Eastbound & Down

2009 • HBO

4.8

47 reviews

MA15+

Rating

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Chapter 1

2/15/09

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--and sets his sights on winning back his high-school flame April.

2 Chapter 2

2/22/09

To avoid selling his beloved jet ski, Kenny looks to score some extra cash by pitching himself as spokesman for a local luxury-car dealership. Later Kenny and his driver, Clegg, make a memorable cameo appearance at the middle-school dance.

3 Chapter 3

3/1/09

Kenny enlists the fawning Stevie to be his personal assistant. Meanwhile, Dustin's wife Cassie offers to sell Kenny's baseball memorabilia on eBay, while Kenny gets serious about getting in shape by any means possible.

4 Chapter 4

3/8/09

Kenny looks to rekindle an old flame at a barbecue hosted by April and Cutler; Stevie cuts a greatest hits DVD for his favorite ballplayer in hopes of getting Kenny a big-league tryout.

5 Chapter 5

3/15/09

Convinced he's lost his stuff, Kenny decides to give up his comeback dreams and move on as a working stiff--but his resolve is tested by arrogant car dealer Ashley Schaeffer and his new pet celebrity, a major-league arch-nemesis named Reg Mackworthy.

6 Chapter 6

3/22/09

In the Season One finale, Kenny says goodbye to his life as a schoolteacher--and bids farewell to Dustin and his family--after he's tendered a big-league job offer in Tampa.

About this show

As a baseball star, Kenny Powers had it all. But he threw it all away. HBO presents this comedy series starring Danny McBride as the former pitcher who finds himself out of baseball and reduced to teaching Phys Ed at his old high school.

Rating: MA15+

Ratings and reviews

4.8

47 reviews

Jen Ree

April 18, 2020

What can I say Hahaha Danny McBride you bloody crack me up every time, Your humour is second to none. And Katy Mixon, you are my favourite female actress, hopefully we'll see you alongside Danny again! Another awesome TV series, LEGENDS.. With love from Australia

Daniel Kristiansen Cash

June 20, 2014

Season one particularly incredible. So funny. Must watch!

4 people found this review helpful

Joanne Beamsley

January 16, 2015

Some of the best lines ever.

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