| Walker, Texas Ranger - The First Season | 
 enlarge | Directors: Tony Mordente, Eric Norris, Michael Preece, Joe Coppoletta, Jerry Jameson
Actors: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr, Sheree J. Wilson
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 2824
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 7
Running Time: 1498
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.2
MPN: PARD880934D
UPC: 097368809345
EAN: 0097368809345
ASIN: B000ERVJKY
Theatrical Release Date: April 21, 1993
Release Date: June 13, 2006
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Product Description
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 06/12/2007
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An unofficial Chuck Norris fact: With apologies to Al Gore, global warming does not cause hurricanes. They are caused by the wind generated by Chuck Norris' flurry of roundhouse kicks to the head. Which is why this seven-disc set will blow you away. After Norris's movie career stalled, Walker: Texas Ranger revived his career and catapulted him to international icon status of Hasselhoff proportions. He has since been transformed into an affectionate punchline for the likes of Conan O'Brien and the purveyors of the Official Chuck Norris facts website ("Those aren't credits that roll after Walker: Texas Ranger. It is actually a list of fatalities that occurred during the making of the episode."). Co-created by future Oscar-winner Paul Haggis (Crash), Walker: Texas Ranger is a tailor-made vehicle for Norris, whose eponymous character dispenses somewhat suspect justice. "You screwed up," one particularly nasty miscreant tells Walker. "You forgot to read us our rights. Walker obliges, but not before kicking him into submission, "You have the right to remain silent." Walker's methods may perturb Asst. D.A. Alex Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson), but they sure come in handy when she is menaced, Cape Fear-style, by the recently freed corrupt sheriff she sent to jail ("Borderline") or kidnapped by a cult leader ("In the Name of God"). There are three crucial elements for a great Walker episode: A particularly vile villain (drug dealers, rapists, baby-stealing politicians), coolly delivered Chuck-isms ("When I want your opinion, I'll beat it out of you," reprised from the great Code of Silence), and, to quote Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard), Walker's new, more by-the-book partner, the "squinty-eyed make-my-day stuff" that Walker punishingly dispenses near the 40-minute mark of nearly every episode. When you've got Chuck Norris, you don't need A-list guest stars, but Walker's first season does feature some familiar faces, including the future Spider-Man Tobey Maguire ("The Prodigal Son"), Stuart Whitman ("The Reunion"), and a post-Wonder Years Danica "Winnie" McKellar ("Stolen Lullaby"). Norris may not be Oscar or Emmy material, but watching Walker unfailingly lay out the bad guys and making the guilty pay is the essence of comfort television. As Trivette says, "I hate to admit; the man is good." In short: don't mess with Texas! --Donald Liebenson
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 Great Series October 24, 2008
I have always liked to watch Walker on TV and now I have started to collect the seasons on DVD so I can watch them when I please and not have to try to work my schedule around the TV schedule.
i love walker oh baby September 30, 2008
walker is so hot!!!!
i sure would love to polish his rusty sheriffs badge.
he can handcuff me and throw away the key.
 More Teen / Adult Level Material July 3, 2008
I was surprised at the language and story lines in the first season. Not what I expected and not what I wanted my 10 year old to watch. However that being said the few shows I watched were solid Chuck Norris. I only rated it low to bring attention to the PG rating not displayed in the ad.
Walker 1st Season June 5, 2008
Walker is totally awesome. I love this show and had to have these. They have some of my favorite shows on them.
The one and only Chuck Norris stars in a show that is truly all his own. May 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In the early 90's, the ever popular martial arts master and action movie star Chuck Norris was not getting many offers for movies. An idea sparked in someone's mind, and Norris was offered the title role for a show called "Walker Texas Ranger", he accepted it, and an entirely new legend was born. This show is most likely what makes Norris best known to today's modern audience. I do not see this show as silly, or stupid, or so dumb that it's good, or anything like that. I sincerely, genuinely, and truthfully see it as a great show. The plots are original and imaginitive. This show also starred Sheree J. Wilson as Assistant District Attorney Alex Cahill, Clarence Gilyard Jr. as Sergeant James Trivette, (Walker's partner in the Texas Rangers), and last but not least, Noble Willingham as C.D. Parker, whose bar was a common meetingplace for the main cast. I am now officially debunking the endless theories that every episode contains the same elements - Alex, Walker, Trivette, or C.D. is kidnapped, Walker transforms into legendary Texas Ranger Hayes Cooper, etc. First of all, in many of the episodes, Alex is not kidnapped, not to mention that she sometimes is barely even if not at all in the episode. Second, Hayes Cooper does not appear until the second season (actually the third season). Do not judge this show by what you have heard from others. Believe me when I say that the show is one-of-a-kind, and it is truly awesome in every way. When you do watch it, if you're like me, you will be bending your ear to every line for one of those well known Chuck-isms, such as "If I wanted a confession, I'd beat it out of you." Great storytelling, acting, and action is what made this show what it is. Don't miss it! Below is a list of episodes included in this seven-disc DVD set.
1. ONE RIOT, ONE RANGER (2-Part Series Pilot)
2. BORDERLINE
3. A SHADOW IN THE NIGHT
4. BOUNTY
5. STORM WARNING
6. IN THE NAME OF GOD
7. CRIME WAVE DAVE
8. END RUN
9. FAMILY MATTERS
10. SHE'LL DO TO RIDE THE RIVER WITH
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
12. AN INNOCENT MAN
13. NIGHT OF THE GLADIATOR
14. THE LEGEND OF RUNNING BEAR
15. SOMETHING IN THE SHADOWS (Part I)
16. SOMETHING IN THE SHADOWS (Part II)
17. ON DEADLY GROUND
18. RIGHT MAN, WRONG TIME
19. THE PRODIGAL SON
20. THE COMMITTEE
21. DEADLY VISION
22. SKYJACKED
23. THE LONG HAUL
24. RAMPAGE
25. THE REUNION (2 Parts)
26. STOLEN LULLABY
SPECIAL FEATURES
Previews
THIS REVIEW IS DEDICATED TO ANYONE, LIVING OR DEAD, INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF "WALKER TEXAS RANGER".
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