The following is a list of episodes and movies for the television show The Waltons

The Waltons

The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show centered on a family growing up in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. The series pilot was a television...

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Series overview

Season	№ of episodes	Premiered:	Ended:
1	24	1972.09.14	1973.04.19
2	24	1973.09.13	1974.03.14
3	24	1974.09.12	1975.03.06
4	24	1975.09.11	1976.03.04
5	25	1976.09.23	1977.03.17
6	22	1977.09.15	1978.03.30
7	23	1978.09.21	1979.03.22
8	24	1979.09.20	1980.03.13
9	22	1980.11.27	1981.06.04

Season 1: 1972-73

The time is 1933-1934, during the Great Depression in the United States

Great Depression in the United States

The Great Depression began with the Wall Street Crash of October, 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide. The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging farm incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth and personal advancement...

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Season 2: 1973-74

The year is 1934, during the Great Depression in the United States

Great Depression in the United States

The Great Depression began with the Wall Street Crash of October, 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide. The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging farm incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth and personal advancement...

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Season 3: 1974-75

The time is 1934-1935, during the Great Depression in the United States

Great Depression in the United States

The Great Depression began with the Wall Street Crash of October, 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide. The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging farm incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth and personal advancement...

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Season 4: 1975-76

The time is 1935-1936, during the Great Depression in the United States

Great Depression in the United States

The Great Depression began with the Wall Street Crash of October, 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide. The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging farm incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth and personal advancement...

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Episode #	Title	Plot	Airdate
1	"The Sermon"	John Boy is coaxed into preaching a sermon while Reverend Fordwick is away on his honeymoon. Meanwhile, Olivia teaches school for Mrs. Fordwick	September 11, 1975
2	"The Genius"	A child genius comes to stay at the Waltons	September 18, 1975
3	"The Fighter"	A prize fighter starts work at the Walton farm, much to the chagrin of Olivia and Grandma	September 25, 1975
4	"The Prophecy"	John wrestles with feelings of failure as his high school reunion nears	October 2, 1975
5	"The Boondoggle"	A government writer comes to Walton's Mountain to write a Guide to Virginia. His meddling uncovers dark secrets about Judge Baldwin	October 9, 1975
6	"The Breakdown"	Jason learns the hard way that you can't do everything you want to do at once. Meanwhile, John Boy gets a job in the basement library at the college	October 16, 1975
7	"The Wing-Walker"	John Boy and Jim Bob vie for the attention of a lady wing walker	October 23, 1975
8	"The Competition"	Mary Ellen and Erin both fall in love with a visiting forestry student	October 30, 1975
9	"The Emergence"	One of John Boy's high school flames returns, with an arrogant and greedy fiance	November 6, 1975
10	"The Loss"	Olivia's niece returns to Walton's Mountain after the recent death of her husband	November 13, 1975
11	"The Abdication"	As England's King Edward VIII abdicates his throne, John-Boy's friend A.J. Covington (George Dzundza George Dzundza George Dzundza is an American television and film actor.-Personal life:Dzundza was born in Rosenheim, Germany, to a Ukrainian father and Polish mother who were forced into factory labour by the Nazis. He spent the first few years of his life in displaced persons camps with his parents and one... ) returns to Walton's Mountain with a movie company, filming a movie he has written. A.J. has written a good story based on his prior experience on the Mountain, but has a poor ear for dialects and has his characters speaking stereotypical, "hillbilly" dialog which sets the onlookers laughing. John-Boy offers the director (Leonard Stone Leonard Stone Leonard Stone was an American character actor who played supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films.-Life and career:... ) some suggestions on how to fix this, so the man asks him to rewrite the problem dialogue. The director (and the film's stars) are so impressed with the result that he fires Covington and offers John-Boy a screenwriting job. John-Boy is upset that his friend was fired, so he "abdicates" the offer. In a subplot, Mary Ellen is romantically attracted to A.J.'s English assistant (Stephen Collins Stephen Collins Stephen Weaver Collins is an American actor, writer, and singer. He is perhaps best known for playing the role of Eric Camden on the long running television series 7th Heaven and more recently as Dr. Dayton King on the ABC TV series No Ordinary Family.-Early life:Collins was born in Des Moines,... ).	November 20, 1975
12	"The Estrangement"	Wade Walton (Richard Hatch Richard Hatch Richard Hatch is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Captain Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, and also as Tom Zarek in the remake of Battlestar Galactica.... )'s wife Vera returns to Walton's Mountain, having run away from her unhappy marriage. She cites a drastic change in Wade's behavior since the government forced them off their property, which causes her to suspect Wade is cheating on her. In fact, he is running moonshine Moonshine Moonshine is an illegally produced distilled beverage...  for his grandfather Boone, and quits his job in anger when his boss speaks to him about his declining performance. After the sheriff arrests him, John-Boy persuades Boone to bail him out, and John offers him a new job making use of his woodworking skills, he comes to his senses and patches things up with his wife.	December 4, 1975
13	"The Nurse"	Mary Ellen leaves home for the weekend to take her entrance exam for medical school	December 11, 1975
14	"The Intruders"	Walton's Mountain ain't big enough for two sawmills! A rival sawmill comes to town and Ben begins working for them	December 18, 1975
15	"The Search"	Olivia, Jim Bob and Elizabeth find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere	January 1, 1976
16	"The Secret"	Jim Bob makes a startling discovery when he starts to think he's not a Walton	January 8, 1976
17	"The Fox"	Grandpa doesn't seem to want to go to the Spanish-American War veteran's reunion, even though he talks so much about his charge up San Juan Hill San Juan Hill San Juan Hill is a series of hills to the east of Santiago, Cuba running north to south and known as the San Juan Heights or in Spanish "Alturas de San Juan" before Spanish-American War of 1898... . Meanwhile, Ben goes into the fur business	January 15, 1976
18	"The Burn Out (Parts I and II)"	In a two-hour episode, a fire severely damages the second floor and kitchen of the Walton house. John-Boy fears he may have started it, by leaving a lit pipe he has taken up the habit of smoking, but the more likely cause is a space heater that Grandpa forgot to turn off. As John, Grandpa and John-Boy make repairs, the family must parcel out the younger children to friends and neighbors. John-Boy finally is able to restart the manuscript of his novel, which was destroyed in the fire.	January 22, 1976
19	"The Big Brother"	A runaway girl gets the attention of the entire Walton family, except Grandpa, who knows a con artist when he sees one	January 29, 1976
20	"The Test"	Maude, who gave her goat to the Waltons earlier in the series, doesn't adapt well to the retirement home, while Olivia gets a job as a seamstress in a high-end fashion store	February 5, 1976
21	"The Quilting"	Mary Ellen refuses to follow country traditions and Grandma doesn't like it one bit	February 12, 1976
22	"The House"	Grandma begins a petition to save the old Whitley house, while Grandpa has been contracted by the county to tear the house down	February 19, 1976
23	"The Fledgling"	John Boy is offered an amazing printing press for an unbelievable price. He gets a full time job to pay for the press, but begins to realize that he's working too hard	February 26, 1976
24	"The Collision"	John Boy struggles to decide where he belongs: Walton's Mountain or Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	March 4, 1976

Season 5: 1976-77

The time is 1937-1938, during the Great Depression in the United States

Great Depression in the United States

The Great Depression began with the Wall Street Crash of October, 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide. The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging farm incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth and personal advancement...

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Episode #	Title	Plot	Airdate
1	"The First Edition"	The Blue Ridge Chronicle (John-Boy's newly founded newspaper) is open for business! The only problem is the paper causes problems in the family as it includes a story about a local housebreaker, Ben.	September 23, 1976
2	"The Vigil"	Something ails Grandma! Trying to prove herself as a nursing student, Mary Ellen treats her...	September 30, 1976
3	"The Comeback"	Jason becomes the new piano man at the Dew Drop Inn, much to chagrin of Olivia and Grandma	October 7, 1976
4	"The Baptism"	A famous revival preacher is coming to town, but John doesn't seem to pleased	October 14, 1976
5	"The Fire Storm"	John-Boy's attempts at keeping Walton's Mountain residents up to date with current events don't work out so well, especially after he attempts to put excerpts of Mein Kampf Mein Kampf Mein Kampf is a book written by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. It combines elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926...  in his newspaper	October 21, 1976
6	"The Nightwalker"	A mysterious being stalks Walton's Mountain	October 28, 1976
7	"The Wedding"	In a double-length episode, Mary Ellen surprises everyone with the announcement of her engagement to hospital intern David Spencer. A new doctor, Curtis Willard (Tom Bower Tom Bower (actor) Tom Bower is an American actor who has appeared in a wide variety of television and film roles from 1973 to present. He played physician-husband Curt on The Waltons. He has held a number of prominent supporting roles including Dan Miller in the 2000 film Pollock and the gas station attendant in... ) arrives, though he and Mary Ellen don't get along well. But she comes to decide she doesn't really love David, and her love-hate relationship with Curtis ends in marriage.	November 4, 1976
8	"The Cloudburst"	John-Boy sells most of John-Boy's Meadow to keep the Blue Ridge Chronicle printing, deeply upsetting Grandpa	November 11, 1976
9	"The Great Motorcycle Race"	Jim Bob uses Ike's motorcycle to enter a local bike race	November 18, 1976
10	"The Pony Cart"	Martha Walton makes an unexpected return to Walton's Mountain	December 2, 1976
11	"The Best Christmas"	Olivia sets about making this Christmas 'the best we ever had', but circumstances seem to keep the Waltons apart	December 9, 1976
12	"The Last Mustang"	John-Boy gets tangled up in the coming sheriff's election. Meanwhile, Grandpa tries to keep 'The Last Mustang' free	December 16, 1976
13	"The Rebellion"	Grandma threatens to become a Methodist when she is asked to share organ duties with one of her fiercest rivals. *Note: This is the last episode Ellen Corby Ellen Corby Ellen Corby was an American actress. She is most widely remembered for the role of "Grandma Esther Walton" on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards...  appears in until after she recovers from her stroke. Her first episode back is "Grandma Comes Home" (see below)	December 23, 1976
14	"The Ferris Wheel"	Nightmares begin to get the better of Elizabeth	January 6, 1977
15	"The Elopement"	Chad Marshall returns to Walton's Mountain and proposes to Erin	January 13, 1977
16	"John's Crossroad"	John gets a city job, but begins to realize it's not for him	January 20, 1977
17	"The Career Girl"	Erin has finally graduated high school. Now she must decide where her future lies.	January 27, 1977
18	"The Hero"	Honor Day brings about some surprising facts about Sheriff Ep Bridges' involvement in World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... .	February 3, 1977
19	"The Inferno"	John-Boy wins a journalism contest. The prize: $25 and an all-expense paid trip to cover to landing of the Hindenburg Hindenburg disaster The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey... .	February 10, 1977
20	"The Heartbreaker"	Jason falls deeply in love with Curt's sister, not realizing that she takes relationships rather lightly	February 17, 1977
21	"The Long Night"	Grandpa is banned from seeing Grandma in the hospital. He's down until he discovers that Amie Godsey needs a grandpa	February 24, 1977
22	"The Hiding Place"	The Baldwin sisters' cousin has just come back home after 17 years living in Germany. John-Boy thinks she's hiding something. Meanwhile, Jason joins the National Guard National Guard The term National Guard originally referred to a French citizen militia . The term is now used in many countries. Depending on the country in question, "national guard" may refer to an organized militia, a military force, a paramilitary force, a gendarmerie, or a police force:- Americas :* National... .	March 3, 1977
23	"The Go-Getter"	Ben decides to become a used car salesman, smooth-talking customers to buy old clunkers	March 10, 1977
24	"The Achievement"	Having completed his novel, John-Boy sends it in to a publishing company; but after six weeks with no reply, he goes to New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...  to personally discover its fate. *Note: This is Richard Thomas Richard Thomas (actor) Richard Earl Thomas is an American actor, best known for his role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama The Waltons.- Early life :Thomas was born Richard Earl Thomas in New York,... 's farewell episode. He would make two more guest appearances before the role was recast to Robert Wightman Robert Wightman Robert Wightman is an American actor, who took over the role of "John-Boy Walton," in the 8th season of The Waltons. He played this role from 1979-1982... . As John-Boy reminisces about his experiences, flashback clips are shown from previous episodes, including two from the original The Homecoming pilot, (in which Learned and Waite are edited in to replace Patricia Neal Patricia Neal Patricia Neal was an American actress of stage and screen. She was best known for her film roles as World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still , wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's , middle-aged housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud , for which she won...  and Andrew Duggan Andrew Duggan -Career:During World War II, Duggan was in the 40th Special Services Company, led by actor Melvyn Douglas in the China Burma India Theater of World War II. His contact with Douglas later led to his performing with Lucille Ball in the play Dreamgirl. He developed a friendship with Broadway... , who played Olivia and John in the pilot).	March 17, 1977

Season 6: 1977-78

The time is 1939-1941, during the Great Depression in the United States

Great Depression in the United States

The Great Depression began with the Wall Street Crash of October, 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide. The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging farm incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth and personal advancement...

, which is starting to feel the effects of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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Episode #	Title	Plot	Airdate
126	"The Hawk"	Grandpa and Jim Bob try to trap a hawk who's been terrorizing the Walton's chickens; while a new preacher come to town, stirring up a big 'to do' among the ladies	September 15, 1977
127	"The Stray"	A young black boy is found in the Walton barn. Not knowing where he came from or who his parents are, the Walton's take him in for awhile	September 22, 1977
128	"The Recluse"	Jason makes friends with a reclusive woman, wanting to help her to come back into the world	September 29, 1977
129	"The Warrior"	An Indian man and his grandson come to stay with the Waltons and they make a shocking discovery: a sacred Cherokee Indian burial ground is beneath the Walton barn	October 13, 1977
130	"The Seashore"	Contracted to fix the Baldwin sisters' beach cottage, John will be gone for at least a week, so Olivia decides the whole family needs a vacation. The Waltons meet an English girl who seems to be hiding something she's not talking about, while Ben stays home to watch the house.	October 20, 1977
131	"The Volunteer"	When Erin declines G. W. Haines's marriage proposal, he decides to join the U.S. Army	October 27, 1977
132	"The Grandchild, Part I"	Mary Ellen goes into labor Childbirth Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus... , while a fire at the Drew Drop Inn leaves Jason jobless	November 3, 1977
133	"The Grandchild, Part II"	Mary Ellen is scared to death of omens after she encounters a very superstitious woman	November 3, 1977
134	"The First Casualty"	Curt is called into the U.S. Army Medical Corps and the first Walton's Mountain war casualty occurs...	November 10, 1977
135	"The Battle of Drucilla's Pond"	U.S. soldiers begin staging war games at Drucilla's Pond, while Olivia enters her paintings in a local art show	November 17, 1977
136	"The Flight"	Jim Bob becomes friends with a boy who says he's joining the Air Corps, but he seems to be hiding something	December 1, 1977
137	"The Children's Carol, Part I"	Two children from London, whose parents were lost in a German bombing, are sent to live with the Baldwin sisters, but they are temporarily moved to the Walton's for Christmas.	December 5, 1977
138	"The Children's Carol, Part II"	The British children don't seem happy in Walton's Mountain and run away. Meanwhile, Jason considers giving up music in order to 'toughen-up' for his National Guard training.	December 5, 1977
139	"The Milestone"	Olivia suddenly becomes emotionally fragile and runs away from her home. Going to her Aunt Kate for help	December 8, 1977
140	"The Celebration"	The Waltons are excited to find out that after two more payments, John will own the mill and be completely clear of debt	December 22, 1977
141	"The Rumor"	When a German family moves onto Walton's Mountain, many rumors begin circulating going around	January 5, 1978
142	"Spring Fever"	Ben and Jim Bob begin to act hostile toward each other, culminating in them competing for each others' girls	January 12, 1978
143	"The Festival"	Josh, the boy who was found in the Walton barn, and Jason become a great musical team, but some doors are closed to them because Josh is black	January 26, 1978
144	"The Anniversary"	Many surprise gifts are exchanged as John and Olivia's 25th Anniversary nears	February 2, 1978
145	"The Family Tree"	Elizabeth becomes pen pals with a soldier, the only problem: she says she's 18 and sends him a picture of Erin, saying it's her. Meanwhile, Verdie tries to find her family's roots	February 9, 1978
146	"The Ordeal, Part I"	Due to Jim Bob and Ben's negligence, Elizabeth has a dire accident	February 16, 1978
147	"The Ordeal, Part II"	The family must help keep Elizabeth's determination high when the doctor is unsure as to whether she will ever walk again	February 16, 1978
148	"The Return, Part I"	John Boy returns to Walton's Mountain after he receives a letter from Olivia saying that hard times have hit Jefferson County and jobs are scarce	March 16, 1978
149	"The Return, Part II"	John-Boy decides to reopen the Guthrie coal mine to create more jobs. But, when many of the local men (including John, Jason, Ben, and Jim Bob) are trapped in a cave-in, John-Boy seems to be the person to blame	March 16, 1978
150	"The Revelation"	John-Boy proposes to Daisey and she accepts, so they return to Walton's Mountain to make preparations. Then, an assignment in London and a secret about Daisey's past cut things short	March 23, 1978
151	"Grandma Comes Home"	Grandma finally returns home after being in the hospital for over a year. Grandpa is overjoyed, but thinks there is something wrong with his "old woman". *Note: This is Will Geer's last episode as he died before the show started its 7th season. This is also Ellen Corby's first episode back after suffering from a stroke during the latter half of the 5th season	March 30, 1978

Season 7: 1978-79

The time is 1941-1942, as the United States heads toward direct involvement in World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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Episode #	Title	Plot	Airdate
152	"The Empty Nest, Part I"	Life seems to be changing on Walton's Mountain after Grandpa's death	September 21, 1978
153	"The Empty Nest, Part II"	John has the opportunity to take a job which would offer security, money, and a good life; but it requires the family to move to Richmond	September 21, 1978
154	"The Calling"	Jim Bob falls for the Baldwin's pretty Catholic cousin while Ben hire a helping hand on the mill, not realizing he's a drunkard	September 28, 1978
155	"The Moonshiner"	Boone Walton, finally caught running his moonshine business, is convicted to a jail sentence. Jason offers to pay the fine and take Boone into his custody, hoping to reform the old man	October 12, 1978
156	"The Obsession"	Mary Ellen becomes dependent on amphetamines to keep her going during the stressful time leading up to her nursing exams	October 19, 1978
157	"The Changeling"	Strange happenings coincide with the coming of Elizabeth's 13th birthday. Meanwhile, Jason becomes the host of a new radio show	October 26, 1978
158	"The Portrait"	Erin wrestles with feelings of love and fear toward an artist who has devastating memories of German-occupied Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...	November 2, 1978
159	"The Captive"	Corabeth, not satisfied with her life, seeks refuge in alcohol	November 9, 1978
160	"The Illusion"	Verdie Foster's daughter Esther comes home and creates turbulent feelings with her revolutionary (for the 1940s) ideas about a black woman's place in society	November 16, 1978
161	"The Beau"	One of Grandma's old beaus comes to visit and begins to really bond with her. Meanwhile, Jim Bob and Yancy turn Yancy's still into a fuel maker to get more fuel for their cars and machines after gas is rationed	November 23, 1978
162	"Day of Infamy"	Just as Mary Ellen prepares to join Curt in Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...  Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941... , forcing the U.S. into World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...  and personally affecting Mary Ellen. (This episode was first aired on Pearl Harbor Day.)	December 7, 1978
163	"The Yearning"	Waltons Mountain has new minister and Elizabeth has a major crush on him, but she is devastated when he only wants to be pals	December 14, 1978
164	"The Boosters"	Wanting to make a profit off of the now heavy traffic near Walton's Mountain, Ben, Ike, and Corabeth decide to create an auto court and 'boost' the community	December 28, 1978
165	"The Conscience"	Jason considers signing up as a conscientious objector Conscientious objector A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or religion....  while Jim Bob can't wait to join the Air Corps	January 4, 1979
166	"The Obstacle"	John-Boy's old college roommate Mike Paxton stays with the Walton's after he is injured when his ship is torpedoed by a German U-Boat U-boat U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II...	January 11, 1979
167	"The Parting"	Olivia's visit to the doctor results in unwelcome news which forces her to leave the family for a while...	January 18, 1979
168	"The Burden"	When his car falls on top of him, nearly killing him, Jim Bob believes it's a sign for him to enter the ministry. Meanwhile Elizabeth bothers the family with her bug collecting	January 25, 1979
169	"The Pin-Up"	Intended as a joke, a somewhat revealing picture of Erin makes its way into the newspaper, instantly becoming a hit at Camp Lee; but John isn't very happy	February 8, 1979
170	"The Attack"	The Walton children offer to look after the general store when Ike has a heart attack.	February 15, 1979
171	"The Legacy"	Miss Emily's memories of her old beau Ashley Longworth are stirred up when his son Ashley Jr. (Jonathan Frakes Jonathan Frakes Jonathan Scott Frakes is an American actor, author and director best known for his role as Commander William T. Riker in the Star Trek franchise, as well as for his tenure as host of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction .... ) arrives on leave from the Navy.	February 22, 1979
172	"The Outsider"	The entire Walton family is shocked when Ben announces that he's eloped with Cindy	March 1, 1979
173	"The Torch"	John's old high school flame buys the Dew Drop Inn while Elizabeth, Erin, and Cindy attempt to open a canteen for the soldiers on leave from the camp at Rockfish	March 8, 1979
174	"The Tailspin"	Jim-Bob's sky-high dreams of becoming a pilot crash and burn when he learns his eyesight isn't 20/20.	March 15, 1979
175	"Founder's Day"	The Waltons with the Godseys and the Baldwins compete to see who is the founding family of Walton's Mountain	March 22, 1979

Season 8: 1979-80

The time is 1943-1944, during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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Episode #	Title	Plot	Airdate
176	"The Home Front, Part I"	John becomes the local draft board director while Erin tries to get a raise from J.D. Pickett	September 20, 1979
177	"The Home Front, Part II"	John must deal with a very angry father who's son (that John drafted) dies on his troop transport headed for Europe and with his own feelings of loss when he receives a telegram stating John-Boy is MIA	September 20, 1979
178	"The Kinfolk"	Cousin Rose and her two grandchildren arrive at the Walton's, causing some trouble around the house. Meanwhile, Ike and Jim Bob build an air-raid siren	September 27, 1979
179	"The Diploma"	John discovers that he never received his high school diploma since he enlisted for World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...  before he graduated and the Army needs for security clearance. Meanwhile, Mary Ellen takes over for the county nurse and must earn the trust of the backwoods citizens	October 4, 1979
180	"The Innocents"	Olivia decides to create a daycare for all of the children whose mothers are working at Pickett's Steel Plant. Meanwhile, Ike takes dancing lessons	October 11, 1979
181	"The Starlet"	A Hollywood director shooting a war film at Pickett's Plant, tells Erin she has a movie-making career. She and Mary Ellen decide to move to California after they realize the defense plants out there pay more than J.D. Pickett	October 18, 1979
182	"The Journal"	With John-Boy Missing in Action, his manuscript he wrote prior to the assignment he didn't come back from is waiting to be published, but John and Olivia must sign in John-Boy's absence. Meanwhile they try to locate him through the Red Cross	October 25, 1979
183	"The Lost Sheep"	Ashley Longworth Jr. returns to propose to Erin, but he seems to be different, and Erin is having a hard time adjusting to Ashley's 'dead' outlook on life	November 1, 1979
184	"The Violated"	Olivia is shocked when she discovers the reason a soldier's wife is no longer responding to his letters. Meanwhile, she anxiously awaits to see if John-Boy has been located by the Red Cross	November 8, 1979
185	"The Waiting"	The Waltons have their minds with John-Boy after he is found severely injured in a hospital in Europe and being transferred to Washington D.C	November 22, 1979
186	"The Silver Wings"	Jim Bob falls for a much older woman, the wife of an Air Corps pilot	November 29, 1979
187	"The Wager"	Mary Ellen and Erin try to prove they can do anything as good as men can, so they enter the 1st Annual Run and Ride race in Rockfish	December 13, 1979
188	"The Spirit"	A series of thefts worries the community, while Jeffrey makes friends with a mysterious visitor on Walton's Mountain	December 20, 1979
189	"The Fastidious Wife"	Cindy follows a book's advice on how to be a good wife, but ends up exhausting herself	December 27, 1979
190	"The Unthinkable"	Jason realizes the full horrors of war when his Jewish fellow soldier reveals his grandfather was killed in a Nazi extermination camp, so Jason invites him to stay with his family over the weekend	January 3, 1980
191	"The Idol"	Elizabeth makes great friends with the new school teacher, Ms. Lamphere, until she discovers a disconcerting fact about her new-found friend. Meanwhile, Ben anxiously awaits the deliverance of his baby as the time gets close for Cindy	January 10, 1980
192	"The Prodigals"	Josh and Jeffrey get into major trouble when they get involved in some crap shooting while Ben wrestles with whether to join the Navy	January 17, 1980
193	"The Remembrance"	Grandpa's childhood friend, cousin Zadok, comes to Walton's Mountain to keep a 20 year-old appointment while Jason meets a beautiful young WAC Women's Army Corps The Women's Army Corps was the women's branch of the US Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps on 15 May 1942 by Public Law 554, and converted to full status as the WAC in 1943...  officer	January 24, 1980
194	"The Inspiration"	Miss Mamie refuses to receive cataract surgery so John and Mary Ellen move Grandma in with the Baldwins to convince them it's the right thing to. Elizabeth tries to get a boy's attention before an upcoming dance	January 31, 1980
195	"The Last Straw"	Everything is going wrong! That's what John thinks after his helping hand crashes the truck into the mill, Jim Bob breaks his arm, and the saw breaks down; so, he quits the lumber business	February 7, 1980
196	"The Traveling Man"	Stanley Perkins, an old beau of Rose's who danced the nights away with her back in Baltimore, comes to Walton's Mountain and proposes to her	February 14, 1980
197	"The Furlough"	John Boy returns to Walton's Mountain physically healthy, but mentally tormented by the fact that he can't remember the moments of the plane crash; while Ike gets called up to serve	February 21, 1980
198	"The Medal"	Mary Ellen falls for a fiery young Mexican paratrooper who's life was saved by Curt at Pearl Harbor, while Corabeth encounters a former admirer	February 28, 1980
199	"The Valediction"	Jim Bob graduates high school as valedictorian and is excited to finally join the Air Corps. Meanwhile the other Walton boys all put in transfers to active duty	March 13, 1980

Season 9: 1980-81

The year is 1945, during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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Episode #	Title	Plot	Airdate
200	"The Outrage, Part I"	Harley is accused of a long ago murder while Elizabeth spends her time with a new horse. D-Day begins in France	November 27, 1980
201	"The Outrage, Part II"	John fights to clear Harley's name while the nation mourns FDR's death	November 27, 1980
202	"The Pledge"	Mary Ellen attempts to enroll in medical school in order to become a doctor after 'Sweet Billy' dies. Meanwhile, Jason receives many presents for his birthday as he and John-Boy fight in France	December 4, 1980
203	"The Triumph"	The war is over! But, Jason and his squad must contend with a German sniper who doesn't know it's over. Meanwhile, Ben still deals with the Japanese in the Pacific and Ike's store is robbed	December 18, 1980
204	"The Premonition"	John-Boy falls deeply in love with a French girl in Paris while Ben and some of his fellow seamen are captured by the Japanese	December 25, 1980
205	"The Pursuit"	Jim Bob comes home on furlough, but runs into trouble when a girl arrives claiming to be pregnant with his child. Meanwhile, Jason reunites with Antoinette (Toni) in Paris, and Ben and his navy buddies defy the Japanese commandant in the POW camp by raising a make-shift US flag	January 1, 1981
206	"The Last Ten Days"	Ben and his fellow POWs are worried they might be executed after the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ensure an end to the war. Meanwhile, Jason and Toni have differing plans for their future together	January 8, 1981
207	"The Move"	Ben returns from the Pacific Theatre while the family receives unwelcome news: Olivia's tuberculosis relapses and she has to go to an Arizona sanatorium and John decides to go with her	January 15, 1981
208	"The Whirlwind"	Jason bites off more than he can chew when he buys the Dew Drop Inn and tries to repair it for reopening while Mary Ellen accepts Jonesy's proposal until she receives some shocking news that makes her break the engagement	January 22, 1981
209	"The Tempest"	Mary Ellen goes in search of her supposedly late husband in a little town in Florida after receiving information that a Curtis Packer was alive and was the spitting image of her own Curt. Could they be the same person?	February 5, 1981
210	"The Carousel"	Cindy's father dies and she discovers that she was adopted, so she goes about finding out some information about her unknown past. Meanwhile, Drew moves in with the Waltons while his family visits his ill grandmother in Richmond, much to the delight of Elizabeth	February 12, 1981
211	"The Hot Rod"	Having just been discharged, Jim Bob and Jodie cause much trouble with their new 'hot rod' car until the sheriff straightens them out	February 19, 1981
212	"The Gold Watch"	Stanley Perkins, Rose's salesman beau, returns from his 'dream territory' out west. He seems to be hiding something, until the truth is revealed	February 26, 1981
213	"The Beginning"	Walton's Mountain receives a new minister who wants to reopen the church. Meanwhile, Jason and Toni consider marriage, but religious differences threaten their plans	March 5, 1981
214	"The Pearls"	Corabeth's flapper Flapper Flapper in the 1920s was a term applied to a "new breed" of young Western women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior... -like sister creates fun and concern in the community while Elizabeth yearns for her parents while she's growing up	March 12, 1981
215	"The Victims"	The Waltons try to help the wife of a violent veteran while Jim Bob tries his hand in the war surplus market	March 19, 1981
216	"The Threshold"	John-Boy tries out for a job in Boatwright University's brand new television Television Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...  department, but must convince the trustees with a speech. Meanwhile, Jim Bob makes a TV set to watch John-Boy and Rose has competition for Stanley	April 2, 1981
217	"The Indiscretion"	Ike and Corabeth come to blows after she suspects Ike is seeing another woman	May 7, 1981
218	"The Heartache"	Stanley Perkins once again proposes to Rose and she accepts, however, after she discovers she has a heart condition she breaks the engagement. Will they ever recover their relationship?	May 14, 1981
219	"The Lumberjack"	Erin falls for the handsome son of a wealthy lumberman while Ike and Jim Bob try a get-rich-quick scheme by hunting for uranium Uranium Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...  with a geiger counter Geiger counter A Geiger counter, also called a Geiger–Müller counter, is a type of particle detector that measures ionizing radiation. They detect the emission of nuclear radiation: alpha particles, beta particles or gamma rays. A Geiger counter detects radiation by ionization produced in a low-pressure gas in a...	May 21, 1981
220	"The Hostage"	After Mary Ellen saves a young girl (too young to get legally married) from marriage, the Walton family must contend with a very disgruntled groom	May 28, 1981
221	"The Revel"	John-Boy goes to New York City (again) to see if his third book is to be published; but after running in to many obstacles, he returns home feeling like a failure. Meanwhile the Baldwin sisters plan an elegant reunion ball for their finishing school class	June 4, 1981

TV movies

Episode #	Title	Plot	Airdate
	The Homecoming: A Christmas Story	On Christmas Eve, 1931, the Walton family in rural Virginia prepare for the holiday; however, John Walton, who was forced to take work in another part of the state, hasn't returned home yet, and his family is becoming increasingly worried.	December 19, 1971
	The Waltons: A Decade of The Waltons	The family prepare for a surprise party to celebrate Grandma's birthday, and as they are doing so, they reminisce (via flashbacks) about various events in their lives.	May 22, 1980
	A Wedding on Walton's Mountain	Erin is excited about her upcoming wedding, though an unexpected visit from a beau from her past complicates matters.	February 22, 1982
	Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain	Mary Ellen is about to get married, but, as Mother's Day approaches, she finds herself missing Olivia, who still recovering in a sanitarium in Arizona.	May 9, 1982
	A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain	The family, now dispersed, return to Walton's Mountain to celebrate Thanksgiving, while John-Boy deals with writer's block and newlyweds Erin and Paul plan to move out.	November 22, 1982
	A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion	During Thanksgiving 1963, John-Boy returns to Walton's Mountain with his fiance Janet, and as the family comes together, they learn of President Kennedy's assasination.	November 21, 1993
	A Walton Wedding	John-Boy and Janet are about to be wed on Waltons Mountain, though Janet's overbearing aunt, who has put herself in charge of planning the ceremony, may drive everyone crazy in the process; Grandma becomes upset at an article John-Boy wrote about her father	February 12, 1995
	A Walton Easter	It is 1969 and John and Olivia are looking forward to celebrating their 40th Anniversary, John-Boy and Janet are about to have their first child, and the entire family and community are looking forward to Easter.	March 30, 1997