September 23, 1976 • 50m
The first edition of The Blue Ridge Chronicle is published by John-Boy. He publishes a story about Ben and it makes his mother mad.
September 30, 1976 • 50m
Mary Ellen, aspring nurse, makes a diagnosis about Grandma's illness which almost costs Grandma her life.
October 7, 1976 • 50m
Jason gets news that his scholarship has been cancelled. Jason begins to hang out at the Dew Drop Inn. He is trying to interest ...Read more
October 14, 1976 • 50m
John refuses to visit the tent meeting or get baptised, even with the presence of a famous evangelist.
October 21, 1976 • 50m
John-Boy tries to keep the community updated about the news in Europe sohe decides to print excerpts about Hitler's Mein Kampf in...Read more
October 28, 1976 • 50m
A unknown person prowls through the night on Walton's Mountain. Godsey's Hall is open up by Ike Godsey & Jason decides to have a...Read more
November 4, 1976 • 1h 40m
Mary Ellen surprises her parents saying that she and Dr. David Spencer are getting married. At the same time the family makes p...Read more
November 11, 1976 • 50m
John-Boy sells his Meadow to a mining company to meet payments on his printing press. Ike and Corabeth follow suit. What everybody...Read more
November 18, 1976 • 50m
Jim-Bob fixes up Ike's old motorcyle & he enters a motorcyle race. The Godsey's want to adopt a baby but instead adopt a young girl named Aimee
December 2, 1976 • 50m
Auntie Martha Corrine Walton comes to Walton's Mountain to visit and soon interupts everybody's life. She and Ben make an old fash...Read more
December 9, 1976 • 50m
The 11 members of the Walton family are together for Christmas This would be the last time that all of the Waltons would be together
December 16, 1976 • 50m
The Waltons are emersed in a controversial election for sheriff and Grandpa fights to release a wild mustang that he says was caug...Read more
December 23, 1976 • 50m
Corabeth gives Olivia a permanent that turns out badly. Grandma is up against a new competition for playing the church organ.
January 6, 1977 • 50m
Elizabeth has nightmares of an unknown experience of being stuck on the very top of a ferris wheel. Ben starts to seriously worry about his height.
January 13, 1977 • 50m
Erin's 1st love, Chad Marshall, comes back and asks Erin to be his wife. She agrees but John emphatically says no so Erin and Chad run off to elope.
January 20, 1977 • 50m
John goes to Charlottesville and applies for an office job. He finds it impossible to work under the harsh direction of the office manager.
January 27, 1977 • 50m
Erin's graduation from high school seems to be very painful because Erin has no firm plans for the future or any career.
February 3, 1977 • 50m
John-Boy acts on a suggestion of Grandma's and oranizes a memorial to the Jefferson County Doughboys of WWI. Sheriff Ed Bridges , ...Read more
February 10, 1977 • 50m
John-Boy goes to Lakehurst New Jersey to travel to cover the landing of Hindenburg and is deeply affected by its crash. Curt tries...Read more
February 17, 1977 • 50m
Jason falls in love with Vanessa, Curt's sister, who left her husband so she could become a singer. John-Boy begins to publish sec...Read more
February 24, 1977 • 50m
Grandpa says he going to bring Grandma home from the hosptal. When the Doctors say no, Grandpa causes a scene and is told not to c...Read more
March 3, 1977 • 50m
The Baldwin's niece, Hillary Von Kleist, comes for a visit from Vienna. Jason joins the National Guard over Olivia's objections.
March 10, 1977 • 50m
A hot headed Ben has a falling out with John and Ben takes a job as a used car salesman . Ben seems a natural until the family que...Read more
March 17, 1977 • 50m
John-Boy goes to New York City after waiting weeks without word on his novel. It pays off and John-Boy talks to an editor who agre...Read more