Walking Tall

Name: Walking Tall
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981-01-17
Rating: 6.75
Cast: Harold Sylvester, Jeff Lester, Bo Svenson, Walter Barnes, Courtney Pledger

6.8First aired 1981-01-17Last aired 1981-03-31Status: Ended

Drama

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Networks: NBC

Overview

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.