The Waltons: Season 3

Episode 1: The Conflict 1974-09-12 | 90 min Aunt Martha Corinnie Walton's home is in danger by the right-of-way for The Blue Ridge Parkway. All of the Walton clan comes to her aid and try and stop the contractor. During a skirmish with the contractor and deputies, John-Boy gets shot. Episode 2: The First Day 1974-09-19 | 50 min During John-Boy's 1st day at Boatwright he encounters a variety of new challenges. Back at the Walton home, Jason feels the need to be the oldest and excel at school like John-Boy. All of the other children object to Jason's attitude Episode 3: The Thoroughbred 1974-09-26 | 50 min John-Boy enters Blue the family mule in the annual cross-country race & tries to win Selena Linville's affections.Grandpa had won that race years before Episode 4: The Runaway 1974-10-03 | 50 min Now that John-Boy is at College, Jim Bob feels small and alone. He brings home a guinea pig, a mascot at school. During the night the little creature dies but the rest of the family are too busy with their own activities to spend time with him. Sad and alone after burying it in the woods, Jim Bob runs away. Episode 5: The Romance 1974-10-10 | 50 min Olivia enrolls herself in art class at night and her teacher makes romantic advances.Mary Ellen says she wants to be a nurse Episode 6: The Ring 1974-10-17 | 50 min Mary Ellen buys a purse. At home she finds there's a pretty amethyst ring inside which she decides to wear at the dance, but she and Erin keep the finding of the ring a secret. Episode 7: The System 1974-10-24 | 50 min Ben learns the hazards of smoking. John-Boy sticks up for a fellow student who violates Boatwright's honor code during a history exam. There were extenuating circumstances Episode 8: The Spoilers 1974-10-31 | 50 min A New York family who is dysfunctional moves to Walton's Mountain. They end up causing havoc in the Walton's household and they move back to New York City Episode 9: The Marathon 1974-11-07 | 50 min In Scottsville John-Boy enters a dance marathon with Daisy Garner, a total stranger. It starts out fun but quickly becomes a drudgery until Olivia comes to the rescue. Episode 10: The Book 1974-11-14 | 50 min John-Boy finds out that a collection of his short stories will be published and Jason secures a job with Bobby Bigelow and the haystack gang Episode 11: The Job 1974-11-21 | 50 min John-Boy gets a job reading to a young blind woman. The woman is hostile towards him and the world in general. She goes to Walton's Mountain and realizes she has much more for which to be thankful. Episode 12: The Departure 1974-12-05 | 50 min John seeks work in a Norfolk shipyard because he feels that life has passed by him but he soon realizes that the family needs him at home and he really wants to be there. Episode 13: The Visitor 1974-12-12 | 50 min Zeb's old friend returns to Walton's Mountain without his wife. The Walton's learn that she died earlier but he will not acknowledge her passing. Episode 14: The Birthday 1974-12-19 | 50 min Grandpa has a heart attack and seems to be unresponsive to treatment. The family try to cheer him up, and against doctor's orders, move him to a tent outside so he can communicate with nature Episode 15: The Lie 1975-01-02 | 50 min Ben goes to Charlottesville to take a young girl to meet her mother and borrows John-Boy's truck without his permission. The truck is involved in a hit and run unknown to Ben. Episode 16: The Matchmakers 1975-01-09 | 50 min Corabeth Walton, a cousin of the Waltons, comes for an unannounced extended visit. Ike Godsey is instantly taken with her and they quickly marry. Erin enters the Jefferson County Sweetheart Contest. Episode 17: The Beguiled 1975-01-16 | 50 min John-Boy encounters a sassy but unprincipled girl whose selfish ways cause hard feelings and suspicion toward Danny, Jim Bob's friend. Episode 18: The Caretakers 1975-01-23 | 50 min Grandpa and Grandma become angry with the family and move out to care for a friend's house.Everybody soon realizes that their place is back home Episode 19: The Shivaree 1975-01-30 | 50 min Wedding plans for the daughter of a friend go awry when the mountain custom of kidnapping the groom get out of hand Episode 20: The Choice 1975-02-06 | 50 min John wants to expand the mill and call it Walton and Sons,Jason wants to study music and he tries for a scholarship Episode 21: The Statue 1975-02-13 | 50 min Godsey's store has a raffle of a statue and Grandpa wins the statue - a dead ringer that looks like one of Grandpa's girlfriend prior to Grandma. John-Boy writes a story of a failed romance between Miss Emily and Ashley Longworth Episode 22: The Song 1975-02-20 | 50 min Sally Ann Harper has eyes for Jason but Ben falls in love with her. Grandpa and John enter a billiard competition at Ike's store Episode 23: The Woman 1975-02-27 | 50 min John and Olivia make plans for their 20 th wedding anniversary, John-Boy falls in love with a older woman and decides to leave the mountain with her Episode 24: The Venture 1975-03-06 | 50 min John decides to expand his business by building a new mill. To meet a deadline for a big order, John works day and night & gets pneumonia. While he's in the hostipal his friends finish the mill, but he loses the big contract.