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Evening Shade S1E2 — There Once Was A Boy Named Wood
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Evening Shade•Season 1•Episode 2

There Once Was A Boy Named Wood

7.0/10 · 40 votesSep 28, 199030 min

Ranked #9 of 24 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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Frieda babysits, and fills in for Evan on poker night when he has a date with Miss Beausoleil.

Directed byHarry Thomason
Written byLinda Bloodworth-Thomason
Previous episodeE1 · A Day in the Life of Wood NewtonNext episodeE3 · Whatever Happened to Clutch Newton?
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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

H

Harry Thomason

Director

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Episode Summary

"There Once Was A Boy Named Wood" is episode 2 of Evening Shade season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 40 votes, ranking #9 of 24 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Harry Thomason and written by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, it aired on September 28, 1990.

Next: E3 · Whatever Happened to Clutch Newton?Best of Season 1