The WORST episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger

Every episode of Walker, Texas Ranger ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.

Last Updated: 4/13/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Deadline
star
3.66
44 votes

#1 - Deadline

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/13/1996

A senator proposes to save money by disbanding the Texas Rangers. But when his daughter is kidnapped by a gang of jewelry store robbers, he refuses the Rangers' help, choosing to rely on the F.B.I., although Walker and Trivette have a better chance of locating the kidnappers in time.

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Ghost Rider
star
6.14
14 votes

#2 - Ghost Rider

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1996

A dead child's spirit assists Walker to discover who murdered him eight years ago.

Directors: Karl Kases
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Flashback (2)
star
6.50
6 votes

#3 - Flashback (2)

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/1995

After surviving a rattlesnake attack, Walker with Trivette's help continues his pursuit of the killers who uncovered "Cooper's Gold."

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The Siege
star
6.67
12 votes

#4 - The Siege

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/27/1996

Walker and his friends are on a fishing trip in the wilderness in a cabin run by Hank Cotton an old friend of Walker and CD, square off against a group of Drug Runners run by Glen Larkin and his younger brother Chip.

Directors: Tony Mordente
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Collision Course
star
6.67
49 votes

#5 - Collision Course

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1995

C.D.'s niece is kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend who forces her into a string of bank robberies. Walker and C.D.'s pursuit of them becomes further complicated when a radio show host "Tumbleweed Tom", unaware of what's really going on, offers a bounty on their Bonnie and Clyde-style bank robberies.

Directors: Chuck Bowman
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Last of a Breed (2)
star
6.75
12 votes

#6 - Last of a Breed (2)

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1997

Hayes Cooper, the legendary bounty hunter sets out to get justice for the Wilsons.

Directors: Michael Preece
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Faith
star
6.80
15 votes

#7 - Faith

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2000

Walker tracks down a hijacked ambulance containing an urgently needed donor liver.

Directors: Michael Preece
Writer: Rob Wright
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Jacob's Ladder
star
6.86
42 votes

#8 - Jacob's Ladder

Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/1999

Alex seeks to prosecute a gang who terrorizes witnesses with arson, and attempts to murder firefighters responding to their blazes.

Directors: Michael Preece
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An Innocent Man
star
6.92
86 votes

#9 - An Innocent Man

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/1993

Walker must find a way to prove a condemned man's guilty plea was the result of blackmail before he's executed.

Directors: Michael Preece
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Storm Warning
star
6.92
179 votes

#10 - Storm Warning

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1993

Trivette goes undercover into jail to infiltrate and destroy a drug ring. During a hurricane the transport crashes; the prisoners can escape and are hiding with hostages in a remote hotel. Among the fugitives: Trivette. When the transport is overdue Walker starts searching and lands up in the hotel where he goes for the prisoners one by one with the help of a handicapped person.

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In God's Hands
star
6.92
13 votes

#11 - In God's Hands

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/28/1998

When Trivette shoots a boy by mistake after chasing some robbers with Walker. Trivette goes before a review board, and the man investigating the shooting is Lieutenant Moffett, who has grudge against Trivette, it seems that the two of them were competing for the same Texas Ranger post and Trivette got it.

Directors: Michael Preece
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The Legend of Running Bear
star
6.94
87 votes

#12 - The Legend of Running Bear

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/1994

Walker's cousin, David Little Eagle Jackson, returns to the reservation following studying medicine to find many do not like him, including his girlfriend's father, whose murder he soon witnesses.

Directors: Michael Preece
Writer: Harold Apter
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Way of the Warrior
star
6.95
42 votes

#13 - Way of the Warrior

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1999

An indian shaman transports Walker back to the 19th century to prevent a recurrence of a 20th century injustice.

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Angel
star
6.97
40 votes

#14 - Angel

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/18/1998

Angel, Trivette's old girlfriend, comes to town looking for her father and asks for his help.

Directors: Jerry Jameson
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Full Recovery
star
6.98
42 votes

#15 - Full Recovery

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1999

After an amnesiac finds nerve gas at a genetic research facility, they need Walker's protection.

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Night of the Gladiator
star
7.00
89 votes

#16 - Night of the Gladiator

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1993

To get information on a gang who destroyed a friend's life via blackmail, Walker and Trivette join by posing as street fighters.

Directors: William Fraker
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Standoff (2)
star
7.00
6 votes

#17 - Standoff (2)

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/13/1995

Trial of LaRue
star
7.02
46 votes

#18 - Trial of LaRue

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/8/1997

Victor La Rue has been declared fit for trial. During the course of the hearing, La Rue manages to subdue the bailiffs and get their guns. He then demands that Walker come here but Walker is out chasing down some criminals. So while La Rue taunts Alex.

Directors: Michael Preece
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Mind Games
star
7.07
46 votes

#19 - Mind Games

Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/1999

When the death of a friend's son is ruled an accident, C.D. investigates further. Meanwhile, Walker and Trivette hunt an escaped prisoner.

Directors: Michael Preece
Writer: Robin Madden
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Unfinished Business
star
7.07
89 votes

#20 - Unfinished Business

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/1993

A Texas Ranger wannabe tries to upstage Walker by capturing prison escapees, buts gets innocent civilians in harm's way as well.

Directors: Michael Preece
Writer: Harold Apter
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Suspicious Minds
star
7.07
44 votes

#21 - Suspicious Minds

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1999

The deaf daughter of an Elvis impersonator witnesses a murder, necessitating the Rangers' protection until the suspect is apprehended.

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Saving Grace
star
7.07
42 votes

#22 - Saving Grace

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1998

Prison escapees take some nuns hostage and make demands, threatening to kill some battered women if they are not met.

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Family Matters
star
7.08
97 votes

#23 - Family Matters

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/1993

Walker is not able to arrest Mick Flanders because his sister is in the Witness Protection Program. Mick, proving that he's invincible, kidnaps a boy named Archie who was staying at Walker's ranch.

Directors: Tony Mordente
Writer: Frank Lupo
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Brothers in Arms
star
7.09
46 votes

#24 - Brothers in Arms

Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/1999

When the rangers arrest Jimmy's brother Simon, Jimmy soon finds that his life is in his brother's hands when Simon is told to kill him.

Directors: Eric Norris
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The Return of LaRue
star
7.09
45 votes

#25 - The Return of LaRue

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1996

Paroled on a technicality, Victor LaRue pretends to have changed as he takes revenge on Walker and Alex.

Directors: Michael Preece
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