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PRIMETIME EMMYS® 5X nominee in 1978

The Waltons

In the dire days of the Depression, a Virginia family stays together in this beloved and wholesome saga, seen through the eyes of John-Boy (Richard Thomas), the eldest of seven children. In season one, John-Boy saves his father's life; beloved mother Olivia copes with polio; and the Walton family bond endures a variety of other trials. Guest stars include Ned Beatty, Sissy Spacek and John Ritter.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Foundling
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    September 13, 1972
    50min
    7+
    When the Waltons teach sign language to an abandoned deaf girl, the love created by their concern reunites the child with her family.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Carnival
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    September 20, 1972
    50min
    7+
    Olivia's concern over the friendship between the Walton children and four stranded carnival performers turns to respect and admiration after the family is invited to a private performance.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Calf
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    September 27, 1972
    50min
    7+
    Elizabeth and Jim Bob rebel when John announces they need to sell Chance's calf.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Hunt
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    October 4, 1972
    50min
    7+
    Unable to pull the trigger to shoot a turkey on his first hunting trip, John-Boy proves his courage by saving his father's life.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Typewriter
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    October 11, 1972
    50min
    7+
    When John-Boy secretly borrows an antique typewriter from the Baldwin sisters, his sister innocently sells it to a junkman.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Star
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    October 18, 1972
    50min
    7+
    Grandpa Walton believes a shooting star is an omen of death until he learns that another superstitious belief may result in the Baldwin sisters losing their famous still.
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  7. S1 E7 - The Sinner
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    October 25, 1972
    50min
    7+
    A young preacher staying a few days with the Waltons leads John-Boy to learn the meaning of grace.
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  8. S1 E8 - The Boy From The C.C.C.
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    November 1, 1972
    50min
    7+
    An injured runaway boy who is taken in by the Waltons unexpectedly betrays their trust.
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  9. S1 E9 - The Ceremony
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    November 8, 1972
    50min
    7+
    A family of Jewish refugees comes to Walton's Mountain from Nazi Germany & worry that the persecution they suffered will continue in their new country. But when John-Boy arranges a bar mitzvah, the family regains its dignity and finds a home in America.
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  10. S1 E10 - The Legend
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    November 15, 1972
    50min
    13+
    While visiting the Walton family, an old World War I buddy of John's tries to hide his failure in life with a barrage of wartime tales about his daring deeds.
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  11. S1 E11 - The Literary Man
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    November 29, 1972
    50min
    7+
    A self-styled writer sends John-Boy's literary dreams soaring so high that the Waltons lose an important wood-cutting contract.
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  12. S1 E12 - The Dust Bowl Cousins
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    December 6, 1972
    50min
    13+
    The unexpected arrival of the Waltons' cousins creates havoc in the home, but John-Boy learns a good lesson from Grandpa.
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  13. S1 E13 - The Reunion
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    December 13, 1972
    50min
    7+
    John-Boy unexpectedly becomes an undercover agent for the sheriff, when an unscrupulous relative of the Baldwin sisters uses their "recipe" for whiskey for his own gain.
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  14. S1 E14 - The Minstrel
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    December 20, 1972
    50min
    7+
    Mary Ellen becomes enamored of a 19-year-old wandering minstrel and fails to help the family at a time when she is needed.
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  15. S1 E15 - The Actress
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    January 3, 1973
    50min
    13+
    A world-famous actress becomes a reluctant houseguest of the Waltons when her car breaks down and she is abandoned by her chauffeur.
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  16. S1 E16 - The Fire
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    January 10, 1973
    50min
    7+
    Tragedy strikes the life of a young girl befriended by the Waltons when her drunken father burns the schoolhouse in the name of religion after he learns the children are being taught the theory of evolution.
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  17. S1 E17 - The Love Story
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    January 17, 1973
    50min
    7+
    John-Boy Walton finds himself in love for the first time when a young girl in need of love and attention returns to her remarried father's home on Walton's Mountain.
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  18. S1 E18 - The Courtship
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    January 24, 1973
    50min
    ALL
    When Olivia's uncle, a fastidious man of 64, visits Walton's Mountain after an absence of 30 years, he becomes involved with a divorcée who is eager to marry again.
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  19. S1 E19 - The Gypsies
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    January 31, 1973
    50min
    7+
    Despite dire predictions that a band of gypsies will steal from the Waltons, John-Boy invites them to live in the family home until they can fix their wagon.
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  20. S1 E20 - The Deed
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    February 7, 1973
    50min
    13+
    John-Boy leaves home to get a job to help pay legal fees when the Waltons are in danger of losing the mountain because their forebears never filed a deed.
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  21. S1 E21 - The Scholar
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    February 21, 1973
    50min
    7+
    John-Boy demonstrates love and understanding as he teaches a proud but uneducated woman how to read and write.
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  22. S1 E22 - The Bicycle
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    February 28, 1973
    50min
    7+
    When John-Boy puts into poetic words the heartfelt thoughts of the local blacksmith, the letters win the stoic mountaineer a bride. But the bride, dreaming of the man in the letters, is shocked when she meets the blacksmith.
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  23. S1 E23 - The Townie
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    March 7, 1973
    50min
    7+
    John-Boy is caught in an emotional whirlwind when an innocent afternoon movie date with a pretty girl opens the floodgates of her suppressed and impassioned desires.
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  24. S1 E24 - An Easter Story
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    April 18, 1973
    1 h 40 min
    7+
    When Olivia is stricken with polio, John-Boy refuses to accept the doctor's prognosis that she may never walk again.
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Content advisory
Violencealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
EnglishEnglish Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglish Dialogue Boost: High
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Harry HarrisPhilip LeacockLawrence DobkinRalph WaiteGwen ArnerRalph SenenskyHarvey S. LaidmanAlf KjellinWalter AlzmannJack Shea
Producers
Not Specified
Starring
Richard ThomasRalph WaiteMichael Learned
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