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Coach Season 8 |
| Episode 1 - [Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Me-Part 1] |
| Details : (Season premiere) Hayden leaves Minnesota for a new job as coach of an NFL team in Orlando Florida. When he arrives he finds that the team's owner has a game plan of her own. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Alan Kirschenbaum | Writer : Philip Rosenthal | |
| Air Date : Sep. 13, 1995 |
| Episode 2 - [Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Me-Part 2] |
| Details : Hayden tries to win over both Doris and the press while readying the Breakers for their first game. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Alan Kirschenbaum | Writer : Philip Rosenthal | Director : Jeff Meyer | |
| Air Date : Sep. 20, 1995 |
| Episode 3 - [Fool For Lunch] |
| Details : Luther bites off more than he can chew when he moves into a new apartment -- in a seniors-only community -- and three women compete for his attentions. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Parley Baer | Jennifer Bassey | Director : Craig T. Nelson | Writer : Eric Horsted | |
| Air Date : Sep. 27, 1995 |
| Episode 4 - [She's Having Our Baby Part 1] |
| Details : Hayden and Christine decide to try adoption but learn that their ages may complicate the process; a new secretary puts Luther and Dawber under her spell. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Gordon Hunt | |
| Air Date : Oct. 17, 1995 |
| Episode 5 - [She's Having Our Baby Part 2] |
| Details : A pregnant women considers the Foxes as prospective adoptive parents for her baby; Luther and Dauber try to win over the rest of the Breakers' coaching staff. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Gordon Hunt | |
| Air Date : Oct. 24, 1995 |
| Episode 6 - [Bo Knows] |
| Details : The Breakers' prospect for winning games seem bleak until Hayden's star quarterback from Minnesota State shows an interest in joining the team. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Alan Rafkin | Writer : Scott Buck | |
| Air Date : Oct. 31, 1995 |
| Episode 7 - [Coach's Cornered] |
| Details : After Doris fires the hostile host (Bakay) of her TV station's post-game show she surprises Hayden by taking Luther's suggestion for a replacement: Christine. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nick Bakay as Rockne Dawson | Director : Jeff Meyer | |
| Air Date : Nov. 07, 1995 |
| Episode 8 - [Turtle World] |
| Details : Hayden regrets sponsoring Luther's harebrained investment in Turtle World when he learns that the animals featured in the attraction are dying in captivity. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Craig T. Nelson | |
| Air Date : Nov. 14, 1995 |
| Episode 9 - [There's Got To Be A Mourning After Part 1] |
| Details : Luther muzzles his true feelings about the death of his beloved dog Quincy until Doris offers him some advice. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Scott Buck | |
| Air Date : Nov. 21, 1995 |
| Episode 10 - [There's Got To Be A Mourning After Part 2] |
| Details : Hayden and Luther try to iron out their differences over Luther's relationship with Doris. Meanwhile in spite of the team's losing season the coaching staff perks up. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Cindy Chupack | |
| Air Date : Nov. 28, 1995 |
| Episode 11 - [Bye Bye Burleigh Part 1] |
| Details : Hayden fumes when the Burleighs come for a surprise visit and then extend their stay. |
| Air Date : Dec. 05, 1995 |
| Episode 12 - [Bye Bye Burleigh Part 2] |
| Details : While Hayden waffles over helping Howard search for a new job the coaches see a window of opportunity for scoring their first win of the season. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Craig T. Nelson | Writer : Erika Kaestle | |
| Air Date : Dec. 12, 1995 |
| Episode 13 - [The Tight End] |
| Details : While Hayden's priority is the Breakers' first game of the season Doris is concerned with re-signing a handsome washout (Wahlheim) so he can model a line of swimwear endorsed by the team -- and television commentators focus on the team's new sex symbol during a game. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jay Kleckner | |
| Air Date : Dec. 19, 1995 |
| Episode 14 - [Nice Guys Get Cut] |
| Details : Hayden loses his appetite when Christine invites soon-to-be-fired player Matt Luba over for dinner. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Philip Rosenthal | Director : Jeff Meyer | |
| Air Date : Jan. 02, 1996 |
| Episode 15 - [Her Boyfriend's Back] |
| Details : The father (Nelson) of the unborn baby whom Hayden and Christine plan to adopt comes back into Julie's life. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Barbara Murray | Director : Jeff Meyer | |
| Air Date : Jan. 26, 1996 |
| Episode 16 - [The Gardener] |
| Details : Hayden must confront his inept gardener when all the plants in the yard start to die; but when Hayden fires him he gets a chilly reception from Luther who thinks the daffy worker deserved a second chance. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jeff Meyer | Writer : Scott Buck | |
| Air Date : Feb. 06, 1996 |
| Episode 17 - [Patching Things Up] |
| Details : Christine needs to cheer up Hayden after a doctor connects his diminished sex drive to male menopause. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Cindy Chupack | Director : Jay Kleckner | |
| Air Date : Feb. 13, 1996 |
| Episode 18 - [Save The Wave] |
| Details : Hayden rallies support for the team after Doris decides to move the Breakers to Los Angeles. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Alan Rafkin | |
| Air Date : Feb. 20, 1996 |
| Episode 19 - [Dauber's Vehicle] |
| Details : Dauber turns a deaf ear to Hayden's advice while choosing a new car and winds up with a model that he can't afford. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jeff Meyer | Writer : Eric Horsted | |
| Air Date : Feb. 27, 1996 |
| Episode 20 - [Quarantine] |
| Details : When Luther's pet monkey bites Hayden he Howard and the rest of the coaching staff are quarantined for fear of an outbreak of some kind of lethal monkey virus. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Tony Dow | |
| Air Date : Mar. 12, 1996 |
| Episode 21 - [Van Damn Vs] |
| Details : When Luther burns himself at Hayden's barbecue he skewers his host with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit for negligence. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Craig T. Nelson | |
| Air Date : Mar. 19, 1996 |
| Episode 22 - [Fantasy Camp] |
| Details : Hayden kicks himself for agreeing to coach at a football fantasy camp but Luther and Dauber can't wait to have their team go up against his in the final game. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Leslie Jordan | Director : Alan Rafkin | Writer : Scott Buck | |
| Air Date : Apr. 02, 1996 |
| Episode 23 - [Luther Get Your Gun] |
| Details : Luther gets a shot at impressing Doris's high-class friends when he claims to be an expert hunter. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Franklin Cover | Nicolas Coster | Director : Alan Rafkin | Writer : Cindy Chupack | |
| Air Date : Apr. 30, 1996 |
| Episode 24 - [A Player To Be Named Later] |
| Details : Hayden fears he'll look like a dummy if he fumbles the Breakers' first-choice pick in the NFL draft. Cameos include Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and receiver Keyshawn Johnson. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Philip Rosenthal | Writer : Nelson Costello | |
| Air Date : May. 07, 1996 |
| Episode 25 - [Somebody's Baby] |
| Details : Adoption complications develop when Julie's father returns. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Janet Carroll | Director : Jeff Meyer | Writer : Eric Horsted | |
| Air Date : May. 21, 1996 |