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    Drama TV Shows - 1980s 1 Min Read

    Walking Tall

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    7 x 60 minute episodes

    Buford Pusser (Bo Svenson) was the big, brawling sheriff of McNeal County, Tennessee.

    A former Marine and ex-wrestler, Buford used a four-foot club (which he called his “pacifier”) to enforce the law and was hated by the local bad guys.

    His wife Pauline had been killed in an assassination attempt on Buford and he must now raise his two children, Michael (Rad Daly) and Dwana (Heather McAdam), with the help of his father Carl (Walter Barnes).

    Walking Tall ran on NBC from 17 January to 6 June 1981 over 7 episodes. It was consistently beaten soundly in the ratings by ABC’s The Love Boat.

    The real-life Pusser was a sheriff in McNairy County, Tennessee, who gained fame as a no-nonsense tough and rowdy lawman who didn’t hesitate to use force to arrest criminals. He really did carry a club to mete out justice to wrongdoers.

    The real Pusser died in 1974 in a car crash that many believed was not accidental.

    Sheriff Buford Pusser
    Bo Svenson
    Carl Pusser
    Walter Barnes
    Deputy Aaron Fairfax
    Harold Sylvester
    Deputy Joan Litton
    Courtney Pledger
    Deputy Grady Spooner
    Jeff Lester
    Dwana Pusser
    Heather McAdam
    Michael Pusser
    Rad Daly

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