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A knee injury forced Chicago Bulls forward Ken Reeves into retirement and he was talked into a coaching career by his old friend and teammate Jim Willis. That was the premise behind TV's White Shadow. Jim was a principal at Los Angeles' Carver High School, nestled right inside an inner-city, working-class neighborhood…and though Reeves was new to the world of clipboards and de facto paternal responsibilities, coaching soon appeared to be his true calling. The White Shadow was created by TV producer (and big basketball fan) Bruce Paltrow. It was about the sport, of course, but it was also about a growing up in a tough neighborhood at a tough time. The kids on the team had to face drugs, gangs, race hostility, learning disabilities, financial hardship, and more-so it wasn't all towel rattail fights in the locker room. Whatever the dilemma, Coach Reeves figured into the solution, be it through good advice or hands-on intervention. His players trusted him, and given the general mistrust they had for people older than them, that was really saying something. In the 1979-80 season, b-baller Curtis Jackson was shot while standing in a liquor store that was being held up. That was also the year that a load of players "graduated" from high school and moved on…and a new batch of actors came in to take their place. In its third season, the show lightened up--there were less episodes that dealt with serious topics, but the season still had it's moments, such as teacher burnout ("Burnout") and unfair treatment by law enforcement ("Cops"). On the court or off, the young men on the Carver High basketball team were a funny and eclectic group, and their coach, their "white shadow," was always there to lend an assist.moreless
| S 3 : Ep 15 | A Day in the Life | Aired 3/16/81 | |
| S 3 : Ep 14 | Burnout | Aired 3/9/81 | |
| S 3 : Ep 13 | Cops | Aired 3/2/81 | |
| S 3 : Ep 12 | Psyched Out | Aired 2/23/81 | |
| S 3 : Ep 11 | Car Repo | Aired 2/16/81 |
 John Mengatti |
Nick Vitaglia (1979-1981) |
Ed Bernard |
Jim Willis (1978-1980) |
Joan Pringle |
Sybil Buchanan |
Stoney Jackson |
Jesse B. Mitchell (1980-1981) |
Jason Bernard |
Jim Willis (pilot only) |
 Ken Howard |
Ken Reeves |
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THIS WEEK'S ROSTER OF DVD RELEASES INCLUDES ANIMATED GEMS FROM JUSTICE LEAGUE AND BATMAN BEYOND, A TRIO OF BELOVED '60S SERIES, THE CREEPY CAMP OF TALES FROM THE CRYPT, SHOWTIME'S DARK DRAMEDY HUFF, THE CRUDE HUMOR OF SOUTH PARK AND MIND OF MENCIA, AND MORE.
March 21, 2006 DVD Releases
By Lila Holland, Mar 18, 2006
THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES WILL HAVE YOU LAUGHING ALONG WITH SOME CLASSIC SLACKER ANIMATION, GUFFAWING AT REDNECK RIBALDRY, AND LEARNING WITH SOME POIGNANT AND REALISTIC HIGH SCHOOL DRAMAS. THE SUN SETS EARLIER THESE DAYS, AND THAT'S JUST ONE MORE REASON TO STAY INSIDE AND WATCH TELEVISION!
November 8, 2005 DVD Releases
By Colin Mahan, Nov 07, 2005
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Burnout
S 3 : Ep 14
Aired 3/9/81 (48:49)
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Cops
S 3 : Ep 13
Aired 3/2/81 (48:14)
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Psyched Out
S 3 : Ep 12
Aired 2/23/81 (48:31)
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Car Repo
S 3 : Ep 11
Aired 2/16/81 (48:16)
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Favorite guest star/stars?
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Where is my season 3 boxset already!?!?!??!
07/27/083Reply
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The White Shadow
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for dreamers, for sports nuts, inspiring stories, pressures of high school, 70s