Name: The Townie
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

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The faith of the Walton family is sorely tried when Olivia contracts polio.

The Waltons

An Easter Story

John-Boy's casual date for the movies decides to unleash her considerable feminine charms on him.

The Townie

John-Boy helps a blacksmith (Ned Beatty) write to a woman; Olivia neglects the family to sing in a choir.

The Bicycle

An illiterate woman (Lynn Hamilton) whose daughter is graduating from college asks John-Boy to teach her.

The Scholar

John-Boy seeks city employment when a legal mix-up threatens the Waltons' lumber rights; guest Garry Walberg.

The Deed

John-Boy invites Gypsies to camp on the Waltons' land, despite dire predictions; guest Gregory Sierra.

The Gypsies

John-Boy and Grandpa play matchmaker for Olivia's visiting uncle, but the women disapprove of their choice.

The Courtship

John-Boy falls for a woman (Sian Barbara Allen) who left home to return to her father's house on Walton's Mountain.

The Love Story

The drunken father of a young friend of the Waltons burns down the schoolhouse in the name of religion.

The Fire

The Waltons aid an actress (Pippa Scott) whose chauffeur robbed and abandoned her after her car broke down.

The Actress

Mary Ellen falls for a minstrel and resists helping the family fulfill a vital contract.

The Minstrel

The sheriff asks John-Boy's help when the Baldwin sisters' cousin (Denver Pyle) plans to bootleg their "recipe."

The Reunion

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S1 E23 | The Townie