Episode guide
The White Shadow: Season 1
15 episodes · premiered Nov 27, 1978
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- Episode 1: (pilot) Nov 27, 1978 · 1h 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…
- Episode 2: Here's Mud in Your Eye Dec 4, 1978 · 1h Coach Reeves and the team discover liquor in Jackson's locker, and fear he may have a drinking problem.
- Episode 3: The Offer Dec 11, 1978 · 1h
- Episode 4: Bonus Baby Dec 25, 1978 · 1h
- Episode 5: Pregnant Pause Jan 1, 1979 · 1h 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…
- Episode 6: Wanna Bet? Jan 8, 1979 · 1h
- Episode 7: That Old Gang of Mine Jan 15, 1979 · 1h after gomez gets knocked off the carver high basketball team he joins a street gang he onced belonged to
- Episode 8: Just One of the Boys Jan 27, 1979 · 1h Reeves deals with a new player, Raymond Collins, who was forced to transfer from his old school because of rumors about his being gay.
- Episode 9: Airball Feb 3, 1979 · 1h The team's excitement over being invited to compete in a basketball tournament is overshadowed when the plane they're on develops mechanical trouble.
- Episode 10: We're in the Money Feb 10, 1979 · 1h 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.
- Episode 11: Spare the Rod Feb 17, 1979 · 1h 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 Lucius'…
- Episode 12: The Great White Dope Feb 24, 1979 · 1h 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 Mac…
- Episode 13: Mainstream Mar 5, 1979 · 1h
- Episode 14: Little Orphan Abner Mar 26, 1979 · 1h 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 aren't…
- Episode 15: LeGrand Finale Apr 9, 1979 · 1h 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.