Episode

The Waltons: The Boy From the C.C.C.

Name: The Waltons: The Boy From the C.C.C.
Released: 1972-11-02
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Ralph Waite, Jon Walmsley, Mary Elizabeth McDonough, David W. Harper, Earl Hamner, Jr.

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Overview

Gino, a boy from the slums of New York City runs away from a CCC Camp and learns about trust and love from the Waltons

Details

Series: The Waltons
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 8
Air date: 1972-11-02
Runtime: 50 min

Episode context

The Boy From the C.C.C. is Episode 8 in Season 1 of The Waltons. It aired on 1972-11-02. The runtime is 50 min.

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Episode 7: The Sinner 1972-10-26 | 50 min The Reverend Matthew Fordwick comes to Walton's Mountain and upsets the family with his strict and forceful preaching. He innocently samples "the recipe," and John helps him to be accepted within the community

Episode 9: The Ceremony 1972-11-09 | 50 min A Jewish family, escaping refugees from Nazi Germany, come to Waltons Mountain for safety. Their 13 year old son loses respect for his father in the sons attempt to maintain his religious beliefs and practices.

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Episode 6: The Star 1972-10-19 | 50 min When a meteorite falls on the Baldwin's house, Zeb believes his time has come. The Baldwin sisters are hoaxed by their cousin until Zeb and John come to the rescue.

Episode 10: The Legend 1972-11-16 | 50 min John's old army buddy, Tip Harrison, tries to cover his lack of success with childish actions and comments culminating in an accidental fire and the shooting of reckless the family dog.

Episode 5: The Typewriter 1972-10-12 | 50 min John Boy borrows an antique typewriter from the Baldwin sisters so he can send a story to a magazine. Mary Ellen mistakenly sells it to a junk man, but through diligence, gets it back for her brother.

Episode 11: The Literary Man 1972-11-30 | 50 min John-Boy's truck breaks down and he meets the author, A.J. Covington. John-Boy jeopardizes a timber contract badly needed by the family.

Episode 4: The Hunt 1972-10-05 | 50 min John Boy prepares to go on his first hunt and distress over taking an animals life. During the hunt he saves John's life from an attacking bear. Meanwhile Mary Ellen debates over a new dress or a baseball mitt.

Episode 12: The Dust Bowl Cousins 1972-12-07 | 50 min The Walton's distant cousins arrive on the mountain and immediately upset everyone's life by their shiftless dishonest ways.

Episode 3: The Calf 1972-09-28 | 50 min The Family cow, Chance gives birth to a healthy calf but John announces that it must be sold to make ends meet. Elizabeth and Jim Bob hide the Calf to save it. John relents and the family keeps the calf.

Episode 13: The Reunion 1972-12-14 | 50 min The Baldwin sisters and The Recipe play a pivotal role in this story involving their unscrupulous scheming cousin, Homer Lee Baldwin.

Episode 2: The Carnival 1972-09-21 | 50 min A Carnival troupe comes to Walton's Mountain. When the manager absconds with the money, four members are stranded at the Walton house. They thank the Waltons with a private performance.

Episode 14: The Minstrel 1972-12-21 | 50 min Mary Ellen meets a traveling troubadour, Jamie and neglects her responsibilities of helping pick fruit.