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24 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 20, 1979 42 mins
Members of the family become involved in the war effort. First of two parts. Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough. Mrs. Satterfield: Eunice Christopher. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper. J.D. Pickett: Lewis Arquette. Ben: Eric Scott.
Episode 2
Thu, Sep 20, 1979 42 mins
John serves on the local draft board. A young soldier he drafted has been killed and the boy's Dad threatens John & Jim-Bob. The family receives word that John-Boy is missing in action.
Episode 3
Thu, Sep 27, 1979 60 mins
Olivia's Aunt Rose arrives from Baltimore with her two unruly grandchildren. Serena: Martha Nix. Jeffrey: Keith Mitchell. Olivia: Michael Learned. John: Ralph Waite. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough. Ike: Joe Conley. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 4, 1979 60 mins
Lt. Eller requires John to produce his diploma or lose his Army contract; and Mary Ellen takes her nursing skills to the backwoods. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Ronie: Janette Lane Bradbury. Olivia: Michael Learned. Sweet Billy: Les Lannom. Ike: Joe Conley. Grandma Floyd: Madeleine Taylor Holmes. Rose: Peggy Rea. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough.
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 11, 1979 60 mins
Olivia opens a day-care center; and Ike takes dance lessons to surprise Corabeth on their anniversary. J.D.: Lewis Arquette. Corabeth: Ronnie Claire Edwards. John: Ralph Waite. Cindy: Leslie Winston. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Rose: Peggy Rea. Ben: Eric Scott. Aimee: Rachel Longaker. Serena: Martha Nix.
Episode 6
Thu, Oct 18, 1979 60 mins
Erin has visions of fame and fortune when a film crew casts her in a movie. J.D.: Lewis Arquette. John: Ralph Waite. Barry: Henry Darrow. Olivia: Michael Learned. Baker: Charles Hallahan. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Emily: Mary Jackson. Mamie: Helen Kleeb. Ike: Joe Conley. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Ben: Eric Scott. Cindy: Leslie Winston.
Episode 7
Thu, Oct 25, 1979 60 mins
Olivia and John (Ralph Waite) learn that John-Boy is missing in action. Henshaw: Richard Venture. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Mrs. Denman: Diana Douglas. Ben: Eric Scott. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Ike: Joe Conley. Corabeth: Ronnie Claire Edwards. Rose: Peggy Rea. Jeffrey: Keith Mitchell. Serena: Martha Nix. Jason: Jon Walmsley.
Episode 8
Thu, Nov 1, 1979 60 mins
Erin has second thoughts about her hasty marriage to Ashley when he claims to be an atheist. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough. John: Ralph Waite. Olivia: Michael Learned. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Serena: Martha Nix. Rose: Peggy Rea. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Ben: Eric Scott. Cindy: Leslie Winston. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper.
Episode 9
Thu, Nov 8, 1979 60 mins
Olivia and Mary Ellen (Judy Norton-Taylor) comfort a rape victim who is too ashamed to answer her soldier-husband's letters. Darcy: Antoinette Stella. John: Ralph Waite. Son Slater: Jordan Clarke. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough. Frank: Kelly Ward. Ben: Eric Scott. Mrs. Denman: Diana Douglas. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper.
Episode 10
Thu, Nov 22, 1979 60 mins
A mixed blessing for Thanksgiving: John-Boy may be safe, but he lies comatose in a hospital. Olivia: Michael Learned. Sam: Morgan Stevens. Mrs. Denman: Diana Douglas. John: Ralph Waite. Nurse Corrigan: K Callan. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper.
Episode 11
Thu, Nov 29, 1979 60 mins
Jim-Bob experiences unrequited love when he falls for the wife of an Air Corps pilot. Betsy: Patsy Rahn. John: Ralph Waite. Buddy: L. Odell Burton. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler.
Episode 12
Thu, Dec 13, 1979 60 mins
The ridicule of several men only spurs on Mary Ellen and Erin (Mary Beth McDonough) after they enter a horse race. Jeb: Jonathan Banks. John: Ralph Waite. Sam: Mitch Carter. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper. J.D. Pickett: Lewis Arquette. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Ike: Joe Conley. Ben: Eric Scott. Rose: Peggy Rea. Jeffrey: Keith Mitchell.
Episode 13
Thu, Dec 20, 1979 60 mins
Jeffrey befriends a young man who hides in the woods and sneaks into town only to snatch necessities. Jeffrey: Keith Mitchell. John: Ralph Waite. Rose: Peggy Rea. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Corabeth: Ronnie Claire Edwards. Ike: Joe Conley.
Episode 14
Thu, Dec 27, 1979 60 mins
Inspired by a book on marriage, a pregnant Cindy exhausts herself by catering to Ben. Sue Ann: Denise Latella. Ned: Zack Lewis. Ben: Eric Scott. Dr. Lewis: Fred Downs. John: Ralph Waite. Jeffrey: Keith Mitchell. Serena: Martha Nix. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Rose: Peggy Rea.
Episode 15
Thu, Jan 3, 1980 60 mins
Jason brings home a Jewish friend whose Polish grandfather has just died---in an extermination camp.
Episode 16
Thu, Jan 10, 1980 60 mins
Corabeth is outraged when a new teacher plans a sex-education class; Cindy gives birth to another Walton grandchild. Teacher: Susan Krebs. Corabeth: Ronnie Claire Edwards. John: Ralph Waite. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Ike: Joe Conley. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper.
Episode 17
Thu, Jan 17, 1980 60 mins
Jeffrey lets Josh shoulder the blame for a petty theft; Ben yearns to join the armed forces. James Bond III, Ralph Waite, Joe Conley, Robert Wightman, Peggy Rea.
Episode 18
Thu, Jan 24, 1980 60 mins
The family enjoys a visit from Grandpa's cousin; and Jason tries to break the ice with an officious female sergeant. Zadok: Woodrow Chambliss. John: Ralph Waite. Tony: Lisa Harrison. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Kane: Michael Asare. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough. Tiger Man: H.B. Haggerty. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper. Ben: Eric Scott.
Episode 19
Thu, Jan 31, 1980 60 mins
Miss Mamie refuses to undergo cataract surgery because her father died on the operating table. Miss Emily: Mary Jackson. Steve: Philip Linton. Grandma: Ellen Corby. Drew: Tony Becker. John: Ralph Waite. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Ike: Joe Conley.
Episode 20
Thu, Feb 7, 1980 60 mins
Pressured by overdue orders and equipment failures, John announces his retirement. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Cindy: Leslie Winston. Ike: Joe Conley.
Episode 21
Thu, Feb 14, 1980 60 mins
Rose's former suitor comes to Waltons Mountain to settle down---with her. Rose: Peggy Rea. John: Ralph Waite. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper. Ben: Eric Scott. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Ike: Joe Conley. Corabeth: Ronnie Claire Edwards. Jeffrey: Keith Mitchell.
Episode 22
Thu, Feb 21, 1980 60 mins
John-Boy returns home physically cured but he still suffers from a loss of memory. Ike gets arrested for draft evasion because he ignores a letter from the Army.
Episode 23
Thu, Feb 28, 1980 60 mins
Mary Ellen falls for a Mexican-American paratrooper whose arrival is marred by bigots. Eddie: Enrique Castillo. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Smitty: James Crittenden. John: Ralph Waite. Casey: Corbin Bernsen. Corabeth: Ronnie Claire Edwards. Sheriff: John Crawford. Ike: Joe Conley.
Episode 24
Thu, Mar 13, 1980 60 mins
John-Boy enjoys the last days at home before going overseas again; Jim-Bob intends to fail a test that will determine his class's valedictorian. Roland Piper: Gary Imhoff. John-Boy: Robert Wightman. Drew Cutler: Tony Becker. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough. John: Ralph Waite. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Corabeth: Ronnie Claire Edwards.