List of Walker, Texas Ranger episodes

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[edit] Pilot Season

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
1 April 21, 1993 101 One Riot, One Ranger Part 1 & 2 This pulse-pounding two-hour premiere episode introduces Cordell Walker, a contemporary Texas Ranger. After his old partner is killed in a bank heist, working with his new partner Trivette, Walker seeks vengeance on the killer-and uncovers the next daring scheme. (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.)
2 April 24, 1993 102 Borderline Walker and his partner work to protect Alex from the sheriff who found himself on the wrong side of the bars when she sent him to prison. After his release from the big house, he stalks Alex in search of revenge.
3 May 1, 1993 103 A Shadow in the Night East meets the Wild West when Walker and Trivette try to safeguard a Congressman whose assistant killed a Yakuza boss and find themselves confronting a Japanese hit man who also happens to be both a martial arts master and an old friend of Walker.

[edit] Season 1

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
1 September 25, 1993 104 Bounty 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 Mawell as well. (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.)
2 October 2, 1993 105 Storm Warning 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.
3 October 30, 1993 106 In the Name of God Alex tries to rescue a friend's daughter from a religious cult, but finds herself being held prisoner by the group's charismatic leader.
4 November 6, 1993 107 Crime Wave Dave While searching for Billy Clancy, an escaped parolee that he helped before, Walker who was already suspicious of his parole officer Dave Kilmer learns that Kilmer has been forcing Billy to commit crimes, and to protect himself Kilmer abducts Billy's wife and son.
5 November 13, 1993 108 End Run While Walker and Trivette transport a fugitive who is about to testify in an out-of-state murder trial, Trivette struggles with his feelings for the dangerous woman.
6 November 20, 1993 109 Family Matters Walker faces a battle with the FBI after he arrests a criminal who himself to be above the law because of his sister's involvement in the Witness Protection Program.
7 November 24, 1993 110 She'll Do to Ride the River With A veterinarian investigating the strange deaths of local animals is killed and his daughter teams up with Walker and Trivette. The three discover that an oil company is responsible which has been using a harmful substance to spray the roads with in order to make a large profit.
8 November 27, 1993 111 Unfinished Business A renegade, whom is a failed Texas Ranger applicant challenges Walker with his attempts to capture several escaped criminals, but he inadvertently endangers innocent civilians in the process.
9 December 4, 1993 112 An Innocent Man Walker must find a way to prove a condemned man's guilty plea was the result of blackmail before he is put to death in a gas chamber.
10 December 11, 1993 113 Night of the Gladiator To get information on a gang who destroyed a friend's life via blackmail, Walker and Trivette join by posing as street fighters.
11 January 8, 1994 114 Legend of the Running Bear Walker's cousin, David Little Eagle Jackson, returns to the reservation following studying medicine to find many do not like him, including his girlfriend's father, whose murder he soon witnesses.
12 January 15, 1994 115 Something in the Shadows Part 1 Kurt Nypo, a powerful drug dealer is attempting to get rid of Walker when he starts to get close and 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.
13 January 22, 1994 116 Something in the Shadows Part 2 Tony is busted for delivering the drugs but refuses to come forward to protect his mother, but after Nypo puts her in the hospital, Tony attempts to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, the Rangers continue their investigation on the college rapist and suspect that a professor that Alex knows might be the rapist.
14 January 29, 1994 117 On Deadly Ground 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.
15 February 5, 1994 118 Right Man, Wrong Time Country singer Merrilee needs Walker's protection from her estranged ex-husband, who is threatening her.
16 March 5. 1994 119 The Prodigal Son Walker soul searches after he nearly causes a young boy's death during a hostage situation.
17 March 12, 1994 120 The Committee Walker pretends to dispatch a harsher attitude towards the legal system in order to infiltrate the Committee, a group of corrupt law enforcement officials that have been murdering criminals through vigilante-style methods.
18 March 26, 1994 121 Deadly Vision Using a psychic to help locate a kidnapped 8-year-old earns Trivette ridicule from his fellow Rangers.
19 April 2, 1994 122 Skyjacked While transporting a condemned man from Ohio to Texas, his friends skyjack the plane and subdue Walker and Trivette, who must find a way to prevent his escape.
20 April 9, 1994 123 The Long Haul Walker and Trivette go undercover to try and catch a bunch of big rig hijackers.
21 April 30, 1994 124 Rampage C.D. must rescue Walker and Trivette after they get trapped in Texas' backlands while tracking brothers.
22 May 14, 1994 125 Deadly Reunion Part 1 Walker and Trivette get help from a legendary Texas Ranger, back to seek justice for his murdered son, to help track down an assassin with a U.S. Senator in his sights.
23 May 14, 1994 Deadly Reunion Part 2 See Part 1 above for overview.
24 May 21, 1994 126 Stolen Lullaby Walker investigates the claim of a woman (Danica McKellar), whose baby that had been kidnapped, is now seen in the possession of a politician.

[edit] Season 2

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
25 September 24, 1994 Badge of Honor Trivette meets an old acquaintance of Walker, who is a sheriff in a small town that runs it with an Iron Fist and is promoting racism among his deputies. But when he gets too close, Trivette is captured, and with another man learns that he is to be put to death in a secret spot where the remains of other captured prisoners are.
26 October 1, 1994 Branded 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.
27 October 8, 1994 Silk Dreams A deadly new designer drug sends Walker and Trivette out into the nightlife to seek its source.
28 October 15, 1994 Mustangs 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. 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.
29 October 22, 1994 Till Death Do Us Part 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.
30 November 5, 1994 Rainbow Warrior While attending the funeral of Chief Six Feathers, Walker learns that his death was no accident.
31 November 19, 1994 The Road to Black Bayou Part 1 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.
32 November 19, 1994 The Road to Black Bayou Part 2 See Part 1 above for overview.
33 November 26, 1994 Line of Fire After receiving information about Dallas police officers dealing in drugs, Alex receives a threat on her life.
34 December 10, 1994 Payback Someone has put out a bounty on Walker who is already busy with recovering a stolen van that is designed for a handicapped boy.
35 December 17, 1994 Tiger's Eye The Japanese Yakuza kidnap Amy, the daughter of Jesse Morell, a Texas power broker in order to get revenge on his security chief Manzo Tokada, a former Japanese cop, who had previously infiltrated their gang before faking his death with Jesse's help after his cover was blown. However, Tokada refuses Walkers assistance, preferring to handle it his way.
36 January 7, 1995 The Big Bingo Bamboozle A protected witness to a bingo game (that was actually a money laundering operation) keeps trying to escape her guards.
37 January 14, 1995 Money Train Walker and Trivette chance upon a planned train robbery after Trivette gets them work on a movie set.
38 January 28, 1995 Mean Streets 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.
39 February 4, 1995 Cowboy Walker and Trivette must save Alex, who is kidnapped by Victor LaRue (Wayne Pére).
40 February 11. 1995 War Zone Part 1 A series of high-profile robberies puzzle the Rangers, but when one results in the death of Walker's friend, it becomes a personal crusade.
41 February 11, 1995 War Zone Part 2 See Part 1 above for overview.
42 February 18, 1995 Trust No One Walker must clear Trivette's name, who's been accused in the disappearance of $5 million in counterfeit money.
43 February 25, 1995 Blue Movies A judge is killed by a man who reveals to Walker that the one who ordered the hit is D.L. Dade, a respected businessman who has been keeping his true activities hidden from the law. But after the killer is murdered, Walker remembering that the man said that Dade once made adult films, decides to track down one of the actresses 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.
44 March 11, 1995 On Sacred Ground Cherokee youth are stealing artifacts from a museum, claiming they were taken from their ancestral burial grounds.
45 April 29, 1995 Case Closed 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.
46 May 6, 1995 Flashback Part 1 Walker pursues a group of killers seeking the lost treasures of Hayes Cooper, a wild-west Texas Ranger. Parts of the episode are "flashbacks" to Hayes Cooper, who with Lockett (played by Trivette/Gilyard), is pursuing a group of killers.
47 May 6, 1995 Flashback Part 2 After surviving a rattlesnake attack, Walker (with Trivette) continues his pursuit of the killers who uncovered "Cooper's Gold."
48 May 13, 1995 Standoff Part 1 Walker and Trivette protect a Mexican Presidential candidate from an assassin.
49 May 13, 1995 Standoff Part 2 See Part 1 above for overview.

[edit] Season 3

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
50 September 23, 1995 Blown Apart An escaped prisoner goes on a spree, killing people who helped put him away -- a list of people that includes Walker.
51 September 30, 1995 Deep Cover Walker poses as a cocaine dealer in Miami, Florida to help break up a drug trafficking operation and rescue a cop that is being held hostage.
52 October 7, 1995 The Guardians 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.
53 October 14, 1995 Collision Course C.D's niece is kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend 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 offers a bounty on their Bonnie and Clyde-style bank robberies.
54 October 21, 1995 Point After 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.
55 November 4, 1995 Evil in the Night A malevolent medicine man resurrects after desecration of his burial ground.
56 November 11, 1995 Final Justice After learning one of his parent's killers was never brought to justice, Walker finds a witness to help make things right.
57 November 18, 1995 The Lynching In a small town, an elderly woman is murdered and a mentally disabled person who was living with her is accused of murdering her by a lynch mob which demands to settle it with vigilante-style justice.
58 November 25, 1995 Whitewater Part 1 Alex and Walker's whitewater rafting trip becomes a working vacation when one of the rafters is murdered.
59 December 2, 1995 Whitewater Part 2 See Part 1 above for overview.
60 December 9, 1995 The Covenant 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.
61 January 6, 1996 Rodeo Victor DeMarco, 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.
62 January 13, 1996 Flashpoint Some Irish militants are trying to kill a peacemaker.
63 January 20, 1996 Break In 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.
64 February 3, 1996 The Return of LaRue Paroled on a technicality, Victor LaRue pretends to have changed as he takes revenge on Walker and Alex.
65 February 10. 1996 The Juggernaut 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.
66 February 17, 1996 El Coyote Part 1 Walker poses as a peasant to track slave-labor smugglers in Mexico.
67 February 24, 1996 El Coyote Part 2 See Part 1 above for overview.
68 March 2, 1996 The Avenger After the suspect of a weapons bust is killed by Walker in a raid his older mercenary brother Caleb Hooks 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.
69 March 23, 1996 Behind the Badge Action surrounding Walker stymies Trivette's attempts to impress the reporter of a "Behind the Badge" documentary show.
70 April 6, 1996 Blackout A blow to the head leaves Walker with amnesia during an undercover operation to uncover money laundering at a casino.
71 April 13, 1996 Deadline A senator proposes to save money by disbanding the Texas Rangers. But when his daughter is kidnapped by a gang of bank 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.
72 April 27, 1996 The Siege While on vacation at a friends' house, heroin smugglers lay siege on their house when one of their friends accidentally stumbles on their operation. Things become complicated when their friend is critically wounded and Walker and Trivette's guns are running low on ammunition.
73 May 4, 1996 The Moscow Connection A Russian policeman comes to Texas to help the Texas Ranger deal with Russian criminals that are attempting to take over a local organization.
74 May 11, 1996 Miracle at Middle Creek While attempting to help a small boy trapped underground, Walker finds himself buried alive.
75 May 18, 1996 Hall of Fame A serial killer from C.D.'s past taunts him as he prepares for induction to the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame.

[edit] Season 4

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
76 September 21, 1996 Higher Power Walker must fight to protect the reincarnation of a Buddhist monk.
77 September 28, 1996 Patriot 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 threaten the lives of the hostages (including Alex) if their leader is not released.
78 October 5, 1996 Ghost Rider A dead child's spirit assists Walker to discover who murdered him eight years ago.
79 October 12, 1996 The Brotherhood A group of dirty cops have been murdering criminals by targeting the ones on technicalities. Meanwhile, Walker helps Ernesto Lopez, who has been accused of rape and is able to uncover evidence that would prove his innocence. However, before Walker can present it, the cops murder Ernesto and it becomes a personal issue for Walker.
80 October 19, 1996 Plague 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.
81 October 26, 1996 Redemption Alex's attorney father Gordon Cahill who walked out on his family years ago from his alcoholic problems is defending Karl Mayes, the crime boss that she is prosecuting. But when one of Mayes' henchmen disguises himself as a cop to kill 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.
82 November 2, 1996 Codename: Dragonfly A military helicopter with stealth capabilities has been stolen to be utilized by a drug cartel. The thief turns out to be an ex-Marine and old comrade of Walker's who left him for dead in Vietnam.
83 November 9, 1996 A Silent Cry The Rangers seek out a band of college-aged students, who have been using date rape drugs to subdue and assault young women.
84 November 16, 1996 Swan Song 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.
85 November 23, 1996 Cyclone As a cyclone 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.
86 November 30, 1996 Lucky A homeless man's dog helps Walker track down the source of a priest's death. Meanwhile, Alex and C.D. put on a charity Thanksgiving dinner.
87 December 14, 1996 The Deadliest Man Alive The Viper, a deadly international assassin, is in Texas, and Walker must stop him before he strikes again.
88 December 21, 1996 A Ranger's Christmas 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.
89 January 11, 1997 Mayday 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 the Charlie and the other survivors from hit men who have come to finish them off.
90 January 18, 1997 Last Hope 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 troubled teens endangers everybody at Ranger Camp by unknowingly stealing a money bag from drug dealers.
91 February 1. 1997 Full Contact 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.
92 February 8, 1997 The 99th Ranger While looking into recruiting a replacement for a Texas Ranger that was killed in a shootout, a Fort Worth, Texas police officer who is being haunted by her violent ex-husband gives up her dream of becoming a Texas Ranger until Walker convinces her otherwise.
93 February 15, 1997 Devil's Turf 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.
94 February 22, 1997 Days Past Vince Pike, a mob boss that had killed Walker's former fiancee 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.
95 March 8, 1997 The Trial of LaRue Deranged criminal Victor LaRue manages to disarm the bailiffs during his trial and then takes the courtroom hostage. He kills the judge and demands to see Walker, then taunts Alex while he waits.
96 April 5, 1997 Heart of the Dragon Walker protects a young man who has a jade dragon that a Chinese gang believes has magical power.
97 April 26, 1997 The Neighborhood Walker helps a ten-year-old girl (Kyla Pratt) severely wounded in a drive-by to end violence in her community.
98 May 3, 1997 A Father's Image Ranger Hunt (Tammy Lauren) goes undercover to gather evidence against a crime boss who is raising his ten-year-old son to take over the family business.
99 May 4, 1997 Sons of Thunder Part 1 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, Walker works a case where someone has been murdering certain cops and one of next victims is a friend of Trent's. This two-part episode led to a spinoff series of the same name in 1999.
100 May 4, 1997 Sons of Thunder Part 2 See Part 1 above for overview.
101 May 10, 1997 Texas vs. Cahill 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 woman's prison that's packed with inmates who hold a grudge against her. While Gordon Cahill returns to defend Alex in court, he helps Walker suspect that Lane Tillman -- the man Alex was prosecuting -- had a good reason to frame her.
102 May 17, 1997 Rookie Joey Prado (John Haymes Newton) 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, Vic Solano (Damon Collazo)--who he later finds out is one of the men he has to arrest.

[edit] Season 5

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
103 September 27, 1997 The Fighting McLains After Belle McLain, an undercover D.E.A. agent is murdered by Jack Garret, a drug lord, her military brother J.W. launches an act of revenge against him but is stopped and captured by Walker. After Luther Parrish, another army officer comes to pick up J.W., his other siblings Jessie and Wyatt break J.W. loose. Now Walker, Trivette, and Parrish must keep the McLains from taking the law into their own hands, as well as gather enough evidence to bust Garret.
104 October 4, 1997 Iceman 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 crime boss who had hired the Iceman for a job, since Charlie bears a resemblance to the Iceman.
105 October 11, 1997 Lucas Part 1 An AIDS-stricken 7-year-old (Haley Joel Osment) tries to find his mother, with Walker's help.
106 October 18, 1997 Lucas Part 2 See Part 1 above for overview.
107 October 25, 1997 Forgotten People 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 murders him to prevent him from exposing them and based on Trivettes 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 to gather evidence to prove it.
108 November 1, 1997 Last of a Breed Part 1 Children visiting the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame get treated to Walker telling a story about the Old West's legendary Hayes Cooper.
109 November 8, 1997 Last of a Breed Part 2 See Part 1 above for overview.
110 November 15, 1997 Brainchild After escaping a research center, a boy with genius-level IQ gets Walker to help him find his mother.
111 November 22, 1997 Mr. Justice 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 intends to see that Walker's efforts fail. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson makes a special guest appearance as herself in this episode.
112 December 6, 1997 Rainbow's End James Lee Crown (Randolph Mantooth), a horse owner wants to win races in order increase the stud fees for his horse even if it means by cheating. Crown murders a rival horse, along with its owner and trainer that beat his horse in a race. He then sets his sites on fixing an upcoming race by targeting another rival horse Rainbow's End, which is owned by one of Walker's friends.
113 December 13, 1997 A Woman's Place A female construction worker is in danger after threatening to blow the whistle on unsafe construction practices.
114 December 20, 1997 Small Blessings Walker must save two orphan murder witnesses from being killed before they can give testimony.
115 January 3, 1998 Tribe 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.
116 January 10, 1998 Saving Grace Prison escapees take some nuns hostage and make demands, threatening to kill some battered women if demands are not met.
117 January 17, 1998 Money Talks 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 C.E.O.'s 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.
118 January 31. 1998 Crusader 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.)
119 February 28, 1998 In God's Hands While pursing two armed robbers, Trivette finds a 6-year boy shot during his pursit 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), 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. Meanwhile, Walker looks into proving that Kroeger— the man that Trivette was pursing — was the one who shot the boy.
120 March 7, 1998 Undercover Detective Carlos Sandoval who is undercover in a drug ring is found out by the ring leader who had also previously murdered his brother. The wounded Carlos escapes and is taken to a homeless shelter to recover.
121 March 21, 1998 Everyday Heroes 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.
122 April 4, 1998 Warriors A geneticist is kidnapped by a group wanting to use her research to create a race of genetically superior soldiers.
123 April 18, 1998 Angel When Trivette's old girlfriend gets his help to locate her father, and then kills him, the investigation leads to a Jamaican drug gang.
124 April 25, 1998 The Soul of Winter 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.
125 May 2, 1998 Circle of Life 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.
126 May 9, 1998 Test of Faith 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 becomes a target.
127 May 16, 1998 The Wedding Part 1 In this season-ending cliffhanger, Alex is grievously wounded at Kim (Lauralee Bell) and Phil's wedding when Storm, a man she helped incarcerate 5 years prior, shoots her.

[edit] Season 6

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
128 September 26, 1998 The Wedding Part 2 As Alex lay in the hospital, Walker embarks on a quest to find Storm (who wounded Alex at the end of the Season 5 cliffhanger) and bring him to justice.
129 October 3, 1998 Trackdown Walker helps free a man (Greg Serano) falsely accused of a crime, but when their cellmate is killed after passing off evidence of guard corruption to them, a new investigation begins.
130 October 10, 1998 Royal Heist Garret Stone (David Parker), who Walker helps 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 opens her Help Our People Excel (HOPE) center to help save youth from gang life.
131 October 17, 1998 War Cry Walker investigates a mystery illness sweeping across the children on a Cherokee reservation from polluted water. When suspicion falls on a nearby factory, and the E.P.A. tests find nothing wrong with the water, Walker must prevent the radical Cherokee from waging vigilante justice, and prove that the factory owner had lied during the inspection.
132 October 24, 1998 Code of the West A convict escapes from prison seeking retribution for those responsible for putting him there. Having already murdered others, Walker and Trivette go on the case to stop him before he can murder his trial's judge.
133 October 31, 1998 The Children of Halloween A Satanic symbol found at the crime scenes suggest abducted children are going to be sacrificed on Halloween. Appropriately, this episode aired on Halloween night in 1998.
134 November 7, 1998 Survival A camping trip turns nightmarish when Alex is kidnapped by deranged brothers, and the men (Walker, Trivette, Trent, and Carlos) must come to the rescue.
135 November 14, 1998 Second Chance 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 fraction in relation for her father's killing one of their members, albeit in self-defense.
136 November 21, 1998 Paradise Trail In another Hayes Cooper adventure, Mormons and their wagon train must be defended from outlaws.
137 December 5, 1998 Eyes of a Ranger Lila McCann, a real Country music artist, plays an inspiring one. 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 doesn't know is that he is trying to gain control of the heroin industry in Dallas.
138 December 12, 1998 On the Border 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 wouldn't have anything to do with drugs, she gets Walker and Trivette to help her investigate.
139 January 9, 1999 Lost Boys Carlos' nephew Jesse is in trouble with the law when a gun is found in his room, that was used by a man named Blade to kill a cop and was hidden there by one of his friends who was an accomplice. When Blade finds out, he has his lawyer help him force Jesse to take the rap for the crime or they would kill his mother.
140 January 16, 1999 Special Witness A retarded 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.
141 February 6, 1999 The Principal A principal of a high school, who is an old friend of Walker, has his suspicions about a facility member who is supplying drugs and is murdered when he accidentally witnesses the exchange between the teacher 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.
142 February 13, 1999 Team Cherokee Part 1 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 and rescue her from a pedophile.
143 February 20, 1999 Team Cherokee Part 2 With the help of a traitor from within Team Cherokee, Brian Falcon, the original driver is injured, which forces the team to ask Walker, who had prior experience with racing 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 the kidnapper, Trent's car is stolen with the evidence, promoting the Rangers to search for the thieves to recover the evidence.
144 February 27, 1999 live-girls.now Trivette's girlfriend disappears and pictures of her surface on an Internet site.
145 April 24, 1999 No Way Out 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 is out for revenge. (Note: This was the first episode aired on CBS since Sons of Thunder, a short-lived spinoff of Walker, ended its run.)
146 May 1, 1999 Brothers in Arms Trivette's brother, Simon, is arrested by the Rangers, and find out that Simon has been told to kill him. (Note: Creative consultant Nicolas Corea was killed during the filming of this episode.)
147 May 8, 1999 Mind Games 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 the son of a friend, suspects foul play and decides to investigate.
148 May 15, 1999 Power Angels A loan shark, who has a minister's son under his thumb, attempts to steal a charitable telethon's proceeds.
149 May 15, 1999 Jacob's Ladder 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 a firefighter (John Schneider) announces their act as cowardly, and the gang responds by attacking the firefighters during their next attack.
150 May 22, 1999 In Harm's Way Part 1 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 fiance, Alex Cahill, crashes into a lake after it was shot down by a World War II-era plane.

[edit] Season 7

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
151 September 25, 1999 In Harm's Way Part 2 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.
152 October 2, 1999 Countdown Terrorists plan an urban release of anthrax in 48 hours, sending Walker and Trivette into action to stop them. Judson Mills (as Gage) and Nia Peeples (as Sydney) make their respective first appearances in this episode.
153 October 9, 1999 Safe House Gage and Sydney protect an accountant so he can testify at the trial of a crime boss.
154 October 16, 1999 Way of the Warrior An Indian shaman transports Walker back to the 19th Century to prevent a recurrence of a 20th Century injustice.
155 October 23, 1999 Tall Cotton 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.
156 October 30, 1999 The Lynn Sisters Record pirates kidnap the Lynn sisters (who play themselves in this episode), hoping their disappearance will help sales of their bootlegs.
157 November 6, 1999 Suspicious Minds The deaf daughter of an Elvis impersonator witnesses a murder, necessitating the Rangers' protection until the suspect is apprehended.
158 November 13, 1999 Widow Maker 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 assault a female rider. But after a bull rider was injured because of the revenge attempt, Walker must take his place to ride a dangerous bull known as the Widow Maker.
159 November 20, 1999 Fight or Die Walker, Trivette, and Gage go undercover inside a prison to investigate enforced prize fighting.
160 November 27, 1999 Rise to the Occasion 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.
161 December 11, 1999 Full Recovery After an amnesiac finds nerve gas at a genetic research facility, he need Walker's protection, after his brother was killed while trying to help him to get the gas to the authorities.
162 December 18, 1999 A Matter of Faith 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.)
163 January 8, 2000 Vision Quest Temporarily blinded by a bomb, Walker learns to cope while the other Rangers seek out those responsible.
164 January 15, 2000 A Matter of Principle A retired Texas Ranger (Robert Fuller) joins Walker in the pursuit of those who shot his daughter during a jewelry store robbery.
165 February 5, 2000 Thunderhawk After a powerful laser is stolen, Walker hunts down the thieves to discover they've subsequently had it stolen from them.
166 February 12. 2000 Justice Delayed Seeking to prove her father innocent of murder, a student gets Trivette to help. Meanwhile, registering for their wedding shows Alex a part of Walker she'd not seen before.
167 February 19, 2000 The Day of Cleansing In this crossover episode, which continued from Martial Law, Walker comes back from Los Angeles with Sammo Law (Sammo Hung) to track down a killer.
168 February 26, 2000 Black Dragons Gage is assaulted by a diplomat's son, who is protected by diplomatic immunity.
169 March 25, 2000 Soldiers of Hate 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 brothers influence and decides to be a positive role model to help steer him away from it.
170 April 8, 2000 The General's Return Walker seeks to bring justice to a Vietnamese gang responsible for murdering the son of his former martial arts instructor.
171 April 29, 2000 Showdown at Casa Diablo Part 1 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.
172 May 6, 2000 Showdown at Casa Diablo Part 2 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.
173 May 13, 2000 The Bachelor Party On a wilderness trip, the men (Walker, Trivette, and Gage) have to contend with both a violent criminal out on bail and an equally violent grizzly bear.
174 May 20, 2000 Wedding Bells Part 1 Ranger Walker and Assistant District Attorney Alex Cahill get married in this two-part season finale.
175 May 20, 2000 Wedding Bells Part 2 In this concluding episode, Ranger Walker piloted the Paris-bound plane, which made an emergency landing in Savannah, Georgia after the pilot and co-pilot were killed by an assassin. Gage and Sydney were so happy Walker and Alex were safe that they kissed. In the end, Walker and new wife Alex Cahill-Walker kiss while in Paris.

[edit] Season 8

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176 October 7, 2000 Home of the Brave When an apartment owner's profitable plan to get rid of his tenants starts to fail, he plots to destroy the furnace of the apartment and make it look like an accident. When a little boy accidentally witnesses this he is trapped and Walker must rescue him before the building collapses.
177 October 14, 2000 Deadly Situation A rookie officer framed for department corruption takes Alex hostage.
178 October 21, 2000 White Buffalo Walker investigates the mystery of a statue that appears to cry real tears. While Gage goes undercover to bust the dealers of a designer drug called "white buffalo", Sydney and Alex who are on a hike in the mountains with Joe Castillo, inadvertently stumble upon the headquarters of the White Buffalo distributors and Sydney is injured in the process.
179 October 28, 2000 The Avenging Angel A professional wrestler friend of Trivette's dies, and the Rangers go undercover to investigate the truth about his death. At the end of this episode, Walker learns that C.D. Parker has died.
180 November 4, 2000 The Winds of Change (1) First episode of a four-part storyline, 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. Guest starring Paula Trickey (Pacific Blue).
181 November 11, 2000 Lazarus (2) 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.
182 November 18, 2000 Turning Point (3) In the third episode of a four-part storyline, Walker begins making real progress in ending the Chairman's reign of terror.
183 November 25, 2000 Retribution (4) In a desperate bid to avoid capture as Walker closes in, the Chairman kidnaps Alex in the finale of a four-part storyline.
184 December 9, 2000 Child of Hope 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.
185 December 16, 2000 Faith 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.
186 January 13, 2001 Golden Boy Walker tries to keep a promising young boxer from falling in with the wrong crowd. Meanwhile, the Rangers seek to stop an Ecstasy ring.
187 January 20, 2001 Desperate Measures After two bikers break their girlfriends out of a prison transport bus to continue their bank robberies, the other two pick up Gage who is in need of transportation on his way back to Dallas after his bike breaks down. While one of these women is a thrill killer, the other Laura Pope is the victim of a setup that was caused by her mob boss ex-husband, who sends his men out to kill her after learning of her escape.
188 February 3, 2001 Division Street To help stop gang-related activities, Walker organizes basketball tournaments amongst a group of interracial kids.
189 February 10, 2001 Saturday Night Gage and Sydney go undercover in a nightclub to help the owner thwart a group of gangsters looking to take ownership.
190 February 17, 2001 Justice for All When a lawyer preparing to file a scathing police brutality lawsuit is found dead, Walker investigates.
191 April 14, 2001 6 Hours The Rangers have 6 hours to rescue a billionaire's daughter before she is killed, live, over the Internet.
192 April 14, 2001 Medieval Crimes 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.
193 April 28, 2001 Legends 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.
194 April 21, 2001 Unsafe Speed After a truck driver who was using meth kills a family, he tells the Rangers that a biker gang gave him the meth before he passes away. Alex discovers that with his qualifications he wouldn't have been given a truckers license. 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 truckers licenses.
195 April 28, 2001 Without a Sound 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, the other Rangers track down the killer, who is the leader of an auto theft ring.
196 May 5, 2001 Blood Diamonds 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.
197 May 5, 2001 Reel Rangers 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.
198 May 19, 2001 The Final Show/Down Part 1 In the final original episode of the series, a gang escapes from prison 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 and their leader also reveals to Walker that he had murdered their friend C.D. Parker as the first ranger to die. Meanwhile, Trivette after reuniting with an old girlfriend asks her to marry him. At the end of the series finale, he and his wife, Alex Cahill-Walker, give birth to a baby girl named, Angela.
199 May 19, 2001 The Final Show/Down Part 2 See Part 1 above for overview.

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