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The White Shadow
S1.E6
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Wanna Bet?

  • Episode aired Jan 8, 1979
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
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Wanna Bet? (1979)
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Coach Reeves sees a kid hustling basketball on a playground. Reeves challenges him to a one on one where if Reeves wins, this kid comes to Carver to play basketball and finish his schooling.... Read allCoach Reeves sees a kid hustling basketball on a playground. Reeves challenges him to a one on one where if Reeves wins, this kid comes to Carver to play basketball and finish his schooling. Coach soon learns not everyone can be helped.Coach Reeves sees a kid hustling basketball on a playground. Reeves challenges him to a one on one where if Reeves wins, this kid comes to Carver to play basketball and finish his schooling. Coach soon learns not everyone can be helped.

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    • Jackie Cooper
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    • Bruce Paltrow
    • Michael Kane
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    • Ken Howard
    • Joan Pringle
    • Ed Bernard
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    • Director
      • Jackie Cooper
    • Writers
      • Bruce Paltrow
      • Michael Kane
    • 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
    Erik Kilpatrick
    Erik Kilpatrick
    • Curtis Jackson
    Byron Stewart
    • Warren Coolidge
    Nathan Cook
    • Milton Reese
    Timothy Van Patten
    Timothy Van Patten
    • Mario 'Salami' Pettrino
    Ken Michelman
    • Abner Goldstein
    Ira Angustain
    • Ricky Gomez
    Michael Warren
    Michael Warren
    • Bobby Magnum
    Booth Colman
    Booth Colman
    • Pawn Brooker
    Leone James
    Leone James
    • Helen
    Lionel Decker
    • Detective #1
    David Himes
    • Detective #2
    Richard Marcus
    Richard Marcus
    • Benny
    Simmy Bow
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      • Jackie Cooper
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      • Bruce Paltrow
      • Michael Kane
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    • Trivia
      Michael Warren's character mentions that he'll go pro like (after listing several famous players) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In real life, Warren played with Jabbar at UCLA ten years earlier.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The White Shadow: Sudden Death (1979)

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    • Release date
      • January 8, 1979 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Company Four
      • MTM Enterprises
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      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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