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Ken Reeves, a forward with the Chicago Bulls, is forced to retire after suffering a serious knee injury. His old friend and high school teammate, Jim Willis, who is principal of Carver High near L.A., drops by to offer him a job as basketball coach. Reeves is reluctant, but agrees. Among the challenges he faces with the school and the team include a female vice principal who doesn't like him and a player, James Hayward, who has a lot of potential, but also is fatherless and may have to drop out of school to go to work and take care of his mom and little brother.moreless
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  • Ken Reeves (Ken Howard), an aging pro basketball player for the Chicago Bulls realizes he can't continue to keep playing Pro ball any longer. An old college roommate makes Reeves an offer to coach a High School Basketball team. Reeves accepts and headsmoreless

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    By TVtriviaDUDE, Apr 16, 2006 Report Abuse
    As with most TV pilots this episode is the mere stepping stone for what the future show will be. The entire tone of the show is nothing like what it will become. It plays very serious. Ken Reeves' character accepts the coaching job at a "ghetto school" and immediately seems like a fish out of water. The humor and horseplay common among later episodes is not there. Still, its an interesting set up. Reeves spends the episode getting used to the idea of being a high school coach. There are two characters introduced in this episode, Reeves sister and her husband, who seemed like they were to be regulars. After this episode there are only seen in 3 or 4 more shows. And even then only for a few minutes. As the novelty of seeing the shows origin this episode is watchable. Otherwise it does not represent what the show became. Rating C+moreless

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    • The "team bus" that Reeves' drives makes it's only appearance in the series in this episode and is never seen again afterwards. Edit
    • Players' mother's names (mentioned in this episode): Thorpe-Wanda Coolidge-Elizabeth Goldstein-Ida Hayward-Roberta Edit
    • The MTM pussycat dribbles a basketball after episodes of "The White Shadow". Edit

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    • At the end of every episode instead of the orange striped Cat Dick Turpin it's a white cat with black splotches dribbling a basketball off both M's in the word MTM Productions. Edit

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    • Jim Willis: (to Reeves) One of these days, one of these hard-nosed back breakers is gonna pay you a visit, and he'll be a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or whatever...and you're gonna walk on air. Edit
    • Jim Willis: You know, since you've been here, you've manhandled one student, two others are failing in their subjects, and the sale of tranquilizers has gone up in the neighborhood! Reeves: Wanna give me a raise? Edit
    • Jackie: Do you have a T..TV? Katie: Yes, in the den. Jackie: What's a den? Edit

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