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Season 1 – The White Shadow

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A former pro-basketball player takes a job as a coach at a tough, ethnically mixed school in Los Angeles. He helps turn the team from losers to winners, both on and off the court.

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Ed M @RT80499164 03/24/2021 I liked this show when it was on but it doesn't hold up. Hokey and cliched. See more Read all reviews
The White Shadow — Season 1

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Ken Howard

Ken Reeves

Joan Pringle

Sybil Buchanan

Ed Bernard

Jim Willis

Thomas Carter

James Hayward

Kevin Hooks

Morris Thorpe

Nathan Cook

Milton Reese

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 27, 1978 Pilot An old friend convinces Ken Reeves, a white former pro-basketball player, to take a job as coach of a ghetto high-school team. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 4, 1978 Here's Mud in Your Eye Reeves enlists the aid of a health-department psychologist (Christine Belford) when he learns of a player with a drinking problem. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 11, 1978 The Offer A beautiful newswoman offers Reeves a chance to become a highly paid television sports commentator. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 25, 1978 Bonus Baby A shady sports agent (Art Metrano) and his assistant (Annasette Chase) tempt Coolidge to quit and sign with them. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 1, 1979 Pregnant Pause Reese's girlfriend claims to be pregnant and insists on an immediate marriage, which would cost him a college scholarship. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 8, 1979 Wanna Bet Coach Reeves finds himself involved with burglary, bookies and murder when he signs a new player to his team. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 15, 1979 That Old Gang of Mine Gomez rejoins his old street gang and is headed for trouble after being dropped from the team for poor grades; guest Carmen Zapata. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 27, 1979 Just One of the Boys A new student (Peter Horton) who transferred to Carver from an affluent school is shunned when rumors suggest that he is homosexual. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 3, 1979 Airball The team's first airplane ride runs into trouble and seems to be headed for a crash landing; guests Jonelle Allen, Jenny Sullivan. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 10, 1979 We're in the Money The team members borrow money from other students and head for the tables when they travel to a Las Vegas basketball tournament. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 17, 1979 Spare the Rod Reeves refuses to file charges with the police after being forced into a fistfight with a delinquent student (Brian Mitchell). Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 24, 1979 The Great White Dope Believing boxing is the key to his future, Salami quits basketball to become a poorly paid bar fighter; guest Carlos Palomino. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 5, 1979 Mainstream A program to integrate handicapped students puts an autistic boy (Jason Green) on the basketball team. Details Episode 14 Aired Mar 26, 1979 Little Orphan Abner When the team takes advantage of his hospitality, shy Goldstein is forced to defend his rights; guest Michael Pataki. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 9, 1979 Le Grand Finale Thorpe is excluded from the team's musical endeavors after dating a girl (Alexandra Johnson) who has a questionable reputation. Details

Season Info

Director
Jackie Cooper, Bruce Paltrow, Victor Lobl, Mark Tinker, Michael Zinberg, Ernest Pintoff
Executive Producer
Bruce Paltrow
Screenwriter
John Falsey, Marc Rubin, Bruce Paltrow, Robert DeLaurentiis, Mark Tinker, George Geiger, Steven Bochco, Michael Kane, Gary Kott
Network
CBS
Genre
Drama, Sports
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 27, 1978