Evening Shade (1990)

5.8 out of 10 · 1990 · 4 seasons · 100 episodes · 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.

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
• Candace Hutson as Molly Newton
• Elizabeth Ashley as Freida Evans
• Jacob Parker as Will Newton

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