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Coach - The First Season (Limited Edition)

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Season 1 for Coach began on ABC in Feburary 1989 as a mid-season replacement show. This show is really funny and made a name for Craig T. Nelson. I really like to see this show in it's early days when Hayden, Luther, Dauber and company laugh things up for the Minnesota Screaming Eagles! Here's a guide for season 1.

1.) Kelly & The Professor 2/28/89
Kelly tells Hayden she had a date with a faculty member, and he wants to know who.

2.) Pilot episode 3/1/89
Kelly's return to Minnesota for college awakens Hayden's paternal instincts, disrupting his relationship with Christine.

3.) Kelly, Meet Christine 3/8/89
Christine demands Hayden be truthful with Kelly about their relationship.

4.) I'm in Love With a Boy Named Stuart 3/15/89
Hayden gets to meet Stuart, Kelly's new boyfriend, at dinner, but the more he gets to know him, the less he likes him.

5.) The Loss Weekend 3/22/89
A losing streak makes Hayden unpleasant company for Christine.

6.) Gambling for Meat 4/5/89
Hayden suspends Luther for 30 days for gambling when he bets against the team and wins a steak at the Touchdown Club; but Luther think he has been fired, and takes another job.

7.) 19 Candles 4/12/89
Hayden plans a quiet birthday celebration for Kelly, who invites Stuart.

8.) Parent's Weekend 4/19/89
Christine is seized by an uncontrollable urge to get a look at Hayden's ex-wife, who's come up for Parents' Weekend.

9.) I'm Sorry I Told You My Wife Was Dead 4/26/89
Hayden consoles a wealthy alumnus' widow to secure a substantial donation.

10.) Define Romance 5/3/89
Hayden feels threatened when Christine dates another.

11.) Who's Team is it Anyway? 5/17/89
Although Hayden needs a victory in his last game for a winning season, he may be forced to bench his star player for skipping practice.

12.) Hoot, Hoot, Hike 5/31/89
The poetry of football is turned into ballet by Kelly's dance instructor, who envisions a pas de deux with technical advisor Hayden.

13.) Dauber's Blow Out 6/7/89
Anti-fun Riley Pringle of the Conduct Committee joins Hayden in supervising Dauber's season-ending party.

This is the best show on TV and I'm glad Universal was able to give recognitizion. I hope to look for future seasons real soon!

Fans of the television series Coach will be glad to know that the shows first season is available in a special limited edition. The Coach The First Season-Limited Edition DVD set is really awesome. The DVD's arrive in a lift up playbook style notebook that is made of the same material as a football and the design looks like a football. The lift up flap inside of the notebook features football plays.

Inside of the notebook, are CD like sleeves that hold the discs. Two discs total arrive with the set. Inside of the notebook is a "playbook." The cover of the playbook says "Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles Play Book. Inside of the playbook, are episode descriptions for all fourteen episodes included with the set. The DVD set includes all thirteen season one episodes and a bonus episode from the shows second season ("Homewreckers").

Similar to other recent Universal releases, Coach The Complete First Season DVD set includes a featurette about the greatest television shows of the '80s.

Coach premiered on television in 1989. The series is about a college football coach (Craig T. Nelson), who his fair share of challenges dealing with his adult daughter and friends. Series stars also include Shelley Fabares and Jerry Van Dyke.

Considering that Coach is not considered a television blockbuster, I appreciate the effort put into the limited edition set.

This is one of the best sitcoms ever. I was born in 76, and this show premiered in 89. I never watched it when it first aired. I think, because I didn't like football (and still don't like football), that I wouldn't enjoy a sitcom about a football coach. So I never gave it a chance. Until a few years ago, I seen a few reruns on TV and was hooked. The DVD release is a treat for me, because I don't have the USA network, and therefore haven't been able to even watch reruns. If you are a Seinfeld fan, or Curb Your Enthusiasm fan...and like sophisticated smart comedy, you will like this series! And if you are like me, and don't care for football...don't worry, you won't even notice the parts about football, because there is so much more going on besides that!!

Well I am part of the majority of the views on this site...I have been waiting for this to be on DVD and literally stumbled onto this DVD while at the store...For people that don't know the show and write negative reviews...the fans can contest yes...the "alpha male" vs "educated female" relationship is there but there are episodes in this series that end on a sad note and that is when the show shows the spectrum of the writing and acting...how our favorite characters Hayden, Luther, Dauber can make us laugh and turn around and make us see the angle that no one ever see's (what episode does Hayden tell the football player..to cover the man at any expense and he ends up putting the other player in the hospital?)....that and other episodes as well...show the talent of the writers and the actors....

On a negative note...all though this is one of the few shows I will own....when they went to Orlando that is when the show lost its flavor.

The disk is good...some episodes are "grainier" than others...sounds ok....good buy for the cost.

Can't wait for the other 8 seasons!

For laughs, no other sitcom tops Coach. Sure, it's not sophisticated and borderline soap opera like many other so called "sitcoms" out there but that's the charm of it. I will happily place the Coach DVD collection right on a shelf with the equally funny and irreverent Seinfeld collection.

I'm a female collee student and I grew up watching this show w/ my dad and uncles when I was little... to this day, its one of my favorite shows. While I am by no means conservative, its a really wholesome show that we could all enjoy and it addresses so many contemporary issues without the viewer having to slow down think about it... I like drama and suspense and depth as much as any critic of this show, but I also like to watch TV and laugh from time to time.

Although the show wasn't as punchy in the later seasons, it still maintained a high level of quality. I hope the other seasons come soon!!

as a side note, I really hate when people leave negative reviews that have nothing to do with the actual product but rather rant -- showing the critic's limited, though many lettered, vocabulary.

COACH is one my my all-time favorite TV series and I was so glad to see the first season out on DVD. My wife loves it more than I do and usually Tivo the reruns and watch them. So she was pleasantly suprise when I got this DVD for her for Christmas. Funny characters, good writing, moving at times. I hope they eventually do all of the episodes on DVD.

With all the shows on DVD today, I can't believe that it finally took all this time for Universal to release Coach. This has been a very long wait for Im sure are thousands of fans. Lets just hope that Universal doesn't wait years to bring out all 9 seasons. This is by far one of my all time, if not favorite, show. June 13th can't come fast enough. Universal is releasing two versions...one being a limited edition. You can take a look at both cover arts on Tvshowsondvd.com. WTG Universal for finally seeing the light.

Coach was always good for a lot of laughs. Especialy luther and dauber. I was always Laughing after every show. It also had great chemistry between the characters. If it was the friendship between hayden and luther or the on and off romance between hayden and christine it keep me coming back week after week. I would recomend this to anyone who is looking for a good laugh.

Season Two is being release MAY 15th, 2007. HOOORAAY! The best comedy ever. And question for Ann, Have you even seen the show?