The BEST episodes of The Waltons season 5
Every episode of The Waltons season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Waltons season 5!
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.
#1 - The Inferno
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/1977
John-Boy travels to Lakehurst New Jersey to cover the landing of the Hindenburg and is deeply affected by its crash. Curt tries to figure out how to have more private time with Mary Ellen.
#2 - The Best Christmas
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1976
The 11 members of the Walton family are together for Christmas. This would be the last time that all of the Waltons would be together.
#3 - The Achievement
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/17/1977
John-Boy goes to New York City after waiting weeks without word on his novel. It pays off and John-Boy talks to an editor who agrees to publish his novel. John-Boy comes back home and tells them the good news. He also tells the family he is moving to New York City.
#4 - The Go-Getter
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/1977
A hot-headed Ben has a falling out with John and Ben takes a job as a used car salesman. Ben seems a natural until the family questions some of his sales techniques.
#5 - The Hiding Place
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1977
The Baldwin's niece, Hillary Von Kleist, comes for a visit from Vienna. Jason joins the National Guard over Olivia's objections.
#6 - The Long Night
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/1977
Grandpa says he going to bring Grandma home from the hosptal. When the doctors say no, Grandpa causes a scene and is told not to come back. Aimee Godsey asks Zeb to be her Grandpa.
#7 - The Heartbreaker
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/17/1977
Jason falls in love with Vanessa, Curt's sister, who left her husband so she could become a singer. John-Boy begins to publish sections of his novel in the newspaper.
#8 - The Hero
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1977
John-Boy acts on a suggestion of Grandma's and organizes a memorial to the Jefferson County Doughboys of WWI. Sheriff Ed Bridges, the decorated hero, shows little interest.
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Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1977
Erin's graduation from high school seems to be very painful because Erin has no firm plans for the future or any career.
#10 - John's Crossroad
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1977
John goes to Charlottesville and applies for an office job. He finds it impossible to work under the harsh direction of the office manager.
#11 - The Elopement
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1977
Erin's first love, Chad Marshall, comes back and asks Erin to be his wife. She agrees but John emphatically says no so Erin and Chad run off to elope.
#12 - The Ferris Wheel
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1977
Elizabeth has nightmares of an unknown experience of being stuck on the very top of a ferris wheel. Ben starts to seriously worry about his height.
#13 - The Rebellion
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/23/1976
Corabeth gives Olivia a permanent that turns out badly. Grandma is up against new competition for playing the church organ.
#14 - The Last Mustang
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1976
The Waltons are emersed in a controversial election for sheriff and Grandpa fights to release a wild mustang that he says was caught on Walton property.
#15 - The Pony Cart
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1976
Auntie Martha Corrine Walton comes to Walton's Mountain to visit and soon interupts everybody's life. She and Ben make an old fashioned pony cart and she comes to the realization that she is about to die.
#16 - The Great Motorcycle Race
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1976
Jim-Bob fixes up Ike's old motorcycle and he enters a motorcycle race. The Godsey's want to adopt a baby but instead adopt a young girl named Aimee.
#17 - The Cloudburst
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1976
John-Boy sells his meadow to a mining company to meet payments on his printing press. Ike and Corabeth follow suit. What everybody doesn't know is that the company plans to strip mine which will ruin the land.
#18 - The Wedding
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1976
Mary Ellen surprises her parents saying that she and Dr. David Spencer are getting married. At the same time the family makes preparations, Dr. Curt Willard arrives and complicates matters.
#19 - The Nightwalker
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1976
An unknown person prowls through the night on Walton's Mountain. Godsey's Hall is opened up by Ike Godsey and Jason decides to have a dance for the community.
#20 - The Fire Storm
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1976
John-Boy tries to keep the community updated about the news in Europe, so he decides to print excerpts about Hitler's Mein Kampf in his paper. A great outcry ensues, and the town is torn apart over the issue of publishing unfavorable items in the Blue Ridge Chronicle.
#21 - The Baptism
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1976
John refuses to visit the tent meeting or get baptised, even with the presence of a famous evangelist.
#22 - The Comeback
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1976
Jason gets news that his scholarship has been cancelled. Jason begins to hang out at the Dew Drop Inn. He is trying to interest Red Turner, a musician, into making a come back since his son's death.
#23 - The Vigil
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1976
Mary Ellen, aspring nurse, makes a diagnosis about Grandma's illness which almost costs Grandma her life.
#24 - The First Edition
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1976
The first edition of The Blue Ridge Chronicle is published by John-Boy. He publishes a story about Ben and it makes his mother mad.