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The White Shadow
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  • Episode aired Dec 3, 1979
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  • 1h
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Brian Frishman and Jerry Hardin in The White Shadow (1978)
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Mack Wade, a "can't-miss" basketball prospect, transfers to Carver to finish out high school. Wade has tons of scholarship offers from colleges, both academic and athletic. However, when Wad... Read allMack Wade, a "can't-miss" basketball prospect, transfers to Carver to finish out high school. Wade has tons of scholarship offers from colleges, both academic and athletic. However, when Wade starts having troubles in the classroom, Coach Reeves realizes Mack has been passed thro... Read allMack Wade, a "can't-miss" basketball prospect, transfers to Carver to finish out high school. Wade has tons of scholarship offers from colleges, both academic and athletic. However, when Wade starts having troubles in the classroom, Coach Reeves realizes Mack has been passed through because of his basketball potential, even though he's a group two functional illiterat... Read all

  • Director
    • Victor Lobl
  • Writers
    • Bruce Paltrow
    • Charles Eric Johnson
  • Stars
    • Ken Howard
    • Joan Pringle
    • Ed Bernard
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    • Director
      • Victor Lobl
    • Writers
      • Bruce Paltrow
      • Charles Eric Johnson
    • Stars
      • Ken Howard
      • Joan Pringle
      • Ed Bernard
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    Ken Howard
    Ken Howard
    • Ken Reeves
    Joan Pringle
    Joan Pringle
    • Sybil Buchanan
    Ed Bernard
    • Jim Willis
    Thomas Carter
    Thomas Carter
    • James Hayward
    Kevin Hooks
    Kevin Hooks
    • Morris Thorpe
    Nathan Cook
    • Milton Reese
    Erik Kilpatrick
    Erik Kilpatrick
    • Curtis Jackson
    Byron Stewart
    • Warren Coolidge
    Ken Michelman
    • Abner Goldstein
    Timothy Van Patten
    Timothy Van Patten
    • Mario 'Salami' Pettrino
    Ira Angustain
    • Ricky Gomez
    John Mengatti
    John Mengatti
    • Nick Vitaglia
    Russell Phillip Robinson
    • Manager Phil Jefferson
    Brian Frishman
    Brian Frishman
    • Mack Wade
    Jerry Hardin
    Jerry Hardin
    • Charlie Wade
    Lisle Wilson
    Lisle Wilson
    • Mr. Finniman
    S. John Launer
    S. John Launer
    • Mr. Boyd
    Mary Moon
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    • Director
      • Victor Lobl
    • Writers
      • Bruce Paltrow
      • Charles Eric Johnson
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    • Trivia
      The teacher asks the new very tall student and Coolidge, tallest on the team, about the pituitary gland, and neither know the answer, ironic since it's the gland that causes growth.
    • Quotes

      Jim Willis #2: Well, flunking him now could have a tremendous effect on his life. Do we have the right to interfere like that?

      [pauses]

      Jim Willis #2: You're right, Finneman. As long as he remains, a student at Carver. We don't have any choice, he can't graduate.

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 1979 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Company Four
      • MTM Enterprises
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
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      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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