A young minister comes and causes some uneasiness within the congregation

Strange foorprints & a stringer of catfish lead the Waltons to find 12 year old Josh a runaway in the barn hiding.He attaches himself to John immediately

Jason and Fern Lockwood,a recluse who shares his love of music but she is timid and finds life threatening . Ben goes to Norfolk and looks for work and comes back home to help an overworked father

An old man, his grandson,and two Indians come to Walton's Mountain saying there are sacred burial grounds where the barn is built.

The Waltons have an encounter with a strange English girl while on a small vacation at the Baldwin sister's beach cottage. Ben stays home alone expecting to live the life of a carefree bachelor.

After Erin says no to the marriage proposal of G.W. Haines, he joins the Army. Erin visits G.W. at Camp Lee Army Base despite her father's reluctance.

Mary Ellen Gives birth to the Waltons 1 st grandchild a boy name John Curtis Williard

The Waltons are happy to have John Curtis back with the family

Dr. Willard has been drafted to serve for the US Med Corps. Erin's boyfriend G.W. Haines is killed in a training accident and Yancy Tucker announces that he is joining. They turn him down because of his flat feet.

At Drucilla's pond, the Army practices maneuvers. Olivia paints quiet scenes wchi she enters in a local art show. They are bought by a mysterious admirer.

This new boy that Jim-Bpb meets says he is going to join the Air Corps.Elizabeth adopts Maud Gormley as a sub grandma only until her real grandma comes back home

Olivia goes to Alberene her home town to see her Aunt Kate. Olivia copping with going through the change of life.Jim-Bob fakes his Mom's signature on a job application

Two British children escape the London Blitz to find safety in Walton's Mountain with the Baldwins and the Waltons for Christmas. Meanwhile, Jason contemplates whether he can fight in the impending war, and Olivia has a faith crisis as she can't understand how God could allow war.

John finds out that the family is almost out of debt so everybody pitches in on a big contract. During the mortgage burning party, Ike Godsey says that the bank will forclosing on the store. Olivia and John come to the rescue.

A new family, the Brimmer's, move to the Mountain and look for work and a place to live. Some people from the town are suspicious of their German accent and John helps them.

A rose bush owed by Mamie Baldwin is dying and she views that as a sign of her own impending death. Jim-Bob dates Ben's girlfriend and Ben dates Jim-Bob's girlfriend. They come to blows because they are jealous.

Jason gets a lesson in prejudice when he and Josh Verdie's son audition for a recital. Aimee Godsey and Elizabeth experience Spring Fever.

John and Olivia have been married 25 years. Olivia buys John a phone to put in the house and John builds a gazebo for Olivia on top of the mountain. Mary Ellen and Curt have problems being apart from each other.

With Jason's help, Verdie searches her roots for the history of her family. Elizabeth corresponds with a soldier who thinks she is 18 years old and looks like Erin.

Elizabeth falls from a log pile and she breaks her leg. Elizabeth can only walk with crutches. Jim-Bob talks her into walking.

Elizabeth walks again

John-Boy comes back home and helps with reopening the old Guthrie Mine. John and some other men work in the mine. Without warning, the fault gives way to its weaknesses and traps the men under tons of dirt and rock.

John and the other men escapes.

John-Boy asks Daisy to marry him so both return home and make arrangements .John talks to Daisy's mom and learns Daisy has a 3 yr old daughter.

The Waltons are happy to finally have Grandma back home with them This was also sad for all of the Walton clan as it was the last show that actor Will Geer (Grandpa) was on.