- 8.4/10 12 votes
#1 - Three Naked Men (Part 1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1991
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)
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.2/10 9 votes
#2 - Miss Emily's Wild Ride
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1991
No description available
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Michael Ross
- 8.1/10 10 votes
#3 - Tying the Knot
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1991
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 10 votes
#4 - The Perfect Birthday Party, Sort Of
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 5/18/1992
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 9 votes
#5 - Three Naked Men (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1991
The women begin to feel guilty about having abandoned the men naked in the woods. (Part 2 of 2)
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.0/10 10 votes
#6 - The Road Trip
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1991
No description available
Director: Burt Reynolds
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 19 votes
#7 - The Thanksgiving Show
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1991
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 12 votes
#8 - The People's Choice
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1994
Disaster is on the ballot when Harlan and Ima both run for mayor.
Director: Robby Benson
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 7 votes
#9 - Goin' To the Chapel (Part 1)
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/1992
Wood must express the family's concern over Evan's wedding. (Part 1 of 3)
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 7.8/10 8 votes
#10 - Goin' To the Chapel (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/1992
Fontana calls off the wedding. (Part 2 of 3)
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 7.7/10 9 votes
#11 - I'm With Stupid
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1991
Molly caves in under pressure from her boyfriend and agrees to take part in a beauty contest.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 22 votes
#12 - The Baby Show
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/6/1991
Ava rides in the back of Ponder's catering truck on a chaotic ride to the hospital.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 8 votes
#13 - The Getaway
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1992
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 8 votes
#14 - Herman In Charge
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1992
Wood and Ava leave Herman alone with the kids.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 10 votes
#15 - The Au Pair Affair
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1992
Ava feels displaced by the Newstons' talented au pair girl.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 14 votes
#16 - Four Naked Women
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1993
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 18 votes
#17 - Where There's Smoke
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1993
Freida returns from her health farm jaunt determined to stop smoking, with Herman's help.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 10 votes
#18 - Callous Hearts of Rage
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/23/1992
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 16 votes
#19 - First Heroes
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1992
Taylor returns, transformed by his three months in Amsterdam; Wood's late father's store is slated to be demolished.
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 7.5/10 12 votes
#20 - Harlan Deals A Meal
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1992
Harlan fibs about his weight loss to Richard Simmons, then persuades Herman to impersonate him.
Director: Charles Nelson Reilly
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 14 votes
#21 - The NFL on CBS
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1992
Wood forgets his anniversary when he gets a chance to be on ""The NFL Today.""
Director: Burt Reynolds
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 12 votes
#22 - The Really Odd Couple
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/1992
Herman moves in with Freida when his building goes condominium.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 15 votes
#23 - The Diary of Molly Newton
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1992
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.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 9 votes
#24 - The Resurrection of Wood Newton
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1992
Ava is voted ""Arkansas Prosecuting Attorney of the Year.""
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 11 votes
#25 - Another Baby Shower
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/15/1993
Fontana goes into labour, but Evan can't be reached.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Evening Shade
Every episode of Evening Shade ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Evening Shade!
Evening Shade is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from 1990 to 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas to coach a high school football team with a long losing streak. Reynolds personally requested to use the Steelers as his former team because he is a fan. The general theme of the show is 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 show's final episode saw the guest appearances of Willie Nelson and Buzz Aldrin as escaped convicts on the run from authorities, the final scene being a spectacular shoot-out reminiscent of the final scene of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The opening segment included clips from around Arkansas, including the famous McClard's Bar-be-que, which is situated on Albert Pike Blvd. and South Patterson St. in Hot Springs National Park.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Evening Shade" is "Three Naked Men (Part 1)", rated 8.4/10 from 12 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. "Three Naked Men (Part 1)" aired on 9/16/1991 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Miss Emily's Wild Ride".