The White Shadow 1
1978-11-27 | Drama | 15 episodes4 Seasons
Episode
(pilot) (1978)
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.
Directed By
- Jackie Cooper
Writer
- Bruce Paltrow
Here's Mud in Your Eye (1978)
Coach Reeves and the team discover liquor in Jackson's locker, and fear he may have a drinking problem.
Directed By
- Jackie Cooper
Writer
- Bruce Paltrow
The Offer (1978)
Directed By
- Bruce Paltrow
Bonus Baby (1978)
Directed By
- Jackie Cooper
Writer
- Bob DeLaurentis
Pregnant Pause (1979)
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.
Directed By
- Jackie Cooper