The Waltons
Season 8
197923 episodes
Episode 1
The Home Front
Sep 20, 19791h 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 family receives word that John-Boy is missing in action.
Episode 2
The Kinfolk
Sep 27, 197950m
Rose arrives for a visit which is extended with Serena and Jeffery, her grandchildren. Jim-Bob and Ike Godsey build an air raid siren big enough for Richmond.
Episode 3
The Diploma
Oct 4, 197950m
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 find his diploma so he takes another test.
Episode 4
The Innocents
Oct 11, 197950m
Olivia says the mountain needs a day nursery for children of defense plant workers. Corabeth thinks that Ike has a girlfriend when she sees Rose teaching him to dance.
Episode 5
The Starlet
Oct 18, 197950m
The film company comes to Walton's Mountain and Pickett plant is used for a war-time documentary. Erin is convinced by the director that she has potential in Hollywood.
Episode 6
The Journal
Oct 25, 197950m
A publisher asks permission from John and Olivia about printing the new book that John-Boy wrote in Europe. Jeff does not want Reckless put to sleep after Reckless becomes sick.
Episode 7
The Lost Sheep
Nov 1, 197950m
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.
Episode 8
The Violated (1)
Nov 8, 197950m
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. Corabeth expects an inheritance.
Episode 9
The Waiting (2)
Nov 22, 197950m
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 Thanksgiving in Richmond Hospital with John-Boy.
Episode 10
The Silver Wings
Nov 29, 197950m
Jim-Bob meets Betsy, a married woman and falls in love with her while delivering her a package.
Episode 11
The Wager
Dec 13, 197950m
All of Jefferson County watched with wonder when Mary Ellen and Erin decide to venture even farther into a mans world.
Episode 12
The Spirit
Dec 20, 197950m
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.
Episode 13
The Fastidious Wife
Dec 27, 197950m
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 a cat and names her Harold, until the cat gives birth to kittens.
Episode 14
The Unthinkable
Jan 3, 198050m
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.
Episode 15
The Idol
Jan 10, 198050m
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.
Episode 16
The Prodigals
Jan 17, 198050m
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.
Episode 17
The Remembrance
Jan 24, 198050m
Zadoc Walton, Zeb's cousin, arrives to keep a 21 year old promise and makes a surprising contribution to Boatwright University.
Episode 18
The Inspiration
Jan 31, 198050m
Mamie Baldwin makes it through a difficult operation with Grandma's help.
Episode 19
The Last Straw
Feb 7, 198050m
When John's equipment breaks down and Jim-Bob breaks his, John decides maybe he has had enough. Jeffrey builds himself a soapbox car sponsored by Godsey's store.
Episode 20
The Traveling Man
Feb 14, 198050m
Rose's ex-boyfriend Stanley Perkins arrives on Waltons Mountain and he makes a re-acquaintance with Rose.
Episode 21
The Furlough
Feb 21, 198050m
John-Boy returns home physically cured but he still suffers from a loss of memory. Ike gets arrested for draft evasion because he ignores a letter from the Army.
Episode 22
The Medal
Feb 28, 198050m
Mary Ellen receives a medal that was awarded to Curtis after he died. A former friend of Corabeth visits; he and Corabeth begin to see each other. Ike is concerned.
Episode 23
The Valediction
Mar 13, 198050m
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.