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The Waltons: Season 1

24 episodes · first aired Sep 13, 1972

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1 The Foundling Sep 14, 1972 · 50m When a young girl is left on the doorstep of the Walton's home, they take her in. Not Before learning she is deaf after taking her to the doctor. One night while the Walton family listen…
2 The Carnival Sep 21, 1972 · 50m A Carnival troupe comes to Walton's Mountain. When the manager absconds with the money, four members are stranded at the Walton house. They thank the Waltons with a private performance.
3 The Calf Sep 28, 1972 · 50m The Family cow, Chance gives birth to a healthy calf but John announces that it must be sold to make ends meet. Elizabeth and Jim Bob hide the Calf to save it. John relents and the family…
4 The Hunt Oct 5, 1972 · 50m John Boy prepares to go on his first hunt and distress over taking an animals life. During the hunt he saves John's life from an attacking bear. Meanwhile Mary Ellen debates over a new…
5 The Typewriter Oct 12, 1972 · 50m John Boy borrows an antique typewriter from the Baldwin sisters so he can send a story to a magazine. Mary Ellen mistakenly sells it to a junk man, but through diligence, gets it back for…
6 The Star Oct 19, 1972 · 50m When a meteorite falls on the Baldwin's house, Zeb believes his time has come. The Baldwin sisters are hoaxed by their cousin until Zeb and John come to the rescue.
7 The Sinner Oct 26, 1972 · 50m The Reverend Matthew Fordwick comes to Walton's Mountain and upsets the family with his strict and forceful preaching. He innocently samples "the recipe," and John helps him to be accepted…
8 The Boy From the C.C.C. Nov 2, 1972 · 50m Gino, a boy from the slums of New York City runs away from a CCC Camp and learns about trust and love from the Waltons
9 The Ceremony Nov 9, 1972 · 50m A Jewish family, escaping refugees from Nazi Germany, come to Waltons Mountain for safety. Their 13 year old son loses respect for his father in the sons attempt to maintain his religious…
10 The Legend Nov 16, 1972 · 50m John's old army buddy, Tip Harrison, tries to cover his lack of success with childish actions and comments culminating in an accidental fire and the shooting of reckless the family dog.
11 The Literary Man Nov 30, 1972 · 50m John-Boy's truck breaks down and he meets the author, A.J. Covington. John-Boy jeopardizes a timber contract badly needed by the family.
12 The Dust Bowl Cousins Dec 7, 1972 · 50m The Walton's distant cousins arrive on the mountain and immediately upset everyone's life by their shiftless dishonest ways.
13 The Reunion Dec 14, 1972 · 50m The Baldwin sisters and The Recipe play a pivotal role in this story involving their unscrupulous scheming cousin, Homer Lee Baldwin.
14 The Minstrel Dec 21, 1972 · 50m Mary Ellen meets a traveling troubadour, Jamie and neglects her responsibilities of helping pick fruit.
15 The Actress Jan 4, 1973 · 50m When her car breaks down, the famous extravagant actress, Alvira Drummond finds herself stranded on Waltons Mountain. The Children, especially Mary Ellen, are fascinated by her "Hollywood"…
16 The Fire Jan 11, 1973 · 50m A young girls father objects to Miss Hunter's teaching Evolution. During a drunken rage he burns down the school and is killed in the fire.
17 The Love Story Jan 18, 1973 · 50m John Boy falls in love with Jenny Pendleton who returns to Walton's Mountain. Jenny's father and new step-mother follow her to the mountain. Her father is killed in an auto accident and…
18 The Courtship Jan 25, 1973 · 50m Olivia's uncle Cody Nelson comes to visit with the Waltons and finds love with a woman who has been divorced four times.
19 The Gypsies Feb 1, 1973 · 50m A gypsy family is stranded, but the leader refuses to accept help from the Waltons. His pride almost costs the life of his baby son.
20 The Deed Feb 8, 1973 · 50m It seems that the Waltons never officially registered the deed to Waltons Mountain. In order to help pay the legal fees, John-Boy leaves home for a job in the city. He meets new friends…
21 The Scholar Feb 22, 1973 · 50m A neighbor lady, Verdie Grant asks John-Boy to teach her to read and write. He agrees to teach her as he helps Elizabeth. Things go wrong, however, and feelings get hurt.
22 The Bicycle Mar 1, 1973 · 50m Local blacksmith, Curtis Norton has John-Boy write letters to his bride-to-be. When she arrives on Walton's Mountain, life and Curtis are much different than she expected. Meanwhile…
23 The Townie Mar 8, 1973 · 50m John-Boy's friend Sarah sees him as a way to escape her "trapped" life with her demanding mother. When John-Boy rejects her advances, she runs off and plans to elope with a townie.
24 An Easter Story Apr 19, 1973 · 1h 40m The entire family suffers a crisis when Olivia is stricken with polio. Dr Vance prescribes the accepted treatment, but Olivia does not get better. John-Boy learns of a new treatment…