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Evening Shade

Evening Shade

67
Balasaur Score
Mixed

1990–1993 · TV · 4 seasons · 100 episodes

The read

A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10. The series ran 4 seasons across 100 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

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.

Ratings

IMDb7/10

15 audience votes

Seasons

1Season 124 ep1990
2Season 225 ep1991
3Season 325 ep1992
4Season 426 ep1993

Cast

Stills

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Themes

american footballsmall townarkansasamerican football coachhigh schoolhigh school sportssitcom