One Riot, One Ranger is a Walker, Texas Ranger episode from the pilot season. It premiered on April 21, 1993. It is the season premiere of Season 1, as well as the series itself.
Synopsis[]
This pulse-pounding 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 James Trivette, Walker seeks vengeance on the killer-and uncovers the next daring scheme.
Cast[]
- Chuck Norris as Ranger Walker
Co-Starring[]
- Clarence Gilyard as Ranger Trivette
- Gailard Sartain as C.D. Parker
- Sheree J. Wilson as Alexandra Cahill
- Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman as Uncle Ray Firewalker
- Marshall Teague as Orson Wade
- Elya Baskin as Misha
- Rhoda Gemignani as Yelena
Special Appearance By[]
- James Drury as Captain Tom Price
Featuring[]
- Marco Perella as Cobalt
- Steven Ruge as Bob Mobley
- Michael Crabtree as Ernie Simon
- Charles Mooneyhan as Dave Black
- Deborah Slaboda as Lisa Edwards
- Tommy Townsend as Lamar
- John Cadenhead as Elroy Boggs
- Woody Watson as J.J.
- Cynthia Dorn as Mildred
- Kirk Griffith as Ranger
- Wendye Clarendon as Female Teller
- Michael Berlin Pritchard as Border Guard
- Gary Carter as Parking Enforcement Officer
- Freda Williams as Lady Customer Small Bank
Trivia[]
- Sole appearance of Gailard Sartain as C.D. Parker. Said character was neither seen nor mentioned again until the first regular season, when Noble Willingham took over the role.
- In addition to a GMC truck, and a Dodge Ram, Walker also drove a Ford Bronco.
- Marshall R. Teague would return to WTR as...Harper Ridland (in "Payback"); as Randy Shrader (in "Codename: Dragonfly"); as Rudd Kilgore (in "Last of a Breed"); and as Lieutenant Tracton (in "Fight or Die"). He also played the dual role of Emileo and Milos "Moon" Lavocat in the two-part series finale.
Quotes[]
Rapist: Ranger, you screwed up! You forgot to read us our rights.
Walker: You're right! You have the right...[kicks the rapist]...to remain silent.
Mexican: This is Mexico, Ranger! You've got no right!
Walker: I've got no right?
Mexican: No!
[Walker punches the Mexican]
Walker: I think that was a pretty good right.
[explaining why a black kid from the Baltimore ghetto, like himself, would want to join the Texas Rangers]
James "Jimmy" Trivette: When I was a kid, every Saturday morning, I used to get up and sneak into the living room...and watch my favorite TV show, about the most famous Texas Ranger of all time...the last surviving member of a squad ambushed by bandits. Nursed back to health by an Indian, he became...
Cordell Walker: Don't tell me.
James "Jimmy" Trivette: ...That's right, man! The Lone Ranger!
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Videos[]
Walker, Texas Ranger pilot season | |
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Episodes | One Riot, One Ranger • Borderline • A Shadow in the Night |
Other Seasons | Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6 • Season 7 • Season 8 |