, an innocent Wood is photographed with a stripper; and Prosecuting Attorney candidate Ava discovers she's pregnant despite Wood's vasectomy.
Episode 2There Once Was A Boy Named Wood30 min
Frieda babysits, and fills in for Evan on poker night when he has a date with Miss Beausoleil.
Episode 3Whatever Happened to Clutch Newton?30 min
On seeing an old game film, Wood discovers his most celebrated high school touchdown catch was actually out of bounds.
Episode 4Sadie Hawkins Dance30 min
During Sadie Hawkins week, the football team begins a seven-day series of pranks on Coach Newton.
Episode 5Fast Women30 min
Ava asks Wood to talk with both their son, Taylor, and her father about their choice in dates.