Season 1 • Episode 7
LatestA Priest has information – Heard in the sanctity of The Confessional – That could stop an illegal arms deal, and, despite Buford’s persistence, refuses to break his Promise Of Obedience.
Walking Tall is an American television drama series that ran on NBC in 1981 for one season of seven episodes. The first 5 episodes aired Saturday nights at 9:00 p.m.. The last 2 episodes aired Tuesday nights at 10:00 p.m. NBC reran all 7 episodes from April-August 1981. This one-hour show was based on the 1973 film Walking Tall, which was based on the life of Buford Pusser. Here, Pusser is the sheriff of McNeal County, Tennessee, fighting criminals each week in 1969.
Acting
Bo Svenson carries the Pusser legacy with lumbering, wounded gravitas.
Production
Gritty '81 network TV aesthetic—cheap, sincere, accidentally time-capsule perfect.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1973 film was a massive hit that spawned two sequels and this series—yet NBC couldn't keep it alive even with that built-in audience.
Buford Pusser became a folk hero symbolizing '70s backlash against corruption, but the real man died in a suspicious car crash in 1974—seven years before this show aired.
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