The Waltons (1972)

Season 4

The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

Released Sept. 14, 1972 Episode 52 min 7+

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Production Companies: Lorimar Productions

Network: CBS

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb 637

7.6

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Earl Hamner, Jr.
Director

Ralph Waite
John Walton Sr.

Jon Walmsley
Jason Walton

David W. Harper
Jim-Bob Walton

Earl Hamner, Jr.
Narrator

Eric Scott
Ben Walton

Kami Cotler
Elizabeth Walton

Joe Conley
Ike Godsey

Mary Elizabeth McDonough
Erin Walton

S4E1 - The Sermon

Reverend Fordwick asks John-Boy to deliver the Sunday sermon, and Miss Hunter asks Olivia to act as the substitute teacher. It proves to be an interesting experience for both as Reverend Fordwick and Miss Hunter plan their wedding and honeymoon

Sept. 11, 1975, midnight

S4E2 - The Genius

John-Boy's Dean asks him to take care of a 16 year old genius college student for the weekend. It seems that Lyle is wonderful with science and math, but woefully lacking when it comes to dealing with people.

Sept. 18, 1975, midnight

S4E3 - The Fighter

Young prize fighter James Travis Clark from Richmond arrives on Walton's Mountain looking for work. He lives in the Walton's barn while training for his next fight. Grandma and Olivia are upset with the whole idea until they find out that James is a minister.

Sept. 25, 1975, midnight

S4E4 - The Prophecy

Father and son struggle with personal crisis: John approaches his 25-year high school reunion regretting he is not a greater success; and John-Boy fears he will never be able to make a living as a writer.

Oct. 2, 1975, midnight

S4E5 - The Boondoggle

Porter Sims, a reporter from New York, comes to get material for a guide book on Virginia. John-Boy takes him to see the Baldwin sisters who allow him to look through the late Judge Baldwin's private papers. These reveal that their father was accused of treason for harboring Yankee soldiers during the Civil War. Deeply shocked and hurt, they decide not to leave their house ever again.

Oct. 9, 1975, midnight

S4E6 - The Breakdown

Jason is attending Klineberg Conservatory while playing with the Haystack Gang & the Sunrise Gospeleers. He is not doing too well and decides to slow down. John-Boy takes a new job in Boatwright's library.

Oct. 16, 1975, midnight

S4E7 - The Wing-Walker

John-Boy is doing a story on a female wing-walker who is performing at the local fair. He invites her to stay at the Walton home. Jim Bob is soon madley in love with the flyer. Maude Gormley gives Mytrle the goat to the Waltons.

Oct. 23, 1975, midnight

S4E8 - The Competition

A handsome forestry student name Chad Marshall arrives on Walton's Mountain. Both Erin and Mary Ellen are smitten and a competition delelops between them. Each is sure that she is the chosen one. Mary Ellen realizes that it is Erin thats truly in love.

Oct. 30, 1975, midnight

S4E9 - The Emergence

John-Boy's old girlfriend Marica Woolery returns to Walton's Mountain with her fiance to sell some inherited property. She plans to invest the money in her fiance's proposed business. John-Boy exposes the fiance as a braggart and not in love with Marcia. Olivia subs. A student obtain a pair of much needed eye glasses.

Nov. 6, 1975, midnight

S4E10 - The Loss

Olivia Hill, Olivia's young cousin, returns to Walton's Mountain to grieve the sudden death of her husband. The family attempts to cheer her up. It does not work until Elizabeth's cat, Calico, gives birth to kittens.

Nov. 13, 1975, midnight

S4E11 - The Abdication

John-Boy renews his friendship with A.J. Covington who is working with a movie company. The Walton family intently follows the abdication of King Edward while following the activities of a movie company fliming on Walton's Mountain.

Nov. 20, 1975, midnight

S4E12 - The Estrangement

Vera Walton has left her husband Wade and moves into the Walton home. Wade has been abusive and is running moonshine. John gives Wade a job at the mill to help the young couple get on their feet and get back together.

Dec. 4, 1975, midnight

S4E13 - The Nurse

As Mary Ellen nervously awaites word on her acceptance to nursing school, the rest of the Waltons prepares surprise good-bye gifts. Mary Ellen is accepted, but she needs more work in math and science and ends up studying with John-Boy and Miss Nora Taylor, the county nurse.

Dec. 11, 1975, midnight

S4E14 - The Intruders

Ben gets angry and leaves home at the same time Grandpa and John enter a competition with another lumber mill for the big contract. Without knowing, Ben goes to work for the other firm. Grandpa devises a clever scheme to get their lumber to market first.

Dec. 18, 1975, midnight

S4E15 - The Search

Olivia and the two youngest children, Jim-Bob and Elizabeth, go up on Walton's Mountain and become lost. They experience many challenges. Jim-Bob saves the day using woodsman skills taught to him by Grandpa.

Jan. 1, 1976, midnight

S4E16 - The Secret

Jim-Bob thinks he was adopted. He searchs his birth records and finds out he's a twin. Jim-Bob's twin brother died at birth.

Jan. 8, 1976, midnight

S4E17 - The Fox

Grandpa enjoys telling tales of his days with Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish Amercian War, but he balks about attending a reunion of the Rough Riders. Ben decides to go into to business trapping and selling animal skins.

Jan. 15, 1976, midnight

S4E18 - The Burn Out

The Walton's house is nearly destroyed by fire and the children must live temporarily with friends. John-Boy has a difficult time to begin the task of rewriting his lost novel.

Jan. 22, 1976, midnight

S4E19 - The Big Brother

John-Boy meets up with a runaway girl named Muffin who's 12 years old. Muffin tells him that she was abused and is trying to find her mother. John-Boy takes her home and she fools everyone but Grandpa.

Jan. 29, 1976, midnight

S4E20 - The Test

Olivia gets a job as a dress maker.She does very well & soon she gets full time work.She is pleased with the attention but realizes she wants too be home more than at work .Maude Gormley is put in an old folks home and loses her zest for life

Feb. 5, 1976, midnight

S4E21 - The Quilting

A quilting is to announce that a woman is of marrying age. Grandma is determined to have one for her granddaughter Mary Ellen who is just as determined not to participate in what she considers an insulting custom.

Feb. 12, 1976, midnight

S4E22 - The House

Esther wants to save an old house from being torn down. Grandpa wants the contract to destroy it for the old wood. They both argue until Zeb realizes that house holds sentimental memories for grandma.

Feb. 19, 1976, midnight