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.
Thursday, October 16
The Ordeal
Season 6 • Episode 19
Elizabeth falls from improperly stacked logs.
Thursday, October 16
The Ordeal
Season 6 • Episode 19
The family adjusts to Elizabeth's leg injuries.
Friday, October 17
Grandma Comes Home
Season 6 • Episode 22
An unhappy Grandma returns home to family.
Friday, October 17
The Diploma
Season 8 • Episode 3
John can't find his diploma to show the Army.
Friday, October 17
The Return
Season 6 • Episode 20
John-Boy comes home and tries to re-establish a long-forgotten mine.
Friday, October 17
The Return
Season 6 • Episode 20
John-Boy comes home and tries to re-establish a long-forgotten mine.
Friday, October 17
The Calling
Season 7 • Episode 2
Jim-Bob's fancy turns to kites and the Baldwins' visiting cousin.
Friday, October 17
The Return
Season 6 • Episode 20
John-Boy comes home and tries to re-establish a long-forgotten mine.
Friday, October 17
The Return
Season 6 • Episode 20
John-Boy comes home and tries to re-establish a long-forgotten mine.
Saturday, October 18
The Calling
Season 7 • Episode 2
Jim-Bob's fancy turns to kites and the Baldwins' visiting cousin.
Monday, October 20
The Innocents
Season 8 • Episode 4
Olivia tries to set up a day nursery for the children of defense workers.
Monday, October 20
The Empty Nest
Season 7 • Episode 1
John must make a decision that will have a profound effect on the entire family.
Monday, October 20
The Empty Nest
Season 7 • Episode 1
John must make a decision that will have a profound effect on the entire family.
Monday, October 20
The Moonshiner
Season 7 • Episode 3
Unexpected issues arise when Jason gets involved with Grandpa's brother.
Monday, October 20
The Empty Nest
Season 7 • Episode 1
John must make a decision that will have a profound effect on the entire family.
Monday, October 20
The Empty Nest
Season 7 • Episode 1
John must make a decision that will have a profound effect on the entire family.
Tuesday, October 21
The Moonshiner
Season 7 • Episode 3
Unexpected issues arise when Jason gets involved with Grandpa's brother.
Tuesday, October 21
The Starlet
Season 8 • Episode 5
Erin gets involved with a documentary film being made at the Pickett Defense Plant.
Tuesday, October 21
The Obsession
Season 7 • Episode 4
Mary Ellen becomes dependent on drugs while preparing for her final exams at nursing school.
Tuesday, October 21
The Changeling
Season 7 • Episode 5
Just before her 13th birthday, Elizabeth becomes reluctant to grow up.
Tuesday, October 21
The Portrait
Season 7 • Episode 6
Erin becomes involved with a brooding artist who is mentally ill.
Tuesday, October 21
The Obsession
Season 7 • Episode 4
Mary Ellen becomes dependent on drugs while preparing for her final exams at nursing school.
Tuesday, October 21
The Changeling
Season 7 • Episode 5
Just before her 13th birthday, Elizabeth becomes reluctant to grow up.
Wednesday, October 22
The Portrait
Season 7 • Episode 6
Erin becomes involved with a brooding artist who is mentally ill.
Wednesday, October 22
The Journal
Season 8 • Episode 6
John and Olivia must make a decision about publishing a manuscript John-Boy wrote while overseas.
Wednesday, October 22
The Captive
Season 7 • Episode 7
Ike and the Waltons discover Corabeth is battling alcoholism.
Wednesday, October 22
The Illusion
Season 7 • Episode 8
Verdie Foster's daughter comes home bitter toward her mother.
Wednesday, October 22
The Beau
Season 7 • Episode 9
A former suitor of Grandma's learns of her widowhood and comes to visit.
Wednesday, October 22
The Captive
Season 7 • Episode 7
Ike and the Waltons discover Corabeth is battling alcoholism.
Wednesday, October 22
The Illusion
Season 7 • Episode 8
Verdie Foster's daughter comes home bitter toward her mother.
Thursday, October 23
The Beau
Season 7 • Episode 9
A former suitor of Grandma's learns of her widowhood and comes to visit.
Thursday, October 23
The Lost Sheep
Season 8 • Episode 7
While home on leave, Ashley Longworth Jr. asks Erin to marry him right away.
Thursday, October 23
Day of Infamy
Season 7 • Episode 10
News of the Pearl Harbor attack affects each of the Waltons.
Thursday, October 23
The Yearning
Season 7 • Episode 11
A new minister joins the community at Walton's Mountain; Elizabeth helps him settle in.
Thursday, October 23
The Boosters
Season 7 • Episode 12
Yancy studies barbering through the mail.
Thursday, October 23
Day of Infamy
Season 7 • Episode 10
News of the Pearl Harbor attack affects each of the Waltons.
Thursday, October 23
The Yearning
Season 7 • Episode 11
A new minister joins the community at Walton's Mountain; Elizabeth helps him settle in.
Friday, October 24
The Boosters
Season 7 • Episode 12
Yancy studies barbering through the mail.
Friday, October 24
The Violated
Season 8 • Episode 8
While the Waltons wait for word of John Boy, Olivia does volunteer work for the Red Cross.
Friday, October 24
The Conscience
Season 7 • Episode 13
Jason has difficulty facing the prospect of joining the Army during World War II.
Friday, October 24
The Obstacle
Season 7 • Episode 14
The Waltons help an old friend of John-Boy's who was disabled during World War II.
Friday, October 24
The Parting
Season 7 • Episode 15
Olivia is worried John is overworking himself.
Friday, October 24
The Conscience
Season 7 • Episode 13
Jason has difficulty facing the prospect of joining the Army during World War II.
Friday, October 24
The Obstacle
Season 7 • Episode 14
The Waltons help an old friend of John-Boy's who was disabled during World War II.
Saturday, October 25
The Parting
Season 7 • Episode 15
Olivia is worried John is overworking himself.
Monday, October 27
The Silver Wings
Season 8 • Episode 10
Jim-Bob falls in love with a young married woman whose husband is overseas.
Monday, October 27
The Burden
Season 7 • Episode 16
An incredible bit of luck saves reckless Jim-Bob.
Monday, October 27
The Pinup
Season 7 • Episode 17
Mary Ellen becomes overprotective of her son.
Monday, October 27
The Attack
Season 7 • Episode 18
Ike is hospitalized after a heart attack.
Monday, October 27
The Burden
Season 7 • Episode 16
An incredible bit of luck saves reckless Jim-Bob.
Monday, October 27
The Pinup
Season 7 • Episode 17
Mary Ellen becomes overprotective of her son.
Tuesday, October 28
The Attack
Season 7 • Episode 18
Ike is hospitalized after a heart attack.
Tuesday, October 28
The Wager
Season 8 • Episode 11
Erin and Mary Ellen enter a race traditionally undertaken only by males.
Tuesday, October 28
The Legacy
Season 7 • Episode 19
Excitement and romance come to Walton's Mountain with the arrival of Ashley Longworth Jr.
Tuesday, October 28
The Outsider
Season 7 • Episode 20
Ike surprises Corabeth with the wrong fountain.
Tuesday, October 28
The Torch
Season 7 • Episode 21
The children protect John from an old flame.
Tuesday, October 28
The Legacy
Season 7 • Episode 19
Excitement and romance come to Walton's Mountain with the arrival of Ashley Longworth Jr.
Tuesday, October 28
The Outsider
Season 7 • Episode 20
Ike surprises Corabeth with the wrong fountain.
Wednesday, October 29
The Torch
Season 7 • Episode 21
The children protect John from an old flame.
Wednesday, October 29
The Fastidious Wife
Season 8 • Episode 13
Cindy takes a book literally and almost goes into premature labor from exhaustion.
Wednesday, October 29
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.
Wednesday, October 29
The Home Front
Season 8 • Episode 1
Olivia returns home to find her family deeply involved in the war effort.
Wednesday, October 29
The Home Front
Season 8 • Episode 1
Jim-Bob's life is threatened, and John is determined to settle the score with Calvin.
Wednesday, October 29
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.
Wednesday, October 29
The Home Front
Season 8 • Episode 1
Olivia returns home to find her family deeply involved in the war effort.
Thursday, October 30
The Home Front
Season 8 • Episode 1
Jim-Bob's life is threatened, and John is determined to settle the score with Calvin.
Thursday, October 30
The Nightwalker
Season 5 • Episode 6
A mysterious presence strikes fear into the hearts of the mountain's residents.
Thursday, October 30
The Kinfolk
Season 8 • Episode 2
Olivia's cousin Rose arrives for a visit, bringing her two grandchildren with her.
Thursday, October 30
The Diploma
Season 8 • Episode 3
John can't find his diploma to show the Army.
Thursday, October 30
The Innocents
Season 8 • Episode 4
Olivia tries to set up a day nursery for the children of defense workers.
Thursday, October 30
The Starlet
Season 8 • Episode 5
Erin gets involved with a documentary film being made at the Pickett Defense Plant.
Thursday, October 30
The Journal
Season 8 • Episode 6
John and Olivia must make a decision about publishing a manuscript John-Boy wrote while overseas.
Thursday, October 30
Founders' Day
Season 7 • Episode 23
The Waltons' claim to the mountain is disputed when old documents turn up.
Thursday, October 30
The Kinfolk
Season 8 • Episode 2
Olivia's cousin Rose arrives for a visit, bringing her two grandchildren with her.
Friday, October 31
The Diploma
Season 8 • Episode 3
John can't find his diploma to show the Army.
Friday, October 31
The Innocents
Season 8 • Episode 4
Olivia tries to set up a day nursery for the children of defense workers.
Friday, October 31
The Starlet
Season 8 • Episode 5
Erin gets involved with a documentary film being made at the Pickett Defense Plant.
Friday, October 31
The Journal
Season 8 • Episode 6
John and Olivia must make a decision about publishing a manuscript John-Boy wrote while overseas.
Friday, October 31
The Changeling
Season 7 • Episode 5
Just before her 13th birthday, Elizabeth becomes reluctant to grow up.
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