The Waltons: Season 6 (1977)


49 mins 9/15/1977 1. The Hawk
	A hawk is attacking the Waltons' chickens. Grandpa and Jim-Bob try to catch it. Also, a new minister joins the community.
49 mins 9/22/1977 2. The Stray
	The Waltons find a 12 year old runaway in their barn. He fits into the family and they want to keep him - but he is black. It would never work out with the way society is.
49 mins 9/29/1977 3. The Recluse
	Jason helps a woman named Fern; she is withdrawn from the world because of a past relationship. He helps her come out of the shell. Meanwhile, Ben goes to find work in Norfolk.
49 mins 10/13/1977 4. The Warrior
	An elderly Indian and his grandson visit the mountain to find their family burial ground. It is on the Waltons' land.
49 mins 10/20/1977 5. The Seashore
	The Waltons visit the seashore and stay at the Baldwin's beach home. An English girl is staying there. Meanwhile Ben stays home, hoping to enjoy time alone. He is anything but alone.
49 mins 10/27/1977 6. The Volunteer
	GW Haines proposes to Erin. She says no. GW joins the army. Meanwhile, Rover, the family peacock, is in heat and making a lot of noise.
100 mins 11/3/1977 7. The Grandchild
	Mary Ellen gives birth to the Waltons' first grandchild, John Curtis Willard. However, Cassie, a lonely and superstitious teenage neighbor whose premature baby girl was stillborn, believes John Curtis was sent to replace her own baby and she kidnaps him. It is up to Olivia to gently explain to Cassie that someday Cassie will have another baby, but that John Curtis is really Mary Ellen's.
49 mins 11/10/1977 8. The First Casualty
	Curt is called to serve in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, and Walton's Mountain receives its first war casualty when G.W. is killed in a training exercise. Yancy Tucker marries Cissy and tries to enlist.
47 mins 11/17/1977 9. The Battle of Drucilla's Pond
	Soldiers practice war at Drusilla's pond. Corabeth teaches a tap dance routine to Elizabeth and Aimee. They put on a show.
49 mins 12/1/1977 10. The Flight
	Jim-Bob meets a boy who is on his way to join the Air Corps, but the boy never actually leaves. Turns out he is a runaway. Meanwhile, Elizabeth misses Grandma, and thus builds a grandmotherly relationship with Maude Gormley.
98 mins 12/8/1977 11. The Children's Carol
	As Christmas approaches, Mary Ellen and the baby leave to be near Curt; the Baldwins shelter two children from England; Verdie bakes and sells cakes to raise money for the needy overseas.
49 mins 12/15/1977 12. The Milestone
	Not understanding why she suddenly feels emotionally fragile, Olivia turns to her Aunt Kate (Louise Latham) for advice. Jim-Bob tries to get a job dishonestly.
49 mins 12/22/1977 13. The Celebration
	The Waltons have one remaining payment on their mortgage. John and the family rush to complete one big lumber job to pay it off. As they celebrate, Ike Godsey faces financial trouble.
49 mins 1/5/1978 14. The Rumor
	Members of Flossie Brimmer's family visit the mountain. The community does not welcome them due to their German accent. Elizabeth starts a rumor about them. (April 1940)
49 mins 1/12/1978 15. Spring Fever
	Ben and Jim-Bob get on each other's nerves. They end up dating each other's girlfriends. Meanwhile, Mamie Baldwin sees a rose bush dying and thinks it means she will die. Grandpa finds a way to help her feel young again.
49 mins 1/26/1978 16. The Festival
	In spring of 1940, Jason practices his music for a town festival. He finds Josh, Verdie's son, plays the horn. They practice together. The festival organizers do not want Josh. Elizabeth and Aimee Godsey compete for the same boy.
49 mins 2/2/1978 17. The Anniversary
	John and Olivia celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Mary Ellen and Curtis begin to feel the stain of separation due to the war.
49 mins 2/9/1978 18. The Family Tree
	Jason helps Verdie research her family tree. They find people who knew her family. Elizabeth starts writing to a soldier at Camp Lee, pretending she is 18 years old by sending Erin's picture as her own.
100 mins 2/16/1978 19. The Ordeal
	Elizabeth breaks both legs in a fall from a log pile. When she comes home from the hospital, the family must adjust to her injuries and devise ways to help her walk again, something the Doctors aren't sure she'll be able to do.
100 mins 3/16/1978 20. The Return
	John-Boy returns to Walton's Mountain to write about the failing economy and lack of jobs. He talks Mr Guthrie into opening the old mine. As the menfolk are in the mine, it collapses. John makes a decision about working at a defense plant.
49 mins 3/23/1978 21. The Revelation
	John-Boy proposes to Daisy and she says yes. Daisy reconnects with her mother and learns some surprising news. Elizabeth and her friend George open a lemonade stand. Grandpa finds a way to increase sales.
49 mins 3/30/1978 22. Grandma Comes Home
	An unhappy Grandma returns home to a loving and excited family and an overprotective Grandpa; a shy boy makes plans to see Elizabeth.

	Ralph Waite	John Walton / Sr.
	Will Geer	The Grandfather
	Michael Learned	Olivia Walton
	David W. Harper	Jim-Bob Walton
	Jon Walmsley	Jason Walton
	Mary Beth McDonough	Erin Walton
	Judy Norton	Mary Ellen Walton
	Kami Cotler	Elizabeth Walton
	Eric Scott	Ben Walton
	Earl Hamner Jr.	The Narrator
	Joe Conley	Ike Godsey
	Ronnie Claire Edwards	Corabeth Godsey
	Tom Bower	Dr. Curtis Willard
	Peter Fox	Rev. Henry 'Hank' Buchanan
	Mary Jackson	Emily Baldwin
	Helen Kleeb	Mamie Baldwin
	Dorothy Shay	Thelma
	John Crawford	Sheriff Ep Bridges
	Rachel Longaker	Aimee Louise Godsey
	Lynn Hamilton	Verdie Grant Foster