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The Waltons Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1978 - 1979
Episode 1
The Empty Nest
Thu, Sep 21, 197897 mins
Grandpa Zeb (Will Greer) has died and everyone is mourning. Neighbor Flossie Brimmer has also died. Mary Ellen and Erin move to Charlottesville into an apartment to be on their own. John tries to get a large lumber contract.
Episode 2
The Calling
Thu, Sep 28, 197860 mins
Jim-Bob falls for the Baldwin sisters' pretty young cousin who's visiting from a convent school, but her plans may not include long-term romance. Ben hires a mill hand with a drinking problem.
Episode 3
The Moonshiner
Thu, Oct 12, 197860 mins
Boone Walton is placed in the care of Jason after being charged with bootlegging. John-Boy's old love, Daisy Garner, arrives on the mountain with her daughter Melissa.
Episode 4
The Obsession
Thu, Oct 19, 197860 mins
Mary Ellen becomes dependent on amphetamines while studying for her nursing exam. Fed up with his lifestyle, Sissy Tucker leaves Yancy.
Episode 5
The Changeling
Thu, Oct 26, 197860 mins
Elizabeth is turning 13 years old - not quite a child, not quite a woman. Strange things begin to happen due to her being unsettled. Jason has a job giving love advice on the radio.
Episode 6
The Portrait
Thu, Nov 2, 197860 mins
Erin meets a painter who wants to paint her portrait. He is troubled by events he saw in Paris.
Episode 7
The Captive
Thu, Nov 9, 197860 mins
Corabeth Godsey feels trapped by her unchanging life on Walton's Mountain. She begins to drink.
Episode 8
The Illusion
Thu, Nov 16, 197860 mins
Verdie Foster's daughter Esther returns to the mountain. Graduated with honors from college, she cannot find a job. Erin helps her get a job at Pickets Plant. Ike Godsey puts up a board of the local boys in the war.
Episode 9
The Beau
Thu, Nov 23, 197860 mins
A former boyfriend of Grandma's comes to visit. He understands her struggles with a stroke. Elizabeth is upset that someone seems to take Grandpa's place.
Episode 10
Day of Infamy
Thu, Dec 7, 197860 mins
Just as Mary Ellen prepares to join Curt in Hawaii, the attack on Pearl Harbor occurs, forcing the U.S. into World War II and leaving Mary Ellen and Verdie concerned for their loved ones stationed there.
Episode 11
The Yearning
Thu, Dec 14, 197860 mins
A new minister joins the community at Walton's Mountain. Elizabeth helps him settle in, and begins to fall for him. Erin helps the Baldwin sisters with their memoirs.
Episode 12
The Boosters
Thu, Dec 28, 197860 mins
Ben starts an autocourt venture with Corabeth. Then they find out the government stops all new constructions. Ben comes up with a clever plan to use old cabins. Meanwhile, Yancy takes a mail course to become a barber.
Episode 13
The Conscience
Thu, Jan 4, 197960 mins
Jason expresses doubt to the army recruiters that he could ever kill a person. Ben is embarrassed by his hesitation to serve. Meanwhile, Jim-Bob cannot wait to serve.
Episode 14
The Obstacle
Thu, Jan 11, 197960 mins
John-Boy asks his family to help Mike Paxton, a friend who was recently handicapped. They show him being in a wheelchair is not the end of his life and show him how to adjust. Erin helps him get a job at Pickets.
Episode 15
The Parting
Thu, Jan 18, 197960 mins
Olivia is always tired these days. When a rest does not help, she sees a doctor and learns what is wrong. Jim-Bob tries to show that he can do more than just work on machines.
Episode 16
The Burden
Thu, Jan 25, 197960 mins
While Jim-Bob is working underneath a car, it falls and Jim-Bob has a close call with death and decides to become a minister. Elizabeth catches bugs for a school project and keeps them in the house.
Episode 17
The Pin-Up
Thu, Feb 8, 197960 mins
Momma and Daddy Walton are understandably concerned about Erin's status as a pin-up girl. Soon, however, letters from the soldiers arrive describing their homesickness and the comfort they take in the picture, and the whole family agrees to help Erin to answer the letters.
Episode 18
The Attack
Thu, Feb 15, 197960 mins
Ike has a heart attack and is hospitalized. The Walton family children help out by running his store for him. Ben and Jim-Bob make molasses due to the sugar shortage.
Episode 19
The Legacy
Thu, Feb 22, 197960 mins
Ashley Longworth returns to Emily Baldwin. Ashley Longworth Jr, that is. Miss Emily blends her beau with Ashley Jr and sometimes loses reality. Erin and Ashley begin a relationship. Elizabeth wonders if she should wear a bra.
Episode 20
The Outsider
Thu, Mar 1, 197960 mins
Ben surprises his family by bringing home a woman - his new bride. It takes a while, but the family welcomes her. Corabeth Godsey wants Ike to purchase a fountain she remembers so well from her youth.
Episode 21
The Torch
Thu, Mar 8, 197960 mins
An old girlfriend of John Walton buys the Dew Drop Inn where Jason works. John stops at the Dew Drop to visit with her. She still has feelings for him, but he loves his wife. Ike Godsey opens a canteen for the soldiers.
Episode 22
The Tailspin
Thu, Mar 15, 197960 mins
Jim-Bob finds out he is not eligible to fly in the Air Corps due to bad vision. He realizes he can join to work on the planes even if he cannot fly them. Mary Ellen has doubts about starting to go out again.
Episode 23
Founders' Day
Thu, Mar 22, 197960 mins
The town prepares for a Founder's Day Celebration. Who settled there first? The Baldwins, the Waltons, or the Godseys? Jason has to prepare a piece of music for graduating from the Kleinberg Conservatory.
