The Awl has a good remembrance.
My favorite ever Coach apology:
Coach: I jumped to conclusions. I’m well aware of what happened the other night. I apologize. I was wrong.
Tim: That’s fine.
Coach: No is not fine. I couldn’t have mishandled it any worse. And I apologize. Last couple weeks, I’ve been giving you hell, and not once have you come to me and complained. And then you got where you’re protecting my daughter and you’re not letting me think bad of her, and again you don’t say a word. Not a word. And I’ll tell you something, not as a coach, but as a father, you realize what an honorable thing that is. That is very honorable.
Tim: Thank you, sir.
And among my favorite Mrs. Coach pep talks for her husband:
Tami: I love that about you.
Eric: What? That I can’t make a decision to save my life?
Tami: No. That you make the decision with such a conscience. What other coach would think like that? I think it’s because you’re a teacher first. You–you are a molder of men. And I find that admirable, and I find that very sexy.
And a listing of my particular favorite episodes (NB that seasons 4 and 5 are more than well-represented, and that Season Two Never Happened), in some approximate order:
The Son
[long gap]
Pilot
Mud Bowl
Thanksgiving
Always
[smaller gap]
A Sort of Homecoming
The March
Hello, Goodbye
State
Kingdom
Becky, feel free to disagree with me about this.
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