Eastbound & Down (2009)
TV Show

Relief Pitcher Kenny Powers was poised to rule the Big Leagues, but two things got in his way: his fading fastball and his insufferable personality. After a spectacular career flame-out, Kenny came home to Shelby County, NC and picked up a job as a substitute gym teacher (mostly so his brother Dustin would stop threatening to kick him out). He's spent every moment since then cashing in the last of his dying fame while plotting his inevitable comeback...one beer at a time.

Genre: Comedy

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Seasons: 3

Seasons episode list: 1 2 3

Season 1 - Episode list

1. Chapter 1

Airdate: 2009-02-15 | TheTVDB Rating: 7.4/10

Series premiere. Burned out and broke, former big-league pitcher Kenny Powers returns home to North Carolina to teach PE at the local middle school he once attended. Wreaking havoc at school, around town and at the home of his brother Dustin, Kenny settles into his role as the town's loose-cannon agitator, setting his sights on winning back his high-school flame April, now a teacher engaged to the school principal, Terrence Cutler.

2. Chapter 2

Airdate: 2009-02-22 | TheTVDB Rating: 7.5/10

Kenny tries to make extra money by pitching himself as spokesman for a luxury car dealership; Kenny and his driver make an appearance at the middle school dance.

3. Chapter 3

Airdate: 2009-03-01 | TheTVDB Rating: 7.1/10

Stevie gets a scoop on Kenny's possible competition when he hears of a promising young high school pitcher. Cassie wants to sell off all of Kenny's baseball memorabilia on the computer. Meanwhile, Kenny makes a commitment to a new exercise regimen.

4. Chapter 4

Airdate: 2009-03-08 | TheTVDB Rating: 7.5/10

Kenny attends a BBQ at April and Terrence's house where his romantic feelings for April intensify. Later, Stevie puts together a DVD of Kenny's greatest moments in the hopes that the major leagues will notice.

5. Chapter 5

Airdate: 2009-03-15 | TheTVDB Rating: 8.0/10

Kenny decides to give up on his dream of returning to professional baseball. Meanwhile, arrogant car dealer Ashley comes back into the picture.

6. Chapter 6

Airdate: 2009-03-22 | TheTVDB Rating: 7.6/10

Kenny gets an offer from a professional team and is forced to say goodbye to his family and teaching job.

Season 2 - Episode list

1. Chapter 7

Airdate: 2010-09-26 | TheTVDB Rating: 7.4/10

Kenny Powers heads to Mexico to lick his wounds and start a new, more anonymous life. Befriended by a neighboring Mexican family and a sultry bar singer named Vida, Kenny emerges from "the darkest hole I've ever been in" by planning a comeback.

2. Chapter 8

Airdate: 2010-10-03 | TheTVDB Rating: 7.8/10

Charros owner Sebastian Cisneros agrees to pull out all the stops in promoting Kenny Powers’ return to organized baseball, but Kenny loses motivation after learning a secret about April from an old friend.

3. Chapter 9

Airdate: 2010-10-10 | TheTVDB Rating: 7.7/10

Puzzled by the Mexican fans’ lukewarm reception, Kenny starts a grassroots PR campaign to burnish his image. But it takes a vintage Powers flare-up to bring the fans to their feet. Kenny makes inroads with Vida by inviting her to Sebastian’s yacht party.

4. Chapter 10

Airdate: 2010-10-17 | TheTVDB Rating: 7.4/10

Though Charros fans respond to Kenny, he is warned by Roger about the perils of showboating. Kenny finds he has serious competition in his courtship of Vida. Stevie finds short-lived romance.

5. Chapter 11

Airdate: 2010-10-24 | TheTVDB Rating: 8.0/10

Kenny considers a new full-time life working in Mexico.

6. Chapter 12

Airdate: 2010-10-31 | TheTVDB Rating: 7.8/10

Kenny settles his debt with Sebastian; later, he settles a score with Aaron and Hector, and bids adios to Vida. Kenny passes a final test with the Charros team.

7. Chapter 13

Airdate: 2010-11-07 | TheTVDB Rating: 8.0/10

Kenny confronts his future.