Episode

The Waltons: The Book

Name: The Waltons: The Book
Released: 1974-11-14
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Ralph Waite, Jon Walmsley, Mary Elizabeth McDonough, David W. Harper, Earl Hamner, Jr.

The WaltonsSeason 31974-11-14

Overview

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

Details

Series: The Waltons
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 10
Air date: 1974-11-14
Runtime: 50 min

Episode context

The Book is Episode 10 in Season 3 of The Waltons. It aired on 1974-11-14. The runtime is 50 min.

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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 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.

More episodes from this season

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.