The Waltons

1. 1. The Foundling

   Sep 14, 1972

   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!

2. 2. The Carnival

   Sep 21, 1972

   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.

3. 3. The Calf

   Sep 28, 1972

   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.

4. 4. The Hunt

   Oct 5, 1972

   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.

5. 5. The Typewriter

   Oct 12, 1972

   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.

6. 6. The Star

   Oct 19, 1972

   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.

7. 7. The Sinner

   Oct 26, 1972

   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

8. 8. The Boy From the C.C.C.

   Nov 2, 1972

   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

9. 9. The Ceremony

   Nov 9, 1972

   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.

10. 10. The Legend

    Nov 16, 1972

    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.

11. 11. The Literary Man

    Nov 30, 1972

    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.

12. 12. The Dust Bowl Cousins

    Dec 7, 1972

    The Walton's distant cousins arrive on the mountain and immediately upset everyone's life by their shiftless dishonest ways.

13. 13. The Reunion

    Dec 14, 1972

    The Baldwin sisters and The Recipe play a pivotal role in this story involving their unscrupulous scheming cousin, Homer Lee Baldwin.

14. 14. The Minstrel

    Dec 21, 1972

    Mary Ellen meets a traveling troubadour, Jamie and neglects her responsibilities of helping pick fruit.

15. 15. The Actress

    Jan 4, 1973

    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.

16. 16. The Fire

    Jan 11, 1973

    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.

17. 17. The Love Story

    Jan 18, 1973

    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.

18. 18. The Courtship

    Jan 25, 1973

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

19. 19. The Gypsies

    Feb 1, 1973

    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.

20. 20. The Deed

    Feb 8, 1973

    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.

21. 21. The Scholar

    Feb 22, 1973

    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.

22. 22. The Bicycle

    Mar 1, 1973

    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.

23. 23. The Townie

    Mar 8, 1973

    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.

24. 24. An Easter Story

    Apr 19, 1973

    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.

About

The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

First aired

1972-09-14

Era

70s

Length

9 seasons · 210 episodes

Genres

Drama