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Evening Shade
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| Evening Shade | |
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 Promotional cast photo. |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Creator(s) | 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 Wood Newton who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas to coach a high school football team with a long losing streak.
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."
The name "Evening Shade" was suggested by none other than then-Arkansas resident Hillary Clinton, who was friends with the producers.
Contents |
- 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)
- 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)
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.
In November 1990, the Evening Shade High School Future Homemakers of America compiled a cookbook, garnering entries from the cast and crew of Evening Shade, including:
- Burt Reynolds ("Burt's Beef Stew")
- Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (egg nog)
- Harry Thomason (chicken masala)
- Ossie Davis ("I'm an eater, not a cook...")
- Charles Durning (Spanish rice)
- Hal Holbrook (salad dressing)
- Linda Gehringer (brownies)
- Marilu Henner ("Vegetable Pate II (French)")
- Michael Jeter (address of his favorite restaurant, and an autograph: "Sorry! can't cook! Michael Jeter")
- Elizabeth Ashley (upside down cocoa cake)
- Charlie Dell ("Nub Oliver's Armadillo Eggs")
- Jane Abbott (garlic cheese grits)
- Burton Gilliam ("Two Alarm Chili")
- Jay R. Ferguson ("[his grandmother] Doty Gammel's Sweet Potato Souffle with Topping")
- Ann Wedgeworth (fruit cocktail cake)
- Candace Hutson (chocolate chip cookies)
- Jacob Parker (peanut butter and jelly sandwich and artichoke with butter sauce)
- Steve Roth, personal assistant to Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (sunshine salad)
- Adrienne Crow, administrative assistant, Mozark Productions (blueberry freezer jam)
- Dara Monahan, executive assistant, Mozark Productions (New York egg cream (drink))
It also contains a recipe from then-First Lady of Arkansas Hillary Rodham Clinton (chicken and rice deluxe), and then-wife of Burt Reynolds Loni Anderson (company cheesecake). Burt Reynolds wrote the introduction.
As of August 1992, the cookbook was in its 11th printing, and had sold approximately 133,550 copies.[3] Revenue from the cookbook was enough to pay for a new high school gymnasium and auditorium named after Burt Reynolds, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, and Harry Thomason.[4]
- ^ "Sonny Curtis"
- ^ "About Bobby Goldsboro"
- ^ Evening Shade Future Homemakers of America (1990). Evening Shade: Recipes from Burt Reynolds ..... and the Folks of Evening Shade. Evening Shade School Foundation, Inc. ISBN 0-9631000-0-9.
- ^ "Evening Shade, Arkansas"