The Waltons

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1972

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Drama

Romance

A mountain family struggles during the Great Depression and the years following.

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1972–1981 Series 9 Seasons235 Episodes

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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