Series synopsis
Eastbound & Down is an American comedy drama television series that premiered on HBO on February 15, 2009. It ended on November 17, 2013. It was created by Danny McBride, Jody Hill, Ben Best. It stars Danny McBride, Steve Little, Ana de la Reguera and Ben Best.
Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.
Premise
Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.
Premise: Every kid has a baseball player to look up to. Kenny Powers is not that guy.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Danny McBride as Kenny Powers
- Steve Little as Stevie Janowski
- Ana de la Reguera as Vida
- Ben Best as Clegg
- Andy Daly as Terrence Cutler
- Ike Barinholtz as Ivan Dochenko
- John Hawkes as Dustin Powers
- Jennifer Irwin as Cassie Powers
Guest cast
- Katy Mixon as April Buchanon
- Rhoda Griffis as The Teacher
- Raiko Bowman as Woman On Boardwalk
- Chandler Massey as Pliny Caldwell
- Simon Rhee as Sensei
- Marlene Forte as Soledad
- Joaquín Cosío as Hector
- Jody Hill as Andrew, Pat Anderson's Sponsor
- Deep Roy as Aaron
- Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo as Announcer
- Efren Ramirez as Catuey
- Marco Rodríguez as Roger Hernandez
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 45 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 16 | March 29, 2009 | November 17, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 6 | February 15, 2009 | March 22, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 7 | September 26, 2010 | November 7, 2010 |
| Season 3 | 8 | February 19, 2012 | April 15, 2012 |
| Season 4 | 8 | September 29, 2013 | November 17, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Making Eastbound & Down A making-of look at the show with cast and crews opinions on working on set. |
March 29, 2009 |
| 2 |
Kenny Powers Greatest Hits Audition tape of Powers displaying his wares to Major League Scouts. |
March 29, 2009 |
| 3 |
Schaeffer Motors Commercial 1 A commercial for Ashley Schaeffer Motors with Will Ferrell and others in character. |
March 29, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chapter 1 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. |
February 15, 2009 |
| 2 |
Chapter 2 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. |
February 22, 2009 |
| 3 |
Chapter 3 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. |
March 1, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chapter 7 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. |
September 26, 2010 |
| 2 |
Chapter 8 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. |
October 3, 2010 |
| 3 |
Chapter 9 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. |
October 10, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chapter 14 In the third-season premiere, Kenny finds himself in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as the closer for a minor-league baseball team, but he also has a reunion with April for his son's first birthday in his North Carolina hometown. |
February 19, 2012 |
| 2 |
Chapter 15 Kenny tracks down Stevie, who's working at Ashley Schaeffer's car dealership, when he heads north with the baby to find April. |
February 26, 2012 |
| 3 |
Chapter 16 Pro scout Roy McDaniel asks Kenny to take a promising Russian pitching prospect under his wing; Stevie takes stock of Shane's status while negotiating his return to Kenny's entourage. |
March 4, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chapter 22 In the Season 4 premiere, Kenny Powers is now a family man—with his wife, April, two little kids and a home in the suburbs—but a night out with a former teammate and current TV star has him yearning to get back in the limelight. |
September 29, 2013 |
| 2 |
Chapter 23 Kenny visits Guy Young to discuss a career change, and tries to convince Stevie to rejoin the Powers team. |
October 6, 2013 |
| 3 |
Chapter 24 Kenny takes his family and friends on a trip to the local water park. |
October 13, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | HBO |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 15, 2009 |
| Last aired | November 17, 2013 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 22:00:00 |