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Airs Next: CBS at Monday 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: November 27, 1978    Last Aired: March 16, 1981
Show Category: Drama
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...
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Last episode: A Day in the Life
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.
Aired: Monday March 16, 1981
53. Burnout Mar 9, 1981 1 Review 8.25
52. Cops Mar 2, 1981 1 Review 8.65
51. Psyched Out Feb 23, 1981 1 Review 7.30
50. Car Repo Feb 16, 1981 0 Reviews 9.30

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John Mengatti - Nick Vitaglia (1979-1981)
John Laughlin - Paddy Falahey (1980-1981)
Nathan Cook - Milton Reese (1978-1980)
Thomas Carter - James Hayward (1978-1980)
Eric Kilpatrick - Curtis Jackson(1978-1980)
Timothy Van Patten - Mario Pettrino (Salami)
Ken Michelman - Abner Goldstein (1978-1980)
Wolfe Perry - Teddy Rutherford (1980-1981)
Art Holliday - Eddie Franklin (1980-1981)
Roosevelt Grier - Ezra Davis (1980-1981)
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10.0
Perfect
"Personal favorite"
How Cool Was this Show???!!
Continue » Posted Sep 20, 2006 10:13 am PST

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0.5
Appalling
"Change the channel!"
gibberish and garbage. basketball and high school. seems like two different things but this tv series takes the two and puts them together. what a waste of breath and time even thinking about this show. should have changed the channel and broken the remot
Continue » Posted Nov 10, 2005 12:03 am PST

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10.0
Perfect
"Personal favorite"
I was looking around the net and found a site for WHite Shadow fans!
Continue » Posted Jul 14, 2005 11:22 am PST

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Show: The White Shadow
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Ratings Rank: 4,219 of 17,577  ( 6)
Show Reviews: 3
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good: 12 (17.6%)
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