Evening Shade (1990)
Evening Shade is a 1990 comedy series created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. It stars Burt Reynolds, Marilu Henner and Hal Holbrook.
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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What is Evening Shade about?
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.
When was Evening Shade released?
Evening Shade was released on 21 September 1990.
How many episodes does Evening Shade have?
Evening Shade has 100 episodes across 4 seasons.
Who made Evening Shade?
Evening Shade was created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason.
Cast
- Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton
- Marilu Henner as Ava Evans Newton
- Hal Holbrook as Evan Evans
- Charles Durning as Harlan Elldridge
- Ann Wedgeworth as Merleen Elldridge
- Michael Jeter as Herman Stiles
- Jay R. Ferguson as Taylor Newton
- Ossie Davis as Ponder Blue
- Elizabeth Ashley as Freida Evans
- Jacob Parker as Will Newton
- Candace Hutson as Molly Newton
- Melissa Reneé Martin as Molly Newton