The BEST episodes of Evening Shade season 4
Every episode of Evening Shade season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Evening Shade season 4!
In this laid-back comedy, Wood Newton is a former pro American Football player who has retired and returned to his childhood home, the small town of Evening Shade, Arkansas. He's now the coach of the local high school American Football team, which brings him in constant contact with the other residents of the town.
#1 - The People's Choice
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1994
Disaster is on the ballot when Harlan and Ima both run for mayor.
#2 - I Left My Ring in Evening Shade
Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/23/1994
Nub becomes a chimney sweep. Meanwhile, Frieda's ex-husband returns with an unusual proposal: he wants to get married again, and wants Frieda to return his grandmother's ring so he can give it to his new spouse.
#3 - The Odder Couple
Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/16/1994
To avoid becoming infected with chicken pox, Wood moves in with Taylor.
#4 - Mama Knows Best
Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/9/1994
Mutual attraction develops between Ava's college pal and Taylor.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - The Fabulous Frazier Girls
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1994
Merleen's sisters ask her to join their singing act.
#10 - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Wood
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/7/1994
Wood must humiliate himself in order to inherit $1 million.
#11 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Sleepless in Arkansas
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1993
Ava and Wood accompany a nervous Herman to a singles bar.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.