Evening Shade Far from the Madden Crowd (1990–1994) Online
- Original Title :
- Far from the Madden Crowd
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy
- Year :
- 1990–1994
- Directror :
- Burt Reynolds
- Cast :
- Burt Reynolds,Hal Holbrook,Michael Jeter
- Writer :
- Linda Bloodworth-Thomason,Patrick Sean Clark
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 30min
- Rating :
- 7.1/10
John Madden is sought to emcee an annual sports banquet, while Wood comes to regret asking Herman to film a documentary on the Newton family life for the Newtons' unborn baby to see.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Burt Reynolds | - | Wood Newton |
 | Hal Holbrook | - | Evan Evans |
 | Michael Jeter | - | Herman Stiles |
 | Melissa Reneé Martin | - | Molly Newton (as Melissa Renee Martin) |
| Jacob Parker | - | Will Newton |
 | Elizabeth Ashley | - | Freida Evans |
 | Ossie Davis | - | Ponder Blue |
 | Charles Durning | - | Dr. Harlan Elldridge |
 | Ann Wedgeworth | - | Merleen Elldridge |
 | Jay R. Ferguson | - | Taylor Newton |
 | Marilu Henner | - | Ava Evans Newton |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Jane Abbott | - | Dorothy |
 | Terry Bradshaw | - | Himself |
 | Charlie Dell | - | Nub Oliver |
 | Linda Gehringer | - | Fontana Beausoleil |
The title is based on the 1874 novel/movie Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) by Thomas Hardy and was his first major literary success.