Walker Texas Ranger

I’ve been watching football this afternoon. During just about every commercial break CBS has been running ads for their movie tonight featuring Chuck Norris as Walker Texas Ranger.

In these ads they tout this as the return of “America’s favorite hero”. When the hell did Walker become our nation’s favorite hero? Where was I when this happened?

If Walker is number one, then is Sylvester Stallone’s Cobra number two? Also, where does Perfect Weapon Jeff Speakman figure into this?

Posted by chuck at October 16, 2005 6:41 PM

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Once upon a time, Walker Texas Ranger was one of my favourite guilty pleasures. Almost without exception, every episode ran for 40 minutes, looking like it would just have to be a 2-parter. Then, in the final 3 or 4 minutes, everything was resolved and the show ended. I still call it a “Walker Ending” when I see it played out on other shows.

Posted by: Bryan Buchs at October 17, 2005 12:30 PM

I, too, am a huge devotee to Walker. It was like the A-team happening right in front of your face while it was on the air minus the years of maturity needed and accrued irony that builds up over time. So great. I remember one episode where they set it up that Walker’s all time nemesis is released from jail or something and he’s coming straight for Walker. The other sheriff guy comes in Walker’s office one morning and says, “Randy Schrader has just been released.” At that point the camera zooms in on Norris and he says, “Randy Schrader!”

Yes, Randy Schrader. (I’m almost positive that was the name.) That’s the best they could come up with for his all time villain - rival? Unbelievable.

The show is so underrated. It was Bush america before we really knew what that was going to be like.

Posted by: Andy at October 17, 2005 2:47 PM

everyone get to this link, amazing Walker video:

http://gorillamask.net/conanwalker.shtml

Posted by: Andy at October 17, 2005 3:06 PM

081 [5.07-96] Codename: Dragonfly / Codename: Dragonfly

Randy Schrader steals a secret multi-million, state-of-the-art military
helicopter to use it for transporting drugs for a Mexican cartell.
Randy Schrader is well known to Walker since it was Schrader who sold
out to the NVA and left Walker and his team for dead nearly 25 years
back in Vietnam. Now it's Walker's chance to settle this old score
once for all and also help cleaning the streets of drugs.

Posted by: Andy at October 17, 2005 3:28 PM

Thanks for the link, Andy.

That clip of Walker punching the guy in the bear trap is awesome.

Posted by: Chuck at October 18, 2005 9:22 AM

Nice site!

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