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Walking Tall

1981 · 1 season · 1h per episode · 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.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 7 episodes (January 17, 1981)

Cast

• Harold Sylvester
• Jeff Lester
• Bo Svenson
• Walter Barnes
• Courtney Pledger
• Rad Daly
• Heather McAdam

Details

First aired

January 17, 1981

Episodes

7

Genres

Drama

Network

NBC

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.0 / 10 from 5 votes