8.2/1049 votes#1 - Pros & Cons
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1994
Hayden is offered a position at an unnamed pro team. He goes to New York to interview for the job. After first finding out about the offer, he doesn't tell Dauber or Luther. Finally he does and everyone becomes excited about a future in the NFL. Unfortunately Hayden is not offered the job. The show ends with Christine and Hayden discussing their unrelenting ambition that leaves them restless in Minnesota.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Alan Kirschenbaum
8.3/1051 votes#2 - It Should Happen to You
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1994
Hayden hires an image consultant who sets out to make him a superstar.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Oliver Goldstick, Phil Rosenthal
8.2/1050 votes#3 - Graceless Under Fire
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1994
Hayden's image consultant Susan Miller gets underfoot when he coaches the team.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: Jeremy Stevens
7.8/1047 votes#4 - Judy's Turn
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1994
In this Dauber centered episode, Judy returns from Romania after a trip with the woman's basketball team. Dauber is exited to see her, as it's the longest time they've ever been apart (one month). When Judy arrives, she tells Dauber that she had an affair with a Romanian man named Andre. Judy doesn't feels she can spend her life with Dauber, she breaks their two-year engagement.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Scott Buck
8.4/1045 votes#5 - Above and Beyond the Call of Hayden
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1994
Luther spends more time with Ruthanne and less with Hayden.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.8/1048 votes#6 - Inconceivable
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1994
Hayden and Christine have a major marital blowup over her seeming ""impregnability"" and the consequent mechanical nature of their recent love life. Luther gets into an unbelievable car deal with an elderly woman.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Oliver Goldstick, Phil Rosenthal
8.6/1051 votes#7 - Jailbirds
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1994
Against Hayden's advice, Christine attends a bachelorette party thrown by Ruthanne and gets into trouble.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: Eric Horsted
8.2/1046 votes#8 - My Fair Agent
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1994
Hayden blames Christine for his sexist attitude toward an attractive co-worker.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Phil Rosenthal, Oliver Goldstick
8.1/1048 votes#9 - Be a Good Sport
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1994
Cuts in the non-football athletic budget force Hayden into a televised debate.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: N/A
8.1/1045 votes#10 - Working Girl
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1994
Carter gives Bill Jennings an audition tape of one of his beautiful broadcasting students. Carter intends to replace Christine with a young female host to "freshen up the show." Carter's plan backfires as Jennings decides to replace him instead of Christine. In the midst of Hayden's celebration on Carter's firing, Carter shows up to beg Christine to help him get his job back. Christine agrees and the next morning talks with the Jennings to help Carter. In the midst of the meeting Carter bursts into the meeting and with Christine's aid he gets his job back.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.0/1050 votes#11 - Out of Control
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1994
An opposing player is badly hurt after Hayden encourages rough play.
Director: Gordon Hunt
Writer: N/A
8.3/1051 votes#12 - The Popcorn Bowl
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1994
Just before a big bowl game, a rumor breaks out that Hayden may be taking a job in the pros.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: N/A
8.6/1046 votes#13 - Luther and Ruthanne Take the Big 12 Steps
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1994
Luther and Ruthanne try to help each other shed bad habits.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
9.0/1050 votes#14 - Did Someone Call Me Snorer?
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1995
Hayden refuses to go quietly when Christine insists that he head off his snoring problem with a trip to a sleep therapy clinic.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Jeremy Stevens
8.4/1052 votes#15 - Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1995
Hayden and Christine agree to work out their marital problems via an anonymous ""encounter weekend"" for couples, but the entire process breaks down for Hayden once Howard and Shirley Burleigh join the group.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: N/A
8.4/1048 votes#16 - The Kicker
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1995
A letter from a European prospect inspires Hayden to go on an international recruiting trip -- to a country that's under martial law.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Scott Buck
8.7/1048 votes#17 - The Walk-On
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 2/6/1995
Hayden refuses to admit that a middle-aged prospect might be too old to play on the team, and becomes his biggest supporter.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: Eric Horsted, Scott Buck
8.2/1046 votes#18 - Call Me Cupid
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 2/13/1995
A Valentine's Day dinner gives three couples heartburn when Hayden's efforts to fix up a lovelorn Dauber entirely miss their mark.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: Phil Rosenthal, Oliver Goldstick
8.7/1055 votes#19 - Johnsonwreckers
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 2/20/1995
Hayden tries to befriend former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson -- but his efforts go to the dogs when Johnson's Super Bowl ring is eaten by Luther's dog.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: Phil Rosenthal, Oliver Goldstick
8.8/1048 votes#20 - The Day I Met Frank Gifford
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 2/27/1995
Luther feels left out when Hayden and Christine are invited to New York for a dinner honoring Frank Gifford.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: N/A
8.6/1047 votes#21 - Kelly's New Guy (1)
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 3/13/1995
When Hayden's daughter Kelly brings home new boyfriend Peter, Hayden is appalled to learn that Peter is the same age as Hayden.
Director: Andre Belgrader
Writer: Eric Horsted
8.3/1050 votes#22 - Kelly's New Guy (2)
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 3/20/1995
Kelly and Dauber decide to keep their relationship a secret from Hayden, but fate throws a monkey wrench into their plans.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: Alan Kirschenbaum
8.4/1045 votes#23 - Ten Percent of Nothing
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 4/5/1995
Luther risks losing agent Art Hibke by making a self-arranged promotional appearance without telling Art -- and then refusing to pay his commission, which leads to a crazed dental drilling; Dauber tries a new image.
Director: N/A
Writer: Phil Rosenthal, Oliver Goldstick
8.0/1044 votes#24 - Oh, a Pro Job (1)
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/3/1995
Hayden and Christine go on a Caribbean cruise to get away from it all, but can't seem to steer clear of a wealthy eccentric, who makes a surprising offer.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: Scott Buck
7.7/1052 votes#25 - Oh, a Pro Job (2)
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 5/10/1995
Hayden is tempted by an offer to coach a professional team, but fears that its eccentric owner would make all the big decisions herself.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: Alan Kirschenbaum
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Every episode of Coach Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Coach Season 7!
Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Pros & Cons" is the best rated episode of "Coach" season 7. It scored 8.2/10 based on 49 votes. Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Alan Kirschenbaum, it aired on 9/12/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "It Should Happen to You".