Ellen Corby 1999 see above Merie Earle (Maude) 1984 at age 95 or Uremic Poisoning after surgery in Glendale, CA. Olivia has been sleeping on the couch waiting for him to come home. So dont be afraid when Spacek returns as Sarah in a later episode (May 29 at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.). Josh and Jeffrey get into major trouble when they crapshoot. Old Blue, the mule that Granny Ketchum gives to John-Boy makes his first appearance. Grandma and Olivia replace the suit by altering the tweed suit Grandpa was saving for his burial. Mary Ellen falls for a fiery young Mexican-American paratrooper (. It's a decision that the now 81-year-old still regrets. And--would you believe it?--shes got another scheme cooked up. Stanley Perkins once again proposes to Rose, and she accepts. Mary Ellen and Erin try to prove they can do anything as well as men, so they enter the 1st Annual Run and Ride Race in Rockfish and eagerly exercise (with Elizabeth coaching) to train for the race. Back on the mountain, Jason finds it hard to step into John-Boy's shoes at school and home. She became involved with a college boy. Trying to prove herself as a nurse, Mary Ellen treats her for influenza. Did she experience any of the 1930s? ------------------, "Growing up with my brothers and sisters on Waltons Mountain was a joyful experience, but not always an easy one. Fonda played family head Clay Spencer in the 1963 film Spencer's Mountain, which was the basis for The Waltons. The children were played by a talented array of newcomers that included Jon Walmsley (Jason), Judy Norton (Mary Ellen), Mary McDonough (Erin), Kami Cotler (Elizabeth), Eric Scott (Ben) and David Harper (Jim Bob). After Cindy's father dies in a car accident, she discovers that she was adopted. 'The Waltons' Actor Who Played Ashley Longworth Jr. Also Starred On This Extremely Popular Show When Ashley Jr. returns to Waltons Mountain, Emily Baldwin mistakes him for his father, her long-lost love. More recently, he recurred as Deputy Director Van Cleef on NCIS: New Orleans. ( 1972-10-19) A meteorite crashes through the roof of the Baldwin sisters' "Recipe" room, which they take as some kind of sign from their dead Papa. Grandpa Zeb finally convinces the owner to allow them into the attic, where they find items of great interest. - Season Nine Cindy follows a book's advice on how to be a good wife, but ends up exhausting herself. The family repaints the house. Jason bites off more than he can chew when he buys the Dew Drop Inn and tries to repair it for reopening. Her role on the show was that of Aimee Godsey, the daughter of Ike and Corabeth Godsey, the local storekeepers on the show. Helen Kleeb, a.k.a. Country singer Merle Haggard guest stars in the role as Red Turner. The duckling hatches and Grandpa names it Jim-Bob Jr. He has a newspaper article about how she was a runner up at a debate and he also knows that she won a Bible verse competition. It's John Sr's turn to become restless, deciding to take a job in a machine shop in Norfolk, 90 miles from Walton's Mountain (in reality, it's twice that), planning to return on weekends. Jason plays on the wooden recorder in his bedroom that Seth Turner had made for him before he died. - Season Three Thats when he earned the part of Holly, the 15-year-old old in Badlands. Ike buys Corabeth a decorative outdoor fountain. The family must help keep Elizabeth's determination high when the doctor is unsure whether she will ever walk again. As they leave the movie theatre they meet Teddy Claypool Jr. who recognizes Sarah Jane and he tries to impress her. Carrie Spacek grew up in rural Texas, and, following high school, she moved to New York City in 1967 to pursue a career as a singer. Picture of The Waltons - Latest The Waltons Photo. The answer to last weeks quiz (What was the name of the British TV show on which Threes Company was based? He later comes to their home to apologize to her and John Sr. Mary Ellen is invited to a Boatwright dance by one of John-Boy's classmates. When John-Boy checks in to apply at the University of Virginia, he seeks out a doctor who specializes in the treatment of polio, and he tells John-Boy of an unorthodox, experimental treatment. The county nurse offers to tutor her in the algebra and chemistry she needs to pass the test in exchange for caring for a sick mother and her children. Frustrated with the burden of her domestic obligations, Olivia buys a used, Needing some alone time, John-Boy hikes up the mountain to a deserted cabin, and there finds his friend Sarah Jane Simmons (, The Waltons' electric power is shut off when they are unable to pay the bill. Ike gives John-Boy a. John-Boy's high school graduation finally approaches, and the family buys him a new suit for the occasion. Yancy and Sissy stop by the Waltons to announce their formal if not extended engagement plans. - Season Six John-Boy, as editor, writes to suggest that people salvage parts out of the house. Mary Ellen takes over for the county nurse (who has joined the army) and must earn the trust of the skeptical backwoods people (. Meanwhile, Olivia teaches school for Mrs. Fordwick. After Mary Ellen saves a minor from an arranged marriage with a pervert, the Walton family must contend with a very disgruntled groom when he kidnaps Elizabeth. Meanwhile, Ben is concerned that he is not growing in height. John-Boy returns to Walton's Mountain on assignment to write a news story after receiving a letter from Olivia saying that hard times have hit Jefferson County and jobs are scarce. Ike ignores his military draft notice and is arrested for evasion, until the authorities realize he is overage. Two British children escape the London Blitz to find safety in Walton's Mountain with the Baldwins and the Waltons for Christmas. He continually quotes Bible verses until realizing that ordination, unfortunately, requires years of training. The Movie Specials That won her the Academy Award. Zuleika Dunbar (Pearl Shear) purchases the old boarding house, closed since Flossie Brimmer died. Meanwhile, Elizabeth spends her time with her new horse Molly; Corabeth resigns from the general store when Ike accuses her of being too much of a businesswoman and not enough of a wife. Nancy swears Ben to secrecy because she is afraid of her embittered father finding out. She plays Sarah Simmons, a. Mary Ellen and Jonesy finally marry. This is the first season to have the 19781986 Lorimar Productions "Line of Doom" logo. Beulah Bondi (Martha Corrinne) 1981 age 88 of pulmonary complications in Woodland Hills, CA. Olivia receives unwelcome news from the doctor. - Season Two The girlfriend of his drowned co-pilot visits him. October 19, 1972. This is the first season to have the 19711978 Lorimar Productions "LP" logo. She attends the Easter sunrise service on the mountain with her family, celebrating the apparent miracle. Shes having a tough time, but you can relax; she will not have a demonic child. Jason makes a heartfelt speech and introduction to convince Red to come up to the stage and perform for a crowd once again. Without Grandpa's labor, John is forced to hire a millhand, who proves clumsy and incompetent. Both John-Boy and Ted's girlfriend date some jealousy over Ted's interest towards Sarah. Below is a list of the series characters and the actors who played them. After fainting while watching Curt perform an emergency tracheotomy, Mary Ellen is later encouraged when she successfully delivers Mrs. Fordwick's baby. Grandma, happy with things just the way they are, threatens to become a Methodist when the preacher asks her to share organ duties with Zelda Maynard (Audrey Christie), one of her fiercest rivals. Mary Ellen stops at Drucilla's Pond to cool her feet. Wanting to make a profit off of the now heavy traffic near Walton's Mountain, Ben, Ike, and Corabeth decide to build an auto court and landscaped town square. They mistakenly believe a busy factory is coming. Mary Ellen and Jonesy are tasked with fattening up a turkey for the big day. Substitute-teacher Corabeth suggests a too-frilly graduation ceremony. The Waltons is an American television series that aired for nine seasons (1972-1981) on CBS. Jason realizes the full horrors of war when his Jewish fellow soldier Ted Lupinsky (. However, as Mother's Day approaches, she finds herself missing her mother, Olivia, still recovering in a sanitarium in Arizona. She died, too. Because she keeps avoiding John-Boy's questions about current events in Germany, John-Boy thinks she's hiding something. In his words, by way of the opening narration, "what happened was more astonishing to me than anything I could have imagined if I tried to write a story about such an innocent pleasure.". Corabeth worries when Aimee does not immediately bond with them, but she finally shows affection. The episode was interesting, telling the story of John-Boy's first time taking a girl to the movies and getting the surprise of his life. Eric Scott, who played the middle child Ben, told Closer Weekly, the cast got paid very. Then she learns her husband was killed in action. Ben buys a used pony cart, intending to re-sell it for a profit after making some improvements. Cindy discovers she dislikes working at the dress shop and would rather stay at the farm. The family's hound dog Reckless, whom Jeffrey has become attached to, dies of old age while romping through the woods with Jeffrey. John and Ben lock horns over their old run-down truck, Cindy tries to convince Ben to adopt a child, Corabeth refuses to have anything to do with Aimee after she marries a mechanic, and Toni is tired of Jason going away on concert tours. "She gets awfully silly about playing that out in real life," said Norton. Henry Fonda was in "Spencer's Mountain" in 1963, which served as inspiration for " The Waltons." Fonda was potentially going to play the father of the Waltons, and CBS executives thought that he could be a great fit. There, I would at last find the solitude to record in my journal the events of the day. The family introduces her to Ike Godsey, who likes her and decides he is tired of the bachelor life. Ben returns from the Pacific theater and enthusiastically plans to go away to Engineering college. He also meets his friend Daisy from Virginia, who now works as a taxi-dancer in a New York ballroom; they flirt, and she lends him a little money. Michael Learned played the role of Olivia Walton Following The Waltons, she landed another leading role in the drama series, Nurse. - Season Four Olivia tries the exercises against the realistic and pessimistic advice of the local doctor. In part one of a two-part story, Olivia is shocked when she discovers why Darcy Thatcher (Antoinette Stella), wife of a young soldier, is no longer responding to his letters. But it turns out the problem is differentand life-threatening. Meanwhile, the Baldwin sisters plan an elegant reunion ball for their finishing school class, but no one comes except the neighbors. Jody longs to settle down, and Verdie wants him to go to school. The good deed gets Ben into serious trouble when a joyrider temporarily steals the car and has a hit-and-run accident, and the victim records the license number. Meanwhile, as the time nears for Cindy and Ben's baby to arrive, Ben waits it out drinking. And that part wasnt listed in the credits. He was the grandson of John Walton and Olivia Walton. The Waltons receive news about John-Boy. She recorded a song in 1968 called John You Went Too Far This Time. The song was about John Lennon and wife, Yoko Ono, appearing nude on an album cover. Mary Ellen and Erin both fall in love with a forestry student staying and working at their house, who finally kisses Erin before deciding she is too young and he had better move on, breaking her heart. ): Man About the House.. She was a waitress in the episode called "The Chicken Thief." However, John Walton (Andrew Duggan), who has taken work in Waynesboro, Virginia, about 50 miles away, is late returning home, and his family is becoming increasingly worried. Additional Cast: Guest star: Merle Haggard (Red Turner), Pat Quinn (Wilma Turner) with: Cissy Wellman (Cissy Walker), Jay Robinson (Professor Thaxton), Dorothy Shay (Thelma), Joe Conley (Ike Godsey), Robert Donner (Yancy Tucker) Music from this episode: TV Guide Ad Actress Michael Learned played the role of Olivia Walton in 168 episodes of The Waltons. Grandma's upset as her 68th birthday approaches, qualifying her for an "Old Age" pension, and she frustrates everyone by refusing to seek help for dizziness and a hearing problem. Miss Emily's memories of her old beau Ashley Longworth are stirred up when his handsome son Ashley Jr. (. Ben leaves home to work at a Norfolk defense factory. Trouble breaks out in the community and the family when Jason considers signing up as a, John-Boy's old college roommate Mike Paxton (Dennis Redfield) stays with the Waltons after he is injured when his ship is torpedoed by a. But only two set her up. 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