Coach

24min

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

Bungalow 78 Productions

Universal Television

Episodes

Cast

Kelly and the Professor

1. Kelly and the Professor

24min

28th Feb 1989

Kelly tells Hayden she had a date with a faculty member, and he wants to know who.

Pilot

2. Pilot

24min

1st Mar 1989

Kelly's return to Minnesota for college awakens Hayden's paternal instincts, disrupting his relationship with Christine

Kelly, Meet Christine

3. Kelly, Meet Christine

24min

8th Mar 1989

Christine demands Hayden be truthful with Kelly about their relationship.

I'm in Love with a Boy Named Stuart

4. I'm in Love with a Boy Named Stuart

24min

15th Mar 1989

Hayden detests Kelly's new boyfriend.

The Loss Weekend

5. The Loss Weekend

24min

22nd Mar 1989

A losing streak makes Hayden unpleasant company for Christine.

Gambling for Meat

6. Gambling for Meat

24min

5th Apr 1989

Hayden suspends Luther for 30 days for gambling when he bets against the team and wins a steak at the Touchdown Club; but Luther think he has been fired, and takes another job.

19 Candles

7. 19 Candles

24min

12th Apr 1989

Hayden plans a quiet birthday celebration for Kelly, who invites Stuart.

Parents' Weekend

8. Parents' Weekend

24min

19th Apr 1989

Christine is seized by an uncontrollable urge to get a look at Hayden's ex-wife, who's come up for Parents' Weekend.

I'm Sorry I Told You My Wife Was Dead

9. I'm Sorry I Told You My Wife Was Dead

24min

26th Apr 1989

Hayden consoles a wealthy alumnus' widow to secure a substantial donation.

Define Romance

10. Define Romance

24min

3rd May 1989

Hayden feels threatened when Christine dates another.

Whose Team Is It, Anyway?

11. Whose Team Is It, Anyway?

24min

17th May 1989

Although Hayden needs a victory in his last game for a winning season, he may be forced to bench his star player for skipping practice.

Hoot, Hoot Hike

12. Hoot, Hoot Hike

24min

31st May 1989

The poetry of football is turned into ballet by Kelly's dance instructor, who envisions a pas de deux with technical advisor Hayden.

Dauber's Blow-Out

13. Dauber's Blow-Out

24min

7th Jun 1989

Anti-fun Riley Pringle of the Conduct Committee joins Hayden in supervising Dauber's season-ending party.

First air date

28th Feb 1989

Last air date

14th May 1997

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks