Evening Shade was a Syndication network sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, starring Burt Reynolds in the lead role.
The show aired from September 21, 1990 to May 23, 1994, lasting for four seasons & 98 episodes.
Plot[]
The series centered on Wood Newton, an ex-pro 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.
Cast[]
- Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton
- Marilu Henner as Ava Evans Newton
- Hal Holbrook as Evan Evans
- Jay R. Ferguson as Taylor Newton
- Melissa Renée Martin (1990-1991)\Candace Hutson (1991-1994) as Molly Newton
- Jacob Parker as Will Newton
- Ossie Davis as Ponder Blue
- Charles Durning as Dr. Harlan Eldridge
- Ann Wedgeworth as Merleen Eldridge
- Michael Jeter as Herman Stiles
- Charlie Dell as Nub Oliver
- Elizabeth Ashley as Frieda Evans
- Linda Gehringer as Fontana Beausoleil
- Ann Hearn as Margaret Fouch
Recurring Cast
- Jane Abbott as Dorothy
- Burton Gilliam as Virgil
- David A.R. White as Andrew Phillpot
- Pepper Sweeney as Neal "Thor" Heck (1991-1993)
- Hilary Swank (1991-1992)\Ari Meyers (1992-1993) as Aimee Thompson
- Alice Ghostley as Irma Wallingsford (1992-1994)
- Leah Remini as Daisy (1993)
- Wanda Jones as Wanda (1993-1994)
- Alexa Vega as Emily Newton (1993-1994)