Coach (Season 8)

Is It Hot In Here, or Is It Me? (1) (Episode 1)

Writer: Alan Kirschenbaum

Air date: 1995-09-12

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

Is It Hot In Here, or Is It Me? (2) (Episode 2)

Writer: Alan Kirschenbaum

Air date: 1995-09-19

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: Hayden tries to win over both Doris and the press while readying the Breakers for their first game.

Fool for Lunch (Episode 3)

Writer: Eric Horsted

Air date: 1995-09-26

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

She's Having Our Baby (1) (Episode 4)

Air date: 1995-10-17

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

She's Having Our Baby (2) (Episode 5)

Air date: 1995-10-24

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

Bo Knows (Episode 6)

Writer: Scott Buck

Air date: 1995-10-31

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: The Breakers' prospect for winning games seem bleak until Hayden's star quarterback from Minnesota State shows an interest in joining the team.

Coach's Cornered (Episode 7)

Air date: 1995-11-07

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

Turtle World (Episode 8)

Air date: 1995-11-14

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: Hayden regrets sponsoring Luther's harebrained investment in ""Turtle World"" when he learns that the animals featured in the attraction are dying in captivity.

There's Got to Be a Mourning After (1) (Episode 9)

Writer: Scott Buck

Air date: 1995-11-21

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: Luther muzzles his true feelings about the death of his beloved dog, Quincy, until Doris offers him some advice.

There's Got to Be a Mourning After (2) (Episode 10)

Writer: Cindy Chupack

Air date: 1995-11-28

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

Bye Bye Burleigh (1) (Episode 11)

Air date: 1995-12-05

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: Hayden fumes when the Burleighs come for a surprise visit and then extend their stay.

Bye Bye Burleigh (2) (Episode 12)

Writer: Erika Kaestle

Air date: 1995-12-12

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

The Tight End (Episode 13)

Air date: 1995-12-19

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

Nice Guys Get Cut (Episode 14)

Writer: Phil Rosenthal

Air date: 1996-01-02

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: Hayden loses his appetite when Christine invites soon-to-be-fired player Matt Luba over for dinner.

Her Boyfriend's Back (Episode 15)

Air date: 1996-01-30

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: The father of the unborn baby whom Hayden and Christine plan to adopt comes back into Julie's life.

The Gardener (Episode 16)

Writer: Scott Buck

Air date: 1996-02-06

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

Patching Things Up (Episode 17)

Writer: Cindy Chupack

Air date: 1996-02-13

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: Christine needs to cheer up Hayden after a doctor connects his diminished sex drive to "male menopause."

Save the Wave (Episode 18)

Air date: 1996-02-20

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: Hayden rallies support for the team after Doris decides to move the Breakers to Los Angeles.

Dauber's Vehicle (Episode 19)

Writer: Eric Horsted

Air date: 1996-02-27

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

Quarantine (Episode 20)

Air date: 1996-03-12

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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."

Van Damn vs. Fox (Episode 21)

Air date: 1996-03-19

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: When Luther burns himself at Hayden's barbecue, he skewers his host with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit for negligence.

Fantasy Camp (Episode 22)

Writer: Scott Buck

Air date: 1996-04-02

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

Luther Get Your Gun (Episode 23)

Writer: Cindy Chupack

Air date: 1996-04-30

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: Luther gets a shot at impressing Doris's high-class friends when he claims to be an expert hunter.

A Player to Be Named Later (Episode 24)

Writer: Nelson Costello

Air date: 1996-05-07

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: 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.

Somebody's Baby (Episode 25)

Writer: Eric Horsted

Air date: 1996-05-21

Runtime: 24 min

Overview: Adoption complications develop when Julie's father returns.