

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

Sep 16, 1991 - 30m
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)

Sep 23, 1991 - 30m
The women begin to feel guilty about having abandoned the men naked in the woods. (Part 2 of 2)

Sep 30, 1991 - 30m
Molly caves in under pressure from her boyfriend and agrees to take part in a beauty contest.

Oct 7, 1991 - 30m
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.

Oct 14, 1991 - 30m
Whilst Evan is babysitting baby Emily, he accidentally loses her.

Oct 21, 1991 - 30m
Wood, Ava, Taylor, his girlfriend Amy, Harlon, Marlene, Hermon and Fida take a road trip in an RV.

Oct 28, 1991 - 30m
Wood faces a dilemma when his football team finally wins a game but he later finds out that his star player is ineligible to play.

Nov 11, 1991 - 30m
At Marlene's insistence, Harlon retires.

Nov 18, 1991 - 30m
Taylor and Aimee decide to marry.

Nov 25, 1991 - 30m
Wood's black-sheep, ex-con cousin Alvin comes for Thanksgiving.

Dec 9, 1991 - 30m
Ava threatens to shut down Fonana's strip show.

Dec 16, 1991 - 30m
Wood gets stuck in the bathroom window.

Jan 6, 1992 - 30m
Wood and Ava go away for a romantic break.

Jan 13, 1992 - 30m
Wood and Ava leave Herman alone with the kids.

Jan 27, 1992 - 30m
Ava feels displaced by the Newstons' talented au pair girl.

Feb 3, 1992 - 30m
Wood must express the family's concern over Evan's wedding. (Part 1 of 3)

Feb 24, 1992 - 30m
Fontana calls off the wedding. (Part 2 of 3)

Mar 2, 1992 - 30m
Fontana decides to proceed with the wedding; Merleen meets her daughter. (Part 3 of 3)

Mar 9, 1992 - 30m
Herman discovers he has a secret admirer.

Mar 23, 1992 - 30m
Not everyone thinks imitation is the greatest form of flattery, when Taylor writes a play about the people of Evening Shade.

Apr 6, 1992 - 30m
Herman sells Taylor his old car.

May 4, 1992 - 30m
Herman takes humiliating work after losing his teaching job due to budget cuts.

May 11, 1992 - 30m
Wood learns his bully cousin plans to visit.

May 18, 1992 - 30m
Wood throws his back out the night before he's set to bowl against an old rival.

May 18, 1992 - 30m
The Newton's try to throw the perfect birthday party for Will.