Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger
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Genre	Action Crime Police procedural
Created by	Albert S. Ruddy Leslie Greif Paul Haggis Christopher Canaan
Starring	Chuck Norris Clarence Gilyard Sheree J. Wilson Noble Willingham Nia Peeples Judson Mills Floyd Westerman Jimmy Wlcek Marco Sanchez
Theme music composer	Tirk Wilder (Seasons 1, 2–8) Jerrold Immel (Season 2, last used on "Tiger's Eye")
Opening theme	"Eyes of the Ranger" Performed by Chuck Norris (Mid-Seasons 2–8) on DVD (Mid-Seasons 3 (Ep. 12)–8)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	200 (not including TV movie) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Chuck Norris Andre Morgan Aaron Norris Gordon T. Dawson Michel Vandewalle Tom Blomquist John Ashley Frank Lupo Leonard Katzman
Producer(s)	Calvin Clements Jr. Bob Gookin Bruce Cervi John Lansing Rick Husky Garry A. Brown
Camera setup	Single-camera Super 16mm
Running time	43 minutes
Production company(s)	Cannon Television (1993) Top Kick Productions (1993–1998) (seasons 1-5) Norris Brothers Entertainment (1998–2001) (seasons 6-8) The Ruddy/Greif Company Columbia Pictures Television CBS Productions
Distributor	CBS Media Ventures
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Dolby Surround 2.0
Original release	Pilot April 21, 1993 (1993-04-21) – May 1, 1993 (1993-05-01) Original September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25) – May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)
Chronology
Related shows	Sons of Thunder Walker
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Walker, Texas Ranger is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film Lone Wolf McQuade, with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full seasons followed with new episodes airing from September 25, 1993, to May 19, 2001, and reruns continuing on CBS until July 28, 2001. It has been broadcast in over 100 countries and spawned a 2005 television film entitled Trial by Fire. The film ended on a cliffhanger, which was never resolved. DVD sets of all seasons have been released (with the three pilots packaged with the first regular season). At various times since 1997, reruns of the show have aired, in syndication, on the USA Network and Action in Canada. Reruns are currently seen on CBS Action, WGN America, CMT, INSP, getTV, Pluto TV, TV Land, and Grit, 10 Bold, being part of Network Ten in Australia and now also airing on Charge!

The series was noted for its moralistic style. The characters refrained from the use of drugs, and they participated in community service. Martial arts were displayed prominently as the primary tool of law enforcement and occasionally as a tool for Walker and company to reach out to the community.

Premise

The show was initially developed by executive producer Allison Moore and supervising producer J. Michael Straczynski when the series was still being produced by Cannon Television. While Straczynski had to depart to get his new series Babylon 5 on the air, executive producer David Moessinger remained to finish developing the series. The show is centered on Sergeant Cordell Walker (Norris), a Dallas–Fort Worth–based member of the Texas Rangers, a state-level bureau of investigation. Walker was raised by his paternal uncle, an American Indian named Ray Firewalker (Floyd Red Crow Westerman, pilot episode, season 1; Apesanahkwat, season 2). The surname being, possibly, a nod to the 1986 Norris film, Firewalker. Cordell, prior to joining the Rangers, served in the Marines' elite recon unit during the Vietnam War. Both Cordell and Uncle Ray share the values characteristic of Wild West sheriffs.

His partner and best friend is James "Jimmy" Trivette (Clarence Gilyard), a former Dallas Cowboys player, "Go Long Trivette", who takes a more modern approach. Walker's young partner grew up in Baltimore and used football as his ticket to college education. He was dropped from the team after he tore up his shoulder in a major game, which led to his career in the Rangers (often making references to watching the Lone Ranger and how C.D. Parker mentored him as a rookie officer). Trivette also works inside the office using computers and cellular phones to collate information of the people who have been taken into custody.

Walker also works closely with (and shares a mutual attraction to) Alexandra "Alex" Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson), a Tarrant County Assistant District Attorney, who on occasion puts up a frown if Walker does not obtain results in time. He also gets advice on cases from C.D. Parker (Gailard Sartain, pilot season; Noble Willingham, seasons 1–7), a veteran Ranger (later inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame) who worked with Walker (and is the only character on the show to address Walker by his first name Cordell on a regular basis) until retiring to operate a small restaurant and bar called "CD's Bar and Grill", a restaurant widely known in the series for its chili. In season 7, two rookie Texas Rangers, Sydney Cooke (Nia Peeples), and Francis Gage (Judson Mills), are assigned under Walker and Trivette's command.

The series was well known during its run for its product placement deal with Chrysler, especially its Dodge division. After Walker used a GMC Sierra during the first season, he switched to the Dodge Ram (which at the start of the second season was completely redesigned for 1994), which would be advertised during commercial breaks. Other members of the cast often used other Chrysler vehicles, while villains would drive vehicles from General Motors or Ford Motor Company. This was not unlike The Andy Griffith Show, which exclusively used Ford vehicles due to a sponsorship deal with Andy Griffith. Coincidentally, the show ended just as Dodge was getting ready to redesign the Ram again for the 2002 model year. However the 2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10 was used in the movie Trial by Fire, driven by Walker.

Episodes

Main article: List of Walker, Texas Ranger episodes

The following is a list of episodes from the American television series Walker, Texas Ranger. A total of 201 episodes aired from April 21, 1993, to May 19, 2001. Although some sources identify the first 3 episodes aired at the end of the 1992-1993 television season, as the first season (making 9 seasons in the series overall), those episodes are included in the Season 1 (1993–1994) DVD release and are not acknowledged as a separate season.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			Season premiere	Season finale
	Pilot	3	April 21, 1993	May 1, 1993
	1	23	September 25, 1993	May 21, 1994
	2	23	September 24, 1994	May 13, 1995
	3	26	September 23, 1995	May 18, 1996
	4	27	September 21, 1996	May 17, 1997
	5	25	September 27, 1997	May 16, 1998
	6	23	September 26, 1998	May 22, 1999
	7	25	September 25, 1999	May 20, 2000
	8	23	October 7, 2000	May 19, 2001

Episodes

Pilot season: 1993

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
1	1	"One Riot, One Ranger"	Virgil W. Vogel	Louise McCarn	April 21, 1993 (1993-04-21)	101
This two-hour premiere episode introduces Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris), a contemporary Texas Ranger. During a bank robbery in Dallas, Ranger Cordell Walker's partner Bob Mobley (Steven Ruge) is killed. Walker's new partner, Ranger Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard), has a history with one of the suspects in the robbery. Trying to solve the case, Walker discovers that the robbery could have been a test for a much bigger goal: simultaneously robbing four banks lying next to each other. After a bomb explodes in a bank across town which has just gotten in a valuable shipment, everyone goes to that bank. When the actual robbery starts at the other four banks, it falls to Walker to stop the robbers and their leader, former CIA agent Orson Wade (Marshall Teague). (Note: The role of C.D. Parker was played by Gailard Sartain. In the first regular season, Noble Willingham took over the role starting with the episode, "Bounty." Clarence Gilyard joined the cast, after departing his role on Matlock. In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
2	2	"Borderline"	Michael Vejar	Robin Madden	April 24, 1993 (1993-04-24)	102
While Tarrant County Assistant D.A. Alex Cahill is trying to prosecute cop killer Benny Carl Devlin (Ray Lykins), she gets a veiled threat from former Cuervo County sheriff Dewey Baker (Leon Rippy) -- the first person she ever put away. Alex had put Baker away because he routinely beat up suspects, and he terrorized anyone who complained about it. But Alex has no proof that Baker is the man who is now stalking her. That's because Baker is having his former cell mate Duane Hopkins (Mark Walters) do the stalking for him. Baker even kills Alex's horse, Amber. And as soon as Baker doesn't need Hopkins anymore, he kills Hopkins. Walker and Trivette set out to rescue Alex when Baker kidnaps her and takes her to a remote cabin.
3	3	"A Shadow in the Night"	Alexander Singer	J. Michael Straczynski	May 1, 1993 (1993-05-01)	103
When a powerful Yakuza leader Mitsua Usagi (Danny Kamekona) is killed in Tokyo by Congressman Leo Cabe's assistant, Karl Jaeker (John S. Davies), the Yakuza follows Cabe (Andrew Robinson) back to the States, and East meets the Wild West when Walker and Trivette are sent to protect Cabe. However, Cabe might be lying about his relations with the Yakuza. At the same time, Walker is reunited with Yoshihito "Yoshi" Sakai (Aki Aleong), a friend he hasn't seen in almost 10 years. Yoshi's father was the man who taught martial arts to Walker. And Walker realizes that Yoshi is still a Yakuza member. Yoshi tells Walker that Karl and Cabe stole valuable Japanese art. Usagi wanted to reclaim the art for Japan, and he was killed for that.

Season 1: 1993–1994

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
4	1	"Bounty"	Vern Gillum	Frank Lupo	September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)	104
Bank robber Roy Buchanan is accidentally arrested, but when he is let go, he not only has Walker and Trivette on his heels, but a deadly bounty hunter by the name of Waxwell as well. Then Walker races to stop Waxwell from murdering Roy's brother Ned when it's discovered he was unwittingly involved. (Note: This is the first episode where the end credits were played over a picture of a Texas Ranger badge, which stayed that way for the rest of the series. Noble Willingham took over the role of C.D. Parker in this episode.)
5	2	"Storm Warning"	James Darren	Story: Louise McCarn Teleplay: Louise McCarn and Terry Grief	October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02)	105
Trivette is up the river—and in very hot water—when he goes undercover in prison and finds himself trapped with other convicts during a brutal escape attempt while a hurricane is going on. Now Walker must find Trivette before he exposes himself.
6	3	"In the Name of God"	Michael Preece	Peter Lance and Terry D. Nelson	October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30)	106
Alex tries to rescue a friend's daughter from a religious cult, but finds herself being held prisoner by the group's charismatic leader.
7	4	"Crime Wave Dave"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	November 6, 1993 (1993-11-06)	107
While searching for Billy Clancy (Tom Hodges), an escaped parolee that he helped before, Walker learns that Billy's parole officer Dave Kilmer (R.D. Call) has been forcing Billy to commit crimes. To protect himself, Kilmer abducts Billy's wife Frances (Marsha Dietlein) and son Billy Jr. (West Gibson) and Walker must rescue them before Billy is killed by the corrupt Kilmer.
8	5	"End Run"	Michael Vejar	Rick Husky	November 13, 1993 (1993-11-13)	108
The wedding of Ranger Hoss at the Ranger Office is interrupted by a courthouse breakout of gang leader Axel Tate (Cylk Cozart), during which Trivette subdues the leader of the break-out, who to Trivette's surprise is an attractive woman, Katherine 'Kat' Prather (Troy Beyer), Axel's girlfriend whom was planning on leaving the gang life behind along with Axel. While Walker and Trivette transport the unruly Kat to testify in the out-of-state murder trial of Trigger Jenks (Gregory Scott Cummins) a gun smuggler who had in the past murdered a Ranger Captain who mentored Walker. Trivette struggles with his feelings for the dangerous woman who is being hunted by the now freed Axel & his gang which has been taken over by Trigger, who has ordered the reluctant Axel to kill his girlfriend, Kat to keep her from testifying against him.
9	6	"Family Matters"	Tony Mordente	Frank Lupo	November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20)	109
Walker clashes with Agent Escalanti (Marco Rodríguez) & the FBI after he arrests a criminal Ted Hurley (Brent Anderson) who feels himself to be above the law because of his sister Vickie Hurley's (Kim Morgan Greene) involvement in the Witness Protection Program and he Trivette and Alex must find a way to ensure a conviction before the FBI sets him free. Meanwhile Walker befriends a young boy named Archie (Brady Bluhm) after saving him from some bullies.
10	7	"She'll Do to Ride the River With"	Andrew Stevens	Peter Lance	November 24, 1993 (1993-11-24)	110
A veterinarian Dr. Slade (Ken Kercheval) investigating the strange deaths of local animals is killed and his daughter Ally Slade (Cali Timmins) teams up with Walker and Trivette. The three discover that an environmental waste company has been spraying a toxic substance on roads in order to make a larger profit. Meanwhile Trivette finds himself taking care of a dog named "Old Blue" after he and Walker save it from drowning after it was thrown into a lake.
11	8	"Unfinished Business"	Michael Preece	Harold Apter	November 27, 1993 (1993-11-27)	111
A renegade vigilante Samuel J. Bodine (Sam J. Jones), a failed Texas Ranger applicant challenges Walker with his attempts to capture several escaped criminals, but he inadvertently endangers innocent civilians in the process. Meanwhile, Evie (Kim Myers) a young woman who works in the Ranger Office falls in love with a man named Tommy Williams who unbeknownst to her is actually the renegade vigilante Walker's looking for.
12	9	"An Innocent Man"	Michael Preece	Charles Holland	December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04)	112
Before a condemned man's execution, Walker finds new evidence that may clear the man's name. But when the man doesn't want to change his plea, Walker suspects blackmail, and must prove it before the man is put to death.
13	10	"Night of the Gladiator"	William A. Fraker	David H. Balkan	December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11)	113
Diane, an old flame of Trivette's asks him to help her brother Randy who is involved with an illegal street fighting ring. Walker and Trivette join the gang by posing as street fighters, and Randy learns from them that the opponent he thought he had accidentally killed, actually died from a overdose of morphine. Though he realizes that his boss was responsible, Randy is forced to fight Trivette when his boss had kidnapped Diane to keep Randy in line and Trivette must hold off Randy so Walker can use the opportunity to save Diane so they can put an end to the fights for good.
14	11	"The Legend of Running Bear"	Michael Preece	Harold Apter	January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08)	114
Walker's cousin, David "Little Eagle" Jackson, returns to the reservation after studying medicine to find that many do not like him, including his girlfriend's father (a member of the reservation's tribal council), whose murder he soon witnesses. Walker must clear his cousins' name when he is arrested for the murder by two corrupt FBI agents who framed him for murder of the tribal leader who they killed after he uncovers they conspired with a mining tycoon to steal land belonging to the reservation.
15	12	"Something in the Shadows: Part 1"	Tony Mordente	Harold Apter and Gordon T. Dawson	January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15)	115
Kurt Nypo, a powerful drug dealer, is attempting to get rid of Walker when he starts to get close. Nypo also has Tony Kingston, one of Walker's karate students (and whose mom he is dating), deliver the drugs. Meanwhile, the Rangers are working on locating a rapist at a college that Alex teaches at.
16	13	"Something in the Shadows: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Harold Apter and Gordon T. Dawson	January 22, 1994 (1994-01-22)	116
Tony is busted for delivering the drugs but refuses to come forward to protect his mother. After Nypo puts her in the hospital, Tony attempts to take matters into his own hands, and Walker, who is being held captive must escape and bust Nypo and his drug lord boss. Meanwhile, the Rangers continue their investigation on the college rapist and suspect that a professor that Alex knows might be the rapist.
17	14	"On Deadly Ground"	Tony Mordente	Rick Husky	January 29, 1994 (1994-01-29)	117
Walker and Trivette, despite having no jurisdiction, travel to Mexico to rescue a captured D.E.A. agent, who is an old friend of Walker, from a Mexican drug cartel.
18	15	"Right Man, Wrong Time"	Michael Preece	Chris Bunch and Allan Cole	February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05)	118
Country singer Merrilee Summers (Mary Elizabeth McGlynn) needs Walker's protection from her estranged ex-husband (Wings Hauser) a music producer, who is threatening her.
19	16	"The Prodigal Son"	Tony Mordente	Peter Lance	March 5, 1994 (1994-03-05)	119
Walker does some soul searching after he nearly causes a young man's death during a hostage situation. He ends up helping another young man (Tobey Maguire), who is on the run for stealing drugs from a mob boss to impress his estranged father.
20	17	"The Committee"	Michael Preece	Lawrence Hertzog	March 12, 1994 (1994-03-12)	120
Walker is asked by Alex and an old Justice Department colleague of hers to go undercover and infiltrate the committee: a secret group of dirty law officials (cops, lawyers, and a judge) who use vigilante style tactics to kill criminals released due to legal procedures. To get through, he'll need to display a more harsher attitude and put his career and life on the line to bust them. To top it off, one of their members, a public defender who Walker befriends, is marked as a target when she has second thoughts about the committee's actions which puts them at risk of being exposed.
21	18	"Deadly Vision"	Lee H. Katzin	B.G. Henry	March 26, 1994 (1994-03-26)	121
Using a psychic to help locate a kidnapped 8-year-old earns Trivette ridicule from his fellow Rangers, except from Walker and C.D., who supports his decision; but will it pay off?
22	19	"Skyjacked"	Tony Mordente	Gregory S. Dinallo	April 2, 1994 (1994-04-02)	122
While transporting a condemned man from Ohio to Texas, his friends hijack the plane and subdue Walker and Trivette, who must find a way to prevent his escape.
23	20	"The Long Haul"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09)	123
Walker and Trivette go undercover to try to catch a gang of big rig hijackers.
24	21	"Rampage"	Tony Mordente	Gregory S. Dinallo	April 30, 1994 (1994-04-30)	124
C.D. must rescue Walker and Trivette when they are trapped deep inside Texas while tracking brothers.
25	22	"The Reunion"	Michael Preece	Galen Thompson	May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14)	125
Walker and Trivette get help from a legendary Texas Ranger, back to seek justice for his murdered son, in tracking down an assassin with a U.S. Senator in his sights. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
26	23	"Stolen Lullaby"	Michael Preece	Julie Friedgen	May 21, 1994 (1994-05-21)	126
Walker investigates the claim of a woman (Danica McKellar), whose baby has been kidnapped, that the baby has been seen in the possession of a politician.

Season 2: 1994–1995

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
27	1	"Badge of Honor"	Michael Preece	Leonard Katzman	September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)	201
Trivette meets an old acquaintance of Walker. He is a sheriff in a small town, running it with an iron fist and promoting racism among his deputies. When he gets too close, Trivette is captured, and learns that with a young boy he is to be put to death in a secret spot where the remains of other captured prisoners are. With time running out, Walker must find a way to get someone to reveal what's going on, save Trivette, and put an end to the sheriff's racial tyranny.
28	2	"Branded"	Jerry Jameson	Calvin Clements Jr.	October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)	202
After a cattle inspector is killed by rustlers, Walker and Trivette work with the inspector's deputy to find those responsible, but the rustlers seem to be one step ahead of the Rangers. Walker suspects a mole and must find a way to uncover it before the rustlers trail goes cold.
29	3	"Silk Dreams"	Michael Preece	Mitchell Wayne Katzman	October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)	203
A deadly new designer drug sends Walker and Trivette out into the nightlife to seek its source. Meanwhile Alex is having a recurring nightmare of Walker being shot which is connected with this case.
30	4	"Mustangs"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)	204
The death of a man who tried to bring Alex information on a plot to exterminate a group of wild mustangs leads Walker to a local ranch run by two brothers, Ned and Mitch Travis. The elder brother Ned, who is responsible is intending to get out of a lease agreement by getting rid of the herd (though Mitch is unaware of the murder). But when Walker gets too close, Ned and his gang are able to trap him in the badlands with no means of communication. Now, Walker must ride the leader of the herd in order to stop them in time.
31	5	"Till Death Do Us Part"	Alexander Singer	Story: Channing Clarkson and Sheree J. Wilson Teleplay: Channing Clarkson	October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)	205
Walker winds up in a coma after trying to save a baby from a car that teetered off a bridge following a hit-and-run accident.
32	6	"Rainbow Warrior"	Jerry Jameson	Larry Brody	November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)	206
While attending the funeral of Chief Six Feathers, Walker learns that his death was no accident.
33/34	7/8	"The Road to Black Bayou"	Michael Preece	Story: David Thoreau Teleplay: David Thoreau and Calvin Clements Jr.	November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)	207/208
Work-related stress builds so Walker, under doctor's advice, takes Trivette & C.D. to Cajun country for a fishing trip. But the vacation turns sour when local ruffians grow tired of the Rangers' presence and take desperate measures to conceal their drug trade. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
35	9	"Line of Fire"	Tony Mordente	Rick Husky	November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)	209
After receiving information about Dallas police officers dealing in drugs, Alex receives a threat on her life.
36	10	"Payback"	Alexander Singer	Gordon T. Dawson	December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)	210
Someone has put out a bounty on Walker who is already busy with recovering a stolen van that is designed for a handicapped boy.
37	11	"Tiger's Eye"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas Corea	December 17, 1994 (1994-12-17)	211
The Japanese Yakuza kidnap the daughter of Jesse Morell, a Texas power broker in order to get revenge on his security chief Manzo Tokada. Tokada, a former Japanese cop, previously infiltrated their gang before faking his death with Jesse's help after his cover was blown. However, Tokada refuses Walker's assistance, preferring to handle it his way.
38	12	"The Big Bingo Bamboozle"	Michael Preece	Robert Wynne	January 7, 1995 (1995-01-07)	212
A protected witness to a bingo game (that was actually a money laundering operation) keeps trying to escape her guards. Walker must find out why before they miss the trial that'll put the leader of the operation behind bars (Note: The theme song "Eyes of a Ranger", sung by Chuck Norris, first appears in the opening and end credits)
39	13	"Money Train"	Christian I. Nyby II	Rick Husky	January 14, 1995 (1995-01-14)	213
Walker and Trivette chance upon a planned train robbery after Trivette gets them work on a movie set.
40	14	"Mean Streets"	Michael Preece	Mitchell Wayne Katzman	January 28, 1995 (1995-01-28)	214
A masked group consisting of spoiled rich boys have been beating up the homeless. But when one of their attacks results in a homicide, Walker goes undercover as a homeless man to catch them before they destroy a homeless shelter.
41	15	"Cowboy"	Christian I. Nyby II	Richard Stanley	February 4, 1995 (1995-02-04)	215
Alex gets caught at the scene of an oil tycoon's abduction by career criminal Victor LaRue (Wayne Pére) and is rounded up as a hostage herself. Walker and Trivette set out to track down LaRue and save her and the other hostages.
42/43	16/17	"War Zone"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	February 11, 1995 (1995-02-11)	216/217
A series of high-profile robberies puzzle the Rangers, but when one results in the death of Walker's ex-partner, it becomes a personal crusade. As Walker is working on helping the man's two children cope with their loss, he and Trivette suspect that an employee of an armored car company that have been present during these robberies may be working with the robbers whom the Rangers discover are ex-military. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
44	18	"Trust No One"	Tony Mordente	Story: Fred McKnight Teleplay: Terry D. Nelson and Rick Kelbaugh	February 18, 1995 (1995-02-18)	218
Walker must clear the name of Trivette, who's been accused in the disappearance of $5 million in counterfeit money.
45	19	"Blue Movies"	Michael Preece	Calvin Clements Jr.	February 25, 1995 (1995-02-25)	219
A judge is killed during a secret meeting with Alex & Walker, by a man who reveals to Walker that the one who ordered the hit is D.L. Dade (Howard Keel), a respectable businessman who has been keeping his true activities hidden from the law. Alex & Walker are forced to make a deal with the judge's killer in order to get his testimony to convict Dade. But after the killer is murdered to keep him from testifying, Walker remembering that the man said that Dade once made adult films, decides to track down one of the actresses a girl known by the stage name, "Candy Delight" suspecting that she was underage at the time. However an informant in Alex's office is keeping Dade up to date on the Rangers' moves. Walker finds the actress is now a married woman with a husband and young son, who is unwilling to testify about her past and Walker not wanting to ruin the woman's happy life, decides against convincing her to testify, but Dade is determined to get rid of witnesses and Walker must save her from being killed by Dade's hitmen.
46	20	"On Sacred Ground"	Joe Coppoletta	Gordon T. Dawson	March 11, 1995 (1995-03-11)	220
Cherokee youths are stealing artifacts from a museum, claiming they were taken from their ancestral burial grounds.
47	21	"Case Closed"	Tony Mordente	Steven L. Sears	April 29, 1995 (1995-04-29)	221
Walker seeks to disprove 40 years of UFO sightings in a small, Texas town, while also trying to find the missing father of a young girl.
48/49	22/23	"Flashback"	Tony Mordente	Jim Byrnes	May 6, 1995 (1995-05-06)	222
Walker pursues a group of killers seeking the lost treasures of Hayes Cooper, a Wild West Texas Ranger. During the pursuit, Walker is attacked by a rattlesnake. Parts of the episode are "flashbacks" to Hayes Cooper, who with Lockett (played by Trivette/Gilyard), is pursuing a group of killers. (Notes: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
50/51	24/25	"Standoff"	Michael Preece	Tom Blomquist, Rick Husky and Terry D. Nelson	May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)	223
Walker (with the aid of a jet pack) and Trivette protect a Mexican Presidential candidate from an assassin. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)

Season 3: 1995–1996

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
52	1	"Blown Apart"	Tony Mordente	Terry D. Nelson	September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23)	301
An escaped psychopathic prisoner named Max Kale (Ed O'Ross) goes on a spree, eager to kill people who helped put him away in prison—a list of people including Walker, Alex, a doctor named Jane Pine, a judge named Hollister, Max's ex-wife Angela, and the neighbors from the street where Max was raised. Now Walker must do whatever it takes to protect the people and put an end to Kale's rampage.
53	2	"Deep Cover"	Tony Mordente	Calvin Clements Jr.	September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)	302
While on loan to the DEA for a case, Walker and Trivette head to Miami, Florida, where Walker poses as a cocaine dealer to help break up a drug trafficking operation and rescue a cop that is being held hostage.
54	3	"The Guardians"	Michael Preece	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)	303
When an undercover cop winds up dead, Walker goes undercover at an oil rig to locate The Guardians, a group of eco-terrorists that have infiltrated the rig with the intention of blowing it up.
55	4	"Collision Course"	Chuck Bowman	Jim Byrnes	October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14)	304
C.D.'s niece is kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend (Brian Krause) and forces her into a string of bank robberies. Walker and C.D.'s pursuit of them becomes further complicated when a radio show host, unaware of what's really going on, offers a bounty on their Bonnie and Clyde-style bank robberies.
56	5	"Point After"	Joe Coppoletta	Story: Ronald M. Cohen Teleplay: Rick Husky	October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21)	305
Walker and Trivette's investigation of the death of an assistant high school football coach leads to their discovery of a blackmail plot towards the team caused by an illegal high-stakes gambling ring and they must put a stop to it before the state tournament game the high school team had been preparing for starts.
57	6	"Evil in the Night"	Michael Preece	Tom Blomquist	November 4, 1995 (1995-11-04)	306
Running Wolf, a malevolent medicine man (Billy Drago) resurrects after desecration of his burial ground, and Walker must confront his past demons if he hopes to stop him before he gets revenge.
58	7	"Final Justice"	Joe Coppoletta	Rick Husky	November 11, 1995 (1995-11-11)	307
After learning one of his parent's killers was never brought to justice, Walker finds a witness to help make things right.
59	8	"The Lynching"	Michael Preece	Nicholas Corea	November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18)	308
In a small town, an elderly woman is murdered and a young mentally disabled man who was living with her is accused of murdering her by a lynch mob which demands to settle it with vigilante-style justice. Walker and Trivette must prove his innocence before the mob extracts vengeance.
60	9	"Whitewater: Part 1"	Michael Preece	Liz Comici and Luciano Comici	November 25, 1995 (1995-11-25)	309
Alex and Walker's whitewater rafting trip becomes a working vacation when one of the rafters is murdered. Meanwhile, Trivette and CD are on the trail of an escaped convict who's headed down river in the same direction as Alex and Walker. Note: Parts 1 and 2 are shown as a single episode on the DVD release.
61	10	"Whitewater: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Liz Comici and Luciano Comici	December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02)	310
See Part 1 above. Note: Parts 1 and 2 are shown as a single episode on the DVD release.
62	11	"The Covenant"	Tony Mordente	Story: Galen Thompson Teleplay: Galen Thompson and Gordon T. Dawson	December 9, 1995 (1995-12-09)	311
A gang leader who is trying to start a turf war attempts to recruit one of Walker's karate students, Tommy Lopez, to his side. When Tommy refuses, the gang severely wounds his older brother Ernesto in a drive-by shooting and frames a rival gang who they had shot at previously for it, and Walker must stop the gang from getting revenge and igniting the turf war.
63	12	"Rodeo"	Michael Preece	Babs Greyhosky	January 6, 1996 (1996-01-06)	312
Victor DeMarco (Joseph Campanella), a mob boss who was put away in prison years ago, is given a new trial and intends to go free by using false witnesses. After his men kill two of the real witnesses, Walker and Trivette go undercover to protect the final witness, a rodeo rider who is an ex-boyfriend of Alex after he refuses protective custody.
64	13	"Flashpoint"	Aaron Norris	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	January 13, 1996 (1996-01-13)	313
Irish militants are trying to kill a peacemaker. But when the plan results in one member being captured, the son plots to free him. (Note: This episode serves as a backstory for the season 6 episode "Second Chance")
65	14	"Break In"	Joe Coppoletta	Jim Byrnes	January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20)	314
Walker goes undercover in a prison to gather evidence on a convicted felon that had a key witness and two rangers murdered, but is unaware that the assistant warden and some of the guards are working for the felon. On top of all that Trivette gets exposed and Walker must work alone and bust the warden before his cover is blown and the felon walks free.
66	15	"The Return of LaRue"	Michael Preece	Tom Blomquist	February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)	315
Paroled on a technicality, Victor LaRue pretends to have changed as he takes revenge on Walker and Alex.
67	16	"The Juggernaut"	Tony Mordente	Calvin Clements Jr.	February 10, 1996 (1996-02-10)	316
Alex helps an abused wife at a mountain retreat of her women's support group to see that her violent husband can never change, but when he tracks her down at the retreat it places all of them in danger.
68	17	"El Coyote: Part 1"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17)	317
After saving a female Mexican immigrant who was brought in illegally and forced into prostitution, Walker goes undercover with Mexican agent Jesse Rodriguez (from the Season 2 episode "Standoff") as a peasant to track a large operation of slave-labor smugglers in Mexico that are migrating Mexican immigrants into the United States illegally by tricking them with false promises of providing them with a better life.
69	18	"El Coyote: Part 2"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	February 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)	318
While being put to work at a farm, Jesse finds one of their men there to whom he once arrested a long time ago could identify him as a police officer once he remembers him which puts both his and Walker's cover at risk, forcing Walker to show his worth by standing up to the slavers to meet the real leader of this slave-labor operation before their cover is blown. Meanwhile after the female immigrant they saved is recaptured and forced back into prostitution, Trivette leads a manhunt to get her back.
70	19	"The Avenger"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas Corea	March 2, 1996 (1996-03-02)	319
After the suspect of a weapons bust is killed by Walker in a raid his older mercenary brother Caleb Hooks (Michael Parks) gets revenge by killing the F.B.I. agent in charge of the bust and kidnaps Walker and makes him fight to the death. Meanwhile, Trivette works with the F.B.I. agent's partner to locate Walker.
71	20	"Behind the Badge"	Michael Preece	Tom Blomquist	March 23, 1996 (1996-03-23)	320
Action surrounding Walker stymies Trivette's attempts to impress the female reporter of a "Behind the Badge" documentary show.
72	21	"Blackout"	Joe Coppoletta	Rick Husky	April 6, 1996 (1996-04-06)	321
A blow to the head leaves Walker with amnesia during an undercover operation to uncover money laundering at a casino, and his only ally is a female spy who must help him recover his memory to bust the scam.
73	22	"Deadline"	Tony Mordente	Story: Jeff Myrow Teleplay: Nicholas Corea	April 13, 1996 (1996-04-13)	322
A senator proposes to save money by disbanding the Texas Rangers. But when his daughter is kidnapped by a gang of jewelry store robbers, he refuses the Rangers' help, choosing to rely on the F.B.I., although Walker and Trivette have a better chance of locating the kidnappers in time.
74	23	"The Siege"	Tony Mordente	Calvin Clements Jr. and Gordon T. Dawson	April 27, 1996 (1996-04-27)	323
While on vacation at a friends' house, heroin smugglers lay siege on their house when Alex accidentally stumbles on their operation. Things become complicated when their friend's son is critically wounded and Walker and Trivette's guns are running low on ammunition, forcing Walker to use guerrilla tactics to pick off the attackers.
75	24	"The Moscow Connection"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas Corea and Terry D. Nelson	May 4, 1996 (1996-05-04)	324
A Russian policeman comes to Texas to help the Texas Ranger deal with Russian criminals that are attempting to take over a local organization. Notes: While on a stakeout, Trivette quotes a passage from The Secret Power Within, and Walker asks Trivette for the title of the book. When Trivette tells him, and mentions that it was written by Chuck Norris, Walker gives the impression that he's never heard of Norris (although he does correct Trivette on the number of world karate championships Norris had won). This episode shows that Chuck Norris exists in the show's fictional universe.
76	25	"Miracle at Middle Creek"	Michael Preece	Rick Husky	May 11, 1996 (1996-05-11)	325
While he and C.D. are trailing a group of bank robbers, Walker learns a small boy is trapped underground, unaware that the boy's father was forced to help in the robbery. When Walker finds himself buried alive with the boy, it is up to Trivette to rescue them.
77	26	"Hall of Fame"	Michael Preece	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)	326
A serial killer from C.D.'s past taunts him as he prepares for induction to the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame and Walker and Trivette sets out to bring him to justice. Features Baboon

Season 4: 1996–1997

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
78	1	"Higher Power"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21)	401
Walker and Alex save a Buddhist monk (Master Rin), a mother, and her son Davey from some local thugs. They learn that Master Rin is searching for the reincarnation of his former master, Lama Dolgin, whom Rin believes to be Davey (he is later proven correct). When Master Rin is hurt while protecting Davey, when are attacked during Tai Chi practice by a man who believes himself to be the reincarnation of a man named Chang, who Lama Dolgin disgraced when he defeated Chang after the man had challenged him and who Dolgin stops from committing ritual suicide (he later swore to take revenge on the Lama). The current Chang intends to capture & imprison Dolgin's reincarnation so he may corrupt him (because killing Davey would only result in the young Lama's reincarnation). Walker must fight Chang in order to protect young Davey.
79	2	"Patriot"	Tony Mordente	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)	402
After the leader of a white-supremacist group is arrested for the murder of Trivette's military cousin, the group retaliates by taking over a minority-owned television station and threatens the lives of the hostages (including Alex) if their leader is not released. Kind-hearted Shelly Preston confronts the leader Sergeant Major Bart Hawkins in the television studio but Hawkins punches her and knocks her out cold. As she helplessly lies there, defeated, everyone looks on, waiting for Walker, who's now their last hope for everyone, but may have to fight Hawkins to the death.
80	3	"Ghost Rider"	Karl Kases	Nicholas Corea	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)	403
A dead child's spirit assists Walker to discover who murdered him eight years ago.
81	4	"The Brotherhood"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)	404
A group of dirty cops have been murdering criminals by targeting the ones who get off due to technicalities. Meanwhile, Walker helps Ernesto Lopez (who had joined Marine Corps after recovering from being shot in "The Covenant"), who has been accused of rape (the victim had mistakenly picked him out of a police lineup) and Alex is able to help him uncover DNA evidence that would prove his innocence. However, before this becomes public knowledge, the crooked cops murder Ernesto and it becomes a personal issue for Walker, especially when they decide to kill Walker before he could expose them after figuring out who they are.
82	5	"Plague"	Tony Mordente	Ron Swanson	October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)	405
An agricultural feed is tested on the Cherokee reservation by a company that is more interested with containing the information from their research rather than to contain the virus. But when Walker learns that the company had murdered an informant who tried to inform Alex about the company's motives, he soon finds that the company intends to murder the Cherokee inhabitants to keep their research a secret. Now Walker is on a race against time before the research kills the natives and destroys the reservation
83	6	"Redemption"	Tony Mordente	William T. Conway	October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26)	406
Alex's attorney father, Gordon Cahill (Rod Taylor), who walked out on his family years ago because of his alcohol problems, is defending Karl Mayes, the crime boss that she is prosecuting. But when Mayes' henchman Hendricks disguises himself as a cop and kills a witness that Walker has in custody, Gordon quits the case out of disgust. However, this makes him a key witness and both he and Alex are next on Mayes' hit list.
84	7	"Codename: Dragonfly"	Michael Preece	Story: Nicholas Corea Teleplay: Nicholas Corea and Bob Gookin	November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)	407
A military helicopter with stealth capabilities has been stolen to be utilized by a drug cartel. The thief turns out to be ex-Marine Randy Shrader (Marshall R. Teague) who abandoned his unit during the war in Vietnam, leaving the men (including Walker) for dead. With no time to lose Walker must catch Shrader before the helicopter falls into the cartel's hands.
85	8	"A Silent Cry"	Michael Preece	Mitchell Schneider	November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)	408
The Rangers seek out a trio of construction workers, who have been using date rape drugs to subdue and assault young women. Things get personal for Walker when Darcy Reynolds (Yelba Osorio), the daughter of Cora Reynolds (Rosanna DeSoto) one of his friends, falls victim to the trio, and she struggles to deal with the traumatic experience. After the rapists' next victim turns up dead from a rohypnol overdose, Walker heats up the investigation, prompting the trio to try anything to shake the Rangers off their trail. Meanwhile Alex and Darcy's mother try to get Darcy to attend a rape victim support group but Darcy finds the process too painful and wants to put the rape incident behind her, but reconsiders when her mother reveals in front of her daughter, Alex, and the support group that she was molested by a family friend as a child and that she regrets having suffered alone in silence all those years, due being unaware about victim's support groups like them.
86	9	"Swan Song"	Karl Kases	Story: Liz Comici and Luciano Comici Teleplay: Gordon T. Dawson	November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)	409
Walker and Alex lead an expedition in Utah to locate a crashed plane, that was used by robbers eight years ago that had stolen money from a bank and killed one of Walker's friends. However, a group of opportunists hearing that there is three million dollars on board, secretly follow the group. Unaware to both groups, one of the robbers survived the plane crash, and has been living in a cave as a mountain cannibal.
87	10	"Cyclone"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas Corea and Bob Gookin	November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)	410
As a tornado approaches Dallas, kidnappers demand $10 million for a school bus, full of kidnapped children as well as C.D. and Alex, which unknown to the Rangers have been buried alive. Walker and Trivette must locate the bus through the severe weather before it runs out of air.
88	11	"Lucky"	Tony Mordente	Story: Bob Gookin and Rick Husky Teleplay: Bob Gookin	November 30, 1996 (1996-11-30)	411
A homeless man's dog helps Walker track down the source of an attack and near death of a priest. Meanwhile, Alex and C.D. put on a charity Thanksgiving dinner.
89	12	"The Deadliest Man Alive"	Tony Mordente	Calvin Clements Jr.	December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14)	412
The Viper, a deadly international assassin, is in Texas, and Walker must stop him before he strikes again.
90	13	"A Ranger's Christmas"	Michael Preece	Nicholas Corea	December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21)	413
Walker tells the story of the Old West's Hayes Cooper, a Scrooge-like Texas Ranger who finally learned to have Christmas spirit. This episode aired just four days before Christmas in 1996.
91	14	"Mayday"	Tony Mordente	Story: Rick Husky Teleplay: Rick Husky and Nicholas Corea	January 11, 1997 (1997-01-11)	414
After surviving a plane crash that was supposed to kill him and Charlie Brooks (Terry Kiser), an important witness and former mob accountant, Walker must protect Charlie and the other survivors from hit men who have come to finish them off.
92	15	"Last Hope"	Rich Thorne	Story: Bob Gookin and I.B. Otto Teleplay: Bob Gookin	January 18, 1997 (1997-01-18)	415
The Rangers set up a camp to help troubled teens with pressure, with the assistance of Charlie Brooks, who had been sentenced to community service. However, one of the teens endangers everybody at Ranger Camp by unknowingly stealing a money bag from drug dealers.
93	16	"Full Contact"	Michael Preece	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	February 1, 1997 (1997-02-01)	416
Walker clears the name of a young martial artist framed for the murder of his trainer, and then trains him for a kickboxing tournament championship.
94	17	"99th Ranger"	Tony Mordente	Gordon T. Dawson	February 8, 1997 (1997-02-08)	417
While looking into recruiting a replacement for a Texas Ranger that was killed in a shootout, he meets Ranger applicant Roberta 'Bobbie' Hunt (Tammy Lauren), a Fort Worth, Texas police officer who is being haunted by her violent ex-husband (Jeff Kober) gives up her dream of becoming a Texas Ranger until Walker convinces her otherwise.
95	18	"Devil's Turf"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15)	418
Walker goes undercover as a high school teacher to help bust a drug ring that are using Powerballs, a deadly drug that had killed a couple of students as well as helping his students improve themselves.
96	19	"Days Past"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas Corea	February 22, 1997 (1997-02-22)	419
Vince Pike (Leon Rippy), a mob boss that had killed Walker's fiancée Ellen Garret 10 years ago, is given an early release, and he intends to get revenge on Walker by targeting C.D., Trivette, and Alex.
97	20	"The Trial of LaRue"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	March 8, 1997 (1997-03-08)	420
Deranged criminal Victor LaRue (Wayne Pére) manages to disarm the bailiffs during his competency hearing and then takes the courtroom hostage. He kills the judge and demands to see Walker, off tracking other criminals, and taunts Alex while he waits. LaRue's manic actions range from death threats for a sandwich, televising his crimes, terrorizing a divorced couple at a custody hearing, and killing people at random. When Walker forces his way into the courtroom LaRue fires a shot at Walker. LaRue is fatally shot by Walker in return. Later, as LaRue's body is taken away on a gurney, Alex has a conscious nightmare that he snaps back to life.
98	21	"Heart of the Dragon"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	April 5, 1997 (1997-04-05)	421
Walker protects a young man who has a jade dragon that a Chinese gang believes has magical power.
99	22	"The Neighborhood"	Eric Norris	Nicholas Corea	April 26, 1997 (1997-04-26)	422
Walker helps one of his karate students, a ten-year-old girl named Kyla Jarvis (Kyla Pratt) after she miraculously survives being severely wounded in a drive-by shooting. Young Kyla reveals that she had a Near-death experience where she went to heaven and encountered an Angel who gives her a divine mission from god to help end violence in her community with Walker's help and support. To succeed though, he'll need to convince her grandfather, frustrated Vietnam veteran turned anti-gang vigilante Zack Russell to use a less violent approach to fighting gangs, and stop local gang the "B-3 Dukes" and their ruthless leader Leon Barlow (John Lafayette) who was responsible for ordering the drive-by shooting of Russell that resulted in Kyla's getting shot as retaliation for a firebombing of a B-3 Dukes' Crack house by Russell's vigilante group composed of other frustrated residents, while also helping young gangbanger Bobby Miller (Patrick Malone) who is conflicted over his role of shooter in the accidental shooting Kyle Jarvis and disagrees with Leon's cold blooded mentality and methods, to stray away from the gang life.
100	23	"A Father's Image"	João Fernandes	Gordon T. Dawson	May 3, 1997 (1997-05-03)	423
Ranger Bobbie Hunt (Tammy Lauren reprises the role of Roberta "Bobbie" Hunt who succeed became a Ranger at the end of the "99th Ranger") goes undercover to gather evidence against crime boss Sal Matacio (Dan Lauria), who is raising his ten-year-old son, Nicholas (Joseph Ashton), to take over the family business, as well as plotting to kill his ex-wife Dana (Mary Chris Wall) when he fears she might eventually agree to Walker's efforts of having her testify against him to get Nicholas back.
101	24	"Sons of Thunder (Part 1)"	Aaron Norris	Story: Chuck Norris and Aaron Norris Teleplay: Bob Gookin	May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04)	424
When a preacher friend of Walker's dies, his military son, Trent, returns to take care of his family. Walker tries to get him to become a police officer. Meanwhile, a serial cop-killer is on the loose and one of the targets happens to be a friend of Walker and Trent.
102	25	"Sons of Thunder (Part 2)"	Aaron Norris	Story: Chuck Norris and Aaron Norris Teleplay: Bob Gookin	May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04)	425
The search for a cop killer gets personal especially for Walker. When Trivette is shot following a lead, it confirms that the cop-killer is not killing at random, but is instead only targeting certain cops due to a personal vendetta. Walker and Trent soon discover that killer's next target is Carlos.
103	26	"Texas vs. Cahill"	Michael Preece	Glenn A. Bruce and Bob Gookin	May 10, 1997 (1997-05-10)	426
When Alex's former lover, who's also the defending attorney in her current trial, turns up dead by her bed, she's accused of murder and sent to a women's prison that's packed with inmates who hold a grudge against her, though her cellmate who was put in there due to a mistake is able to protect her. While Gordon Cahill returns to defend Alex in court, he helps Walker suspect that Lane Tillman (Robert Forster) -- the man Alex was prosecuting—had a good reason to frame her.
104	27	"Rookie"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas Corea	May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)	427
Joey Prado (John Haymes Newton) (who was the kickboxer from the episode "Full Contact") just graduated from the academy with the best marks since Walker. One of his first assignments is to go undercover as a drug dealer. Along the way, he reunites with his childhood friend and sworn blood brother, Victor Solano (Damon Collazo) who he is one of the men he has to arrest, Joey finds himself in the precarious position of having to deceiving his former friend by convincing him that he is a criminal and earning his trust in order to gather enough evidence to take down both Victor and his boss.

Season 5: 1997–1998

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
105	1	"The Fighting McLains"	Tony Mordente	Nicholas Corea	September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)	501
Belle Starr McLain, a mole for the DEA, is exposed and murdered by drug kingpin Jack Garret. Then her Marine-brother JW (John Wesley), to whom she sent proof of Garret's wrongdoing, goes AWOL to launch a vendetta against the drug lord. Instead, JW is stopped and captured by Walker. After JW's commanding officer Luther Parrish comes to pick him up, JW is sprung by two other siblings, Jessie and Wyatt. Now Walker, Trivette, and Parrish must keep the McLains from taking the law into their own hands...while gathering sufficient evidence to bust Garret. Notes: This plotline was recycled considerably for the TV movie Logan's War: Bound By Honor, in which Eddie Cibrian portrays Airborne Ranger Logan Fallon. As a child, Logan witnessed the murder of his sister and their parents by a corrupt politician; Logan withholds all evidence regarding their killer from the authorities, since this matter is personal. The difference herein is that the Chuck Norris character - Logan's uncle Jake, himself a retired Airborne Ranger - supports this private vendetta instead of opposing it. Moreover, like many episodes of WTR, the movie has a supernatural element: Logan's never-explained premonitions of danger.
106	2	"Iceman"	Christian I. Nyby II	David Carren and J. Larry Carroll	October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04)	502
After an explosives expert known as the Iceman is hospitalized, the Rangers are forced to ask their old friend, Charlie Brooks, for help in catching a local crime boss who had hired the Iceman for a job, since Charlie bears a resemblance to the Iceman (due to Terry Kiser portraying both of them). While Charlie agrees to do this in exchange for not having to serve the rest of his community service, he soon loses the device that allowed Walker to keep track of him, not to mention that the Iceman soon escapes from the hospital.
107	3	"Lucas: Part 1"	Michael Preece	Story: Chuck Norris and Aaron Norris Teleplay: Nicholas Corea	October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)	503
An AIDS-stricken 7-year-old (Haley Joel Osment) tries to find his mother, with Walker's help.
108	4	"Lucas: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Story: Chuck Norris and Aaron Norris Teleplay: Nicholas Corea	October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)	504
After Lucas' mother dies, Walker takes him to the Cherokee Reservation to help him overcome his nightmares and tell him about his A.I.D.S condition. While that's happening Walker also must get a powerful drug cartel before he kills Lucas as he's the only witness to his drugs operation.
109	5	"Forgotten People"	Tony Mordente	Story: Mick Curran and Mitchell Schneider Teleplay: Mick Curran	October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)	505
Trivette visits an old friend in a nursing home who is unable to find the tape recorder he had that would tell Trivette about the strange things the doctors were doing. The head doctor (Gail Strickland) murders him to prevent him from exposing them and based on Trivette's suspicions, a few clues are uncovered, that suggests the doctors are conducting illegal experiments on their elderly patients, so C.D. is sent in undercover as an Alzheimer's disease patient to gather evidence to prove it, unaware that one of the other patients is also undercover for the same reason.
110	6	"Last of a Breed: Part 1"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	November 1, 1997 (1997-11-01)	506
Children visiting the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame get treated to Walker telling a story about the Old West's legendary Hayes Cooper. (Note: Chuck Norris is the only actor to appear in this two-part episode).
111	7	"Last of a Breed: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)	507
Walker continues to tell the story of Hayes Cooper. And he continues when Cooper upon seeing the family he befriended killed, he sets out to go after the ones he believes responsible for their deaths. After getting one of them, he meets a Texas Ranger (Robert Fuller) who warns him about crossing the line and after saying that he gives Cooper a Texas Ranger badge which Cooper takes. After tracking down his quarries, he gets shot but is found by some Indians who nurse him back to health and gives him a moment to think. (Notes: This two-part episode appears to ignore parts of the story of how and when Hayes Cooper became a Texas Ranger as depicted in the two-part season 2 episode "Flashback". Chuck Norris is the only actor to appear in this two-part episode).
112	8	"Brainchild"	Michael Preece	Nicholas Corea	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)	508
After escaping a research center, a boy with genius-level IQ gets Walker to help him find his mother and rescue a friendly scientist when his A.I. confirms that the facility he lives at wants to fatally overtax his telepathic abilities.
113	9	"Mr. Justice"	Eric Norris	Story: Bob Gookin and Rebecka S. Norris Teleplay: Bob Gookin	November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)	509
Walker's idea for a "boot camp" for young offenders comes under heavy opposition from a senator who thinks prison is the only solution and he intends to see that Walker's efforts fail even if it means using his influence to sabotage the trial program. Though Walker isn't going to give in to politics easily. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison makes a special guest appearance as herself.
114	10	"Rainbow's End"	Eric Norris	Nicholas Corea	December 6, 1997 (1997-12-06)	510
James Lee Crown (Randolph Mantooth), a horse owner wants to win races in order to increase the stud fees for his horse even if it means by cheating. Crown murders a rival horse, along with its owner and trainer (the latter of whom was secretly working for him) that beat his horse in a race. He then sets his sights on fixing an upcoming race by targeting another rival horse Rainbow's End, which is owned by one of Walker's friends. Walker must stop Crown before he reaches the horse and his friend's daughter.
115	11	"A Woman's Place"	Gregg Champion	Story: Dawn Ritchie and Hannah Louise Shearer Teleplay: Dawn Ritchie	December 13, 1997 (1997-12-13)	511
Alex's cellmate Alfre (from the season 4 episode "Texas vs. Cahill") is now out of prison (since Gordon Cahill was working on getting her released at the end of that episode) and has a job as a female construction worker, but she finds herself in danger after threatening to blow the whistle on unsafe construction practices, which are secretly caused by a small group of employees led by the site foreman who are actually running an illegal money-making scam behind their company owner's back. Can Walker and Alex keep Alfre safe and expose the scam before the group gets to her first?
116	12	"Small Blessings"	Eric Norris	Bob Gookin	December 20, 1997 (1997-12-20)	512
When two recently adopted orphans run away from their new foster home when they misinterpret a discussion between their foster parents and think that one of them might be sent back to the orphanage (which was actually about how their foster parents could not afford to have two "cars"), they witness a murder, and Walker must save the two from being killed before they can give testimony.
117	13	"Tribe"	Jerry Jameson	Nicholas Corea	January 3, 1998 (1998-01-03)	513
An archaeologist on the Cherokee reservation is murdered when a greedy oil company learns there's oil under her dig site. Her rejected would-be suitor, Sam Coyote (Branscombe Richmond), a reservation cop and friend of Walker, is used to take the fall for her murder. Walker must work on clearing him before Sam is transferred to F.B.I. custody.
118	14	"Saving Grace"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)	514
Prison escapees take some nuns hostage and make demands, threatening to kill them along with Alex and her battered women's group if demands are not met.
119	15	"Money Talks"	Tony Mordente	James L. Novack	January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17)	515
C.D. is filling in temporarily as the head of security for a country club until a replacement can arrive. While there he becomes suspcious over the mystery of what happened to his predecessor. Walker, Trivette, and Alex are later asked to go to the club discreetly to keep an eye on the rich CEOs that would be attending a social function at the club. However behind the scenes, C.D.'s second in command, Grady, who had murdered the previous head of security when he got too close, is working with some men under a mysterious leader to pull off a heist at the function.
120	16	"The Crusader"	Rich Thorne	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	January 31, 1998 (1998-01-31)	516
Walker helps a pro wrestler ("Rowdy" Roddy Piper) whose ex-wife is in hiding after witnessing a murder. (Note: This was the last episode to air on CBS before the network's broadcast of the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.)
121	17	"In God's Hands"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	February 28, 1998 (1998-02-28)	517
While pursuing two armed robbers, Trivette finds a 6-year old boy shot during his pursuit of one of the robbers and believes that he is responsible. Placed on suspension and having to deal with the moral implications (such as inaccurate media coverage which implicates Trivette) as well as the wounded boy's older brother (Kaj-Erik Eriksen), Trivette finds the man leading the investigation against him is an officer who has a grudge against him for passing him over for initiation into the Texas Rangers who wants to have Trivette brought up on criminal charges. Meanwhile, Walker looks into proving that Kroeger (Sal Landi)— the man that Trivette was pursuing — was the one who shot the boy.
122	18	"Undercover"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	March 7, 1998 (1998-03-07)	518
Detective Carlos Sandoval who is undercover in a drug ring is found out by the ring leader (John Vargas) who had also previously murdered Carlos' older brother Hector. The wounded Carlos escapes and is taken to a homeless shelter to recover.
123	19	"Everyday Heroes"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	March 21, 1998 (1998-03-21)	519
After he protects a woman from her abusive ex-husband, Trent Malloy is contacted by the abused wife of a drug lord who watched the news report about his recent exploit on TV and asks for his help in getting away from her violent husband. To succeed, Trent asks Walker to help.
124	20	"Warriors"	João Fernandes	Bob Gookin	April 4, 1998 (1998-04-04)	520
The mother of Davey (reincarnation of Buddhist monk Lama Dolgin from the episode "Higher Power"), who works as geneticist is kidnapped by a group wanting to use her research (which was derived from her son's unique DNA which grants him a form of rapid healing) to create a race of genetically superior soldiers. Davey returns to the states with Master Rin, wanting to help Walker find his mother via a special bond he shares with his mother. To save her Walker must contend with the group's genetically enhanced enforcer.
125	21	"Angel"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	April 18, 1998 (1998-04-18)	521
When Trivette's old girlfriend gets his help to locate her father, then kills him and knocks out Trivette (while Walker is at the boot camp started in "Mr. Justice"). The investigation leads to a Jamaican drug gang so Trivette sets out find out why she killed her father, but first must save her when the gang suddenly attacks her.
126	22	"The Soul of Winter"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	April 25, 1998 (1998-04-25)	522
Roscoe Jones (Paul Winfield), the minister who replaced Trent's father, is targeted by a former military comrade, now part of a white supremacy group. Trent and Walker must stop them and convince Jones' old comrade to come back to the good side.
127	23	"Circle of Life"	Michael Preece	Nicholas Corea	May 2, 1998 (1998-05-02)	523
Joe Lopez, a paroled safecracker is approached to join a group that needs his skills to commit a robbery. Wanting to stay straight for his family's sake and repair his strained relationship with his son Tommy, Joe asks Walker for help, and has a plan to identify the leader of the group.
128	24	"Test of Faith"	Eric Norris	Bob Gookin	May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)	524
When a teacher who is an old friend of Walker and Trent is killed for standing up to a gang leader, Walker goes undercover as a teacher to locate the killer as well as promote the message of standing up to gang influence. However when Faith, one of the Walker's students, starts a campaign to clean up the school, she also becomes a target.
129	25	"The Wedding: Part 1"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16)	525
In this season-ending cliffhanger, The gang gets ready for Alex's friends Kim (Lauralee Bell) and Phil's wedding. Walker finally decides to propose to her after but then is attacked by a group of hit men. When it's over Walker tries again to propose to Alex, but she is shot by Karl Storm (Tobin Bell), a man she helped incarcerate five years earlier.

Season 6: 1998–1999

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
130	1	"The Wedding: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)	601
As Alex lays in the hospital, Walker embarks on a quest to find Karl Storm (who wounded Alex at the end of the Season 5 cliffhanger) and bring him to justice.
131	2	"Trackdown"	Jerry Jameson	William T. Conway	October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)	602
Walker helps free Hector Lopez (Greg Serano) Det. Carlos Sandoval's nephew-in-law, when he is falsely accused of a crime by his greedy former employer, Hector is forced to escape from prison to when he witnesses his cellmate being killed by corrupt prison guards (after he passes off evidence of guard's corruption to Hector). Det. Sandoval tries to bring his escaped nephew in alive but is shot by prison guards. Carlos (with help from Walker) must protect Hector and bring the guards to justice. Meanwhile, Alex, after realizing she needs to do more with her life following her recent shooting, opens her Help Our People Excel (HOPE) center to help the less fortunate.
132	3	"Royal Heist"	Michael Preece	Nicholas Corea	October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)	603
Garret Stone (David Parker), who Walker helped put away years prior, is paroled and resumes his life of crime. Trivette infiltrates his gang to bring him back to justice once again. Meanwhile Alex and Carlos attempt to help save a youth from gang life.
133	4	"War Cry"	Karl Kases	Nicholas Corea	October 17, 1998 (1998-10-17)	604
Walker investigates a mystery illness sweeping across the children on his Cherokee reservation from polluted water, and after a Cherokee boy dies, suspicion falls on a nearby factory. When the E.P.A. tests find nothing wrong with the water, Walker must stop a band of radical Cherokee from waging vigilante justice, and prove that the factory owner (Luke Askew) had lied during the inspection by locating the real water emission pipe.
134	5	"Code of the West"	Michael Preece	Janet A. Wilson and Michael L. Wilson	October 24, 1998 (1998-10-24)	605
A convict escapes from prison seeking retribution for those responsible for putting him there. Having already murdered his case's prosecutor and head juror, Walker and Trivette go on the case to stop him before he can murder his trial's judge.
135	6	"The Children of Halloween"	João Fernandes	Bob Gookin	October 31, 1998 (1998-10-31)	606
A Satanic symbol found at the crime scenes suggest abducted children are going to be sacrificed on Halloween. Walker must stop whoever is planning the sacrifice before it's too late. Appropriately, this episode aired on Halloween night in 1998.
136	7	"Survival"	Jerry Jameson	Bob Gookin	November 7, 1998 (1998-11-07)	607
A camping trip turns nightmarish when Alex is kidnapped by 3 deranged brothers, and the men (Walker, Trivette, Trent, and Carlos) must come to the rescue.
137	8	"Second Chance"	Christian I. Nyby II	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	November 14, 1998 (1998-11-14)	608
Walker and the Rangers find themselves in the middle of an IRA conflict when a former member brings his daughter to Dallas for medical treatment, and she is kidnapped by a splinter faction in retaliation for her father's killing one of their members, albeit in self-defense (Note: this episode is tied to the events of the season 3 episode "Flashpoint").Can Walker and Trivette save the girl before either the group or her sickness claim her life?
138	9	"Paradise Trail"	Michael Preece	Nicholas Corea	November 21, 1998 (1998-11-21)	609
In another Hayes Cooper adventure, Mormons and their wagon train must be defended from outlaws.
139	10	"Eyes of a Ranger"	Michael Preece	Story: Gordon Dawson and Dawn Ritchie Teleplay: Gordon Dawson	December 5, 1998 (1998-12-05)	610
Teenage country music artist Lila McCann plays an aspiring singer. She is being closely followed by Brad Alt (Sean Kanan) and follows him under the pretense that he will help her launch her career. What she does not know is that he is trying to gain control of the heroin industry in Dallas. This episode also featured an appearance by Michael Peterson.
140	11	"On the Border"	Jerry Jameson	Allan Cole	December 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)	611
A corrupt sheriff (Lee Majors) fakes an accident to disguise a murder of a trucker who refused his drug smuggling. But when the boy's mother claims to Alex that he would not have anything to do with drugs, she gets Walker and Trivette to help her investigate.
141	12	"Lost Boys"	Rich Thorne	Robin Madden	January 9, 1999 (1999-01-09)	612
Carlos' nephew Jesse is in trouble with the law when a gun is found in his room, that was used by a man named Johnny Blade (Dan Clark) to kill a cop and was hidden there by one of Jesse's friends who was also an accomplice of Blade. When Blade finds out, he kidnaps Jesse's mother (Ada Maris), then has his lawyer (Michael Costello) help him force Jesse to take the rap for the crime or they would kill his mother.
142	13	"Special Witness"	Christian I. Nyby II	Bob Gookin	January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16)	613
A special girl is the only witness to Trent's stabbing attack, and the Rangers need her to identify the assailant to prove that the man who Trent was going to testify against is behind the attack.
143	14	"The Principal"	Jerry Jameson	Nicholas Corea	February 6, 1999 (1999-02-06)	614
A principal of a high school (Morgan Stevens), who is an old friend of Walker, has his suspicions about a faculty member who is supplying drugs and is murdered when he accidentally witnesses the exchange between a teacher (James Remar) and a student after the Rangers busted the Head of Security who was thought to be the ringleader. Walker and Trivette go undercover as the new Principal and Head of Security to find those responsible.
144	15	"Team Cherokee: Part 1"	Michael Preece	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	February 13, 1999 (1999-02-13)	615
The Rangers investigate a series of suspicious accidents involving a Cherokee Indian racing team that are being caused by Team Forbes, a rival team that wants to put them out of the race for good. Meanwhile, Trent and Carlos search for a kidnapped young girl (Sara Hickman) and rescue her from a pedophile.
145	16	"Team Cherokee: Part 2"	Michael Preece	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	February 20, 1999 (1999-02-20)	616
When Brian Falcon (Michael Greyeyes) is injured in a racing accident caused by the No. 2 man on Team Cherokee (Byron Chief-Moon) who secretly betrayed the team, Walker, who had prior experience with racing, is asked to drive their NASCAR stock car as a replacement driver. This forces Team Forbes to try to destroy Team Cherokee's car before the next race. Meanwhile, after uncovering the evidence that would convict a young girl's kidnapper (Lynn Mathis), Trent's car is stolen with the evidence, promoting the Rangers to search for the thieves to recover the evidence.
146	17	"livegirls.now"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	February 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)	617
Trivette's girlfriend disappears and pictures of her surface on an Internet site, with details that suggests that she is to be sold in a sex-slavery auction with other missing girls. He then has only a few days to find her before she is sold.
147	18	"No Way Out"	Eric Norris	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	April 24, 1999 (1999-04-24)	618
Alex and Trivette reminisce about Walker's past adventures as they are waiting to be rescued after being imprisoned in a tank filled with cold water by Caleb Hooks (who Walker encountered and defeated in the Season 3 episode, "The Avenger"), who once again is out for revenge on Walker for the death of his brother. (Note: This was the first episode aired on CBS since Sons of Thunder, a short-lived spinoff of Walker, ended its run.)
148	19	"Brothers in Arms"	Eric Norris	Nicholas Corea	May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)	619
Trivette's brother, Simon, is arrested by the Rangers, and find out that Simon has been told to kill him. Walker and Trivette must find out the person who ordered the hit to clear him. (Note: This episode is dedicated to the memory of creative consultant Nicholas Corea (1943–1999), who died of pancreatic cancer after filming was completed.)
149	20	"Mind Games"	Michael Preece	Robin Madden	May 8, 1999 (1999-05-08)	620
While Walker and Trivette are busy going after an escaped convict and find that he had been hired for some kind of job, C.D. after noticing some strange occurrences revolving around the death of Brian, the son of his friend Maisie Whitman (whom C.D. met while undercover at the nursing home in season 5's "Forgotten People"), suspects foul play and decides to investigate.
150	21	"Power Angels"	Eric Norris	Story: Leslie Pike Teleplay: Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)	621
A loan shark, who has a minister's son under his thumb, attempts to steal a charitable telethon's proceeds, and Walker must stop him and save the boy while dealing with two competitive German officers.
151	22	"Jacob's Ladder"	Michael Preece	Janet A. Wilson and Michael L. Wilson	May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)	622
Alex's attempt to prosecute a gang leader is having some difficulty when his gang is using fear tactics with arson to prevent the witnesses from testifying. However, it gets out of hand when Metro Fire Captain Jacob Crossland (John Schneider) announces their act as cowardly on the news, and the gang responds by attacking the firefighters during their next attack, during which Jacob is shot and severely injured after rescuing a man from the fire. It's up to Walker and Trivette to stop the gang.
152	23	"In Harm's Way: Part 1"	Jerry Jameson	Story: Gordon T. Dawson and Nicholas Corea Teleplay: Gordon T. Dawson	May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22)	623
In this season-ending cliffhanger, a wealthy Dallas family and staff are murdered by a group of masked men as an example. This was part of a larger plan that was meant to extort millions of dollars from other wealthy families. Meanwhile, a twin-engine plane carrying Ranger Walker and his fiancée, Alex Cahill, crashes into a lake after it was shot down by a World War II-era plane.A North American P-51 D Mustang.

Season 7: 1999–2000

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
153	1	"In Harm's Way: Part 2"	Jerry Jameson	Story: Gordon T. Dawson and Nicholas Corea Teleplay: Gordon T. Dawson	September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)	701
In this concluding episode from the Season 6 cliffhanger, Walker and Alex survive a plane crash and race to get to the courthouse with critical evidence before a killer is set free.
154	2	"Countdown"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)	702
Terrorists plan an urban release of anthrax in 48 hours, sending Walker and Trivette into action to stop them. They recruit Rangers Francis Gage and Sydney Cooke to help. Note: Although Sydney Cook (Nia Peeples) and Francis Gage (Judson Mills) appear in the credited cast of the first episode of this season, this episode is actually the first in which they appear.
155	3	"Safe House"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	October 9, 1999 (1999-10-09)	703
Gage and Sydney protect an accountant along with his wife & daughter, so he can testify at the trial of a crime boss who wants him and his family dead. Gage & Sydney manage to foil two separate attempts on the accountant and his family before making it to a safe house with a built-in panic room. However the accountant's wife mistakenly calls her mother to let her know they are alright (despite being warned earlier not to), alerting the mob boss to the safe house's location.
156	4	"Way of the Warrior"	Michael Preece	Story: Guy Prevost Teleplay: Guy Prevost, Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	October 16, 1999 (1999-10-16)	704
An Indian shaman transports Walker back to the 19th century to prevent a recurrence of a 20th-century injustice.
157	5	"Tall Cotton"	Michael Preece	Bob Gookin	October 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)	705
Sydney and Gage go undercover in a bar to locate Gage's reporter sister who had gone missing. Meanwhile Walker and Alex's romantic camping trip is interrupted by a lost Boy Scout troop.
158	6	"The Lynn Sisters"	Christian I. Nyby II	Rob Wright	October 30, 1999 (1999-10-30)	706
Record pirates kidnap the Lynn sisters (who play themselves in this episode), hoping their disappearance will help sales of their bootlegs.
159	7	"Suspicious Minds"	Jerry Jameson	Anne Dremann	November 6, 1999 (1999-11-06)	707
The deaf daughter of an Elvis impersonator witnesses the murder of an undercover cop by a mob boss's underlings, necessitating the Rangers' protection until the boss can be taken down.
160	8	"Widow Maker"	Jerry Jameson	Gordon T. Dawson	November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13)	708
With the community gearing up for its first rodeo for charity, a father targets Trivette, after Trivette accidentally killed his son, who had tried to sexually assault a female rider. But after bull rider Ty Murray (who plays himself in this episode) is injured in one of the revenge attempts, Walker must take his place to ride a dangerous bull known as the Widow Maker.
161	9	"Fight or Die"	Michael Preece	Gordon T. Dawson	November 20, 1999 (1999-11-20)	709
Walker, Trivette, and Gage go undercover inside a prison to investigate enforced prize fighting.
162	10	"Rise to the Occasion"	Eric Norris	Bob Gookin	November 27, 1999 (1999-11-27)	710
Sydney poses as a singer to investigate a corrupt club owner, while Walker seeks to end the conditions that led to a middle-schooler's suicide.
163	11	"Full Recovery"	Clarence Gilyard Jr.	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	December 11, 1999 (1999-12-11)	711
When an amnesiac's brother finds sarin nerve gas at a genetic research facility, he needs the rangers' protection after his brother is killed while trying to get the gas to the authorities.
164	12	"A Matter of Faith"	Michael Preece	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	December 18, 1999 (1999-12-18)	712
The Rangers investigate a rash of armored car robberies by a group dressed as Santa. A church where ex-gang members worship has their Christmas donations stolen by current members. (Note: This episode was also Noble Willingham's last appearance on the series.)
165	13	"Vision Quest"	Jerry Jameson	Rob Wright	January 8, 2000 (2000-01-08)	713
Temporarily blinded by a bomb, Walker learns to cope while the other Rangers seek out those responsible. (Note: The opening credits are slightly modified for the remainder of the season following Noble Willingham's departure from the series)
166	14	"A Matter of Principle"	Eric Norris	Janet A. Wilson and Michael L. Wilson	January 15, 2000 (2000-01-15)	714
A retired Texas Ranger (Robert Fuller) joins Walker in the pursuit of those who shot his daughter during a jewelry store robbery.
167	15	"Thunderhawk"	Mike Norris	Story: Rob Wright and Reuben Leder Teleplay: Rob Wright	February 5, 2000 (2000-02-05)	715
After a powerful laser is stolen, Walker hunts down the thieves to discover they have subsequently had it stolen from them.
168	16	"Justice Delayed"	Michael Preece	John Lansing	February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12)	716
Seeking to prove her father innocent of murder, a female student (Tammy Townsend) gets Trivette to help. Meanwhile, registering for their wedding shows Alex a part of Walker she'd not seen before.
169	17	"The Day of Cleansing"	Christian I. Nyby II	Story: John Lansing and Bruce Cervi Teleplay: Gordon Dawson	February 19, 2000 (2000-02-19)	717
In this crossover episode, which continued from the Martial Law episode "Honor Among Strangers", Walker comes back from Los Angeles with Sammo Law (Sammo Hung) to track down the white supremacist Cliff Eagleton, whom they had caught but had later escaped custody. To help determine Eagleton's next target, Syndey and Gage go undercover to gather information.
170	18	"Black Dragons"	Michael Preece	Doug Heyes Jr.	February 26, 2000 (2000-02-26)	718
Gage is assaulted by a diplomat's son, who is protected by diplomatic immunity. However, when Gage reveals he overheard the son talking about a drug shipment, the Rangers start a new investigation, when they believe that it's connected to the deaths of several students and gang members.
171	19	"Soldiers of Hate"	Jerry Jameson	Leslie Pike	March 25, 2000 (2000-03-25)	719
The Texas Rangers must stop a white supremacist group from destroying a Unity Festival. Meanwhile Gage finds out that a little boy is being tempted towards gang life by his brother's influence and decides to be a positive role model to help steer him away from it.
172	20	"The General's Return"	Christian I. Nyby II	Galen Tong	April 8, 2000 (2000-04-08)	720
Walker seeks to bring justice to a Vietnamese gang responsible for murdering the son of his former martial arts instructor.
173	21	"Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 1"	Eric Norris	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	April 29, 2000 (2000-04-29)	721
The Rangers incur the wrath of a Mexican drug lord by intercepting several shipments of cannabis. Alex and Sydney were kidnapped by the drug lord at the end of the episode.
174	22	"Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 2"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Cervi and John Lansing	May 3, 2000 (2000-05-03)	722
Walker, Trivette, and Gage go to Mexico to rescue Alex and Sydney. They work their way across the Mexican countryside to Casa Diablo. In the ensuing showdown, the drug lord and his brother are both killed.
175	23	"The Bachelor Party"	Mike Norris	Rob Wright	May 13, 2000 (2000-05-13)	723
On a wilderness trip for Walker's Bachelor Party, the men (Walker, Trivette, and Gage) have to contend with both a violent criminal out on bail and an equally violent grizzly bear which puts Gage in critical condition.
176/177	24/25	"Wedding Bells"	Jerry Jameson	Bob Gookin	May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)	724/725
As Walker and Alex prepare to tie the knot, Walker finds out that they have both been targeted for death by an assassin. The wedding, which features a performance by country singer Tracy Lawrence, proceeds without incident. However, what happens en route to their honeymoon in Paris is a different story. (Joan Jett plays an ex-CIA Agent in this episode. In syndication, this is a two-part episode; however, it is one episode on the DVD release.)

Season 8: 2000–2001

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
178	1	"Home of the Brave"	Michael Preece	Rob Wright	October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)	801
To catch a group of kidnappers targeting newborns, Sydney and Gage play the role of the parents of the most recent baby-napping. Meanwhile, Alex encounters a man trying to force tenants out of rent-controlled apartments and convinces a judge to halt the owner's attempt to have the place condemned so he can demolish it to make room for a strip mall. When a boy accidentally witnesses the owner's accomplice sabotaging the building's furnace (so the owner could demolish the building without being held liable) and is trapped, Walker must rescue him before the building collapses.
179	2	"Deadly Situation"	Eric Norris	Gordon T. Dawson	October 14, 2000 (2000-10-14)	802
A rookie police officer, trying to expose corruption in his department is forced to take Alex hostage after they framed him for stealing drug evidence and killed his partner. Walker must protect the rookie cop (who happens to a descendant of legendary Texas Ranger, Hayes Cooper) from both the corrupt officers and the rest of his own department who believe him to be dirty until he and Alex can prove his innocence and find the person who framed him.
180	3	"White Buffalo"	Mike Norris	Janet A. Wilson and Michael L. Wilson	October 21, 2000 (2000-10-21)	803
On the reservation, Walker investigates the mystery of a statue of a white buffalo (an animal sacred to the local native Americans) that appears to cry real tears. Gage goes undercover to bust the dealers of a designer drug called "white buffalo", while Sydney and Alex, who are on a hike in the mountains with a young Cherokee girl Fawn to visit the site where the last white buffalo was killed, inadvertently stumble upon the headquarters of the drug distributors and Sydney is injured when she is shot in the arm forcing them to hide to escape their pursuers.
181	4	"The Avenging Angel"	Mike Norris	Shel Willens	October 28, 2000 (2000-10-28)	804
A professional wrestler friend of Trivette's dies, and when their search suggests that this was due to an extortion scheme against his manager by a local businessman to forcibly merge his company with their wrestling company, Sydney and Gage go undercover to gather evidence to prove it. At the end of this episode, Walker and the group receive devastating news: C.D. Parker has died. Guest starring Ernest Borgnine.
182	5	"The Winds of Change"	Eric Norris	Rob Wright	November 4, 2000 (2000-11-04)	805
First episode of a four-part storyline, the longest in the series, which aired over four weeks during the November sweeps in 2000. At a senator's behest, Walker must stop a criminal genius who has infiltrated Federal law enforcement computer systems by leading a task force consisting of himself, Trivette, Gage, Sydney, a New York cop, and a computer hacker. Guest starring Paula Trickey (Pacific Blue).
183	6	"Lazarus"	Michael Preece	Galen Tong	November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11)	806
In the second episode of a four-part storyline, the Chairman (Michael Ironside) continues to use knowledge gained from his computer hacking to terrorize Federal agents, and manages to keep Walker at bay. However Walker's hacker manages to discover a crucial detail in the Chairman's plan that could give them a breakthrough.
184	7	"Turning Point"	Eric Norris	Story: Rob Wright Teleplay: Duke Sandefur	November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)	807
In the third episode of a four-part storyline, Walker begins making real progress in ending the Chairman's reign of terror. Hoping to gain an edge over Walker, the Chairman hijacks a plane carrying a key witness to protect one of his associates , and Gage and Sydney is their only hope of delivering it safely.
185	8	"Retribution"	Michael Preece	Raymond Hartung	November 25, 2000 (2000-11-25)	808
In a desperate bid to avoid capture as Walker closes in, the Chairman orders hits on the task force. But when that fails, he kidnaps Alex in the finale of a four-part storyline.
186	9	"Child of Hope"	Mike Norris	Julie Beers	December 9, 2000 (2000-12-09)	809
A young woman leaves her baby with Alex after her husband is killed by a gang of thieves. Alex decides to care for the baby, in spite of Walker's reluctance. Attempts by the gang on the young woman's life are thwarted, with the final showdown being at the Walker ranch, where the young woman is reunited with her parents. At the end of the episode, Alex finds out she is eight weeks pregnant.
187	10	"Faith"	Michael Preece	Rob Wright	December 16, 2000 (2000-12-16)	810
An ambulance bringing a liver to a young girl for transplant is hijacked by a group of bank robbers. The Rangers have little time to track down the thieves and get the liver.
188	11	"Golden Boy"	Eric Norris	Chuck Norris	January 13, 2001 (2001-01-13)	811
Walker tries to keep a promising young boxer, Juan Guerro, from throwing away his future after his mother and father are killed in a car accident. Meanwhile, the Rangers start an investigation to stop a counterfeit Ecstasy ring which is selling Angel's Kiss Ecstasy-laced with PCP, after three teens high on Angel's Kiss are hit by a train. While surveilling the drug dealers, they witness Juan at a meeting with the ring's leader, whom Juan has been told is a big-time fight promoter.
189	12	"Desperate Measures"	Michael Preece	Duke Sandefur	January 20, 2001 (2001-01-20)	812
After two bikers break their girlfriends out of a prison transport bus to continue their bank robberies, Walker and Trivette go after them. Meanwhile, two other escapees pick up Gage, who is in need of transportation after his bike breaks down on his way back to Dallas. One of these women is a thrill killer, but the other is the victim of a setup by her mob boss ex-husband, who sends his men out to kill her.
190	13	"Division Street"	Mike Norris	Story: Aaron Norris and Galen Tong Teleplay: Julie Beers	February 3, 2001 (2001-02-03)	813
To help stop gang-related activities, Walker and Boomer Knight (Hulk Hogan) organize basketball tournaments amongst a group of rival gang members. When Boomer convinces the kids to stop working for a local drug dealer, the dealer takes his revenge by kidnapping Boomer. Now Walker embarks on a manhunt to rescue Boomer and put an end to the drug dealer's reign.
191	14	"Saturday Night"	Eric Norris	Rob Wright	February 10, 2001 (2001-02-10)	814
Walker and Alex have dinner at a local nightclub with the wife and daughter (Laura Bailey) of the owner (Frank Stallone). Meanwhile, Trivette goes undercover as a street hustler to investigate recent mob-related murders. It is revealed that the nightclub owner owes money to a loan shark who wants him to repay the debt by signing over the club; so Walker sets out to find a way to get the loan shark arrested and the murders may prove the smoking gun.
192	15	"Justice for All"	Christian I. Nyby II	Story: Chuck Norris Teleplay: Gordon T. Dawson	February 17, 2001 (2001-02-17)	815
When a lawyer preparing to file a scathing police brutality lawsuit is found dead, Walker investigates.
193	16	"6 Hours"	Michael Preece	Fred A. Wyler	April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14)	816
The Rangers have six hours to rescue a billionaire's daughter before she is killed, live, over the Internet, when the bodyguard takes her hostage.
194	17	"Medieval Crimes"	Eric Norris	Story: Raymond Hartung and Chuck Norris Teleplay: Raymond Hartung	April 21, 2001 (2001-04-21)	817
Workers at a Medieval-themed restaurant moonlight as fine art and jewelry thieves. But after one of them is killed during a robbery, Sydney and Gage go undercover at the restaurant to find the rest of the gang. Trivette goes to a prison to pick up a prisoner that says that he is a jinx.
195	18	"Legends"	Mike Norris	Rob Wright	April 21, 2001 (2001-04-21)	818
After a mob boss is convicted, his son decides to get revenge by targeting the three key people that put his father away, the judge, the head juror, and the prosecuting attorney Alex Cahill-Walker.
196	19	"Unsafe Speed"	Garry A. Brown	Duke Sandefur	April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28)	819
After a truck driver who was using meth kills a family, he tells the Rangers who his supplier was before he dies and the supplier in turn tells them that a biker gang gave him the meth. Alex discovers that with the driver's qualifications he would not have been given a trucker's license and there have also been similar incidents recently of unqualified drivers. While Syndey and Gage go undercover as bikers to infiltrate the gang, Trivette goes undercover as a new applicant at the DMV to find who is illegally issuing trucker's licenses.
197	20	"Without a Sound"	Mike Norris	Aurorae Khoo	April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28)	820
Gage loses his hearing during a car theft, in which his old high school girlfriend and her fiancée were killed by the thief. While Gage faces the prospect of being deaf for life, Walker and Trivette track down the killer, who is the leader of an auto theft ring, while Sydney guards Gage.
198	21	"Blood Diamonds"	Eric Norris	Raymond Hartung	May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)	821
The Rangers try to bring a halt to the black market trade of African conflict diamonds for illegal weaponry. Meanwhile, Alex finds herself in danger of exposure to the Ebola virus, and matters go worse when Walker and Trivette are being tracked down by the men responsible for the illegal trade. The episode would not only turn out to be a vivid nightmare by Alex, but also a premonition, which might result the deaths of Walker and Trivette.
199	22	"Reel Rangers"	Christian I. Nyby II	Julie Beers	May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)	822
Walker and Alex make preparations for the impending arrival of their baby. Meanwhile, the Rangers end up on a movie set and become stars in the process. A charity motorcycle ride features Walker and Trivette.
200/201	23/24	"The Final Showdown"	Aaron Norris	Gordon T. Dawson	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)	823
In the final original episode of the series, a gang of Walker's former enemies is sprung from the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas and attempts to exact revenge on Walker and his fellow Rangers by terminating all the Texas Rangers in Ranger Company B, including Walker and Trivette. The leader of this group also reveals that he was responsible for C.D. Parker's death. Meanwhile, Alex prepares to go into labor and makes it clear that she does not want Walker to get killed to avoid raising this baby alone, and Trivette asks an old girlfriend Erika to marry him (who was the same girl that recruited and helped Trivette get her father released from prison in Season 7's "Justice Delayed"). Also another Hayes Cooper story occurs where Hayes retires from the Texas Rangers to raise a family, but a group of outlaws, led by one his old enemies, plots to kill him. At the end of the episode, Alex and Walker introduces their daughter Angela. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)

Special

• Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (TV Movie of the Week on CBS)

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Walker Texas Ranger characters

Name	Portrayed by	Occupation	Seasons
			Pilot	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Cordell Walker	Chuck Norris	Texas Ranger	Main
James Trivette	Clarence Gilyard	Texas Ranger	Main
Alexandra Cahill	Sheree J. Wilson	Assistant District Attorney	Main
CD Parker	Gailard Sartain	former Texas Ranger, bar owner	Main
	Noble Willingham			Main
Raymond Firewalker	Floyd Westerman	Walker's uncle	Main
	Apesanahkwat				Guest
Trent Malloy	Jimmy Wlcek	karate instructor, private detective					Recurring		Main
Carlos Sandoval	Marco Sanchez	police detective					Recurring		Main
Francis Gage	Judson Mills	Texas Ranger								Main
Sydney Cooke	Nia Peeples	Texas Ranger								Main

Main characters

• Chuck Norris as Texas Ranger Sergeant Cordell Walker, a former Marine and a modern-day Ranger who believes in the Code of the Old West. He is a decorated Vietnam vet and a martial arts expert. He is the show's main protagonist. Appeared in all episodes.
• Clarence Gilyard as Texas Ranger Sergeant James "Jimmy" Trivette, Walker's partner and best friend. A former professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys. Appeared in all but two episodes.
• Sheree J. Wilson as Tarrant County Assistant D.A. Alexandra "Alex" Cahill, whom Walker dates for a few seasons and finally marries. Appeared in all but five episodes.
• Noble Willingham (Gailard Sartain, pilot) as retired Texas Ranger Captain C.D. Parker, Walker's buddy and ex-partner who owns a bar-restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas, and is the only one to address Walker by his first name Cordell regularly. C.D. regularly came out of retirement to assist Walker and Trivette. Appeared in 155 episodes.
• Nia Peeples as Texas Ranger Sydney "Syd" Cooke, a rookie Ranger who joins Walker in seasons 7 & 8. Appeared in 47 episodes.
• Judson Mills as Texas Ranger Francis Gage, another rookie Ranger who joins Walker in seasons 7 & 8. Appeared in 46 episodes.
• Floyd Westerman (Apesanahkwat, season 2) as Walker's paternal uncle Ray Firewalker (also known as Uncle Ray), who raised Cordell after his parents – John and Elizabeth Firewalker – were murdered. Ray disappeared at the end of season 2 and is revealed to have died a few seasons later. Appeared in 14 episodes.

Supporting characters

• Marco Sanchez as Detective Carlos Sandoval, a detective for Dallas PD. Best friend of Trent Malloy. Often teamed up with Walker and Trivette in cases. Appeared in 16 episodes.
• Jimmy Wlcek as Trent Malloy, son of a pastor and former martial arts student of Walker. Black belt in Karate and runs both his own Dojo and Protection Agency. Often teamed up with Walker and Trivette in cases. Appeared in 13 episodes.
• Cynthia Dorn as M.E. Mary Williams, a medical examiner in most of the murder cases that occurred on the show.
• Vanessa Paul as Josie Martin. Ran 'H.O.P.E.' center created by Alex after a near-death experience. One of Alex's bridesmaids at Alex and Walker's wedding. Did not play a major role in her appearances.
• Frank Salsedo as White Eagle, the spiritual leader of the Cherokee reservation Walker grew up on. Debuted during season 3.
• Rod Taylor as Gordon Cahill, the once-estranged father of Alex. Also an Attorney.
• Eloy Casados as Sheriff Sam Coyote, the sheriff of the Cherokee reservation and a very good friend of Walker.
• James Drury as Texas Ranger Captain Tom Price. He only appeared during the pilot season.
• Peter Onorati as Sergeant Vincent Rosetti, a New York Police Sergeant with a strong New York accent and a little arrogance.
• Terry Kiser as Charlie Brooks, a clumsy and fast-talking informant for Walker and Trivette.
• Robert Fuller as Ranger Wade Harper, a retired El Paso Texas Ranger who came on board to work for Walker and Trivette.
• Julia Nickson as Dr. Susan Lee

Reception

Nielsen ratings

The show was quite successful in the ratings throughout its run, ranking among the Top 25 shows from 1995 until 1999, and ranking in the Top 20 in both the 1995–1996 and 1998–1999 seasons.

• 1993–1994: 11.7 rating, No. 41
• 1994–1995: 11.2 rating, No. 41
• 1995–1996: 12.3 rating, No. 18
• 1996–1997: 11.0 rating, No. 24
• 1997–1998: 14.4 million viewers, No. 21
• 1998–1999: 14.4 million viewers, No. 15
• 1999–2000: 12.2 million viewers, No. 34
• 2000–2001: 10.3 million viewers, No. 62

Critical reception

In October 1993, Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave the series a C+.

Critic "Average Joe" Queenan thoroughly roasted the series, particularly over targeting a wider audience than suited for its late-night timeslot. He called the show "...so corny and predictable that it appears to be in slow-motion even when it's not...With plotlines that were old when George Burns was young, acting that makes William Shatner look like Marlon Brando, and dialogue that could stop The Dukes of Hazzard dead in its tracks...I'm not sure they're even using a DP on this show; it seems that they just mount a camera on a tripod and tell Chuck Norris to start kicking people's faces in for a solid hour, which he seems more than willing to do.

Recognition

On December 2, 2010, Rick Perry the 47th Governor of Texas named the Norris brothers Honorary Texas Ranger Captains for their work on the series. In his speech he said that "together, they helped elevate our Texas Rangers to truly mythical status."

Home media

Paramount Home Entertainment and CBS Home Entertainment have both released all seasons on DVD in Region 1. The Complete 1st Season contains the three pilot episodes and the first full season being labeled as just the first season. This has confused some fans, as the episodes are wrongly numbered. Seasons 1–6 have been released in regions 2–4.

On May 12, 2015, CBS DVD released Walker, Texas Ranger – The Complete Collection on DVD in Region 1.

DVD name	Eps	Release dates
		Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
The Complete 1st Season	26	June 13, 2006	October 2, 2006	October 12, 2006
The Complete 2nd Season	24	January 23, 2007	March 8, 2007	April 12, 2007
The Complete 3rd Season	26	June 12, 2007	December 4, 2007	January 10, 2008
The Complete 4th Season	26	February 19. 2008	May 28, 2008	July 31, 2008
The Complete 5th Season	25	July 1, 2008	October 21, 2008	October 2, 2008
The Complete 6th Season	23	January 13, 2009	February 19, 2009	March 5, 2009
The Complete 7th Season	25	March 9, 2010	N/A	March 3, 2011
The Complete Final Season	24	June 14, 2005	N/A	March 3, 2011
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire	1	N/A	January 2, 2007	March 5, 2014

Spin-offs and merchandise

Television films

Main article: Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

CBS broadcast the television film Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire, produced by Paramount Network Television (now CBS Studios), on October 16, 2005. Chuck Norris, Sheree J. Wilson and Judson Mills reprised their roles, and Clarence Gilyard shot a cameo for the film but was not featured due to the filming's conflict with a long-planned family vacation. To fill the void, Judson Mills, who was not in the original script, returned to reprise the role of Francis Gage. Nia Peeples, who played the role of Sydney Cooke for seasons 7 and 8, was also not featured in Walker's return to prime-time television. The explanation given was that producers decided not to follow much of the original Walker Texas Ranger series, as to give the film a fresh look. Even the show's original opening credits with the theme "Eyes of a Ranger" performed by Chuck Norris, was absent from the TV movie.

Although the return of Walker Texas Ranger did not garner the ratings CBS had hoped for, indications were that CBS was green-lighting future Walker Texas Ranger "movie of the week" projects. But as of spring 2006, both CBS and the Norris camp have been silent as to the future of the franchise, leaving many to wonder if it will return. Trial by Fire ended with Sheree J. Wilson's character the victim of a courthouse shooting, leaving many viewers to believe that there would be a follow-up movie.

When they announced their fall 2006 prime-time schedule, CBS said that they would no longer be producing "Sunday Night Movie of the Week" projects, which severely impaired any hopes of Walker's return to television in the foreseeable future. On May 15, 2007, CBS announced its fall line-up, but this did not include the return of the "Sunday Night Movie of the Week". In June 2018, cast members Clarence Gilyard and Sheree J. Wilson expressed interest in reprising their roles in a potential revival of the series, particularly to address the cliffhanger at the end of the post-series film.

Spin-off

Main article: Sons of Thunder (TV series)

Most episodes were based on true stories. A short-lived series, Sons of Thunder, featured recurring character Carlos Sandoval, who resigns from his post with the Dallas police and teams up with childhood friend Trent Malloy (a protégé of Walker's), to start a private investigation firm.

Reboot

Main article: Walker (TV series)

In September 2019, it was announced that a reboot of the series titled Walker was in development at CBS Television Studios from writer Anna Fricke, with Texas native Jared Padalecki attached to star. Fricke and Padalecki are also set to executive produce the project alongside Dan Lin and Lindsey Libertore from their production company Rideback, as well as Dan Spilo of Industry Entertainment. The CW, home of Padalecki's long-running series Supernatural, emerged as a leading contender to air the series in addition to CBS, which aired the original series. Like the original, the reboot, in which Walker would get a female partner, will explore morality, family, and rediscovering our lost common ground. The logline reads:

"At the center of the series is Cordell Walker (Padalecki), a man finding his way back to his family while investigating crime in the state's most elite unit. Our broken widower and father of two returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years for a high profile case – only to discover that there's even more work to be done at home. In a nod to the original series, Walker and his new partner — one of the only women in Texas Rangers' history — are the modern day heroes our world needs, following their own moral code to fight for what's right, regardless of the rules."

In October, it was announced that Walker would air on The CW. On January 14, 2020, it was announced that The CW had issued the reboot with a series order.

In February 2020, it was announced that Lindsey Morgan, Keegan Allen, Mitch Pileggi, Molly Hagan and Coby Bell were cast as Micki, Walker's female partner, Liam Walker, Walker's younger brother, Bonham Walker, Walker’s father, Abeline Walker, Walker’s mother and Captain Larry James, a Texas Ranger Captain. In March 2020, Jeff Pierre, Violet Brinson and Kale Culley were cast as Trey Barnett, an Army medic and Micki's boyfriend and Stella and August, Walker's teenage kids.

It premiered on January 21, 2021.

Novels

Three Walker, Texas Ranger books, written by James Reasoner, were published by Berkley Publishing Group in 1999. The books are now out of print.

• Walker, Texas Ranger (1998, ISBN 0-425-16815-8)
• Hell's Half Acre (1999, ISBN 0-425-16972-3)
• Siege on the Belle (1999, ISBN 0-425-17112-4)

In other media

The show has garnered a particular cult appreciation among Conan O'Brien fans, from one of his most popular segments called the "Walker Texas Ranger Lever". He explained since NBC had recently purchased Universal, he could now show clips from Walker Texas Ranger without having to pay any money. The joke was that he would pull a giant red lever, causing a random and comically awkward scene to play. Random scenes included Walker jumping out of a plane and punching a woman in the face, or being shot in the back while proposing, or Haley Joel Osment playing a boy who is first meeting the rest of Walker's friends, and suddenly interjects "Walker told me I have AIDS". Conan would go on to riff at the bizarre nature of the scene out of context. He did this primarily on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, which prompted the show's star, Chuck Norris in character as Walker, to make a surprise guest appearance by acting out a skit in parody of the action scenes from Walker, Texas Ranger.

Notable guest stars

Actor	Character	Episode title	Year
Marshall R. Teague	Orson Wade	"One Riot, One Ranger"	1993
	Harper Ridland	"Payback"	1994
	Randy Shrader	"Codename: Dragonfly"	1996
	Rudd Kilgore	"Last of a Breed: Part 1" "Last of a Breed: Part 2"	1997
	Lieutenant Tracton	"Fight or Die"	1999
	Emile Lavocat/Mills "Moon" Lavocat	"The Final Showdown"	2001
Richard Norton	Rollins	"Storm Warning"	1993
	Mercenary #1	"Standoff"	1995
	Simms	"Team Cherokee: Part 2"	1999
	Tom Munger	"Fight or Die"
	Thug (uncredited)	"Wedding Bells: Part 1"	2000
	Frank Scanlon	"The Avenging Angel"
	Jonas Graves/ 'flashbacks', Long-Haired Desperado	"The Final Showdown: Part 1" "The Final Showdown: Part 2"	2001
Luis Guzmán	Gomez	"Storm Warning"	1993
Judith Hoag	Lainie Flanders	"Family Matters"
Brian Thompson	Leo Cale
M.C. Gainey	Tingley	"She'll Do to Ride the River With"
	Craig	"The Bachelor Party"	2000
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn	Merilee Summers	"Right Man Wrong Time"	1994
Giovanni Ribisi	Tony Kingston	"Something in the Shadows: Part 1" "Something in the Shadows: Part 2"
Tom Virtue	Peter Needham
Jeff Kober	Kurt Nypo
	Russell Stafford	99th Ranger	1997
Tobey Maguire	Duane Parsons	"The Prodigal Son"	1994
Carli Coleman	Georgia Douglas	"Silk Dreams"
James Morrison	Ned Travis	"Mustangs"
Danica McKellar	Laurie Maston	"Stolen Lullaby"
Ray Wise	Garrett Carlson
August Schellenberg	Billy Gray Wolf	"Rainbow Warrior"
		"On Sacred Ground"	1995
Doris Roberts	Elaine Portugal	"The Big Bingo Bamboozle"
William Smith	Silas Quint	"Final Justice"
Dirk Benedict	Blair	"Case Closed"
Robin Sachs	Philippe Brouchard	"Standoff"
Marshall Colt	Lt. Lee Corbin (his last acting role)	"Whitewater: Part 1"
Andrew Divoff	Carlos Darius	"Deep Cover"
	Rudy Mendoza	"Everyday Heroes"	1998
	Alberto Cardoza	"Winds of Change"	2000
Alex Cord	Larry Curtis	"The Guardians"	1995
Carlos Machado	Himself	"Rodeo"	1996
	Officer No. 1	"Sons of Thunder"	1997
	Orderly	"Forgotten People"
	Rodgers	"Fight or Die"	1999
Clifton Collins Jr.	Fito	"El Coyote: Part 1" "El Coyote: Part 2"	1996
Anthony Zerbe	Joey Galloway	"Break In"
William Lucking	Capt. Shankley	"Break In"
Robert Englund	Lyle Eckert	"Deadline"
Richard Chaves	Special Agent Samuel Mills	"Deadline"
Keith Szarabajka	Hendricks	"Redemption"
Burt Young	Jack Belmont	"Lucky"
		"Small Blessings"	1997
Tammy Lauren	Roberta "Bobby" Hunt	"99th Ranger"
		"A Father's Image"
Max Martini	Luke	"A Silent Cry"	1996
Rod Taylor	Gordon Cahill	"Redemption"
		"Texas vs. Cahill"	1997
		"Wedding Bells: Part 1" "Wedding Bells: Part 2"	2000
Terry Kiser	Charlie Brooks	"Mayday" "Last Hope" "Iceman"	1997
	Maxwell 'Iceman' Kronert	"Iceman"
Marco Sanchez	Detective Carlos Sandoval	"Sons of Thunder"-"Team Cherokee: Part 2"	1997–1999
James Wlcek	Trent Malloy
Mila Kunis	Pepper	"Last Hope"	1997
John Amos	Pastor Roscoe Jones	"Sons of Thunder"
James Pickens Jr.	Staff Sergeant Luther Parrish	"The Fighting Mclains"
Stephen Quadros	Corporal John Wesley 'JW' Mclain	"The Fighting Mclains"
Haley Joel Osment	Lucas Simms	"Lucas: Part 1" "Lucas: Part 2"
Mackenzie Phillips	Ellen Simms
Gwen Verdon	Maisie Whitman	"Forgotten People"
		"Mind Games"	1999
David Gallagher	Chad Morgan	"Brainchild"	1997
Paul Gleason	Dr. Harold Payton
Randolph Mantooth	James Lee Crown	"Rainbow's End"
Dan Lauria	Salvatore Matacio	"A Father's Image"
Kyla Pratt	Kyla Jarvis	"The Neighborhood"
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper	Cody "The Crusader" Conway	"The Crusader"	1998
Randy Tallman	TBD
Paul Winfield	Pastor Roscoe Jones	"The Soul of Winter"
Collin Raye	Himself
Danny Trejo	Joe Lopez	"Circle of Life"
	Jose Rodriguez	"Rise to the Occasion"	1999
Lila McCann	Kelly Wyman	"Eyes of a Ranger"	1998
Michael Peterson	Himself
Tobin Bell	Karl Storm	"The Wedding: Part 1" "The Wedding: Part 2"
RuPaul	Bob	"Royal Heist"
Dean Norris	Deke Powell	"War Cry"
Mike Connors	Judge Arthur McSpadden	"Code of the West"
Camilla Belle	Cindy Morgan	"Code of the West"
Lee Majors	Sheriff Bell	"On the Border"
Mitch Pileggi	Paul Grady	"Money Talks"
Deion Sanders	Himself	"Rise to the Occasion"	1999
		"Special Witness"
Gary Busey	Donovan Riggs	"Special Witness"
James Remar	Keith Bolt	"The Principal"
Judy Herrera	Rachel Falcon	"Team Cherokee: Part 1" "Team Cherokee: Part 2"
Michael Greyeyes	Brian Falcon
Robert Mirabal	Tall Bear
John Schneider	Jacob Crossland	"Jacob's Ladder"
Rex Linn	Leland Stahl/Lester Stahl	"Way of the Warrior"
Randy Savage	Whitelaw Lundren	"Fight or Die"
Frank Shamrock	Dirk 'The Hammer' Savage
Lane Smith	Reverend Thornton Powers	"Power Angels"
Scott Weinger	Bradley Roberts	"Full Recovery"
Joe Penny	Sonny Tantero	"Suspicious Minds"
Dwight Schultz	Lloyd Allen	"Safe House"
Frank Stallone	B.J. Ronson, Frank Bishop	"Tall Cotton"
		"Saturday Night"	2001
Tammy Townsend	Erika Carter	"Justice Delayed"	2000
		"The Final Showdown"	2001
David Keith	Cliff Eagleton	"The Day of Cleansing"	2000
Sammo Hung	Sammo Law
Deron McBee	Luke Warley	"Black Dragons"
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	Master Ko
Mako	Edward Song
Byron Mann	P.K. Song
Tzi Ma	General Nimh	"The General's Return"
Christopher B. Duncan	Defense Attorney Lime	"The Bachelor Party"
Joan Jett	Dierdre Harris	"Wedding Bells: Part 1"
Mark Cuban	Groomsmen	"Wedding Bells: Part 1" "Wedding Bells: Part 2"
Tom Bosley	Minister
Ernest Borgnine	Eddie Ryan	"The Avenging Angel"
Michael Ironside	The Chairman	"Winds of Change" "Lazarus" "Turning Point" "Retribution"
T.J. Thyne	Wallace 'The Wizard' Slausen
Dionne Warwick	Dionne Berry	"Faith"
Barbara Mandrell	Nicole Foley	"Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 1"
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	Jake Horbart	"Child of Hope"
Robert Fuller	Ranger Wade Harper	"Matter of Principle"
		"The Final Show/Down"	2001
Hulk Hogan	Boomer Knight	"Division Street"
Francis Capra	Ace
Ryan Bittle	Harley	"Reel Rangers"
Laura Bailey	Roberta	"Saturday Night"
Mercedes McNab	Heather Preston	"6 Hours"
Josh Holloway	Ben Wiley	"Medieval Crimes"
Sting	Grangus	"Unsafe Speed"
Carlos Bernard	Raoul 'Skull' Hidalgo	"Without a Sound"
Mitchel Musso	Josh Whitley	"Trial by Fire"	2005
Selena Gomez	Julie

Companies

The series began with Cannon Television, but after Cannon folded, CBS assumed production responsibilities and is currently the full owner for this series. Other companies as listed below have also been involved with the series production and/or distribution.

Production companies
Amadea Film Productions	TBD
Cannon Television	(1993)
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)	TBD
Columbia Pictures Television	(1993–2001)
Columbia TriStar Television	(2001)
The Ruddy-Greif Company	(1993–2001)
Top Kick Productions	(1993–1998)
Norris Brothers Entertainment	(1998–2005)
CBS Productions	(1995–2001)
CBS Entertainment Productions	(1993–1995)
CBS Broadcast International	(1993–2008)
Distributors
Columbia TriStar Television Distribution	(1997–2001)
Columbia TriStar Domestic Television	(2001–2002)
Mediaset, Canale 5	(1996) - Italy, TV (First TV)
Mediaset, Italia 1	(1997-2003) - Italy, TV (First TV)
Mediaset, Rete 4	(2002-2013) - Italy, TV (Reply)
Duel TV	(2003-2006) - Italy, TV (Reply)
FX	(2006-2011) - Italy, TV (Reply)
AXN	(2009–present) - Italy, TV (Reply)
Mediaset, Iris	(2015–present) - Italy, TV (Reply)
Paramount Home Entertainment	(2006-TBD), Germany, DVD
Paramount Home Entertainment	(2008, US, DVD, season 5)
Sony Pictures Television	(2002–2019, US only)
CBS Television Distribution	(2008–present, DVDs and international; US and worldwide since 2019)
TF1	2004, France, TV
TV2	(2000–2006), Hungary, TV
UFA Film- und Fernseh GmbH	1993, Germany, all media

See also

• Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
• Diagnosis: Murder – A show starring Dick Van Dyke that also ran for eight seasons between 1993 and 2001.

External links

• Walker, Texas Ranger at IMDb
• Official Website
• Sony Pictures Television website at the Wayback Machine (archived July 9, 2010)
• Spike TV acquires rights to Walker Texas Ranger
• INSP Network acquires syndication rights to Walker Texas Ranger
• Interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from Walker, Texas Ranger