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.
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.
Wednesday, February 4
The Departure
Season 3 • Episode 12
Feeling "put out to pasture," John seeks adventure by leaving to work in a Norfolk shipyard.
Wednesday, February 4
The Visitor
Season 3 • Episode 13
The Waltons help prepare for the return of an old friend's wife.
Wednesday, February 4
The Birthday
Season 3 • Episode 14
Grandpa loses his will to live after a near-fatal heart attack; the family takes desperate measures.
Wednesday, February 4
The Theft
Season 2 • Episode 4
A widow accuses John of stealing while he was working in her mansion; guest Dennis Dugan.
Thursday, February 5
The Lie
Season 3 • Episode 15
When Ben is charged with a hit-and-run, John-boy pieces together the evidence.
Thursday, February 5
The Matchmakers
Season 3 • Episode 16
When John lends Cupid a hand, Walton's Mountain loses its most eligible bachelor.
Thursday, February 5
The Beguiled
Season 3 • Episode 17
An unscrupulous student at Boatwright University steals John-Boy's notes.
Thursday, February 5
The Roots
Season 2 • Episode 5
A widow seeks John-Boy's aid in winning the affections of an itinerant farm worker.
Friday, February 6
The Caretakers
Season 3 • Episode 18
Grandpa gets angry and moves out with Grandma after John suggests he take life a little easier.
Friday, February 6
The Shivaree
Season 3 • Episode 19
A fun mountain wedding threatens to destroy the marriage of a family friend.
Friday, February 6
The Choice
Season 3 • Episode 20
Amid plans to expand his business, John considers Jason's desire to study music a waste of time.
Friday, February 6
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.
Saturday, February 7
The Statue
Season 3 • Episode 21
The statue grandpa wins as a raffle prize, looks like an ex-girlfriend.
Saturday, February 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.
Saturday, February 7
The Woman
Season 3 • Episode 23
John and Olivia prepare for their anniversary; John-Boy falls for an older woman and plans to leave.
Monday, February 9
The Prize
Season 2 • Episode 7
Olivia's still-ardent childhood suitor visits Walton's Mountain.
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