The following is a list of episodes from the American television series Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full...

. Although the first three episodes were televised at the end of the 1992-93 television season, they are included in the Season 1(1993–94) DVD Box Set and are not listed as a pilot season on the DVDs.

Pilot Season: 1993

#	Air date	Production Code	Episode Title	Episode Overview
1	April 21, 1993	101	One Riot, One Ranger	This 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 Gailard Sartain Gailard Sartain is an American comedic and serious actor, often playing characters with roots in the South. He is also an accomplished and successful painter and illustrator.-Early years and education:... . In the first regular season, Noble Willingham Noble Willingham Noble Henry Willingham, Jr. was an American television and film actor.-Career:Willingham had appeared in more than thirty feature films, including Harry's War , Up Close and Personal , City Slickers , The Last Boy Scout , City Slickers II , Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , Chinatown...  took over the role starting with the episode, "Bounty." Clarence Gilyard Clarence Gilyard Clarence Darnell Gilyard, Jr. is a former American actor and a current college professor who has been featured in movies and television since 1980. He is sometimes credited as Clarence A...  joined the cast, after departing his role on Matlock Matlock (TV series) Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar... . In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
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 Japanese people The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...  hit man who also happens to be both a martial arts master and an old friend of Walker.

Season 1: 1993–1994

#	Air date	Production Code	Episode Title	Episode Overview
4	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 Bounty hunter A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:...  by the name of Waxwell as well. (Note: This is the first episode where the end credits were played over a picture of a Texas Ranger Texas Ranger Division The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in Texas, and is based in Austin, Texas...  badge, which stayed that way for the rest of the series. Noble Willingham Noble Willingham Noble Henry Willingham, Jr. was an American television and film actor.-Career:Willingham had appeared in more than thirty feature films, including Harry's War , Up Close and Personal , City Slickers , The Last Boy Scout , City Slickers II , Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , Chinatown...  took over the role of C.D. Parker in this episode.)
5	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.
6	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.
7	November 6, 1993	107	Crime Wave Dave	While searching for Billy Clancy, an escaped parolee that he helped before, Walker learns that Billy's parole officer Dave Kilmer has been forcing Billy to commit crimes. To protect himself, Kilmer abducts Billy's wife and son.
8	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.
9	November 20, 1993	109	Family Matters	Walker faces a battle with the FBI after he arrests a criminal who feels himself to be above the law because of his sister's involvement in the Witness Protection Program.
10	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 has been using a harmful substance to spray the roads in order to make a large profit.
11	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.
12	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 Blackmail In common usage, blackmail is a crime involving threats to reveal substantially true or false information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of physical harm, threat of criminal prosecution, or threats...  before he is put to death by lethal injection Lethal injection Lethal injection is the practice of injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for the express purpose of causing the immediate death of the subject. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broad sense to euthanasia and suicide... .
13	December 11, 1993	113	Night of the Gladiator	Diane, an old flame of Trivette's asks him to help her brother Randy who is involved with an illegal street fighting ring. Walker and Trivette join the gang by posing as street fighters, and Randy learns from them that the opponent he thought he had accidentally killed, actually died from gunshot wounds. Though he realizes that his boss was responsible, Randy is forced to fight Trivette when his boss had kidnapped Diane to keep Randy in line.
14	January 8, 1994	114	The Legend of Running Bear	Walker's cousin, David "Little Eagle" Jackson, returns to the reservation after studying medicine to find that many do not like him, including his girlfriend's father (a member of the reservation's tribal council), whose murder he soon witnesses. Walker must clear his cousins' name when he is arrested for the murder by two corrupt FBI agents who framed him for murder of the tribal leader who they killed after he uncovers they conspired with a mining tycoon to steal land belonging to the reservation.
15	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. Nypo 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.
16	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. 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.
17	January 29, 1994	117	On Deadly Ground	Walker and Trivette, despite having no jurisdiction Jurisdiction Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility... , travel to Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...  to rescue a captured D.E.A. Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...  agent, who is an old friend of Walker, from a Mexican drug cartel.
18	February 5, 1994	118	Right Man, Wrong Time	Country singer Merrilee Summers (Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is an American voice actress, ADR director, writer, and singer best known for her extensive English-language dubbing of various anime, and her singing in multiple games from the Silent Hill series, as well as the movie adaptation and Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME. She has... ) needs Walker's protection from her estranged ex-husband, who is threatening her.
19	March 5. 1994	119	The Prodigal Son	Walker does some soul searching after he nearly causes a young man's death during a hostage situation. He ends up helping another young man (Tobey Maguire Tobey Maguire Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire is an American actor and producer. He began his career in the 1980s, and has achieved his greatest fame for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films.-Early life:... ), who is on the run for stealing drugs from a mob boss to impress his estranged father.
20	March 12, 1994	120	The Committee	Walker pretends a harsher attitude towards the legal system in order to infiltrate the Committee, a group of corrupt law enforcement officials that have been using vigilante-style methods to target and murder criminals that the law failed to convict due to legal procedures.
21	March 26, 1994	121	Deadly Vision	Using a psychic Psychic A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...  to help locate a kidnapped 8-year-old earns Trivette ridicule Ridicule Ridicule is a 1996 French film set in the 18th century at the decadent court of Versailles, where social status can rise and fall based on one's ability to mete out witty insults and avoid ridicule oneself...  from his fellow Rangers.
22	April 2, 1994	122	Skyjacked	While transporting a condemned man from Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...  to Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... , his friends hijack Aircraft hijacking Aircraft hijacking is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group. In most cases, the pilot is forced to fly according to the orders of the hijackers. Occasionally, however, the hijackers have flown the aircraft themselves, such as the September 11 attacks of 2001...  the plane and subdue Walker and Trivette, who must find a way to prevent his escape.
23	April 9, 1994	123	The Long Haul	Walker and Trivette go undercover to try and catch a gang of big rig Semi-trailer truck A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or articulated truck or articulated lorry, is an articulated vehicle consisting of a towing engine , and a semi-trailer A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) articulated truck...  hijackers.
24	April 30, 1994	124	Rampage	C.D. must rescue Walker and Trivette when they are trapped deep inside Texas while tracking brothers.
25	May 14, 1994	125	The Reunion	Walker and Trivette get help from a legendary Texas Ranger, back to seek justice for his murdered son, in tracking down an assassin with a U.S. Senator in his sights. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
26	May 21, 1994	126	Stolen Lullaby	Walker investigates the claim of a woman (Danica McKellar Danica McKellar Danica Mae McKellar is an American actress, academic, and education advocate. She is best known for her role as Winnie Cooper in the television show The Wonder Years, and later as author of the three The New York Times bestsellers, Math Doesn't Suck, Kiss My Math, and Hot X: Algebra Exposed, which... ), whose baby has been kidnapped, that the baby has been seen in the possession of a politician Politician A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making... .

Season 2: 1994–1995

#	Air date	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
27	September 24, 1994	201	Badge of Honor	Trivette meets an old acquaintance of Walker. He is a sheriff in a small town, running it with an iron fist and promoting racism among his deputies. When he gets too close, Trivette is captured, and learns that with another man he is to be put to death in a secret spot where the remains of other captured prisoners are.
28	October 1, 1994	202	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.
29	October 8, 1994	203	Silk Dreams	A deadly new designer drug sends Walker and Trivette out into the nightlife to seek its source.
30	October 15, 1994	204	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.
31	October 22, 1994	205	Till Death Do Us Part	Walker winds up in a coma Coma In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...  after trying to save a baby from a car that teetered off a bridge following a hit-and-run accident.
32	November 5, 1994	206	Rainbow Warrior	While attending the funeral of Chief Six Feathers, Walker learns that his death was no accident.
33-34	November 19, 1994	207-208	The Road to Black Bayou	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. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
35	November 26, 1994	209	Line of Fire	After receiving information about Dallas police officers dealing in drugs, Alex receives a threat on her life.
36	December 10, 1994	210	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.
37	December 17, 1994	211	Tiger's Eye	The Japanese Yakuza kidnap the daughter of Jesse Morell, a Texas power broker in order to get revenge on his security chief Manzo Tokada. Tokada, a former Japanese cop, previously infiltrated their gang before faking his death with Jesse's help after his cover was blown. However, Tokada refuses Walker's assistance, preferring to handle it his way.
38	January 7, 1995	212	The Big Bingo Bamboozle	A protected witness to a bingo Bingo (US) Bingo is a game of chance played with randomly drawn numbers which players match against numbers that have been pre-printed on 5x5 matrices. The matrices may be printed on paper, card stock or electronically represented and are referred to as cards. Many versions conclude the game when the first...  game (that was actually a money laundering operation) keeps trying to escape her guards. (Note: The theme song "Eye's of a Ranger", sung by Chuck Norris, first appears in the opening and end credits)
39	January 14, 1995	213	Money Train	Walker and Trivette chance upon a planned train robbery after Trivette gets them work on a movie set.
40	January 28, 1995	214	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.
41	February 4, 1995	215	Cowboy	Alex gets caught at the scene of an oil tycoon's abduction by career criminal Victor LaRue (Wayne Pére) and is rounded up as a hostage herself. Walker and Trivette set out to track down LaRue and save her and the other hostages.
42-43	February 11. 1995	216-217	War Zone	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. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
44	February 18, 1995	218	Trust No One	Walker must clear the name of Trivette, who's been accused in the disappearance of $5 million in counterfeit Counterfeit To counterfeit means to illegally imitate something. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product...  money.
45	February 25, 1995	219	Blue Movies	A judge is killed by a man who reveals to Walker that the one who ordered the hit is D.L. Dade (Howard Keel), a respectable 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.
46	March 11, 1995	220	On Sacred Ground	Cherokee youths are stealing artifacts Artifact (archaeology) An artifact or artefact is "something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest"...  from a museum, claiming they were taken from their ancestral burial grounds.
47	April 29, 1995	221	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.
48	May 6, 1995	222	Flashback	Walker pursues a group of killers seeking the lost treasures of Hayes Cooper, a Wild West Texas Ranger. During the pursuit, Walker is attacked by a rattlesnake. Parts of the episode are "flashbacks" to Hayes Cooper, who with Lockett (played by Trivette/Gilyard), is pursuing a group of killers. (Notes: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)
49	May 13, 1995	223	Standoff	Walker (with the aid of a jet pack) and Trivette protect a Mexican Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...  Presidential candidate from an assassin. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)

Season 3: 1995–1996

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
50	September 23, 1995	301	Blown Apart	An escaped psychopathic Psychopathy Psychopathy is a mental disorder characterized primarily by a lack of empathy and remorse, shallow emotions, egocentricity, and deceptiveness. Psychopaths are highly prone to antisocial behavior and abusive treatment of others, and are very disproportionately responsible for violent crime...  prisoner named Max Kale (Ed O'Ross Ed O'Ross Ed O'Ross is an American actor perhaps best known for playing the giggling spectacled gangster Itchy in Dick Tracy, ruthless Georgian mobster Viktor Rostavili in Red Heat, and tough-then-alien-possessed police detective Cliff Willis in The Hidden.-Early life:O'Ross was born Edward Oross in... ) goes on a spree, eager to kill people who helped put him away in prison—a list of people including Walker, Alex, a doctor named Jane Pine, a judge named Hollister, Max's ex-wife Angela, and the neighbors of the street where Max was raised in.
51	September 30, 1995	302	Deep Cover	Assisting the DEA on a case Walker and Trivette head to Miami, Florida Miami, Florida Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625... , where Walker poses as a cocaine dealer to help break up a drug trafficking operation and rescue a cop that is being held hostage.
52	October 7, 1995	303	The Guardians	Walker goes undercover at an oil rig to locate The Guardians, a group of eco-terrorists Eco-terrorism Eco-terrorism usually refers to acts of violence or sabotage committed in support of ecological, environmental, or animal rights causes against persons or their property....  that have infiltrated the rig with the intention of blowing it up.
53	October 14, 1995	304	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 Bonnie and Clyde Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow were well-known outlaws, robbers, and criminals who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression. Their exploits captured the attention of the American public during the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1934... -style bank robberies.
54	October 21, 1995	305	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	306	Evil in the Night	A malevolent medicine man resurrects after desecration of his burial ground.
56	November 11, 1995	307	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	308	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	309	Whitewater: Part 1	Alex and Walker's whitewater rafting trip becomes a working vacation when one of the rafters is murdered. Note: Parts 1 and 2 are shown as a single episode on the DVD release.
59	December 2, 1995	310	Whitewater: Part 2	See Part 1 above for overview. Note: Parts 1 and 2 are shown as a single episode on the DVD release.
60	December 9, 1995	311	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 retaliating and igniting the turf war.
61	January 6, 1996	312	Rodeo	Victor DeMarco (Joseph Campanella Joseph Campanella Joseph Campanella in Lewistown, Pennsylvania is an American character actor who has appeared in over 200 TV and film roles since 1955, including such shows as The Eleventh Hour, The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, The Road West, The Golden Girls and Mama's Family. He also had a role in... ), 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	313	Flashpoint	Irish Irish people The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...  militants Provisional Irish Republican Army The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...  are trying to kill a peacemaker. (Note: This episode serves as a backstory for the season 6 episode "Second Chance")
63	January 20, 1996	314	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	315	The Return of LaRue	Paroled on a technicality Legal technicality The term legal technicality is a casual or colloquial phrase referring to a technical aspect of law. The phrase is not a term of art in the law; it has no exact meaning, nor does it have a legal definition. It implies that that strict adherence to the letter of the law has prevented the spirit of... , Victor LaRue pretends to have changed as he takes revenge on Walker and Alex.
65	February 10. 1996	316	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	317	El Coyote: Part 1	Walker poses as a peasant Peasant A peasant is an agricultural worker who generally tend to be poor and homeless-Etymology:The word is derived from 15th century French païsant meaning one from the pays, or countryside, ultimately from the Latin pagus, or outlying administrative district.- Position in society :Peasants typically...  to track slave-labor smugglers in Mexico.
67	February 24, 1996	318	El Coyote: Part 2	See Part 1 above for overview.
68	March 2, 1996	319	The Avenger	After the suspect of a weapons bust is killed by Walker in a raid his older mercenary brother Caleb Hooks (Michael Parks Michael Parks Michael Parks is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in almost fifty films and has made frequent TV appearances, but is probably best known for his work in recent years with Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith as well as the 1969 television series Then Came... ) 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	320	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	321	Blackout	A blow to the head leaves Walker with amnesia Amnesia Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...  during an undercover operation to uncover money laundering at a casino.
71	April 13, 1996	322	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	323	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's son is critically wounded and Walker and Trivette's guns are running low on ammunition.
73	May 4, 1996	324	The Moscow Connection	A Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... n policeman comes to Texas to help the Texas Ranger deal with Russian criminals that are attempting to take over a local organization. "Notes": While on a stakeout, Trivette quotes a passage from "The Secret Power Within" to Walker. Walker asks Trivette the name of the book Trivette tells him and mentions it was written by Chuck Norris Chuck Norris Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do... . Walker gives the impression that he's never heard of Chuck Norris (however he does correct Trivette on the number of world karate championships Norris had won), which is humorously ironic seeing as Cordell Walker is played by Chuck Norris. This episode shows that Chuck Norris Chuck Norris Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do...  exists in the shows fictional universe.
74	May 11, 1996	325	Miracle at Middle Creek	While he and C.D. are trailing a group of bank robbers, Walker learns a small boy is trapped underground, unaware that the boy's father was forced to help in the robbery. When Walker finds himself buried alive with the boy, it is up to Trivette to rescue them.
75	May 18, 1996	326	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. Features Baboon Baboon (band) Baboon is a rock band originally from Denton, Texas.The band formed in 1991. Their fourth studio album, titled Baboon, was released on October 10, 2006.Baboon appeared on an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger titled "Hall of Fame" in 1996...

Season 4: 1996–1997

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
76	September 21, 1996	401	Higher Power	Walker & Alex save a Buddhist monk Monk A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...  (Master Rin), a mother, and her son Davey from some local thugs. They learn that Master Rin is searching for the reincarnation of his former master, Lama Dolgin whom Rin believes to be Davey (he is later proven correct). When Master Rin is hurt while protecting Davey when are attacked during Tai Chi practice by a man who believes himself to be the reincarnation of a man named Chang, who Lama Dolgin disgraced when he defeated Chang after the man had challenged him and who Dolgin stops from committing ritual suicide (he later swore to take revenge on the Lama). The current Chang intends to capture & imprison Dolgin's reincarnation so he my corrupt him (because killing Davey would only result in the young Lama's reincarnation). Walker must fight Chang in order to protect young Davey.
77	September 28, 1996	402	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. Kind hearted Shelly Preston confronts the leader Colonel Rolsky in the television studio but Rolsky punches her and knocks her out cold. As she helplessly lays there, defeated, everyone looks on waiting for Walker to save the day.
78	October 5, 1996	403	Ghost Rider	A dead child's spirit assists Walker to discover who murdered him eight years ago.
79	October 12, 1996	404	The Brotherhood	A group of dirty cops have been murdering criminals by targeting the ones who get off due to technicalities. Meanwhile, Walker helps Ernesto Lopez (who had joined Marine Corps after recovering from being shot in "The Covenant"), who has been accused of rape (the victim had mistakenly picked him out of a police lineup) and Alex is able to help him uncover DNA evidence that would prove his innocence. However, before this becomes public knowledge, the crooked cops murder Ernesto and it becomes a personal issue for Walker.
80	October 19, 1996	405	Plague	An agricultural feed is tested on the Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family...  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	406	Redemption	Alex's attorney father, Gordon Cahill (Rod Taylor), who walked out on his family years ago because of his alcohol 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	407	Codename: Dragonfly	A military helicopter Helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...  with stealth capabilities has been stolen to be utilized by a drug cartel. The thief turns out to be ex-Marine Randy Shrader (Marshall Teague Marshall Teague Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course.... ) who abandoned his unit during the war in Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –... , leaving the men (including Walker) for dead.
83	November 9, 1996	408	A Silent Cry	The Rangers seek out a trio of construction workers, who have been using date rape drugs to subdue and assault young women. Things get personal for Walker when Darcy Reynolds, the daughter of one of his friends, falls victim to the trio, and she struggles to deal with the traumatic experience. After the rapists' next victim turns up dead from a roofie overdose, Walker heats up the investigation, prompting the trio to try anything to shake the Rangers off their trail.
84	November 16, 1996	409	Swan Song	Walker and Alex lead an expedition in Utah Utah Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...  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	410	Cyclone	As a tornado Tornado A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...  approaches Dallas, kidnappers demand $10 million for a school bus School bus A school bus is a type of bus designed and manufactured for student transport: carrying children and teenagers to and from school and school events... , 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	411	Lucky	A homeless man's dog helps Walker track down the source of an attack and near death of a priest. Meanwhile, Alex and C.D. put on a charity Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...  dinner.
87	December 14, 1996	412	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	413	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 Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...  in 1996.
89	January 11, 1997	414	Mayday	After surviving a plane crash that was supposed to kill him and Charlie Brooks (Terry Kiser Terry Kiser Terry Kiser is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the dead title-character in the comedy Weekend at Bernie's, and its sequel, Weekend at Bernie's II.... ), an important witness and former mob accountant, Walker must protect Charlie and the other survivors from hit men who have come to finish them off.
90	January 18, 1997	415	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 Community service Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions.... . However, one of the troubled teens endangers everybody at Ranger Camp by unknowingly stealing a money bag from drug dealers.
91	February 1. 1997	416	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 Kickboxing Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....  tournament championship.
92	February 8, 1997	417	99th Ranger	While looking into recruiting a replacement for a Texas Ranger that was killed in a shootout, a Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...  police officer who is being haunted by her violent ex-husband (Jeff Kober Jeff Kober Jeff Kober is an American actor, known for his performances on television and film.-Major work:Jeff Kober, a native of Billings, Montana, was born on December 18, 1953. Not satisfied with being a rancher, Kober relocated to the L.A. area in his twenties with the desire to become an actor... ) gives up her dream of becoming a Texas Ranger until Walker convinces her otherwise.
93	February 15, 1997	418	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	419	Days Past	Vince Pike (Leon Rippy Leon Rippy Leon Rippy is an American actor.-Life and career:He has worked with Roland Emmerich on seven movies including: Moon 44 , Eye of the Storm , Universal Soldier , Stargate , The Thirteenth Floor , The Patriot , Eight Legged Freaks and also had a role in the 2004... ), a mob boss that had killed Walker's fiancée 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	420	The Trial of LaRue	Deranged criminal Victor LaRue (Wayne Pére) manages to disarm the bailiffs during his competency hearing and then takes the courtroom hostage. He kills the judge and demands to see Walker, off tracking other criminals, and taunts Alex while he waits. LaRue's manic actions range from death threats for a sandwich, televising his crimes, terrorizing a divorced couple at a custody hearing, and killing people at random. When Walker forces his way into the courtroom LaRue fires a shot at Walker. LaRue is fatally shot by Walker in return. Later, as LaRue's body is taken away on a gurney, Alex has a conscious nightmare that he snaps back to life.
96	April 5, 1997	421	Heart of the Dragon	Walker protects a young man who has a jade dragon that a Chinese Chinese people The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....  gang believes has magical power.
97	April 26, 1997	422	The Neighborhood	Walker helps a ten-year-old girl (Kyla Pratt Kyla Pratt Kyla Alissa Pratt is an American actress and singer.-Early life:Pratt was born in Los Angeles, the oldest of five children of Kecia Pratt-McCullar, a schoolteacher, and Johnny McCullar, a semi-professional basketball player.... ) severely wounded in a drive-by to end violence in her community.
98	May 3, 1997	423	A Father's Image	Ranger Hunt (Tammy Lauren Tammy Lauren Tammy Lauren is an American actress who has appeared in film and television. She starred in Wishmaster, portraying Alexandra Amberson, a young woman who accidentally awakens the Djinn, a powerful spirit more commonly known as a genie.-Career:To date, Wishmaster is the only feature film in which... ) goes undercover to gather evidence against crime boss Sal Matacio (Dan Lauria Dan Lauria Daniel Joseph "Dan" Lauria is an American television and film actor.-Early life:Lauria, an Italian-American, was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Carmela and Joseph J. Lauria. He also lived in Lindenhurst, New York... ) who is raising his ten-year-old son, Nicholas, to take over the family business, as well as plotting to kill the boy's mother (Mary Chris Wall Mary Chris Wall Mary Chris Wall is an actress, who is best known for the role of Ellen Talbot, the mother of Joe Talbot, on the 1995-1998 children's television show Wishbone that aired on PBS... ).
99	May 4, 1997	424	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 of a serial cop-killer and discovers one of his targets 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	425	Sons of Thunder (Part 2)	Notes: See above for overview. This was originally a two-part episode with both parts being broadcast on May 4, 1997.
101	May 10, 1997	426	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, though her cellmate who was put in there due to a mistake is able to protect her. While Gordon Cahill returns to defend Alex in court, he helps Walker suspect that Lane Tillman (Robert Forster Robert Forster Robert Forster is an American actor, best known for his roles as John Cassellis in Haskell Wexler's Medium Cool, and as Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, the latter of which gained him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.- Early life :Forster was born Robert Wallace... ) -- the man Alex was prosecuting—had a good reason to frame her.
102	May 17, 1997	427	Rookie	Joey Prado (John Haymes Newton John Haymes Newton John Newton is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his regular roles on the television programs Superboy as Clark Kent in the show's first season and as Ryan McBride on the original Melrose Place.-Career:... ) 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, Victor Solano (Damon Collazo)--who he later finds out is one of the men he has to arrest.

Season 5: 1997–1998

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
103	September 27, 1997	501	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	502	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 local crime boss who had hired the Iceman for a job, since Charlie bears a resemblance to the Iceman (due to Terry Kiser portraying both of them). While Charlie agrees to do this in exchange for not having to serve the rest of his community service, he soon loses the device that allowed Walker to keep track of him, not to mention that the Iceman soon escapes from the hospital.
105	October 11, 1997	503	Lucas: Part 1	An AIDS AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus... -stricken 7-year-old (Haley Joel Osment Haley Joel Osment Haley Joel Osment is an American actor. After a series of roles in television and film during the 1990s, including a small part in Forrest Gump playing Tom Hanks' title character’s son, Osment rose to fame with his performance as Cole Sear in M... ) tries to find his mother, with Walker's help.
106	October 18, 1997	504	Lucas: Part 2	See Part 1 above for overview.
107	October 25, 1997	505	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 Trivette's 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 as an Alzheimer's disease patient to gather evidence to prove it.
108	November 1, 1997	506	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. (Note: Chuck Norris is the only actor to appear in this 2-part episode).
109	November 8, 1997	507	Last of a Breed: Part 2	See Part 1 above for overview (Note: these two episode's appear to ignore parts of the story of how and when Hayes Cooper became a Texas Ranger set in the 2-part season 3 episode "Flashback").
110	November 15, 1997	508	Brainchild	After escaping a research center, a boy with genius-level IQ gets Walker to help him find his mother.
111	November 22, 1997	509	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 he 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	510	Rainbow's End	James Lee Crown (Randolph Mantooth Randolph Mantooth Randolph Donald Mantooth is an American character actor of stage, film and television. Mantooth is best known for his work in the 1970s medical drama, Emergency!, as Johnny Gage, a Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedic... ), a horse owner wants to win races in order to increase the stud fees for his horse even if it means by cheating. Crown murders a rival horse, along with its owner and trainer (the latter of whom was secretly working for him) that beat his horse in a race. He then sets his sights 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	511	A Woman's Place	Alex's cellmate Alfre (from Season 4's "Texas vs. Cahill") is now out of prison (since Gordon Cahill was working on getting her released at the end of that episode) and has a job as a female construction worker, but she finds herself in danger after threatening to blow the whistle on unsafe construction practices, which are secretly caused by a small group of employees led by the site foreman who are actually running an illegal money-making scam behind their company owner's back.
114	December 20, 1997	512	Small Blessings	When two recently adopted orphan Orphan An orphan is a child permanently bereaved of or abandoned by his or her parents. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents is called an orphan... s run away from their new foster home when they misinterpret a discussion between their foster parents and think that one of them might be sent back to the orphanage (which was actually about how their foster parents could not afford to have two "cars"), they witness a murder, and Walker must save the two from being killed before they can give testimony.
115	January 3, 1998	513	Tribe	An archaeologist on the Cherokee reservation Indian reservation An American Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs...  is murdered when a greedy oil company learns there's oil under her dig site. Her rejected would-be suitor, Sam Coyote (Branscombe Richmond Branscombe Richmond Branscombe Richmond is an American character actor and stuntman. He is sometimes credited in films as Richmond Branscombe, Ranscombe Richmon, Ranhome Quickman or Branscom 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	514	Saving Grace	Prison escapees take some nuns hostage and make demands, threatening to kill them along with Alex and her battered women's group if demands are not met.
117	January 17, 1998	515	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 CEOs 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	516	The Crusader	Walker helps a pro wrestler ("Rowdy" Roddy Piper Roddy Piper Roderick George Toombs , better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler and film actor who is currently signed to WWE. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his work with WWE... ) 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	517	In God's Hands	While pursuing two armed robbers, Trivette finds a 6-year old boy shot during his pursuit 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) as well as the wounded boy's older brother (Kaj-Erik Eriksen Kaj-Erik Eriksen Kaj-Erik Eriksen is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Danny Farrell in the television series The 4400, Jeremy Peters in the television series Boston Public, and as the son of the main character in the 1990s show The Commish.-Career:Eriksen began his acting career in Vancouver,... ), 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 (Sal Landi)— the man that Trivette was pursuing — was the one who shot the boy.
120	March 7, 1998	518	Undercover	Detective Carlos Sandoval who is undercover in a drug ring is found out by the ring leader (John Vargas John Vargas John Vargas is an American actor best known for his role in the films Primary Colors and Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan.-Early life:John Vargas was born in the Bronx, New York and moved to Puerto Rico when his father was killed in Vietnam. He was accepted into the Air Force Academy upon finishing... ) who had also previously murdered Carlos' older brother Hector. The wounded Carlos escapes and is taken to a homeless shelter to recover.
121	March 21, 1998	519	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	520	Warriors	The mother of Davey (reincarnation of Buddhist monk Monk A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...  Lama Dolgin from the episode "Higher Power"), who works as geneticist Geneticist A geneticist is a biologist who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a researcher or lecturer. Some geneticists perform experiments and analyze data to interpret the inheritance of skills. A geneticist is also a Consultant or...  is kidnapped by a group wanting to use her research (which was derived from her son's unique DNA which grants him a form of rapid healing) to create a race of genetically superior soldiers. Davey returns to the states with Master Rin, wanting to help Walker find his mother via a special bond he shares with his mother. To save her Walker must contend with the group's genetically enhanced enforcer.
123	April 18, 1998	521	Angel	When Trivette's old girlfriend gets his help to locate her father, then kills him and knocks out Trivette (while Walker is at the boot camp started in "Mr. Justice"). The investigation leads to a Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic... n drug gang.
124	April 25, 1998	522	The Soul of Winter	Roscoe Jones (Paul Winfield Paul Winfield Paul Edward Winfield was an American television, film, and stage actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film Sounder which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Winfield also portrayed Dr.... ), 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	523	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	524	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 also becomes a target.
127	May 16, 1998	525	The Wedding: Part 1	In this season-ending cliffhanger, Alex is gravely wounded at Kim (Lauralee Bell Lauralee Bell Lauralee Kristen Bell is an American soap opera actress. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended The Latin School of Chicago.The daughter of soap opera creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, and sister to Bill Bell, Jr... ) and Phil's wedding when Karl Storm (Tobin Bell Tobin Bell Tobin Bell is an American film and television character actor. After years of work doing stand-ins and background work on films, he got his first major acting job in Mississippi Burning and went on to star in made-for-television films and guest star in television shows throughout the 1990s.Bell... ), a man she helped incarcerate 5 years prior, shoots her.

Season 6: 1998–1999

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
128	September 26, 1998	601	The Wedding: Part 2	As Alex lays in the hospital, Walker embarks on a quest to find Karl Storm (who wounded Alex at the end of the Season 5 cliffhanger) and bring him to justice.
129	October 3, 1998	602	Trackdown	Walker helps free Hector Lopez (Greg Serano Greg Serano Greg Serano is an American actor. He was most known for his role of Pablo Betart on Wildfire.-Filmography:*Undocumented *Felon .... Officer Diaz*Beer For My Horses .... Tito Garza... ) Det. Carlos Sandoval's nephew-in-law, when he is falsely accused of a crime by his greedy former employer, Hector is forced to escape from prison to when he witnesses his cellmate being killed by corrupt prison guards (after he passes off evidence of guard's corruption to Hector). Det. Sandoval tries to bring his escaped nephew in alive but is shot by prison guards. Carlos (with help from Walker) must protect Hector and bring the guards to justice.
130	October 10, 1998	603	Royal Heist	Garret Stone (David Parker David Parker David Parker may refer to:* David Parker , current manager of Birmingham City Ladies* David C. Parker, theology professor and textual critic* David Parker , North Carolina politician and attorney... ), 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	604	War Cry	Walker investigates a mystery illness sweeping across the children on a Cherokee reservation from polluted water. When a Cherokee boy dies, suspicion falls on a nearby factory, and the E.P.A. United States Environmental Protection Agency The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...  tests find nothing wrong with the water, Walker must stop a band of radical Cherokee from waging vigilante justice, and prove that the factory owner (Luke Askew Luke Askew Luke Askew is an American actor best known for his role in the 1969 film Easy Rider.Askew was born in Macon, Georgia. He made his film debut in Otto Preminger's Hurry Sundown , but was first noticed as an actor for his role in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke... ) had lied during the inspection.
132	October 24, 1998	605	Code of the West	A convict escapes from prison seeking retribution Retributive justice Retributive justice is a theory of justice that considers that punishment, if proportionate, is a morally acceptable response to crime, with an eye to the satisfaction and psychological benefits it can bestow to the aggrieved party, its intimates and society....  for those responsible for putting him there. Having already murdered his case's prosecutor and head juror, Walker and Trivette go on the case to stop him before he can murder his trial's judge.
133	October 31, 1998	606	The Children of Halloween	A Satanic Satanism Satanism is a group of religions that is composed of a diverse number of ideological and philosophical beliefs and social phenomena. Their shared feature include symbolic association with, admiration for the character of, and even veneration of Satan or similar rebellious, promethean, and...  symbol found at the crime scenes suggest abducted children are going to be sacrificed on Halloween Halloween Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day... . Appropriately, this episode aired on Halloween night in 1998.
134	November 7, 1998	607	Survival	A camping trip turns nightmarish when Alex is kidnapped by 3 deranged brothers, and the men (Walker, Trivette, Trent, and Carlos) must come to the rescue.
135	November 14, 1998	608	Second Chance	Walker and the Rangers find themselves in the middle of an IRA Provisional Irish Republican Army The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...  conflict when a former member brings his daughter to Dallas for medical treatment, and she is kidnapped by a splinter faction in retaliation for her father's killing one of their members, albeit in self-defense (Note: this episode is tied to the events of the 3rd season episode "Flashpoint").
136	November 21, 1998	609	Paradise Trail	In another Hayes Cooper adventure, Mormons Mormons The Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, a religion started by Joseph Smith during the American Second Great Awakening. A vast majority of Mormons are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while a minority are members of other independent churches....  and their wagon train Wagon train A wagon train is a group of wagons traveling together. In the American West, individuals traveling across the plains in covered wagons banded together for mutual assistance, as is reflected in numerous films and television programs about the region, such as Audie Murphy's Tumbleweed and Ward Bond...  must be defended from outlaw Outlaw In historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, this takes the burden of active prosecution of a criminal from the authorities. Instead, the criminal is withdrawn all legal protection, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute... s.
137	December 5, 1998	610	Eyes of a Ranger	Teenage country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...  artist Lila McCann Lila McCann Lila Elaine McCann is an American country music singer who made her debut at age sixteen with the single "Down Came a Blackbird." Reaching a peak of #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song was the first release from her 1997 album Lila, which became the highest-selling...  plays an aspiring singer. She is being closely followed by Brad Alt (Sean Kanan Sean Kanan -Early life:He was born Sean Perelman in Cleveland, Ohio and was raised in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, Boston University and UCLA where he earned a degree in political science.... ) and follows him under the pretense that he will help her launch her career. What she does not know is that he is trying to gain control of the heroin industry in Dallas. This episode also featured an appearance by Michael Peterson Michael Peterson (singer) Michael James Peterson is an American country music artist. He made his debut on the country music scene in 1997 with his self-titled debut album, which produced five Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including the Number One hit "From Here to Eternity"... .
138	December 12, 1998	611	On the Border	A corrupt sheriff (Lee Majors Lee Majors Lee Majors is an American television, film and voice actor, best known for his starring role as Colonel Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man and as Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy .... ) 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 would not have anything to do with drugs, she gets Walker and Trivette to help her investigate.
139	January 9, 1999	612	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 Johnny Blade (Dan Clark Dan Clark Dan Clark is an English actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and television director.-Television:He is best known for playing the character of Don Danbury in BBC Three series How Not to Live Your Life which he wrote and starred in... ) to kill a cop and was hidden there by one of Jesse's friends who was also an accomplice of Blade. When Blade finds out, he kidnaps Jesse's mother (Ada Maris Ada Maris Ada Maris is a Mexican-American actress. She was born Ada Marentes and has been married to actor Tony Plana since 1988. They have two children.-Career:... ), then has his lawyer (Michael Costello Michael Costello Michael Costello is an American actor best remembered for playing the role of Secretary General McGath on NBC's seaQuest DSV, and was a star on the educational PBS series The Real Adventures of Sherlock Jones and Proctor Watson.-Biography:... ) help him force Jesse to take the rap for the crime or they would kill his mother.
140	January 16, 1999	613	Special Witness	A special Special Special or specials may refer to:In music:* "Special" * "Special" * "Special" * The Specials, a British bandIn film and television:...  girl is the only witness to Trent's stabbing attack, and the Rangers need her to identify the assailant Assailant Assailant is a Swedish power metal band formed in 2004 formerly signed on the label Dockyard 1. Their debut album Nemesis Within was released in May 2006.-The Sound:...  to prove that the man who Trent was going to testify against is behind the attack.
141	February 6, 1999	614	The Principal	A principal of a high school (Morgan Stevens Morgan Stevens Morgan Stevens is an American actor, primarily seen on television.He appeared as Paul Northridge in one episode of The Waltons and in three reunion movies. In A Wedding on Walton's Mountain, his character married the character of Erin Walton... ), who is an old friend of Walker, has his suspicions about a faculty member who is supplying drugs and is murdered when he accidentally witnesses the exchange between a teacher (James Remar James Remar James Remar is an American actor and voice artist. He has appeared in movies, video games, and TV shows. He is perhaps best known as Richard, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Kim Cattrall's character in Sex and the City, as Ajax in The Warriors, as the homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in the 1982... ) 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	615	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 (Sara Hickman Sara Hickman Sara Hickman is a rock/folk/pop/children's music singer, songwriter, and artist.-Biography:Hickman was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. She grew up in Houston, Texas, where she attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts as a vocal major. In 1986, she graduated from the... ) and rescue her from a pedophile.
143	February 20, 1999	616	Team Cherokee: Part 2	When Brian Falcon (Michael Greyeyes Michael Greyeyes Michael Greyeyes is a Canadian actor. He was born June 4, 1967. He is Plains Cree from the Muskeg Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada. His father is from the Muskeg Lake First Nation and his mother is from the Sweetgrass First Nation, both located in Saskatchewan, Canada.He completed his... ) is injured in a racing accident caused by the No. 2 man on Team Cherokee (Byron Chief-Moon Byron Chief-Moon Byron Chief-Moon is an American actor, choreographer, dancer, playwright, and founder of the Coyote Arts Percussive Performance Association, a dance theatre company.... ) who secretly betrayed the team, Walker, who had prior experience with racing, is asked to drive their NASCAR NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...  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 a young girl's kidnapper (Lynn Mathis), Trent's car is stolen with the evidence, promoting the Rangers to search for the thieves to recover the evidence.
144	February 27, 1999	617	livegirls.now	Trivette's girlfriend disappears and pictures of her surface on an Internet site, with details that suggests that she is to be sold in a sex-slavery auction with other missing girls.
145	April 24, 1999	618	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 Walker encountered and defeated in the Season 3 episode, "The Avenger"), who once again is out for revenge on Walker for the death of his brother. (Note: This was the first episode aired on CBS since Sons of Thunder Sons of Thunder Sons of Thunder is a television show that ran from March to April 1999 on CBS. It was a spin-off of Walker, Texas Ranger.-Pilot:The two-hour pilot, Sons of Thunder, was shown as episode 4.24 of Walker... , a short-lived spinoff of Walker, ended its run.)
146	May 1, 1999	619	Brothers in Arms	Trivette's brother, Simon, is arrested by the Rangers, and find out that Simon has been told to kill him. (Note: This episode is dedicated to the memory of creative consultant Nicholas Corea (1943–1999), who died of pancreatic cancer after filming was completed.)
147	May 8, 1999	620	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 Brian, the son of his friend Maisie Whitman (whom C.D. met while undercover at the nursing home in Season 5's "Forgotten People"), suspects foul play and decides to investigate. It turns out that Maisie's daughter-in-law, Caroline is taking advantage of Maisie (who appears to be losing her grip following her son's death) in order to gain control of her trust-fund under the pretense of helping her. C.D. and Alex conclude that Caroline and her secret boyfriend Peter had Brian murdered after he discovered they were after his mother's trust fund. C.D. soon finds out that Caroline and her cohorts are drugging Maisie in order to gain control of her.
148	May 15, 1999	621	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	622	Jacob's Ladder	Alex's attempt to prosecute a gang leader is having some difficulty when his gang is using fear tactics with arson Arson Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...  to prevent the witnesses from testifying. However, it gets out of hand when a firefighter Firefighter Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...  (John Schneider John Schneider John Schneider is the name of:*John Schneider , American football player*John Schneider , Seattle Seahawks executive...  (television actor)) announces their act as cowardly, and the gang responds by attacking the firefighters during their next attack.
150	May 22, 1999	623	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 fiancée, Alex Cahill, crashes into a lake after it was shot down by a World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... -era plane.

Season 7: 1999–2000

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
151	September 25, 1999	701	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	702	Countdown	Terrorists plan an urban release of anthrax Anthrax Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and other animals...  in 48 hours, sending Walker and Trivette into action to stop them. They must team up with Rangers Francis Gage and Sydney Cooke for the first time. Note: Although Sydney Cook (Nia Peeples Nia Peeples Virenia Gwendolyn "Nia" Peeples is an American R&B and dance music singer and actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Nicole Chapman on Fame... ) and Francis Gage (Judson Mills Judson Mills Judson Mills is an American actor. His nickname is J The Kid. He is perhaps best known for the role as Francis Gage on Walker, Texas Ranger from 1999 to 2001. On the show, he had a partner named Sydney Cooke ; each had a crush on the other, but they never showed their love on the show... ) appear in the credited cast of the first episode of this season, this episode is actually the first in which they appear.
153	October 9, 1999	703	Safe House	Gage and Sydney protect an accountant Accountant An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...  along with his wife & daughter, so he can testify at the trial of a crime boss who wants him and his family dead. Gage & Sydney manage to foil two separate attempts on the accountant and his family before making it to a safe house with a built-in panic room. However the accountant's wife mistakenly calls her mother to let her know they are alright (despite being warned earlier not to), alerting the mob boss to the safe house's location.
154	October 16, 1999	704	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	705	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 Boy Scout A Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split this age group into a junior and a senior section...  troop.
156	October 30, 1999	706	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	707	Suspicious Minds	The deaf daughter of an Elvis impersonator Elvis impersonator An Elvis impersonator is someone who impersonates or copies famed American musician Elvis Presley. Professional Elvis impersonators can work all over the world as entertainers, and such tribute acts are in great demand due to the unique iconic status of Elvis...  witnesses the murder of an undercover cop by a mob boss's underlings, necessitating the Rangers' protection until the boss can be taken down.
158	November 13, 1999	708	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 sexually assault a female rider. But after bull rider Ty Murray Ty Murray Ty Monroe Murray is a nine-time World Champion rodeo cowboy and co-founder and board adviser of the Professional Bull Riders.-Early life:...  (who plays himself in this episode) is injured in one of the revenge attempts, Walker must take his place to ride a dangerous bull known as the Widow Maker.
159	November 20, 1999	709	Fight or Die	Walker, Trivette, and Gage go undercover inside a prison to investigate enforced prize fighting.
160	November 27, 1999	710	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	711	Full Recovery	After an amnesiac Amnesiac Amnesiac was generally well-received by critics. It was also ranked as one of the best albums of the year by several publications. The Village Voice Pazz and Jop poll ranked it number 6 on their top 10 albums of the year. Alternative Press declared it the #1 album of the year... 's brother finds sarin nerve gas at a genetic research facility (Cox Genetics), he needs the ranger's protection, after his brother was killed while trying to get the gas to the authorities. He is rescued by Sydney after he is hit by a car driven by his pursuers (one being the man who shot his brother). At the hospital it is discovered that he has amnesia. Walker (with the help of the young man's oddball girlfriend, Seagull) must help him recover his memory in order to foil the CEO of Cox Genetics mad plot to unleash the gas at a military airshow to take revenge on the military top brass whom he holds responsible for his son's suicide.
162	December 18, 1999	712	A Matter of Faith	The Rangers investigate a rash of armored car Armored car (valuables) A common meaning of armored car is as an armored van or truck, used in transporting valuables, such as large quantities of money . The armored car is a multifunctional vehicle designed to protect and ensure the well being of the transported individuals and/or contents...  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	713	Vision Quest	Temporarily blinded by a bomb, Walker learns to cope while the other Rangers seek out those responsible.
164	January 15, 2000	714	A Matter of Principle	A retired Texas Ranger (Robert Fuller Robert Fuller Robert Welch is a professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring names Robert Fuller and Col. Robert Parker. Robert and his brother Ron co-owned Continental Championship Wrestling for a time.-Career:... ) joins Walker in the pursuit of those who shot his daughter during a jewelry store robbery. (Note: Ranger Francis Gage does not appear in this episode)
165	February 5, 2000	715	Thunderhawk	After a powerful laser Laser A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...  is stolen, Walker hunts down the thieves to discover they have subsequently had it stolen from them.
166	February 12. 2000	716	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	717	The Day of Cleansing	In this crossover episode, which continued from the Martial Law Martial Law (TV series) Martial Law was a TV crime drama that ran on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US.The show was a... episode Honor Among Strangers, Walker comes back from Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...  with Sammo Law (Sammo Hung Sammo Hung Sammo Hung is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in many martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema... ) to track down the white supremacist Cliff Eagleton they caught who had escaped custody. To help determine Eagletons next target, Syndey and Gage go undercover to gather information, with Gage infiltrating Eagleton's hate group and Syndey at a resort run by the man who is financially supporting Eagleton.
168	February 26, 2000	718	Black Dragons	Gage is assaulted by a diplomat Diplomat A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and... 's son, who is protected by diplomatic immunity Diplomatic immunity Diplomatic immunity is a form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments that ensures that diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's laws... . However, when Gage reveals he overheard the son talking about a drug shipment, the Rangers start a new investigation.
169	March 25, 2000	719	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 brother's influence and decides to be a positive role model to help steer him away from it.
170	April 8, 2000	720	The General's Return	Walker seeks to bring justice to a Vietnamese Vietnamese people The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam...  gang responsible for murdering the son of his former martial arts instructor.
171	April 29, 2000	721	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 3, 2000	722	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	723	The Bachelor Party	On a wilderness Wilderness Wilderness or wildland is a natural environment on Earth that has not been significantly modified by human activity. It may also be defined as: "The most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet—those last truly wild places that humans do not control and have not developed with...  trip, the men (Walker, Trivette, and Gage) have to contend with both a violent criminal out on bail and an equally violent grizzly bear Grizzly Bear The grizzly bear , also known as the silvertip bear, the grizzly, or the North American brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear that generally lives in the uplands of western North America... .
174-175	May 20, 2000	724-725	Wedding Bells	As Walker and Alex prepare to tie the knot, Walker finds out that they have both been targeted for death by an assassin. The wedding, which features a performance by country singer Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music... , proceeds without incident. However, what happens en route to their honeymoon in Paris is a different story. (Joan Jett plays an ex-CIA Agent in this episode. In syndication, this is a two-part episode; however, it is one episode on the DVD release.) In the episode's climax, Walker piloted the Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... -bound plane, which made an emergency landing in Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...  after the pilot and co-pilot were killed by the 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.

Season 8: 2000–2001

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
176	October 7, 2000	801	Home of the Brave	To catch a group of kidnappers targeting newborn children and holding them for ransom, Sydney and Gage play the role of the parents of the most recent baby-napping. They manage to retrieve the baby unharmed and track down the rest of the baby-napping ring. Meanwhile, Alex encounters a man trying to force tenants out of rent-controlled apartments, under the direction of the owner, and with the help of the tenants manages to convince a judge to halt the owner's attempt to have the place condemned, so he can demolish the building to make room for a strip mall. However, he plots to secretly violate this order by destroying 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	802	Deadly Situation	A rookie police officer, trying to expose corruption in his department is forced to take Alex hostage after they framed him for stealing drug evidence and killed his partner. Walker must protect the rookie cop (who happens to a descendant of legendary Texas Ranger, Hayes Cooper) from both the corrupt officers and the rest of his own department who believe him to be dirty.
178	October 21, 2000	803	White Buffalo	On the reservation Walker investigates the mystery of a statue of a "White Buffalo" (a sacred animal to the local native Americans) that appears to cry real tears. While Gage goes undercover to bust the dealers of a designer drug called "white buffalo" (made of heroin, PCP, a drug used in native American rituals). Sydney and Alex who are on a hike in the mountains with a little girl to visit the site of where the last white buffalo was killed, inadvertently stumble upon the headquarters of the White Buffalo distributors and Sydney is injured in the process.
179	October 28, 2000	804	The Avenging Angel	A professional wrestler friend of Trivette's dies, and when their search suggests that this was due to an extortion scheme against his manager by a local businessman to forcibly merge his company with their wrestling company, Sydney and Gage go undercover to gather evidence to prove it. At the end of this episode, Walker and the group receive devastating news: C.D. Parker has died.
180	November 4, 2000	805	The Winds of Change (1)	First episode of a four-part storyline, the longest in the series, 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 Paula Trickey Paula Trickey , is an American actress who has starred in many TV movies. She has also appeared in television series. Trickey's most well-known role was on the USA Network series Pacific Blue as Officer/Sgt. Cory McNamara from 1996-2000...  (Pacific Blue Pacific Blue (TV series) Pacific Blue is an American crime drama series about a team of police officers with the Santa Monica Police Department who patrolled its beaches on bicycles. The show ran for five seasons on the USA Network, from March 2, 1996 to April 9, 2000, with a total of one hundred and one episodes... ).
181	November 11, 2000	806	Lazarus (2)	In the second episode of a four-part storyline, the Chairman (Michael Ironside Michael Ironside Michael Ironside is a Canadian-born actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed... ) continues to use knowledge gained from his computer hacking to terrorize Federal agents, and manages to keep Walker at bay.
182	November 18, 2000	807	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	808	Retribution (4)	In a desperate bid to avoid capture as Walker closes in, the Chairman orders hits on the task force. But when that fails, he kidnaps Alex in the finale of a four-part storyline.
184	December 9, 2000	809	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	810	Faith	An ambulance Ambulance An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...  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	811	Golden Boy	Walker tries to keep a promising young boxer, Juan Guerro, (who he had taken under his wing) from throwing away his future, after both his beloved mother and abusive father are killed in a car accident, while on the way to his match. Meanwhile, a group of teenagers high on "Angel's Kiss" (a fake form of Ecstasy laced with PCP) get hit by a train following a rave party, causing the Rangers to start an investigation to put the counterfeit Ecstasy ring out of business. While surveillaing the ring's leader Gage, Sydney, and Trivette they witness Juan at a meeting with the ring's leader (who Juan is told is a big shot fight promoter, by his new gangbanger friends). Juan starts hanging out the group of gangbangers unaware of their connection with the Angel's Kiss drug ring. Mario a friend of Juan's is stabbed after revealing to Juan that his new friends are drug dealers (Juan then protects Mario and punches the gangbanger who stabbed Mario, and flees the scene at Mario's insistence). After talking with Mario at the hospital, Walker finds Juan at his mother's grave and tells Juan the story of how his parents where murdered. Afterwords Juan provides Walker with information he overheard from one of the gangbangers, allowing Walker and the Rangers to put an end to the drug ring's activities.
187	January 20, 2001	812	Desperate Measures	After two bikers break their girlfriends out of a prison transport bus to continue their bank robberies, Walker and Trivette go after them. Meanwhile the other two that escaped 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 one, 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	813	Division Street	To help stop gang-related activities, Walker and Boomer Knight Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....  organize basketball tournaments amongst a group of interracial Multiracial The terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from multiple races. Unlike the term biracial, which often is only used to refer to having parents or grandparents of two different races, the term multiracial may encompass biracial people but can also include people with...  kids. Walker and Boomer (with the help of some ex-gangbangers) end up convincing some of the rival gang members to play on the same basketball team. Boomer uses basketball to teach them to work together and eventually the rival gang members become a strong team. Thru Boomer's efforts the two rival gangs both stop working for a local drug dealer (who had been doing business with both gangs), who decides to take his revenge by kidnapping Boomer. One of the local kids sees Boomer's abduction and tells both Walker and the gangs (the two gangs join forces to help rescue Boomer). Meanwhile the drug dealer and his men decide to lynch Boomer. Working together the two gangs are able to locate where Boomer is about to be killed and rescue him from the drug dealer and his men. However the former rival gang members decide to deal the drug dealer some street justice by lynching him with the same noose that he planned to use to hang Boomer. Walker and the Rangers arrive on the scene to find the two gangs about to take revenge on the drug dealer for attempting to kill Boomer. Walker and Boomer manage to convince them to let the law handle it, telling them that killing the dealer is not worth going to prison. "Guest Star:" Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
189	February 10, 2001	814	Saturday Night	Walker & Alex have dinner at a local nightclub Nightclub A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...  with the wife and daughter of the owner/croner, (portrayed by Frank Stallone Frank Stallone Frank P. Stallone, Jr. is an American actor, singer/guitarist and Golden Globe and Grammy Award-nominated songwriter. He has appeared in many Hollywood films and television. He is the younger brother of Sylvester Stallone.-Early life:... ). Meanwhile, Trivette goes undercover as a street husler named "Luther" to investigate recent mob-related murders involving victims being dumped in vats of acid. It is revealed that Frank owes money to a loan shark named Sonny Martone, Frank is about to pay his final payment, when Sonny "gives him an offer he can't refuse", to sign over the club to him and his associates (Frank tries to refuse but is roughed up by Sonny's buddies). Seeing Sonny in the club the next night, Walker confronts Frank who reveals he got a loan from Sonny (unaware he was a loan shark) to start up the club and tells Walker Sonny has threatened his family to get him to sign over the club. Later Alex informs Walker that the loan agreement is unfair but legal, forcing Gage and Sydney go undercover in the nightclub to help Frank thwart Sonny and a the group of gangsters looking to take ownership of the club, which they intend to use as a front for money laundering Money laundering Money laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount... "Guest Star:" Frank Stallone Frank Stallone Frank P. Stallone, Jr. is an American actor, singer/guitarist and Golden Globe and Grammy Award-nominated songwriter. He has appeared in many Hollywood films and television. He is the younger brother of Sylvester Stallone.-Early life:...  as the club owner and croner, Frank.
190	February 17, 2001	815	Justice for All	When a lawyer preparing to file a scathing police brutality lawsuit is found dead, Walker investigates.
191	April 14, 2001	816	6 Hours	The Rangers have 6 hours to rescue a billionaire Billionaire A billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the... 's daughter before she is killed, live, over the Internet, when the bodyguard takes her hostage.
192	April 14, 2001	817	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. Trivette goes to a prison to pickup a prisoner that says that he is a jinx Jinx A jinx, in popular superstition and folklore, is:* A type of curse placed on a person that makes them prey to many minor misfortunes and other forms of bad luck;... .
193	April 28, 2001	818	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	819	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 would not have been given a trucker's license. While Syndey and Gage go undercover as bikers to infiltrate the gang, Trivette goes undercover as a new applicant at the DMV Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, a Department of Motor Vehicles is a state-level government agency that administers vehicle registration and driver licensing. Similar departments exist in Canada...  to find who is illegally issuing trucker's licenses.
195	April 28, 2001	820	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, Walker and Trivette track down the killer, who is the leader of an auto theft ring, while Sydney guards Gage.
196	May 5, 2001	821	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 Ebola Ebola virus disease is the name for the human disease which may be caused by any of the four known ebolaviruses. These four viruses are: Bundibugyo virus , Ebola virus , Sudan virus , and Taï Forest virus...  virus, and matters go worse when Walker and Trivette are being tracked down by the men responsible for the illegal trade. The episode would not only turn out to be a vivid nightmare by Alex, but also a premonition, which might result the deaths of Walker and Trivette.
197	May 5, 2001	822	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	823	The Final Show/Down	In the final original episode of the series, a gang of Walker's former enemies is sprung from Huntsville Prison Huntsville Prison Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit , nicknamed "Walls Unit," is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States. The approximately facility, near Downtown Huntsville, is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal...  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. Dan Jensen and Wade and Betsy Harper are all victims. The gang's leader, Emile Lavocat (Marshall R. Teague Marshall R. Teague Marshall R. Teague is an American film and television actor. He is known for his role in the 1989 cult movie Road House and for his recurring role on the 1990s science fiction series Babylon 5 as a Narn named Ta'Lon... ) also reveals to Walker that he had murdered their friend C.D. Parker as the first ranger to die. Meanwhile, Trivette, after reuniting with Erika, an old girlfriend, asks her to marry him. After Trivette is seriously wounded, Alex panics, then goes into labor, but has to undergo surgery. Walker sees an angel while sleeping at her bedside. During the finale, the conclusion of the story of Hayes Cooper is also told. Later, Walker, Gage, and Syndney storm the gang's hideout, and Walker fights an all-out brawl with Lavocat, which leads to both launched out a window. Lavocat meets his end after Walker pulls the tab out of a grenade on Lavocat's belt. At the end of the series finale, he and his wife, Alex Cahill-Walker, give birth to a baby girl named Angela. (Note: In syndication, this is a two-part episode.)

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