The Waltons: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Waltons Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
The First Edition
Sep 23, 1976
The first edition of The Blue Ridge Chronicle is published by John-Boy. He publishes a story about Ben and it makes his mother mad.
The Vigil
Sep 30, 1976
Mary Ellen, aspring nurse, makes a diagnosis about Grandma's illness which almost costs Grandma her life.
The Comeback
Oct 7, 1976
Jason 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 s
The Baptism
Oct 14, 1976
John refuses to visit the tent meeting or get baptised, even with the presence of a famous evangelist.
The Fire Storm
Oct 21, 1976
John-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 i
The Nightwalker
Oct 28, 1976
A 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
The Wedding
Nov 4, 1976
Mary 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 complica
The Cloudburst
Nov 11, 1976
John-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 m
The Great Motorcycle Race
Nov 18, 1976
Jim-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
The Pony Cart
Dec 2, 1976
Auntie 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 t
The Best Christmas
Dec 9, 1976
The 11 members of the Walton family are together for Christmas This would be the last time that all of the Waltons would be together
The Last Mustang
Dec 16, 1976
The 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.
The Rebellion
Dec 23, 1976
Corabeth gives Olivia a permanent that turns out badly. Grandma is up against a new competition for playing the church organ.
The Ferris Wheel
Jan 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.
The Elopement
Jan 13, 1977
Erin'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.
John's Crossroad
Jan 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.
The Career Girl
Jan 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.
The Hero
Feb 3, 1977
John-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.
The Inferno
Feb 10, 1977
John-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
The Heartbreaker
Feb 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.
The Long Night
Feb 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.
The Hiding Place
Mar 3, 1977
The Baldwin's niece, Hillary Von Kleist, comes for a visit from Vienna. Jason joins the National Guard over Olivia's objections.
The Go-Getter
Mar 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.
The Achievement
Mar 17, 1977
John-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 hom