The WORST episodes of The Waltons
Every episode of The Waltons ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Waltons!
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.
#4 - The Prodigals
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1980
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.
#7 - The Violated
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1979
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.
#8 - The Journal
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1979
A publisher asks permission from John and Olivia about printing the new book that John-Boy wrote in Europe. Jeffrey does not want Reckless put to sleep after Reckless becomes sick.
#9 - The Outrage (2)
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/27/1980
John goes and sees President Roosevelt for a pardon for Harley.
#10 - The Wager
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1979
All of Jefferson County watches with wonder when Mary Ellen and Erin decide to venture even farther into a man's world.
#12 - The Pin-Up
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/8/1979
Ben enters a casual picture of Erin in a contest where she wins 1st prize. She finds herself the center of attention and the official pin-up girl of Camp Lee to John's dismay.
#16 - The Inspiration
Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/31/1980
Mamie Baldwin makes it through a difficult operation with Grandma's help.
#19 - The Seashore
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1977
The Waltons have an encounter with a strange English girl while on a small vacation at the Baldwin sister's beach cottage. Ben stays home alone expecting to live the life of a carefree bachelor.
#20 - The Furlough
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/21/1980
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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - The Hot Rod
Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/19/1981
Jim-Bob and Jody get discharged from the service. They celebrate and they decide to open up a garage. The Baldwin sisters get forced to close their recipe machine until they discover their grandfather's still in a secret room.
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Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/1980
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.