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Walker, Texas Ranger


Season 8: Episodes 149 - 172 (24) (1999-2000)


Production Credits



            Executive Producers ............ Chuck Norris
                                             Aaron Norris

            Created by ..................... Albert S. Ruddy &
                                             Leslie Greif and
                                             Paul Haggis and
                                             Christopher Canaan

            Copyright ...................... CBS Inc. 1999, 2000

            Production ..................... Amadea Film Productions, Inc.


Cast:
            Chuck Norris ................... Sgt. Cordell Walker

            Sheree J. Wilson ............... Alexandra Cahill

            Clarence Gilyard ............... Sgt. James 'Jimmy' Trivette

            Noble Willingham ............... C.D. Parker (149-160)

            Judson Mills ................... Gage

            Nia Peeples .................... Sydney Cooke



149 [8.01-99] In Harm's Way (2)

    After their plane crashed in the wilderness, Walker and Alex are pursued 
    by mercenaries bent on preventing them from delivering evidence against
    a killer.

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Stephen McHattie ............... Openshaw
                 Sam Hennings ................... Brody
                 Michael Kagan................... Keswick
                 Karen Fraction ................. Judge
                 Michael Moss ................... Slate
                 Mark Dalton .................... Munson
                 Clayton Landey ................. Hatch



150 [8.02-99] Countdown

    Walker and the team must beat the clock to save the city of Dallas
    from a man threatening to release deadly gas into the air. Two rookie
    rangers join the team. [Abstract taken from TV Quest]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : J. Kenneth Campbell ............ Woodson
                 Grant Albrecht ................. Dan
                 Greg Winne ..................... Talbot
                 Eddie Braun .................... Arthur
                 Lobo Sebastian ................. El Leon
                 Robert Lipton ..................



151 [8.03-99] Safe House

    Walker and the Rangers must protect an accountant who has agreed to
    testify against his former employer - a violent crime boss who will
    stop at nothing to keep the man silent. [Abstract taken from CBS]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : David Groh ..................... Terman
                 Dwight Schultz ................. Lloyd
                 Mary McDonough ................. Jill
                 Cherami Leigh .................. Amelia
                 Kevin Casey .................... Scully
                 David Caprita .................. Arthur



152 [8.04-99] Way of the Warrior

    Walker's sense of reality is turned upside down when he begins to see
    - in dreams and visions - the proud and haunting face of a Native
    American Shaman. When an innocent Native American (who looks exactly
    like the apparition) is framed for murder, Walker miraculously travels
    back to the 19th century, determined to solve an old injustice and
    prevent history from repeating itself in the 20th century.
    [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Steve Reevis ................... John Wolf/Lone Wolf
                 Rex Linn ....................... Stahl
                 Ned Romero ..................... Brave Eagle/Shaman
                 Jim Tarwater ................... Stanton
                 Adam Taylor .................... Sheriff
                 John Swasey .................... Darby
                 Cody Lightning ................. Running Wolf



153 [8.05-99] Tall Cotton

    Gage's sister, an investigative journalist working undercover at the
    sleazy bar Tall Cotton, vanishes into thin air after telling Gage she
    has the scoop of a lifetime on notorious Texas criminal B.J. Ronson.
    Gage and Sydney leap into action and go undercover at the bar to find
    her - and the explosive evidence she has on Ronson, who has evaded
    justice for years. Lost boy scouts interrupt Walker and Alex's camping
    trip. [Abstract mainly taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Frank Stallone ................. B.J. Ronson



154 [8.06-99] Lynn Sisters

    The popular country music duo Patsy and Peggy Lynn promise C.D. they
    will play a benefit concert at his restaurant, but they mysteriously
    disappear before the gig. EWalker and the Rangers are soon on the trail
    of two vicious thugs who run a record label and were originally content
    to get rich by just bootlegging the Lynns' CDs. They have now kidnapped
    the girls and are forcing them to record songs before they are killed -
    ensuring themselves ownership of the valuable 'swan songs'.
    [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]
    [Note: The Lynn Sisters are the daughters of the legendary country
    singer Loretta Lynn]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Patsy and Peggy Lynn ........... Themselves
                 Erik Estrada ...................
                 Rob Youngblood ................. Stephan
                 Rick Cramer .................... Ringo
                 Daniel Day Kim ................. Kahn
                 Burton Gilliam ................. Frank
                 Peter Webster .................. Harry



155 [8.07-99] Suspicious Minds

    Alex's friends are visiting Dallas in the hopes of winning an Elvis
    impersonation contest -- and the prize money that will pay the tuition
    at a special school for their deaf daughter, Melissa. But when the girl
    accidentally witnesses the murder of an undercover cop, Walker and the
    Rangers must step in to protect her from the mob, which will stop at
    nothing to prevent Melissa from identifying the killers.
    [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Joe Penny ...................... Sonny Tantero
                 John Seda ...................... Victor Escobedo



156 [8.08-99] Widow Maker

    Trivette kills one of the trouble-making Crowder brothers in
    self-defense when they threaten the owner of a local rodeo and his
    daughter. When family patriarch Ben Crowder vows revenge, Walker
    and the Rangers must stop him from implementing his evil plan. And
    against Alex's wishes, Walker volunteers to ride a fearsome bull
    called "Widow Maker" in order to raise money at a charity rodeo.
    [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Ty Murray ...................... himself
                 Barry Corbin ................... Ben
                 James Parks .................... Zack
                 Steve Kanaly ................... J.W.
                 Allison Lange .................. Melissa
                 Greg Bransom ................... Commander
                 Kerry Beyer .................... Buddy



157 [8.09-99] Fight or Die

    Walker goes undercover as a convict at a rough Arkansas maximum
    security prison to investigate guards who are staging and video
    taping brutal, extreme fights between the prisoners and then
    selling the tapes over the Internet for a hefty price.
    [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Frank Shamrock .................
                 Randy Savage ...................
                 Marshall Teague ................ Tracton
                 Charles Napier ................. Warden
                 Lennie Lofton .................. Sandrine
                 Tony Brubaker .................. Stout
                 Richard Norton ................. Munger
                 Cliff Emmich ................... King



158 [8.10-99] Rise to the Occasion

    After Walker is unable to prevent a young boy from committing suicide
    at school, he must overcome his feelings of sadness and anger. Walker
    turns his anger into positive action as he helps a middle school improve
    its security and pride, but he must also confront a tough school gang
    that has no intention of changing its ways. [from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Deion Sanders .................. himself
                 Steven Bauer ................... Cabral
                 Tonea Stewart .................. Principal
                 Abraham Verduzco ............... Jesus
                 Pilar Biggars-Sanders .......... Ms. Hewson
                 Danny Trejo .................... Loco
                 Sean Sanders ................... Malik
                 Nick Celozzi ................... Reynaldo
                 Paul Robert Langdon ............ Henry



159 [8.11-99] Full Recovery

    A computer expert discovers that the high-tech genetics company at which
    he works is secretly storing cartridges of lethal sarin gas. He enlists
    the unlikely help of his roller-blading slacker brother to break into
    the facility and gather evidence to hand over to the authorities.
    But when the plan goes awry and the younger brother finds himself
    hospitalized and arrested with no memory of what happened or who he is,
    Walker and the team are under the gun to find a way to jar his memory -
    and uncover a deadly plot of revenge before the clock runs out.
    [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by: Clarence Gilyard
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Scott Bailey ................... Dan
                 Scott Weinger .................. Bradley
                 Jon Cypher ..................... Cox
                 Jerome Butler .................. Rader
                 Jenni Tooley ................... Seagull
                 Richard Jackson ................ Joe



160 [8.12-99] A Matter of Faith

    Walker must find the culprits responsible for stealing Christmas gifts
    meant for needy children from a local church; robbers are dressing like
    Santa and robbing armed guards at the malls. [abstract from TV Quest]
    [Note: Last episode with Noble Willingham who left the show to run for
     Congress]



161 [8.13-00] Vision Quest

    The Rangers bust a gang of thugs for an illegal gun operation that leads
    them to a Middle East crime organization that will stop at nothing to
    protect its interests. When a bomb planted by the group explodes,
    possibly leaving Walker blind, the team must quickly track down the
    leader of the violent and ruthless organization. [from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Endre Hules .................... Aziz
                 Adoni Maropis .................. Gazal
                 Kevin Fry ...................... Hicks
                 Frank Sotonoma Salsedo ......... White Eagle
                 Randy Tallman .................. Dr. Pratt
                 Greg Ricks ..................... Dr. Stephens



162 [8.14-00] A Matter of Principle

    Walker and the Rangers must find a gang of jewelry thieves who seriously
    wounded an ex-Ranger's daughter during a violent heist. With his beloved
    daughter languishing in a coma after being shot by the thieves, the angry
    ex-Ranger, Wade Harper, decides to take matters into his own hands and
    track down the men by himself. But Walker comes up with a better way to
    harness the man's fury -- and gets special permission to let him once
    again wear a Ranger badge and join his former comrades in their pursuit
    of the criminals. [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Robert Fuller .................. Wade Harper



163 [8.15-00] Thunderhawk

    A Dallas scientist has developed the Thunderhawk, an incredibly
    powerful sonic laser with the potential to benefit mankind in
    countless ways. The laser is soon stolen by a traitorous group,
    which intends to sell it to a Sheik with far less benevolent plans.
    [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Jude Ciccolella ................ Becker
                 Billy Reick .................... Deke
                 Clifton Powell ................. Jackson
                 David Ackert ................... Faisal
                 Oliver Clark ................... Lamarr
                 Gavin Glennon .................. Sam
                 Cynthia Dorn ................... M.E.
                 Russell Towery ................. Jefferies



164 [8.16-00] Justice Delayed

    Trivette is intrigued by a young woman in his class who is determined
    to get her father - a maintenance worker wrongly imprisoned for the
    murder of a prominent businessman - out of jail. As the pair begins
    investigating, they uncover evidence that was not revealed during the
    trial, and a trail of deception leading right to the dead man's
    ex-partner. Meanwhile, as Walker and Alex register for their wedding,
    Walker reveals a side of himself that comes as a complete surprise to
    his fiancee. [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Tammy Townsend ................. Erika
                 Michael Russo .................. Russo
                 John Furey ..................... Franklin
                 Brent Sexton ................... Breen
                 Robert O'Reilly ................ Dunford
                 Roger E. Mosley ................ Carter
                 Willie Minor ................... Buck
                 Melinda Renna .................. Marta



165 [8.17-00] The Day of Cleansing (2)

    Walker transports Cliff Eagleton, the leader of a white supremacist
    organization, to Dallas to face prosecution for killing a Ranger, but
    the violent criminal escapes and rejoins his followers. Sammo Law, who
    busted Eagleton in California, travels to Texas to help the Rangers
    track down the fugitives, whose manifesto calls for the social, ethnic
    and religious "cleansing" of groups they consider un-American. With
    Sammo's help, the Rangers turn up the heat on the outlaws- and uncover
    a plan that calls for unprecedented massive destruction. [Abstract taken
    from the CBS homepage]
    [Note: Part one of this story aired on Martial Law, episode 'Honor Among
     Strangers'. Description for this episode (also from the CBS site):
       The MCU faces one of their toughest cases yet - tracking down an Army
       soldier who is selling weapons to a deadly group of terrorists. These
       terrorists are bent on killing foreigners in a diabolical ethnic
       cleansing scheme. While Grace and Terrell go undercover at an Army
       base to dig up information, Sammo runs into Cordell Walker. Walker
       is trying to track down Cliff Eagleton (David Keith), an ex-Army
       sergeant tied to their investigation who allegedly killed a Ranger
       back in Texas.]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : David Keith .................... Eagleton
                 Sammo Hung ..................... Sammo Law
                 Matthew Posey .................. Mott
                 Charles Sanders ................ Benny
                 Alan Davidson .................. Rankin
                 Brad Greenquist ................ Lomax
                 Robert Donovan ................. Rocky
                 Cliff Stephens ................. Philo
                 Michael Costello ...............



166 [8.18-00] Black Dragons

    Gage intervenes when he comes upon a fight between the arrogant son of
    a Chinese diplomat and his girlfriend. When the young man assaults Gage
    and is spared prosecution because of his diplomatic immunity, Walker and
    the team decide to investigate the diplomat's son. They uncover his
    links to a violent group of Chinese drug dealers known as the Black
    Dragons. It's up to the Rangers to devise a plan to prevent them from
    distributing the deadly Black Dot heroin, which has already claimed the
    lives of several Dallas youths. [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Byron Mann ..................... P.K.
                 Mako ........................... Edward
                 Vincent Figueroa ............... Manny
                 Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa ........... Master Ko
                 Larry Manetti .................. Shelby



167 [8.19-00] Soldiers of Hate

    Walker has been training a group of talented young martial arts
    students who plan to demonstrate their skills at the Unity Day
    Celebration -- a rally to promote understanding and harmony between
    ethnic groups. But first, Walker must stop the Soldiers of the New
    Millennium, a white supremacist organization with a zero tolerance
    policy on interracial unity. It plans to set off a series of deadly
    bombs at the celebration, causing massive destruction and mayhem.
    [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Judson Scott ................... Braxton
                 Robert Bailey jr. .............. Darvin



168 [8.20-00] The General's Return

    When an undercover operative is killed by a local Vietnamese gang,
    Walker and the Rangers must avenge his death and stop the gang's
    leader from selling a batch of stolen grenade launchers.
    [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Tzi Ma ......................... Gen. Nimh
                 Phillip Moon ................... Steven Nimh
                 Bokyun Chun .................... Michelle Nimh
                 Justin Mercado ................. Peter
                 Bruce Locke .................... Billy Lo
                 Al Goto ........................ Johnny Tang



169 [8.21-00] Showdown at Casa Diablo (1)

    Alex's good friend, Nicole Foley, is widowed after her rancher husband
    is killed by drug runners who use the ranch to smuggle illegal drugs
    from Mexico into the United States. When Walker, Trivette and Gage go
    undercover on the ranch to find those responsible for his death, they
    discover a massive drug enterprise run by the murderous Ortega Brothers.
    [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Barbara Mandrell ...............



170 [8.22-00] Showdown at Casa Diablo (2)

    The battle continues between Walker and the drug-dealing Ortega
    brothers, who have kidnapped Alex and Sydney. Walker and the team
    travel to Mexico to enforce a trade proposed by Cruz Ortega - Alex
    and Sydney in exchange for his brother Ramon, who has been arrested
    on drug charges. [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]



171 [8.23-00] The Bachelor Party

    Walker's bachelor party, a weekend camping with Trivette and Gage, is
    disrupted by a grizzly bear with a taste for people and by a violent
    criminal who wants to stop the Rangers from testifying at his trial.
    [Abstract taken from the CBS homepage]



172 [8.24-00] Wedding Bells (2 hours)

    Walker and Alex prepare for their wedding day, unaware that a pair of
    ruthless assassins have been hired to destroy the happy couple.
    [Abstract taken from TV Guide]

    Directed by:
    Written by :
    Guest Cast : Rod Taylor ..................... Gordon Cahill
                 Tony Denison ................... Michael
                 Joan Jett ...................... Dierdre
                 Charles Boswell ................ Johnson Carter
                 Tom Nowicki .................... Melvin Louts
                 Tom Bosley ..................... Minister


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