Evening Shade

Sep 21, 1990

On his birthday/wedding anniversary, an innocent Wood is photographed with a stripper; and Prosecuting Attorney candidate Ava discovers she's pregnant despite Wood's vasectomy.

Sep 28, 1990

Frieda babysits, and fills in for Evan on poker night when he has a date with Miss Beausoleil.

Oct 5, 1990

On seeing an old game film, Wood discovers his most celebrated high school touchdown catch was actually out of bounds.

Oct 16, 1990

During Sadie Hawkins week, the football team begins a seven-day series of pranks on Coach Newton.

Oct 29, 1990

Ava asks Wood to talk with both their son, Taylor, and her father about their choice in dates.

Oct 2, 1990

Ava's high-school flame visits; Will shaves off half of Wood's moustache.

Nov 9, 1990

Hoping to win Wood's favour, Herman, at a fundraiser, bids for and wins a weekend with Wood and his family.

Nov 19, 1990

Wood and the rest of town tutor the football players in algebra so they won't fail their classes and be barred from a big game.

Nov 26, 1990

With Ava's prosecutorial work taking her away from her household duties, a miserable Wood has to take up the slack.

Dec 10, 1990

Wood gets a bit part when a movie company and its temperamental star arrive to shoot a Civil War mini-series.

Dec 17, 1990

Tired of his kids' materialism, Wood gives their presents to a needy family.

Jan 7, 1991

Wood and Ava are asked to dinner by a married couple—who turn out to be swingers into spouse-swapping.

Jan 21, 1991

At his 30-year high school reunion, Wood hooks up with two old pals and one old flame.

Jan 28, 1991

Wood and Ava recall how friends rallied to help her get elected Prosceuting Attorney over her opponent Jim Guy Puckett.

Feb 4, 1991

Herman's big, blustery father comes to visit, but talks football with Wood and chases after Frieda more than he sees his son.

Feb 11, 1991

Wood must testify against Evan, who's being defended by his daughter Ava.

Feb 18, 1991

On Wood's annual deer-hunting trip, a local legend deer drops dead in front of his cabin—outside official hunting grounds.

Feb 21, 1991

A convict who'd threatened prosecutor Ava when she had him put away escapes and heads toward town.

Mar 4, 1991

Wood tries to keep secret the presence of his guest: old acquaintance country-music singer Kenny Rogers.

Mar 24, 1991

An in-over-his-head Herman substitute teaches a class in sex education, and calls in ""expert"" Wood.

Apr 1, 1991

Two female students attempt to join the football team.

Apr 8, 1991

Herman's relationship with Margaret hits a snag when she refuses to be seen with Herman on a formal ""date"".

Apr 29, 1991

Ava goes into labor the night of the Booster Club Sports banquest, to which Wood has invited his football archrival Terry Bradshaw.

May 6, 1991

Ava rides in the back of Ponder's catering truck on a chaotic ride to the hospital.

Sep 16, 1991

War breaks out between the women and the men on a segregated camping expedition after Wood scares the girls with his bear costume and gets whacked with a shovel—and culminates with the women abandoning the men during their ritual skinny-dipping. (Part 1 of 2)

Sep 23, 1991

The women begin to feel guilty about having abandoned the men naked in the woods. (Part 2 of 2)

Sep 30, 1991

Molly caves in under pressure from her boyfriend and agrees to take part in a beauty contest.

Oct 7, 1991

Wood accompanies Will to the hospital when the boy needs a tonsillectomy—and decides that while he's there he might as well have a vasectomy.

Oct 14, 1991

Whilst Evan is babysitting baby Emily, he accidentally loses her.

Oct 21, 1991

Wood, Ava, Taylor, his girlfriend Amy, Harlon, Marlene, Hermon and Fida take a road trip in an RV.

Oct 28, 1991

Wood faces a dilemma when his football team finally wins a game but he later finds out that his star player is ineligible to play.

Nov 11, 1991

At Marlene's insistence, Harlon retires.

Nov 18, 1991

Taylor and Aimee decide to marry.

Nov 25, 1991

Wood's black-sheep, ex-con cousin Alvin comes for Thanksgiving.

Dec 9, 1991

Ava threatens to shut down Fonana's strip show.

Dec 16, 1991

Wood gets stuck in the bathroom window.

Jan 6, 1992

Wood and Ava go away for a romantic break.

Jan 13, 1992

Wood and Ava leave Herman alone with the kids.

Jan 27, 1992

Ava feels displaced by the Newstons' talented au pair girl.

Feb 3, 1992

Wood must express the family's concern over Evan's wedding. (Part 1 of 3)

Feb 24, 1992

Fontana calls off the wedding. (Part 2 of 3)

Mar 2, 1992

Fontana decides to proceed with the wedding; Merleen meets her daughter. (Part 3 of 3)

Mar 9, 1992

Herman discovers he has a secret admirer.

Mar 23, 1992

Not everyone thinks imitation is the greatest form of flattery, when Taylor writes a play about the people of Evening Shade.

Apr 6, 1992

Herman sells Taylor his old car.

May 4, 1992

Herman takes humiliating work after losing his teaching job due to budget cuts.

May 11, 1992

Wood learns his bully cousin plans to visit.

May 18, 1992

Wood throws his back out the night before he's set to bowl against an old rival.

May 18, 1992

The Newton's try to throw the perfect birthday party for Will.

Sep 21, 1992

Taylor returns, transformed by his three months in Amsterdam; Wood's late father's store is slated to be demolished.

Sep 28, 1992

Wood is having trouble dealing with Molly's growing womanhood— even before he discovers her erotic diary. And he totally overreacts to her first ""date"" (slides at the church followed by ice cream). Meanwhile, Harlan's visiting inlaws are putting a damper on his sex life.

Oct 5, 1992

Ava sends Wood to investigate when Harlan rents property to a massage parlor.

Oct 12, 1992

Dumped by his girlfriend, Taylor quits the football team.

Oct 19, 1992

Wood cajoles Will into a father/son camping trip.

Oct 26, 1992

Events get out of hand when a hole in a bedroom wall resembles Abraham Lincoln.

Nov 9, 1992

Harlan fibs about his weight loss to Richard Simmons, then persuades Herman to impersonate him.

Nov 16, 1992

Ava is voted ""Arkansas Prosecuting Attorney of the Year.""

Nov 23, 1992

Wood forgets his anniversary when he gets a chance to be on ""The NFL Today.""

Dec 7, 1992

Herman moves in with Freida when his building goes condominium.

Dec 14, 1992

A frustrated Wood resigns as team coach, and is replaced by Herman.

Dec 21, 1992

...but Wood and Herman may not be, as they are stranded when their car breaks down on the way home from being Will an elusive gift available only out of town.

Jan 4, 1993

Freida falls for a man at the ice cream parlour, only to discover that he is the new preacher.

Jan 18, 1993

The Oakwood Academy, an exclusive private school Molly wants to attend, scrutinizes Wood and Ava, who discover they must pass an exam before Molly can be admitted. Meanwhile, Nab goes on a date with Amanda.

Feb 1, 1993

Ava hosts Fontana's baby shower, and wants Herman, who has joined Reba McEntire's security team, to get her to entertain.

Feb 8, 1993

Rebuffed by Reba McEntire, Ava still persists in planning the baby shower all by herself.

Feb 15, 1993

Ava invites sixties civil rights leader Aurelia Danforth to a Martin Luther King commemoration, then discovers that the guest has a past involving Ponder. (First of two parts)

Feb 15, 1993

Mar 1, 1993

Taylor's girlfriend elopes with the school hunk.

Mar 15, 1993

Fontana goes into labour, but Evan can't be reached.

Mar 22, 1993

Troublesome Cousin (Billy Bob Thornton) comes to town and manages to get himself and Wood thrown into jail, and for some reason Burt Reynolds ties his shirt in a front knot and pretends to be his lover. You can't make this up!

Apr 12, 1993

Fontana despairs of her mothering abilities when only Evan can quiet baby Scout.

May 3, 1993

Herman is ashamed to tell his mentor that he has lost his teaching job.

May 10, 1993

Wood thinks a college footbal coach is interested in Taylor.

May 17, 1993

Herman books John Denver for Taylor's graduation but gets Bob Denver instead.

Sep 20, 1993

After the women play a joke on them, the guys get even by locking them out of Fontana's house—while they're clad in Fontana's stripper costumes.

Sep 27, 1993

Ava has a hard time adjusting when Taylor moves out ioto his own apartment.

Oct 4, 1993

Wood and Frieda get locked inside a sauna while everyone else in Evening Shade sweats out the football team's first game of the season.

Oct 11, 1993

Ava and Harlan go head to head in court when he is a witness for an insurance company.

Oct 18, 1993

Herman has some bad news for the returning Margaret (who has some for him in return). Herman confesses that he cheated on Margaret by kissing the ice cream woman—but only after Margaret confesses to kissing a man during her trip to Greece.

Oct 25, 1993

Wood tries to allay Emily's fear of scary costumes by letting her pick out his Hallowe'en attire.

Nov 1, 1993

Wood is more than a wee bit upset when he has to deal with Molly dating boys; meanwhile, Herman discovers that he's Scottish.

Nov 8, 1993

With Nub out sick, Wood and Evan takes over his newspaper route as the ladies run his other errands.

Nov 15, 1993

A Hollywood movie star takes a liking to Evening Shade—and decides to buy the whole town and turn it into a tourist attraction.

Nov 22, 1993

Freida returns from her health farm jaunt determined to stop smoking, with Herman's help.

Nov 29, 1993

A new restaurant threatens Ponder's business, so the gang agree to participate in a serious of bizarre commercials.

Dec 13, 1993

Ava and Wood accompany a nervous Herman to a singles bar.

Dec 20, 1993

Ava is upset when she is forced to imprison her own father for refusing to divulge a journalistic source.

Jan 3, 1994

Disaster is on the ballot when Harlan and Ima both run for mayor.

Jan 10, 1994

When Wood's delinquent cousin Calvin returns to Evening Shade, he decides to stay at the Newtons' until he earns his high school diploma.

Jan 17, 1994

Merleen finds her calling by painting nudes--starting with husband Harlan.

Jan 31, 1994

The town gets an eyeful when Merleen takes up painting nudes—using Harland and Wood as her first subjects.

Feb 7, 1994

Wood must humiliate himself in order to inherit $1 million.

Feb 28, 1994

Merleen's sisters ask her to join their singing act.

Mar 7, 1994

On their anniversary, Ava and Wood plan to reaffirm their vows—a plan that includes bachelor and bachelorette parties.

Mar 14, 1994

The town is bankrupt and it's up to Mayor Wood to fix the problem; and he starts by attending a mayors conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Mar 28, 1994

Wood fields an offer from an old football chum who wants him as the new quarterback coach for the Atlanta Falcons.

Apr 11, 1994

A suitor professes his love for Molly on the town's water tower.

May 9, 1994

Mutual attraction develops between Ava's college pal and Taylor.

May 16, 1994

To avoid becoming infected with chicken pox, Wood moves in with Taylor.

May 23, 1994

Nub becomes a chimney sweep. Meanwhile, Frieda's ex-husband returns with an unusual proposal: he wants to get married again, and wants Frieda to return his grandmother's ring so he can give it to his new spouse.