
The life of a Depression-era family in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains is the subject of this wholesome series. The show is seen from the point of view of eldest son John Boy, who eventually goes to college, serves in World War II and becomes a novelist.

The Waltons welcome a visiting preacher (John Ritter) and his mentor (Collin Wilcox-Horne), a fiery missionary.

An injured runaway betrays the Waltons' trust; Elizabeth accuses her father of not helping care for an ailing raccoon.

The Waltons work together to teach sign language to a 6-year-old whose mother abandoned her.

A Jewish family which fled Nazi Germany tries to live isolated in a mountain cabin; guest Radames Pera.