A former pro football player moves back to his Arkansas childhood hometown to coach the high school football team.
In this laid-back comedy, Wood Newton (Burt Reynolds) is a former pro American Football player who has retired and returned to his childhood home, the small town of Evening Shade, Arkansas. He's now the coach of the local high school football team with a long losing streak, which brings him in constant contact with the other residents of the town.
1. A Day in the Life of Wood Newton
Aired: Sep 21, 1990In the series pilot, Wood Newton, a former NFL football player and the head c...
2. There Once Was a Boy Named Wood
Aired: Sep 28, 1990Frieda babysits, and fills in for Evan on poker night when he has a date with...
3. Whatever Happened to Clutch Newton?
Aired: Oct 5, 1990Wood begins to question his accomplishments when a replay from 30 years ago s...
Aired: Oct 16, 1990 Taylor takes "Marge the Barge" to a Sadie Hawkins dance while Harmon and Wood...
Aired: Oct 28, 1990 Both Taylor and Evan begin relationship with women who have reputations for b...
Aired: Oct 2, 1990 After a boozy evening, Wood passes out on the coffee table, giving Will a cha...
Aired: Nov 8, 1990 Wood donates "a weekend with Wood Newton" to Harlan's charity. Being the high...
Aired: Nov 18, 1990 Right before a game with arch-rival Piggot High School, Wood's entire offensi...
Aired: Nov 25, 1990 When Ava's new job as a prosecuting attorney keeps her away from home, Wood t...
Aired: Dec 9, 1990 When a Hollywood film crew arrives in town to shoot a Civil War mini-series, ...
11. The Wood Who Stole Christmas
Aired: Dec 16, 1990Everyone is dealing with issues at Christmastime. Wood is so tired of his chi...
12. Wood and Ava and Gil and Madeline
Aired: Jan 6, 1991Wood and Ava are spending a lot of time with Gil and Madeline Hall, but the H...
Aired: Jan 20, 1991 Wood's visiting high school friends tell incriminating stories about him to A...
Aired: Jan 27, 1991 In a flashback, the Newton family helps Ava runs for district attorney agains...
Aired: Feb 3, 1991 Herman's visiting father Brick gets pushy with Frieda and seems interested in...
Aired: Feb 10, 1991 Evan has a physical confrontation with Vernon Moody who disagrees with one of...
Aired: Feb 17, 1991 Ava persuades Wood to take Taylor on a hunting trip at Evan's cabin, where a ...
18. Nothing to Fear But Harvey Lujack
Aired: Feb 20, 1991Ava feels there is cause for concern when armed robber Harvey Lujack, whom sh...
Aired: Mar 3, 1991 When Kenny Rogers comes to town to visit the Newton family, they try to keep ...
Aired: Mar 23, 1991 During a town-wide flu epidemic, the biology teacher gets sick and Herman Sti...
Aired: Mar 31, 1991 Wood has to decide whether to allow women to try out for the football team.
22. Herman and Margaret Sitting in a Tree
Aired: Apr 8, 1991Herman wants his friendship with Margaret to move to the next level, so Wood,...
Aired: Apr 29, 1991 John Madden is sought to emcee an annual sports banquet, while Wood comes to ...
Aired: May 6, 1991 The annual sports banquet is interrupted when Ava goes into labor and is rush...
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