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.
Showing Season 2 of 4
1991
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1991-09-16
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)
1991-09-23
The women begin to feel guilty about having abandoned the men naked in the woods. (Part 2 of 2)
1991-09-30
Molly caves in under pressure from her boyfriend and agrees to take part in a beauty contest.
1991-10-07
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.
1991-10-14
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1991-10-21
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1991-10-28
The fate of the Evening Shade football program rests on the shoulder pads of Wood's new quarterback. Buddy: Buddy Reynolds. Harlan: Charles Durning. Wood: Burt Reynolds. Herman: Michael Jeter.
1991-11-11
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1991-11-18
Taylor and Aimee decide to marry.
1991-11-25
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1991-12-09
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1991-12-16
Wood gets stuck in the bathroom window.
1992-01-06
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1992-01-13
Wood and Ava leave Herman alone with the kids.
1992-01-27
Ava feels displaced by the Newstons' talented au pair girl.
1992-02-03
Wood must express the family's concern over Evan's wedding. (Part 1 of 3)
1992-02-24
Fontana calls off the wedding. (Part 2 of 3)
1992-03-02
Fontana decides to proceed with the wedding; Merleen meets her daughter. (Part 3 of 3)
1992-03-09
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1992-03-23
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1992-04-06
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1992-05-04
Herman takes humiliating work after losing his teaching job due to budget cuts.
1992-05-11
Wood learns his bully cousin plans to visit.
1992-05-18
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1992-05-18
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