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The Waltons Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1973 - 1974
Episode 1
The Journey
Thu, Sep 13, 197360 mins
John-Boy gives Grandma a lift so she can visit Maggie, an elderly neighbor who is not feeling well. Maggie asks John-Boy to fix her car, which he does. She is planning a trip to visit the sea, and relive memories of her long-dead husband on their anniversary. In poor health, Maggie is determined, but may need John-Boy to drive her. This would mean he had to give up his date with Marcia for the school dance, since Maggie's anniversary is the same day, and she knows she probably won't live to see another one.
Episode 2
The Odyssey
Thu, Sep 20, 197360 mins
Exasperated by the constant demands of his siblings, John-Boy heads out for an isolated cabin to spend a day by himself so he can think and write. On arriving he discovers Sarah, a neighbor he once dated. She has run away from the people in Richmond that her strict mother sent her to. When Sarah comes down with a fever, John-Boy enlists the aid of Granny Ketchum, a woman wise in the ways of folk medicine. Sarah's condition, and John-Boy's responsibilities towards it, seem to mature him overnight.
Episode 3
The Separation
Thu, Sep 27, 197360 mins
When Grandpa spends the day with the Baldwin Sisters in order to make some money, he neglects to let anyone know where he is, causing Grandma and the rest of the family worry. Too proud to explain his absence to his wife, she jumps to the conclusion he was off enjoying himself, and orders him onto the couch. Grandpa packs up and leaves, feeling that at his age he doesn't need permission to spend his time as he sees fit. A local dance is the catalyst to reunite the sparring elders.
Episode 4
The Theft
Thu, Oct 4, 197360 mins
After doing some repairs at a neighbor's home, John is accused of stealing and selling some antique silver mugs. The fact that he was able to buy new tires for the truck doesn't make things any better for him. But John's pride is hurt and he is angry that his integrity is questioned, so he refuses to explain how he was able to buy tires when he had no money the day before the robbery. John-Boy and Ben do some sleuthing to clear their father's name.
Episode 5
The Roots
Thu, Oct 11, 197360 mins
After finishing picking peaches with many Walton Mountain residents, a man who was once an auto mechanic accepts an offer from the Waltons of overnight lodging for him and his son. Verdie Grant has other plans, though: she is attracted to the man, and dotes on his son. Verdie thinks her lonely days may be over. Accepting a mechanic job at Ike's, the traveler seems ready to settle down, but Verdie oversteps her boundary and her lectures about what is right for the little boy has the opposite affect she was looking for.
Episode 6
The Chicken Thief
Thu, Oct 18, 197360 mins
While delivering a load of fence posts to a neighbor, John-Boy spots someone he knows stealing a couple of chickens. He keeps the fact to himself and confronts the thief, who agrees to return the fowl. But when the sheriff tells the Waltons that the neighbor was shot by a chicken thief, John-Boy regrets keeping his knowledge to himself, even though he is sure the thief he saw is not capable of shooting anyone. Meanwhile Ben has a crisis of conscience of his own when he wins a poetry contest with something he feel he stole from John-Boy.
Episode 7
The Prize
Thu, Oct 25, 197360 mins
With the upcoming fair approaching, Olivia is baking her cake with special icing, Ben is preparing his pet hog for a greased-pig catch, and Grandma is finishing a quilt for entry. An old beau of Olivia's, Oscar, is running for political office in Richmond, and plans to make a speech at the fair. Oscar's visit and thoughts about what her life would have been like had she married him make Olivia all the more certain that her life is a good one.
Episode 8
The Braggart
Thu, Nov 1, 197360 mins
Raised in a local home for orphaned boys, Hobie Shanks couldn't wait to leave the county as soon as he was old enough. But he had pleasant memories of the times he spent with the Waltons. Hobie returns for a visit, and his boasts of being scouted by a major league baseball team thrill almost all the Waltons (and the rest of the community.) Hobie resists the Waltons' pushing him to visit the orphanage where some of the young boys there would see a hopeful future in him, so John Boy suggests organizing a baseball game with the boys.
Episode 9
The Fawn
Thu, Nov 8, 197360 mins
While picking berries Erin comes across a fawn without his mother and decides to take him home. Naturally the adults insist she return the creature to the wild, and the local game warden agrees. Meanwhile John Boy seeks to be the rent collector for a miserly landlord, and learns a lesson by doing so (and he teaches one, too.)
Episode 10
The Thanksgiving Story
Thu, Nov 15, 197350 mins
One particular Thanksgiving sees John Boy primping because Jenny is returning for the holiday. But an accident in the lumber mill throws a pall over the normally happy holiday as one member of the Waltons winds up in the hospital with a serious injury. Meanwhile the preparations for the big meal continue as Ben gets his chance to bring home the turkey for the first time; and Mary Ellen prepares to star in the school play as Pocahontas.
Episode 11
The Substitute
Thu, Nov 22, 197360 mins
After her sister is injured, Miss Hunter must leave Walton's Mountain to take care of her. The school board finds a substitute teacher but cannot pay her very well. As a result she comes to board with the Waltons as part of her pay. Raised by a famous educator, Miss Pollard has definite ideas about schooling, many of which conflict with the informal-one-room-schoolhouse atmosphere at Walton's Mountain.
Episode 12
The Bequest
Thu, Nov 29, 197360 mins
When Grandma receives notice that an old friend has left her some money, most of the Waltons allow dollar signs to obscure their entrenched values. Even usually grounded Grandma allows herself to be seduced by the thought of distributing the money as she sees fit, including repairing the church roof and helping to pay for John Boy's college expenses.
Episode 13
The Air Mail Man
Thu, Dec 13, 197360 mins
One of Olivia's new pleasures is watching the regular passage overhead of the airplane carrying mail between Washington D.C. and Atlanta. When engine trouble causes the pilot to land in the Walton's meadow, the family puts the pilot up while repairs are being made. Meanwhile the family is busy with plans for Olivia's upcoming birthday, which is causing her to question whether she has really achieved anything during her life.
Episode 14
The Triangle
Thu, Dec 20, 197360 mins
Working extra at night with Miss Hunter to prepare an essay for a contest, John Boy allows a school boy crush to become something deeper. But when Reverend Fordwick makes his intentions towards her known, John Boy becomes jealous and wants to scrap the idea of the essay altogether until Miss Hunter realizes what's been going on and counsels him to persevere.
Episode 15
The Awakening
Thu, Jan 3, 197460 mins
Grandma is turning 68 and concerned about getting old. She may have a hearing loss. Mary Ellen is attracted to a college man.
Episode 16
The Honeymoon
Thu, Jan 10, 197460 mins
Needing a change from the everyday routine, Olivia vents her frustrations one day. To make it up to her John proposes that they take the honeymoon trip they never had and spend a few days at the beach. Since Granma already had a previous commitment, it is left up to Grandpa to supervise the children while Olivia and John are away.
Episode 17
The Heritage
Thu, Jan 17, 197460 mins
When an agent for a company which wants to build a resort on Walton's Mountain offers John more money than he ever dreamed of, he is tempted to accept. The hot springs makes the area desirable for a spa, and John knows that his children's futures would be secure if he decides to uproot everyone and sell out.
Episode 18
The Gift
Thu, Jan 24, 197460 mins
Seth, the childhood friend of Jason and John-Boy Walton is not happy that his mother is so sheltering. Seth's father is a singer and he would like nothing better than to join his father's band on the road. But first he promises Jason that he will make a recorder for him and teach him how to play. When Seth's health becomes an issue after he faints, Jason has to deal with a life-altering situation as Seth only has one year to live.
Episode 19
The Cradle
Thu, Jan 31, 197460 mins
Olivia is happy to learn that she is pregnant again, but John worries that having another baby will be hard for her.
Episode 20
The Fulfillment
Thu, Feb 7, 197460 mins
Curtis and Ann are unhappy to learn that they are unable to have children of their own. However, an orphan boy visiting with the Waltons shows them that they can still have a family by adopting him.
Episode 21
The Ghost Story
Thu, Feb 14, 197460 mins
Strange things are occurring at the Walton homestead. The kids use a Ouija board to ask questions about future events. A small boy staying with the family is to leave soon to meet his father, but events don't turn out as expected.
Episode 22
The Graduation
Thu, Feb 21, 197460 mins
John Boy's high school graduation approaches, and he needs a new suit. Olivia and Grandma struggle to come up with one.
Episode 23
The Five Foot Shelf
Thu, Mar 7, 197460 mins
A broke salesman buys a doll for his daughter with Olivia's down payment on a set of books.
Episode 24
The Car
Thu, Mar 14, 197460 mins
Now that he is in college, John Boy is in need of a car. He finds a good car owned by a neighbor and makes a deal to trade the car for work he does on the neighbor's house.