About this season
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.
Episodes (27)
1. Baby on Board?
Aired 14 September 1993 • 24 min
Hayden is rattled as he tries to nurse his new team to victory, even as Christine announces she wants to have a baby.
2. Belly of the Beast
Aired 21 September 1993 • 24 min
Hayden stands up in court for Luther's defendant dog Quincy, who bit the MSU bandleader; Christine dozes during Hayden's advances.
3. Nice Job If You Can Get It
Aired 28 September 1993 • 24 min
Hayden's overactive ego has him convinced that Christine's success is not her own doing.
4. The Luck Stops Here
Aired 5 October 1993 • 24 min
Luther and Hayden have vastly different views on the reasons for the team's success.
5. If She Can Make It There...
Aired 12 October 1993 • 24 min
Kelly's desire to work in New York upsets Hayden.
6. Uneasy Riders
Aired 26 October 1993 • 24 min
Hayden and Dauber buy motorcycles.
7. Piece O' Cake
Aired 2 November 1993 • 24 min
Luther, feeling a bit lonely, befriends a boy (Smollett) in need of a father
8. Running on Empty
Aired 9 November 1993 • 24 min
Christine gingerly suggests that she and Hayden visit a fertility clinic.
9. It Came from New York
Aired 16 November 1993 • 24 min
Kelly, having taken a bite out of the Big Apple, comes home for Thanksgiving a changed woman -- one that Hayden doesn't particularly like.
10. The Playbook
Aired 30 November 1993 • 24 min
The playbook falls into enemy hands on the eve of Hayden's biggest game.
11. The Pioneer Bowl
Aired 7 December 1993 • 24 min
On the day of the Pioneer Bowl, an accident puts Luther in the hospital with a concussion -- but the team wins the National Championship anyway.
12. Christmas of the Van Damned
Aired 14 December 1993 • 24 min
Luther makes a nuisance of himself after tracing his family tree and learning of a large group of Van Dams living in the area.
13. The Babywreckers
Aired 4 January 1994 • 24 min
Hayden is rattled when he and Christine agree to watch an infant for the weekend.
14. Coach for a Day (1)
Aired 11 January 1994 • 24 min
Luther is offered the job of head football coach at nearby small Aberdeen college.
15. Coach for a Day (2)
Aired 18 January 1994 • 24 min
Luther is embarrassed to confess his new job: managing a miniature golf course.
16. My Cup Runneth Over
Aired 8 February 1994 • 24 min
Hayden 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.
17. Like Father, Like Daughter
Aired 15 February 1994 • 24 min
Kelly can't attend when Hayden goes to New York to receive the Coach of the Year award.
18. The Devil in Mrs. Burleigh
Aired 22 February 1994 • 24 min
While Howard and Hayden are away at a conference, Shirley confides in Christine that she's become attracted to another man.
19. Blue Chip Blues
Aired 1 March 1994 • 24 min
The 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.
20. The Stand-In
Aired 8 March 1994 • 24 min
Fed up with trying to increase his fertility, Hayden looks into getting a sperm donor -- quarterback Troy Aikman.
21. Something Old, Something New
Aired 22 March 1994 • 24 min
An old girlfriend's visit rekindles Dauber's feelings and jeopardizes his relationship with Judy.
22. One of the Guys
Aired 5 April 1994 • 24 min
Christine goes fishing with the guys and catches the biggest fish.
23. My Best Friend's Girl
Aired 3 May 1994 • 24 min
Hayden and Christine have lukewarm reactions to Luther's outrageously uninhibited date.
24. Goodbye, Mr. Putts
Aired 10 May 1994 • 24 min
In 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.
25. Head Like a Wheel
Aired 17 May 1994 • 24 min
On his 49th birthday, Hayden wants to drive a race car.
26. Retrospective (1)
Aired 24 May 1994 • 24 min
This 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.
27. Retrospective (2)
Aired 24 May 1994 • 24 min
In 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.