The BEST episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger
Every episode of Walker, Texas Ranger ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger!
Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with Walker, but often disagrees with his unorthodox approach to law enforcement.
#1 - Wedding Bells (1)
Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/2000
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, proceeds without incident. However, what happens en route to their honeymoon in Paris is a different story.
#2 - Wedding Bells (2)
Season 8 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/20/2000
#3 - In Harm's Way (1)
Season 7 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/22/1999
A wealthy Dallas family and staff are murdered, then another family's daughter is abducted by the same masked men. This was part of a larger plan that was meant to extort millions of dollars from other wealthy families. While Walker and Alex are transporting crucial evidence for a potential conviction which places them in harms way.
#4 - The Final Show/Down (2)
Season 9 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/19/2001
A notorious gang Walker put away returns for brutal revenge. The gang escapes from prison and targets each Ranger. As his closest friends are marked for death, Walker is torn between catching the killers or helping his wife, who is rushed to the hospital when she goes into labor. Meanwhile, Trivette reunites with an old flame and prepares to get on one knee and ask for her hand in marriage, and questions are finally answered regarding the infamous Hayes Cooper.
#5 - Branded
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1994
The death of a government inspector seems to be linked to a cattle rustling operation that always manages to avoid the law.
#6 - Without a Sound
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/2001
When high-tech carjackers wreak havoc in Texas and kill Gage's old high school sweetheart, the Rangers make it their mission to bring the murderers to justice, while Gage learns to deal with his disability with the love and support of Sydney.
#8 - Rampage
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/1994
C.D. must rescue Walker and Trivette after they get trapped in Texas' backlands while tracking brothers.
#9 - 6 Hours
Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/14/2001
The Rangers have six hours to rescue a billionaire's daughter before she is killed—live—over the Internet.
#10 - The Reel Rangers
Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/2001
Walker and Alex are so excited about the arrival of their new baby that they start decorating the nursery with everything a baby could want and more. Meanwhile, the Rangers stumble onto a movie set and become stars for a day, and Walker and Trivette participate in a charity motorcycle ride.
#11 - Retribution (4)
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2000
In a desperate bid to avoid capture as Walker closes in, The Chairman kidnaps Alex.
#12 - Silk Dreams
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1994
When a new designer drug called "silk" results in several fatalities, Walker and Trivette must infiltrate the local club scene to find the source of the deadly substance.
#13 - The Final Show/Down (1)
Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/19/2001
A notorious gang Walker put away returns for brutal revenge. The gang escapes from prison and targets each Ranger. As his closest friends are marked for death, Walker is torn between catching the killers or helping his wife, who is rushed to the hospital when she goes into labor. Meanwhile, Trivette reunites with an old flame and prepares to get on one knee and ask for her hand in marriage, and questions are finally answered regarding the infamous Hayes Cooper.
#14 - The Winds of Change (1)
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2000
At a senator's behest, Walker must stop a criminal genius who has infiltrated federal law enforcement computer systems.
#15 - Payback
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1994
After killing a man involved in a carjacking, Walker becomes the target of several assassination attempts. These attempts begin to make sense when he learns that someone has put a $1 million bounty on his head.
#16 - War Zone (1)
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1995
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.
#17 - Tiger's Eye
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1994
The Japanese mob is kicking up some trouble in Houston. Unfortunately for them, they decide to kidnap the wrong kid. The cute little daughter of a wealthy Texas power broker is home from a boarding school for some R&R and a little rodeo fun, when - on the drive home from the airport - she's violently snatched from her limo and two bodyguards. During the girl's previous year at the rodeo, she became one of Ranger Walker's many little buddies and proteges. So the bad guys have no idea what kind of bad news they've brought to themselves!
#18 - The Soul of Winter
Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/25/1998
Roscoe Jones, the (black) minister who succeeded Trent's father is being targeted by a man named Stan Gorman. Who testified against Gorman after he tried to kill him, Roscoe Survived, but is friend was killed. While in prison Gorman became head of a white supremacy group, and now he is after Roscoe.
#19 - A Matter of Principle
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/15/2000
After his daughter is shot in a bank robbery, an old man goes on a hunt for the shooters along with Walker.
#20 - Badge of Honor
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1994
Walker and Trivette set to prove that race was an illegal main factor in an arrest.
#21 - Money Train
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1995
The thrill of working on the set of a Hollywood western quickly turns into serious business when Walker and Trivette discover a group of stuntmen on the shoot plan to carry out an actual train heist.
#22 - Days Past
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/22/1997
Vince Pike, the man who shot Walker's fiancee ten years earlier, manages to get an early release from prison. For Walker painful memories about the time with Ellen return. While he survived an attack by Pike's men back then, Ellen died. And now Walker seeks justice - and Pike a destroyed Walker when he wants to go after the persons in his life. First C.D., then Trivette, and finally Alex.
#23 - Paradise Trail
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1998
Hayes Cooper, the legendary bounty hunter from the 1800s battles a gang of outlaws, who are terrorizing a Mormon wagon train.
#24 - Legends
Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/21/2001
While kickboxing friends of Walker's visit, the son of a recently jailed mob boss vows revenge on those who put him there--a list that includes Alex.
#25 - Mustangs
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1994
Walker finds himself fighting for his life after he attempts to rescue a group of federally protected mustang horses from some unsavory ranchers.