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.
#1 - The Flight
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1977
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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - The Career Girl
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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - The Hawk
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1977
A young minister comes and causes some uneasiness within the congregation.
#11 - The Recluse
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1977
Jason and Fern Lockwood, a recluse who shares his love of music, but she is timid and finds life threatening. Ben goes to Norfolk and looks for work and comes back home to help an overworked father.
#12 - The Volunteer
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1977
After Erin says no to the marriage proposal of G.W. Haines, he joins the Army. Erin visits G.W. at Camp Lee Army Base despite her father's reluctance.
#13 - The Grandchild
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1977
Mary Ellen gives birth to the Walton's first grandchild, a boy named John Curtis Willard.
#14 - The First Casualty
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1977
GW Haines is in the army but dies in a training accident. He leaves a will where he left his land to Erin. She is hurt at the loss.
#15 - 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.
#16 - The Milestone
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/1977
Feeling old and restless, Olivia visits her Aunt Kate in her home town. Jim-Bob wants to get a job but needs both parents to sign a permission slip.
#17 - The Celebration
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/22/1977
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. The Waltons help Ike.
#18 - The Rumor
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/5/1978
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.
#19 - Spring Fever
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/1978
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.
#20 - The Festival
Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/1978
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.
#21 - The Anniversary
Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/1978
John and Olivia celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Mary Ellen and Curtis begin to feel the stain of separation due to the war.
#22 - The Family Tree
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/9/1978
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 and sends Erin's picture as her own.
#23 - The Ordeal
Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/16/1978
Elizabeth falls while standing on top of a wood pile. Fractures her leg. Doctors doubt her ability to walk ever again.
#24 - The Return
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/1978
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.
#25 - The Revelation
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/23/1978
John-Boy proposes to Daisy and she says yes. Daisy reconnects with her mother and learns some surprising news. Mary Ellen and Aimee open a lemonade stand. Grandpa finds a way to increase sales.