Little House on the Prairie
1974
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- Season 1 overviewSep 14, 1972-Apr 19, 197324 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. The Foundling Sep 14, 1972
- The Waltons work together to teach sign language to a 6-year-old whose mother abandoned her.
- 2. The Carnival Sep 21, 1972
- The Walton children befriend four stranded carnival performers.
- 3. The Calf Sep 28, 1972
- The sale of a calf creates havoc and recovering it develops into a major project.
- 4. The Hunt Oct 5, 1972
- Unable to shoot a turkey on his first hunting trip, John-Boy convinces himself that he's a coward.
- 5. The Typewriter Oct 12, 1972
- John-Boy borrows the Baldwin sisters' treasured typewriter to work on a short story for a magazine.
- 6. The Star Oct 19, 1972
- Grandpa interprets a shooting star that crash-landed at the Baldwins as an omen of his death.
- 7. The Sinner Oct 26, 1972
- A preacher staying with the Waltons leads John-Boy to seek out the meaning of sin.
- 8. The Boy From the C.C.C. Nov 2, 1972
- An injured boy taken in by the Waltons unexpectedly betrays their trust.
- 9. The Ceremony Nov 9, 1972
- The Waltons share their Baptist heritage with a Jewish family from Germany.
- 10. The Legend Nov 16, 1972
- John's Army buddy, hides his troubles and regales the family with tales of his wartime escapades.
- 11. The Literary Man Nov 30, 1972
- Dreaming of a writing career, John-Boy loses a much-needed woodcutting contract.
- 12. The Dust Bowl Cousins Dec 7, 1972
- The Denby cousins move in unexpectedly and take advantage of hospitality.
- 13. The Reunion Dec 14, 1972
- An unscrupulous relative of the Baldwin sisters uses their "recipe" for his own profit.
- 14. The Minstrel Dec 21, 1972
- Mary Ellen falls for a minstrel and resists helping the family fulfill a vital contract.
- 15. The Actress Jan 4, 1973
- An actress stays with the family after her car breaks down and her driver leaves.
- 16. The Fire Jan 11, 1973
- A zealot, objecting to his daughter's curriculum, burns down the schoolhouse.
- 17. The Love Story Jan 18, 1973
- John-Boy falls in love with a girl who returns to the mountain to live with her father.
- 18. The Courtship Jan 25, 1973
- While visiting Walton's Mountain, Olivia's uncle becomes involved with an often-married divorcee.
- 19. The Gypsies Feb 1, 1973
- Gypsies stay with the Waltons until they can fix a wagon and cure a sick child.
- 20. The Deed Feb 8, 1973
- The Waltons may lose the mountain because their ancestors failed to file a deed.
- 21. The Scholar Feb 22, 1973
- John-Boy teaches a proud but uneducated black woman how to read and write.
- 22. The Bicycle Mar 1, 1973
- The local blacksmith decides to get a bride through the mail.
- 23. The Townie Mar 8, 1973
- John-Boy's casual date for the movies decides to unleash her considerable feminine charms on him.
- 24. An Easter Story Apr 19, 1973
- The faith of the Walton family is sorely tried when Olivia contracts polio.
episodes. The Waltons is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book Spencer's Mountain and the 1963 film of the same name. The series aired from 1972 to 1981.
SeasonEpisodesOriginally Aired(first Aired)Originally Aired(last Aired)December 19, 1971 ( 1971-12-19)December 19, 1971 ( 1971-12-19)25September 14, 1972 ( 1972-09-14)April 19, 1973 ( 1973-04-19)25September 13, 1973 ( 1973-09-13)March 14, 1974 ( 1974-03-14)25September 12, 1974 ( 1974-09-12)March 6, 1975 ( 1975-03-06)S1.E6 ∙ The Star. Thu, Oct 19, 1972. When a meteorite falls through the Baldwin sisters' roof, it has strange effects on the people of Walton's Mountain; the sisters are convinced by their cousin Polonius that the star is a sign from their father saying that they should stop making "the recipe," while Grandpa believes he is going to die soon.
The validity of the Waltons' claim to their land is questioned when they cannot produce a legal deed to the property. To sort out their legal troubles they must raise $200 and John-boy assists by taking a job in the city of Wheeling.
The Waltons: Created by Earl Hamner Jr.. With Jon Walmsley, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Kami Cotler. The life and trials of a 1930s and 1940s Virginia mountain family through financial depression and World War II.
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Episode Guide. Pilot TVM 1971 In 1933, during the Depression, the Walton family are in the midst of their Christmas preparations and hoping to celebrate it together. But there are events working against the family reuniting for the holiday. Episode 1 The Foundling A six-year old deaf and mute girl is abandoned on the Waltons' doorstep and the ...
Even after 9 seasons The Waltons couldn't be stopped. In 1982, 3 made-for-TV movie specials were released that served almost as a 10th season of the show. The last three specials were released in 1993, 1995, and 1997. A number of the movies deal with the weddings of the Walton offspring and the birth of grandchildren.
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) was not made as a pilot for a series, but it was so popular that it led to CBS initially commissioning one season of episodes based on the same characters, and the result was The Waltons. Except for the Walton children and Grandma Esther Walton, the characters were all recast for the TV series.
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