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.
Friday, May 1
The Separation
Season 2 • Episode 3
Planning a surprise for the family with the Baldwin sisters, Grandpa makes Grandma jealous.
Friday, May 1
The Theft
Season 2 • Episode 4
A widow accuses John of stealing while he was working in her mansion; guest Dennis Dugan.
Friday, May 1
The Roots
Season 2 • Episode 5
A widow seeks John-Boy's aid in winning the affections of an itinerant farm worker.
Friday, May 1
The Secret
Season 4 • Episode 16
Jim-Bob searches out the circumstances surrounding his birth.
Saturday, May 2
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, May 2
The Prize
Season 2 • Episode 7
Olivia's still-ardent childhood suitor visits Walton's Mountain.
Saturday, May 2
The Braggart
Season 2 • Episode 8
John is asked to negotiate a professional baseball contract for an orphaned teenage boy.
Monday, May 4
The Fox
Season 4 • Episode 17
Grandpa is as trapped by circumstances as the young mountain animal Ben captures.
Tuesday, May 5
The Thanksgiving Story
Season 2 • Episode 10
The anticipated joy of Thanksgiving turns to sorrow for the Walton family.
Tuesday, May 5
The Thanksgiving Story
Season 2 • Episode 10
The gravity of John Boy's situation hits home when he must undergo a life-threatening operation.
Tuesday, May 5
The Burn Out
Season 4 • Episode 18
John-Boy struggles with guilt after fire destroys part of the Walton home.
Wednesday, May 6
The Fawn
Season 2 • Episode 9
John-Boy collects rent for a dishonest landlord.
Wednesday, May 6
The Substitute
Season 2 • Episode 11
A brilliant but insecure substitute (Catherine Burns) makes drastic changes in the school routine.
Wednesday, May 6
The Burn Out
Season 4 • Episode 18
John-Boy rewrites his lost novel; the Walton children learn lessons about themselves away from home.
Thursday, May 7
The Bequest
Season 2 • Episode 12
Grandma makes plans to distribute her wealth after a friend leaves her $250.
Thursday, May 7
The Air Mail Man
Season 2 • Episode 13
The Walton family befriends a mail pilot forced down by engine trouble; Olivia feels depressed.
Thursday, May 7
The Big Brother
Season 4 • Episode 19
A 12-year-old girl tries to con the Waltons and Baldwins out of $25.
Friday, May 8
The Triangle
Season 2 • Episode 14
Jealousy rears its ugly head between John-Boy and the Rev. Fordwick.
Friday, May 8
The Awakening
Season 2 • Episode 15
Grandma is troubled by age and hearing loss.
Friday, May 8
The Test
Season 4 • Episode 20
Olivia must choose between her family and a career when she is offered a business opportunity.
Saturday, May 9
The Honeymoon
Season 2 • Episode 16
After 19 years of marriage, John and Olivia go on a belated honeymoon.
Saturday, May 9
The Heritage
Season 2 • Episode 17
John is offered a modest fortune in exchange for the mountain.
Monday, May 11
The Quilting
Season 4 • Episode 21
Mary Ellen stubbornly defies her grandmother and rebels against a solemn mountain custom.
Tuesday, May 12
The Gift
Season 2 • Episode 18
Jason can't cope when he learns his close friend (Ron Howard) has only a year to live.
Tuesday, May 12
The Cradle
Season 2 • Episode 19
Olivia's pregnancy cuts her new job short.
Tuesday, May 12
The House
Season 4 • Episode 22
Grandma Walton challenges Grandpa in a battle to hold onto the past.
Wednesday, May 13
The Fulfillment
Season 2 • Episode 20
An 8-year-old orphan spends a couple of weeks with the Waltons.
Wednesday, May 13
The Ghost Story
Season 2 • Episode 21
A Ouija board and a painful memory create an eerie situation in the Walton household.
Wednesday, May 13
The Fledgling
Season 4 • Episode 23
John-Boy takes a full-time job to earn a down-payment for a printing press.
Thursday, May 14
The Graduation
Season 2 • Episode 22
Joy over John-Boy's imminent graduation is challenged by unforeseen circumstances.
Thursday, May 14
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.
Thursday, May 14
The Collision
Season 4 • Episode 24
A former girlfriend returns to Walton Mountain and challenges John-Boy to re-examine his life.
Friday, May 15
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.
Friday, May 15
The First Day
Season 3 • Episode 2
His first day at college is a very complicated one for John Boy.
Friday, May 15
The First Edition
Season 5 • Episode 1
John-Boy launches his first newspaper venture as editor and publisher.
Saturday, May 16
The Conflict
Season 3 • Episode 1
The Waltons' loyalty is tested by a conflict between family members.
Saturday, May 16
The Conflict
Season 3 • Episode 1
The Waltons rally to help their aunt fight a government eviction.
Monday, May 18
The Vigil
Season 5 • Episode 2
Mary Ellen diagnoses Grandma's abdominal pains as flu, but the elderly woman goes to the hospital.
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