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 11
The Children's Carol
Season 6 • Episode 11
Mary Ellen and the baby leave to be near Curt.
Wednesday, March 11
The Children's Carol
Season 6 • Episode 11
The English children stow away in a truck.
Wednesday, March 11
The Celebration
Season 6 • Episode 13
One large order will clear the mill of all debts.
Wednesday, March 11
The Thoroughbred
Season 3 • Episode 3
John-Boy and his mule are pitted against a rich young man and his Thoroughbred.
Thursday, March 12
The Rumor
Season 6 • Episode 14
Elizabeth's vivid imagination starts a rumor that threatens her family and friends.
Thursday, March 12
Spring Fever
Season 6 • Episode 15
Mamie Baldwin fears it will be her last spring.
Thursday, March 12
The Festival
Season 6 • Episode 16
Jason auditions for the Spring Festival, and Elizabeth falls in love.
Thursday, March 12
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, March 13
The Anniversary
Season 6 • Episode 17
John makes plans for his 25th anniversary.
Friday, March 13
The Family Tree
Season 6 • Episode 18
Jason helps Verdie probe her family history.
Friday, March 13
The Revelation
Season 6 • Episode 21
John-Boy announces marriage plans and brings his fiancee home to meet the family.
Friday, March 13
The Romance
Season 3 • Episode 5
Olivia gets more than she bargained for when she enrolls in an art class.
Saturday, March 14
The Ordeal
Season 6 • Episode 19
Elizabeth falls from improperly stacked logs.
Saturday, March 14
The Ordeal
Season 6 • Episode 19
The family adjusts to Elizabeth's leg injuries.
Saturday, March 14
Grandma Comes Home
Season 6 • Episode 22
An unhappy Grandma returns home to family.
Monday, March 16
The Ring
Season 3 • Episode 6
Her first date with a college man puts Mary Ellen in a difficult situation.
Tuesday, March 17
The Return
Season 6 • Episode 20
John-Boy comes home and tries to re-establish a long-forgotten mine.
Tuesday, March 17
The Return
Season 6 • Episode 20
John-Boy comes home and tries to re-establish a long-forgotten mine.
Tuesday, March 17
The Calling
Season 7 • Episode 2
Jim-Bob's fancy turns to kites and the Baldwins' visiting cousin.
Tuesday, March 17
The System
Season 3 • Episode 7
John-Boy defends a freshman football player he formerly accused of cheating.
Wednesday, March 18
The Empty Nest
Season 7 • Episode 1
John must make a decision that will have a profound effect on the entire family.
Wednesday, March 18
The Empty Nest
Season 7 • Episode 1
John must make a decision that will have a profound effect on the entire family.
Wednesday, March 18
The Moonshiner
Season 7 • Episode 3
Unexpected issues arise when Jason gets involved with Grandpa's brother.
Wednesday, March 18
The Spoilers
Season 3 • Episode 8
A sophisticated but emotionally dysfunctional New York family arrives on Walton's Mountain.
Thursday, March 19
The Obsession
Season 7 • Episode 4
Mary Ellen becomes dependent on drugs while preparing for her final exams at nursing school.
Thursday, March 19
The Changeling
Season 7 • Episode 5
Just before her 13th birthday, Elizabeth becomes reluctant to grow up.
Thursday, March 19
The Portrait
Season 7 • Episode 6
Erin becomes involved with a brooding artist who is mentally ill.
Thursday, March 19
The Marathon
Season 3 • Episode 9
John-Boy defies his mother to enter a weeklong dance marathon with a young stranger.
Friday, March 20
The Captive
Season 7 • Episode 7
Ike and the Waltons discover Corabeth is battling alcoholism.
Friday, March 20
The Illusion
Season 7 • Episode 8
Verdie Foster's daughter comes home bitter toward her mother.
Friday, March 20
The Beau
Season 7 • Episode 9
A former suitor of Grandma's learns of her widowhood and comes to visit.
Friday, March 20
The Book
Season 3 • Episode 10
John-Boy's feelings of inadequacy are washed away when his book of short stories is published.
Saturday, March 21
Day of Infamy
Season 7 • Episode 10
News of the Pearl Harbor attack affects each of the Waltons.
Saturday, March 21
The Yearning
Season 7 • Episode 11
A new minister joins the community at Walton's Mountain; Elizabeth helps him settle in.
Saturday, March 21
The Boosters
Season 7 • Episode 12
Yancy studies barbering through the mail.
Monday, March 23
The Job
Season 3 • Episode 11
A part-time job catapults John-Boy into the thick of an emotional battle.
Tuesday, March 24
The Conscience
Season 7 • Episode 13
Jason has difficulty facing the prospect of joining the Army during World War II.
Tuesday, March 24
The Obstacle
Season 7 • Episode 14
The Waltons help an old friend of John-Boy's who was disabled during World War II.
Tuesday, March 24
The Parting
Season 7 • Episode 15
Olivia is worried John is overworking himself.
Tuesday, March 24
The Departure
Season 3 • Episode 12
Feeling "put out to pasture," John seeks adventure by leaving to work in a Norfolk shipyard.
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.
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