The Waltons
In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, during the Great Depression, the Walton family makes its small income from its sawmill on Walton's Mountain. The story is told through the eyes of eldest son John-Boy, who wants to be a novelist, goes to college, and eventually fulfills his dream. The saga follows the family through economic depression and World War II; and through growing up, school, courtship, marriage, employment, birth, aging, illness, and death.
- 1972-1981
- 9 seasons
- CBS
- Drama, Family
- TV-G
In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, during the Great Depression, the Walton family makes its small income from its sawmill on Walton's Mountain. The story is told through the eyes of eldest son John-Boy, who wants to be a novelist, goes to college, and eventually fulfills his dream. The saga follows the family through economic depression and World War II; and through growing up, school, courtship, marriage, employment, birth, aging, illness, and death.
Season 9 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1980 - 1981
Episode 1
The Outrage: Part 1
Thu, Nov 27, 1980 60 mins
Verdie's husband Harley is arrested for an old crime. John tries to prove his innocence or a way to avoid prison. John-Boy and Toni try to find Jason in France. Corabeth stops working at the store. Elizabeth puts off Drew to ride her horse.
Episode 2
The Outrage: Part 2
Thu, Nov 27, 1980 60 mins
Verdie's husband Harley is arrested for an old crime. John tries to prove his innocence or a way to avoid prison. John-Boy and Toni try to find Jason in France. Corabeth stops working at the store. Elizabeth puts off Drew to ride her horse.
Episode 3
The Pledge
Thu, Dec 4, 1980 60 mins
Mary Ellen wants to attend medical school. The dean wants to keep her out, but she is persistent. The Baldwin sisters send The Recipe to Jason in France.
Episode 4
The Triumph
Thu, Dec 18, 1980 60 mins
Jason and his squad find out the war is over, but there is a German soldier still shooting at them. One of the squad members talks to the soldier, just a young kid himself. Ike Godsey has to go to court for not following rationing policies.
Episode 5
The Premonition
Thu, Dec 25, 1980 60 mins
While happy the war is over, Cindy has a premonition that Ben is in trouble. The family finds out Ben was captured. John-Boy is still in France and falls in love with a woman who owns a book store. He researches story on unexploded mines.
Episode 6
The Pursuit
Thu, Jan 1, 1981 60 mins
A girl (Jennifer Jason Leigh) claims she is pregnant by Jim-Bob; POW Ben protests his captors by flying a makeshift American flag; Jason is re-stationed in Paris where he reconnects with Toni.
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 Toni seem uncertain about the future of their romance.
Episode 8
The Move
Thu, Jan 15, 1981 60 mins
Ben comes home and decides to go study to be an engineer. So it means he would have to leave the mill and John was hoping that Ben would be the one whom he would pass it to. And when he learns that Olivia is getting worse and that she needs to be taken to a different hospital in another city, he considers selling the mill.
Episode 9
The Whirlwind
Thu, Jan 22, 1981 60 mins
Jonesy arrives in town and meets Mary Ellen. They have a whirlwind romance and plan to marry. Mary Ellen receives some surprising news about Curtis after all these years. Jason buys the abandoned Dew Drop Inn and reopens it.
Episode 10
The Tempest
Thu, Feb 5, 1981 60 mins
Mary Ellen tracks down her husband, Curt, who was presumed dead after Pearl Harbor. She finds a very changed man. Erin quits Pickett Metal Products when Jonesy is hired to replace her.
Episode 11
The Carousel
Thu, Feb 12, 1981 60 mins
When Cindy's father dies, she goes through his things and finds adoption papers. Wondering why her biological mother gave her up, she and Ben try to find her.
Episode 12
The Hot Rod
Thu, Feb 19, 1981 60 mins
Jim-Bob and Jody open an auto repair place. The Baldwin sisters' still is discovered by the government and they come to dismantle it. Ike helps them find a way to continue making the recipe.
Episode 13
The Gold Watch
Thu, Feb 26, 1981 60 mins
Stanley Perkins (William Schallet) reappears in Rose's life, but he seems to be hiding a somber secret. Jason hires a country singer to help business at the inn, but he's more interested in Toni than in performing.
Episode 14
The Beginning
Thu, Mar 5, 1981 60 mins
Another new minister begins at Walton's Mountain. The church is in disarray, but he gets the community involved. The Walton family finds out Toni is a Jew and are unsure of how to react. Toni questions her own faith.
Episode 15
The Pearls
Thu, Mar 12, 1981 60 mins
Corabeth returns to her family home to help a dying aunt. Her twin Orma Lee visits the mountain. (She is played by Ronnie Claire Edwards.) Orma Lee is quite the opposite of Corabeth. Elizabeth wants to visit Olivia and John in Arizona.
Episode 16
The Victims
Thu, Mar 19, 1981 60 mins
The Waltons help rescue the battered wife of a violent veteran who has flashbacks of combat. Jim-Bob is cheated as he tries his hand in the war surplus market.
Episode 17
The Threshold
Thu, Apr 2, 1981 60 mins
John-Boy needs a job. At the university, he convinces them to let him set up a television media program. He hosts a television spot. Jim-Bob builds a television so they can see the show. Zuleika tries to come between Rose and Stanley.
Episode 18
The Indiscretion
Thu, May 7, 1981 60 mins
Corabeth finds a romantic letter in Ike's belongings and wants a divorce. She says she could not forgive him; he says he forgave her. Turns out he knew about her visits with former friend. Drew and Elizabeth celebrate one year.
Episode 19
The Heartache
Thu, May 14, 1981 60 mins
Rose and Stanley plan to get married. Rose finds out she has a heart condition and tries to break it off. He does not mind staying on the sidelines of life with her. Cindy gets a job but soon realizes she wants to be a stay-at-home mom.
Episode 20
The Lumberjack
Thu, May 21, 1981 60 mins
A new lumber company starts in the area and wants to sell wood to the Waltons. Erin falls in love with the handsome son of the owner. Ike and Jim-Bob try a get-rich-quick scheme by hunting for uranium with a Geiger counter.
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. Cousin Octavia visits the Baldwin ladies to help them sort out their lifestyle.
Episode 22
The Revel
Thu, Jun 4, 1981 60 mins
In New York, John-Boy's publisher rejects his latest novel. Broke, he ends up living on the streets. Back on the mountain, the Baldwins plan an elegant party for their finishing school class.