Episode

The Waltons: The Valediction

Name: The Waltons: The Valediction
Released: 1980-03-13
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Ralph Waite, Jon Walmsley, Mary Elizabeth McDonough, David W. Harper, Earl Hamner, Jr.

The WaltonsSeason 81980-03-13

Overview

Jim-Bob graduates as class valedictorian and Erin finds out that Ashley Longsworth Jr married a girl in London. The Walton boys join the War.

Details

Series: The Waltons
Season: Season 8
Episode: Episode 23
Air date: 1980-03-13
Runtime: 50 min

Episode context

The Valediction is Episode 23 in Season 8 of The Waltons. It aired on 1980-03-13. The runtime is 50 min.

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Episode 20: The Traveling Man 1980-02-14 | 50 min Rose's ex-boyfriend Stanley Perkins arrives on Waltons Mountain and he makes a re-acquaintance with Rose.

Episode 19: The Last Straw 1980-02-07 | 50 min When John's equipment breaks down and Jim-Bob breaks his, John decides maybe he has had enough. Jeffrey builds himself a soapbox car sponsored by Godsey's store.

Episode 18: The Inspiration 1980-01-31 | 50 min Mamie Baldwin makes it through a difficult operation with Grandma's help.

Episode 17: The Remembrance 1980-01-24 | 50 min Zadoc Walton, Zeb's cousin, arrives to keep a 21 year old promise and makes a surprising contribution to Boatwright University.

Episode 16: The Prodigals 1980-01-17 | 50 min Josh and Jeffrey break into Godsey's store and are in trouble with the law. After being humiliated by a solider in uniform, Ben decides to enlist.

Episode 15: The Idol 1980-01-10 | 50 min Hazel Lamphere, the new school teacher, comes to Walton's Mountain and Elizabeth is immediately attached to her. Virginia is born to Cindy and Ben.

Episode 14: The Unthinkable 1980-01-03 | 50 min There's a recruit working for Jason's company who is Jewish. He tells how his grandfather was arrested and killed by German soldiers in Warsaw.

Episode 13: The Fastidious Wife 1979-12-27 | 50 min Cindy gets a book from Corabeth on how to be the perfect wife and Cindy resolves to cater to Ben's every need. Jeffrey takes home a cat and names her Harold, until the cat gives birth to kittens.

Episode 12: The Spirit 1979-12-20 | 50 min There's an escapee from a POW camp in North Carolina hiding on Walton's Mountain and he is befriended by Jeffrey. They ask him in on Christmas Eve.