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The Waltons

The Waltons

1972 - 1981

The Foundling

14th September 1972
Episode 1
When a young girl is left on the doorstep of the Walton's home, they take her in. Not Before learning she is deaf after taking her to the doctor. One night while the Walton family listen to the radio John boy takes matters into his own hands when Holly (the deaf girl) runs up to her room crying. He teaches her sign language...or really Sign spelling! This new skill comes in handy when the youngest of the Walton family gets locked by accident in a box in the Haunted House, which later turns out to be the house of which Holly lives!

The Carnival

21st September 1972
Episode 2
A Carnival troupe comes to Walton's Mountain. When the manager absconds with the money, four members are stranded at the Walton house. They thank the Waltons with a private performance.

The Calf

28th September 1972
Episode 3
The Family cow, Chance gives birth to a healthy calf but John announces that it must be sold to make ends meet. Elizabeth and Jim Bob hide the Calf to save it. John relents and the family keeps the calf.

The Hunt

5th October 1972
Episode 4
John Boy prepares to go on his first hunt and distress over taking an animals life. During the hunt he saves John's life from an attacking bear. Meanwhile Mary Ellen debates over a new dress or a baseball mitt.

The Typewriter

12th October 1972
Episode 5
John Boy borrows an antique typewriter from the Baldwin sisters so he can send a story to a magazine. Mary Ellen mistakenly sells it to a junk man, but through diligence, gets it back for her brother.

The Star

19th October 1972
Episode 6
When a meteorite falls on the Baldwin's house, Zeb believes his time has come. The Baldwin sisters are hoaxed by their cousin until Zeb and John come to the rescue.

The Sinner

26th October 1972
Episode 7
The Reverend Matthew Fordwick comes to Walton's Mountain and upsets the family with his strict and forceful preaching. He innocently samples "the recipe," and John helps him to be accepted within the community

The Boy From the C.C.C.

2nd November 1972
Episode 8
Gino, a boy from the slums of New York City runs away from a CCC Camp and learns about trust and love from the Waltons

The Ceremony

9th November 1972
Episode 9
A Jewish family, escaping refugees from Nazi Germany, come to Waltons Mountain for safety. Their 13 year old son loses respect for his father in the sons attempt to maintain his religious beliefs and practices.

The Legend

16th November 1972
Episode 10
John's old army buddy, Tip Harrison, tries to cover his lack of success with childish actions and comments culminating in an accidental fire and the shooting of reckless the family dog.

The Literary Man

30th November 1972
Episode 11
John-Boy's truck breaks down and he meets the author, A.J. Covington. John-Boy jeopardizes a timber contract badly needed by the family.

The Dust Bowl Cousins

7th December 1972
Episode 12
The Walton's distant cousins arrive on the mountain and immediately upset everyone's life by their shiftless dishonest ways.

The Reunion

14th December 1972
Episode 13
The Baldwin sisters and The Recipe play a pivotal role in this story involving their unscrupulous scheming cousin, Homer Lee Baldwin.

The Minstrel

21st December 1972
Episode 14
Mary Ellen meets a traveling troubadour, Jamie and neglects her responsibilities of helping pick fruit.

The Actress

4th January 1973
Episode 15
When her car breaks down, the famous extravagant actress, Alvira Drummond finds herself stranded on Waltons Mountain. The Children, especially Mary Ellen, are fascinated by her "Hollywood" ways.

The Fire

11th January 1973
Episode 16
A young girls father objects to Miss Hunter's teaching Evolution. During a drunken rage he burns down the school and is killed in the fire.

The Love Story

18th January 1973
Episode 17
John Boy falls in love with Jenny Pendleton who returns to Walton's Mountain. Jenny's father and new step-mother follow her to the mountain. Her father is killed in an auto accident and Jenny returns home with her step mother. John-Boy suffers his first lost love.

The Courtship

25th January 1973
Episode 18
Olivia's uncle Cody Nelson comes to visit with the Waltons and finds love with a woman who has been divorced four times.

The Gypsies

1st February 1973
Episode 19
A gypsy family is stranded, but the leader refuses to accept help from the Waltons. His pride almost costs the life of his baby son.

The Deed

8th February 1973
Episode 20
It seems that the Waltons never officially registered the deed to Waltons Mountain. In order to help pay the legal fees, John-Boy leaves home for a job in the city. He meets new friends, gets mugged and earns a reward to help the family keep their home.

The Scholar

22nd February 1973
Episode 21
A neighbor lady, Verdie Grant asks John-Boy to teach her to read and write. He agrees to teach her as he helps Elizabeth. Things go wrong, however, and feelings get hurt.

The Bicycle

1st March 1973
Episode 22
Local blacksmith, Curtis Norton has John-Boy write letters to his bride-to-be. When she arrives on Walton's Mountain, life and Curtis are much different than she expected. Meanwhile, Olivia is feeling new pangs for freedom and something "different" in her life.

The Townie

8th March 1973
Episode 23
John-Boy's friend Sarah sees him as a way to escape her "trapped" life with her demanding mother. When John-Boy rejects her advances, she runs off and plans to elope with a townie.

An Easter Story

19th April 1973
Episode 24
The entire family suffers a crisis when Olivia is stricken with polio. Dr Vance prescribes the accepted treatment, but Olivia does not get better. John-Boy learns of a new treatment practiced by sister Kenny and the family tries it to success in time for the Easter service.
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The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

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Full Cast
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Ralph Waite

John Walton Sr.

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Jon Walmsley

Jason Walton

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Mary Elizabeth McDonough

Erin Walton

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David W. Harper

Jim-Bob Walton

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Earl Hamner, Jr.

Narrator

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Eric Scott

Ben Walton

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Kami Cotler

Elizabeth Walton

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Joe Conley

Ike Godsey

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Judy Norton

Mary Ellen Walton

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Earl Hamner, Jr.

Producer

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Robert L. Jacks

Producer

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Lee Rich

Executive Producer

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Jerry Goldsmith

Main Title Theme Composer

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