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.
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Season 4
1993
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01. Four Naked Women
1993-09-20
After the women play a joke on them, the guys get even by locking them out of Fontana's house—while they're clad in Fontana's stripper costumes.
02. One Down, Three to Go
1993-09-27
Ava has a hard time adjusting when Taylor moves out ioto his own apartment.
03. One Hot Game
1993-10-04
Wood and Frieda get locked inside a sauna while everyone else in Evening Shade sweats out the football team's first game of the season.
04. Witness for the Prosecution
1993-10-11
Ava and Harlan go head to head in court when he is a witness for an insurance company.
05. Kiss of the Ice Cream Woman
1993-10-18
Herman has some bad news for the returning Margaret (who has some for him in return). Herman confesses that he cheated on Margaret by kissing the ice cream woman—but only after Margaret confesses to kissing a man during her trip to Greece.
06. Night of the Living Newtons
1993-10-25
Wood tries to allay Emily's fear of scary costumes by letting her pick out his Hallowe'en attire.
07. The Dance
1993-11-01
Wood is more than a wee bit upset when he has to deal with Molly dating boys; meanwhile, Herman discovers that he's Scottish.
08. Wood and Evan's Excellent Adventure
1993-11-08
With Nub out sick, Wood and Evan takes over his newspaper route as the ladies run his other errands.
09. Small Town Girl
1993-11-15
A Hollywood movie star takes a liking to Evening Shade—and decides to buy the whole town and turn it into a tourist attraction.
10. Where There's Smoke
1993-11-22
Freida returns from her health farm jaunt determined to stop smoking, with Herman's help.
11. Chain of Fools
1993-11-29
A new restaurant threatens Ponder's business, so the gang agree to participate in a serious of bizarre commercials.
12. Sleepless in Arkansas
1993-12-13
Ava and Wood accompany a nervous Herman to a singles bar.
13. The Proof is in the Pudding
1993-12-20
Ava is upset when she is forced to imprison her own father for refusing to divulge a journalistic source.
14. The People's Choice
1994-01-03
Disaster is on the ballot when Harlan and Ima both run for mayor.
15. Educating Calvin
1994-01-10
When Wood's delinquent cousin Calvin returns to Evening Shade, he decides to stay at the Newtons' until he earns his high school diploma.
16. Paint the Town Nude
1994-01-17
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17. The Perfect Woman
1994-01-31
The town gets an eyeful when Merleen takes up painting nudes—using Harland and Wood as her first subjects.
18. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Wood
1994-02-07
Wood must humiliate himself in order to inherit $1 million.
19. The Fabulous Frazier Girls
1994-02-28
Merleen's sisters ask her to join their singing act.
20. I Did, I Did
1994-03-07
On their anniversary, Ava and Wood plan to reaffirm their vows—a plan that includes bachelor and bachelorette parties.
21. Mr. Newton Goes to Hot Springs
1994-03-14
The town is bankrupt and it's up to Mayor Wood to fix the problem; and he starts by attending a mayors conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
22. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wood?
1994-03-28
Wood fields an offer from an old football chum who wants him as the new quarterback coach for the Atlanta Falcons.
23. Wood Climbs to New Heights
1994-04-11
A suitor professes his love for Molly on the town's water tower.
24. Mama Knows Best
1994-05-09
Mutual attraction develops between Ava's college pal and Taylor.
25. The Odder Couple
1994-05-16
To avoid becoming infected with chicken pox, Wood moves in with Taylor.
26. I Left My Ring in Evening Shade
1994-05-23
Nub becomes a chimney sweep. Meanwhile, Frieda's ex-husband returns with an unusual proposal: he wants to get married again, and wants Frieda to return his grandmother's ring so he can give it to his new spouse.