The Breakdown

A flash fire demolishes the second floor of the Walton's home and starts a series of events that threatens to destroy the family. Conclusion

When Walton Mountain's only schoolteacher and its minister suddenly decide to get married, their only chance for a honeymoon depends on Olivia taking over the classroom and John-Boy giving the Sunday sermon.

The Walton household is upset when John-Boy brings home a teenage college-student genius with a photographic memory.

The Walton family befriends a young, black preacher who wants to earn money to start his own church by becoming a professional prizefighter.

Thinking himself a failure compared to his more successful former classmates, John Walton is apprehensive and irritable as he contemplates his high school class' 25th reunion.

When an investigative reporter comes to Walton's Mountain to write a historical guide to the State of Virginia, he uncovers a secret that embarrasses the Baldwin sisters and angers the rest of the community.

Jason Walton stretches himself to the breaking point by working too hard to prove his self-worth.

"Death-Defying Bobby Storm," a beautiful, young stuntwoman, offers her dangerously troubled heart to John-Boy Walton

Olivia Walton and her daughter, Erin, must face intense life challenges when forced to give up newfound love relationships.

The Walton children learn that it is not easy having their mother as a substitute teacher, and John-Boy rediscovers a former girlfriend.

When a young widow comes to stay in their home, the Walton children learn a hard lesson about how to cope with another person's grief.

John-Boy Walton shares an inner bond with Edward the Eighth, King of England, when he faces the most important professional and personal decision of his life.

A frightened, young mother seeks refuge in the Walton home when she leaves her husband.

Mary Ellen's ambition to become a nurse is tested by disappointment and an experience with death.

A rival lumber company threatens to put Walton and Sons out of business, and young Ben Walton picks the worst possible time to leave home.

Olivia, Jim Bob and Elizabeth become lost on Walton's Mountain.

Convinced he was adopted, young Jim-Bob Walton searches for the truth about his birth and finds it shrouded in mystery.

Grandpa Zeb Walton is just as surely trapped by a set of unique circumstances as a wild, young mountain animal captured by Ben Walton.

A flash fire demolishes the second floor of the Walton's house and begins a series of events that threatens to destroy the family. Part 1 of 2

John-Boy undertakes an act of charity that exposes the family to the unexpected wiles of a most unlikely con artist.

Olivia Walton must choose between her family and a career when she is offered a remarkable business opportunity.

Grandma is determined to have a quilting for Mary Ellen to announce she's of marrying age. But Mary Ellen considers the custom insulting.

Grandpa Walton wins a contract to demolish an old house that holds many dear memories for Grandma.

Would-be newspaper publisher John-Boy battles to scrape together enough money for an old printing press.

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