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- Season 1 overviewNov 27, 1978-Apr 9, 197915 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Pilot Nov 27, 1978
- A friend convinces Ken Reeves to take a job as coach of a ghetto high-school team.
- 2. Here's Mud in Your Eye Dec 4, 1978
- Reeves hears a player has a drinking problem.
- 3. The Offer Dec 11, 1978
- A beautiful newswoman offers Reeves a chance to become a highly paid television sports commentator.
- 4. Bonus Baby Dec 25, 1978
- Coolidge plunges blindly into shady career scheme that could ruin his future.
- 5. Pregnant Pause Jan 1, 1979
- Reese is faced with fatherhood and the loss of a college scholarship.
- 6. Wanna Bet Jan 8, 1979
- Reeves recruits a fast-talking, talented player (Michael Warren) deeply involved in gambling.
- 7. That Old Gang of Mine Jan 15, 1979
- Gomez, dropped from the team for poor grades, joins a violent gang.
- 8. Just One of the Boys Jan 27, 1979
- A transfer student is mercilessly taunted by his schoolmates when it is rumored he is gay.
- 9. Airball Feb 3, 1979
- The plane carrying the team to a game appears to be headed for a crash.
- 10. We're in the Money Feb 10, 1979
- In Las Vegas the players gamble away money entrusted to them by schoolmates.
- 11. Spare the Rod Feb 17, 1979
- Reeves refuses to file charges against delinquent who forced a fight on him.
- 12. The Great White Dope Feb 24, 1979
- Salami becomes a poorly paid bar fighter.
- 13. Mainstream Mar 5, 1979
- A program to integrate the handicapped puts an autistic boy on the team.
- 14. Little Orphan Abner Mar 26, 1979
- When the team takes advantage of him, Goldstein is forced to defend his rights.
- 15. Le Grand Finale Apr 9, 1979
- Thorpe is excluded from musical endeavors.
The White Shadow: Created by Bruce Paltrow. With Ken Howard, Kevin Hooks, Byron Stewart, Timothy Van Patten. A white former NBA professional retires from the pro game and gets a job as a basketball coach in a predominantly Black inner-city high school.
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Mon, Nov 27, 1978. Chicago Bulls forward Ken Reeve injures his knee, bringing an abrupt halt to his time as a player. His college friend is principal of Carver High School in Southern LA.
The White Shadow is an American drama television series starring Ken Howard that ran on the CBS network from November 27, 1978, to March 16, 1981, about a white former professional basketball player who takes a job coaching basketball at an impoverished urban high school with a racially mixed basketball team.
Nov 8, 2005 · The White Shadow - Season 1. Ira Angustain (Actor), Thomas Carter (Actor), Bruce Paltrow (Director, Writer), Rated: NR. Format: DVD. 4.6 167 ratings. IMDb 8.0/10.0. $1425. Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime. FREE Returns.
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Season 1 (1978–79) After finding his NBA career is over, Ken Reeves is offered a job as basketball coach at Carver High School by his old Boston College teammate, principal Jim Willis. Curtis Jackson has an alcohol problem, and Coach Reeves and the team must intervene to get him help.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"Pilot"22"Here's Mud in Your Eye"Bruce Paltrow33"The Offer"Bruce Paltrow44"Bonus Baby"Jackie CooperSeason 1 Episode Guide. 15 Episodes 1978 - 1979. Episode 1. Pilot Episode. Mon, Nov 27, 1978 60 mins. Coach Reeves tries to persuade a promising athlete to stay in school. Willis: Jason Bernard....
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The White Shadow is an American television series about a white former professional basketball player who takes a job coaching basketball at an impoverished urban high school with a racially...