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Season 2 – 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.
The White Shadow — Season 2

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Ken Howard

Ken Reeves

Joan Pringle

Sybil Buchanan

Ed Bernard

Jim Willis

Thomas Carter

James Hayward

Robin Pearson Rose

Katie Donahue

Kevin Hooks

Morris Thorpe

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 17, 1979 On the Line A hard-hitting school-newspaper reporter (David Hubbard) uncovers a dubious arrangement that involves Jackson and a local bookmaker. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 24, 1979 Albert Hodges An embittered black player, wrongfully convicted and sent to prison for 18 months, returns to school and accuses Reeves of racism. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 1, 1979 Cross Town Hustle Reese, angry over Reeves' treatment of him, is recruited by a new school but can't adjust to the tough coach and academic standards. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 8, 1979 Sudden Death Reeves blames himself after a talented freshman he recruited for the team unexpectedly dies; guests Madge Sinclair, Hal Williams. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 15, 1979 A Silent Cheer Reeves is offered a chance to return to pro basketball, but learns the difference between dreams and reality from a deaf player. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 29, 1979 No Place Like Home The relationship between Coolidge and Reeves is tested when a apartment-building fire forces them to become temporary roommates. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 5, 1979 Globetrotters The players, insufferably inflated by a winning streak, learn humility from the Harlem Globetrotters. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 12, 1979 Me? Thorpe learns he has venereal disease after having a brief affair with Coolidge's girlfriend. Directed by Thomas Carter. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 26, 1979 Needle Hayward pursues a heroin dealer who fatally doses two 15-year-olds, one Hayward's cousin. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 3, 1979 Sliding By After threatening to bench Coolidge for bad grades, Reeves discovers a highly publicized, spectacular new player is illiterate. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 18, 1979 Delores -- Of Course Jackson's old sweetheart (Deborah Morgan-Weldon) returns, concealing her current occupation as a prostitute; guest Taurean Blacque. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 25, 1979 A Christmas Present The players elect Phil as host for their Christmas party; pregnant Buchanan and her estranged husband discuss the future. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 1, 1980 Feeling No Pain Reeves' players are caught in a drug investigation after Salami gets a prescription for amphetamines from the coach's doctor. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 8, 1980 Artist His parents' dreams for him affect Thorpe's decision between basketball and art as a way out of the neighborhood. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 15, 1980 Salami's Affair A pretty, young teacher's (Darleen Carr) offer to tutor Salami in history evolves into a love affair. Directed by Thomas Carter. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 22, 1980 Links Reeves and some of his players encounter prejudice when they attempt to play golf at an exclusive country club; guest Robert Alda. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 29, 1980 The Stripper Reeves is astonished to discover that the ballet instructor (Randee Heller) he's been dating moonlights as a strip-tease artist. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 5, 1980 Gonna Fly Now Reeves and an attractive narcotics officer (Kathleen Lloyd) go after a pusher who slipped PCP to unsuspecting Phil during a party. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 19, 1980 Out at Home Carver's crusty, cynical baseball coach (James McEachin) resigns after a selection committee names Reeves as athletic director. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 26, 1980 The Russians Are Coming A teenage Soviet basketball player, part of a specially selected team touring the United States, asks Hayward to help him defect. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 4, 1980 The Hitter When Gomez displays frequent bruises and injuries, Reeves begins to suspect the player is a victim of abuse; guest Carmen Zapata. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 11, 1980 The Death of Me Yet Sudden tragedy strikes the team just before they are to play in the city championships, leaving Reeves with a difficult choice. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 18, 1980 Coolidge Goes Hollywood Coolidge is cast in a Carver production of "A Streetcar Named Desire," but takes TV series role instead. Details Episode 24 Aired Apr 1, 1980 A Few Good Men As graduation approaches, Reeves considers a trip while Reese and Goldstein face life after high school. Directed by Thomas Carter. Details

Season Info

Director
Victor Lobl, Mark Tinker, Thomas Carter, Marc Norman, Betty Goldberg, Bruce Paltrow, Leroy McDonald
Executive Producer
Bruce Paltrow
Screenwriter
Joshua Brand, John Falsey, Marc Rubin, Steve Kline, David Assael, Sam Hefter, John Masius, Marshall Herskovitz, Barry Gold, Tom De Martini, Mark Tinker
Network
CBS
Genre
Drama, Sports
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 17, 1979