6.5/1018 votesLoading...#1 - Mister Hero
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/1981
Stone saves an elderly woman's life by rescuing her from a burning car, and the experience goes to his head after he appears on the TV news and sensationalizes the story.
Director: Marc Norman
Writer: N/A
6.6/1022 votesLoading...#2 - Christmas Story
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/23/1980
No description available
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1032 votesLoading...
#3 - Coolidge Goes Hollywood
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/18/1980
No description available
Director: Marc Norman
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1015 votesLoading...
#4 - Vanity Fare
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/6/1981
No description available
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1041 votesLoading...
#5 - That Old Gang of Mine
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/15/1979
after gomez gets knocked off the carver high basketball team he joins a street gang he onced belonged to
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1044 votesLoading...
#6 - Mainstream
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/5/1979
No description available
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: N/A
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- 7.2/1029 votesLoading...
#7 - The Stripper
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1980
a teacher who moonlights as a exotic dancer teaching career is on the line
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1033 votesLoading...
#8 - Airball
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/3/1979
The team's excitement over being invited to compete in a basketball tournament is overshadowed when the plane they're on develops mechanical trouble.
Director: Jackie Cooper
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1031 votesLoading...
#9 - We're in the Money
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/10/1979
When the team goes to Las Vegas to play in a tournament, they secretly take a pool of money collected from the students so they can gamble and return home with a fortune.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1029 votesLoading...
#10 - Out at Home
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1980
No description available
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1027 votesLoading...
#11 - Me?
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1979
Thorpe contracts a sexually transmitted disease and has passed it onto Coolidge's girlfriend. The two of them must now tell Warren that he too must get tested.
Director: Thomas Carter
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1032 votesLoading...
#12 - Salami's Affair
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1980
Carver holds a school 'turnabout' dance for Sadie Hawkins Day, and a young female teacher has her thoughts on asking Salami and going further.
Director: Thomas Carter
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1025 votesLoading...
#13 - Reunion (1)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/1980
The third season begins with Coach Reeves visiting the town where he grew up and reuniting with old friends, including an old high school teammate, an old girlfriend, and his father, whose health is failing.
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1023 votesLoading...
#14 - If Your Number's Up, Get It Down
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/16/1980
No description available
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1018 votesLoading...
#15 - Car Repo
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/16/1981
Salami and Vitaglia take on a part-time job reposessing cars, but the ungodly work hours and the harassments from the car owners affect both their performances in school and on the basketball court.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1034 votesLoading...
#16 - Pregnant Pause
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/1/1979
College scouts are impressed with Reese and believe he has a good shot at a scholarship. However, Reese's plans are put on hold when his girlfriend, a Carver cheerleader, tells him she's pregnant. Coach Reeves and the team discover her attending cheerleader practices and believe she may be lying about the pregnancy to trap Reese into marrying her.
Director: Jackie Cooper
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1017 votesLoading...
#17 - No Place Like Home
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1979
after coolidges apartment house burns down coolidge and coach reeves become roommates
Director: Betty Goldberg
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1023 votesLoading...
#18 - A Christmas Present
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/1979
No description available
Director: Betty Goldberg
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1027 votesLoading...
#19 - Links
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1980
Deciding that some of the players could use a dose of class, Coach Reeves takes Coolidge, Thorpe, and Salami to an exclusive country club for a day of golfing.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1022 votesLoading...
#20 - The Russians Are Coming
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1980
A touring high school team from the then-Soviet Union comes to Carver. The players have trouble relating to the Russian players, with the exception of one Russian, whom Hayward befriends, and later wants to defect to the U.S.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1019 votesLoading...
#21 - Georgia on My Mind
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/1980
getting fed up with high school coolidge tries out for the harlem globetrotters
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1046 votesLoading...
#22 - Just One of the Boys
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/27/1979
Reeves deals with a new player, Raymond Collins, who was forced to transfer from his old school because of rumors about his being gay.
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1032 votesLoading...
#23 - The Great White Dope
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/24/1979
Mac Wade, a tall, white, ""can't miss"" college basketball prospect, transfers to Carver for his senior year due to re-zoning, which excites Reeves. However, Reeves discovers that Mac can't read and has been allowed a free ride through school because of his basketball skills. The problem is further compounded when Mac, who has never had to take a test in school, is caught cheating on a test and has to be suspended.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1027 votesLoading...
#24 - A Few Good Men
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 4/1/1980
No description available
Director: Thomas Carter
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1021 votesLoading...
#25 - Cross-Town Hustle
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1979
A rival coach from a predominantly white high school in the area tries to convince Reese to transfer.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of The White Shadow
Every episode of The White Shadow ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The White Shadow!
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.
Genres:DramaFamily
Network:CBS
Episodes
54
Avg. Rating
7.8
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.0
8.4
7.6
8.0
8.3
8.4
8.2
7.9
7.7
Worst Episodes Summary
"Mister Hero" is the worst rated episode of "The White Shadow". It scored 6.5/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Marc Norman and written by N/A, it aired on 1/13/1981. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Christmas Story".
