John says that she will be turning 68 in a few days and now qualifies to collect Old Age Pension" Grandma doesn't feel old on the inside but she doesn't recognize herself in the mirror anymore. Like a family who's love touched another human being and helped carry her to the far shore of womanhood. The Waltons - Saison 2 pisode 2. Guest Stars: Sissy Spacek (Sarah Simmonds), Allyn Ann McLerie (Mrs. Simmonds) with: Tami Bula (Marcia Woolery), Mariclaire Costello (Miss Hunter), Nicholas Hammond (Theodore Claypool Jr.), John Myhers (Theodore Claypool), Bill McLean (Mr. Purdy), Kelly Yagerman (Amanda), Mike McGaughy (Homer), John Crawford (Sheriff Bridges), Main Menu Ben leaves home to work at a Norfolk defense factory. In the TV movie Katherine (1975), a terrorist. ------------------ And if that doesnt do it, this should: The episode gets a TV-G rating (find another hourlong drama that can do that). Meanwhile, Elizabeth is making a family cookbook and discovers a surprise ingredient in Grandma's sponge cake. He first appeared in the episode The Grandchild. Watchlist. Josh and Jeffrey get into major trouble when they crapshoot. In the process, Mary Ellen tenderly breaks the news of her mother's death to her little daughter. - Season Two Jason and Josh, the runaway boy found in Walton's barn, become a great musical team, but some doors are closed to them because Josh is black. He also convinces Red Turner to pick up the guitar and perform again after the death of his son Seth. In 1980, she portrayed Loretta Lynn in Coal Miners Daughter. Meanwhile, Toni tries to help Jason out when the Dew Drop Inn's business starts to decline. She gives John-Boy her mule to use as long as he needs. Erin gets a "Dear Joan" letter from Ashley Longworth Jr. Verdi's husband Harley (Hal Williams) is accused of escaping prison for a murder (which was in self-defense) 9 years ago and is reluctantly arrested by Sheriff Bridges. (the plot is loosely based on the film/novel ". Ben experiences problems when he takes over John's order in his short absence. Things are looking up on the mountain, and the Waltons take a $500 loan from the bank to buy some faster equipment for the mill. When John protests, she decides on a perm from Corabeth instead, which is disastrous and ridiculed. Meanwhile, Grandpa doesn't seem to want to go to the SpanishAmerican War veterans' reunion, even though he talks so much about his charge up, In a two-hour episode, a fire severely damages the second floor and kitchen of the Walton house. Sissy Spacek has her first television role in The Waltons series. Also, newlyweds Erin and Paul want to move out of the Walton homestead; Jason decides to make more of his musical talent, while Jim-Bob asks the Baldwin sisters to help him expand his garage business. Do you remember her character? Aperu: John-Boy heads for a mountain retreat and finds an old school mate who is expecting.The baby arrives with John-Boy's help. After she cannot sell the farm, the two break up, and John-Boy finds Marsha a better job. Thats when he earned the part of Holly, the 15-year-old old in Badlands. This was in 1973. She plans on selling the family farm and giving the money to her arrogant and greedy city fiance. He was the grandson of John Walton and Olivia Walton. However, John Walton (Andrew Duggan), who has taken work in Waynesboro, Virginia, about 50 miles away, is late returning home, and his family is becoming increasingly worried. A gypsy family, stranded with a broken wagon during a thunderstorm, break into the temporarily unoccupied Baldwin house for shelter. "During the early days of 'The Waltons,' I was a wild man,". They sometimes must stay overtime. As they finally prepare to leave Sarah's mother arrives by horse and buggy to take her home away from Ted Claypool. When the cameras stopped rolling, though, things changed; the actors fought a lot of demons when filming, no . Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Unlike Andor, Mandalorian is going all in on Star Wars lore. ------------------ With the stress of the price freeze, food rationing, and extra business, Ike suffers a heart attack. The waitress at the Dew Drop Inn, Sissy Walker, learns that Yancy has been seen at the Waltons house and she drives over there to find him. Family members sneak a look at John-Boy's novel about them and the community. After Mary Ellen is hurt when her car collides with a deer and is advised by a doctor never to get pregnant again, she becomes afraid that her new husband will lose interest in her. When she doesn't get the results she is looking for she asks John-Boy when he will become a John-Man. John-Boy misses a lecture by a famous travel writer to help look for him, but a chance encounter puts a positive spin on the day for the brothers. They mistakenly believe a busy factory is coming. Additional Cast: Guest Stars: Sissy Spacek (Sarah Jane Simmonds), Allyn Ann McLerie (Widow Margie Simmonds), Frances E. Williams (Granny Ketchum) with: Joe Conley (Ike Godsey) TV Guide Ad Promo Images The career of Sissy Spacek took off shortly after The Waltons. John-Boy, as a newspaper editor, gets tangled up in the coming sheriff's election, in which a handsome, polished stranger (, Chad Marshall returns to Walton's Mountain and proposes to Erin. Meanwhile, his mother sees an advertisement for a publishing company looking for new authors and gives them a sample of his work. Since he is now a "published author," he gets a slightly swelled head in his writing class, and his professor sets up a radio interview in his class. Los Angeles, A $150,000 executive protection dog? The Movie Specials The family introduces her to Ike Godsey, who likes her and decides he is tired of the bachelor life. McDonough starred on The Waltons throughout its entire run1972 to 1981and also appeared in all six of the movie sequels. ------------------ John-Boy is offered an amazing printing press for a good price by a retiring newsman. Later when he thinks about his dilemma by Drucillas Pond. Jason needs to find $300 to cover his tuition at the Kleinberg Conservatory of music. It became a classic Sissy Spacek role. The Waltons--even the Depression doesnt get them down--cant help getting involved, and things turn out all right. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series The Waltons for which he won an Emmy Award. Meanwhile, Jason becomes the host of a new radio show, giving relationship advice. Directed by Vincent Sherman Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) Produced by Music by Jerry Goldsmith . Wanting to make a profit off of the now heavy traffic near Walton's Mountain, Ben, Ike, and Corabeth decide to build an auto court and landscaped town square. The Baldwin sisters' cousin has just come back home after 17 years of living as a German diplomat's wife in Europe. When Sarah's Mother and Ted's father arrives at the Walton's home looking for their children Olivia gives them both a piece of her mind for their poor parenting. Ben returns from the Pacific theater and enthusiastically plans to go away to Engineering college. John-Boy tells him about the fate of fictional people who were in love like Romeo and Juliet and Ulysses and Penelope. All the lights in the house would go out, except for the one in my room. Two British children escape the London Blitz to find safety in Walton's Mountain with the Baldwins and the Waltons for Christmas. Also Interesting: More losses from The. ------------------ She discovers she has been suppressing a traumatic memory. So when it was announced that she would be leaving the series midway through Season 8, fans (and producers) were crushed. - Season Three Her fever breaks but then by morning she has gone into labor and John-Boy has to deliver her baby girl. Subscribe to our newsletter for new stories, tips & events. (Reuters) Ralph Waite, who played patriarch John Walton, admitted he turned to the bottle after his young daughter died of leukemia. He is surprised by her sudden aggressiveness. ------------------ Grandpa tries to sneak into Esther's hospital room with flowers but is rebuffed and told that she needs rest. Martin Sheen will not cut down John-Boy in his prime. For seven-and-a-half seasons, actress Michael Learned starred as matriarch Olivia Walton, the model of an ideal parent. 9 Seasons. They are reasonably okay but Ted tries to take Sarah away in the Walton's truck. Despite the money, John realizes the job is not for him and quits. pisode 2. Privacy was hard to come by, and as a young man trying to write, it was the one thing I needed which I almost never had. Henry Fonda was in "Spencer's Mountain" in 1963, which served as inspiration for " The Waltons." Fonda was potentially going to play the father of the Waltons, and CBS executives thought that he could be a great fit. This is the first season to have the 19781986 Lorimar Productions "Line of Doom" logo. At work, Mary Ellen reunites with the ex-fiance she jilted to marry Curt, while her absent Army husband is attracted to a lovely nurse. Jim-Bob begins to build his rust bucket car out of odds and ends and old parts. So dont be afraid when Spacek returns as Sarah in a later episode (May 29 at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.). ------------------ John-Boy waits for Jason who is late to leave for school at the Kleinberg Conservatory of Music. Guest Stars: Sissy Spacek (Sarah Jane Simmonds), Allyn Ann McLerie (Widow Margie Simmonds), Frances E. Williams (Granny Ketchum) with: Joe Conley (Ike Godsey), Main Menu Corabeth tries to tutor him in classic literature. ------------------. The family struggles to keep up his spirits, finally calling on his love for the mountain to help him recover. Ben borrows John-Boy's car to take his girlfriend, Nancy, to a secret meeting with her mother, who left home several years ago. John-Boy and Jim Bob vie for the attention of a daring lady. The county nurse offers to tutor her in the algebra and chemistry she needs to pass the test in exchange for caring for a sick mother and her children. Olivia resigns after the store owner (. A runaway girl gets the attention of most of the Walton family who collects money for her bus travel home, the exception being Grandpa, who knows a con artist when he sees one. Was he alive during the 1930s? She plays Sarah Simmons, a. Meanwhile, all the Walton boys are sent overseas for active duty when the Allies invade France. Torn talked Spacek into living in New York. ------------------ Olivia's niece returns to Walton's Mountain after the recent death of her husband. A popular, long-running drama about a close-knit family in rural, Depression-era Virginia, based on the experiences of . Jason plays on the wooden recorder in his bedroom that Seth Turner had made for him before he died. - Season Eight On further investigation, he learns a secret: that he had a twin brother who had died at birth. Ben buys a used pony cart, intending to re-sell it for a profit after making some improvements. At the Kleinberg Conservatory of music 19781986 Lorimar Productions `` Line of Doom ''.! 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