Episode 1
Aired Sep 20, 1993
Four Naked Women
The men (Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Michael Jeter) return to town after their annual camping trip planning to get even with the women (Marilu Henner, Elizabeth Ashley, Ann Wedgeworth).
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 27, 1993
One Down, Three to Go
Ava (Marilu Henner) has a hard time adjusting when Taylor (Jay R. Ferguson) moves into his own apartment. Guest star: Carol Burnett.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 4, 1993
One Hot Game
Wood and Freida (Burt Reynolds, Elizabeth Ashley) are locked in her new sauna on the first night of football season. With Marilu Henner.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 11, 1993
Witness for the Prosecution
Ava and Harlan (Marilu Henner, Charles Durning) go head to head in court when he is a witness for an insurance company. With Burt Reynolds.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 18, 1993
Kiss of the Ice Cream Woman
As Herman's (Michael Jeter) about to reveal an indiscretion to Margaret (Ann Hearn), she confesses she has kissed another man.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 25, 1993
Night of the Living Newtons
Wood (Burt Reynolds) tries to allay Emily's (Alexa Vega) fear of scary costumes by letting her pick out his Halloween attire.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 1, 1993
The Dance
Wood (Burt Reynolds) is upset when Molly (Candace Hutson) buys a slinky dress and he sees her kissing her boyfriend (T.J. Roberts).
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 8, 1993
Wood and Evan's Excellent Adventure
Wood and Evan (Burt Reynolds, Hal Holbrook) take over Nub's (Charlie Dell) paper route when he becomes ill.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 15, 1993
Small Town Girl
A movie star (Raquel Welch) arrives with plans to buy the town and turn it into a theme park for tourists. With Burt Reynolds and Marilu Henner.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 22, 1993
Where There's Smoke
Frieda (Elizabeth Ashley) recruits Herman (Michael Jeter) to help her quit smoking after she learns it may harm her complexion. With Burt Reynolds.
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Episode 11
Aired Nov 29, 1993
Chain of Fools
Ponder (Ossie Davis) is afraid that a new restaurant chain in town will put him out of business. With Jay R. Ferguson and Ann Wedgeworth.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 13, 1993
Sleepless in Arkansas
When Fontana (Linda Gehringer) is too busy with the baby to make love, Evan (Hal Holbrook) distracts himself by remodeling the house. With Burt Reynolds.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 20, 1993
The Proof Is in the Pudding
Ava (Marilu Henner) is forced to imprison her own father (Hal Holbrook) for refusing to divulge a journalistic source. With Michael Jeter.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 3, 1994
The People's Choice
Harlan (Charles Durning) assumes that he will be able to run unopposed in the Evening Shade mayoral race. Guest star: Alice Ghostley.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 10, 1994
Educating Calvin
Wood's delinquent cousin returns to Evening Shade and decides stay at the Newtons' until he earns his high-school diploma.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 24, 1994
Paint the Town Nude
Harlan (Charles Durning) is upset when Merleen (Ann Wedgeworth) takes up oil painting and paints all her subjects in the nude. With Burt Reynolds.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 31, 1994
The Perfect Woman
Frieda, Ava and Fontana (Elizabeth Ashley, Marilu Henner, Linda Gehringer) find Ponder (Ossie Davis) a new girlfriend (Diahann Carroll) without knowing she was once a man.
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Episode 18
Aired Feb 7, 1994
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Wood
Wood, in his capacity as mayor, is forced to imitate a clucking chicken to claim a $1 million inheritance.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 28, 1994
The Fabulous Frazier Girls
Merleen (Ann Wedgeworth) is thrilled when her sisters Jolene and Lurleen (Tammy Wynette, K.T. Oslin) invite her to sing with them.
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Episode 20
Aired Mar 7, 1994
I Did, I Did
Wood and Ava (Burt Reynolds, Marilu Henner) decide to renew their marriage vows for their 20th wedding anniversary.
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Episode 21
Aired Mar 14, 1994
Mr. Newton Goes to Hot Springs
Wood and Herman attend a mayor's conference, hoping to find a trash collection vehicle for their bankrupt town.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 28, 1994
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wood?
Wood faces a difficult decision when he is offered a job as quarterback coach for the Atlanta Falcons.
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Episode 23
Aired Apr 11, 1994
Wood Climbs to New Heights
Ava insists that Wood must intervene when a suitor paints "I Love Molly" on the town's water tower.
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Episode 24
Aired May 9, 1994
Mama Knows Best
Ava is emotionally unprepared when a romance develops between Taylor and her visiting friend from college.
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Episode 25
Aired May 16, 1994
The Odder Couple
Taylor is annoyed at having his privacy invaded when Wood moves in with him while Emily has the chicken pox.
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Episode 26
Aired May 23, 1994
I Left My Ring in Evening Shade
Wood's old friend arrives in town to reclaim his grandmother's engagement ring from his ex-wife, Frieda.
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