2024-09-27
On furlough, Jim-Bob is followed to Waltons Mountain by a love-struck girl; Ben sits out the war in a Japanese prison camp. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper. Ben: Eric Scott. John: Ralph Waite. Jason: Jon Walmsley.
In the Pacific, Ben fears execution when he and another POW are marched into the jungle at gunpoint; Jason and his girlfriend (Jon Walmsley, Lisa Harrison) seem uncertain about the future of their romance. John: Ralph Waite. John-Boy: Robert Wightman.
The son of a politician is kidnapped by a mountain man; Mike suffers pregnancy complications. Part 1 of two. Ezra Leonard: Lawrence Pressman. Preston: Jason Leland Adams. Dr. Cassidy: Jerry Hardin. Walks Alone: Victoria Racimo. Sully: Joe Lando.
Conclusion. The hunt for McBride (Denny Miller) intensifies for Sully and Preston (Jason Leland Adams); Dr. Cassidy assumes the duties of a bed-ridden Mike. Dr. Cassidy: Jerry Hardin. Leonard: Lawrence Pressman. Mike: Jane Seymour.
Monica and her assignment, a writer trying to cope with his wife's death, are reluctant to recall harrowing events from Oct. 30, 1938---the night of Orson Welles' "The War of the Worlds" broadcast. Dottie: Estelle Getty. Kate Pound: Allyce Beasley. Young Leonard: Sam Gifaldi.
The three angels pose as wedding coordinators for a woman (Brigid Walsh) who begins to question her chances of making a successful marriage when her long-absent father shows up. Augusta: Sally Kellerman. Harriet: Linda Kelsey. Kevin: Ed Kerr. Stan: Richard Gilliland. Tess: Della Reese.
A man and his son are injured when their Jeep careens off the road, and their only hope is a dog that tries to draw attention to their plight. Harvey: Jim Edgcomb. Larry: Matt Norero. Dr. Washburn: Don Keefer. Aggie: Anne Bellamy. Jonathan: Michael Landon.
A cab driver sponsors the immigration of his daughter-in-law and grandson, left in Vietnam by the cabbie's son, but he wants nothing to do with them. Clancy: Eugene Roche. Jonathan: Michael Landon. Guido: Ernest Borgnine. Lan Nguyen: Haunini Minn.
Two orphans hope to find a home with a children's-show host, unaware that his warm TV persona hides a coldhearted cynic. Jonathan: Michael Landon. Bill Cassidy Jr.: Ned Beatty. Sarah: Kelley Parker. Joey: R.J. Williams. Myron: Jack Stauffer. Mark: Victor French.
Three generations of bickering couples embark on a trip to learn what it was that brought them together. Part 1 of two. Clarence: Bill Erwin. Rose: Mary Jackson. Frank: Robert Mandan. Carla: Barbara Stuart. Trish: Anne Howard. Mark: Victor French.
Conclusion. The three couples' fantasies continue as Mark and Jonathan labor to keep them together and to stop the wedding from turning into a fiasco. Trish: Anne Howard. Carla/Ono: Barbara Stuart. Frank: Robert Mandan. Clarence: Bill Erwin.
Part 1 of two. A fire at the school for the blind claims the lives of Mary's baby and Jonathan's wife. Albert: Matthew Laborteaux. Charles: Michael Landon. Mary: Melissa Sue Anderson. Jonathan: Merlin Olsen.
Conclusion. Albert bears a heavy burden of guilt for the lives lost in the fire that he accidentally set. Charles: Michael Landon. Mary: Melissa Sue Anderson. Jonathan: Merlin Olsen.
Oleson leaves home and meets a young woman who almost makes him forget his age---and his wife. Oleson: Richard Bull. Mrs. Oleson: Katherine MacGregor. Charles: Michael Landon. Willie: Jonathan Gilbert. Dan: Tom Clancy. Nellie: Alison Arngrim.
Part 1. Laura accepts Almanzo's marriage proposal, but Charles insists they wait two years to wed. Almanzo: Dean Butler. Charles: Michael Landon. Caroline: Karen Grassle. Nellie: Alison Arngrim. Percival Dalton: Steve Tracy. Houston: Dub Taylor.
Conclusion. Laura sees Almanzo rubbing a saloon-girl's back; Nellie's boyfriend says he's leaving. Nellie: Alison Arngrim. Percival Dalton: Steve Tracy. Crowley: Alvy Moore.
With the war over, Ben returns home with dreams of becoming an engineer---not the business partner his father wants. J.D. Pickett: Lewis Arquette. John: Ralph Waite. Col. Brunson: Dan Frazer. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Capt. Bennett: Ed Couppee.
A spirited young man visiting Waltons Mountain is smitten with Mary Ellen; Jason buys a rundown tavern. Jonesy: Richard Gilliland. Mary Ellen: Judy Norton-Taylor. Betty Howell: Pamela McMyler. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough.
Word that her husband may be alive sends Mary Ellen in search of him; Erin feels unappreciated and quits her job. Curt: Scott Hylands. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough. Betty: Pamela McMyler. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Jonesy: Richard Gilliland.
Kathy Yoder is a travel writer who has left her Amish ways behind, but when she returns home to settle her father's affairs, she is tempted to return to her former lifestyle.
When Jo realizes that her family's general store in Daisy Hills is losing money, her father Duke calls in a favor to help. Duke's help is Jo's ex-boyfriend, Blake, former Daisy Hills native.
With the war over, Ben returns home with dreams of becoming an engineer---not the business partner his father wants. J.D. Pickett: Lewis Arquette. John: Ralph Waite. Col. Brunson: Dan Frazer. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Capt. Bennett: Ed Couppee.