Series
The White Shadow
“Can a straight shooter cut it with this bunch of rough, razor-sharp kids from the street?”
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The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 15 epS2 · 24 epS3 · 15 ep
- 1(pilot)27 Nov 1978 · 60mKen Reeves, a forward with the Chicago Bulls, is forced to retire after suffering a serious knee injury. His old friend and high school teammate, Jim Willis, who is principal of Carver High near L.A., drops by to offer him a job as basketball coach. Reeves is reluctant, but agrees. Among the challenges he faces with the school and the team include a female vice principal who doesn't like him and a player, James Hayward, who has a lot of potential, but also is fatherless and may have to drop out of school to go to work and take care of his mom and little brother.
- 2Here's Mud in Your Eye4 Dec 1978 · 60mCoach Reeves and the team discover liquor in Jackson's locker, and fear he may have a drinking problem.
- 3The Offer11 Dec 1978 · 60m
- 4Bonus Baby25 Dec 1978 · 60m
- 5Pregnant Pause1 Jan 1979 · 60mCollege scouts are impressed with Reese and believe he has a good shot at a scholarship. However, Reese's plans are put on hold when his girlfriend, a Carver cheerleader, tells him she's pregnant. Coach Reeves and the team discover her attending cheerleader practices and believe she may be lying about the pregnancy to trap Reese into marrying her.
- 6Wanna Bet?8 Jan 1979 · 60m
- 7That Old Gang of Mine15 Jan 1979 · 60mafter gomez gets knocked off the carver high basketball team he joins a street gang he onced belonged to
- 8Just One of the Boys27 Jan 1979 · 60mReeves deals with a new player, Raymond Collins, who was forced to transfer from his old school because of rumors about his being gay.
- 9Airball3 Feb 1979 · 60mThe team's excitement over being invited to compete in a basketball tournament is overshadowed when the plane they're on develops mechanical trouble.
- 10We're in the Money10 Feb 1979 · 60mWhen the team goes to Las Vegas to play in a tournament, they secretly take a pool of money collected from the students so they can gamble and return home with a fortune.
- 11Spare the Rod17 Feb 1979 · 60mCoach Reeves substitute-teaches a P.E. class, loses his temper, and hits a student, Lucius Robinson, who refuses to participate. Reeves feels guilty about the incident, learns of Lucius' troubles, and offers to help him in any way. Reeves then quickly learns that some students can't be helped when Lucius tries to rape Mrs. Buchanan.
- 12The Great White Dope24 Feb 1979 · 60mMac Wade, a tall, white, ""can't miss"" college basketball prospect, transfers to Carver for his senior year due to re-zoning, which excites Reeves. However, Reeves discovers that Mac can't read and has been allowed a free ride through school because of his basketball skills. The problem is further compounded when Mac, who has never had to take a test in school, is caught cheating on a test and has to be suspended.
- 13Mainstream5 Mar 1979 · 60m
14Little Orphan Abner26 Mar 1979 · 60mGoldstein's grandmother is hospitalized and his grandfather stays at the hospital with her, so Coach Reeves asks the team to check in on him at home every so often. The other guys aren't too keen on this because Goldstein really doesn't fit in with them, but they agree to check on him and, in the process, take advantage of him and his hospitality. Goldstein threatens to quit the team, and Coach Reeves gives him a lecture on standing up for himself.- 15LeGrand Finale9 Apr 1979 · 60mThe team wants to form a singing group, but elect not to include Thorpe, who begins a dating interest with Karen LeGrand, a white girl with an unsavory reputation around school.
Details
- Created by
- Bruce Paltrow
- First aired
- 27 Nov 1978
- Last aired
- 16 Mar 1981
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- CBS
- Episodes
- 54
- Votes
- 17 on TMDB
Cast
Ken HowardKen Reeves
Kevin HooksMorris Thorpe- BByron StewartWarren Coolidge
Tim Van PattenMario 'Salami' Pettrino
Stoney JacksonJesse B. Mitchell
Ed BernardJim Willis
Erik KilpatrickCurtis Jackson
Nathan CookMilton Reese- IIra AngustainRicky Gomez
Ken MichelmanAbner Goldstein
Joan PringleSybil Buchanan
Jason BernardJim Willis
Wolfe PerryTeddy Rutherford
