Earl Hamner, Jr.
Director
The Waltons (1972)
Season 5
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+
Genres: Drama, Family, Romance
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Production Companies: Lorimar Productions
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - The First Edition
The first edition of The Blue Ridge Chronicle is published by John-Boy. He publishes a story about Ben and it makes his mother mad.
Sept. 23, 1976, midnight
S5E2 - The Vigil
Mary Ellen, aspring nurse, makes a diagnosis about Grandma's illness which almost costs Grandma her life.
Sept. 30, 1976, midnight
S5E3 - The Comeback
Jason gets news that his scholarship has been cancelled. Jason begins to hang out at the Dew Drop Inn. He is trying to interest Red Turner, a musician, into making a come back since his son's death.
Oct. 7, 1976, midnight
S5E4 - The Baptism
John refuses to visit the tent meeting or get baptised, even with the presence of a famous evangelist.
Oct. 14, 1976, midnight
S5E5 - The Fire Storm
John-Boy tries to keep the community updated about the news in Europe sohe decides to print excerpts about Hitler's Mein Kampf in his paper. A great outcry ensues and the town is torn apart over the issue of publishing unfavorable items in the Blue Ridge Chronicle.
Oct. 21, 1976, midnight
S5E6 - The Nightwalker
A unknown person prowls through the night on Walton's Mountain. Godsey's Hall is open up by Ike Godsey & Jason decides to have a dance for the community
Oct. 28, 1976, midnight
S5E7 - The Wedding
Mary Ellen surprises her parents saying that she and Dr. David Spencer are getting married. At the same time the family makes preparations, Dr. Curt Willard arrives and complicates matters.
Nov. 4, 1976, midnight
S5E8 - The Cloudburst
John-Boy sells his Meadow to a mining company to meet payments on his printing press. Ike and Corabeth follow suit. What everybody doesn't know is that the company plans to strip mine which will ruin the land.
Nov. 11, 1976, midnight
S5E9 - The Great Motorcycle Race
Jim-Bob fixes up Ike's old motorcyle & he enters a motorcyle race. The Godsey's want to adopt a baby but instead adopt a young girl named Aimee
Nov. 18, 1976, midnight
S5E10 - The Pony Cart
Auntie Martha Corrine Walton comes to Walton's Mountain to visit and soon interupts everybody's life. She and Ben make an old fashioned pony cart and she comes to the realization that she is about to die.
Dec. 2, 1976, midnight
S5E11 - The Best Christmas
The 11 members of the Walton family are together for Christmas This would be the last time that all of the Waltons would be together
Dec. 9, 1976, midnight
S5E12 - The Last Mustang
The Waltons are emersed in a controversial election for sheriff and Grandpa fights to release a wild mustang that he says was caught on Walton property.
Dec. 16, 1976, midnight
S5E13 - The Rebellion
Corabeth gives Olivia a permanent that turns out badly. Grandma is up against a new competition for playing the church organ.
Dec. 23, 1976, midnight
S5E14 - The Ferris Wheel
Elizabeth has nightmares of an unknown experience of being stuck on the very top of a ferris wheel. Ben starts to seriously worry about his height.
Jan. 6, 1977, midnight
S5E15 - The Elopement
Erin's 1st love, Chad Marshall, comes back and asks Erin to be his wife. She agrees but John emphatically says no so Erin and Chad run off to elope.
Jan. 13, 1977, midnight
S5E16 - John's Crossroad
John goes to Charlottesville and applies for an office job. He finds it impossible to work under the harsh direction of the office manager.
Jan. 20, 1977, midnight
S5E17 - The Career Girl
Erin's graduation from high school seems to be very painful because Erin has no firm plans for the future or any career.
Jan. 27, 1977, midnight
S5E18 - The Hero
John-Boy acts on a suggestion of Grandma's and oranizes a memorial to the Jefferson County Doughboys of WWI. Sheriff Ed Bridges , the decorated hero, shows little interest.
Feb. 3, 1977, midnight
S5E19 - The Inferno
John-Boy goes to Lakehurst New Jersey to travel to cover the landing of Hindenburg and is deeply affected by its crash. Curt tries to figure out how to have more private time with Mary Ellen.
Feb. 10, 1977, midnight
S5E20 - The Heartbreaker
Jason falls in love with Vanessa, Curt's sister, who left her husband so she could become a singer. John-Boy begins to publish sections of his novel in the newspaper.
Feb. 17, 1977, midnight
S5E21 - The Long Night
Grandpa says he going to bring Grandma home from the hosptal. When the Doctors say no, Grandpa causes a scene and is told not to come back. Aimee Godsey asks Zeb to be her Grandpa.
Feb. 24, 1977, midnight
S5E22 - The Hiding Place
The Baldwin's niece, Hillary Von Kleist, comes for a visit from Vienna. Jason joins the National Guard over Olivia's objections.
March 3, 1977, midnight
S5E23 - The Go-Getter
A hot headed Ben has a falling out with John and Ben takes a job as a used car salesman . Ben seems a natural until the family questions some of his sales techniques.
March 10, 1977, midnight
S5E24 - The Achievement
John-Boy goes to New York City after waiting weeks without word on his novel. It pays off and John-Boy talks to an editor who agrees to publish his novel. John-Boy comes back home and tells them the good news. He also tells the family he is moving to New York City.
March 17, 1977, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 52 min.
Season Runtime: 11039 min.
Released: Sept. 14, 1972
Last Air Date: June 4, 1981, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 7+
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