8.0/1045 votes#1 - Is It Hot In Here, or Is It Me? (1)
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1995
Hayden leaves Minnesota for a new job as coach of an NFL team in Orlando, Florida. When he arrives, he finds that the team's owner has a game plan of her own.
Director: N/A
Writer: Phil Rosenthal, Alan Kirschenbaum
8.1/1044 votes#2 - Is It Hot In Here, or Is It Me? (2)
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1995
Hayden tries to win over both Doris and the press while readying the Breakers for their first game.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: Phil Rosenthal, Alan Kirschenbaum
8.0/1055 votes#3 - Fool for Lunch
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1995
Luther bites off more than he can chew when he moves into a new apartment -- in a seniors-only community -- and three women compete for his attentions.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: Eric Horsted
8.1/1046 votes#4 - She's Having Our Baby (1)
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1995
Hayden and Christine decide to try adoption but learn that their ages may complicate the process; a new secretary puts Luther and Dawber under her spell.
Director: Gordon Hunt
Writer: N/A
8.3/1048 votes#5 - She's Having Our Baby (2)
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1995
A pregnant women considers the Foxes as prospective adoptive parents for her baby; Luther and Dauber try to win over the rest of the Breakers' coaching staff.
Director: Gordon Hunt
Writer: N/A
8.1/1048 votes#6 - Bo Knows
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1995
The Breakers' prospect for winning games seem bleak until Hayden's star quarterback from Minnesota State shows an interest in joining the team.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Scott Buck
8.5/1045 votes#7 - Coach's Cornered
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1995
After Doris fires the hostile host (Bakay) of her TV station's post-game show, she surprises Hayden by taking Luther's suggestion for a replacement: Christine.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: N/A
7.1/1051 votes#8 - Turtle World
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1995
Hayden regrets sponsoring Luther's harebrained investment in ""Turtle World"" when he learns that the animals featured in the attraction are dying in captivity.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.5/1048 votes#9 - There's Got to Be a Mourning After (1)
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1995
Luther muzzles his true feelings about the death of his beloved dog, Quincy, until Doris offers him some advice.
Director: N/A
Writer: Scott Buck
7.3/1047 votes#10 - There's Got to Be a Mourning After (2)
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1995
Hayden and Luther try to iron out their differences over Luther's relationship with Doris. Meanwhile, in spite of the team's losing season, the coaching staff perks up.
Director: N/A
Writer: Cindy Chupack
7.3/1051 votes#11 - Bye Bye Burleigh (1)
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1995
Hayden fumes when the Burleighs come for a surprise visit and then extend their stay.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1052 votes#12 - Bye Bye Burleigh (2)
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1995
While Hayden waffles over helping Howard search for a new job, the coaches see a window of opportunity for scoring their first win of the season.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: Erika Kaestle
8.0/1051 votes#13 - The Tight End
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1995
While Hayden's priority is the Breakers' first game of the season, Doris is concerned with re-signing a handsome washout (Wahlheim) so he can model a line of swimwear endorsed by the team -- and television commentators focus on the team's new sex symbol during a game.
Director: Jay Kleckner
Writer: N/A
8.3/1053 votes#14 - Nice Guys Get Cut
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1996
Hayden loses his appetite when Christine invites soon-to-be-fired player Matt Luba over for dinner.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: Phil Rosenthal
8.0/1043 votes#15 - Her Boyfriend's Back
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 1/30/1996
The father of the unborn baby whom Hayden and Christine plan to adopt comes back into Julie's life.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: N/A
8.0/1068 votes#16 - The Gardener
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/6/1996
Hayden must confront his inept gardener when all the plants in the yard start to die; but when Hayden fires him, he gets a chilly reception from Luther, who thinks the daffy worker deserved a second chance.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: Scott Buck
7.3/1042 votes#17 - Patching Things Up
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/1996
Christine needs to cheer up Hayden after a doctor connects his diminished sex drive to "male menopause."
Director: Jay Kleckner
Writer: Cindy Chupack
7.2/1045 votes#18 - Save the Wave
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/1996
Hayden rallies support for the team after Doris decides to move the Breakers to Los Angeles.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
8.3/1048 votes#19 - Dauber's Vehicle
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 2/27/1996
Dauber turns a deaf ear to Hayden's advice while choosing a new car, and winds up with a model that he can't afford.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: Eric Horsted
8.9/1043 votes#20 - Quarantine
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 3/12/1996
When Luther's pet monkey bites Hayden, he, Howard and the rest of the coaching staff are quarantined for fear of an outbreak of some kind of "lethal monkey virus."
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: N/A
8.4/1059 votes#21 - Van Damn vs. Fox
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 3/19/1996
When Luther burns himself at Hayden's barbecue, he skewers his host with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit for negligence.
Director: Craig T. Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.9/1042 votes#22 - Fantasy Camp
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 4/2/1996
Hayden kicks himself for agreeing to coach at a football "fantasy camp," but Luther and Dauber can't wait to have their team go up against his in the final game.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Scott Buck
7.9/1040 votes#23 - Luther Get Your Gun
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 4/30/1996
Luther gets a shot at impressing Doris's high-class friends when he claims to be an expert hunter.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Cindy Chupack
8.3/1045 votes#24 - A Player to Be Named Later
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 5/7/1996
Hayden fears he'll look like a dummy if he fumbles the Breakers' first-choice pick in the NFL draft. Cameos include Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and receiver Keyshawn Johnson.
Director: Phil Rosenthal
Writer: Nelson Costello
8.3/1043 votes#25 - Somebody's Baby
Season 8 Episode 25 - Aired 5/21/1996
Adoption complications develop when Julie's father returns.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: Eric Horsted
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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 8 Ratings Summary
"Is It Hot In Here, or Is It Me? (1)" is the best rated episode of "Coach" season 8. It scored 8/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Phil Rosenthal, Alan Kirschenbaum, it aired on 9/12/1995. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Is It Hot In Here, or Is It Me? (2)".