History Trivia / WalkerTexasranger

* RealLifeRelative: In Season 9's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E9ChildOfHope Child of Hope]]", Creator/MaxCarlosNorris, who plays Baby Max, is the real-life grandson of Creator/ChuckNorris. His father, [[Creator/MichaelNorris Michael]], directed the episode.

* RealLifeRelative: In Season 9's "Child of Hope", Creator/MaxCarlosNorris, who plays Baby Max, is the real-life grandson of Creator/ChuckNorris. His father, [[Creator/MichaelNorris Michael]], directed the episode.

* RealLifeRelative: In Season 9's "Child of Hope", Creator/MaxCarlosNorris, who plays Baby Max, is the real-life grandson of Creator/ChuckNorris.

* ChannelHop: The first four episodes were made by [[Creator/TheCannonGroup Cannon Television]], before they ran into financial difficulties ([[SarcasmMode there's a surprise]]). Enter CBS - along with the Ruddy/Greif Company, [[Creator/ChuckNorris Top Kick Productions]] (Norris Brothers Entertainment[[note]]Chuck, Aaron and their late brother Wieland, who was killed in action in Vietnam - this is why the company's logo has three men in it instead of two[[/note]] from season six) and Columbia Pictures Television - to pick up the slack, in a literal case of NetworkToTheRescue.

* NamesTheSame: Creator/HaleyJoelOsment's character in the "Lucas" two-parter is named Lucas Simms, not to be confused with [[VideoGame/Fallout3 the sheriff of Megaton]].

* McLeaned: The character of C.D. Parker was killed off ([[spoiler:by what was originally thought to be heart failure, though the finale reveals Parker was actually poisoned]]) because his actor, Creator/NobleWillingham, had left to pursue an ultimately unsuccessful run for Congress.[[note]]Willingham was the Republican candidate for the 1st Congressional district in Texas; losing to incumbent Democrat Congressman Max Sandlin[[/note]] Sadly, [[ShaggyDogStory Willingham only lived to 2004 and screwed himself out of a chance to return to the show and go out boldly.]]

* ChannelHop: The first four episodes were made by Cannon Television, before they ran into financial difficulties ([[SarcasmMode there's a surprise]]). Enter CBS - along with the Ruddy/Greif Company, [[Creator/ChuckNorris Top Kick Productions]] (Norris Brothers Entertainment[[note]]Chuck, Aaron and their late brother Wieland, who was killed in action in Vietnam - this is why the company's logo has three men in it instead of two[[/note]] from season six) and Columbia Pictures Television - to pick up the slack, in a literal case of NetworkToTheRescue.

* McLeaned: The character of C.D. Parker was killed off ([[spoiler:by what was originally thought to be heart failure, though the finale reveals Parker was actually poisoned]]) because his actor, Creator/NobleWillingham, had left to pursue an ultimately unsuccessful run for Congress.[[note]]Willingham was the Republican candidate for the 1st Congressional district in Texas; losing to incumbent Democrat Congressman Max Sandlin[[/note]] Sadly, [[ShaggyDogStory Willingham only lived to 2004 and gypped himself of a chance to return to the show and go out boldly.]]

* McLeaned: The character of C.D. Parker was killed off ([[spoiler:by what was originally thought to be heart failure, though the finale reveals Parker was actually poisoned]]) because his actor, Noble Willingham, had left to pursue an ultimately unsuccessful run for Congress.[[note]]Willingham was the Republican candidate for the 1st Congressional district in Texas; losing to incumbent Democrat Congressman Max Sandlin[[/note]] Sadly, [[ShaggyDogStory Willingham only lived to 2004 and gypped himself of a chance to return to the show and go out boldly.]]

* [[ChannelHop Company Hop]]: The first four episodes were made by Cannon Television, before they ran into financial difficulties ([[SarcasmMode there's a surprise]]). Enter CBS - along with the Ruddy/Greif Company, [[Creator/ChuckNorris Top Kick Productions]] (Norris Brothers Entertainment[[note]]Chuck, Aaron and their late brother Wieland, who was killed in action in Vietnam - this is why the company's logo has three men in it instead of two[[/note]] from season six) and Columbia Pictures Television - to pick up the slack, in a literal case of NetworkToTheRescue.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://walkertexasranger.wikia.com/wiki/Walkerpedia Walkerpedia]].

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: "In Harm's Way", "Wedding Bells", and "Turning Point" all feature planes being hijacked and going down. Four months after the show ended its run, the [[TheWarOnTerror September 11, 2001]] attacks took place.

* BannedEpisode: On the INSP network, there are certain episodes that are cut out of the rotation due to the channel being rooted in a deeply Christian foundation, though this borders dangerously close to politically incorrect foolhardiness. "Badge of Honor" never airs because of its depictions of extreme African-American racism and the plot involving attempts to lynch Trivette by burying him and company alive. "Children of Halloween" is obviously skipped because the plot is all about a Satanist kidnapping children, even though this episode ends with Christianity triumphing the evil of Satan- the devil worship scenes are irreconcilable. And the two episodes that feature Davey are cut because they are partially about Buddhism and this conflicts with fundamental Christian values, though the purpose of those episodes was just a harmless look into the religion to be informative and even a little bit of sci-fi mumbo jumbo about reincarnation and telepathic abilities, not some gateway to Buddhism. And finally, "Lucas" never airs because it broaches the very sensitive topic about sexually transmitted disease and ends with people dying from them. Moreover, every episode has its profanity and obscenities trimmed out and certain violent moments are cut or shortened, such as the impaled man in "Swan Song" and Alex screaming at the sight of him being pulled, cutting out the bloody part of the beating Rod Barkley gives to a young delinquent in the second part of "Sons of Thunder", shaving down the scene with the cop beating up a rapist in "Justice For All", and the moment from the episode of the last season where a man is found after hanging himself which normally hangs (no pun intended) on that scene with a mournful woman choral moan showing just a spritz of that and immediately jumping to the last scene of the episode.

* CastingGag / CelebrityParadox: In "The Moscow Connection", at the very beginning, Trivette reads out a piece of literature describing in an almost poetic way of a stand off between two men. Walker questions what book this is, and Trivette says it is ''The Secret Power Within''. Walker follows this question by asking who wrote it, and is told that Chuck Norris had. He simply shrugs and claims to have never heard of him, earning a track record telling by Trivette of Chuck's achievements in martial arts. Again, Walker says he never heard of him--yet corrects Trivette when the latter makes a mistake in listing Norris' accomplishments.
** In Season 7's "Code of the West", the four main characters talk about who would play them in a movie. Trivette get Denzel Washington, Alex gets Helen Hunt, C.D. gets Creator/PaulNewman ([[FunnyAneurysmMoment kinda sad in hindsight because both actors are now dead]]) and Walker gets...Chuck Norris. When Walker complains they got Oscar winners, Trivette points out that Chuck was a six time World Karate Champion, which pleases Walker. Good thing since, of course...

* HarsherInHindsight: The 2001 episode "Division Street" has Wrestling/HulkHogan play an ex-con who hated all non-whites prior to his HeelFaithTurn becomes this considering Hogan was effectively [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor blacklisted]] from Wrestling/{{WWE}} as a result of audio of Hogan making racist comments was leaked to the media in July 2015.

* BannedEpisode: On the INSP network, there are certain episodes that are cut out of the rotation due to the channel being rooted in a deeply Christian foundation, though this borders dangerously close to politically incorrect foolhardiness. "Badge of Honor" never airs because of its depictions of extreme African-American racism and the plot involving attempts to lynch Trivette by burying him and company alive. "Children of Halloween" is obviously skipped because the plot is all about a Satanist kidnapping children, even though this episode ends with Christianity triumphing the evil of Satan- the devil worship scenes are irreconcilable. And the two episodes that feature Davey are cut because they are partially about Buddhism and this conflicts with fundamental Christian values, though the purpose of those episodes was just a harmless look into the religion to be informative and even a little bit of sci-fi mumbo jumbo about reincarnation and telepathic abilities, not some gateway to Buddhism. Moreover, every episode has its profanity and obscenities trimmed out and certain violent moments are cut or shortened, such as the impaled man in "Swan Song" and Alex screaming at the sight of him being pulled, cutting out the bloody part of the beating Rod Barkley gives to a young delinquent in the second part of "Sons of Thunder",shaving down the scene with the cop beating up a rapist in "Justice For All", and the moment from the episode of the last season where a man is found after hanging himself which normally hangs (no pun intended) on that scene with a mournful woman choral moan showing just a spritz of that and immediately jumping to the last scene of the episode.

* McLeaned: The character of C.D. Parker was killed off ([[spoiler:by what was originally thought to be heart failure, though the finale reveals Parker was actually poisoned]]) because his actor, Noble Willingham, had left to pursue an ultimately unsuccessful run for Congress[[note]]Willingham was the Republican candidate for the 1st Congressional district in Texas; losing to incumbent Democrat Congressman Max Sandlin[[/note]]

** In Season 7's "Code of the West", the four main characters talk about who would play them in a movie. Trivette get Denzel Washington, Alex gets Helen Hunt, C.D. gets PaulNewman ([[FunnyAneurysmMoment kinda sad in hindsight because both actors are now dead]]) and Walker gets...Chuck Norris. When Walker complains they got Oscar winners, Trivette points out that Chuck was a six time World Karate Champion, which pleases Walker. Good thing since, of course...

* [[ChannelHop Company Hop]]: The first four episodes were made by Cannon Television, before they ran into financial difficulties ([[SarcasmMode there's a surprise]]). Enter CBS - along with the Ruddy/Greif Company, [[Creator/ChuckNorris Top Kick Productions]] (Norris Brothers Entertainment[[note]]Chuck, Aaron and their late brother Wieland, who was killed in action in Vietnam[[/note]] from season six) and Columbia Pictures Television - to pick up the slack, in a literal case of NetworkToTheRescue.

* HeyItsThatGuy: In the last season episode "Medieval Crimes," you'll spot Creator/JoshHolloway (aka Sawyer from Series/{{Lost}}) as part of a cheesy Ren-Faire restaurant gang that robs jewelry stores. It was one of his first credited TV roles.
** In the episode "Last Hope", a young Creator/MilaKunis appears as one of the troubled kids at the Ranger Camp.
** In the two-part episode "Lucas", the titular AIDS-suffering child is played by [[Film/TheSixthSense Haley Joel Osment]].
** In the episode "Right Man, Wrong Time", [[MaryElizabethMcGlynn Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]] portrays country singer Merilee Summers. This is [[Franchise/SilentHill a demonstration of]] [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome her singing voice]], and this is one of a few live-action acting roles [[Anime/GhostInTheShell prior]] [[Manga/OutlawStar to]] [[Anime/CodeGeass her]] [[Anime/CowboyBebop voice]] [[Anime/WolfsRain acting]] [[Anime/DigimonTamers career]].
** Wrestling/{{Sting}} appears as a drug dealing biker antagonist in the episode "Unsafe Speed."
** Walker fights Wrestling/RandySavage in "Fight Or Die."
** Wrestling/HulkHogan appears in "Division Street" as a reformed thug working to help children stay on the right path and be of good faith.
** [[Franchise/CrashBandicoot Krunk]]'s voice actor Marshall R. Teague reappears as many different characters on this show.
** Rowdy Wrestling/RoddyPiper appears as Cody "The Crusader" Conway, a wrestler based on Piper himself, in the episode "The Crusader." He even played the [[ActorAllusion bagpipes]]!
** Doris Roberts plays much the same character as she did on ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' in the episode "The Big Bingo Bamboozle".
** Fans of ''Series/TheWonderYears'' should note that Dan Lauria plays an abusive father in the episode "A Father's Image".
* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/CamClarke is everywhere in this show. Usually he's just a background voice on the radio or TV, but occasionally he dubs over other characters when they're off screen. One time he actually dubbed a villain who was ''on screen,'' which created a huge dissonance the next time you hear the guy and he has a voice that actually looks like it would come out of him.
** In the Mexican Spanish dub, Walker is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Waylon Smithers]].
** In the Japanese dub, Walker was voiced by the late Takashi Taniguchi, who also was the regular dub voice for Creator/TommyLeeJones in Japan. [[HilariousInHindsight Hilariously enough]], he also dubbed '''Creator/BruceLee''' in some of his films. Also, [[Creator/YukoMizutani Alex Cahill]] is [[Anime/TenchiMuyo Mihoshi]].
** In the German dub, Walker is ''[[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Mr. Krabs]]''.

* [[ChannelHop Company Hop]]: The first four episodes were made by Cannon Television, before they ran into financial difficulties. Enter CBS (along with the Ruddy/Greif Company, [[Creator/ChuckNorris Top Kick Productions]] and Columbia Pictures Television) to pick up the slack, in a literal case of NetworkToTheRescue.