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The Best Episodes of Evening Shade Season 4

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 14 - The People's Choice
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    S4:E14

    Disaster is on the ballot when Harlan and Ima both run for mayor.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 1 - Four Naked Women
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    S4:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 10 - Where There's Smoke
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    S4:E10

    Freida returns from her health farm jaunt determined to stop smoking, with Herman's help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 7 - The Dance
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    S4:E7

    Wood is more than a wee bit upset when he has to deal with Molly dating boys; meanwhile, Herman discovers that he's Scottish.

    Director:James Hampton
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 3 - One Hot Game
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    S4:E3

    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.

    Director:Burt Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 4 - Witness for the Prosecution
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    S4:E4

    Ava and Harlan go head to head in court when he is a witness for an insurance company.

    Director:James Hampton
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 6 - Night of the Living Newtons
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    S4:E6

    Wood tries to allay Emily's fear of scary costumes by letting her pick out his Hallowe'en attire.

    Director:James Hampton
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 8 - Wood and Evan's Excellent Adventure
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    S4:E8

    With Nub out sick, Wood and Evan takes over his newspaper route as the ladies run his other errands.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Kim Friese

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  9. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 5 - Kiss of the Ice Cream Woman
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    S4:E5

    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.

    Director:Burt Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 11 - Chain of Fools
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    S4:E11

    A new restaurant threatens Ponder's business, so the gang agree to participate in a serious of bizarre commercials.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 17 - The Perfect Woman
    6.8/10(17 votes)

    S4:E17

    The town gets an eyeful when Merleen takes up painting nudes—using Harland and Wood as her first subjects.

    Director:James Hampton
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 19 - The Fabulous Frazier Girls
    6.8/10(18 votes)

    S4:E19

    Merleen's sisters ask her to join their singing act.

    Director:Burt Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 12 - Sleepless in Arkansas
    6.7/10(17 votes)

    S4:E12

    Ava and Wood accompany a nervous Herman to a singles bar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 13 - The Proof is in the Pudding
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    S4:E13

    Ava is upset when she is forced to imprison her own father for refusing to divulge a journalistic source.

    Director:James Hampton
    Writer:Kim Friese

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  15. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 9 - Small Town Girl
    6.6/10(21 votes)

    S4:E9

    A Hollywood movie star takes a liking to Evening Shade—and decides to buy the whole town and turn it into a tourist attraction.

    Director:Burt Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 18 - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Wood
    6.6/10(17 votes)

    S4:E18

    Wood must humiliate himself in order to inherit $1 million.

    Director:Charles Frank
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 26 - I Left My Ring in Evening Shade
    6.6/10(17 votes)

    S4:E26

    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.

    Director:Burt Reynolds
    Writer:Kim Friese

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  18. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 2 - One Down, Three to Go
    6.4/10(18 votes)

    S4:E2

    Ava has a hard time adjusting when Taylor moves out ioto his own apartment.

    Director:Burt Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 20 - I Did, I Did
    6.4/10(15 votes)

    S4:E20

    On their anniversary, Ava and Wood plan to reaffirm their vows—a plan that includes bachelor and bachelorette parties.

    Director:Dennis Erdman
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 21 - Mr. Newton Goes to Hot Springs
    6.3/10(15 votes)

    S4:E21

    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.

    Director:Harry Thomason
    Writer:Susan Cridland Wick

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  21. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 22 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wood?
    6.3/10(13 votes)

    S4:E22

    Wood fields an offer from an old football chum who wants him as the new quarterback coach for the Atlanta Falcons.

    Director:James Hampton
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 23 - Wood Climbs to New Heights
    6.2/10(16 votes)

    S4:E23

    A suitor professes his love for Molly on the town's water tower.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 25 - The Odder Couple
    6.2/10(14 votes)

    S4:E25

    To avoid becoming infected with chicken pox, Wood moves in with Taylor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 15 - Educating Calvin
    6.1/10(17 votes)

    S4:E15

    When Wood's delinquent cousin Calvin returns to Evening Shade, he decides to stay at the Newtons' until he earns his high school diploma.

    Director:Burt Reynolds
    Writer:Brent Briscoe

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  25. Evening Shade Season 4 Episode 24 - Mama Knows Best
    6.1/10(14 votes)

    S4:E24

    Mutual attraction develops between Ava's college pal and Taylor.

    Director:John Ratzenberger
    Writer:Brent Briscoe

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The People's Choice" is the best rated episode of "Evening Shade" season 4. It scored 7.9/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Robby Benson and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/3/1994. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Four Naked Women".