Evening Shade
Evening Shade

Evening Shade

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1990- 1994
4 Seasons
100 Episodes
5.6(12 votes)
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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.

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Production Companies

Mozark Productions
MTM Enterprises

Cast & Crew

11 members
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Burt Reynolds

Wood Newton

Burt Reynolds
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Marilu Henner

Ava Evans Newton

Marilu Henner
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Hal Holbrook

Evan Evans

Hal Holbrook
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Charles Durning

Harlan Elldridge

Charles Durning
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Ann Wedgeworth

Merleen Elldridge

Ann Wedgeworth
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Michael Jeter

Herman Stiles

Michael Jeter
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Jay R. Ferguson

Taylor Newton

Jay R. Ferguson
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Ossie Davis

Ponder Blue

Ossie Davis
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Candace Hutson

Molly Newton

Candace Hutson
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Elizabeth Ashley

Freida Evans

Elizabeth Ashley
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Jacob Parker

Will Newton

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