episodes
Season 3:
September 12, 1974: Grandpa helps his aged sister-in-law (Beulah Bondi) fight Government eviction from her land.
The First Day:
September 19, 1974:It's John-Boy's first day at college, and everything goes wrong.
The Thoroughbred:
September 26, 1974: John-Boy pits the family mule against a chum's Thoroughbred in a cross-country race.
The Runaway:
October 3, 1974: Jim-Bob (David W. Harper) runs away.
The Romance:
October 10, 1974: Olivia's art-class instructor shows an interest in her that goes beyond her work.
The Ring:
October 17, 1974: Vanity leads Mary Ellen into trouble after she finds a valuable ring.
The System:
October 24, 1974: John-Boy defends a college football star caught cheating on a history exam.
The Spoilers:
October 31, 1974: Their new neighbors' sophisticated lifestyle leads several of the Waltons to question their own values.
The Marathon:
November 7, 1974: Much against his mother's wishes, John-Boy enters a dance marathon.
The Book:
November 14, 1974: A publisher offers to print John-Boy's stories in book form.
The Job:
November 21, 1974: John-Boy takes a part-time job reading to a blind — and bitter — young woman.
The Departure:
December 5, 1974: John surprises the family by taking a job far from home.
The Visitor:
December 12, 1974: The Waltons help fix up the home of an elderly friend who is eager to have it ready for his wife.
The Birthday:
December 19, 1974: The Waltons rally to restore Grandpa's zest for life after he suffers a heart attack.
The Lie:
January 2, 1975: Ben (Eric Scott) secretly borrows John-Boy's car and gets both into trouble.
The Matchmakers:
January 9, 1975: John plays matchmaker between his visiting cousin and storeowner Ike Godsey (Joe Conley).
The Beguiled:
January 16, 1975: Just before an exam, a flighty rich girl purloins John-Boy's study notes.
The Caretakers:
January 23, 1975: No longer feeling wanted, Grandpa and Grandma move out.
The Shivaree:
January 30, 1975: A wedding-night shivaree nearly scuttles the marriage of Olivia's namesake.
The Choice:
February 6, 1975: Jason's (Jon Walmsley) plans for a career in music run into formidable opposition from his father.
The Statue:
February 13, 1975: Grandpa brings home a statue he knows Grandma will hate; John-Boy writes a story based on a woman's fantasized love affair.
The Song:
February 20, 1975: Jealousy and a lack of communication come between Ben and Jason.
The Woman:
February 27, 1975: John-Boy falls in love with a visiting poet.
The Venture:
March 6, 1975: Sickness jeopardizes the family's lumber business.
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