Eastbound & Down

Burned out and broke, former major 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.

Kenny Powers tries to cash in by becoming the spokesman for a luxury car dealership. After an embarrassing scene at the dealership, Powers acquires a sidekick in the form of music teacher Stevie Janowski. Powers appears at a school dance and declares his love for April while high on ecstasy.

After Kenny sets Stevie up to take the rap for his own alcohol fueled car crash, Kenny hires Stevie as his assistant. Thinking it's worth a lot of money, Kenny has his sister-in-law Cassie list memorabilia from his baseball career on eBay, and he begins training and using steroids again.

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.

Thanks largely to Terrence's words, Kenny decides to give up on his dream of returning to professional baseball. Meanwhile, arrogant car dealer Ashley comes back into the picture, along with the player who ended Kenny's career, Reg Mackworthy, whose own career has been sidelined thanks to gambling charges.

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.

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.

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

Puzzled by the Mexican fansʼ lukewarm reception, Kenny starts a grassroots PR campaign to burnish his image, but it takes a vintage Powers flare-up to bring the crowd to its feet. Kenny makes inroads with Vida by inviting her to Sebastianʼs yacht party. 

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

Kenny considers a new full time life working in Mexico. 

Kenny settles some old scores and shows Mexico what heʼs really made of. 

Kenny and Stevie return to their hometown of Shelby, NC. April has a surprise waiting for Kenny. 

After a great start to his season with the Myrtle Beach Mermen, Kenny returns home for his son's first birthday. April then comes to Myrtle Beach and after a night out with Kenny, she leaves him with more than just a hangover.

Kenny attempts to track down April to no avail and also fails in pawning Toby off on his brother. Realizing he will need help if he is to raise his child, Kenny tries to convince Stevie to rejoin him. However, he must first rescue Stevie from the clutches of his new employer, a vengeful Ashley Schaeffer.

Pro scout Roy McDaniel arrives in Myrtle Beach to ask Kenny to mentor Ivan Dochenko, a promising young Russian pitching prospect. Stevie lays down the ground rules for his return to Kenny's team while grappling with Shane and Kenny's relationship.

Kenny thinks his son Toby is cursed and might be to blame for a recent run of bad luck, and later tries to bond with Shane's puritanical family. Meanwhile, Stevie is racked with guilt.

Kenny is shocked when he receives some unexpected visitors, and in a desperate attempt to regain control over his team, he plans the ultimate Independence Day celebration. Stevie struggles with his guilt and makes a confession.

Stevie continues to grieve over what he has lost, while Kenny attempts to come to terms with the challenging responsibilities he faces as a father and as a man. He decides to take his chances with a brand new pitch.

Desperate to return to the mound, Kenny attempts to get back in the good graces of his manager, but his quest for redemption is complicated by several unseen obstacles. A broken hearted Stevie tries to win back Maria's love.

While Kenny attempts to handle the current path his life seems to be taking, an unanticipated and suspicious turn of events changes the future he was certain he had as a minor league pitcher with the Myrtle Beach Mermen.

After faking his death, Kenny Powers is now a family man—with his wife, April, two little kids and a home in the suburbs. He works at a car rental company, and encounters Guy Young, another former baseball player who runs a successful sports talk show. Kenny is invited for a night out with Guy and other former sports stars friends, and decides that he would like to pursue fame once again.

Since his career as a professional baseball pitcher has long past, Kenny begins to seek new fame as a professional sports commentator. Also, his path to this comes from former teammate Guy Young, who invites Kenny to be a guest on his talk show. Kenny tries to convince Stevie to rejoin the Powers team.

An overnight trip to a water park is a wholesome treat from Kenny to his family and friends, but it sets the stage for an evening of debauchery.

Kenny makes good on a threat to Gene. Stevie finds Kenny a charity to promote for Guy's dragon boat race. Toby uses his dad as a role model to summon the courage to feed his new pet.

April convinces Kenny to attend couples therapy. Kenny and Stevie lay out a business plan to take advantage of the former's resurgence.

Kenny gets rattled when Guy introduces a new wild card to the show. Stevie recruits Maria to help promote Kenny's side business. April reaches the end of her rope with "Famous Kenny."

Kenny finds his personal travails taking a toll at work. Stevie keeps up appearances in the face of adversity. Dustin and Cassie help Kenny learn a valuable Christmas lesson.

At his boss' insistence, Kenny returns a favor. Stevie offers revisions to Kenny's life story. April weighs a big decision.