Evening Shade
Synopsis
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.
Season 2 Episodes
EP 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 …
EP 2
The women begin to feel guilty about having abandoned the men naked in the woods. (Part 2 of 2)
EP 3
Molly caves in under pressure from her boyfriend and agrees to take part in a beauty contest.
EP 4
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 vasect…
EP 5
Whilst Evan is babysitting baby Emily, he accidentally loses her.
EP 6
Wood, Ava, Taylor, his girlfriend Amy, Harlon, Marlene, Hermon and Fida take a road trip in an RV.
EP 7
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.
EP 8
At Marlene's insistence, Harlon retires.
EP 9
Taylor and Aimee decide to marry.
EP 10
Wood's black-sheep, ex-con cousin Alvin comes for Thanksgiving.
EP 11
Ava threatens to shut down Fonana's strip show.
EP 12
Wood gets stuck in the bathroom window.
EP 13
Wood and Ava go away for a romantic break.
EP 14
Wood and Ava leave Herman alone with the kids.
EP 15
Ava feels displaced by the Newstons' talented au pair girl.
EP 16
Wood must express the family's concern over Evan's wedding. (Part 1 of 3)
EP 17
Fontana calls off the wedding. (Part 2 of 3)
EP 18
Fontana decides to proceed with the wedding; Merleen meets her daughter. (Part 3 of 3)
EP 19
Herman discovers he has a secret admirer.
EP 20
Not everyone thinks imitation is the greatest form of flattery, when Taylor writes a play about the people of Evening Shade.
EP 21
Herman sells Taylor his old car.
EP 22
Herman takes humiliating work after losing his teaching job due to budget cuts.
EP 23
Wood learns his bully cousin plans to visit.
EP 24
Wood throws his back out the night before he's set to bowl against an old rival.
EP 25
The Newton's try to throw the perfect birthday party for Will.
