Season 5
24 episodes · Sep 23, 1976
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S5E1The First Edition
Sep 23, 197650mThe first edition of The Blue Ridge Chronicle is published by John-Boy. He publishes a story about Ben and it makes his mother mad.
S5E2The Vigil
Sep 30, 197650mMary Ellen, aspring nurse, makes a diagnosis about Grandma's illness which almost costs Grandma her life.
S5E3The Comeback
Oct 7, 197650mJason 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.
S5E4The Baptism
Oct 14, 197650mJohn refuses to visit the tent meeting or get baptised, even with the presence of a famous evangelist.
S5E5The Fire Storm
Oct 21, 197650mJohn-Boy tries to keep the community updated about the news in Europe sohe 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.
S5E6The Nightwalker
Oct 28, 197650mA unknown person prowls through the night on Walton's Mountain. Godsey's Hall is open up by Ike Godsey & Jason decides to have a dance for the community
S5E7The Wedding
Nov 4, 1976100mMary 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.
S5E8The Cloudburst
Nov 11, 197650mJohn-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.
S5E9The Great Motorcycle Race
Nov 18, 197650mJim-Bob fixes up Ike's old motorcyle & he enters a motorcyle race. The Godsey's want to adopt a baby but instead adopt a young girl named Aimee
S5E10The Pony Cart
Dec 2, 197650mAuntie 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.
S5E11The Best Christmas
Dec 9, 197650mThe 11 members of the Walton family are together for Christmas This would be the last time that all of the Waltons would be together
S5E12The Last Mustang
Dec 16, 197650mThe 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.
S5E13The Rebellion
Dec 23, 197650mCorabeth gives Olivia a permanent that turns out badly. Grandma is up against a new competition for playing the church organ.
S5E14The Ferris Wheel
Jan 6, 197750mElizabeth 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.
S5E15The Elopement
Jan 13, 197750mErin's 1st 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.
S5E16John's Crossroad
Jan 20, 197750mJohn goes to Charlottesville and applies for an office job. He finds it impossible to work under the harsh direction of the office manager.
S5E17The Career Girl
Jan 27, 197750mErin's graduation from high school seems to be very painful because Erin has no firm plans for the future or any career.
S5E18The Hero
Feb 3, 197750mJohn-Boy acts on a suggestion of Grandma's and oranizes a memorial to the Jefferson County Doughboys of WWI. Sheriff Ed Bridges , the decorated hero, shows little interest.
S5E19The Inferno
Feb 10, 197750mJohn-Boy goes to Lakehurst New Jersey to travel to cover the landing of Hindenburg and is deeply affected by its crash. Curt tries to figure out how to have more private time with Mary Ellen.
S5E20The Heartbreaker
Feb 17, 197750mJason 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.
S5E21The Long Night
Feb 24, 197750mGrandpa 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.
S5E22The Hiding Place
Mar 3, 197750mThe Baldwin's niece, Hillary Von Kleist, comes for a visit from Vienna. Jason joins the National Guard over Olivia's objections.
S5E23The Go-Getter
Mar 10, 197750mA 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.
S5E24The Achievement
Mar 17, 197750mJohn-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.