The White Shadow: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
(pilot)
Nov 27, 1978 · 60 min
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 C
Here's Mud in Your Eye
Dec 4, 1978 · 60 min
Coach Reeves and the team discover liquor in Jackson's locker, and fear he may have a drinking problem.
Pregnant Pause
Jan 1, 1979 · 60 min
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 hi
That Old Gang of Mine
Jan 15, 1979 · 60 min
after gomez gets knocked off the carver high basketball team he joins a street gang he onced belonged to
Just One of the Boys
Jan 27, 1979 · 60 min
Reeves deals with a new player, Raymond Collins, who was forced to transfer from his old school because of rumors about his being gay.
Airball
Feb 3, 1979 · 60 min
The team's excitement over being invited to compete in a basketball tournament is overshadowed when the plane they're on develops mechanical trouble.
We're in the Money
Feb 10, 1979 · 60 min
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.
Spare the Rod
Feb 17, 1979 · 60 min
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
The Great White Dope
Feb 24, 1979 · 60 min
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
Little Orphan Abner
Mar 26, 1979 · 60 min
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
LeGrand Finale
Apr 9, 1979 · 60 min
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.