The Waltons Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - The Home Front, Pts. 1 and 2Olivia returns to find her family deeply involved in the war effort. When the Satterfields receive news of the death of their son, John is told he can expect to pay this loss with the life of one of his own sons. Jim-Bob is threatened by the father of a man who lost his son in the war--after John approved the boy's draft by the military. But the news that John-Boy has been taken as a prisoner of war in Europe brings the families together in their grief.
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Episode 2 - The KinfolkOlivia's cousin Rose arrives for a visit, bringing her two grandchildren--and problems--with her. Ike and Jim Bob build a huge air raid siren.
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Episode 3 - The DiplomaJohn's military security clearance is threatened when it is discovered he did not graduate from high school. Mary Ellen takes over for the county nurse and encounters difficulties with the mountain folk.
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Episode 4 - The InnocentsOlivia seeks help from the Pickett defense plant for a day nursery for the children of the defense workers but encounters much difficulty. When Corabeth discovers a perfumed handkerchief in her husband's pocket, she suspects the worst of Ike.
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Episode 5 - The StarletWhen Erin gets involved with a documentary film being made at the Pickett Defense Plant, she is led to believe that can become a star in Hollywood
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Episode 6 - The JournalJohn and Olivia must make a decision about publishing a manuscript John-Boy wrote while overseas. Jeffrey becomes very attached to the dog, Reckless, which is suffering from old age.
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Episode 7 - The Lost SheepHome on leave from his ship in the South Pacific, Ashley Longworth, Jr. asks Erin to marry him immediately. Erin is thrilled, but begins to have doubts when Ashley tells her he has vowed never to enter a church again.
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Episode 8 - The ViolatedWhile the Waltons wait for news about John-Boy, who is missing in action in Europe, Olivia does volunteer work for the Red Cross. A young GI's wife is raped, and Olivia tries to comfort her.
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Episode 9 - The WaitingWhile John-Boy lies in a coma, Olivia accepts a job as a Red Cross volunteer, never losing faith or patience for a sign of his recovery. Rose plans a big Thanksgiving feast.
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Episode 10 - The Silver WingsEncouraged with his dreams of flying, Jim-Bob finds himself in love with a young married woman whose husband is overseas as a pilot in the air corps.
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Episode 11 - The WagerErin and Mary Ellen enter a "Run and Ride" race, challenging a traditionally all-male domain.
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Episode 12 - The SpiritA German POW escapes from a North Carolina camp and hides on the mountain. When Jeffrey befriends him, the family asks him in for Christmas Eve.
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Episode 13 - The Fastidious WifeWhen Cindy is introduced to the book The Fastidious Wife, she follows its instruction exactly and almost goes into premature labor due to exhaustion.
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Episode 14 - The UnthinkableA Jewish recruit in Jason's company tells how his grandfather was arrested and murdered by German soldiers in Warsaw.
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Episode 15 - The IdolElizabeth's favorite teacher and good friend Hazel must reveal that she is dying of a fatal illness, and Elizabeth must learn to live with another loss -- and learn to forgive Hazel.
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Episode 16 - The ProdigalsJeffrey and Josh break into Ike's store, and Ben decides to enlist after being humiliated by a soldier.
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Episode 17 - The RemembranceZadok Walton, Grandpa's cousin, arrives unannounced to keep a date he made with Zeb twenty-one years ago.
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Episode 18 - The InspirationMiss Mamie Baldwin refuses to have an operation for cataracts -- until John brings home a secret weapon: Grandma.
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Episode 19 - The Last StrawThe pressures of wartime and changing values finally affect John Walton. Jeffrey builds a soapbox derby racecar, but then learns the race has been suspended for the duration of the war.
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Episode 20 - The Travelling ManMr. Stanley Perkins, a traveling salesman, arrives on Walton's Mountain to rekindle an old romance with Aunt Rose.
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Episode 21 - The FurloughJohn-Boy returns home, still suffering memory loss and deeply troubled by his ordeal. Ike is arrested for draft evasion.
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Episode 22 - The MedalMary Ellen and Corabeth both encounter men who bring romance into their lives.
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Episode 23 - The ValedictionJim-Bob graduates as valedictorian from high school just as the Allied Forces invade France. He joins his three brothers as all of them march off for duty overseas.
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