Season 8 (1979)

The Home Front
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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

The Kinfolk
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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

The Diploma
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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

The Innocents
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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

The Starlet
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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

The Journal
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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

The Lost Sheep
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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.

The Violated (1)
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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

The Waiting (2)
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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

The Silver Wings
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November 29, 1979 • 50m

Jim-Bob meets Betsy, a married woman and falls in love with her while delivering her a package.

The Wager
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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.

The Spirit
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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.

The Fastidious Wife
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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

The Unthinkable
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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.

The Idol
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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.

The Prodigals
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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.

The Remembrance
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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.

The Inspiration
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January 31, 1980 • 50m

Mamie Baldwin makes it through a difficult operation with Grandma's help.

The Last Straw
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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

The Traveling Man
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February 14, 1980 • 50m

Rose's ex-boyfriend Stanley Perkins arrives on Waltons Mountain and he makes a re-acquaintance with Rose.

The Furlough
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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

The Medal
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February 28, 1980 • 50m

Corabeth gets pursued by an old suitor. Mary Ellen is attracted to Eddie Ramirez.

The Valediction
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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.