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Evening Shade S1E12 — Wood and Ava and Gil and Madeline
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Evening Shade•Season 1•Episode 12

Wood and Ava and Gil and Madeline

7.0/10 · 27 votesJan 7, 199130 min

Ranked #10 of 24 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

Wood and Ava are asked to dinner by a married couple—who turn out to be swingers into spouse-swapping.

Directed byDavid Steinberg
Written byLinda Bloodworth-Thomason
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Cast11

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Wood Newton

Marilu Henner

Marilu Henner

Ava Evans Newton

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Evan Evans

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Harlan Elldridge

Ann Wedgeworth

Ann Wedgeworth

Merleen Elldridge

Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

Herman Stiles

Jay R. Ferguson

Jay R. Ferguson

Taylor Newton

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Ponder Blue

Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley

Freida Evans

J

Jacob Parker

Will Newton

M

Melissa Reneé Martin

Molly Newton

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Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

Writer

David Steinberg

David Steinberg

Director

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Episode Summary

"Wood and Ava and Gil and Madeline" is episode 12 of Evening Shade season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 27 votes, ranking #10 of 24 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by David Steinberg and written by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, it aired on January 7, 1991.

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