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  • 1993
  • TV-PG
  • CBS
  • 1993
  • TV-PG
  • CBS
Walker, Texas Ranger

Summary Cordell Walker is a contemporary Texas Ranger working out of the Dallas office who believed in dealing with criminals the old-fashioned way--by beating them up. Despite the rules that governed the way law-enforcement officers were supposed to act. Walker's approach closely resembled the "eye for an eye" school of crime fighting. His p...

Created By: Christopher Canaan, Leslie Greif, Paul Haggis, Albert S. Ruddy

  • 1993
  • TV-PG
  • CBS
  • 1993
  • TV-PG
  • CBS

Walker, Texas Ranger

9 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 21, 1993
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
45
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 49 User Ratings
5.9
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Summary Cordell Walker is a contemporary Texas Ranger working out of the Dallas office who believed in dealing with criminals the old-fashioned way--by beating them up. Despite the rules that governed the way law-enforcement officers were supposed to act. Walker's approach closely resembled the "eye for an eye" school of crime fighting. His p...

Created By: Christopher Canaan, Leslie Greif, Paul Haggis, Albert S. Ruddy

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Chuck Norris

Cordell Walker, Hayes Cooper

Clarence Gilyard Jr.

James Trivette, Trivette, Reneau

Sheree J. Wilson

Alex Cahill, Cody's Girlfriend, Saloon Girl

Noble Willingham

C.D. Parker, Jake, Saloon Keeper

Nia Peeples

Sydney Cooke

Judson Mills

Francis Gage

Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman

Uncle Ray, Uncle Ray Firewalker

Michael Bendall

Body Guard #1, Cherokee, Convict Joe

Jackson Burns

Thug #2, Bankrobber, Biker

Marco Sanchez

Detective Carlos Sandoval

Robert Wall

Billy, Sheriff Rivers, Announcer, Battalion Chief, Bob Wall, Carlos, Chico, Customs Official, Fisk, Gorch Man St. #2, Hood #2, Perkin's Man, Referee #1&3, Security Guard #3

Jack Martin

Prison Guard, Armed Thug #2, Banquet Gunman, Body Guard, Carjacker, Chemist Worker #5, Driver, Fireman, Gangster #3, Innocent Bystander, Kidnapper, Stinger Man #1, Thief #1, Thug

Cynthia Dorn

M.E. Mary Williams, Diane Dawson, Mildred, Nurse Beard, Talk Show Host

Carey Scott

Wes Tyson

James Wlcek

Trent Malloy

Grayson Jim Helms

Pilot, Ranger Pilot Chris, Chopper Pilot, Sanchez, Steve

Todd Terry

Dr. Brown, Carl Bishop, Cole, Doctor Adams, Jason

Stephanie Carney

Administrative Assistant

Lou Hancock

Mabel Shoop, Mabel, Saloon Madam

Ken Greaves

Clay, Coleman, DEA Agent #3, Deputy Tom, Lt. Fowler, Mercenary #3, SWAT Commander Wes Morley, Thug

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
45
14% Positive
1 Review
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
43% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
45
14% Positive
1 Review
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
43% Negative
3 Reviews

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70
Jan 14, 2020
The verdict? Not as gosh-awful as I expected...sort of a "Hunter" with heart. [4 Apr 1993]
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58
Jun 10, 2013
This sort of harmless escapist fare is the kind of thing some members of the Senate are deploring in their uninformed campaign against TV mayhem.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 49 User Ratings
5.9
47% Positive
23 Ratings
35% Mixed
17 Ratings
18% Negative
9 Ratings

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Mixed or Average Based on 49 User Ratings
5.9
47% Positive
23 Ratings
35% Mixed
17 Ratings
18% Negative
9 Ratings

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50
Jan 14, 2020
what was left was such a confusing big-city western, it was hard to tell the good guys from the bad. [21 April 1993, p.8]
By Ann Hodges FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 14, 2020
Overinflated two-hour pilot shows promise on a simpleminded action-film level. "The A-Team" did the same thing with much more wit, though, and in a timeslot more consistent with its greatest potential audience.
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30
Jan 14, 2020
The quality of the debut would indicate this series to be dead in the water. [23 Apr 1993]
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30
Jan 14, 2020
The cornball Walker, Texas Ranger looks like a parody early on; it has the strangest camera angles since Batman. Soon enough, it's clear this is just another violent show filled with cartoonish villains, helpless victims and a taciturn martial arts hero who lets his hands do the talking. The low point comes when a rapist ogles his victim a second time and confides to pals, "Just chalk it up to hormones." [21 Apr 1993, p.E7]
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW
30
Jan 14, 2020
Walker, Texas Ranger would have been retrograde in 1972. The acting is wooden. The bad guys are drawn in the dimensions of cartoon characters. I'm not even going to start to talk about how it handles racial stereotypes. It celebrates vigilantism. There's violence and more violence.
By David Zurawik FULL REVIEW
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Production Company:
  • Amadea Film Productions
  • CBS Broadcast International
  • CBS Entertainment Production
  • CBS Productions
  • CBS
  • Cannon Television
  • Columbia Pictures Television
  • Columbia TriStar Television
  • Norris Brothers Entertainment
  • The Ruddy Grief Company
  • Thinkfactory Media
  • Topkick Productions
Initial Release Date: Apr 21, 1993
Number of seasons: 9 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards

Young Artist Awards
• 4 Nominations
BMI Film & TV Awards
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Lone Star Film & Television Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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