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The Waltons Season 9 Episodes
Season 9 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1980 - 1981
Episode 1
The Outrage
Thu, Nov 27, 1980 60 mins
Part 1 of two. The war in Europe is winding down, and John-Boy and Jason (Jon Walmsley) are trying to meet in Paris; Ben is preparing for action in the Pacific; John is fighting a home-front battle to exonerate a friend unjustly imprisoned for murder. Harley: Hal Williams.
Episode 2
The Outrage
Thu, Nov 27, 1980 60 mins
Conclusion. Jason's girlfriend helps him locate John-Boy in Paris; John ends up in jail when he shelters a friend he believes innocent of murder. Harley: Hal Williams. John-Boy: Robert Wightman. Verdie: Lynn Hamilton. John: Ralph Waite.
Episode 3
The Pledge
Thu, Dec 4, 1980 60 mins
Mary Ellen resolves to further her medical education when she can't diagnose a neighbor's illness. Sweet Billy: Richard Lineback. John: Ralph Waite. Ronnie: Ellen Geer. John-Boy: Robert Wightman. Drew: Tony Becker. Jason: Jon Walmsley.
Episode 4
The Triumph
Thu, Dec 18, 1980 60 mins
Jason leads his squad into battle in Germany; the Godseys (Joe Conley, Ronnie Claire Edwards) are charged with violating food-rationing laws. Jason: Jon Walmsley. John: Ralph Waite. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor.
Episode 5
The Premonition
Thu, Dec 25, 1980 60 mins
Cindy believes her nightmares are a premonition of Ben's danger; John-Boy considers staying in Paris after meeting a lovely French woman. Cindy: Leslie Winston. John-Boy: Robert Wightman. John: Ralph Waite.
Episode 6
The Pursuit
Thu, Jan 1, 1981 60 mins
On furlough, Jim-Bob is followed to Waltons Mountain by a love-struck girl; Ben sits out the war in a Japanese prison camp. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper. Ben: Eric Scott. John: Ralph Waite. Jason: Jon Walmsley.
Episode 7
The Last Ten Days
Thu, Jan 8, 1981 60 mins
In the Pacific, Ben fears execution when he and another POW are marched into the jungle at gunpoint; Jason and his girlfriend (Jon Walmsley, Lisa Harrison) seem uncertain about the future of their romance. John: Ralph Waite. John-Boy: Robert Wightman.
Episode 8
The Move
Thu, Jan 15, 1981 60 mins
With the war over, Ben returns home with dreams of becoming an engineer---not the business partner his father wants. J.D. Pickett: Lewis Arquette. John: Ralph Waite. Col. Brunson: Dan Frazer. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Capt. Bennett: Ed Couppee.
Episode 9
The Whirlwind
Thu, Jan 22, 1981 60 mins
A spirited young man visiting Waltons Mountain is smitten with Mary Ellen; Jason buys a rundown tavern. Jonesy: Richard Gilliland. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Betty Howell: Pamela McMyler. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough.
Episode 10
The Tempest
Thu, Feb 5, 1981 60 mins
Word that her husband may be alive sends Mary Ellen in search of him; Erin feels unappreciated and quits her job. Curt: Scott Hylands. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough. Betty: Pamela McMyler. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Jonesy: Richard Gilliland.
Episode 11
The Carousel
Thu, Feb 12, 1981 60 mins
Cindy is sifting through her deceased father's personal effects when she uncovers a family secret---her adoption. Ben: Eric Scott. Bernadene: Penelope Windust. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Drew: Tony Becker. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Rose: Peggy Rea.
Episode 12
The Hot Rod
Thu, Feb 19, 1981 60 mins
Jim-Bob returns from the service with expectations of a leisurely life; Mamie and Emily stumble onto the room where their grandfather brewed his "recipe." Ben: Eric Scott. Jody: Charles R. Penland. Mamie: Helen Kleeb. Verdie: Lynn Hamilton. Deputy Hendrix: John Carter. Jason: Jon Walmsley.
Episode 13
The Gold Watch
Thu, Feb 26, 1981 60 mins
Rose's old beau returns to Waltons Mountain to start a new life; Jason hires a country singer to help business at the inn. Toni: Lisa Harrison. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Elvira: Carolyn Coates. Rose: Peggy Rea. Johnny: Curtis Credel. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor.
Episode 14
The Beginning
Thu, Mar 5, 1981 60 mins
When a new minister reopens the Baptist church, Toni tells the Waltons she is Jewish. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Tom: Kip Niven. Rose: Peggy Rea. Ben: Eric Scott. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler.
Episode 15
The Pearls
Thu, Mar 12, 1981 60 mins
Corabeth's visiting sister turns out to be the freewheeling opposite of her sister. Vern Billy: Taylor Lacher. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Ike: Joe Conley. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler.
Episode 16
The Victims
Thu, Mar 19, 1981 60 mins
A newcomer, still battling war memories, violently takes out his frustrations on his wife. John-Boy: Robert Wightman. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Ben: Eric Scott. Dep. Hendrix: John Carter.
Episode 17
The Threshold
Thu, Apr 2, 1981 60 mins
John-Boy is under pressure to create a television department at Boatwright; and jealousy over Stanley is the cause of Rose's crash diet. John-Boy: Robert Wightman. Zuleika: Pearl Shear. Rose: Peggy Rea. Dean Beck: Ivor Francis. Stanley: William Schallert. Corabeth: Ronnie Claire Edwards.
Episode 18
The Indiscretion
Thu, May 7, 1981 60 mins
Corabeth suspects Ike of adultery and leaves him; Elizabeth's boyfriend wants a more physical relationship. Drew: Tony Becker. Nina Sue: Victoria Carroll. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Frank: Alvy Moore. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Deputy Bull: Dana Craig. Rose: Peggy Rea.
Episode 19
The Heartache
Thu, May 14, 1981 60 mins
Rose has double heart trouble: she has angina and Stanley is pressing to marry her. Rose: Peggy Rea. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Erin: Mary McDonough. Dr. Cole: Ken Sansom. Cindy: Leslie Winston.
Episode 20
The Lumberjack
Thu, May 21, 1981 60 mins
Erin is charmed by a lumberjack who is very secretive about his past. Erin: Mary McDonough. Franklin: Lew Horn. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Wesley: Richard Eastham. John-Boy: Robert Wightman. Joe: Chuck Lindsly. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Tom: Robert Dryer. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper. Roxie: Vivian Brown.
Episode 21
The Hostage
Thu, May 28, 1981 60 mins
Mary Ellen rescues a girl from a contracted marriage, and her enraged fiancé kidnaps Elizabeth in retaliation. Sheriff Bridges: John Crawford. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Job: Gary Grubbs. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Octavia: Mary Wickes. Erin: Mary McDonough. Sissie: Debbie Lytton. Ben: Eric Scott.
Episode 22
The Revel
Thu, Jun 4, 1981 60 mins
When his third novel is rejected, John-Boy is stuck in New York without money, but refuses to turn to his family. Belle: Bettye Ackerman. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Jack: James Ingersoll. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Clayton: Robert Rockwell. Ike: Joe Conley.
Episode 23
An Easter Story
Mon, Mar 19, 1973 60 mins
When Olivia is stricken with polio, John-Boy refuses to accept the doctor's prognosis that she may never walk again.
Episode 24
An Easter Story
Mon, Mar 19, 1973 60 mins
When Olivia is stricken with polio, John-Boy refuses to accept the doctor's prognosis that she may never walk again.