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Premiered

Monday, November 27, 1978

Ended: Monday, April 9, 1979

When does The White Shadow Season 1 come out?

The White Shadow Season 1 premiered Monday, November 27, 1978 on CBS and ended Monday, April 9, 1979. The season has 15 episodes.

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1. (pilot)

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.

Monday · 47 years ago

2. Here's Mud in Your Eye

Coach Reeves and the team discover liquor in Jackson's locker, and fear he may have a drinking problem.

Monday · 47 years ago

3. The Offer

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4. Bonus Baby

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5. Pregnant Pause

College scouts are impressed with Reese and believe he has a good shot at a scholarship. However, Reese's plans are put on hold when his girlfriend, a Carver cheerleader, tells him she's pregnant. Coach Reeves and the team discover her attending cheerleader practices and believe she may be lying about the pregnancy to trap Reese into marrying her.

Monday · 47 years ago

6. Wanna Bet?

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7. That Old Gang of Mine

after gomez gets knocked off the carver high basketball team he joins a street gang he onced belonged to

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8. Just One of the Boys

Reeves deals with a new player, Raymond Collins, who was forced to transfer from his old school because of rumors about his being gay.

Saturday · 47 years ago

9. Airball

The team's excitement over being invited to compete in a basketball tournament is overshadowed when the plane they're on develops mechanical trouble.

Saturday · 47 years ago

10. We're in the Money

When the team goes to Las Vegas to play in a tournament, they secretly take a pool of money collected from the students so they can gamble and return home with a fortune.

Saturday · 47 years ago

11. Spare the Rod

Coach Reeves substitute-teaches a P.E. class, loses his temper, and hits a student, Lucius Robinson, who refuses to participate. Reeves feels guilty about the incident, learns of Lucius' troubles, and offers to help him in any way. Reeves then quickly learns that some students can't be helped when Lucius tries to rape Mrs. Buchanan.

Saturday · 47 years ago

12. The Great White Dope

Mac Wade, a tall, white, ""can't miss"" college basketball prospect, transfers to Carver for his senior year due to re-zoning, which excites Reeves. However, Reeves discovers that Mac can't read and has been allowed a free ride through school because of his basketball skills. The problem is further compounded when Mac, who has never had to take a test in school, is caught cheating on a test and has to be suspended.

Saturday · 47 years ago

13. Mainstream

Monday · 47 years ago

14. Little Orphan Abner

Goldstein's grandmother is hospitalized and his grandfather stays at the hospital with her, so Coach Reeves asks the team to check in on him at home every so often. The other guys aren't too keen on this because Goldstein really doesn't fit in with them, but they agree to check on him and, in the process, take advantage of him and his hospitality. Goldstein threatens to quit the team, and Coach Reeves gives him a lecture on standing up for himself.

Monday · 47 years ago

15. LeGrand Finale Finale

The team wants to form a singing group, but elect not to include Thorpe, who begins a dating interest with Karen LeGrand, a white girl with an unsavory reputation around school.

Monday · 47 years ago

The White Shadow Season 1 guest stars

  • Bethel Leslie

    Bethel Leslie

    Mrs. Lawrence

  • Jenny Sullivan

    First Flight Attendant

  • Dennis Haysbert

    Dennis Haysbert

    Basketball Player

  • Lupe Ontiveros

    Lupe Ontiveros

    Mrs. Gomez

  • James Cromwell

    James Cromwell

    Mr. Hamilton

  • Ren Woods

    Ren Woods

    Darlene Robinson

  • Lincoln Kilpatrick

    Lincoln Kilpatrick

    Reverend Jackson

  • Peter Horton

    Peter Horton

    Raymond Collins

  • Chick Hearn

    Chick Hearn

    TV Announcer (voice)

  • Ernie Hudson

    Ernie Hudson

    Johnson

  • Robert Costanzo

    Robert Costanzo

    Mr. Pettrino

  • Jonelle Allen

    Shelley

  • Booth Colman

    Booth Colman

    Pawn Brooker

  • Carmen Zapata

    Carmen Zapata

    Mrs. Alvarez

  • Philip Sterling

    Philip Sterling

    Lee Burns

  • Bruce Weitz

    Bruce Weitz

    Joe Kelly

The White Shadow Season 1 FAQ

When does The White Shadow Season 1 come out?

The White Shadow Season 1 premiered Monday, November 27, 1978 on CBS.

How many episodes are in The White Shadow Season 1?

The White Shadow Season 1 has 15 episodes.

Are new episodes of The White Shadow Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The White Shadow Season 1 finale?

The The White Shadow Season 1 finale (Episode 15) aired Monday, April 9, 1979.

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