

The White Shadow
“Can a straight shooter cut it with this bunch of rough, razor-sharp kids from the street?”
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.(pilot)
27-11-197860mKen Reeves, a forward with the Chicago Bulls, is forced to retire after suffering a serious knee injury. His old friend and high school teammate, Jim Willis, who is principal of C...
- Ep 2
2.Here's Mud in Your Eye
04-12-197860mCoach Reeves and the team discover liquor in Jackson's locker, and fear he may have a drinking problem.
- Ep 3
3.The Offer
11-12-197860m - Ep 4
4.Bonus Baby
25-12-197860m - Ep 5
5.Pregnant Pause
01-01-197960mCollege 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 hi...
- Ep 6
6.Wanna Bet?
08-01-197960m - Ep 7
7.That Old Gang of Mine
15-01-197960mafter gomez gets knocked off the carver high basketball team he joins a street gang he onced belonged to
- Ep 8
8.Just One of the Boys
27-01-197960mReeves deals with a new player, Raymond Collins, who was forced to transfer from his old school because of rumors about his being gay.
- Ep 9
9.Airball
03-02-197960mThe team's excitement over being invited to compete in a basketball tournament is overshadowed when the plane they're on develops mechanical trouble.
- Ep 10
10.We're in the Money
10-02-197960mWhen 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.
- Ep 11
11.Spare the Rod
17-02-197960mCoach Reeves substitute-teaches a P.E. class, loses his temper, and hits a student, Lucius Robinson, who refuses to participate. Reeves feels guilty about the incident, learns of...
- Ep 12
12.The Great White Dope
24-02-197960mMac 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...
- Ep 13
13.Mainstream
05-03-197960m 
14.Little Orphan Abner
26-03-197960mGoldstein's grandmother is hospitalized and his grandfather stays at the hospital with her, so Coach Reeves asks the team to check in on him at home every so often. The other guys...
- Ep 15
15.LeGrand Finale
09-04-197960mThe team wants to form a singing group, but elect not to include Thorpe, who begins a dating interest with Karen LeGrand, a white girl with an unsavory reputation around school.
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