The White Shadow
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Episode 14
Burnout
aired: Mon, Mar 9, 1981
Rutherford's hero, a young teacher who was a civil-rights activist during the 1960s, succumbs to stress and becomes apathetic.
Episode 13
Cops
aired: Mon, Mar 2, 1981
Police, looking for robbers, stop Thorpe and Coolidge, wounding Thorpe; guest A Martinez.
Episode 12
Psyched Out
aired: Mon, Feb 23, 1981
An unstable student (Michael Winslow) harasses a new teacher (Christina Pickles) recovering from an emotional breakdown.
Episode 11
Car Repo
aired: Mon, Feb 16, 1981
Salami and Vitaglia take jobs as auto repossessors, which winds up causing problems with their coach, the police and each other.
Episode 10
Trial And Error
aired: Mon, Feb 9, 1981
Reeves is called for jury duty days before a critical game; Falahey's girlfriend tells him she's pregnant; guest Roosevelt Grier.
Episode 9
B.M.O.C.
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 1981
Reeves calls on an old friend (Bill Russell) for help when Coolidge begins to feel self-conscious about his ever-increasing height.
Episode 8
Mr. Hero
aired: Tue, Jan 13, 1981
Perennial delinquent Stone becomes an instant hero after he pulls an unconscious, elderly woman from a car just before it explodes.
Episode 6
No Blood, No Foul
aired: Tue, Dec 30, 1980
Reeves feels personally responsible when Salami faces assault charges for injuring an opposing team's player during a rough game.
Episode 5
Christmas Story
aired: Tue, Dec 23, 1980
At Christmas, Thorpe befriends an orphan; Reeves helps a priest (Craig T. Nelson); and the team sells trees; guest Penny Peyser.
Episode 4
If Your Number's Up...Get It Down
aired: Tue, Dec 16, 1980
The team tries to use deception to raise funds for a mobile health-care unit; guests Elgin Baylor, Sparky Anderson, Jimmie Walker.
Episode 2
Reunion, Part 2
aired: Thu, Oct 23, 1980
Reeves reconciles with his dying father (James Whitmore) and returns to meet new team members; guest JoBeth Williams.
Episode 1
Reunion, Part 1
aired: Thu, Oct 16, 1980
Reeves confronts his father (James Whitmore) after coming home for a reunion; guests Robert Hooks, JoBeth Williams.
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Episode 24
A Few Good Men
aired: Tue, Apr 1, 1980
As graduation approaches, Reeves considers a trip while Reese and Goldstein face life after high school. Directed by Thomas Carter.
Episode 23
Coolidge Goes to Hollywood
aired: Tue, Mar 18, 1980
Coolidge is cast in a Carver production of ``A Streetcar Named Desire,'' but takes TV series role instead.
Episode 22
The Death of Me Yet
aired: Tue, Mar 11, 1980
Sudden tragedy strikes the team just before they are to play in the city championships, leaving Reeves with a difficult choice.
Episode 21
The Hitter
aired: Tue, Mar 4, 1980
When Gomez displays frequent bruises and injuries, Reeves begins to suspect the player is a victim of abuse; guest Carmen Zapata.
Episode 20
The Russians Are Coming
aired: Tue, Feb 26, 1980
A teenage Soviet basketball player, part of a specially selected team touring the United States, asks Hayward to help him defect.
Episode 19
Out at Home
aired: Tue, Feb 19, 1980
Carver's crusty, cynical baseball coach (James McEachin) resigns after a selection committee names Reeves as athletic director.
Episode 18
Gonna Fly Now
aired: Tue, Feb 5, 1980
Reeves and an attractive narcotics officer (Kathleen Lloyd) go after a pusher who slipped PCP to unsuspecting Phil during a party.
Episode 17
The Stripper
aired: Tue, Jan 29, 1980
Reeves is astonished to discover that the ballet instructor (Randee Heller) he's been dating moonlights as a strip-tease artist.
Episode 16
Links
aired: Tue, Jan 22, 1980
Reeves and some of his players encounter prejudice when they attempt to play golf at an exclusive country club; guest Robert Alda.
Episode 15
Salami's Affair
aired: Tue, Jan 15, 1980
A pretty, young teacher's (Darleen Carr) offer to tutor Salami in history evolves into a love affair. Directed by Thomas Carter.
Episode 14
Artist
aired: Tue, Jan 8, 1980
His parents' dreams for him affect Thorpe's decision between basketball and art as a way out of the neighborhood.
Episode 13
Feeling No Pain
aired: Tue, Jan 1, 1980
Reeves' players are caught in a drug investigation after Salami gets a prescription for amphetamines from the coach's doctor.
Episode 12
A Christmas Present
aired: Tue, Dec 25, 1979
The players elect Phil as host for their Christmas party; pregnant Buchanan and her estranged husband discuss the future.
Episode 11
Delores, of Course
aired: Tue, Dec 18, 1979
Jackson's old sweetheart (Deborah Morgan-Weldon) returns, concealing her current occupation as a prostitute; guest Taurean Blacque.
Episode 10
Sliding By
aired: Mon, Dec 3, 1979
After threatening to bench Coolidge for bad grades, Reeves discovers a highly publicized, spectacular new player is illiterate.
Episode 9
Needle
aired: Mon, Nov 26, 1979
Hayward pursues a heroin dealer who fatally doses two 15-year-olds, one Hayward's cousin.
Episode 8
Me?
aired: Mon, Nov 12, 1979
Thorpe learns he has venereal disease after having a brief affair with Coolidge's girlfriend. Directed by Thomas Carter.
Episode 5
A Silent Cheer
aired: Mon, Oct 15, 1979
Reeves is offered a chance to return to pro basketball, but learns the difference between dreams and reality from a deaf player.
Episode 4
Sudden Death
aired: Mon, Oct 8, 1979
Reeves blames himself after a talented freshman he recruited for the team unexpectedly dies; guests Madge Sinclair, Hal Williams.
Episode 2
Season 2, Episode 2
aired: Mon, Sep 17, 1979
A hard-hitting school-newspaper reporter (David Hubbard) uncovers a dubious arrangement that involves Jackson and a local bookmaker.
Episode 1
On the Line
aired: Mon, Sep 17, 1979
Reese's girlfriend claims to be pregnant and insists on an immediate marriage, which would cost him a college scholarship.
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Episode 13
Mainstream
aired: Mon, Mar 5, 1979
When the team takes advantage of his hospitality, shy Goldstein is forced to defend his rights; guest Michael Pataki.
Episode 12
The Great White Dope
aired: Sat, Feb 24, 1979
A program to integrate handicapped students puts an autistic boy (Jason Green) on the basketball team.
Episode 11
Spare the Rod
aired: Sat, Feb 17, 1979
Believing boxing is the key to his future, Salami quits basketball to become a poorly paid bar fighter; guest Carlos Palomino.
Episode 10
We're in the Money
aired: Sat, Feb 10, 1979
Reeves refuses to file charges with the police after being forced into a fistfight with a delinquent student (Brian Mitchell).
Episode 9
Airball
aired: Sat, Feb 3, 1979
The team members borrow money from other students and head for the tables when they travel to a Las Vegas basketball tournament.
Episode 8
Just One of the Boys
aired: Sat, Jan 27, 1979
The team's first airplane ride runs into trouble and seems to be headed for a crash landing; guests Jonelle Allen, Jenny Sullivan.
Episode 7
That Old Gang of Mine
aired: Mon, Jan 15, 1979
A new student (Peter Horton) who transferred to Carver from an affluent school is shunned when rumors suggest that he is homosexual.
Episode 6
Wanna Bet?
aired: Mon, Jan 8, 1979
Gomez rejoins his old street gang and is headed for trouble after being dropped from the team for poor grades; guest Carmen Zapata.
Episode 5
Pregnant Pause
aired: Mon, Jan 1, 1979
Coach Reeves finds himself involved with burglary, bookies and murder when he signs a new player to his team.
Episode 4
Bonus Baby
aired: Mon, Dec 25, 1978
A shady sports agent (Art Metrano) and his assistant (Annasette Chase) tempt Coolidge to quit and sign with them.
Episode 2
Here's Mud in Your Eye
aired: Fri, Dec 1, 1978
Reeves enlists the aid of a health-department psychologist (Christine Belford) when he learns of a player with a drinking problem.
Episode 1
The White Shadow
aired: Mon, Nov 27, 1978
An old friend convinces Ken Reeves, a white former pro-basketball player, to take a job as coach of a ghetto high-school team.
