
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.
A deputy sheriff accuses Harley of escaping from a chain gang to which he was sentenced for murdering a white man.
Rose's happiness with Stanley is threatened by her heart condition; Cindy finds work isn't exactly what she expected.
Ike and Jim-Bob hunt for uranium; Erin falls for Ben's competitor, a mysterious lumberjack concealing a secret about his family.
John goes to see President Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Ga., and requests a pardon for the murder charges against Harley.