- 7.6/1015 votes7.6/10(15)
#1 - 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
- 6.5/1018 votes6.5/10(18)
#2 - One Down, Three to Go
Season 4 Episode 2
Aired 9/27/1993
Ava has a hard time adjusting when Taylor moves out ioto his own apartment.
Director: Burt Reynolds
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1015 votes7.2/10(15)
#3 - One Hot Game
Season 4 Episode 3
Aired 10/4/1993
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.
Director: Burt Reynolds
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1016 votes7.2/10(16)
#4 - Witness for the Prosecution
Season 4 Episode 4
Aired 10/11/1993
Ava and Harlan go head to head in court when he is a witness for an insurance company.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1013 votes7.0/10(13)
#5 - Kiss of the Ice Cream Woman
Season 4 Episode 5
Aired 10/18/1993
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.
Director: Burt Reynolds
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1016 votes7.1/10(16)
#6 - Night of the Living Newtons
Season 4 Episode 6
Aired 10/25/1993
Wood tries to allay Emily's fear of scary costumes by letting her pick out his Hallowe'en attire.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: N/A
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- 7.3/1018 votes7.3/10(18)
#7 - The Dance
Season 4 Episode 7
Aired 11/1/1993
Wood is more than a wee bit upset when he has to deal with Molly dating boys; meanwhile, Herman discovers that he's Scottish.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1013 votes7.1/10(13)
#8 - Wood and Evan's Excellent Adventure
Season 4 Episode 8
Aired 11/8/1993
With Nub out sick, Wood and Evan takes over his newspaper route as the ladies run his other errands.
Director: Robby Benson
Writer: Kim Friese
- 6.6/1021 votes6.6/10(21)
#9 - Small Town Girl
Season 4 Episode 9
Aired 11/15/1993
A Hollywood movie star takes a liking to Evening Shade—and decides to buy the whole town and turn it into a tourist attraction.
Director: Burt Reynolds
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1019 votes7.6/10(19)
#10 - 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
- 6.9/1017 votes6.9/10(17)
#11 - Chain of Fools
Season 4 Episode 11
Aired 11/29/1993
A new restaurant threatens Ponder's business, so the gang agree to participate in a serious of bizarre commercials.
Director: Robby Benson
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1017 votes6.7/10(17)
#12 - Sleepless in Arkansas
Season 4 Episode 12
Aired 12/13/1993
Ava and Wood accompany a nervous Herman to a singles bar.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1015 votes6.7/10(15)
#13 - The Proof is in the Pudding
Season 4 Episode 13
Aired 12/20/1993
Ava is upset when she is forced to imprison her own father for refusing to divulge a journalistic source.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: Kim Friese
- 7.9/1013 votes7.9/10(13)
#14 - The People's Choice
Season 4 Episode 14
Aired 1/3/1994
- 6.5/1016 votes6.5/10(16)
#15 - Educating Calvin
Season 4 Episode 15
Aired 1/10/1994
When Wood's delinquent cousin Calvin returns to Evening Shade, he decides to stay at the Newtons' until he earns his high school diploma.
Director: Burt Reynolds
Writer: Brent Briscoe
- 6.4/1014 votes6.4/10(14)
#16 - Paint the Town Nude
Season 4 Episode 16
Aired 1/17/1994
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1016 votes6.6/10(16)
#17 - The Perfect Woman
Season 4 Episode 17
Aired 1/31/1994
The town gets an eyeful when Merleen takes up painting nudes—using Harland and Wood as her first subjects.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1016 votes6.5/10(16)
#18 - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Wood
Season 4 Episode 18
Aired 2/7/1994
- 7.4/1017 votes7.4/10(17)
#19 - The Fabulous Frazier Girls
Season 4 Episode 19
Aired 2/28/1994
- 7.1/1014 votes7.1/10(14)
#20 - I Did, I Did
Season 4 Episode 20
Aired 3/7/1994
On their anniversary, Ava and Wood plan to reaffirm their vows—a plan that includes bachelor and bachelorette parties.
Director: Dennis Erdman
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1014 votes6.9/10(14)
#21 - Mr. Newton Goes to Hot Springs
Season 4 Episode 21
Aired 3/14/1994
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1012 votes7.0/10(12)
#22 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wood?
Season 4 Episode 22
Aired 3/28/1994
Wood fields an offer from an old football chum who wants him as the new quarterback coach for the Atlanta Falcons.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1015 votes6.9/10(15)
#23 - Wood Climbs to New Heights
Season 4 Episode 23
Aired 4/11/1994
A suitor professes his love for Molly on the town's water tower.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1013 votes6.8/10(13)
#24 - Mama Knows Best
Season 4 Episode 24
Aired 5/9/1994
Mutual attraction develops between Ava's college pal and Taylor.
Director: John Ratzenberger
Writer: Brent Briscoe
- 7.0/1013 votes7.0/10(13)
#25 - The Odder Couple
Season 4 Episode 25
Aired 5/16/1994
To avoid becoming infected with chicken pox, Wood moves in with Taylor.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Evening Shade Season 4
Every episode of Evening Shade Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Evening Shade Season 4!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Episodes
26
Avg. Rating
7.0
S1
S2
S3
S4
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E2
E3
7.6
6.5
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Four Naked Women" is the best rated episode of "Evening Shade" season 4. It scored 7.6/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/20/1993. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "One Down, Three to Go".