Robert Wightmanbecomes a regular in the role of John-Boy Walton (which he'd previously played on a recurring basis, replacing Richard Thomas) in the ninth and final season of The Waltons. The two-part season opener (originally telecast as a single two-hour episode) takes place during the final months of WW2, as John Walton (Ralph Waite) tries to clear his friend Harley Foster (Hal Williams) of a long-standing murder charge. Convinced that Harley's original trial was biased, John is willing to put his own reputation--and freedom--on the line to prove the man's innocence. Elsewhere on Walton's Moutain, storekeeper Ike Godsey (Joe Conley) and his formidable wife Corabeth (Ronnie Claire Edwards) have a spirited argument over a woman's "proper place" in a male-oriented society. And as the newly-uniformed Ben Walton (Eric Scott) is headed for the war in the Pacific, his brothers John-Boy and Jim-Bob attempt to connect up with each other in Paris--an effort that seems doomed to failure Jason Moses in seen in the role of Harley Foster's stepson Josh, replacing Todd Bridges, who of course had moved on to Diff'rent Strokes. Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Waltons comes to the end of its 221-episode run with this episode, in which John-Boy heads to New York to learn the fate of his third novel. Upon discovering that the book has been rejected, John-Boy is too proud to return home in defeat, even though he is flat broke. And back on Waltons' Mountain, the redoubtable Baldwin sisters decide to hold a "life celebration" ball, inviting all of their old finishing school classmates--very few of whom are still above ground. Not surprisingly, the final words in this final episode are eloquently spoken by series creator Earl Hamner Jr.. Hal Erickson, Rovi
After numerous delays and second thoughts, Aunt Rose (Peggy Rea) has accepted the marriage proposal of her longtime beau Stanley (William Schallert), and a wedding date is set. But the nuptuals may be permanently postponed when Rose's attack of "heartburn" proves to be something much more serious. Elsewhere, Cindy (Leslie Winston) grows weary of being just another housewife, and demands that Ben (Eric Scott) allow her to get a job--with surprising results. Hal Erickson, Rovi
After the sudden death of her father, Ben's wife Cindy (Leslie Winston) has a bizarre dream about a carousel, and about a woman whose face she briefly glimpsed at her dad's funeral. Ultimately, Cindy discovers that she was actually adopted--and that's not the end of the story Meanwhile, Elizabeth (Kami Cotler) becomes jealous when her boyfriend Drew (Tony Becker) neglects her to spend time with the rest of the Walton siblings. Hal Erickson, Rovi
Corabeth Godsey (Ronnie Claire Edwards) is convinced that her husband Ike (Joe Conley) is cheating on him when she finds a letter signed "Pamela." But though he begs Corabeth not to file for divorce, Ike stubbornly refuses to reveal the identity of his mysterious correspondent. And on the anniversary of their first date, Drew (Tony Becker) pressures Elizabeth (Kami Cotler) to prove her love for him by going "all the way". Hal Erickson, Rovi
Erin (Mary Elizabeth McDonough) has fallen in love with Paul Matthews (Morgan Stevens), a new employee at the Walton lumber yard. His curiosity aroused by Paul's reluctance to discuss his past, John-Boy does a bit of research on his own--and discovers to his amazement that Paul's real name is Northridge, and that his father is one of the Waltons' biggest business rivals. Meanwhile, Ike and Jim-Bob gets a lot more than they bargained for when they go prospecting for uranium. Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Run Time: 17 hr 52 min
- Language: English
- Subtitle Language: English
- Release Date: April 28, 2009
- Supporting Actor: Al Hopson, Archie Lang, Bettye Ackerman, Bryan Utman, Charles Thomas Murphy, Scott Hylands, Taylor Lacher, Tom Williams, Vivian Brown, Jordan Suffin, Mary Wickes, Ronnie Claire Edwards, Rand Hopkins, Gary Grubbs, Virginia Peters, Victoria Carroll, Dick Christie, Davis Roberts, Dennis Robertson, Eldon Quick, Ellen Geer, Fran Ryan, Frank Catalano, Herb Armstrong, James Saito, Jason Moses, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jerry Fujukama, Jerry Hoffman, John Crawford, Jonathan B. Woodward, Ken Sansom, Len Wayland, Lisa Harrison, Marc McClure, Mary Jackson, Michael McDonough, Patrick Skelton, Walker Edmiston, Woody Eney, William Schallert, Treva Frazee, Sab Shimono, Robert Rockwell, Robert Dryer, Robert Ackerman, Richard Eastham, Penelope Windust, Pearl Shear, Mo Malone, Lewis Arquette, Laurence Lau, Ken Wright, Karen Louise Scott, Joe Conley, John Carter, Jack McCulloch, Helen Kleeb, Roger Etienne, Ted Jordan, Hatsuo Uda, Edward Bell, Ben Andrews, Terry Burns, Anita Jodelsohn, David Clover, Anita Dangler, Dana Craig, James Nolan, Claire Schoene, Curtis Credel, Dana Gladstone, Tony Becker, Debbie Lytton, Bud Hiestand, Dane Witherspoon, Corinne Michaels, Michael Reed, Chuck Lindsley, Chip Frye, Charles Penland, Carol Jones, Ted Noose, Bucklind Beery, Bill Erwin, Alvy Moore, Kip Niven, Lynn Hamilton, Marshall Reed, Mindy Dow, Morgan Stevens, Rex Benson, Richard Gilliland, Richard Lineback, Carolyn Coates, Chuck Lindsly, Colleen Casey, Dan Frazer, Danielle Aubry, Debbie Richmond, Dick Sargent, Ed Call, Ed Couppee, Elizabeth Schoene, George Strattan, Gordon Hodgins, Hal Williams, Hank Brandt, Hank Stohl, Ivor Francis, James Ingersoll, Jerold Pearson, Ken Michelman, Lew Horn, Lew Palter, Llynn Storer, Pamela McMyler, Robert Richie, Richard Molnar
- Director: James Sheldon, Philip Leacock, Herbert Hirschman, Bernard McEveety, Harry Harris, Gabrielle Beaumont, Walt Gilmore, Lawrence Dobkin, Neil Cox, Harvey Laidman, Bob Sweeney
