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The Waltons

Season 1

1972 · 24 episodes

Episodes

  1. 1The Foundling14 Sept 1972 · 50mWhen 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. 2The Carnival21 Sept 1972 · 50mA 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. 3The Calf28 Sept 1972 · 50mThe 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. 4The Hunt5 Oct 1972 · 50mJohn 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. 5The Typewriter12 Oct 1972 · 50mJohn 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. 6The Star19 Oct 1972 · 50mWhen 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. 7The Sinner26 Oct 1972 · 50mThe 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. 8The Boy From the C.C.C.2 Nov 1972 · 50mGino, 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. 9The Ceremony9 Nov 1972 · 50mA 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. 10The Legend16 Nov 1972 · 50mJohn'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. 11The Literary Man30 Nov 1972 · 50mJohn-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. 12The Dust Bowl Cousins7 Dec 1972 · 50mThe Walton's distant cousins arrive on the mountain and immediately upset everyone's life by their shiftless dishonest ways.
  13. 13The Reunion14 Dec 1972 · 50mThe Baldwin sisters and The Recipe play a pivotal role in this story involving their unscrupulous scheming cousin, Homer Lee Baldwin.
  14. 14The Minstrel21 Dec 1972 · 50mMary Ellen meets a traveling troubadour, Jamie and neglects her responsibilities of helping pick fruit.
  15. 15The Actress4 Jan 1973 · 50mWhen 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. 16The Fire11 Jan 1973 · 50mA 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. 17The Love Story18 Jan 1973 · 50mJohn 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. 18The Courtship25 Jan 1973 · 50mOlivia's uncle Cody Nelson comes to visit with the Waltons and finds love with a woman who has been divorced four times.
  19. 19The Gypsies1 Feb 1973 · 50mA 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. 20The Deed8 Feb 1973 · 50mIt 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. 21The Scholar22 Feb 1973 · 50mA 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. 22The Bicycle1 Mar 1973 · 50mLocal 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. 23The Townie8 Mar 1973 · 50mJohn-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. 24An Easter Story19 Apr 1973 · 1h 40mThe 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.