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Evening Shade

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Plot

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.

Cast

Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton
Burt Reynolds

as Wood Newton

Marilu Henner as Ava Evans Newton
Marilu Henner

as Ava Evans Newton

Hal Holbrook as Evan Evans
Hal Holbrook

as Evan Evans

Charles Durning as Harlan Elldridge
Charles Durning

as Harlan Elldridge

Ann Wedgeworth as Merleen Elldridge
Ann Wedgeworth

as Merleen Elldridge

Michael Jeter as Herman Stiles
Michael Jeter

as Herman Stiles

Jay R. Ferguson as Taylor Newton
Jay R. Ferguson

as Taylor Newton

Ossie Davis as Ponder Blue
Ossie Davis

as Ponder Blue

Candace Hutson as Molly Newton
Candace Hutson

as Molly Newton

Elizabeth Ashley as Freida Evans
Elizabeth Ashley

as Freida Evans

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • September 21, 1990

Last Aired Date

  • May 23, 1994

Production Companies

  • Mozark Productions

  • Burt Reynolds Productions

  • MTM Enterprises

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 4

Number of Episodes

  • 100

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