Jason grapples with his misgivings about joining the Army; Jim-Bob gets a military tattoo after being told he is too young to enlist.

The Walton family takes in an old school friend of John-Boy's who is confined to a wheelchair after suffering an injury in the war.

Olivia, worried John is overworking himself, suggests a vacation, only to learn disturbing news about herself after returning home.

An incredible bit of luck saves reckless Jim-Bob from possible serious injury, causing a drastic change in his rebellious attitude.

Mary Ellen becomes overprotective of her son and neglects her career; Ben's photo of Erin is turned into Camp Lee's official pinup.

Ike is hospitalized after a heart attack, leaving Elizabeth in charge of his store; Ben and Jim-Bob go into the molasses business.

Emily Baldwin thinks the Army-officer son of her old love is his father, returned to court her; Elizabeth struggles with adolescence.

Ben shocks the family with a new bride, and finds married life is not that easy; Ike surprises Corabeth with the wrong fountain.

The Waltons try to protect their father from an old flame; Elizabeth and Cindy open a canteen for the soldiers of Camp Rockfish.

Jim-Bob's dreams of flying in the Air Corps are shot down; Mary Ellen tries to match Erin with Curt's old friend, an Army sergeant.

Jason composes a final music project for the conservatory; the families of Walton's Mountain argue over who was the first settler.

Olivia returns home to find many changes; John helps locate a recruit gone AWOL; Erin considers asking for a raise.

Erin confronts Pickett; Jason shapes up his recruits; a grieving father attacks Jim-Bob; John-Boy is missing in action.

Cousin Rose comes with her grandchildren and a determination to make Olivia's life easier; Ike enlists Jim-Bob for a secret project.

Mary Ellen substitutes as the county nurse; John searches for his diploma to prove to the Army that he graduated from high school.

Olivia campaigns for a day nursery; plans for the Godsey's anniversary are almost ruined by jealousy.

A director making a documentary about the Pickett Plant gains Erin's cooperation by telling her she could be a star.

A publisher wants to print John-Boy's manuscript, although the author is missing in action; Jeff doesn't want Reckless put to sleep.

Ashley Longworth Jr. returns to ask Erin to marry him, but their plans are disrupted when he confesses to her that he's an atheist.

Olivia searches for the man who raped an Army wife; Corabeth expects an inheritance; news comes of missing John-Boy.

Olivia works as a Red Cross volunteer while watching over seriously injured John-Boy's (Robert Wightman) recovery.

Jim-Bob helps a newcomer, the wife of an Air Corps pilot, refurbish an old cabin and finds himself falling hopelessly in love.

Elizabeth coaches Erin and Mary Ellen in a run-and-ride race being held to raise war-bond money; Jeff dreams of meeting a movie star.

As Christmas nears, Jeffrey befriends an escaped German POW hiding on Walton's Mountain; Corabeth's holiday pageant is canceled.

Cindy endangers her unborn baby trying to be the perfect wife; Jeff names his new cat Harold, then finds "he" is expecting kittens.

One of Jason's fellow recruits, a Jewish Polish-American, tells how his grandfather was arrested and killed by Germans in Warsaw.

Elizabeth learns a new, progressive schoolteacher she admires is dying; Ben drinks to forget fears of fatherhood.

Jeffrey and Josh break into Ike's store to retrieve their confiscated gambling winnings; Ben considers going to war.

The family isn't sure what to do with Grandpa's cousin, who came to collect an old debt from Zeb; Jason pursues a girl named Toni.

Mary Ellen and John enlist Grandma's help to convince Mamie Baldwin to have cataract surgery.

John's nerves are strained to the limit as the orders pile up and his machinery breaks down; Jeffrey builds a soapbox race car.

Rose renews an acquaintance with her former dance partner, who then asks her to marry him; Jim-Bob decides he wants his own room.

John-Boy returns home and tries to recall the details of his plane crash for a comrade's sister; Ike is arrested for draft evasion.

Mary Ellen is attracted to a paratrooper who brings her some mementos of Curt; Corabeth's old flame pressures her to meet with him.

Jim-Bob graduates at the head of his class and prepares to go overseas to fight; Erin learns Ashley Longworth has married in London.

A deputy sheriff accuses Harley of escaping from a chain gang to which he was sentenced for murdering a white man.

John goes to see President Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Ga., and requests a pardon for the murder charges against Harley.

Mary Ellen runs into opposition when she decides to become a doctor; Jason and John-Boy enjoy a birthday surprise from back home.

A soldier in Jason's group rediscovers his courage; the Godseys are called before the ration board; word comes of a German surrender.

John-Boy falls in love with a determined French girl; Cindy sees apparitions of Ben in the house, and then learns he's been captured.

Jim-Bob, home on furlough, meets an old girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh) claiming to be carrying his baby; Ben defies his captors.

As the war in Japan nears an end, Ben's captor makes an unexpected move; Jason can't commit to Toni; the Army turns down Drew.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A rising ballet star is ready to take the stage in her dream role when she receives the shocking news that her sister has died. Years later, she has vowed never to dance again, but a chance encounter with an old flame may change her mind.

A working Chicago mom brings her kids with her on a business trip to Memphis so they can all visit Graceland during the week before Christmas. But she is thrown for a loop when she bumps into an old flame from her days as a singer in college.

A former tour guide meets a busy single father on a Graceland tour and agrees to be his temporary nanny for the holidays.

Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays are about to pay off for Lucy. However, when her older sister unexpectedly passes away, Lucy dreads returning to Nilson's Bay to handle her sister's estate.

Cassie receives devastating news regarding the future of Bell, Book and Candle; the whole town comes together.

Cassie receives devastating news regarding the future of Bell, Book and Candle; the whole town comes together.

Cassie and Sam consider taking their relationship to a new level; Grace prepares for her driving test; a seemingly happy couple arrives to the Grey House to celebrate their upcoming wedding; an old friend from Cassie's past arrives in Middleton.

Cassie and John spend time together catching up but he may have romantic intentions; Cassie's new hire is coming into her own and rediscovering a forgotten talent; Abigail enlists Martha's help as mayor in expediting a business permit.

Jonathan (Michael Landon) courts an elderly woman who was his wife when he was mortal. Guest star: Dorothy McGuire.

Jonathan and Mark attempt to help a misguided angel who has been trying to earn his wings for 200 years.

Jonathan and Mark (Michael Landon, Victor French) help the father of a deceased Vietnam veteran honor his son in a memorial service. Guest star: Eli Wallach.

When Mark blames himself for a girl's death, Jonathan gives him special powers to undo past actions.

Robert E. and Brian try to enroll Anthony in the all-white school; Jake and Hank open a hotel to rival Preston's.

Dr. Mike's practice is in jeopardy when her patients begin dying of a mysterious infection apparently contracted at the clinic.

Young children are beaten and abused by their drunken family; the angels assist a mailman who wants to help the children.

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

Jonathan tries to reunite a Soviet emigre and her long-lost son; guests Nehemiah Persoff, Liam Sullivan.

A concentration camp survivor who is in need of a heart transplant learns the donor was a neo-Nazi terrorist.

Jonathan and Mark help an aging novelist rediscover his writing talent by reliving a beautiful teenage romance.

A TV reporter accuses the operator of a home for unwed mothers of misappropriating funds.

An architect begins to find herself longing for a place to call her own as she works alongside a baker to win a gingerbead house contest.

Two police detectives posing as newlyweds to solve recent holiday party heists are swept up by Christmas while observing the prime suspect.

Two schoolteachers take their rivalry to a new level while they scramble to win a holiday baking contest and the affections of a handsome single father.

Ian plans what he thinks is the perfect marriage proposal at a bucolic Vermont inn, but things do not go as planned.

When plans go awry, Elizabeth gets the town to band together to give Clara and Jesse the wedding of their dreams; Elizabeth struggles with the fact that she has two suitors.

Elizabeth goes on a trip with Lucas and must face her growing feelings for him; Jesse and Clara adjust to sharing a home; Lee and Rosemary are challenged with watching Little Jack.

A dangerous windstorm puts Hope Valley at risk; Elizabeth takes half the class on a field trip while Carson is the substitute teacher for the rest; Jesse causes concern.

Elizabeth and Nathan try to resolve their differences; Rosemary learns a secret about Lee; Elizabeth feels betrayed by Lucas, but helps him get the oil company's records from Gowen; Nathan goes under cover; Fiona gets bad news.

Jonathan tries to reunite a Soviet emigre and her long-lost son; guests Nehemiah Persoff, Liam Sullivan.

A concentration camp survivor who is in need of a heart transplant learns the donor was a neo-Nazi terrorist.

Jonathan and Mark help an aging novelist rediscover his writing talent by reliving a beautiful teenage romance.

A TV reporter accuses the operator of a home for unwed mothers of misappropriating funds.

As Christmas approaches, Brian questions his faith when he learns that Dr. Mike cannot save the Rev. Johnson's sight.

In a case of mistaken motivation, a judge sends Sully to prison after he is spotted with criminals bent on stopping the construction of a dam.

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.

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

Two students receive some angelic motivation; as teachers, Jonathan and Mark motivate an overweight outcast and unscholarly athlete.

A dog tries to lead Jonathan and Mark to his owners, a father and son trapped in a wrecked car.

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.

Amy resorts to desperate measures when her horse Spartan is stolen and reappears with Wes, the man who set fire to the Heartland barn.

Amy goes into the mountains to visit a First Nations horse healer.

Ty and Amy deal with their feelings for each other after a snowstorm strands them at Jack's cabin in the mountains.

John schemes to take overworked Olivia on a belated honeymoon; Marcia quizzes John-Boy about his intentions.

John considers selling Walton's Mountain to a developer (Noah Beery) planning to build a resort over its hot spring.

Jason can't cope when he learns his close friend (Ron Howard) has only a year to live.

Hoping it will be the perfect Christmas present for his wife (Mary-Louise Parker), a man (Andy Garcia) plans to construct a Ferris wheel in his backyard.

A hopeless romantic (Meredith Hagner) begins receiving the gifts from The 12 Days of Christmas from an anonymous suitor.

John schemes to take overworked Olivia on a belated honeymoon; Marcia quizzes John-Boy about his intentions.

John considers selling Walton's Mountain to a developer (Noah Beery) planning to build a resort over its hot spring.

Jason can't cope when he learns his close friend (Ron Howard) has only a year to live.

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

Dr. Mike's Uncle Theodore, a concert pianist, sees in Brian not only a talented musician, but his own dead son.

Kid Cole and Sister Ruth (Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash) visit Dr. Mike (Jane Seymour) at a difficult time in their marriage.

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

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.

Jonathan and Mark encourage a mentally challenged boy to compete in the Special Olympics.

Jonathan and Mark help a young couple adopt a mentally challenged boy.

Laura becomes enamoured by a new student, but he expresses more interest in Mary, which breaks her heart.

Charles helps a woman stage her own wake to ensure her distant children's attendance.

Laura befriends a lonely, crippled girl (Kim Richards) sheltered by her father.

Amy performs a miracle on a traumatized horse.

Amy is caught in the middle of a family crisis when she tries to help a girl and her horse recover from what appears to be a freak accident.

Jack is forced to find the courage to say goodbye to his truck.

News that she is pregnant cuts short Olivia's debut as a door-to-door saleswoman, throwing the family into turmoil.

The town blacksmith (Victor French), whose wife cannot have children, becomes fast friends with an 8-year-old orphan boy.

The Walton children receive mysterious Ouija-board messages concerning the family's 8-year-old houseguest. Directed by Ralph Waite.

Riley lands an assistant position for a headstrong socialite who is being forced to play Scrooge and close one of his factories just weeks before Christmas. Riley slowly convinces him to visit the town and hatches a plan to keep the factory afloat.

When Danielle's husband goes missing in action during his deployment, she's left to raise her daughter on her own. Three years later, as she acclimates to life without him, she begins to tell her daughter bedtime stories about her father.

News that she is pregnant cuts short Olivia's debut as a door-to-door saleswoman, throwing the family into turmoil.

The town blacksmith (Victor French), whose wife cannot have children, becomes fast friends with an 8-year-old orphan boy.

The Walton children receive mysterious Ouija-board messages concerning the family's 8-year-old houseguest. Directed by Ralph Waite.

Laura becomes enamoured by a new student, but he expresses more interest in Mary, which breaks her heart.

Charles helps a woman stage her own wake to ensure her distant children's attendance.

Dr. Mike and Colleen recall past cases as part of a college course Colleen is taking; Andrew is overcome by a mysterious ailment.

Despite being wounded by two bank robbers, Sully works to free his wife, Brian and Katie when they are taken hostage by the desperate men.

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

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 father (Ernest Borgnine) of a dead veteran rebels when his son's Vietnamese family tries to immigrate.

Two orphans face coldheartedness when they ask their favorite children's TV host (Ned Beatty) to adopt them.

Caroline reluctantly leaves the children with a baby sitter when Charles invites her on a 6-day trip to Mankato.

Substitute-teacher Caroline deals with a boy (Dirk Blocker) ridiculed for his limited literacy.

After Laura's pet raccoon bites her and the dog, Charles and Caroline discover it is rabid.

Amy and Ty spend the night in the supposedly haunted Hanley barn, trying to get to the bottom of a mystery.

Tim and Jack relive their glory days; Amy wonders if Ty is revisiting his past when he and Kit deal with her pregnant mare.

Amy and Ty's relationship is put to the test when they care for an orphaned foal.

The Waltons get ready for John-Boy's high-school graduation, but the death of the cow interrupts preparations.

A broke salesman buys a doll for his daughter with Olivia's down-payment on a set of books.

John-Boy needs a car to travel to and from college; he makes a deal with Hyder Rudge for his spare car, but Rudge hides the car and refuses to sell it.

Violinist Beth returns home after the recent death of her mother and tutors the daughter of a reclusive country music star to prepare her for the upcoming holiday concert.

Two music managers must put their history aside to oversee the televised reunion performance of their rock star fathers with a fractured past.

The Waltons get ready for John-Boy's high-school graduation, but the death of the cow interrupts preparations.

A broke salesman buys a doll for his daughter with Olivia's down-payment on a set of books.

John-Boy needs a car to travel to and from college; he makes a deal with Hyder Rudge for his spare car, but Rudge hides the car and refuses to sell it.

Caroline reluctantly leaves the children with a baby sitter when Charles invites her on a 6-day trip to Mankato.

Substitute-teacher Caroline deals with a boy (Dirk Blocker) ridiculed for his limited literacy.

An old friend of Sully's seeks an affair with Dr. Mike while flashing his financial success before the family.

An old friend of Sully's seeks an affair with Dr. Mike while flashing his financial success before the family.

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.

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

Jonathan and Mark pose as recreation directors to help an angel on a difficult assignment in a retirement community.

Jonathan and Mark head to college; Jonathan helps a 12-year-old genius and Mark takes care of a rowdy dorm.

A mute coppersmith (Chuck McCann) plans to end a controversy over a proposed church bell.

Burning the midnight oil preparing for a school contest, Mary causes a fire, and Caroline orders her to withdraw.

The Ingalls struggle with limited funds as they decide on Christmas gifts.

Tim buys a racehorse from Lisa and puts everything on the line to win.

Ty's abusive stepfather shows up, trying to win back Ty's mother.

Amy is upset when Ty flies off with Scott on a vet call.

The Waltons' loyalty is tested by a conflict between family members.

The Waltons rally to help their aunt fight a government eviction.

A highly anticipated first day at college starts with John-Boy giving a pretty coed a ride but ends in total disaster.

A woman spends her time working in her mother's antique shop in a small ski village. One day she meets a man who makes her wonder if she should have left town and followed her dreams.