Doc Baker (Kevin Hagen) decides to retire after a patient dies. With Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Sue Anderson and Melissa Gilbert.

Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson) is held hostage by the outlaw Jesse James (guest star Dennis Rucker). With Michael Landon, Karen Grassle and Melissa Gilbert.

Ty prepares to celebrate a milestone; Ty and Amy treat an abandoned horse.

Georgie gets help performing a trick for the rodeo from Amy, but gets pulled away by Lou and Peter who insist she must focus on her schoolwork.

Jack struggles with the imminent loss of a friend.

After he helps with the filming of a writer's experiences with the Waltons, John-Boy is offered a job in New York.

The Waltons offer refuge to a woman who left her husband (Richard Hatch), a Walton relative and moonshiner.

Mary Ellen learns about math, science and humanity as she works with a public-health nurse while preparing to enter nursing school.

An FBI agent (Lolita Davidovich) re-examines her own life while investigating Iowa barn burnings and befriending an Amish widow (Patty Duke).

After the death of her mother, Lara Ritchie (Lauren Hewett) goes to stay with her father, Larry (Jamey Sheridan), who lives on a farm in Australia with his new wife, Gladwyn (Judy Davis), and their three children. Larry's family is uncomfortable at first around Lara, whom Gladwyn treats differently from her biological offspring. Easing the transition along is Thunderwith, a dog who becomes a friend to Lara, helping her forgive and connect to the relative strangers who make up her new family.

After he helps with the filming of a writer's experiences with the Waltons, John-Boy is offered a job in New York.

The Waltons offer refuge to a woman who left her husband (Richard Hatch), a Walton relative and moonshiner.

Mary Ellen learns about math, science and humanity as she works with a public-health nurse while preparing to enter nursing school.

After an unknown thief plagues Walnut Grove, Laura (Melissa Gilbert) and her friend investigate. With Michael Landon and Karen Grassle.

Doc Baker (Kevin Hagen) decides to retire after a patient dies. With Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Sue Anderson and Melissa Gilbert.

Matthew's legal studies lead to a flurry of lawsuits after Horace seeks restitution from Hank for accidentally breaking his nose.

An Indian-hater determines to thwart a treaty that would allow Black Cloud's warriors safe passage and let Sully come home.

A drug-addicted, hard-drinking prostitute (Delta Burke) gets a second chance at Tess' halfway house.

Julia, a former prostitute, wants the Greene family to relinquish custody of Nathaniel, the son she abandoned years ago.

Jonathan and Mark encourage a disabled Vietnamese veteran to work for an organization that helps disabled people.

Jonathan and Mark (Michael Landon, Victor French) help students protest the mandatory retirement of a favorite teacher (Lew Ayres).

Jonathan Garvey's barn burns down leaving the family with no means of support, but Jonathan is angry when his wife takes a job at the post office.

Mary plans to meet a shy suitor at the Mankato Fair, until she encounters his charming balloonist boss.

Adam and Luke Simms move to Walnut Grove; Luke falls in love with Nellie but she has reservations about him.

Amy and Georgie prepare for a cowboy competition and Jack is convinced to help Georgie train on a new horse.

Ty and Amy try to rescue an injured eagle in the mountains.

Amy helps a medieval jouster regain his confidence to compete again.

Ben, his pride wounded by a girl, leaves home as the Waltons compete with another lumber company for an important railroad contract.

Olivia, Jim-Bob and Elizabeth set out to visit a friend but wind up becoming lost on Walton's Mountain; guest Wilford Brimley.

Suspecting that he may be adopted, Jim-Bob investigates the circumstances of his birth and uncovers a long-hidden family secret.

The postal detectives begin to unravel a mystery behind a boy whose life is in danger; a legendary supervisor becomes an inspiration to the team.

Inspired by their supervisor, the postal detectives take a risk to save the life of an Army Veteran.

Marine Sergeant Terry Pulaski returns from fighting in Afghanistan with scars that are both mental and physical. Feeling like a burden to his family, Terry takes off with his Border collie, Duke, to begin a life on the streets. But years later, when his faithful pet falls ill, he's forced to reach out for help and also bring himself to reconnect with the daughter he has long since left behind.

Ben, his pride wounded by a girl, leaves home as the Waltons compete with another lumber company for an important railroad contract.

Olivia, Jim-Bob and Elizabeth set out to visit a friend but wind up becoming lost on Walton's Mountain; guest Wilford Brimley.

Suspecting that he may be adopted, Jim-Bob investigates the circumstances of his birth and uncovers a long-hidden family secret.

Jonathan Garvey's barn burns down leaving the family with no means of support, but Jonathan is angry when his wife takes a job at the post office.

Mary plans to meet a shy suitor at the Mankato Fair, until she encounters his charming balloonist boss.

Returning from the reservation, Dr. Mike and Sully hope to make it home for Christmas, but are waylaid when they help a young couple lost in the wilderness.

Sully and the townsfolk worry about Dr. Mike when she begins having recurring nightmares after being shot by a man with a hatred of doctors.

A tough television reporter investigates an elderly couple on suspicions that they are abusing their foster children.

Before Christmas arrives, Monica must reunite a violinmaker who has turned against his son upon learning that the young man is dying of AIDS.

Private detectives Mark and Jonathan help a Vietnamese couple locate their sons that were adopted and raised by an American family.

Jonathan arranges for a former beauty, who was scarred in a fire, to volunteer at a camp for the blind.

After years of taking care of a disabled brother, a man yearns to start a life for himself; with Michael Landon and Victor French.

Thinking Jonathan has turned into a dog, Mark embarks alone to unite a young runaway with his family.

Susan Lansing (Sissy Spacek) is a veteran nurse and single mother who supervises an urban hospital's neonatal ICU. Increasingly estranged from her teenage son, David, she's drawn to one of her patients - a 2-month-old, HIV-positive baby girl who was abandoned at a clinic. When the hospital is unable to find the child a foster home, she decides to take the baby in. Two years later, the girl's ex-addict mother (Mary-Louise Parker) resurfaces, preventing Susan from adopting the child.

Following a mystic's (Maya Angelou) prophecies, the sheriff (Dean Cain) of a 1949 rural Georgia town reopens a murder case that may have been racially motivated.

Shortly after celebrating 50 years of marriage, elderly farmer Sam Peek (Hume Cronyn) loses his wife, Cora (Jessica Tandy), to a heart attack. Though overwhelmed with grief, Sam stubbornly insists that he continue to tend to his orchards, refusing to entertain his family's suggestions that he slow down. But when Sam cautiously reveals that he believes Cora has returned in the form of an elusive white dog, his adult children and grandson Bobby (Harley Cross) grow concerned about his sanity.

Members (Scott Glenn, Arija Bareikis, Robert Sean Leonard) of an extended family of cotton farmers deal with hardships in 1950s Arkansas.

When a visiting chef is unable to relax, Cassie arranges for her to spend a whole day at the stove stirring a special recipe to quiet her mind; Grace is presented with the Merriwick Wish Book for her birthday and encouraged to make an entry.

Abigail, jealous of all the attention Cassie gets from helping her customers, decides to sell special Venezuelan chocolates at her flower shop; Nick isn't interested in staying friends with Noah.

Cassie gives a withdrawn, traveling artist, a new paintbrush and invites him to stay at Grey House; Cassie also arranges for her and Sam to organize the Tri-Cities Healthfest, something that Cassie usually does by herself.

Cassie decides to plan a surprise party for Sam to celebrate the anniversary of his move to Middleton; Grace (with some urging from Abigail) decides to use her powers to create situations where she and Noah can get together.

Private detectives Mark and Jonathan help a Vietnamese couple locate their sons that were adopted and raised by an American family.

Jonathan arranges for a former beauty, who was scarred in a fire, to volunteer at a camp for the blind.

After years of taking care of a disabled brother, a man yearns to start a life for himself; with Michael Landon and Victor French.

Thinking Jonathan has turned into a dog, Mark embarks alone to unite a young runaway with his family.

Dr. Mike's dislike of Colleen's charming but rather aggressive boyfriend is validated when Andrew has to protect Colleen from abuse.

Dr. Mike tries to prevent grief-stricken Loren from moving away; the town prepares for the "Sweethearts Dance.".

An advertising photographer (Isabella Hofmann) views her overly dependent mother (Carol Lawrence) as an obstacle to fulfillment.

Prosecutor Tess faces an ambitious defense attorney (Kadeem Hardison) in a class-action suit against a tobacco company.

On Christmas Eve, Jonathan allows three powerful people to foresee the consequences of their actions.

Jonathan Smith is an angel on a mission from God; accompanied by ex-cop Mark Gordon, whose troubled life Jonathan once helped turn around, the two travel the country guiding the lost and suffering back toward the highway to heaven.

Jonathan Smith is an angel on a mission from God; accompanied by ex-cop Mark Gordon, whose troubled life Jonathan once helped turn around, the two travel the country guiding the lost and suffering back toward the Highway to Heaven.

A terminally ill boy takes in another boy who's continually in trouble with the law in an effort to help both his mother and the troubled boy.

Elyse, a rich heiress, meets Rob, a bullied lawyer, and the two fall in love during a costume ball. When he learns his firm's owner plans to steal Elyse's fortune, Rob has to find the courage to stand up to his intimidating boss.

With help from a young girl and a widower, a 30-something woman finally grows up and takes on the real world.

A military nurse returns from Afghanistan and moves to rural Ohio to recover from the horrors of war. There, she begins a complicated relationship with an Amish man.

Emily's life changes forever after she loses her eyesight, while a guide dog struggles with training. Through a series of missed encounters, both overcome obstacles and find each other.

Jack's mother arrives in Hope Valley and quickly proves to be a challenge for Elizabeth; Rosemary plans her perfect wedding.

A resident of Hope Valley is put in danger after a landslide; a touching celebration of love proves how big people's hearts are.

Elizabeth struggles to help a young boy come to terms with an old injury while she and Jack help coach the kids in baseball.

Elizabeth must coax the truth from Robert after he tells a lie about seeing a bear and becomes the town hero.

On Christmas Eve, Jonathan allows three powerful people to foresee the consequences of their actions.

Jonathan Smith is an angel on a mission from God; accompanied by ex-cop Mark Gordon, whose troubled life Jonathan once helped turn around, the two travel the country guiding the lost and suffering back toward the highway to heaven.

Jonathan Smith is an angel on a mission from God; accompanied by ex-cop Mark Gordon, whose troubled life Jonathan once helped turn around, the two travel the country guiding the lost and suffering back toward the Highway to Heaven.

A terminally ill boy takes in another boy who's continually in trouble with the law in an effort to help both his mother and the troubled boy.

Dr. Quinn (Jane Seymour) befriends a young Chinese woman (Yumi Iwama) who must pretend to be a man so she can practice medicine.

Teresa's aunt tries to stop her from marrying Jake; Dorothy wants to free Cloud Dancing and run away with him.

A minister loses his faith when his son is killed in an auto accident shortly after the two of them have a fight.

A death-obsessed magician and his institutionalized mother try to escape the childhood tragedy that has damaged both their lives.

Old-time actors have a showdown with a street gang that is terrorizing a Hollywood neighborhood.

A country singer's arrival in a Western town inspires a man to let his daughter pursue music; guest Ronee Blakely.

An American Indian boy arrives in town seeking medical help for his ailing father. With Michael Landon and Karen Grassle.

Laura wants to impress a newly discovered old buddy; Charles and Jonathan try to start a freight line, which leads them further away from home.

Mary takes a teaching job in a backwoods community only to clash with a hostile woman bent on driving her away.

Olivia complicates Amy's plans to help Georgie with an impending departure.

Amy and Ty try to find out why Caleb's horse is ill.

While the family looks for Georgie, she questions her decision to run away.

Despite his battle tales, Grandpa resists efforts to reunite him with his Spanish-American War comrades. Directed by Richard Thomas.

John-Boy struggles with guilt after fire destroys part of the Walton home and the family becomes temporarily separated.

John-Boy works to rewrite his lost novel; the Walton children learn lessons about themselves away from home.

A man (Barry Watson) is reunited with his former teenage crush (Mia Kirshner) while working to save a favorite childhood retreat from closure.

Cass, a busy, single mother, hires her friend Matt to help her take care of the kids. Eventually, she realizes that the person who could complete her family may have been there the whole time.

Despite his battle tales, Grandpa resists efforts to reunite him with his Spanish-American War comrades. Directed by Richard Thomas.

John-Boy struggles with guilt after fire destroys part of the Walton home and the family becomes temporarily separated.

John-Boy works to rewrite his lost novel; the Walton children learn lessons about themselves away from home.

An American Indian boy arrives in town seeking medical help for his ailing father. With Michael Landon and Karen Grassle.

Laura wants to impress a newly discovered old buddy; Charles and Jonathan try to start a freight line, which leads them further away from home.

Dr. Mike learns that a strange but seemingly harmless man whom Brian has befriended is actually an escapee from an insane asylum.

Matthew (Chad Allen) defends lawman Elias Burch (guest star Willie Nelson) against charges that he murdered an unarmed ex-con. With Jane Seymour.

A judge suspends Monica after she misses her performance evaluation, unaware that she is being delayed by a fallen angel out to get her.

On a flight to Paris, Andrew helps a pediatrician who hopes to rekindle the romance with her husband but instead discovers he is involved with a pregnant, younger woman.

A high-school student almost gives up on life after losing both legs in a motorcycle accident. With Michael Landon and Victor French.

A high-school student who lost his legs in an accident regains his will to live. With Michael Landon and Victor French.

Caroline recalls her first meeting with Charles when he is late for their wedding anniversary celebration.

News of Charles' inheritance from a wealthy relative prompts townspeople to suggest uses for the money.

Charles helps Mr. Oleson's unloved nephew learn values by hiring him for odd jobs.

When Ty helps Jack and Tim on a cattle drive, an accident jeopardizes their plans.

Tim asks Amy and Georgie for help to discourage Jade from accepting a suspicious sponsorship deal.

Amy and Cass try to save a racehorse with a career-ending condition; when Tim's ex-girlfriend arrives, he sees his new relationship differently.

A 12-year-old girl tries to con the Waltons and Baldwins out of $25 in order to free her swindler grandfather from jail.

The offer of a full-time job as a dressmaker in a fashionable shop opens new opportunities for Olivia; guest Abby Dalton.

Defying Grandma, Mary Ellen refuses to take part in a quilting bee planned to mark her emergence into womanhood.

A woman (Carla Gugino) tries to save her sister's (Laura Dern) children from foster care by taking them to a small town where she is mistaken for a missing heiress.

Reluctantly returning to his hometown, a man (Gary Sinise) reconnects with a young woman (Joely Richardson) he knew as a child.

A 12-year-old girl tries to con the Waltons and Baldwins out of $25 in order to free her swindler grandfather from jail.

The offer of a full-time job as a dressmaker in a fashionable shop opens new opportunities for Olivia; guest Abby Dalton.

Defying Grandma, Mary Ellen refuses to take part in a quilting bee planned to mark her emergence into womanhood.

Caroline recalls her first meeting with Charles when he is late for their wedding anniversary celebration.

News of Charles' inheritance from a wealthy relative prompts townspeople to suggest uses for the money.

Mike and Sully reminisce about ups and downs of their relationship when a head injury forces Mike to stay awake or risk a coma.

After the death of his son and the breakup of his marriage, furious Robert E. fights a visiting boxing champion.

Blind Monica has help from Joshua on a case involving gang violence; guest Louis Gossett Jr.; George Newbern; Lynn Whitfield; Al Jarreau; Esther Rolle.

Tess summons the Greene family to the hospital when Josh is blinded in a gang shootout; Russell Greene learns that an old Army rival was responsible for saving Josh's life.

A greedy son (Jonathan Frakes) wants to institutionalize his eccentric father (Ron Moody), a construction tycoon.

An actor (Daniel Davis) hires Jonathan and Mark to look after his estranged children (Bobby Jacoby, Emily Moultrie).

Caroline and Charles are devastated when they find out that Mary's sight is deteriorating and cannot bear to tell her the truth.

An instructor manages to help Mary come to terms with her blindness; Walnut Grove deals with financial ruin.

Pregnant Caroline worries Charles will be disappointed if her baby is a girl.

Georgie is inspired by her school project to take a risk with Adam.

Lou must contend with the new ranch hand and a threatening food truck when she returns from New York.

Lou is trapped at the ranch with the new ranch hand, Mitch.

Grandma joins with the Baldwin sisters, against her husband, to save a house in her hometown from demolition.

John-Boy takes a full-time job to earn a down-payment for a printing press.

A former girlfriend returns to Walton Mountain and challenges John-Boy to re-examine his life's goals.

When their parents contemplate splitting up, two teens hatch a scheme to make them realize how much they need each other.

Three estranged siblings (Brooke White, Christian Campbell), one-time members of a musical group, reunite at the request of their mother (Mercedes Ruehl).

Grandma joins with the Baldwin sisters, against her husband, to save a house in her hometown from demolition.

John-Boy takes a full-time job to earn a down-payment for a printing press.

A former girlfriend returns to Walton Mountain and challenges John-Boy to re-examine his life's goals.

Caroline and Charles are devastated when they find out that Mary's sight is deteriorating and cannot bear to tell her the truth.

An instructor manages to help Mary come to terms with her blindness; Walnut Grove deals with financial ruin.

Medical student Colleen accepts Andrew's proposal; Preston offers to buy Jake's share of the Golden Nugget.

While trying to stave off an influenza epidemic, Dr. Mike falls prey to the deadly virus, leaving the town in jeopardy.

A couple learn that the son they adopted years ago was actually kidnapped, and his biological father now wants him back.

When Monica offers a miracle to several bar patrons, she finds them entirely apathetic toward her efforts.

On a film set, Jonathan meets another angel (Al Ruscio), and Mark falls for an actress (Stella Stevens).

A Vietnam veteran causes problems when he brings home his Amerasian daughter. With Michael Landon and Victor French.

The Ingalls move from financially troubled Walnut Grove to the busy town of Winoka.

The Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons have trouble with city life; Charles tries to reform Albert.

A strange and unusual football game makes an ignorant father realise that his visually-challenged son needs education.

When Amy helps Cass handle a spirited horse, a lot rides on their success.

Amy and Ty celebrate their anniversary.

Amy and Ty work to resolve a dangerous pregnancy issue.

John-Boy plans to publish two sensational stories in his newspaper's first edition; guest Conrad Janis.

Mary Ellen diagnoses Grandma's abdominal pains as flu, but the elderly woman must be rushed to the hospital.

Jason loses his musical scholarship because of the school's lack of money; he takes a job playing music at a local roadhouse to pay his tuition.

Music teacher Hannah finds unexpected love with a widower after he and his daughter move back to town and participate in the annual kite festival.

A woman fights to save her community garden from a handsome real estate developer.

John-Boy plans to publish two sensational stories in his newspaper's first edition; guest Conrad Janis.

Mary Ellen diagnoses Grandma's abdominal pains as flu, but the elderly woman must be rushed to the hospital.

Jason loses his musical scholarship because of the school's lack of money; he takes a job playing music at a local roadhouse to pay his tuition.

The Ingalls move from financially troubled Walnut Grove to the busy town of Winoka.

The Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons have trouble with city life; Charles tries to reform Albert.

After her father dies, Mike leaves Boston for Colorado Springs, where she sets up practice and adopts three orphans.

After her father dies, Mike leaves Boston for Colorado Springs, where she sets up practice and adopts three orphans.

As an 80-year-old woman, Monica helps one senior citizen regain his zest for life and another learn the fate of her late husband.

A juvenile offender helps a handicapped child and gets a second chance; Colin Powell introduces the episode.

Mark and Jonathan work as hotel bellhops to help a millionaire's son (Brian Kerwin) find meaning in his life.

Laura finds a bottle bearing a message floating downstream, then another containing an infant's picture.

Charles and Jonathan become increasingly unhappy with Winoka; guest Ray Bolger.

Shocked at Walnut Grove's condition, the returning Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons try to convince the founder (Karl Swenson) it can be saved.

Ty performs surgery on a mare, while Amy and the family work to bottle-feed its twin foals.

Tim gets caught in the middle of Jade's feud with a new bronco rider.

The Heartland family must deal with Amy and Ty's decision about their future.

John Walton's peace of mind is threatened when a well-known evangelist comes to Walton Mountain to preach and lead a baptismal service.

John-Boy becomes the target of public indignation when he insists on printing excerpts from Hitler's "Mein Kampf.".

A night prowler panics Walton's Mountain, threatening the success of Jason's money-raising town dance.

The postal detectives track clues to deliver a special love letter; the strict new supervisor has her own agenda.

The postal detectives search for clues to deliver a package that could change a family's life; the new, tough supervisor heads toward a new chapter in her life.

A letter from beyond the grave brings new hope and life to an estranged family.

The postal detectives are faced with a challenge when a letter from the futures turns up.

John Walton's peace of mind is threatened when a well-known evangelist comes to Walton Mountain to preach and lead a baptismal service.

John-Boy becomes the target of public indignation when he insists on printing excerpts from Hitler's "Mein Kampf.".

A night prowler panics Walton's Mountain, threatening the success of Jason's money-raising town dance.

Laura begins to feel jealous when her father spends a lot of time helping Albert raise a new calf, causing Albert to run away.

Mrs. Oleson writes a newspaper gossip column that manages to anger and slander nearly everyone in town.

Dr. Mike's disapproving mother visits from Boston and finds her daughter's unconventional life on the frontier difficult to accept.

Dr. Mike hires a retired gunslinger as sheriff to save the life of an orphaned immigrant who stole a cow to feed his starving family.

Monica acts as a counselor for a couple plagued by emotions stemming from the wife's rape six years earlier.

A bitter woman campaigns to close down a group home for adults with Down syndrome until a debilitating stroke makes her think otherwise.

Car salesman Honest Eddy (Geoffrey Lewis) plans an expansion, which threatens a local orphanage at Christmas.

Investigating a friend's death, Mark encounters drug smugglers; guests Michael Bowen, Lee Bryant.

Jonathan cannot reunite a couple because he has fallen for the woman (Robin Dearden).

Jonathan and Mark journey back in time to save Mark's grandfather's (John McLiam) farm from repossession.

A socially awkward accountant (Eric Mabius) receives dating tips from his high-school crush (Brooke D'Orsay).

A successful marriage therapist and best-selling author suddenly realizes that she may not know how to fix her own marriage.

A psychologist quits her job as a television host and returns to her hometown, where she reunites with her high school sweetheart.

Optimistic and cheerful TV producer Kelly doesn't have time for love. Bad boy celebrity chef Stephen doesn't have time for anything besides cooking. Fun with a side of love ensues as Kelly and Stephen are paired on a children's cooking show.

Cassie discovers a 10-year-old girl playing in the bushes at Grey House; Martha announces that her son Michael is getting married; Sam's sister Joanne shows up for an unexpected visit and he is very happy to see her.