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- 1. 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.
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. Although the lead actor Howard was ...
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- 54 (list of episodes)
- November 27, 1978 –, March 16, 1981
- CBS
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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- 1978-11-27
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S1.E1 ∙ Pilot. 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. Principal Jim Willis hires Reeve to teach and coach Basketball. 7.9/10 (53) Rate.
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1. 1. "Pilot". Jackie Cooper. Bruce Paltrow. November 27, 1978. ( 1978-11-27) 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. 2.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"Pilot"22"Here's Mud in Your Eye"Bruce Paltrow33"The Offer"Bruce Paltrow44"Bonus Baby"Jackie CooperElizabeth Searcy ... hair stylist (31 episodes, 1979-1980) William Lyon MacKenzie ... makeup artist (24 episodes, 1979-1980) Lona Jeffers
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. Although the lead actor Howard was white, the series broke new ground as the first ...
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981. Bruce Paltrow. Creator.