episodes
Season 5:
September 23, 1976: As the first edition of John-Boy's newspaper goes to press, his crusade for unvarnished truth-telling hits home.
The Vigil:
September 30, 1976: A wrong diagnosis by Mary Ellen could spell disaster for Grandma.
The Comeback:
October 7, 1976: To help pay his tuition, Jason takes a job at a tavern.
The Baptism:
October 14, 1976: Olivia wants to bring the unbaptized members of her family into the fold.
The Fire Storm:
October 21, 1976: John-Boy decides to print excerpts from Hitler's writings in his paper.
The Nightwalker:
October 28, 1976: A prowler terrorizes Waltons Mountain, just when Jason plans to organize a dance.
The Wedding, Part 1:
November 4, 1976: Mary Ellen shocks her parents by announcing her engagement.
The Wedding, Conclusion:
November 4, 1976: The Waltons plan for Mary Ellen's wedding.
The Cloudburst:
November 11, 1976: To pay off the mounting bills on his newspaper operation, John-Boy sells some land entrusted to him by Grandpa.
The Great Motorcycle Race:
November 18, 1976: A few turns on Ike's motorcycle and Jim-Bob is ready to enter a race.
The Pony Cart:
December 2, 1976: John's 90-year-old aunt sours her visit with incessant meddling.
The Best Christmas:
December 9, 1976: A Christmas Eve snowstorm separates the Waltons on the holiday.
The Last Mustang:
December 16, 1976: A candidate for sheriff showers the Waltons with largess to gain John-Boy's paper as a mouthpiece.
The Rebellion:
December 23, 1976: Grandma threatens to quit the church when she is asked to share the organ-playing.
The Ferris Wheel:
January 6, 1977: As the annual carnival approaches, Elizabeth has recurring nightmares of being trapped on a runaway Ferris wheel.
The Elopement:
January 13, 1977: Erin is determined to marry, but her parents insist she finish school first.
John's Crossroad:
January 20, 1977: John immediately dislikes his boss at the job he's taken to help pay Grandma's hospital bills.
The Career Girl:
January 20, 1977: On her graduation day, Erin feels she's the only Walton without a special talent or career goal.
The Hero:
February 3, 1977: John-Boy plans to commemorate the doughboys' return from World War I, but no one wants to recall painful war experiences.
The Inferno:
February 10, 1977: John-Boy wins a writing contest and gets to cover the Hindenburg.
The Heartbreaker:
February 17, 1977: Jason's romance with Curt's (Tom Bower) visiting sister starts tongues wagging.
The Long Night:
February 24, 1977: Grandpa is barred from visiting Esther in the hospital after he clashes with her doctors.
The Hiding Place:
March 3, 1977: Jean Marsh plays the Baldwin sisters' visiting cousin, who refuses to discuss the Nazism of her adopted German homeland.
The Go-Getter:
March 10, 1977: A prospering Ben woos his boss's daughter, and Olivia plays matchmaker to Ep (John Crawford) and his wartime sweetheart.
The Achievement:
March 17, 1977: John-Boy travels to New York to learn the fate of his novel. Flashbacks recall his progress as a writer.
SEASON: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
