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Release Date:
27 November 1978 (USA) morePlot:
A white former NBA professional retires from the pro game and gets a job as a basketball coach in a predominantly black inner-city high school. full summaryAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 7 nominations moreUser Comments:
One hell of a good show, indeed. moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 11 of 64) | Ken Howard | ... | Ken Reeves / ... (54 episodes, 1978-1981) |
| Kevin Hooks | ... | Morris Thorpe / ... (31 episodes, 1978-1981) |
| Timothy Van Patten | ... | Mario 'Salami' Pettrino / ... (31 episodes, 1978-1981) |
| Byron Stewart | ... | Warren Coolidge (31 episodes, 1978-1981) |
| Joan Pringle | ... | Sybil Buchanan (26 episodes, 1978-1981) |
| Ken Michelman | ... | Abner Goldstein (26 episodes, 1978-1981) |
| Ira Angustain | ... | Ricky Gomez / ... (26 episodes, 1978-1981) |
| Thomas Carter | ... | James Hayward (26 episodes, 1978-1981) |
| Nathan Cook | ... | Milton Reese (25 episodes, 1978-1981) |
| John Mengatti | ... | Nick Vitaglia (23 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Erik Kilpatrick | ... | Curtis Jackson (22 episodes, 1978-1980) |
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60 minCountry:
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Los Angeles, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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Coach Reeves attended Boston College, which is where he met principal Willis, who was on the basketball team with him. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: At the end of the following episodes, "Wanna Bet?" and "That Old Gang of Mine". The roman numeral of the year 1979 at the end of the credits, was MCMLXXVIX. There was confusion of that because, the "V" should've been removed. The remaining first season episodes were finalized as MCMLXXIX, which was 1979 when the "V" was deleted. moreQuotes:
Harold: [after Ken Reeves has done a student reporter a favor] Did you do that as a reward for me writing a positive article?Ken Reeves: No, I expect to get raked over the coals the next time we lose.
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"The White Shadow" was my favourite TV-series when I was a ten-year old. As a member of a soccer-crazy nation, it had hit me and a generation of Turks like no other show had. That, I may easily claim, has been the TV show that turned basketball in Turkey from a fringe sport no-one cared about to a sport everyone wanted to participate in. Many who didn't know there was such a sport had become addicts to basketball league games, and the relationship between the team-members at Carver High has become an inspiration to high-school pupils. Now, since the recent Euro'Basket 2001, the TRT TV has began to run the series again. I am very glad to see my wee nephews watch it with the same enthusiasm as I did when I was their age. That's due to the fact that the characters were well-written, the subjects very-well chosen, and the acting was pure brilliant. I don't know if any other high-school drama can match it years later in terms of its density, strength, and meaningfulness. I'm glad it was on years ago, I'm glad they show it again in 2001. Pity Ken Howard and the rest of the cast couldn't make it as big as they deserved later on. One thing is for sure, though, they'll always be remembered as Coach Reeves, Coolidge, Salami, Thorpe and so...