The Waltons
TVG
Drama
Romance
A mountain family struggles during the Great Depression and the years following.
Cast & Crew
Richard Thomas John Boy Walton
Ralph Waite John Walton
Michael Learned Olivia Walton
Will Geer Zeb "Grandpa" Walton
Ellen Corby Esther "Grandma" Walton
Judy Norton-Taylor Mary Ellen Walton Willard
David W. Harper Jim-Bob Walton
Kami Cotler Elizabeth Walton
Jon Walmsley Jason Walton
Mary Elizabeth McDonough Erin Walton
Eric Scott Ben Walton
Joe Conley Ike Godsey
Ronnie Claire Edwards Corabeth Godsey
John Crawford Sheriff Ep Bridges
Helen Kleeb Mamie Baldwin
Mary Jackson Emily Baldwin
Earl Hamner Creator
Earl Hamner Executive Producer
Lee Rich Executive Producer
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, January 19
The Love Story
Season 1 • Episode 17
John-Boy falls in love with a girl who returns to the mountain to live with her father.
Tuesday, January 20
The Chicken Thief
Season 2 • Episode 6
John-Boy catches a friend stealing chickens, then learns that the man who was robbed has been shot.
Tuesday, January 20
The Prize
Season 2 • Episode 7
Olivia's still-ardent childhood suitor visits Walton's Mountain.
Tuesday, January 20
The Braggart
Season 2 • Episode 8
John is asked to negotiate a professional baseball contract for an orphaned teenage boy.
Tuesday, January 20
The Courtship
Season 1 • Episode 18
While visiting Walton's Mountain, Olivia's uncle becomes involved with an often-married divorcee.
Wednesday, January 21
The Fawn
Season 2 • Episode 9
John-Boy collects rent for a dishonest landlord.
Wednesday, January 21
The Thanksgiving Story
Season 2 • Episode 10
The anticipated joy of Thanksgiving turns to sorrow for the Walton family.
Wednesday, January 21
The Thanksgiving Story
Season 2 • Episode 10
The gravity of John Boy's situation hits home when he must undergo a life-threatening operation.
Wednesday, January 21
The Gypsies
Season 1 • Episode 19
Gypsies stay with the Waltons until they can fix a wagon and cure a sick child.
Thursday, January 22
The Substitute
Season 2 • Episode 11
A brilliant but insecure substitute (Catherine Burns) makes drastic changes in the school routine.
Thursday, January 22
The Bequest
Season 2 • Episode 12
Grandma makes plans to distribute her wealth after a friend leaves her $250.
Thursday, January 22
The Air Mail Man
Season 2 • Episode 13
The Walton family befriends a mail pilot forced down by engine trouble; Olivia feels depressed.
Thursday, January 22
The Deed
Season 1 • Episode 20
The Waltons may lose the mountain because their ancestors failed to file a deed.
Friday, January 23
The Triangle
Season 2 • Episode 14
Jealousy rears its ugly head between John-Boy and the Rev. Fordwick.
Friday, January 23
The Awakening
Season 2 • Episode 15
Grandma is troubled by age and hearing loss.
Friday, January 23
The Honeymoon
Season 2 • Episode 16
After 19 years of marriage, John and Olivia go on a belated honeymoon.
Friday, January 23
The Scholar
Season 1 • Episode 21
John-Boy teaches a proud but uneducated black woman how to read and write.
Saturday, January 24
The Heritage
Season 2 • Episode 17
John is offered a modest fortune in exchange for the mountain.
Saturday, January 24
The Gift
Season 2 • Episode 18
Jason can't cope when he learns his close friend (Ron Howard) has only a year to live.
Saturday, January 24
The Cradle
Season 2 • Episode 19
Olivia's pregnancy cuts her new job short.
Monday, January 26
The Bicycle
Season 1 • Episode 22
The local blacksmith decides to get a bride through the mail.
Tuesday, January 27
The Fulfillment
Season 2 • Episode 20
An 8-year-old orphan spends a couple of weeks with the Waltons.
Tuesday, January 27
The Ghost Story
Season 2 • Episode 21
A Ouija board and a painful memory create an eerie situation in the Walton household.
Tuesday, January 27
The Graduation
Season 2 • Episode 22
Joy over John-Boy's imminent graduation is challenged by unforeseen circumstances.
Tuesday, January 27
The Townie
Season 1 • Episode 23
John-Boy's casual date for the movies decides to unleash her considerable feminine charms on him.
Wednesday, January 28
The Five-Foot Shelf
Season 2 • Episode 23
A broke salesman buys a doll for his daughter with Olivia's down-payment on a set of books.
Wednesday, January 28
The Car
Season 2 • Episode 24
John-Boy needs a car to travel to and from college; he makes a deal with Hyder for his spare car.
Wednesday, January 28
The First Day
Season 3 • Episode 2
His first day at college is a very complicated one for John Boy.
Wednesday, January 28
An Easter Story
Season 1 • Episode 24
The faith of the Walton family is sorely tried when Olivia contracts polio.
Thursday, January 29
The Conflict
Season 3 • Episode 1
The Waltons' loyalty is tested by a conflict between family members.
Thursday, January 29
The Conflict
Season 3 • Episode 1
The Waltons rally to help their aunt fight a government eviction.
Thursday, January 29
The Thoroughbred
Season 3 • Episode 3
John-Boy and his mule are pitted against a rich young man and his Thoroughbred.
Thursday, January 29
An Easter Story
Season 1 • Episode 24
Olivia tries a radical polio treatment developed by Sister Kenny of Australia.
Friday, January 30
The Runaway
Season 3 • Episode 4
Jim-Bob runs away after all ignore his sadness over the death of a guinea pig entrusted to his care.
Friday, January 30
The Romance
Season 3 • Episode 5
Olivia gets more than she bargained for when she enrolls in an art class.
Friday, January 30
The Ring
Season 3 • Episode 6
Her first date with a college man puts Mary Ellen in a difficult situation.
Friday, January 30
The Journey
Season 2 • Episode 1
John Boy sacrifices a dream date to escort an elderly Scottish lady on a journey.
Saturday, January 31
The System
Season 3 • Episode 7
John-Boy defends a freshman football player he formerly accused of cheating.
Saturday, January 31
The Spoilers
Season 3 • Episode 8
A sophisticated but emotionally dysfunctional New York family arrives on Walton's Mountain.
Saturday, January 31
The Marathon
Season 3 • Episode 9
John-Boy defies his mother to enter a weeklong dance marathon with a young stranger.
Monday, February 2
The Odyssey
Season 2 • Episode 2
John-Boy heads for a mountain cabin to write.
Tuesday, February 3
The Marathon
Season 3 • Episode 9
John-Boy defies his mother to enter a weeklong dance marathon with a young stranger.
Tuesday, February 3
The Book
Season 3 • Episode 10
John-Boy's feelings of inadequacy are washed away when his book of short stories is published.
Tuesday, February 3
The Job
Season 3 • Episode 11
A part-time job catapults John-Boy into the thick of an emotional battle.
Tuesday, February 3
The Separation
Season 2 • Episode 3
Planning a surprise for the family with the Baldwin sisters, Grandpa makes Grandma jealous.
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