Walking Tall

Name: Walking Tall
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981-01-17
Cast: Harold Sylvester, Jeff Lester, Bo Svenson, Walter Barnes, Courtney Pledger

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Drama

Walking Tall is an American television drama series that ran on NBC in 1981 for one season of seven episodes. The first 5 episodes aired Saturday nights at 9:00 p.m.. The last 2 episodes aired Tuesday nights at 10:00 p.m. NBC reran all 7 episodes from April-August 1981. This one-hour show was based on the 1973 film Walking Tall, which was based on the life of Buford Pusser. Here, Pusser is the sheriff of McNeal County, Tennessee, fighting criminals each week in 1969.

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StatusEnded

First AiredJanuary 17, 1981

Last AiredMarch 31, 1981

Episode Runtime1sa

Seasons1

Episodes7

TypeScripted

Origin CountryUnited States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

sheriff tennessee

Production Companies

David Gerber Productions

Networks

Last Episode

S1 E7 • 3/31/1981

The Fire Within

A Priest has information – Heard in the sanctity of The Confessional – That could stop an illegal arms deal, and, despite Buford’s persistence, refuses to break his Promise Of Obedience.