1: The Home Front
Sep 20, 1979
John serves on the local draft board. A young soldier he drafted has been killed and the boy's Dad threatens John & Jim-Bob. The family receives word that John-Boy is missing in action.
Season 8
The Waltons
24 EPISODES • 1979
Season 8 of The Waltons was released on September 20 and consists of 24 episodes.Episodes
2: The Kinfolk
Sep 27, 1979
Rose arrives for a visit which is extended with Serena and Jeffery, her grandchildren. Jim-Bob and Ike Godsey build an air raid siren big enough for Richmond.
3: The Diploma
Oct 4, 1979
Mary Ellen subs as the county nurse. John tries to prove to the army that he really did graduate from high school. John can not find his diploma so he takes another test.
4: The Innocents
Oct 11, 1979
Olivia says the mountain needs a day nursery for children of defense plant workers. Corabeth thinks that Ike has a girlfriend when she sees Rose teaching him to dance.
5: The Starlet
Oct 18, 1979
The film company comes to Walton's Mountain and Pickett plant is used for a war-time documentary. Erin is convinced by the director that she has potential in Hollywood.
6: The Journal
Oct 25, 1979
A publisher asks permission from John and Olivia about printing the new book that John-Boy wrote in Europe. Jeff does not want Reckless put to sleep after Reckless becomes sick.
7: The Lost Sheep
Nov 1, 1979
Ashley Longworth Jr. comes back and asks Erin to be his wife. She has some serious doubts after he says he has lost his faith in God.
8: The Violated (1)
Nov 8, 1979
Olivia searches for a soldier's wife at the request from the Red Cross. The soldier's wife won't answer her husband's letters. Corabeth expects an inheritance.
9: The Waiting (2)
Nov 22, 1979
To be near John-Boy who is in a coma, Olivia joins the Red Cross. Rose plans the big Thanksgiving dinner. John and Olivia spend Thanksgiving in Richmond Hospital with John-Boy.
10: The Silver Wings
Nov 29, 1979
Jim-Bob meets Betsy, a married woman and falls in love with her while delivering her a package.
11: The Wager
Dec 13, 1979
All of Jefferson County watched with wonder when Mary Ellen and Erin decide to venture even farther into a mans world.
12: The Spirit
Dec 20, 1979
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.
13: The Fastidious Wife
Dec 27, 1979
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.
14: The Unthinkable
Jan 3, 1980
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.
15: The Idol
Jan 10, 1980
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.
16: The Prodigals
Jan 17, 1980
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.
17: The Remembrance
Jan 24, 1980
Zadoc Walton, Zeb's cousin, arrives to keep a 21 year old promise and makes a surprising contribution to Boatwright University.
18: The Inspiration
Jan 31, 1980
Mamie Baldwin makes it through a difficult operation with Grandma's help.
19: The Last Straw
Feb 7, 1980
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.
20: The Traveling Man
Feb 14, 1980
Rose's ex-boyfriend Stanley Perkins arrives on Waltons Mountain and he makes a re-acquaintance with Rose.
21: The Furlough
Feb 21, 1980
John-Boy returns home physically cured but he still suffers from a loss of memory. Ike gets arrested for draft evasion because he ignores a letter from the Army.
22: The Medal
Feb 28, 1980
Corabeth gets pursued by an old suitor. Mary Ellen is attracted to Eddie Ramirez.
23: The Valediction
Mar 13, 1980
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.
24: The Valediction
Mar 13, 1980
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.
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