Ben returns with plans to study engineering; J.D. interrupts Erin's vacation; Cindy's father visits; John has bad news about Olivia.

After accepting another man's (Richard Gilliland) proposal, Mary Ellen learns Curt may be alive; Jason reopens the Dew Drop Inn.

A visiting young minister creates suspicion among the men of Walnut Grove when he holds secret meetings.

Dr. Haynes takes on Jenny Wilder as his final patient when an accident leaves her partially paralyzed.

Dr. Mike, Colleen, Matthew, Brian, Sully and Cloud Dancing head to Washington, D.C., to lobby on behalf of the Indians.

Sully is imprisoned for army desertion, after uncovering an assassination plot, Dr. Mike sends the children home.

Gloria learns a lesson in love when Tess is reunited with a friend; a broken-hearted girl gets some guidance from Gloria.

The angels attempt to reconcile a Jewish man and his daughter in the midst of violence against the Jewish community by a group of local skinheads.

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

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

Isaiah is mistakenly identified as a member of the Younger Brothers gang when he disrupts a robbery that is taking place.

After Laura wins a writing contest, she meets a publisher who encourages her to put more drama into her stories.

Laura holds Dr Baker responsible for her newborn son's sudden, mysterious death. The doctor sees a chance to restore his reputation when little Rose falls ill with smallpox.

Lou's life in Dubai and Tim's relationship with his jockey are not what they appear to be.

Amy discovers that honesty might be the best policy.

High school graduation and Spartan's near-fatal colic force Amy to face up to her future.

Mary Ellen finds her husband, Curt (Scott Hylands), in Florida, but he's not the man she remembers; J.D. begs Erin to come back.

Cindy learns she was adopted and sets out to find her natural mother; Drew's sudden lack of interest in Elizabeth irritates her.

Jim-Bob and Jody return from the service and decide to avoid responsibility for a while; the Baldwins find their grandfather's still.

A happily married woman (Bonnie Somerville) learns valuable lessons while spending Mother's Day weekend away from her family.

To benefit her political agenda, an education consultant (Julia Stiles) tries to transform a beer vendor (David Walton) into a gentleman and a congressional candidate.

Mary Ellen finds her husband, Curt (Scott Hylands), in Florida, but he's not the man she remembers; J.D. begs Erin to come back.

Cindy learns she was adopted and sets out to find her natural mother; Drew's sudden lack of interest in Elizabeth irritates her.

Jim-Bob and Jody return from the service and decide to avoid responsibility for a while; the Baldwins find their grandfather's still.

Isaiah is mistakenly identified as a member of the Younger Brothers gang when he disrupts a robbery that is taking place.

After Laura wins a writing contest, she meets a publisher who encourages her to put more drama into her stories.

Mike's offer to pay for supplies needed to finish the new house threatens Sully's pride; Myra and Horace consult Mike about Myra's sleepwalking.

Mike feels responsible for friends who were robbed on the Denver stagecoach; the kids prepare Thanksgiving dinner.

Monica intervenes when a man on death row seeks forgiveness from his mother for killing his stepfather after enduring many years of abuse.

A wealthy businessman and a famous football player revisit their past when they attend their 10th high-school reunion.

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.

Charles decides to bring Albert back to Walnut Grove after police arrest him for theft in Chicago.

Charles discovers a morphine addiction is causing Albert's anger.

Sarah gets angry when Jason spends all of his free time with a wealthy, childless neighbor.

A family helps Sarah face the ghosts of her past.

Tim asks Amy to ride Lightning Dexter in a big race after he finds out that his girlfriend, Janice, has teamed up with the competition.

Amy and Kit take on Caleb in a team-roping jackpot.

Rose's old suitor returns, concealing a secret about his health; Jason and Jody hire a singer to bring business to the Dew Drop Inn.

A new minister (Kip Niven) arouses Corabeth's suspicions and gives advice when Toni decides she can't wed Jason because she's Jewish.

Corabeth's sister drops in on Ike while Corabeth is away; Elizabeth, feeling lonely for her parents, makes up her mind to leave home.

A divorced couple meet online and end up going on a blind date together. After an awkward reunion, they decide to set each other up with their friends, but old habits never quite die.

Princess Carly, working incognito at a ski resort, must team up with the owner's brother, Brent, to plan the resort's 50th-anniversary celebration.

Rose's old suitor returns, concealing a secret about his health; Jason and Jody hire a singer to bring business to the Dew Drop Inn.

A new minister (Kip Niven) arouses Corabeth's suspicions and gives advice when Toni decides she can't wed Jason because she's Jewish.

Corabeth's sister drops in on Ike while Corabeth is away; Elizabeth, feeling lonely for her parents, makes up her mind to leave home.

Charles decides to bring Albert back to Walnut Grove after police arrest him for theft in Chicago.

Charles discovers a morphine addiction is causing Albert's anger.

Dorothy ignores Mike's advice after finding a lump in her breast; maturing Colleen endures ridicule from boys.

Dorothy insists the decision to have surgery is hers, not Mike's; Colleen finds the harassment unbearable.

Gloria needs help after she follows a troubled teen to a rave party and ends up taking ecstasy when the boy convinces himself life is no longer worth living.

Gloria discovers a clue to the whereabouts of a man whose son is searching for him and wants to experience a father-son relationship.

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

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.

Reporter Melanie heads home after the fallout from a story and, much to the dismay of a local detective, uses her skills to get to the truth when a friend disappears.

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.

Motor City mechanic Jess reluctantly agrees to participate in a car restoration show and is shocked to learn that her ex-boyfriend, Luke, is her main competitor.

Suffering from short-term memory loss, a man (Zachary Levi) falls in love with the same waitress (Alexis Bledel) every day.

The spellbinding charm of Cassie Nightingale and her daughter, Grace, is no match for Middleton's newest neighbors.

The spellbinding charm of Cassie Nightingale and her daughter, Grace, is no match for Middleton's newest neighbors.

Middleton's Heritage Festival gets everyone talking; Cassie is back to her bewitching ways as she welcomes a scared young woman to the Grey House but she realizes she's being followed.

Cassie's mystery guest, Ashley, goes missing; another pair of visitors to Middleton shake things up just in time for the town's annual heritage ball.

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

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.

The town's Christmas spirit is in question when a Jewish immigrant family arrives in Colorado Springs.

Appointed by the government to represent Indian rights, Sully learns his supervisor is selling goods intended for the Cheyenne to local merchants.

A former history professor who has fallen on hard times is taught a life lesson when his former students force him to recall his past.

The Lewis family's Christmas spirit is lost since a beloved member of the community is missing as a result of the terrorist attack on The World Trade Center.

Jonathan counsels a young runaway (Tony La Torre) and a widow (Carrie Snodgress) with a terminally ill son (Barret Oliver).

Old-time actors have a showdown with a street gang that is terrorizing a Hollywood neighborhood. With Michael Landon and Victor French.

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

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

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.

Cynthia, an author, leaves Boston to spend some time in her late uncle's small town in hopes of alleviating writer's block. She soon meets a man, and as the pair work together to help a boy, they find solace, comfort, and even romance.

A homeless veteran (Steven Weber) leaves his sick dog, Duke, at an animal clinic, and after the staff nurses him back to health, they launch a campaign to reunite the veteran with his best friend.

A man (Dean Cain) seeks justice after his wife's and daughter's deaths, caused by a teenage driver (Shiloh Fernandez) who was racing illegally on the highway.

Elizabeth feels caught between overprotective Jack and new miner Billy Hamilton; when Jack tells her he has proof Billy lied to her, Elizabeth decides she's had enough; Abigail suggests Jack try a gentler approach to reach Elizabeth.

Abigail is encouraged to reopen Coal Valley's dilapidated and abandoned cafe and make it her own after Elizabeth raves about Abigail's baking; Jack and Elizabeth are at odds after Elizabeth's brief romance with a dishonest miner.

Elizabeth and Abigail move into rooms above Abigail's cafe; Elizabeth and her students put on the Coal Valley Founders' Day play; Jack surprises Elizabeth.

Jack asks Elizabeth for a dinner date, finally making his romantic intentions clear; Elizabeth receives an unexpected visit from her younger sister, Julie; Elizabeth is swept away when Jack surprises her with a very romantic evening at the cafe.

Jonathan counsels a young runaway (Tony La Torre) and a widow (Carrie Snodgress) with a terminally ill son (Barret Oliver).

Old-time actors have a showdown with a street gang that is terrorizing a Hollywood neighborhood. With Michael Landon and Victor French.

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

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

The townspeople spend what they believe will be their last days on Earth in a state of panic after a newspaper reports that a deadly comet is coming.

Mike meets a kindred soul in an older woman who comes to climb Pikes Peak; Grace deals with her jealousy of Myra's pregnancy.

Monica is reunited with a friend who once conquered a drinking problem and is now battling a brain tumor.

The angels help a widowed father come to terms with his troubled past, which includes the untimely death of one of his daughters.

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.

Mr. Edwards swears to find a home for a dying man's girl, not knowing she is a baby orangutan.

Mrs Oleson reacts angrily to the news that her 16-year-old son, Willie, is engaged. She tries to prevent the wedding until Willie defies her.

Matthew meets the father who abandoned him; a famous author stays at the Wilder boarding house.

Amy is hired to do a horse clinic with a group of inmates.

Tim convinces the family they need to take the law into their own hands when Ty and Amy find her father's stolen cattle.

Ty and Amy's relationship is put in jeopardy.

The Waltons come to the rescue of a woman whose drunken husband beats her; Jim-Bob invests in war surplus.

John-Boy prepares a television presentation for the university while Jim-Bob attempts to build a set; Rose thinks she is overweight.

Old love letters make Corabeth think Ike is guilty of adultery and want a divorce; Drew wants Elizabeth to spend a night with him.

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

A conscripted convict (Arliss Howard) experiences salvation with an abused wife (Jeanne Tripplehorn) he saved from Mississippi River flooding in 1927.

The Waltons come to the rescue of a woman whose drunken husband beats her; Jim-Bob invests in war surplus.

John-Boy prepares a television presentation for the university while Jim-Bob attempts to build a set; Rose thinks she is overweight.

Old love letters make Corabeth think Ike is guilty of adultery and want a divorce; Drew wants Elizabeth to spend a night with him.

Mr. Edwards swears to find a home for a dying man's girl, not knowing she is a baby orangutan.

Mrs Oleson reacts angrily to the news that her 16-year-old son, Willie, is engaged. She tries to prevent the wedding until Willie defies her.

Ethan Cooper returns to Colorado Springs with his new wife to give his blessing on Michaela and Sully's planned adoption.

Brian and Colleen run away from Ethan and Lillian; Colleen gets pneumonia.

An idealistic man who hopes television can bring people together is ready to give up on his vision after 50 years in the industry.

Unlocking a secret from his past, a man contacts the son he has never met in hopes of finding a bone marrow donor for his dying daughter.

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

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

Charles Ingalls stops in Walnut Grove to see the Wilders with his dying son, Albert.

After promising to fix a store's roof and stack sacks of grain, Charles falls out of a tree.

Amy fights to keep Dexter when she learns Tim is putting the horse up for sale.

Jack is forced to revisit a rough patch in his marriage.

Ty has some tough decisions to make when Jack leaves him at a crossroads.

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.

The Baldwins' cousin Octavia visits and causes havoc; a man who thinks Mary Ellen took his child bride kidnaps Elizabeth instead.

Joy and Eric find a new sense of purpose - and get a chance at love - as they work together to build a home for a family during Christmastime.

After 15 years, a single father moves home from Hawaii with his two sons and, through a series of coincidences - or Godwinks, ends up stuck in traffic next to his high school sweetheart.

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.

The Baldwins' cousin Octavia visits and causes havoc; a man who thinks Mary Ellen took his child bride kidnaps Elizabeth instead.

Charles Ingalls stops in Walnut Grove to see the Wilders with his dying son, Albert.

Passions explode when the townspeople start casting a production of "Romeo and Juliet"; Dr. Mike and Sully try to plan a day alone.

Mike's faith in Robert E. leads her to recommend him for the dangerous job of repairing a steam engine.

Andrew goes to the rescue of a marriage getting off to a rocky start, guiding the bridegroom (guest star Neil Patrick Harris) out of a blizzard of doubt and down the aisle.

After her mom dies, a 10-year-old girl goes on a quest to find the father she never knew, receiving assistance from Monica and Andrew.

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

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

Christmas becomes a nightmare for Laura (Melissa Gilbert) and Almanzo (Dean Butler) as they search for a deranged woman who has kidnapped their baby.

Laura and Mary are concerned that other students won't accept them on their first day of school; Nellie Oleson snubs them for their homespun dresses.

Amy deals with Stewart Forrest's unrealistic expectations.

Lou helps Amy fight the lawsuit to save her sister's reputation and family business.

A paralyzed military vet and ex-rodeo cowboy hires Amy to help sell his roping horse.

John-Boy's hopes to have his book published in New York are dashed; the Baldwins plan a lavish ball, but it appears no one will come.

Grandpa interprets a shooting star that crash-landed at the Baldwins as an omen of his death.

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

Earl Hamner Jr., creator and narrator of "The Waltons" television series, highlights moments from the Emmy Award-winning program.

Accustomed to 19th-century high society, a young teacher must adjust to a new life in a Western frontier town.

John-Boy's hopes to have his book published in New York are dashed; the Baldwins plan a lavish ball, but it appears no one will come.

Grandpa interprets a shooting star that crash-landed at the Baldwins as an omen of his death.

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

Christmas becomes a nightmare for Laura (Melissa Gilbert) and Almanzo (Dean Butler) as they search for a deranged woman who has kidnapped their baby.

After the visiting Belle Starr gets into a bar fight, she stays with Dr. Mike and disrupts her peaceful home life.

Dr. Mike and Sully try to stop a paleontologist who is digging up Cheyenne burial sites while searching for dinosaur bones.

The angels must prevent a bomb from going off in a high school, and need the assistance of a troubled teacher to help save the students. Mary McDonnell guest stars.

An optimist plans a vacation for her daughter and son-in-law for the purpose of strengthening their marriage.

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.

Walnut Grove citizens vow to destroy their homes after learning that Eastern financiers own their town.

After a hailstorm devastates his crops, Charles learns of blasting work available in a faraway quarry.

A horse crazy young boy quickly bonds with Amy.

Amy and Ty work through their trust issues.

Amy works with a professional horse trainer.

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

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

An old World War I buddy of John's tries to hide his failure in life by bragging about his daring wartime deeds.

A war widow returns home for the first time in three years to help with her sister's wedding. As the big day approaches, she is forced to confront her past, including the man she never expected to fall for.

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

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

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

An old World War I buddy of John's tries to hide his failure in life by bragging about his daring wartime deeds.

Walnut Grove citizens vow to destroy their homes after learning that Eastern financiers own their town.

Substitute instructor Mike gets in trouble for teaching evolution theory; Mike takes an abused girl under her wing.

Sully must overcome his spiritual crisis in order to save Loren, who has been critically injured in the wilderness.

A musician (Luther Vandross) learns his family prevented him from pursuing a successful career by keeping secret a significant phone call for more than 20 years.

A couple unable to conceive decides to adopt a Chinese girl, but the family's matriarch (Angela Lansbury) opposes bringing an Asian child into the circle.

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.

The Ingalls (Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert) of Wisconsin make a new life on the Kansas frontier.

When Charles brings an old friend home to dinner, Caroline decides the man would be a perfect match for Widow Snider.

Tim is coerced to go with Jack on a secret mission.

Tim reveals to the family that Shane is his son.

When Amy works with a chuck-wagon horse, she discovers an impediment that could put the entire team in danger; Caleb returns without Ashley. The whole family is sleep deprived because of the new baby.

A colorful, self-styled writer (David Huddleston) dazzles John-Boy who jeopardizes a timber contract.

The Denby cousins move in unexpectedly and take advantage of hospitality.

The sheriff asks John-Boy's help when the Baldwin sisters' cousin (Denver Pyle) plans to bootleg their "recipe.".

The host of a web series makes an emergency trip to her Texas hometown to help her rancher father recover from a riding accident.

A reporter (Jennifer Love Hewitt) seeks the truth about a woman's (Betty White) husband (Billy Magnussen), a pilot who never returned from duty in World War II.

A colorful, self-styled writer (David Huddleston) dazzles John-Boy who jeopardizes a timber contract.

The Denby cousins move in unexpectedly and take advantage of hospitality.

The sheriff asks John-Boy's help when the Baldwin sisters' cousin (Denver Pyle) plans to bootleg their "recipe.".

The Ingalls (Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert) of Wisconsin make a new life on the Kansas frontier.

Mike and Sully arrive too late to avert Custer's slaughter of the Indians at the Washita River; Brian befriends an Indian boy.

Sully and the kids try to help Mike deal with the emotional aftermath of the Washita massacre.

Each angel plays a crucial role in helping parents cope after their only daughter is murdered. Gregory Harrison guest stars.

The angels try to reunite a father and his troubled son before an asteroid hurtling through space strikes Earth and causes mass destruction.

A college basketball star (Glenn Michael Jones) must face his illiteracy when a heart condition denies him a scholarship.

A dying woman tries to reconcile with her stern father (William Windom) for the sake of her illegitimate daughter.

Jonathan's guidance helps the romance of a quadriplegic lawyer (James Troesh) and Mark's cousin (Margie Impert).

Jonathan arranges an exchange between a pitiless millionaire and a kind vagrant.

A fashion photographer (Andie MacDowell) bonds with her mentally impaired sister (Rosie O'Donnell) after their father dies suddenly.

In 1910 Kansas, widowed farmer Jacob Witting (Christopher Walken) is having a hard time raising his children and running his farm without the help of a wife. He puts an ad in the paper for a bride to help him, and gets a response from a woman named Sarah (Glenn Close), who only describes herself as "plain and tall." Sarah travels to the farm for a one-month trial period, but finds Jacob's stubborn attitude and his daughter's view of her as a replacement mother difficult to bear.

Sarah (Glenn Close) and farmer husband Jacob Witting (Christopher Walken) want to keep their family together, but a drought makes it difficult to farm their land and provide for their children. When a fire ruins several buildings on their property, Sarah takes stepdaughter Anna (Lexi Randall) and stepson Caleb (Christopher Bell) to her brother's home in Maine, leaving Jacob to tend what's left of their farm. As they steel themselves for a period of separation, Jacob and Sarah pledge to reunite.

In this final chapter of the "Sarah, Plain and Tall" series, Sarah Witting (Glenn Close) and her husband, Jacob (Christopher Walken), are taken by surprise when Jacob's father, John (Jack Palance), who abandoned his son and family many years earlier, returns to live with the Wittings as he faces the end of his life. As Jacob struggles to reconcile with John, the Wittings' children face troubles of their own, leaving Sarah alone to lead her family through their travails in rural 1920s Kansas.

Cassie's mischievous cousin Abigail returns to Middleton, forcing Cassie to attempt tough love as Sam and Grace are swept up in Abigail's spell.