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Coach
Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.
- Created by:
- Barry Kemp
- Cast:
- Craig T. Nelson, Jerry Van Dyke, Shelley Fabares, Bill Fagerbakke
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- ABC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 6
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Baby on Board?
1993-09-14 · 24mHayden is rattled as he tries to nurse his new team to victory, even as Christine announces she wants to have a baby.
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E02
Episode 2
Belly of the Beast
1993-09-21 · 24mHayden stands up in court for Luther's defendant dog Quincy, who bit the MSU bandleader; Christine dozes during Hayden's advances.
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E03
Episode 3
Nice Job If You Can Get It
1993-09-28 · 24mHayden's overactive ego has him convinced that Christine's success is not her own doing.
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E04
Episode 4
The Luck Stops Here
1993-10-05 · 24mLuther and Hayden have vastly different views on the reasons for the team's success.
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E05
Episode 5
If She Can Make It There...
1993-10-12 · 24mKelly's desire to work in New York upsets Hayden.
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E06
Episode 6
Uneasy Riders
1993-10-26 · 24mHayden and Dauber buy motorcycles.
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E07
Episode 7
Piece O' Cake
1993-11-02 · 24mLuther, feeling a bit lonely, befriends a boy (Smollett) in need of a father
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E08
Episode 8
Running on Empty
1993-11-09 · 24mChristine gingerly suggests that she and Hayden visit a fertility clinic.
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E09
Episode 9
It Came from New York
1993-11-16 · 24mKelly, having taken a bite out of the Big Apple, comes home for Thanksgiving a changed woman -- one that Hayden doesn't particularly like.
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E10
Episode 10
The Playbook
1993-11-30 · 24mThe playbook falls into enemy hands on the eve of Hayden's biggest game.
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E11
Episode 11
The Pioneer Bowl
1993-12-07 · 24mOn the day of the Pioneer Bowl, an accident puts Luther in the hospital with a concussion -- but the team wins the National Championship anyway.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 9.0Christmas of the Van Damned
1993-12-14 · 24mLuther makes a nuisance of himself after tracing his family tree and learning of a large group of Van Dams living in the area.
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E13
Episode 13
The Babywreckers
1994-01-04 · 24mHayden is rattled when he and Christine agree to watch an infant for the weekend.
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E14
Episode 14
Coach for a Day (1)
1994-01-11 · 24mLuther is offered the job of head football coach at nearby small Aberdeen college.
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E15
Episode 15
Coach for a Day (2)
1994-01-18 · 24mLuther is embarrassed to confess his new job: managing a miniature golf course.
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E16
Episode 16
My Cup Runneth Over
1994-02-08 · 24mHayden begins wearing a special device to increase his sperm count. As a Valentine's gift he goes on Christine's TV show, where his special device leaks on camera.
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E17
Episode 17
Like Father, Like Daughter
1994-02-15 · 24mKelly can't attend when Hayden goes to New York to receive the Coach of the Year award.
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E18
Episode 18
The Devil in Mrs. Burleigh
1994-02-22 · 24mWhile Howard and Hayden are away at a conference, Shirley confides in Christine that she's become attracted to another man.
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E19
Episode 19
Blue Chip Blues
1994-03-01 · 24mThe Screaming Eagles try to recruit the nations top QB. The players father roomed with Haden in college. After a one on one conversation with the blue chips QB, the player admits he only plays ball to please his eager father whose own football dreams were crushed by an injury. Haden convinces to give the young perspective time to decide his own life direction.
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E20
Episode 20
The Stand-In
1994-03-08 · 24mFed up with trying to increase his fertility, Hayden looks into getting a sperm donor -- quarterback Troy Aikman.
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E21
Episode 21
Something Old, Something New
1994-03-22 · 24mAn old girlfriend's visit rekindles Dauber's feelings and jeopardizes his relationship with Judy.
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E22
Episode 22
One of the Guys
1994-04-05 · 24mChristine goes fishing with the guys and catches the biggest fish.
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E23
Episode 23
My Best Friend's Girl
1994-05-03 · 24mHayden and Christine have lukewarm reactions to Luther's outrageously uninhibited date.
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E24
Episode 24
Goodbye, Mr. Putts
1994-05-10 · 24mIn this episode Judy and three of the other woman's coaches challenge Hayden, Dauber, Howard and Luther to a game of golf with the winner getting the best athletic parking spots. The only problem for the guys is that Luther is a terrible player, after some argument Hayden finally relents to give Luther a shot against the woman. The men are poised to win on a put by Hayden, but he misses.
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E25
Episode 25
Head Like a Wheel
1994-05-17 · 24mOn his 49th birthday, Hayden wants to drive a race car.
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Retrospective (1)
1994-05-24 · 24mThis is an unusual greatest moments episode. The format is an interview with Hayden about his life and work at Minnesota State. In the first of this two part series Mary Hart interviews Hayden about the beginnings of his relationship with Christine. Another unusual part of this episode is its absence of a laugh track, leaving the jokes to push themselves.
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Retrospective (2)
1994-05-24 · 24mIn this second of the two-part interview with Mary Hart, the show explores Hayden's relationships with the other significant people in his life (i.e. Luther, Dauber, Howard, and his daughter). This two-part series is essentially a greatest moments episode from the first six seasons.
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Craig T. Nelson
Hayden Fox
Jerry Van Dyke
Luther Van Dam
Shelley Fabares
Christine Armstrong
Bill Fagerbakke
Dauber Dybinski