Evening Shade

*Evening Shade*
Evening Shade
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Starring	Burt Reynolds; Marilu Henner; Michael Jeter; Jay R. Ferguson; Hal Holbrook; Ossie Davis; Charles Durning; Elizabeth Ashley; Ann Wedgeworth; Linda Gehringer; Charlie Dell; Candace Hutson; Jacob Parker;
Narrated by	Ossie Davis
Opening theme	Instrumental theme ; by Sonny Curtis (1990–92) ; Theme with lyrics ; by Bobby Goldsboro (1992–94)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	101 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason; Harry Thomason; Burt Reynolds;
Running time	30 minutes ; (with commercials)
Production companies	Bloodworth/Thomason Mozark Productions; Burt Reynolds Productions; MTM Enterprises; CBS Productions;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 21, 1990 –; May 23, 1994
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Evening Shade is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 21, 1990, to May 23, 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Woodrow "Wood" Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas, to coach a high-school football team with a long losing streak. Reynolds personally requested to use the Steelers as his character's former team because he was a fan.^[2]

The general theme of the show is the appeal of small-town life. Episodes often ended with a closing narration by Ossie Davis, as his character Ponder Blue, summing up the events of the episode, always closing with "... in a place called Evening Shade." The opening segment included clips from around Arkansas, including the famous McClard's Bar-B-Q in Hot Springs National Park.

^ Letofsky, Irv (October 29, 1990). "The Sitcom Behind the Sitcom: Television: The countdown to an 'Evening Shade' rehearsal can be comedic. Just ask writer and producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ Wallace, David (February 17, 1991). "TELEVISION: The Dawning of 'Evening Shade': How the producing team of Harry and Linda Thomason lured Burt Reynolds and other movie heavyweights to a sitcom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

[1] Letofsky, Irv (October 29, 1990). "The Sitcom Behind the Sitcom: Television: The countdown to an 'Evening Shade' rehearsal can be comedic. Just ask writer and producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

[2] Wallace, David (February 17, 1991). "TELEVISION: The Dawning of 'Evening Shade': How the producing team of Harry and Linda Thomason lured Burt Reynolds and other movie heavyweights to a sitcom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

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