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.
Wednesday, March 25
The Burden
Season 7 • Episode 16
An incredible bit of luck saves reckless Jim-Bob.
Wednesday, March 25
The Pinup
Season 7 • Episode 17
Mary Ellen becomes overprotective of her son.
Wednesday, March 25
The Attack
Season 7 • Episode 18
Ike is hospitalized after a heart attack.
Wednesday, March 25
The Visitor
Season 3 • Episode 13
The Waltons help prepare for the return of an old friend's wife.
Thursday, March 26
The Legacy
Season 7 • Episode 19
Excitement and romance come to Walton's Mountain with the arrival of Ashley Longworth Jr.
Thursday, March 26
The Outsider
Season 7 • Episode 20
Ike surprises Corabeth with the wrong fountain.
Thursday, March 26
The Torch
Season 7 • Episode 21
The children protect John from an old flame.
Thursday, March 26
The Birthday
Season 3 • Episode 14
Grandpa loses his will to live after a near-fatal heart attack; the family takes desperate measures.
Friday, March 27
The Tailspin
Season 7 • Episode 22
Jim-Bob discovers that his dream of becoming a pilot in the Army Air Corps is no longer possible.
Friday, March 27
Founders' Day
Season 7 • Episode 23
The Waltons' claim to the mountain is disputed when old documents turn up.
Friday, March 27
The Kinfolk
Season 8 • Episode 2
Olivia's cousin Rose arrives for a visit, bringing her two grandchildren with her.
Friday, March 27
The Lie
Season 3 • Episode 15
When Ben is charged with a hit-and-run, John-boy pieces together the evidence.
Saturday, March 28
The Home Front
Season 8 • Episode 1
Olivia returns home to find her family deeply involved in the war effort.
Saturday, March 28
The Home Front
Season 8 • Episode 1
Jim-Bob's life is threatened, and John is determined to settle the score with Calvin.
Saturday, March 28
The Diploma
Season 8 • Episode 3
John can't find his diploma to show the Army.
Monday, March 30
The Matchmakers
Season 3 • Episode 16
When John lends Cupid a hand, Walton's Mountain loses its most eligible bachelor.
Tuesday, March 31
The Innocents
Season 8 • Episode 4
Olivia tries to set up a day nursery for the children of defense workers.
Tuesday, March 31
The Starlet
Season 8 • Episode 5
Erin gets involved with a documentary film being made at the Pickett Defense Plant.
Tuesday, March 31
The Journal
Season 8 • Episode 6
John and Olivia must make a decision about publishing a manuscript John-Boy wrote while overseas.
Tuesday, March 31
The Beguiled
Season 3 • Episode 17
An unscrupulous student at Boatwright University steals John-Boy's notes.
Wednesday, April 1
The Lost Sheep
Season 8 • Episode 7
While home on leave, Ashley Longworth Jr. asks Erin to marry him right away.
Wednesday, April 1
The Violated
Season 8 • Episode 8
While the Waltons wait for word of John Boy, Olivia does volunteer work for the Red Cross.
Wednesday, April 1
The Waiting
Season 8 • Episode 9
Olivia does volunteer work for the Red Cross while John Boy lies in a coma.
Wednesday, April 1
The Caretakers
Season 3 • Episode 18
Grandpa gets angry and moves out with Grandma after John suggests he take life a little easier.
Thursday, April 2
The Silver Wings
Season 8 • Episode 10
Jim-Bob falls in love with a young married woman whose husband is overseas.
Thursday, April 2
The Wager
Season 8 • Episode 11
Erin and Mary Ellen enter a race traditionally undertaken only by males.
Thursday, April 2
The Spirit
Season 8 • Episode 12
Small, seemingly unrelated thefts occur around Walton's Mountain.
Thursday, April 2
The Shivaree
Season 3 • Episode 19
A fun mountain wedding threatens to destroy the marriage of a family friend.
Friday, April 3
The Fastidious Wife
Season 8 • Episode 13
Cindy takes a book literally and almost goes into premature labor from exhaustion.
Friday, April 3
The Unthinkable
Season 8 • Episode 14
Jason discovers prejudice against people who are "different.".
Friday, April 3
The Idol
Season 8 • Episode 15
Elizabeth can't cope with the news that her favorite teacher and friend is terminally ill.
Friday, April 3
The Choice
Season 3 • Episode 20
Amid plans to expand his business, John considers Jason's desire to study music a waste of time.
Saturday, April 4
The Prodigals
Season 8 • Episode 16
An attempt to make some easy money turns into trouble for Jeffrey and his friend Josh.
Saturday, April 4
The Remembrance
Season 8 • Episode 17
A cousin of Grandpa's arrives unannounced to keep a date he made with Zeb 21 years before.
Saturday, April 4
The Inspiration
Season 8 • Episode 18
Mary Ellen and John enlist Grandma's help to convince Mamie Baldwin to have cataract surgery.
Monday, April 6
The Statue
Season 3 • Episode 21
The statue grandpa wins as a raffle prize, looks like an ex-girlfriend.
Tuesday, April 7
The Last Straw
Season 8 • Episode 19
The pressure of wartime and changing values finally come to bear on John.
Tuesday, April 7
The Traveling Man
Season 8 • Episode 20
A traveling salesman arrives on Walton's Mountain and nearly changes Aunt Rose's life.
Tuesday, April 7
The Furlough
Season 8 • Episode 21
John-Boy returns home and recalls his crash.
Tuesday, April 7
The Song
Season 3 • Episode 22
Ben's plans to win the heart of a special girl backfires, and sends her into the arms of Jason.
Wednesday, April 8
The Medal
Season 8 • Episode 22
Mary Ellen and Corabeth both encounter men who bring romance into their lives.
Wednesday, April 8
The Valedictorian
Season 8 • Episode 23
Jim-Bob graduates as valedictorian of his class just as the Allies invade France.
Wednesday, April 8
The Pledge
Season 9 • Episode 2
Mary Ellen is more determined than ever to become a doctor after losing a favorite patient.
Wednesday, April 8
The Woman
Season 3 • Episode 23
John and Olivia prepare for their anniversary; John-Boy falls for an older woman and plans to leave.
Thursday, April 9
The Outrage
Season 9 •
John tries to help a man accused of a crime he never committed.
Thursday, April 9
The Outrage
Season 9 •
At the White House, John voices an impassioned plea for an accused man's innocence.
Thursday, April 9
The Triumph
Season 9 • Episode 3
Jason and a member of his squad must deal with the question of killing.
Thursday, April 9
The Venture
Season 3 • Episode 24
When prosperity seems to be just around the corner, disaster strikes the Walton family.
Friday, April 10
The Premonition
Season 9 • Episode 4
Cindy has a series of nightmare premonitions about Ben, who is serving in the Seabees.
Friday, April 10
The Pursuit
Season 9 • Episode 5
An old flame claims to carry Jim-Bob's baby.
Friday, April 10
The Last Ten Days
Season 9 • Episode 6
The Waltons await word of the Japanese surrender.
Friday, April 10
The Sermon
Season 4 • Episode 1
The schoolteacher and the minister on Walton's Mountain suddenly decide to get married.
Saturday, April 11
The Move
Season 9 • Episode 7
Ben returns home from the service with plans to study engineering.
Saturday, April 11
The Whirlwind
Season 9 • Episode 8
Mary Ellen gets the news that Curt is still alive just as she is about to remarry.
Saturday, April 11
The Tempest
Season 9 • Episode 9
Mary Ellen finds her husband, Curt, in Florida.
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