E53: “One Riot, One Ranger” | The PILOT That Kick Started It All
At long last, the Roundhouse Roulette Wheel has dealt us WTR’s PILOT MOVIE! Join us as we recap and review Walker’s very first episode with the aid of the original script in this extra long podcast!
Walkerstration by Adam Lauritsen
Walker, Texas Ranger | PILOT | “One Riot, One Ranger”
Original Airdate: 4/21/1993
Villain Type: Bank Robbers
DVD Synopsis: This pulse-pounding premier episode introduces Cordell Walker, a contemporary Texas Ranger who could have stepped out of the Old West. After his partner is killed in a bank heist, Walker seeks vengeance on the killer - and uncovers the next daring scheme.
CD’s Bar & Grill Tap List
Czech Norris | by West LA Beer Company in Swanzey, NH
Episode Hashtags: #TheRealCDParker #GailardSartain #TheRealUncleRay #OneRiotOneRanger #GMC #ElyaBaskin #CzechNorris #MarshallTeague #TrailBuddy #MercenaryPager #JeepComanche
BONUS BITS
Watch the two CANNON FILMS trailers from the screening copy of “One Riot, One Ranger” at your own risk!
Check out these amazing CBS bumpers for the series premiere of Walker, Texas Ranger!
Walker’s PILOT was written by screenwriter and actress, Leigh Chapman, who also wrote the script for Chuck’s movie, The Octagon! According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Her final TV writing credit was the pilot and a 1993 episode of Norris’ action hit Walker, Texas Ranger. Because of a creative dispute, credit for both scripts was given to Louise McCarn, who was Chapman’s mother.”
CD (expertly portrayed by Gailard Sartain in the PILOT) appears to be reading Sigmund Freud On the History of the Psycho-Analytic Movement in preparation for his advice column, Trail Buddy!
Here’s an advertisement for the odd JEEP Commanche truck that the bad guys drove in “One Riot, One Ranger!”
