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Coach Season 9 |
| Episode 1 - [Sleepless In Orlando] |
| Details : When Christine and baby Timothy both become ill an exhausted Hayden has too much to do while preparing for an important game. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jeff Meyer | |
| Air Date : Sep. 28, 1996 |
| Episode 2 - [Just Short Of The Goal] |
| Details : When Hayden passes on the chance to write a memoir of his failures with the Breakers Luther makes a play for writing it himself -- without Hayden's involvement -- then discovers the topic is living with losing. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jack Riley | Director : Craig T. Nelson | |
| Air Date : Oct. 05, 1996 |
| Episode 3 - [Last Tango In Orlando] |
| Details : When Doris brings in a gorgeous Brazilian soccer player to play kicker for the Breakers Hayden is skeptical of his talent while Luther becomes suspicious of his intentions towards Doris. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Frank Dungan | Director : Ted Wass | |
| Air Date : Oct. 12, 1996 |
| Episode 4 - [Isn't It Romantic] |
| Details : Hayden's plans for an evening of dinner and dancing go awry when Christine resists leaving their baby at home. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Cindy Chupack | Director : Jay Kleckner | |
| Air Date : Oct. 19, 1996 |
| Episode 5 - [We Can Never Die] |
| Details : Hayden and Christine ask the Burleighs to become Tim's legal guardians but the eccentric couple's enthusiasm causes the Foxes to reconsider their request. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Gary Shimokawa | |
| Air Date : Oct. 26, 1996 |
| Episode 6 - [Grimmworld] |
| Details : Dauber's fairy-tale romance with his new girlfriend (Nicastro) is jeopardized when he begins to suspect that Hayden doesn't approve. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Paul Redford | Director : Jeff Meyer | |
| Air Date : Oct. 26, 1996 |
| Episode 7 - [In The Money] |
| Details : When Luther and Doris plan to get married Howard plans a huge televised half-time wedding for them during the Breakers vs. Niners game. Unfortunately Luther's new obsession with Doris' money causes some problems. |
| Air Date : Dec. 11, 1996 |
| Episode 8 - [You Win Some You Lose Some] |
| Details : When Hayden and Christine made plans to celebrate Christmas in Minnesota they never believed the Breakers had any chance of making it to the playoffs. But fate is with the team and it looks like Hayden will play the Bills in Buffalo instead of playing Santa to Tim on his first Christmas. Monday Night Football announcers Frank Gifford Al Michaels and Dan Dierdorf have cameos. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jeff Meyer | Writer : Cindy Chupack | |
| Air Date : Dec. 18, 1996 |
| Coach Season 9 Episode 9 |
| Episode 9 - [Wings Over Buffalo] |
| Details : On their way to face the Buffalo Bills in a wild-card game Luther's love of chicken wings saddles the Breakers with a severe case of food poisoning. |
| Air Date : Dec. 20, 1996 |
| Episode 10 - [Somewhere Out There] |
| Details : In this very special episode which analogizes nine years of relationships between friends and family Dauber believes he is contacted by aliens and he considers leaving the Breakers Orlando and Earth. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Barry Kemp | |
| Air Date : Jan. 08, 1997 |
| Episode 11 - [A Boy And His Doll] |
| Details : Howard and Shirley give Timothy a doll but Luther feels the boy should have more masculine influences. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Cindy Chupack | |
| Air Date : Jan. 22, 1997 |
| Episode 12 - [The Body Gardener] |
| Details : When Hayden's former gardener Kenny is fired by the Breakers the guilt-ridden coach writes him a glowing job recommendation. But Hayden comes to regret that generosity when his words earn Kenny a job as his personal bodyguard. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Tony Dow | |
| Air Date : Feb. 05, 1997 |
| Episode 13 - [To Ski Or Not To Ski] |
| Details : When Doris invites the whole gang to spend Valentine's Day weekend at a ski resort she's thinking about buying Hayden helps Christine conquer her fear of the slopes. Meanwhile Dauber runs into his ex-fiancée Judy which stirs some unresolved feelings. The gang heads off to a ski resort where Hayden and Christine go their separate ways after an argument and Dauber spends his time trying to hide from Judy after spotting her in a grocery store. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Clayton Norcross | Director : Craig T. Nelson | Writer : Cindy Chupack | |
| Air Date : Feb. 12, 1997 |
| Episode 14 - [It's A Swamp Thing] |
| Details : When Hayden Luther Dauber and Howard decide to celebrate Man Week in the Florida Everglades Doris Christine and Shirley decide to take a vacation of their own. Meanwhile having allowed Luther to plan their trip the men wind up in swamp mud with an alligator. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Tom J. Astle | Director : Jeff Meyer | |
| Air Date : Feb. 19, 1997 |
| Episode 15 - [Viva Las Ratings] |
| Details : Luther plans to invest his life savings at an Elvis memorabilia auction in Las Vegas but he gets into a heated bidding war with The Drew Carey Show's Mimi. In the end Luther and Mimi go from bitter rivals to dance partners in a wild Elvis-inspired dream sequence set to music. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kathy Kinney | Jeremy Piven as Spence Kovak | Joely Fisher as Paige Clark | Drew Carey as Drew Carey | Director : Jay Kleckner | |
| Air Date : Feb. 26, 1997 |
| Episode 16 - [A Fox By Any Other Name] |
| Details : Hayden recalls how Tim got his name as a result of the coach's mishap with a hospital clerk which led to a baby-naming contest sponsored by an antagonistic sportswriter. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Tom J. Astle | Director : Tony Dow | |
| Air Date : Mar. 12, 1997 |
| Episode 17 - [The Stench Of Death] |
| Details : As a reward for the Breakers' successful season Doris gives the coaches a session with her psychic but Luther is troubled by the woman's prediction and convinces himself that a defensive tackle Hayden's trying to sign is out to kill him. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kathleen Freeman | Director : Jeff Meyer | |
| Air Date : Mar. 26, 1997 |
| Episode 18 - [Baby Coaches] |
| Details : Hayden's insecurity gets the better of him when an obnoxious mother boasts that her baby girl -- who's just a few days older than Tim -- can already walk and talk. So the coach tries to bring Tim up to speed. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jeff Meyer | |
| Air Date : Apr. 02, 1997 |
| Episode 19 - [Upsized] |
| Details : Doris promotes Luther leaving Hayden to find a new defensive coordinator a job he thinks would be perfect for Dick Butkus -- until the former linebacker shows up and starts taking over. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Cindy Chupack | Director : Gordon Hunt | |
| Air Date : Apr. 16, 1997 |
| Episode 20 - [The Neighbor Hood] |
| Details : Skeptical Hayden warns Christine not to trust the new neighbors. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jeff Meyer | |
| Air Date : Apr. 23, 1997 |
| Episode 21 - [Leaving Orlando Part 1] |
| Details : In the first episode of the three-part series finale Doris offers Hayden a 17-million-dollar package to stay with the Breakers for 10 years. When Hayden learns there are other teams in the league that want to lure him away he and Christine plan to sneak off to the cabin to think things over |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Tom J. Astle | Director : Jay Kleckner | |
| Air Date : May. 07, 1997 |
| Episode 22 - [Leaving Orlando Part 2] |
| Details : Hayden Luther and Dauber return to Minnesota State where they reminisce about their college-coaching years and see some familiar faces. Later at the lake with Christine and Tim Hayden shares his vision of the family's future -- an idea she quickly embraces. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Barry Kemp | |
| Air Date : May. 14, 1997 |
| Episode 23 - [Leaving Orlando Part 3] |
| Details : Hayden Luther and Dauber return to Minnesota State where they reminisce about their college-coaching years and see some familiar faces. Later at the lake with Christine and Tim Hayden shares his vision of the family's future—an idea she quickly embraces. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Earl Houston Bullock | Writer : Barry Kemp | |
| Air Date : May. 14, 1997 |