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Evening Shade

YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND LAUGHTER... IN A PLACE CALLED EVENING SHADE!

★ 5.6 (12 votes) | 1990 | 0h 30m
Comedy
Overview

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.

Details
  • Status Ended
  • First Air Date September 21, 1990
  • Last Air Date May 23, 1994
  • Seasons 4
  • Episodes 100
  • Networks CBS

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Seasons

Season 1
Season 1

24 episodes • 1990

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Season 2
Season 2

25 episodes • 1991

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Season 3
Season 3

25 episodes • 1992

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Season 4
Season 4

26 episodes • 1993

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