Evening Shade
Promotional cast photo.
Format	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 Charlie Dell Candace Hutson Jacob Parker
Narrated by	Ossie Davis
Opening theme	Instrumental theme by Sonny Curtis (1990-1993)[1] Theme with lyrics by Bobby Goldsboro (1993-1994)[2]
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	100
Production
Executive producer(s)	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 21, 1990 – May 23, 1994
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Evening Shade is an American comedy television series which aired on CBS from 1990 to 1994. The sitcom starred Burt Reynolds as ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers Wood Newton who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas to coach a high school football team with a long losing streak. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (born Linda Joyce Bloodworth April 15, 1947, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri) is an American television producer. ... Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr. ... Marilu Henner (born April 6, 1952) is an American actress and producer. ... Michael Jeter (August 26, 1952 - March 30, 2003) was a Tony and Emmy award winning American actor, well known for his work on stage and screen. ... Jay Rowland Ferguson Jr. ... Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr. ... Ossie Davis in The Green Pastures, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1951 Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African American film actor, director and social activist. ... Charles Durning Charles Durning (born February 28, 1923 in Highland Falls, New York) is an American actor of stage and screen, born to an impoverished Irish American Catholic family, which he left as soon as possible to ease the financial pressure on his mother. ... Elizabeth Ashley is an American actress who first came to prominence in the Broadway play Take Her, Shes Mine, which earned her a Tony award as Best Featured Actress in a Play. ... Elizabeth Ann Wedgeworth (born January 21, 1935 in Abilene, Texas) is an American actress, best known for her role as Lahoma Vane Lucas on the daytime dramas Another World (1967-1970) and Somerset (1970-1973). ... Candace Hudson is an American actress and the voice of Cera the threehorn in The Land Before Time film series from the original episode to The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving She was also a regular in the television situation comedy Evening Shade. ... Ossie Davis in The Green Pastures, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1951 Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African American film actor, director and social activist. ... Sonny Curtis (born May 9, 1937, in Meadow, Texas) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Bobby Goldsboro (born Bobby Goldsborough, January 18, 1941, in Marianna, Florida), is an American country/pop singer, as well as a songwriter. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Evening Shade is a town located in Sharp County, Arkansas. ... Evening Shade is a census-designated place located in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Steelers redirects here. ... Evening Shade is a town located in Sharp County, Arkansas. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...

The general theme of the show was the appeal of small town life. Episodes ended with a closing narration by Ossie Davis summing up the events of the episode, always closing with "... in a place called Evening Shade." Look up Theme in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ossie Davis in The Green Pastures, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1951 Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African American film actor, director and social activist. ...

Characters

Main

• Woodrow "Wood" Newton (Burt Reynolds)
• Ava Evans Newton (Marilu Henner)
• Evan Evans (Hal Holbrook)
• Ponder Blue (Ossie Davis)
• Dr. Harlan Eldridge (Charles Durning)
• Herman Stiles (Michael Jeter)
• Taylor Newton (Jay R. Ferguson)
• Molly Newton (Melissa Renée Martin) (1990-1991), (Candace Hutson) (1991-1994)
• Will Newton (Jacob Parker)
• Nub Oliver (Charlie Dell)
• Frieda Evans (Elizabeth Ashley)
• Merleen Eldridge (Ann Wedgeworth)
• Fontana Beausoleil (Linda Gehringer)
• Margaret Fouch (Ann Hearn)

Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr. ... Marilu Henner (born April 6, 1952) is an American actress and producer. ... Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr. ... Ossie Davis in The Green Pastures, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1951 Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African American film actor, director and social activist. ... Charles Durning Charles Durning (born February 28, 1923 in Highland Falls, New York) is an American actor of stage and screen, born to an impoverished Irish American Catholic family, which he left as soon as possible to ease the financial pressure on his mother. ... Michael Jeter (August 26, 1952 - March 30, 2003) was a Tony and Emmy award winning American actor, well known for his work on stage and screen. ... Jay Rowland Ferguson Jr. ... Candace Hudson is an American actress and the voice of Cera the threehorn in The Land Before Time film series from the original episode to The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving She was also a regular in the television situation comedy Evening Shade. ... Elizabeth Ashley is an American actress who first came to prominence in the Broadway play Take Her, Shes Mine, which earned her a Tony award as Best Featured Actress in a Play. ... Elizabeth Ann Wedgeworth (born January 21, 1935 in Abilene, Texas) is an American actress, best known for her role as Lahoma Vane Lucas on the daytime dramas Another World (1967-1970) and Somerset (1970-1973). ...

Recurring

• Dorothy (Jane Abbott)
• Virgil (Burton Gilliam)
• Andrew Phillpot (David A.R. White)
• Doug (Nick Toth)
• Aimee Thompson (Hilary Swank) (1991-1992), (Ari Meyers) (1992-1993)
• Emily Newton (Alexa Vega) (1993-1994)

Burton Gilliam (born August 9, 1930) is an American actor. ... Life and Career David White is perhaps best-known for his leading roles in Christian films such as Mercy Streets in 2000. ... Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is a two-time Oscar winning American actress. ... Ari Meyers (born April 6, 1969, San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an actress, probably best known for her role as Emma Jane McArdle in the Kate & Allie (1984) TV series. ... Alexa Ellesse Vega (born August 27, 1988) is an American actress and singer. ...

Production

The show's production company, Mozark Productions, was a joint venture by creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason of Missouri and her husband, Arkansas native Harry Thomason, which concurrently produced another successful show set in the South, Designing Women. Evening Shade star Hal Holbrook's Designing Women character was killed off to free the actor to star in the newer program. Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (born Linda Joyce Bloodworth April 15, 1947, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri) is an American television producer. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Harry Z. Thomason, (born 1940), is an American film and television producer and director best known for his television series Designing Women. ... This article is about a television show. ... Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr. ...

The series was produced in association with CBS Productions (now CBS Paramount Television), Burt Reynolds Productions, and MTM Enterprises (now 20th Television). Due to this partnership, home video/DVD rights have not yet been settled. CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ... CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies) is an American television production/distribution company that was formed on January 17, 2006 by CBS Corporation merging Paramount Television and CBS Productions. ... The 1990s MTM logo. ... 20th Television (also referred to as Twentieth Television) is a U.S. television distribution company that was formed in 1992 by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation. ... The home video business rents and sells videocassettes and DVDs to the public. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...

References

1. ^ "Sonny Curtis"
2. ^ "About Bobby Goldsboro"