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The White Shadow (1978–1981)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. Creator:Bruce Paltrow |
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| Ken Howard | ... |
Ken Reeves
(54 episodes, 1978-1981)
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| Kevin Hooks | ... |
Morris Thorpe
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Byron Stewart | ... |
Warren Coolidge
(50 episodes, 1978-1981)
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| Timothy Van Patten | ... |
Mario 'Salami' Pettrino
(50 episodes, 1978-1981)
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Joan Pringle | ... |
Sybil Buchanan
(47 episodes, 1978-1981)
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| Thomas Carter | ... |
James Hayward
(37 episodes, 1978-1981)
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Ken Michelman | ... |
Abner Goldstein
(36 episodes, 1978-1981)
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Ira Angustain | ... |
Ricky Gomez
(36 episodes, 1978-1981)
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Nathan Cook | ... |
Milton Reese
(35 episodes, 1978-1981)
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Erik Kilpatrick | ... |
Curtis Jackson
(34 episodes, 1978-1980)
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| John Mengatti | ... |
Nick Vitaglia
(32 episodes, 1979-1981)
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Ed Bernard | ... |
Jim Willis
(29 episodes, 1978-1980)
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Ken Reeves was a professional basketball player who had to retire because of injuries. Against his sister Katie's advice, Ken takes a job as the basketball coach at Carver High School in Los Angeles, a tough, mixed-race school. Jim Willis, Ken's friend, was the principal for the first two seasons and was replaced by Sybil Buchanan, the former vice-principal, in the third year. Written by J.E. McKillop <jack-mckillop@worldnet.att.net>
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27 November 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Beyaz gölge See more »Filming Locations:
CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Byron Stewart was hired for the part of Warren Coolidge after Ken Howard saw him on TV in the movie Fire Sale. Howard immediately phoned Bruce Paltrow to hire Stewart, who is 6'8" tall, because Howard wanted at least one "player" taller than himself on the Carver team (Howard is 6'6"). See more »Goofs
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. See more »Quotes
Jim Willis: You had it easy sonny boy. You'll never know what it's like have to sit in the back of the bus and then give up your seat to a white man or pee in your pants because you can't find a bathroom that'll take you... Now I know a racist when I see one. And I'm looking at one right now.See more »
"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...