Walking Tall
1981•1 Seasons•7 Episodes•7.0•Ended
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.
Network
NBC
Origin
US
Cast
Harold Sylvester
Jeff Lester
Bo Svenson
Walter Barnes
Courtney Pledger
Rad Daly
Heather McAdam
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