The White Shadow
CBS (ended 1981)
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Season 3
- Ep 15A Day in the Life3/16/81
Goldstein, Gomez, Hayward, and Reese all return for an "alumni" exhibition game, amid all the troubles the four have encountered in "real life" since graduating. Hayward is in college and receives a summer job offer at a law firm, but struggles with breaking free from his troubled past. Goldstein, after a year in the Marines, now believes he has the confidence to ask out a girl he admired while at Carver. Gomez is struggling to make ends meet as a car mechanic with a pregnant wife. And, finally, Reese is driving a cab and spends the day with a famous singer, who agrees to help him pursue his dream of becoming a singer.moreless - Ep 14Burnout3/9/81
Mr. Mackey, Carver's history teacher, is frustrated over the casual attitude of Carver's black students, feeling they have no idea what his generation went through. He stops caring and shows signs of teacher burnout by refusing to maintain order and discipline in his class and handing out undeserved grades. Rutherford, who admires him, is especially distraught by his attitude.moreless - Ep 13Cops3/2/81
A woman is mugged on the street at night by three young black men, and the description she gives the police matches Coolidge, Franklin, and Thorpe, who happen to be out on the town that night. During the apprehension, Thorpe observes one of the cops being excessively brutal to Coolidge and is shot by the cop when he tries to get his badge number. This sets off a storm of protests at the school until the matter is resolvedmoreless - Ep 12Psyched Out2/23/81
A female teacher with a past history of mental illness and nervous breakdowns is tormented by a psychotic student. - Ep 11Car Repo2/16/81
Salami and Vitaglia take on a part-time job reposessing cars, but the ungodly work hours and the harassments from the car owners affect their performances in school, on the basketball court, and their relationship as cousins. - Ep 10Trial and Error2/9/81
Coach Reeves is called for jury duty and lies to get out of it. He later learns a lesson about practicing what he preaches when he has to punish Falahey for faking an injury to get out of practice so he can see his girlfriend. Things get hairier for Falahey when the girl discovers she's pregnant.moreless - Ep 9B.M.O.C2/2/81
Coolidge starts having problems stemming from his abnormal height and size, such as normal clothes not fitting and "how's the weather up there" jokes. He gets self-conscious and defensive until Coach Reeves, who has dealt with the same problems, takes him under his wing and tries to let him know he's not alone, with help from NBA Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell.moreless - Ep 8Mister Hero1/13/81
While out on a joyride in a stolen car, Stone moves an unconscious woman from a car blocking the road. Shortly afterward, the car explodes, and now Stone is a hero for saving the woman's life. He milks the attention for all it's worth until the truth is brought to lightmoreless - Ep 7Vanity Fare1/6/81
The team tries to capitalize on their shower singing by signing on with a record company, and the results aren't what they bargain for. Meanwhile, Reeves gets an offer to do TV commercials for a tire shop. - Ep 6No Blood, No Foul12/30/80
After celebrating his 18th birthday, Salami breaks the jaw of an opposing player during a brawl at Carver's next game. The player's angry parents sue, and Salami must plead his case in court with Reeves' help. - Ep 5Christmas Story12/23/80
Reeves and the team help conduct a basketball clinic at a local Catholic school, and Reeves takes a dating interest in one of the female basketball coaches, unaware that she's a nun. Meanwhile, Stone tries to help the team make Christmas cash by reselling reject Christmas trees. - Ep 4If Your Number's Up, Get It Down12/16/80
Reeves is asked to use his former-NBA-player connections to raise funds for a mobile care unit to treat patients with high blood pressure. As punishment for wrecking the driver's ed car, he makes the team do the collecting. However, they decide to publicize that Reeves is dead to entice celebrities to attend the benefit and contribute.moreless - Ep 3Georgia on My Mind10/30/80
Coolidge begins to think his basketball ability is all he needs to succeed in life and his schoolwork suffers. After warnings from Reeves and Mrs. Buchanan, he takes the low road and thinks he can make the Harlem Globetrotters. The Globetrotters, however, teach him a valuable lesson. - Ep 2Reunion (2)10/23/80
After a heated argument with his dying father, Reeves decides to stay in Queens awhile to mend the relationship, even considering a leave of absence from Carver at one point. Once all is OK, he returns to Carver for the new school year, and basketball tryouts produce the following new guys: Wardell Stone, Jesse Mitchell, Teddy Rutherford, Paddy Falahey, and Eddie Franklin.moreless - Ep 1Reunion (1)10/16/80
The third season begins with Coach Reeves visiting Bayside Queens , New York, for his 20th high school reunion and reuniting with old friends, including a high school teammate, an old girlfriend, and his father, whose health is failing. Prior to his leaving, he gets a surprise: Jim Willis has left and Sybil Buchanan is now Carver High School principal!moreless
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Season 2
- Ep 24A Few Good Men4/1/80
Graduation means the end of the Carver playing careers of Goldstein, Gomez, Hayward, and Reese, and it also means anxiety for all of them as they wonder what's ahead. Meanwhile, Reeves' girlfriend wants him to spend the summer with her in Greece. - Ep 23Coolidge Goes Hollywood3/18/80
Coolidge is offered a part on a television show. - Ep 22The Death of Me Yet3/11/80
Carver caps off an unbelievable season by reaching the city championship game, but the celebration turns tragic for one player and his family. - Ep 21The Hitter3/4/80
Coach Reeves suspects that Gomez is being physically abused at home by his father, but has trouble getting him to admit it. - Ep 20The Russians Are Coming2/26/80
A touring high school team from the Soviet Union comes to Carver High, and one of the Russian players wants Hayward to help him defect. - Ep 19Out at Home2/19/80
Coach Reeves is asked to be the Carver High athletic director, a position the baseball coach wanted. - Ep 18Gonna Fly Now2/5/80
Reeves and a female undercover police officer team up to try and stop a drug dealer from selling PCP to the students. - Ep 17The Stripper1/29/80
Coach Reeves finds out that the fellow Carver High teacher he is currently dating is also moonlighting as a stripper. - Ep 16Links1/22/80
Deciding that some of the players could use a dose of class, Coach Reeves takes Coolidge, Thorpe, and Salami to an exclusive country club for a day of golfing. Reeves also begins dating the club owner's daughter, and fixes Salami up with her sister, with disastrous results. Reeves is also unaware that the club doesn't allow blacks to play on the course.moreless - Ep 15Salami's Affair1/15/80
Carver holds a school 'turnabout' dance for Sadie Hawkins Day, and a young female teacher has her thoughts on asking Salami and going further. - Ep 14Artist1/8/80
Thorpe is torn between his love of art and securing a basketball scholarship. - Ep 13Feeling No Pain1/1/80
Salami sprains a knee during a pickup basketball game, and his doctor prescribes amphetamines, which he unwittingly shares with the team.
- Ep 12A Christmas Present12/25/79
As the team plans a big holiday party, Coach Reeves realizes that he will be alone for Christmas. Meanwhile, Sybil finds out she's pregnant and tries to reconcile with her husband. - Ep 11Delores, Of Course12/18/79
Jackson is unaware that his former girlfriend is now a prostitute. - Ep 10Sliding By12/3/79
Mack Wade, a "can't-miss" basketball prospect, transfers to Carver to finish out high school. Wade has tons of scholarship offers from colleges, both academic and athletic. However, when Wade starts having troubles in the classroom, Coach Reeves realizes Mack has been passed through because of his basketball potential, even though he's a functional illiterate.moreless - Ep 9Needle11/26/79
Hayward's cousin dies from a lethal dose of heroin, and Reeves must stop him from seeking revenge. - Ep 8Me?11/12/79
Thorpe contracts a sexually transmitted disease and has passed it onto Coolidge's girlfriend. The two of them must now tell Warren that he too must get tested. - Ep 7Globetrotters11/5/79
Coach Reeves uses the Harlem Globetrotters to give the Carver High team a lesson in humility. - Ep 6No Place Like Home10/29/79
Coach Reeves lets Coolidge move in after his apartment house burns down. - Ep 5A Silent Cheer10/15/79
Reeves takes on a new player who is deaf and, in the meantime, begins working out to try to return to the NBA. - Ep 4Sudden Death10/8/79
Coach Reeves is devastated when a freshman basketball player collapses and dies during practice. - Ep 3Cross-Town Hustle10/1/79
A rival coach from a predominantly white high school in the area tries to convince Reese to transfer. - Ep 2Albert Hodges9/24/79
Coach Reeves begins teaching a class on sex education, but comes under fire when he makes joking comments that Albert Hodges, a new black student who is very racially sensitive, interprets as insulting to blacks. Adding to Hodges' anger is the fact that he's just gotten off an 18-month prison sentence for something he didn't do. Hodges then tries to rally the black players on the team against Reeves.moreless - Ep 1On the Line9/17/79
The second season begins with Jackson, who has a propensity for gambling (specificially, playing the numbers), being duped into betting on his Carver team. Things get even hairier for Jackson when the sports reporter for the school paper covering the Carver team observes his action.
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Season 1
