September 20, 1979 • 1h 40m
John serves on the local draft board. A young soldier he drafted has been killed and the boy's Dad threatens John & Jim-Bob. The f...Read more
September 27, 1979 • 50m
Rose arrives for a visit which is extended with Serena and Jeffery, her grandchildren. Jim-Bob and Ike Godsey build an air raid s...Read more
October 4, 1979 • 50m
Mary Ellen subs as the county nurse. John tries to prove to the army that he really did graduate from high school. John can not fi...Read more
October 11, 1979 • 50m
Olivia says the mountain needs a day nursery for children of defense plant workers. Corabeth thinks that Ike has a girlfriend whe...Read more
October 18, 1979 • 50m
The film company comes to Walton's Mountain and Pickett plant is used for a war-time documentary. Erin is convinced by the direct...Read more
October 25, 1979 • 50m
A publisher asks permission from John and Olivia about printing the new book that John-Boy wrote in Europe. Jeff does not want Re...Read more
November 1, 1979 • 50m
Ashley Longworth Jr. comes back and asks Erin to be his wife. She has some serious doubts after he says he has lost his faith in God.
November 8, 1979 • 50m
Olivia searches for a soldier's wife at the request from the Red Cross. The soldier's wife won't answer her husband's letters. C...Read more
November 22, 1979 • 50m
To be near John-Boy who is in a coma, Olivia joins the Red Cross. Rose plans the big Thanksgiving dinner. John and Olivia spend T...Read more
November 29, 1979 • 50m
Jim-Bob meets Betsy, a married woman and falls in love with her while delivering her a package.
December 13, 1979 • 50m
All of Jefferson County watched with wonder when Mary Ellen and Erin decide to venture even farther into a mans world.
December 20, 1979 • 50m
There's an escapee from a POW camp in North Carolina hiding on Walton's Mountain and he is befriended by Jeffrey. They ask him in on Christmas Eve.
December 27, 1979 • 50m
Cindy gets a book from Corabeth on how to be the perfect wife and Cindy resolves to cater to Ben's every need. Jeffrey takes home...Read more
January 3, 1980 • 50m
There's a recruit working for Jason's company who is Jewish. He tells how his grandfather was arrested and killed by German soldiers in Warsaw.
January 10, 1980 • 50m
Hazel Lamphere, the new school teacher, comes to Walton's Mountain and Elizabeth is immediately attached to her. Virginia is born to Cindy and Ben.
January 17, 1980 • 50m
Josh and Jeffrey break into Godsey's store and are in trouble with the law. After being humiliated by a solider in uniform, Ben decides to enlist.
January 24, 1980 • 50m
Zadoc Walton, Zeb's cousin, arrives to keep a 21 year old promise and makes a surprising contribution to Boatwright University.
January 31, 1980 • 50m
Mamie Baldwin makes it through a difficult operation with Grandma's help.
February 7, 1980 • 50m
When John's equipment breaks down and Jim-Bob breaks his, John decides maybe he has had enough. Jeffrey builds himself a soapbox c...Read more
February 14, 1980 • 50m
Rose's ex-boyfriend Stanley Perkins arrives on Waltons Mountain and he makes a re-acquaintance with Rose.
February 21, 1980 • 50m
John-Boy returns home physically cured but he still suffers from a loss of memory. Ike gets arrested for draft evasion because he...Read more
February 28, 1980 • 50m
Corabeth gets pursued by an old suitor. Mary Ellen is attracted to Eddie Ramirez.
March 13, 1980 • 50m
Jim-Bob graduates as class valedictorian and Erin finds out that Ashley Longsworth Jr married a girl in London. The Walton boys join the War.