Evening Shade

1990

Evening Shade

7 | en | Comedy

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.

Watch similar movies

Seasons & Episodes

EP1 Four Naked Women

Sep. 20,1993

After the women play a joke on them, the guys get even by locking them out of Fontana's houseâ€”while they're clad in Fontana's stripper costumes.

EP2 One Down, Three to Go

Sep. 27,1993

Ava has a hard time adjusting when Taylor moves out ioto his own apartment.

EP3 One Hot Game

Oct. 04,1993

Wood and Frieda get locked inside a sauna while everyone else in Evening Shade sweats out the football team's first game of the season.

EP4 Witness for the Prosecution

Oct. 11,1993

Ava and Harlan go head to head in court when he is a witness for an insurance company.

EP5 Kiss of the Ice Cream Woman

Oct. 18,1993

Herman has some bad news for the returning Margaret (who has some for him in return). Herman confesses that he cheated on Margaret by kissing the ice cream womanâ€”but only after Margaret confesses to kissing a man during her trip to Greece.

EP6 Night of the Living Newtons

Oct. 25,1993

Wood tries to allay Emily's fear of scary costumes by letting her pick out his Hallowe'en attire.

EP7 The Dance

Nov. 01,1993

Wood is more than a wee bit upset when he has to deal with Molly dating boys; meanwhile, Herman discovers that he's Scottish.

EP8 Wood and Evan's Excellent Adventure

Nov. 08,1993

With Nub out sick, Wood and Evan takes over his newspaper route as the ladies run his other errands.

EP9 Small Town Girl

Nov. 15,1993

A Hollywood movie star takes a liking to Evening Shadeâ€”and decides to buy the whole town and turn it into a tourist attraction.

EP10 Where There's Smoke

Nov. 22,1993

Freida returns from her health farm jaunt determined to stop smoking, with Herman's help.

EP11 Chain of Fools

Nov. 29,1993

A new restaurant threatens Ponder's business, so the gang agree to participate in a serious of bizarre commercials.

EP12 Sleepless in Arkansas

Dec. 13,1993

Ava and Wood accompany a nervous Herman to a singles bar.

EP13 The Proof is in the Pudding

Dec. 20,1993

Ava is upset when she is forced to imprison her own father for refusing to divulge a journalistic source.

EP14 The People's Choice

Jan. 03,1994

Disaster is on the ballot when Harlan and Ima both run for mayor.

EP15 Educating Calvin

Jan. 10,1994

When Wood's delinquent cousin Calvin returns to Evening Shade, he decides to stay at the Newtons' until he earns his high school diploma.

EP16 Paint the Town Nude

Jan. 17,1994

Merleen finds her calling by painting nudes--starting with husband Harlan.

EP17 The Perfect Woman

Jan. 31,1994

The town gets an eyeful when Merleen takes up painting nudesâ€”using Harland and Wood as her first subjects.

EP18 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Wood

Feb. 07,1994

Wood must humiliate himself in order to inherit $1 million.

EP19 The Fabulous Frazier Girls

Feb. 28,1994

Merleen's sisters ask her to join their singing act.

EP20 I Did, I Did

Mar. 07,1994

On their anniversary, Ava and Wood plan to reaffirm their vowsâ€”a plan that includes bachelor and bachelorette parties.

EP21 Mr. Newton Goes to Hot Springs

Mar. 14,1994

The town is bankrupt and it's up to Mayor Wood to fix the problem; and he starts by attending a mayors conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

EP22 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wood?

Mar. 28,1994

Wood fields an offer from an old football chum who wants him as the new quarterback coach for the Atlanta Falcons.

EP23 Wood Climbs to New Heights

Apr. 11,1994

A suitor professes his love for Molly on the town's water tower.

EP24 Mama Knows Best

May. 09,1994

Mutual attraction develops between Ava's college pal and Taylor.

EP25 The Odder Couple

May. 16,1994

To avoid becoming infected with chicken pox, Wood moves in with Taylor.

EP26 I Left My Ring in Evening Shade

May. 23,1994

Nub becomes a chimney sweep. Meanwhile, Frieda's ex-husband returns with an unusual proposal: he wants to get married again, and wants Frieda to return his grandmother's ring so he can give it to his new spouse.

7 | en | Comedy | More Info

Released: 1990-09-21 | Released Producted By: Mozark Productions , MTM Enterprises Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

info

Genre

Comedy

Watch Online

Evening Shade (1990) is currently not available on any services.

Cast

Burt Reynolds , Marilu Henner , Hal Holbrook , Charles Durning , Ann Wedgeworth , Michael Jeter

Director

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

Producted By

Mozark Productions , MTM Enterprises

Evening Shade Videos and Images

View All

Top Credited Cast
|
Crew

Burt Reynolds

as Wood Newton

Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview Movie Money Confidential Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend Defining Moments I Am Burt Reynolds An Innocent Kiss The Last Movie Star Apple of My Eye Henri Shadow Fighter

Marilu Henner

as Ava Evans Newton

A Husband to Die For: The Lisa Aguilar Story Miss Valentine Thank You Very Much Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Lesson in Murder Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Death at the Diner Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder A Kismet Christmas Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part

Hal Holbrook

as Evan Evans

Blackway Planes: Fire & Rescue Savannah Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story Promised Land Lincoln Good Day for It Water for Elephants Flying Lessons That Evening Sun

Charles Durning

as Harlan Elldridge

why are movies so shitty these days Scavenger Killers Rogue Assassin The Life Zone The Great Fight The Waiter An Affirmative Act Amazing Racer Break Good Dick

Ann Wedgeworth

as Merleen Elldridge

The Hawk Is Dying The Hunter's Moon The Whole Wide World Love and a .45 Cooperstown Hard Promises Green Card Evening Shade Steel Magnolias Miss Firecracker

Michael Jeter

as Herman Stiles

Walking the Mile Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? Broadway's Lost Treasures II The Polar Express Open Range Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! Welcome to Collinwood The Making Of Jurassic Park III Jurassic Park III

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

Producer

Evening Shade Audience Reviews

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Borgarkeri A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

stashie101 I was up late one night last week and channel surfing when I heard an old familiar favorite theme song. " got my front porch swing, a glass of lemonade". I thought I had died and went to heaven. Is it possible ? Yes, Evening Shade was actually on CMT. I loved this show when it originally aired on CBS in the early 90's. I found the warmth and humor so refreshing and was a loyal viewer until the end. Burt and his cast were close in real life and that brought a wonderful humanity to the screen. The talent alone on that show was enough to make it believable. But knowing that these actors, Micheal Jeter, Charles Durning, Hal Holbrook, Ozzie Davis, Marilu Henner, and of course Burt Reynolds had not only worked together in the past, but actually were friends made the chemistry on the show so enjoyable to watch. I have spent the last week hoping to see Evening Shade on the CMT line-up, but I have been disappointed. If anyone knows anything about any DVD sales or any station listing it, please post. THANK YOU. HAPPY WATCHING.

fee_tambo ....which is such a shame because it really was very well acted and the writing was excellent, very witty and sharp and it will be difficult to repeat that kind of standard these days. I notice that there was a recent show out called 'A minute with Stan Hooper' which tried to emulate 'Evening Shade', and it did the job very well...but still didn't match up in my opinion.Burt Reynolds was surrounded by a wonderful cast but he barely had to speak, because they did the work for him! Still,it wouldn't have been the same without him - he was perfect in the role and Marilu Henner was perfect as his wife.The much missed Michael Jeter was the highlight of the show for me. He was so funny...a classic character actor with so much talent. But he wasn't alone, this show was full of fantastic actors; Ossie Davis, Charles Durning, Marilu Henner & Hal Holbrook are the actors that I remember...but I was just looking at the IMDb list of actors I see that Hilary Swank and Leah Rimini were in the show too - its fabulous to see that such quality stars started offin this great little, much respected show.I really wish they'd repeat it on one of the comedy channels, it would be such a waste if it wasn't shown again.

selffamily I really enjoyed this programme, I couldn't believe it when it suddenly vanished from our screens. The whole product, the acting, the story lines and the scripts - faultless. Well they won an award or two so it must be good - so hey, let's take it off, lest the public decide to reach for higher standards in programmes. One of the most appealing things about the series was the way that the 'minor' (and I realize that this may not be the correct term for them) cast members were drawn and as alive as the main characters, if not more so at times. Who could forget Hermann for example? I wish this programme was available on VHS or DVD, if anyone knows something I don't here, let me know! Thank you.14 years later and we still only have season one on dvd - lots of pirated stuff available - hint, hint!

marquis de cinema A low key Sitcom/drama that never found the right audience the show deserved. Its one of the good shows I used to watched on CBS that I wished was still on. Good performances were given by acting veterans like Burt Reynolds and Marilu Henner. "Evening Shade"(1990) had some interesting episodes that dealt with fascinating themes. Ossie Davis brought class to a television show which deserved better than what it got.