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Walking Tall

1981 · 1 season

A folksy, old-fashioned lawman drama where every week brings a new criminal to town and a moral lesson about justice.

Genres
Drama
Overview
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.
How it feels
Earnest, tense and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Justice, crime, power, family
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • crime
  • power
  • family
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Alexander Singer, Alf Kjellin, Daniel Haller, John Florea
Written by
Lee Sheldon, Paul Savage, Robert E. Swanson
Starring
Harold Sylvester, Jeff Lester, Bo Svenson, Walter Barnes, Courtney Pledger, Rad Daly, Heather McAdam, William Windom
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes, 60 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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