Season 8
(1979)
Cast
as John Walton Sr.
as Jason Walton
as Erin Walton
as Jim-Bob Walton
as Narrator
as Ben Walton
as Elizabeth Walton
as Ike Godsey
as Mary Ellen Walton
Episodes
The Home Front 0.0
September 20, 1979
John serves on the local draft board. A young soldier he drafted has been killed and the boy's Dad threatens John & Jim…
The Kinfolk 0.0
September 27, 1979
Rose arrives for a visit which is extended with Serena and Jeffery, her grandchildren. Jim-Bob and Ike Godsey build an…
The Diploma 0.0
October 4, 1979
Mary Ellen subs as the county nurse. John tries to prove to the army that he really did graduate from high school. John…
The Innocents 0.0
October 11, 1979
Olivia says the mountain needs a day nursery for children of defense plant workers. Corabeth thinks that Ike has a gir…
The Starlet 0.0
October 18, 1979
The film company comes to Walton's Mountain and Pickett plant is used for a war-time documentary. Erin is convinced by…
The Journal 0.0
October 25, 1979
A publisher asks permission from John and Olivia about printing the new book that John-Boy wrote in Europe. Jeff does …
The Lost Sheep 0.0
November 1, 1979
Ashley Longworth Jr. comes back and asks Erin to be his wife. She has some serious doubts after he says he has lost hi…
The Violated (1) 0.0
November 8, 1979
Olivia searches for a soldier's wife at the request from the Red Cross. The soldier's wife won't answer her husband's l…
The Waiting (2) 0.0
November 22, 1979
To be near John-Boy who is in a coma, Olivia joins the Red Cross. Rose plans the big Thanksgiving dinner. John and Oli…
The Silver Wings 0.0
November 29, 1979
Jim-Bob meets Betsy, a married woman and falls in love with her while delivering her a package.
The Wager 0.0
December 13, 1979
All of Jefferson County watched with wonder when Mary Ellen and Erin decide to venture even farther into a mans world.
The Spirit 0.0
December 20, 1979
There's an escapee from a POW camp in North Carolina hiding on Walton's Mountain and he is befriended by Jeffrey. They …
The Fastidious Wife 0.0
December 27, 1979
Cindy gets a book from Corabeth on how to be the perfect wife and Cindy resolves to cater to Ben's every need. Jeffrey…
The Unthinkable 0.0
January 3, 1980
There's a recruit working for Jason's company who is Jewish. He tells how his grandfather was arrested and killed by Ge…
The Idol 0.0
January 10, 1980
Hazel Lamphere, the new school teacher, comes to Walton's Mountain and Elizabeth is immediately attached to her. Virgi…
The Prodigals 0.0
January 17, 1980
Josh and Jeffrey break into Godsey's store and are in trouble with the law. After being humiliated by a solider in u…
The Remembrance 0.0
January 24, 1980
Zadoc Walton, Zeb's cousin, arrives to keep a 21 year old promise and makes a surprising contribution to Boatwright Uni…
The Inspiration 0.0
January 31, 1980
Mamie Baldwin makes it through a difficult operation with Grandma's help.
The Last Straw 0.0
February 7, 1980
When John's equipment breaks down and Jim-Bob breaks his, John decides maybe he has had enough. Jeffrey builds himself …
The Traveling Man 0.0
February 14, 1980
Rose's ex-boyfriend Stanley Perkins arrives on Waltons Mountain and he makes a re-acquaintance with Rose.
The Furlough 0.0
February 21, 1980
John-Boy returns home physically cured but he still suffers from a loss of memory. Ike gets arrested for draft evasion…
The Medal 0.0
February 28, 1980
Corabeth gets pursued by an old suitor. Mary Ellen is attracted to Eddie Ramirez.
The Valediction 0.0
March 13, 1980
Jim-Bob graduates as class valedictorian and Erin finds out that Ashley Longsworth Jr married a girl in London. The Wal…