The BEST episodes of The Waltons season 3
Every episode of The Waltons season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Waltons season 3!
In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, during the Great Depression, the Walton family makes its small income from its saw mill on Walton's Mountain. The story is told through the eyes of John Boy, who wants to be a novelist and go to college. The saga follows the family through depression and war, through growing up, school, courtship, marriage, employment, birth, aging, illness and death.
#3 - The Venture
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/6/1975
John decides to expand his business by building a new mill. To meet a deadline for a big order, John works day and night and gets pneumonia. While he's in the hospital his friends finish the mill, but he loses the big contract.
#4 - The Woman
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/27/1975
John and Olivia make plans for their 20th wedding anniversary, John-Boy falls in love with an older woman and decides to leave the mountain with her.
#6 - The Statue
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/13/1975
Godsey's store has a raffle of a statue and Grandpa wins the statue - a dead ringer that looks like one of Grandpa's girlfriends prior to Grandma. John-Boy writes a story of a failed romance between Miss Emily and Ashley Longworth.
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Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/16/1975
John-Boy encounters a sassy but unprincipled girl whose selfish ways cause hard feelings and suspicion toward Danny, Jim-Bob's friend.
#9 - The Matchmakers
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/9/1975
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.
#10 - The Lie
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/2/1975
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.
#11 - The Birthday
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1974
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 commune with nature.
#12 - The Visitor
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/12/1974
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.
#13 - The Departure
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1974
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.
#14 - The Job
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/1974
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.
#15 - The Book
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/1974
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.
#16 - The Marathon
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/1974
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.
#17 - The Spoilers
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1974
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.
#18 - The System
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1974
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.
#19 - The Ring
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1974
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.
#20 - The Romance
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1974
Olivia enrolls herself in an art class at night and her teacher makes romantic advances. Mary Ellen says she wants to be a nurse.
#21 - The Runaway
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1974
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.
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Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1974
During John-Boy's first day at Boatwright he encounters a variety of new challenges. Back at the Walton home, Jason feels the need to be the oldest and excel at school like John-Boy. All of the other children object to Jason's attitude.
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#24 - The Conflict
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1974
Aunt Martha Corinne Walton's home is in danger by the right-of-way for The Blue Ridge Parkway. All of the Walton clan comes to her aid and try and stop the contractor. During a skirmish with the contractor and deputies, John-Boy gets shot.
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