Walker Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger was a crime drama and modern Western that aired on CBS from 1993 to 2001.http://epguides.com/WalkerTexasRanger/ The series was created by Albert S. Ruddy, Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and produced by Cannon Television and Columbia TriStar Television.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106168/ Chuck Norris starred in the title role of Cordell Walker, a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show ran for nine seasons total but the first was comprised of only of three pilot episodes, and was followed by eight full seasons of between 21 and 26 episodes each.http://television.aol.com/show/walker-texas-ranger/49428/episodes

Walker was raised by his Native American uncle Ray Firewalker, played by Floyd Red Crow Westerman, and served in the Marines’ Recon unit in the Vietnam War. After leaving the service, Walker joined the Texas Rangers in Dallas. He often relied on martial arts skills rather than weapons when fighting crime. Walker’s partner was James Jimmy Trivette, played by Clarence Gilyard Jr. Trivette was a former Dallas Cowboy’s football player who brought a knowledge of modern technology and urban street smarts to the team.

Sheree J. Wilson co-starred as Alexandra Cahill, who worked in the District Attorney’s office and was a foil to Walker. Eventually Cahill became District Attorney and married Walker. Noble Willingham rounded out the main cast as C.D. Parker, Walker’s trusted adviser. In season eight Nia Peeples joined the show as Sydney Cooke, a young rookie who was added to the Rangers’ team.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001604/

On October 16, 2005, CBS aired a follow-up TV movie called Trial by Fire.http://www.chucknorris.com/html/events.aspx?type=3 Most of the original cast returned, including Norris and Westerman. Clarence Gilyard made a cameo appearance. The film ended with a cliffhanger that was never resolved. The movie was directed by Chuck Norris’ brother Aaron, and produced by Norris Brothers Entertainment and The Ruddy Greif Company in association with Paramount Network Television Productions.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480273/ The movie was shot in Dallas, Texas.

• Chuck Norris as Cordell “Marshall” Walkerhttp://www.allmovie.com/work/walker-texas-ranger-tv-series-175463/cast

• Clarence Gilyard Jr. as James Trivette

• Sheree J. Wilson as Alex Cahill

• Noble Willingham as C.D. Parker

• Nia Peeples as Sydney Cooke

“With each episode often resembling a lesser Chuck Norris movie from the 1980s, only compressed down to 45 minutes, Walker, Texas Ranger may be just about as formulaic as television can possibly get, but therein lies the pulpy, underlying attraction.”http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/walkertexasrangerseason1.php — DVD Verdict

“If I were 10 years old, I'm sure I'd love Walker, Texas Ranger… a throwback to gun-toting, fists-flying TV Westerns of the '60s whose surprise summer-replacement success has landed the series a regular fall spot. ”http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,308508,00.html — Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly

“You are under arrest for robbery, assault on a peace officer and for making me miss the rodeo!”http://sharetv.org/shows/walker_texas_ranger/quotes — Sydney Cooke

“Yeah, right. If I'd get an ear pierced, Walker'd make me ride in the back of his truck.” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106168/quotes — Jimmy Trivette