Evening Shade

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.

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

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

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

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

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

On their anniversary, Ava and Wood plan to reaffirm their vows—a plan that includes bachelor and bachelorette parties.

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

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

The town gets an eyeful when Merleen takes up painting nudes—using Harland and Wood as her first subjects.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wood tries to calm Emily's fear of scary costumes by letting her pick out his Halloween attire.

Herman has some bad news for the returning Margaret, who has some for him in return.

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

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.

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

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

Herman books John Denver for Taylor's graduation but ends up getting actor Bob Denver instead.

Wood thinks a college football coach is interested in Taylor.

Herman is ashamed to tell his mentor that he has lost his teaching job.

Fontana cannot take it anymore when only Evan can quiet baby Scout.

Fontana goes into labor and Evan is no where to be found.

Taylor's girlfriend tries to elope with his friend, the school hunk.

Ava invites sixties civil rights leader Aurelia Danforth to a Martin Luther King commemoration, then discovers that the guest has a past involving Ponder.

Rebuffed by Reba McEntire, Ava still persists in planning the baby shower all by herself.

Ava hosts Fontana's baby shower, and wants Herman, who has joined Reba McEntire's security team, to get her to entertain.

The Oakwood Academy, an exclusive private school Molly wants to attend, scrutinizes Wood and Ava, who discover they must pass an exam before Molly can be admitted. Meanwhile, Nub goes on a date with Amanda.

Frieda falls for a man at the ice cream parlor, only to discover that he is the new preacher.

Wood and Herman are stranded when their car breaks down on the way home from buying Will an elusive gift available only out of town.

Wood decides to retire when the team's mascot thwarts a winning touchdown by biting the quarterback in the "end zone" and is soon replaced by Herman.

Herman moves in with Frieda when his building goes condominium.

Wood forgets his anniversary when he gets a chance to be on The NFL Today.

Ava is voted "Arkansas Prosecuting Attorney of the Year."

Harlan fibs about his weight loss to Richard Simmons, then persuades Herman to impersonate him.

An amazing turn of events happens when a hole in a bedroom wall resembles Abraham Lincoln.

Wood convinces Will to go on a father/son camping trip.

Dumped by his girlfriend, Taylor quits the football team.

Ava sends Wood to investigate when Harlan rents property to a massage parlor.

Wood is having trouble dealing with Molly's growing womanhood— even before he discovers her erotic diary, and overreacts to her first "date". Meanwhile, Harlan's visiting inlaws are putting a damper on his sex life.

Taylor returns, clearly transformed by his three months in Amsterdam. Wood's late father's store is slated to be demolished.

Wood and Ava have trouble planning Will's birthday party. Meanwhile, Evan and Fontana have their first fight.

Wood learns his bully cousin plans to visit.

Herman takes humiliating work after losing his teaching job due to budget cuts.

Taylor wants to sell Wood's memorabilia to buy a car.

Taylor's new play upsets his friends and family because they are the subjects.

When an auto mechanic writes Herman a series of romantic letters, his relationship with Margaret is threatened.

Fontana decides to proceed with the wedding; Merleen meets her daughter. (Part 3 of 3)

Fontana calls off the wedding. (Part 2 of 3)

Wood must express the family's concern over Evan's wedding. (Part 1 of 3)

Ava feels displaced by the Newstons' talented au pair girl.

Wood and Ava leave Herman alone with the kids.

An unwanted visitor ruins the Newtons' weekend alone.

Wood gets stuck in the bathroom window.

Ava has to stop Fontana's topless act.

Wood's ex-con cousin shows up for Thanksgiving.

Taylor and Aimee decide to marry.

Harlan retires, leading to a fight with Merleen and a new position as the Newtons' housekeeper.

Wood and the gang borrow an RV to take a trip. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long to drive each other crazy.

Evan's babysitting Emily. However when he leaves the baby alone, she ends up riding in Nub's wagon.

Wood accompanies Will to the hospital when the boy needs a tonsillectomy—and decides that while he's there he might as well have a vasectomy.

Molly caves in under pressure from her boyfriend and agrees to take part in a beauty contest.

The women begin to feel guilty about having abandoned the men naked in the woods. (Part 2 of 2)

War breaks out between the women and the men on a segregated camping expedition after Wood scares the girls with his bear costume and gets whacked with a shovel—and culminates with the women abandoning the men during their ritual skinny-dipping. (Part 1 of 2)

Ava rides in the back of Ponder's catering truck on a chaotic ride to the hospital.

Ava goes into labor the night of the Booster Club Sports banquest, to which Wood has invited his football archrival Terry Bradshaw.

Herman's relationship with Margaret hits a snag when she refuses to be seen with Herman on a formal "date".

Two female students attempt to join the football team.

An in-over-his-head Herman substitute teaches a class in sex education, and calls in "expert" Wood.

Wood tries to keep secret the presence of his guest: old acquaintance country-music singer Kenny Rogers.

A convict who'd threatened prosecutor Ava when she had him put away escapes and heads toward town.

On Wood's annual deer-hunting trip, a local legend deer drops dead in front of his cabin—outside official hunting grounds.

Wood must testify against Evan, who's being defended by his daughter Ava.

Herman's big, blustery father comes to visit, but talks football with Wood and chases after Frieda more than he sees his son.

Wood and Ava recall how friends rallied to help her get elected Prosecuting Attorney over her opponent Jim Guy Puckett.

At his 30-year high school reunion, Wood hooks up with two old pals and one old flame.

Wood and Ava are asked to dinner by a married couple—who turn out to be swingers into spouse-swapping.

Tired of his kids' materialism, Wood gives their presents to a needy family.

Wood gets a bit part when a movie company and its temperamental star arrive to shoot a Civil War mini-series.

With Ava's prosecutorial work taking her away from her household duties, a miserable Wood has to take up the slack.

Wood and the rest of town tutor the football players in algebra so they won't fail their classes and be barred from a big game.

Hoping to win Wood's favour, Herman, at a fundraiser, bids for and wins a weekend with Wood and his family.

Ava's high-school flame visits; Will shaves off half of Wood's moustache.

Ava asks Wood to talk with both their son, Taylor, and her father about their choice in dates.

During Sadie Hawkins week, the football team begins a seven-day series of pranks on Coach Newton.

On seeing an old game film, Wood discovers his most celebrated high school touchdown catch was actually out of bounds.

Frieda babysits, and fills in for Evan on poker night when he has a date with Miss Beausoleil.

On his birthday/wedding anniversary, an innocent Wood is photographed with a stripper; and Prosecuting Attorney candidate Ava discovers she's pregnant despite Wood's vasectomy.