Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Walking Tall' from 1970-1982:
- Bo Svenson as Sheriff Buford Pusser (1981)
- Courtney Pledger as Deputy Joan Litton (1981)
- Harold Sylvester as Deputy Aaron Fairfax (1981)
- Heather McAdam as Dawna Pusser (1981)
- Jeff Lester as Deputy Grady Spooner (1981)
- Rad Daly as Michael Pusser (1981)
- Walter Barnes as Carl Pusser (1981)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Walking Tall':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Stephen Downing D: Alf Kjellin
With Bill Zuckert (Orville Tooner), Shannon Terhune (Melinda Sue), Eric Stoltz (David Coombs), Sean Kelly (Byron Lee Miller), Robert Englund (Bobby Joe Wilson), Whit Bissell (Mr. Proctor), Vernon Weddle (Dr. Porterson).
Series premiere. Bo Svenson recreates his movie role as Buford Pusser, the Tennessee lawman. In the opener, Michael resists peer pressure and is threatened when he helps his father by giving him information on local drug pushers.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Donald R. Boyle D: Daniel Haller
With William Windom (Matthew Whittaker), Otis Young (Noah Carver), Cliff Pellow (Huey), William Sanderson (Stacy), Jesse Vint (Ben), Charles Napier (Vernon Larkin), Dey Young (Mary Beth), John Christy Ewing (D.A. Owens), Ernie Banks (Reverend Otis), Anne Swift (Mrs. Anders), Milt Tarver (Stewart Kenny), Marland Proctor (Deputy Wiley), Jeff Smolek (Deputy Clayton), Napoleon Hendrix (Lee Selmon), Ivan Bonar (Judge Hines), Jay Fletcher (Henry Dickson), Ann Doran (Mrs. Tinker).
Buford declares war on a white supremacist group that stirs up racial trouble in McNeal County by blowing up a farm-machinery dealership which has a predominantly black patronage.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Paul Savage D: John Florea
With Macon McCalman (Doc Spencer), Richard Lineback (T.J. Brewster), Laurie Jefferson (Ellen Tuttle), Jack Rader (Ben Tuttle), Timothy Scott (Dellum), Edward Albert (Clell Brewster), Chuck Connors (Theo Brewster), Patricia Herd (Nurse), Marland Proctor (Deputy Wiley), James Jarnagin (Clay Tuttle).
Brother bank robbers take an innocent family hostage and demand the release of their father, who was seriously wounded during a robbery and is being held in the McNeal County jail.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Robert Swanson D: Alf Kjellin
With Merlin Olsen (Webb McClain), L.Q. Jones (John Whitter), Macon McCalman (Doc Spencer), Wayne Grace (Maddox), John Steadman (Henry Jeeter), Owen Bush (George Nash), Wayne Heffley (Avery).
The local mob wants Buford out of the way, so they bring in a professional -- an old friend of Buford's -- who carries a grudge.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Lee Sheldon D: Harvey Laidman
With Courtney Witas (Becky Reeder), Ed Bakey (Mr. Shallit), Don Starr (Mr. Crane), Ralph Bellamy (Jim Clausen), Art Hindle (Stuart Clausen), Lane Bradbury (Kate Reeder).
Sheriff Pusser encounters a wall of resistance and hatred when he travels to a small nearby mining town to investigate the death of a miner alleged to be a troublemaker.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Gregory S. Dinallo D: Alexander Singer
With Richard Herd (Philip Ballard), Gail Strickland (Lynn Hudson), Ken Swofford (Ed Morgan), James Whitmore Jr. (Tom Coleman), Ivan Bonar (Judge Hines), Richard Winterstein (Ralph Wilson), John Christy Ewing (D.A. Owens), Arthur Space (Ezra Cawley), Barbara Townsend (Mrs. Cawley), Peter Looney (Jack Toomey).
When a pretty employee is murdered, Buford goes after the operators of a chemical plant that is dumping illegal quantities of hazardous by-products into the local river.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Lee Sheldon D: Phil Bondelli
With Lance LeGault (Travis), Anthony Edwards (Robbie), Christopher Thomas (Kirby McCullough), Richard Venture (Art Barry), Bob Swan (Warren), Herman Poppe (Oates), John McLiam (Father Forrester), James MacArthur (Father Adair), Ed Nelson (Edwin Campbell).
A priest has information heard in the sanctity of the confessional that could stop an illegal arms deal but, despite Buford's persistence, refuses to reveal what he knows and endangers his own life in the process. (Last show of the series.)