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, January 9
The Legend
Season 1 • Episode 10
John's Army buddy, hides his troubles and regales the family with tales of his wartime escapades.
Friday, January 9
The Literary Man
Season 1 • Episode 11
Dreaming of a writing career, John-Boy loses a much-needed woodcutting contract.
Friday, January 9
The Dust Bowl Cousins
Season 1 • Episode 12
The Denby cousins move in unexpectedly and take advantage of hospitality.
Friday, January 9
The Literary Man
Season 1 • Episode 11
Dreaming of a writing career, John-Boy loses a much-needed woodcutting contract.
Saturday, January 10
The Reunion
Season 1 • Episode 13
An unscrupulous relative of the Baldwin sisters uses their "recipe" for his own profit.
Saturday, January 10
The Minstrel
Season 1 • Episode 14
Mary Ellen falls for a minstrel and resists helping the family fulfill a vital contract.
Saturday, January 10
The Actress
Season 1 • Episode 15
An actress stays with the family after her car breaks down and her driver leaves.
Saturday, January 10
The Starlet
Season 8 • Episode 5
Erin gets involved with a documentary film being made at the Pickett Defense Plant.
Saturday, January 10
The Journal
Season 8 • Episode 6
John and Olivia must make a decision about publishing a manuscript John-Boy wrote while overseas.
Sunday, January 11
The Lost Sheep
Season 8 • Episode 7
While home on leave, Ashley Longworth Jr. asks Erin to marry him right away.
Sunday, January 11
The Violated
Season 8 • Episode 8
While the Waltons wait for word of John Boy, Olivia does volunteer work for the Red Cross.
Monday, January 12
The Dust Bowl Cousins
Season 1 • Episode 12
The Denby cousins move in unexpectedly and take advantage of hospitality.
Tuesday, January 13
The Fire
Season 1 • Episode 16
A zealot, objecting to his daughter's curriculum, burns down the schoolhouse.
Tuesday, January 13
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 13
The Courtship
Season 1 • Episode 18
While visiting Walton's Mountain, Olivia's uncle becomes involved with an often-married divorcee.
Tuesday, January 13
The Reunion
Season 1 • Episode 13
An unscrupulous relative of the Baldwin sisters uses their "recipe" for his own profit.
Wednesday, January 14
The Gypsies
Season 1 • Episode 19
Gypsies stay with the Waltons until they can fix a wagon and cure a sick child.
Wednesday, January 14
The Deed
Season 1 • Episode 20
The Waltons may lose the mountain because their ancestors failed to file a deed.
Wednesday, January 14
The Scholar
Season 1 • Episode 21
John-Boy teaches a proud but uneducated black woman how to read and write.
Wednesday, January 14
The Minstrel
Season 1 • Episode 14
Mary Ellen falls for a minstrel and resists helping the family fulfill a vital contract.
Thursday, January 15
The Bicycle
Season 1 • Episode 22
The local blacksmith decides to get a bride through the mail.
Thursday, January 15
The Townie
Season 1 • Episode 23
John-Boy's casual date for the movies decides to unleash her considerable feminine charms on him.
Thursday, January 15
The Journey
Season 2 • Episode 1
John Boy sacrifices a dream date to escort an elderly Scottish lady on a journey.
Thursday, January 15
The Actress
Season 1 • Episode 15
An actress stays with the family after her car breaks down and her driver leaves.
Friday, January 16
An Easter Story
Season 1 • Episode 24
The faith of the Walton family is sorely tried when Olivia contracts polio.
Friday, January 16
An Easter Story
Season 1 • Episode 24
Olivia tries a radical polio treatment developed by Sister Kenny of Australia.
Friday, January 16
The Odyssey
Season 2 • Episode 2
John-Boy heads for a mountain cabin to write.
Friday, January 16
The Fire
Season 1 • Episode 16
A zealot, objecting to his daughter's curriculum, burns down the schoolhouse.
Saturday, January 17
The Separation
Season 2 • Episode 3
Planning a surprise for the family with the Baldwin sisters, Grandpa makes Grandma jealous.
Saturday, January 17
The Theft
Season 2 • Episode 4
A widow accuses John of stealing while he was working in her mansion; guest Dennis Dugan.
Saturday, January 17
The Roots
Season 2 • Episode 5
A widow seeks John-Boy's aid in winning the affections of an itinerant farm worker.
Saturday, January 17
The Waiting
Season 8 • Episode 9
Olivia does volunteer work for the Red Cross while John Boy lies in a coma.
Saturday, January 17
The Silver Wings
Season 8 • Episode 10
Jim-Bob falls in love with a young married woman whose husband is overseas.
Sunday, January 18
The Wager
Season 8 • Episode 11
Erin and Mary Ellen enter a race traditionally undertaken only by males.
Sunday, January 18
The Spirit
Season 8 • Episode 12
Small, seemingly unrelated thefts occur around Walton's Mountain.
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.
Saturday, January 24
The Fastidious Wife
Season 8 • Episode 13
Cindy takes a book literally and almost goes into premature labor from exhaustion.
Saturday, January 24
The Unthinkable
Season 8 • Episode 14
Jason discovers prejudice against people who are "different.".
Sunday, January 25
The Idol
Season 8 • Episode 15
Elizabeth can't cope with the news that her favorite teacher and friend is terminally ill.
Sunday, January 25
The Prodigals
Season 8 • Episode 16
An attempt to make some easy money turns into trouble for Jeffrey and his friend Josh.
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