The White Shadow Season 3

Right now you can watch The White Shadow Season 3 on — and the writing holds up regardless of the format's reputation. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 17 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it in order — the character development is cumulative. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

The White Shadow Season 3 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The White Shadow Season 3 has the visual identity that makes it immediately recognisable, and the writing to back it up. Season 3 of The White Shadow includes 15 episodes. It aired from October 1980 to March 1981. This season stars Ken Howard, Kevin Hooks and Byron Stewart. Ken Howard and Kevin Hooks lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1980. The animation style is distinctive enough to be immediately recognisable, but it is the writing underneath that keeps viewers coming back for more. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If you have been sleeping on The White Shadow Season 3 because of the format, the format is not the issue here. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. The writing operates at a level the format's reputation does not fully prepare you for. Adult animation that actually works for adults.

🎬 The White Shadow Season 3 — Episode Guide

Reunion (1)

1980-10-16

The third season begins with Coach Reeves visiting the town where he grew up and reuniting with old friends, including an old high school teammate, an old girlfriend, and his father, whose health is failing.

Reunion (2)

1980-10-23

Coach Reeves heals his strained relationship with his dying father, breaks things off once and for all with Paula, and returns to Carver for the new school year, where some new players have joined the team: Wardell Stone, Mitchell, Rutherford, Paddy Falahey, and Eddie Franklin

Georgia on My Mind

1980-10-30

getting fed up with high school coolidge tries out for the harlem globetrotters

If Your Number's Up, Get It Down

1980-12-16

Christmas Story

1980-12-23

No Blood, No Foul

1980-12-30

Salami faces possible jail time after breaking an opposing team's player's jaw during an on court brawl.

Vanity Fare

1981-01-06

Mister Hero

1981-01-13

Stone saves an elderly woman's life by rescuing her from a burning car, and the experience goes to his head after he appears on the TV news and sensationalizes the story.

B.M.O.C

1981-02-02

Coolidge starts having problems stemming from his abnormal height and size, such as normal clothes not fitting. He gets self-conscious and defensive until Coach Reeves, who has dealt with the same problems, takes him under his wing and tries to let him know he's not alone. NBA Hall-of-Famer Bill R...

E10

Trial and Error

1981-02-09

Coach Reeves threatens to kick Falahey off the team when he suspects that he is missing practices and faking injuries. However, the coach himself looks like a hypocrite when he is summoned for jury duty and he tries to lie his way out of it.

E11

Car Repo

1981-02-16

Salami and Vitaglia take on a part-time job reposessing cars, but the ungodly work hours and the harassments from the car owners affect both their performances in school and on the basketball court.

E12

Psyched Out

1981-02-23

A female teacher with a past history of mental illness and nervous breakdowns is tormented by a psychotic student.

E13

Cops

1981-03-02

An elderly woman is mugged on the street at night by two big, tall black men, and the description she gives the police matches both Coolidge and Franklin, who happen to be out on the town that night. The police apprehend the two with Thorpe looking on. Thorpe observes what appears to be police bru...

E14

Burnout

1981-03-09

Carver's baseball coach, who also teaches English, begins to experience teacher burnout. He begins handing out free grades, which hurts Rutherford, who works hard in his class. Vitaglia, too, is disappointed in his attitude because he wants to try out for the baseball team.

E15

A Day in the Life

1981-03-16

Goldstein, Gomez, Hayward, and Reese all return for an ""alumni"" exhibition game, amid all the troubles the four have encountered in ""real life"" since graduating. Hayward is in college and wants to go to law school, but doesn't believe he'll be given the chance because of his skin color. Goldst...

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