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This is a list of episodes for the CBS television series The White Shadow.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 15 | November 27, 1978 (1978-11-27) | April 9, 1979 (1979-04-09) | |
| 2 | 24 | September 17, 1979 (1979-09-17) | April 1, 1980 (1980-04-01) | |
| 3 | 15 | October 16, 1980 (1980-10-16) | March 16, 1981 (1981-03-16) | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1978–79)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Jackie Cooper | Bruce Paltrow | November 27, 1978 (1978-11-27) | |
| After finding his NBA career is over, Ken Reeves is offered a job as basketball coach at Carver High School by his old Boston College teammate, principal Jim Willis. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Here's Mud in Your Eye" | Bruce Paltrow | Bruce Paltrow | December 4, 1978 (1978-12-04) | |
| Curtis Jackson has an alcohol problem, and Coach Reeves and the team must intervene to get him help. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Offer" | Bruce Paltrow | Marc Rubin | December 11, 1978 (1978-12-11) | |
| A sexy TV news reporter tries to lure Reeves into quitting at Carver and going into sportscasting. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Bonus Baby" | Jackie Cooper | Robert De Laurentiis & William A. Schwartz | December 25, 1978 (1978-12-25) | |
| Coolidge is tempted by an agent to sign a pro contract, risking his eligibility for college ball. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Pregnant Pause" | Jackie Cooper | Steven Bochco | January 1, 1979 (1979-01-01) | |
| Reese's college plans are derailed by a cheerleader girlfriend who claims to be pregnant, but Reeves thinks otherwise after seeing she has signed up for next year's squad. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Wanna Bet?" | Jackie Cooper | Michael Kane | January 8, 1979 (1979-01-08) | |
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Reeves tries to talk a street basketball hustler named Bobby Magum into playing for him at Carver. Michael Warren guest stars. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "That Old Gang of Mine" | Bruce Paltrow | Gary Kott & Marc Rubin | January 15, 1979 (1979-01-15) | |
| After Reeves cuts Gomez off the team for poor grades, Gomez turns to his old street gang the Las Aztecas for support. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "One of the Boys" | Bruce Paltrow | John Falsey | January 27, 1979 (1979-01-27) | |
| Reeves deals with a transfer student named Raymond Collins, who left his prior school to escape rumors of being a homosexual. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Airball" | Jackie Cooper | Marc Rubin | February 3, 1979 (1979-02-03) | |
| Reeves tries to fly the team to an out-of-town tournament, and the results aren't what he bargained for. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "We're in the Money" | Mark Tinker | Mark Tinker | February 10, 1979 (1979-02-10) | |
| Reeves takes the team to Las Vegas for a tournament, with disastrous results. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Spare the Rod" | Victor Lobl | Marc Rubin | February 17, 1979 (1979-02-17) | |
| Reeves deals with Lucius Robinson, a student with a past history of teacher violence. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Great White Dope" | Michael Zinberg | John Falsey | February 24, 1979 (1979-02-24) | |
| Salami wants to be a professional boxer, but his father is dead-set against it. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Mainstream" | Victor Lobl | George Geiger | March 5, 1979 (1979-03-05) | |
| Reeves must deal with an autistic student who's been assigned to the team as part of the mainstreaming program. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Little Orphan Abner" | Ernest Pintoff | John Falsey | March 26, 1979 (1979-03-26) | |
| Goldstein, the "outcast" of the Carver team, tries to turn to his teammates for support after his Jewish grandfather falls ill. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "LeGrand Finale" | Mark Tinker | Marc Rubin | April 9, 1979 (1979-04-09) | |
| The team wants to form a singing group, but elects not to include Thorpe, who's developed a dating interest in a white girl with an unsavory reputation. | ||||||
Season 2 (1979–80)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | "On the Line" | Mark Tinker | Story by : Gary Kott Teleplay by : Joshua Brand | September 17, 1979 (1979-09-17) | |
| A writer for Carver's school newspaper believes Jackson is involved with a sports bookie and shaving points at games. | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | "Albert Hodges" | Bruce Paltrow | Marc Rubin | September 24, 1979 (1979-09-24) | |
| A former student, back at Carver after an 18-month prison sentence, gets kicked off the basketball team and claims Reeves is a racist. | ||||||
| 18 | 3 | "The Cross-Town Hustle" | Mark Tinker | Steve Kline | October 1, 1979 (1979-10-01) | |
| A coach from a rival high school tries to convince Reese to transfer. | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | "Sudden Death" | Victor Lobl | Story by : Tom Chehak Teleplay by : Joshua Brand | October 8, 1979 (1979-10-08) | |
| Reeves takes on a young freshman player and works him hard in practice with tragic results. Salami's cousin from Brooklyn, Nick Vitaglia, moves to California and struggles with the adjustment. | ||||||
| 20 | 5 | "A Silent Cheer" | Victor Lobl | Steve Kline | October 15, 1979 (1979-10-15) | |
| Reeves gives a talented player who is deaf a shot on the Carver team. A scout from the Portland Trail Blazers visits Carver High. | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | "No Place Like Home" | Betty Goldberg | Marshall Herskovitz | October 29, 1979 (1979-10-29) | |
| Coolidge and Reeves become temporary roommates when Coolidge's apartment building where his family lives is destroyed by a fire. | ||||||
| 22 | 7 | "Globetrotters" | Bruce Paltrow | John Masius | November 5, 1979 (1979-11-05) | |
| The team's winning streak has gone to their heads, as evidenced by their showboating and cocky attitudes on and off the court. Reeves decides the team needs a full serving of humble pie when he asks a group of car wash workers to play his team in a scrimmage, who then embarrass the team with their tricks. After halftime, these men reveal they are the Harlem Globetrotters. | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | "Me?" | Thomas Carter | Sam Hefter | November 12, 1979 (1979-11-12) | |
| Thorpe finds out he has a venereal disease and that he has infected Coolidge's girlfriend with it as well. | ||||||
| 24 | 9 | "Needle" | Victor Lobl | John Falsey | November 26, 1979 (1979-11-26) | |
| Hayward's young cousin runs afoul with a drug dealer and dies from an overdose. Reeves must prevent Hayward from seeking revenge. | ||||||
| 25 | 10 | "Sliding By" | Victor Lobl | Charles Eric Johnson | December 3, 1979 (1979-12-03) | |
| A "can't miss" college basketball prospect transfers to Carver to finish high school, but Reeves finds out he may not be what he seems. | ||||||
| 26 | 11 | "Delores, of Course" | Leon Carrere | Sam Hefter | December 18, 1979 (1979-12-18) | |
| Jackson reunites with his old girlfriend, unaware of her new line of work: prostitution. | ||||||
| 27 | 12 | "A Christmas Present" | Betty Goldberg | Joshua Brand & John Falsey | December 25, 1979 (1979-12-25) | |
| Sybil is pregnant and at odds with her husband, while Reeves is left without any place to go for Christmas. | ||||||
| 28 | 13 | "Feeling No Pain" | Victor Lobl | Story by : Michael Halperin Teleplay by : Marc Rubin & John Falsey | January 1, 1980 (1980-01-01) | |
| Salami is prescribed amphetamines for a sprained knee, and the team cons him into sharing them before a game. | ||||||
| 29 | 14 | "Artist" | LeRoy McDonald | Story by : Leroy Robinson Teleplay by : Marc Rubin | January 8, 1980 (1980-01-08) | |
| An art teacher believes Thorpe has potential as an artist, but Thorpe has sights on the NBA. | ||||||
| 30 | 15 | "Salami's Affair" | Thomas Carter | Story by : Tom Chehak Teleplay by : Joshua Brand & David Assael | January 15, 1980 (1980-01-15) | |
| A young female teacher develops an attraction to Salami. The new science teacher harbors a crush on Reeves. | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | "Links" | Mark Tinker | John Masius & Mark Tinker | January 22, 1980 (1980-01-22) | |
| Reeves takes Salami, Thorpe and Coolidge to an exclusive country club for a round of golf with hilarious results. | ||||||
| 32 | 17 | "The Stripper" | Victor Lobl | Story by : Steve Kline & Marc Rubin Teleplay by : John Falsey | January 29, 1980 (1980-01-29) | |
| Reeves is unaware that the teacher he is dating moonlights as a stripper. | ||||||
| 33 | 18 | "Gonna Fly Now" | Mark Tinker | Steve Kline | February 5, 1980 (1980-02-05) | |
| A drug dealer infiltrates Carver's campus. | ||||||
| 34 | 19 | "Out at Home" | Victor Lobl | Story by : Marc Rubin Teleplay by : Barry Gold | February 19, 1980 (1980-02-19) | |
| Reeves is named Carver's new athletic director, but the longtime baseball coach isn't happy about it. | ||||||
| 35 | 20 | "The Russians Are Coming" | Victor Lobl | Story by : Robert DiPietro Teleplay by : Joshua Brand & David Assael | February 26, 1980 (1980-02-26) | |
| A touring team of Russian players comes to Carver, and one wants to defect with Hayward's help. | ||||||
| 36 | 21 | "The Hitter" | Marc Norman | Tom DeMartini | March 4, 1980 (1980-03-04) | |
| Gomez is being physically abused by his father, but won't admit it. | ||||||
| 37 | 22 | "The Death of Me Yet" | Victor Lobl | Marc Rubin | March 11, 1980 (1980-03-11) | |
| Carver celebrates advancing to the city championship, but the party turns tragic. Reeves is offered a job at a nearby college. | ||||||
| 38 | 23 | "Coolidge Goes Hollywood" | Marc Norman | Story by : Roland Wolpert & Marc Rubin & John Falsey Teleplay by : Marc Rubin & John Falsey | March 18, 1980 (1980-03-18) | |
| Coolidge is offered a television acting role. | ||||||
| 39 | 24 | "A Few Good Men" | Thomas Carter | Teleplay by : John Falsey & Joshua Brand Television story by : John Falsey & Joshua Brand Suggested by a story by : Joan Pringle & Theodore Wilson | April 1, 1980 (1980-04-01) | |
| Graduation for some of the players brings angst over the future, especially for Reese and Goldstein. Kathy wants Reeves to travel to Greece with her during summer break. | ||||||
Season 3 (1980–81)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Reunion: Part 1" | Bruce Paltrow | John Falsey | October 16, 1980 (1980-10-16) | |
| Reeves returns to New York City (Bayside Queens) for his high-school reunion. Willis takes a new job in Oakland, with Sybil being promoted as the new principal of Carver High. | ||||||
| 41 | 2 | "Reunion: Part 2" | Bruce Paltrow | Joshua Brand & John Falsey | October 23, 1980 (1980-10-23) | |
| Reeves finds out his father is dying and stays in New York City a while longer, then returns to Carver. Basketball tryouts at Carver bring a number of new faces to the team. Mickey Mantle guest stars. | ||||||
| 42 | 3 | "Georgia on My Mind" | Victor Lobl | Marc Rubin | October 30, 1980 (1980-10-30) | |
| Coolidge has been overwhelmed by school, in particular struggling with science class, so he figures he should forget academics and parlay his basketball abilities into trying out for the Harlem Globetrotters. He rethinks his strategy after getting buffaloed at tryouts, and the Globetrotters encourage Coolidge to finish the science course when they reveal they all are college graduates. First of three appearances of Roosevelt Grier as wrestling coach Ezra Davis. | ||||||
| 43 | 4 | "If Your Number's Up, Get It Down" | Mark Tinker | Joshua Brand | December 16, 1980 (1980-12-16) | |
| Coolidge, Salami, Vitaglia, and Thorpe wreck the new driver's ed car and have to raise money for a mobile health-care unit as punishment. Reeves needs to find a new place to live, as his apartment is being converted into a condominium. Numerous NBA legends guest star in this episode, including Elgin Baylor, Red Auerbach and Chet Walker. Roosevelt Grier guest stars. | ||||||
| 44 | 5 | "Christmas Story" | Victor Lobl | Joshua Brand & John Falsey | December 23, 1980 (1980-12-23) | |
| Thorpe befriends a young orphan while helping coach basketball at a Catholic school. Reeves tries to get romantic with the school's female coach, unaware she's a nun. The team tries to make some Christmas cash by selling undersized Christmas trees. | ||||||
| 45 | 6 | "No Blood, No Foul" | Thomas Carter | Joshua Brand | December 30, 1980 (1980-12-30) | |
| Salami faces jail time for breaking an opposing player's jaw during an on-court brawl. | ||||||
| 46 | 7 | "Vanity Fare" | Mark Tinker | John Masius & Mark Tinker | January 6, 1981 (1981-01-06) | |
| The team attempts to enter a singing contest. Reeves does a commercial for a local car dealership. | ||||||
| 47 | 8 | "Mister Hero" | Marc Norman | Marshall Herskovitz | January 13, 1981 (1981-01-13) | |
| While out joyriding in a stolen car, Stone rescues an elderly lady from a car fire and is lauded as a hero until the truth is found out. | ||||||
| 48 | 9 | "B.M.O.C." | LeRoy McDonald | Steve Kline | February 2, 1981 (1981-02-02) | |
| Coolidge begins to feel conscious about his size and height. NBA great Bill Russell guest stars. | ||||||
| 49 | 10 | "Trial and Error" | Victor Lobl | Marc Rubin | February 9, 1981 (1981-02-09) | |
| Falahey's girlfriend thinks she's pregnant, while Reeves is called for jury duty. Last appearance of Roosevelt Grier. | ||||||
| 50 | 11 | "Car Repo" | Mark Tinker | Story by : Joshua Brand & Denis Belair Teleplay by : Joshua Brand | February 16, 1981 (1981-02-16) | |
| Salami and Vitaglia take a part-time job repossessing cars, and the hard hours take their toll. | ||||||
| 51 | 12 | "Psyched Out" | Victor Lobl | Story by : Marc Rubin & Thomas G. Blomquist Teleplay by : Joanne Pagliaro | February 23, 1981 (1981-02-23) | |
| A teacher with a past history of nervous breakdowns is tormented by a psychotic student. | ||||||
| 52 | 13 | "Cops" | Lawrence Levy | Story by : Erwin Washington Teleplay by : David Assael & Erwin Washington | March 2, 1981 (1981-03-02) | |
| Thorpe is shot by a cop. | ||||||
| 53 | 14 | "Burnout" | Mark Tinker | Story by : Dennis Danziger Teleplay by : Dennis Danziger & Eric Stunzi | March 9, 1981 (1981-03-09) | |
| Carver's history teacher begins to show signs of burnout, much to the dismay of Rutherford. | ||||||
| 54 | 15 | "A Day in the Life" | Victor Lobl | Joshua Brand | March 16, 1981 (1981-03-16) | |
| A Carver alumni exhibition game brings updates on Hayward, Reese, Gomez, and Goldstein since graduation. | ||||||