Evening Shade

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.

Aired

1990–1994

Seasons

4 · 100 episodes

Status

Ended

Created by

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

Network

CBS

Genres

Comedy

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Instance of

television series

Award

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Country of origin

United States

Original language

English language

Cast member

Burt Reynolds

Composer

Bobby Goldsboro

Duration

25

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