Episode 1
Baby on Board?
24m
Hayden is rattled as he tries to nurse his new team to victory, even as Christine announces she wants to have a baby.
Episode credits
Directed by Alan RafkinGuest stars Clare Carey
TV series
Coach
1989TV-PG9 seasons6.6 / 10
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.
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Synopsis
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.
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Episode 2
Belly of the Beast
24m
Hayden stands up in court for Luther's defendant dog Quincy, who bit the MSU bandleader; Christine dozes during Hayden's advances.
Episode credits
Directed by Craig T. NelsonWritten by Oliver Goldstick, Phil RosenthalGuest stars Raye Birk, Roy Brocksmith, Jim Doughan, Andy Garrison, Julie Lloyd
Episode 3
Nice Job If You Can Get It
24m
Hayden's overactive ego has him convinced that Christine's success is not her own doing.
Episode credits
Directed by Alan RafkinWritten by Jeremy StevensGuest stars Pat Crawford Brown, Robert Ridgely, Harry Woolf
Episode 4
The Luck Stops Here
24m
Luther and Hayden have vastly different views on the reasons for the team's success.
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Directed by Alan RafkinWritten by Scott BuckGuest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Clare Carey, Joe Fowler
Episode 5
If She Can Make It There...
24m
Kelly's desire to work in New York upsets Hayden.
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Directed by Alan RafkinGuest stars Clare Carey, Lance Wilson-White
Episode 6
Uneasy Riders
24m
Hayden and Dauber buy motorcycles.
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Directed by Craig T. NelsonWritten by Eric HorstedGuest stars Pam Stone, John Densmore, Katie Johnston
Episode 7
Piece O' Cake
24m
Luther, feeling a bit lonely, befriends a boy (Smollett) in need of a father
Episode credits
Directed by Tony DowWritten by Jeremy StevensGuest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Pat Crawford Brown, Mary Pat Gleason, Ross Manarchy, Jussie Smollett, Olivia Virgil White
Episode 8
Running on Empty
24m
Christine gingerly suggests that she and Hayden visit a fertility clinic.
Episode credits
Directed by Andre BelgraderGuest stars Brandon Douglas, Tiffany Terry, Mark Voland
Episode 9
It Came from New York
24m
Kelly, having taken a bite out of the Big Apple, comes home for Thanksgiving a changed woman -- one that Hayden doesn't particularly like.
Episode credits
Directed by Alan RafkinGuest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Clare Carey, Pam Stone
Episode 10
The Playbook
24m
The playbook falls into enemy hands on the eve of Hayden's biggest game.
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Directed by Alan RafkinGuest stars James Acheson, Jonathan Emerson, Bruce Jarchow, James McDonnell, R. Martin Klein
Episode 11
The Pioneer Bowl
24m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Jeff MeyerGuest stars Georgia Engel, Al Michaels, Monica Horan, Fitz Houston, Tom Isbell, Jay Kleckner, Patrick Pankhurst, Miles Perlich
Episode 12
Christmas of the Van Damned
24m
Luther makes a nuisance of himself after tracing his family tree and learning of a large group of Van Dams living in the area.
Episode credits
Directed by Craig T. NelsonGuest stars Clare Carey, Pat Crawford Brown, Tim Bagley, Lance Davis, Rance Howard, Noah Nelson, Nicholas Shaffer, Larri Thomas
Episode 13
The Babywreckers
24m
Hayden is rattled when he and Christine agree to watch an infant for the weekend.
Episode credits
Directed by Tony DowGuest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Steven Anderson, Jeri Gaile, Tom Williams
Episode 14
Coach for a Day (1)
24m
Luther is offered the job of head football coach at nearby small Aberdeen college.
Episode credits
Directed by Craig T. NelsonWritten by Oliver Goldstick, Phil RosenthalGuest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Pauline Brailsford, Tony Longo, William Schallert
Episode 15
Coach for a Day (2)
24m
Luther is embarrassed to confess his new job: managing a miniature golf course.
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Directed by Craig T. NelsonWritten by Oliver Goldstick, Phil RosenthalGuest stars Rachel Duncan, William Schallert, Philip Angelotti, Peter Jason, Andrea Parker, Blanche Rubin, Sylvester Terkay
Episode 16
My Cup Runneth Over
24m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Jeff MeyerGuest stars Robert Ridgely, Vanessa Harris, David Kavin, Allen Lulu, Mario Roccuzzo, Wayne Thomas Yorke
Episode 17
Like Father, Like Daughter
24m
Kelly can't attend when Hayden goes to New York to receive the Coach of the Year award.
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Directed by Alan RafkinWritten by Scott BuckGuest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Clare Carey, Steve Bean, Wendy Davis, Lisa Kudrow, Bud Leslie, Gail Shapiro
Episode 18
The Devil in Mrs. Burleigh
24m
While Howard and Hayden are away at a conference, Shirley confides in Christine that she's become attracted to another man.
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Directed by Craig T. NelsonWritten by Eric HorstedGuest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Georgia Engel
Episode 19
Blue Chip Blues
24m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Alan RafkinWritten by Alan KirschenbaumGuest stars Janet Hubert, Gannon Brown, Brandon Hammond, Terrence Howard, James Pickens Jr.
Episode 20
The Stand-In
24m
Fed up with trying to increase his fertility, Hayden looks into getting a sperm donor -- quarterback Troy Aikman.
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Directed by Alan RafkinWritten by Scott BuckGuest stars Pat Crawford Brown, John Valdetero, Troy Aikman
Episode 21
Something Old, Something New
24m
An old girlfriend's visit rekindles Dauber's feelings and jeopardizes his relationship with Judy.
Episode credits
Directed by Alan RafkinWritten by Eric Horsted, Scott BuckGuest stars Pam Stone, Gretchen German
Episode 22
One of the Guys
24m
Christine goes fishing with the guys and catches the biggest fish.
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Directed by Alan Rafkin
Episode 23
My Best Friend's Girl
24m
Hayden and Christine have lukewarm reactions to Luther's outrageously uninhibited date.
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Directed by Alan RafkinWritten by Eric Horsted, Scott BuckGuest stars Nicole Niblack, Rita Taggart
Episode 24
Goodbye, Mr. Putts
24m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Craig T. NelsonWritten by Jeremy StevensGuest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Pam Stone, Katherine Heard, Michael Milhoan, Naomi
Episode 25
Head Like a Wheel
24m
On his 49th birthday, Hayden wants to drive a race car.
Episode credits
Directed by Craig T. NelsonWritten by Oliver Goldstick, Phil RosenthalGuest stars Charles Napier, Pat Crawford Brown, Chip Albers, Joanna Daniels, Rick Mears, Bobby Unser, Yul Vazquez
Episode 26
Retrospective (1)
24m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Alan RafkinWritten by Barry KempGuest stars Kenneth Kimmins, Clare Carey, Joe Farago, James Karen, Bill Wiley, Nanette Fabray, Mary Hart
Episode 27
Retrospective (2)
24mfinale
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Alan RafkinWritten by Barry Kemp
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Coach
Cast
Craig T. NelsonCoach Hayden Fox
Jerry Van DykeLuther Van Dam
Shelley FabaresChristine Armstrong
Bill FagerbakkeDauber Dybinski
Kenneth KimminsHoward Burleigh
Kris KammStuart Rosebrock
Clare CareyKelly FoxPam StoneJudy Watkins
Credits
- Created by
- Barry Kemp
- Written by
- Scott Buck, Phil Rosenthal, Barry Kemp, Eric Horsted, Oliver Goldstick, Cindy Chupack, Alan Kirschenbaum, Jeremy Stevens, Tom J. Astle, Paul Redford, Bob Bendetson, Thad Mumford, Frank Dungan
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 200
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ABCUnited States- Bungalow 78 ProductionsUnited States
Universal TelevisionUnited States
Themes
sitcom
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