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"The White Shadow" (1978) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1978-1981

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"The White Shadow" (1978): Season 3: Episode 13 -- A woman is mugged on the street at night by three young black men, and the description she gives the police matches Coolidge, Franklin, and Thorpe.
"The White Shadow" (1978): Season 3: Episode 12 -- A female teacher with a past history of mental illness and nervous breakdowns is tormented by a psychotic student.
"The White Shadow" (1978): Season 3: Episode 11 -- Salami and Vitaglia take on a part-time job reposessing cars, but the ungodly work hours and the harassments from the car owners affect their entire lives.
"The White Shadow" (1978): Season 3: Episode 10 -- Coach Reeves is called for jury duty and lies to get out of it.
"The White Shadow" (1978): Season 3: Episode 8 -- While out on a joyride in a stolen car, Stone moves an unconscious woman from a car blocking the road.

Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   203 votes
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Creator:
Bruce Paltrow
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | unknown full episode list
Release Date:
27 November 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Plot:
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 summary
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Veterans of Cancelled TV Shows That We Lost in February 2009
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Cast

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Ken Howard ... Ken Reeves / ... (54 episodes, 1978-1981)
Kevin Hooks ... Morris Thorpe / ... (32 episodes, 1978-1981)
Timothy Van Patten ... Mario 'Salami' Pettrino / ... (32 episodes, 1978-1981)
Byron Stewart ... Warren Coolidge (32 episodes, 1978-1981)
Joan Pringle ... Sybil Buchanan (27 episodes, 1978-1981)
Ken Michelman ... Abner Goldstein (27 episodes, 1978-1981)
Ira Angustain ... Ricky Gomez / ... (27 episodes, 1978-1981)
Thomas Carter ... James Hayward (27 episodes, 1978-1981)
Nathan Cook ... Milton Reese (26 episodes, 1978-1981)
Erik Kilpatrick ... Curtis Jackson (23 episodes, 1978-1980)
John Mengatti ... Nick Vitaglia (23 episodes, 1979-1981)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Company Four more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Coach Reeves attended Boston College, which is where he met principal Willis, who was on the basketball team with him. more
Goofs:
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. more
Quotes:
Morris Thorpe: [a new kid shows up wearing a basketball letter jacket] Relax, that jacket said Montana. There can't be more than three high schools in the whole territory. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Great Tv Series, 14 October 2003
10/10
Author: murat erd (omuraterd@hotmail.com) from izmir,Turkey

White Shadow series appeared on Turkish tv in the begining of 80's. There were hard days in Turkey in economics and politics areas so this series made the youth happy and provided them different point of view. During this period Turkish basketball life jumped to upper level.This improving in basketball has still carried on in these days. White Shadow had a big influence on basketball and Turkish teen life. Therefore this series has an important place in Turkish social life.

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