The Waltons (1971–1981): Season 2, Episode 17 - The Heritage - full transcript

(John-Boy) WHEN WE WERE
CHILDREN, WE NEVER THOUGHT

OF THE HOUSE WE WERE
BORN IN AS BEAUTIFUL,

OR PLAIN, OR ANYTHING SPECIAL,

EXCEPT IT WAS OUR
HOME AND IT WAS THERE.

BUT THERE CAME A DAY WHEN
WE WERE FACED WITH GIVING IT UP.

IT CREPT UP ON US,
AS SO MANY CRISES DO

THROUGH THE NORMAL
ROUTINE OF LIVING.

HI, JOHN-BOY, I'M AN INDIAN.

I'M GONNA SCALP YOU.

I'M YOUR BIG BROTHER,
AND I'M GONNA SPANK YOU.

HEY, THAT'S NOT FAIR!



MY TURN!

LOOK, GRANDPA, I'M AN INDIAN.

Chuckles ME, TOO.

YOU WANNA SCALP ME?

NO, I'M A GOOD INDIAN.

CAN I HAVE IT NOW?

YOU'RE NOT AN INDIAN, YOU'RE
JUST A DUMB OLD SQUAW.

DADDY, MAKE JIM-BOB
LET ME BE AN INDIAN.

JIM-BOB, LET HER BE AN INDIAN.

ALL RIGHT, NOW,
SON, PICK THAT UP.

HERE, DUMB OLD INDIAN.

HERE, JOHN.

Humming I WAS AN INDIAN ONCE.

SO WAS I, PA. REMEMBER?



I WOULDN'T ANSWER MY
OWN NAME FOR WEEKS.

YES, YOUR MOTHER COULDN'T
GET YOU IN FOR HOMINY GRITS

TILL SHE YELLED OUT, "SITTIN'
BULL, COME AND GET IT."

groans

PA, WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, I THINK I PULLED THAT
BACK MUSCLE OF MINE OUT AGAIN.

YOU ALL RIGHT? IS
IT HURTING YOU, PA?

OH, YEAH. NOTHING
SEEMS TO DO MUCH GOOD.

EXCEPT OUR OLD HOT SPRINGS.

FEEL THE NEED OF
SOAKING IT, DO YOU, PA?

(Grandpa) OH, YES, I DO.

IT'S A LONG WAY UP THERE.
MAYBE I OUGHT TO GO WITH HIM

AND SEE IF HE GETS
THERE ALL RIGHT.

FEEL LIKE YOU OUGHT
TO GO WITH HIM, HUH?

IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO, WE'VE DONE
ENOUGH TODAY ANYWAY. GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, JOHN.

(John) YOU'RE WELCOME, PA.

WE'LL BE BACK FOR DINNER.

LI THINK I KNOW MY OWN WAY,
LBUT, UH, THANK YOU, JOHN-BOY.

Sighs THIS IS NICE, JOHN-BOY.

WHAT DAY IS IT, JOHN-BOY?

I DON'T KNOW. WHY?

IT MUST BE NEAR UPON OUR
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

YOUR GRANDMA AND I WERE
PROMISING TO HAVE A REAL SHINDIG.

SHE WAS EVEN GOING TO
WEAR HER OLD WEDDING DRESS.

YOU MEAN SHE CAN STILL
GET INTO THAT THING?

YES. ESTHER'S GOT ABOUT THE
SAME FIGURE SHE ALWAYS HAS.

A LITTLE CHESTIER MAYBE.

AND SO AM I.

WE WAS COUNTING ON HAVING A
FIDDLER AND ALL OF OUR OLD FRIENDS.

I DON'T SUPPOSE

YOU EVER SAW ME
DO THE CLOG, DID YOU?

WHAT'S THAT?

A SORT OF A DANCE AND JIG.

EVERYBODY STANDS AROUND,
KEEPS TIME TO THE MUSIC.

Chuckles

ONE TIME I WAS CONSIDERED
THE FINEST CLOGGER

IN THE WHOLE OF
JEFFERSON COUNTY.

FOR OUR FINAL
FLOURISH AT THE END,

I WOULD JUMP AS HIGH
AS 2 FEET IN THE AIR.

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU'RE
PLANNING TO DANCE THE CLOG

AT YOUR WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY, ARE YOU?

I WAS CERTAINLY
HOPING TO, JOHN-BOY.

I'M SURE YOU WILL.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

Chuckles

HELLO THERE. HA-HA.

(Grandpa) ANY LADIES WITH YOU?

UH, MY NAME'S HARMON.
CHARLIE HARMON.

THIS IS BILL DIETER.

YOU FELLOWS GET YOURSELVES LOST?

WE'RE DOING SOME WORK, UM,
SURVEYING FOR THE COUNTY.

(Grandpa) WELL, THE COUNTY
OUGHT TO KNOW BY THIS TIME

THIS HERE IS WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

IT BELONGS TO OUR FAMILY.

IS THAT A FACT?

YOU KNOW, I NEVER KNEW THERE WERE
HOT SPRINGS IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY.

THIS IS THE ONLY HOT SPRING
AROUND HERE FOR MILES.

YOU EVER GET A
TOUCH OF RHEUMATISM,

WE MIGHT LET YOU COME UP
HERE AND SOAK YOURSELF IN IT.

(Dieter) FIXES YOU UP, DOES IT?

(John-Boy) GRANDPA SWEARS BY IT.

Grandpa chuckling
AND SOMETIMES IN IT.

YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T SMELL
LIKE MOST MINERAL WATER DOES.

OUR WATER DOES NOT SMELL.

HOW'S IT TASTE?

WELL, GO DOWN THERE
WHERE IT POURS IN THE POOL.

TASTE IT YOURSELF.

COME ON.

NOT BAD.

MIGHT PHYSIC YOU A LITTLE.

DO YOU MIND IF WE TAKE SOME
OF THIS WATER BACK WITH US?

GO RIGHT AHEAD. TAKE
ALL THE WATER YOU WANT.

PRETTY COUNTRY AROUND HERE.

IT'S THE PRETTIEST COUNTRY
IN THE WHOLE STATE OF VIRGINIA.

GRANDPA'S LIVED
HERE ALL HIS LIFE.

YOU OWN THE LAND HERE, MR...

MR. WALTON, ZEBULON
TYLER WALTON.

NOBODY CAN OWN A MOUNTAIN

ANYMORE THAN HE CAN OWN A
PIECE OF THE SKY OR THE OCEAN.

JUST HOLD IT IN TRUST.

LIVE ON IT, TAKE
YOUR LIVING OFF OF IT,

AND WHEN YOU DIE,
YOU'RE BURIED IN IT.

OF COURSE, I DEEDED
MY LAND SOME TIME BACK

TO JOHN AND JOHN-BOY HERE.

ALTHOUGH I DO EXPECT TO LIVE OUT

ANOTHER HALF-CENTURY OF PROGRESS

BEFORE I KICK THE BUCKET.

WELL, WE'D BETTER
BE GETTING ALONG.

WE'LL SEE YOU ALL.

GOOD DAY TO YOU ALL.

THEY DON'T LOOK MUCH
LIKE SURVEYORS TO ME.

MAYBE NOT.

BUT NEITHER DID GEORGE WASHINGTON
WHEN HE SURVEYED THIS COUNTY.

Water crashing sighing

COME ON DOWN, YOU TWO,
BEFORE YOU GET SUNSTROKE.

I'VE GOT SOME NICE
COLD LEMONADE HERE.

PHEW! WHAT A SCORCHER.

DID YOU FIND THE LEAK?

WELL, I HOPE SO. WE WON'T
KNOW UNTIL THE NEXT HARD RAIN.

OF COURSE, THE WHOLE
ROOF NEEDS FIXING.

BUT THEN, THE WHOLE
HOUSE NEEDS PAINTING.

IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.

Car approaching

GOOD DAY.

IT'S A GOOD DAY
IF YOU LIKE IT HOT.

OH, THIS IS NOTHING LIKE IT'S
BEEN OVER IN RICHMOND. PHEW.

MY NAME IS HARMON.

MR. HARMON, I'M JOHN WALTON.

UH-HUH.

THIS IS MY WIFE, MRS.
WALTON, AND MY SON, JASON.

GLAD TO MEET YOU. HOW DO YOU DO?

I WONDER IF I COULD, UH,
TALK TO YOU A MINUTE, MR...

SURE.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME LEMONADE?

OH, YES, MA'AM.
THAT'D HIT THE SPOT.

I'LL GO GET ANOTHER GLASS.

WHY DON'T YOU ALL COME UP ON
THE PORCH IN THE SHADE? THANK YOU.

(John) SO RICHMOND'S
BEEN HOT, HUH?

YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

HAVE A SEAT. THANK YOU.

Sighs

THIS IS SURE A NICE
SETUP YOU HAVE HERE.

WELL, THERE MAY BE NICER
PLACES. I JUST HAVEN'T FOUND THEM.

Chuckles I KNOW WHAT
YOU MEAN. YOU KNOW,

I'VE BEEN KIND OF
THINKING ABOUT RETIRING,

STEPPING DOWN OFF
THE OLD TREADMILL AND...

WELL, I LIKE THESE MOUNTAINS.

YOU WON'T GET ANY
ARGUMENT FROM ME ABOUT THAT.

HERE YOU GO, MR. HARMON.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

AH. YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST
TELLING YOUR HUSBAND

I WAS SORT OF
THINKING OF RETIRING

AND HOW MUCH I LIKE IT UP HERE,

THE MOUNTAIN,
THE QUIET, THE VIEW,

inhaling THE TANG IN THE AIR.

WELL, WE LOVE IT.

OF COURSE, WE'VE NEVER
REALLY BEEN ANYPLACE ELSE.

WOULD YOU FOLKS
CONSIDER SELLING OUT?

Laughs SELLING?

I'LL GIVE YOU $5,000.
LOCK, STOCK AND BARREL.

MR. HARMON, THIS... THIS
HERE IS OUR FAMILY HOME.

WELL, I REALIZE THAT,

BUT LOTS OF FOLKS
NEED CASH THESE DAYS,

AND LOTS OF FOLKS
SELL THEIR HOMES.

WELL, WE'VE NEEDED
CASH PLENTY OF TIMES,

AND WE NEVER THOUGHT OF SELLING.

NOT THAT I COULDN'T
USE THE $5,000,

BUT I WOULDN'T SELL WALTON'S
MOUNTAIN FOR $100,000.

NOT THAT I KNOW WHAT
$100,000 LOOKS LIKE.

HELLO. MR. HARMON, ISN'T
IT? I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU.

HI, BOY, HOW ARE YOU?

I'M FINE, THANK YOU.

YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER?

WELL, WE MET UP AT THE HOT
SPRINGS THE OTHER DAY WITH GRANDPA.

I WAS JUST TELLING
YOUR FOLKS HERE

THAT I'M SORT OF
THINKING OF RETIRING,

TAKING IT EASY FROM HERE ON OUT.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE DOING
A JOB OF SURVEYING FOR THE COUNTY.

WELL, I WAS JUST DOING A COUPLE
OF LAST FAVORS FOR THE COUNTY.

(John-Boy) DID GEORGE
WASHINGTON MAKE ANY MISTAKES?

GEORGE WASHINGTON?

HE WAS THE FIRST MAN TO
SURVEY THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY.

OH, YEAH. NO, NO, HIS
RECORDS ARE ALL RIGHT

FOR THEIR TIME.
BUT TIMES CHANGE.

MR. HARMON HERE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IF WE'LL SELL OUT.

WELL, DID YOU TELL HIM HE'S
COME TO THE WRONG PLACE?

UH, AHEM.

MR. WALTON, I'LL TELL YOU, UH,

WELL, I... I MIGHT BE WILLING TO

UP MY OFFER ANOTHER NOTCH OR 2.

YOU SEE, MY WIFE HAS ASTHMA,

AND I... I THINK THIS AIR AROUND
HERE WOULD BE GOOD FOR HER.

MR. WALTON,

WHAT WOULD YOU
CONSIDER A FAIR PRICE?

HOW ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS?

(John) NOW, JOHN-BOY.

MR. HARMON, HERE IS
MAKING A FAIR BUSINESS OFFER.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT SERIOUSLY
CONSIDERING IT, ARE YOU?

IT IS A FAIR OFFER.

BUT, NO, I'M NOT... I
WOULDN'T CONSIDER SELLING.

OH, COME ON, MR. WALTON,
EVERY... EVERY MAN HAS HIS PRICE.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON... ON HOW BAD
HE NEEDS THE MONEY AT THE TIME.

YOU MAY BE RIGHT
ABOUT THAT, BUT...

NO, I WOULDN'T SELL.

WELL, IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND,

HERE'S A CARD WITH MY,
UH, MY PHONE NUMBER

AND MY ADDRESS OVER IN RICHMOND.

YOU BE SURE AND
CALL ME, WILL YOU?

ALL RIGHT.

Car engine starting

WELL, NOW, WHAT DO
YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS.

AND YOU MADE YOUR FEELINGS
CLEAR, DIDN'T YOU, SON?

I HOPE SO.

HEARING THAT MAN TALK
MADE ME LOOK AT THIS PLACE

AS IF I'D NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.

WHY DON'T WE DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT TONIGHT?

WHY DON'T WE HAVE SUPPER
OUTSIDE, HAVE A PICNIC?

OH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

IS THERE ANYTHING I
CAN DO TO HELP YOU?

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.

LGOOD.

HERE WE GO.

SURE IS PRETTY UP HERE.

(John) WASN'T THAT A GOOD IDEA

OF YOUR MA'S TO
HAVE THIS PICNIC?

THOUGHT IT'D BE NICE
TO BE OUT IN THE OPEN.

DADDY,

DID YOU MEAN WHAT YOU SAID
ABOUT NOT SELLING THE MOUNTAIN

FOR $100,000?

I THINK YOUR FATHER
WAS JUST TRYING

TO MAKE MR. HARMON
UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.

THAT'S RIGHT.

COME ON, CHILDREN, TIME TO EAT.

BUT IF YOU HAD $100,000,
JUST FOR YOURSELF,

SAY YOU COULDN'T SPEND IT
ON ANYBODY OR YOU'D LOSE IT,

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT?

OH, I WOULDN'T KNOW
WHERE TO BEGIN.

(Elizabeth) WHERE
TO BEGIN WHERE?

WE'RE JUST PLAYING A LITTLE GAME

AS TO WHAT WE'D DO IF
WE SUDDENLY GOT RICH.

I'D BUY CANDY.

JOHN-BOY, COME ON OVER
AND HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT.

I'LL BE THERE.

PRETEND, MAMA. WHAT WOULD
YOU DO WITH THE MONEY?

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE.

UM, WELL, FIRST, I'D BUY ME A NEW
DRESS FOR THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.

(Olivia) THEN I'D BUY
SOME CURTAINS.

WHAT ELSE, MAMA?

WELL, I GUESS THERE'D
BE ENOUGH LEFT OVER

TO GO VISIT MY SISTER
FRANCES IN ESMONT.

I KNOW WHAT I'D DO.
I'D BUY ME A BIG CAR

THE KIND THAT RICH PEOPLE HAVE,

HAVE SOMEBODY DRIVE ME AROUND.

I'D GO TO MY FRIENDS'
HOUSES AND GIVE THEM RIDES.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO, DADDY?

I'D PROBABLY BUY ELIZABETH A NEW
TOOTH FOR THE FRONT OF HER MOUTH.

(Mary Ellen) SERIOUSLY,
DADDY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

OH, I'D SHINGLE THE
ROOF, PAINT THE HOUSE,

FIX UP THE SAWMILL,

PAY SOME OF THOSE DEBTS,
AND PUT THE REST IN THE BANK.

I'D LIKE TO GET ME A NEW
ROCKER WITH A GOOD BACKREST.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, GRANDMA,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

I'D LIKE TO BE 2 INCHES TALLER.

Chuckles I DON'T NEED NOTHING.

YOU'VE GOT ALL THAT
MONEY, GRANDMA.

YOU GOTTA SPEND IT ON SOMETHING.

WELL, IS THERE
SOME KIND OF A CLOCK

THAT CAN TURN BACK 20 YEARS?

BUT THEN THE CHILDREN
WOULDN'T BE HERE.

(Grandma) WELL, THEN FORGET IT.

(Jason) I'D GO TO NEW
YORK CITY AND STUDY MUSIC.

(Mary Ellen) WHAT
WOULD YOU LIKE, BEN?

(Ben) I'D BUY AN AIRPLANE
TO FLY TO NEW YORK

AND WATCH THE YANKEES PLAY.

I KNOW WHAT MARY ELLEN'D LIKE.

SHUT YOUR YAP.

SHE'D GO TO HOLLYWOOD
AND SEE GARY COOPER.

THAT'S NOT A BAD
IDEA. I'D LIKE THAT.

WE HAVEN'T ASKED JIM-BOB.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF
YOU HAD $100,000, JIM-BOB?

GEE, I'VE NEVER HAD $100,000.

HOW MANY ZEROS IS IT?

I DON'T BELIEVE A PERSON
SHOULD HAVE MORE

THAN THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH.

I BELIEVE A BODY SHOULD EARN HIS
LIVING BY THE SWEAT OF HIS BROW.

I DON'T KNOW, PA.

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I COULD USE

LA LITTLE LESS
SWEAT LON MY BROW.

Grandpa singing

WHAT IS GRANDPA UP TO?

OH, THE OLD MAN IS SET ON DOING
THE CLOG AT OUR ANNIVERSARY,

JUST LIKE HE DID AT THE WEDDING.

YEAH. GUESS IT'S NO
MORE OUTLANDISH THAN

ME WANTING TO WEAR
MY WEDDING DRESS.

OH, LIVIE, LOOK AT THAT. MOTHS.

WE CAN PATCH IT.

Grandpa continues singing

SOUND LIKE LITTLE
BIRDS, DON'T THEY?

Children squealing

GUESS ONE OF THEM
FELL OUT OF THE NEST.

Door knocking

OH, MRS. WALTON. IS
MR. WALTON AROUND?

OH, I'M SORRY, HE LEFT
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

HE'S TRYING TO CATCH
SOME FISH FOR DINNER.

OH. DO YOU THINK I
COULD LOCATE HIM?

WELL, GO PAST THE BAPTIST
CHURCH, PAST DRUSILLA POND,

THEN YOU'LL SEE
THE ROCKFISH RIVER

AND THAT'S WHERE JOHN WILL BE.

LOH, FINE, THANK YOU.

YANCY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF YOU HAD YOURSELF $100,000?

I'D STOCK THIS STREAM WITH FISH.

(Harmon) HELLO THERE.

OH, HELLO, MR. HARMON.

SAY HELLO TO MY
FRIEND, YANCY TUCKER.

HI, HOW DO YOU DO? HI.

HOW'S THE FISHING?

IT'S NOT BAD. PICKED UP A FEW.

HEY, NOW, THAT'S A
MIGHTY NICE STRING I'D SAY.

YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN
THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY.

SAY, MR. WALTON, I WAS
WONDERING IF MAYBE

YOU AND ME COULD
GO TALK SOMEPLACE.

NOTHING WRONG WITH
TALKING RIGHT HERE.

I TOLD YOU, MR. HARMON,
I'M NOT ABOUT TO SELL OUT.

MR. HARMON HERE WANTS ME
TO SELL WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

FAT CHANCE OF THAT.

I WOULDN'T BE TOO SURE.

YOU SEE, MR. WALTON,
UH, WELL, I...

I WASN'T EXACTLY ON UP AND
UP WITH YOU THE OTHER DAY.

HOW'S THAT?

WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I REPRESENT A CORPORATION,

AND THEY'RE
INTERESTED IN PUTTING UP

A BIG HEALTH RESORT
AROUND HERE SOMEPLACE.

YOU KNOW, LIKE WARM SPRINGS.

EVER SINCE F.D.R.'S
BEEN VISITING THERE,

THAT'S BECOME A
MIGHTY BIG THING.

OF COURSE, THAT'S
WAY OVER IN GEORGIA.

AND MY PEOPLE, WELL, THEY
WANT TO INVEST HERE IN VIRGINIA.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU JUST DIDN'T
COME OUT AND SAY THAT, MR. HARMON.

BUT, NO MATTER, I'M
NOT ABOUT TO SELL OUT.

THEY HAD THAT SPRING
WATER ANALYZED,

AND THEY LIKED WHAT THEY FOUND.

WELL, THAT, AND ALL THIS
BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN SCENERY,

IT COULD BE A MIGHTY
IMPORTANT SETUP.

A-AS A MATTER OF FACT,

THEY'VE... THEY'VE AUTHORIZED
ME TO UP MY ORIGINAL OFFER

CONSIDERABLY.

NO, I'M NOT GONNA
SELL AT ANY PRICE.

JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, THOUGH,

LWHAT IS THE OFFER?

$25,000?

THAT'S THE WAY I FELT
WHEN HE SAID IT TO ME.

Sighs IT TAKES MY BREATH AWAY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I'M STUNNED.

WE COULD KEEP THE
HOUSE, OF COURSE,

THE BARN, THE SAWMILL.

THERE WOULD BE A
ROAD OVER THERE.

WITHOUT TIMBER FROM THE
MOUNTAIN, WHAT GOOD IS A SAWMILL?

I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT
SELLING THE MOUNTAIN BEFORE.

NOW YOU ARE THINKING OF IT?

IT WOULD CERTAINLY SOLVE
A LOT OF PROBLEMS, LIV.

WE'VE HAD PLENTY OF PROBLEMS
BEFORE AND ALWAYS SOLVED THEM.

WE'LL PUT THAT $25,000 IN THE
BANK AT 4 PERCENT INTEREST...

THAT'S $1,000 A YEAR.

I COULD PICK UP
A FEW EXTRA JOBS.

WE COULD LIVE LIKE KINGS.

FROM WHAT I HEAR, KINGS
HAVE THEIR PROBLEMS, TOO.

AT LEAST THEY CAN PAY
THEIR TAXES WHEN THEY'RE DUE.

I DON'T KNOW, JOHN.

WHEN DOES THAT
MAN NEED AN ANSWER?

LDAY AFTER TOMORROW.

IS THIS EVERYTHING YOU'D
BE NEEDING, MRS. BRIMMER?

I THINK SO, MR. GODSEY.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO FORGET ANYTHING.

THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO COME BACK.

HEY, JOHN-BOY. HELLO,
IKE. MRS. BRIMMER.

HEY, JOHN-BOY.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WELL, I JUST WANT THE MAIL AND
SOME SILK THREAD FOR MY MAMA.

SILK?

YEAH, IT'S FOR GRANDMA'S
WEDDING DRESS.

IS YOUR GRANDMA THINKING
OF GETTING MARRIED?

NO. SHE'S GETTING READY FOR
HER GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

50 YEARS. YEAH.

THAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.

YOU KNOW, ESTHER WALTON
AND I WERE GIRLS TOGETHER.

BUT AT HER AGE, CHANGING HER
WAY OF LIFE ISN'T GONNA BE EASY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I HEARD YOU FOLKS
ARE SELLING OUT.

OH, YOU GOT SOME
MISINFORMATION SOMEWHERE.

OH, I HEARD THE
SAME THING, JOHN-BOY.

WELL, WHERE'D YOU HEAR THAT?

WELL, I HAPPENED TO RUN
INTO MISS EMILY BALDWIN,

WHO HEARD IT FROM EP BRIDGES, WHO
GOT IT STRAIGHT FROM YANCY TUCKER.

HE SAID YOUR PAPA
HAD BEEN OFFERED

$40,000 FOR YOUR PLACE.

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YANCY
TUCKER GOT A LITTLE TOO CLOSE

TO SOME OF MISS EMILY'S RECIPE.

SHE WAS VERY DEFINITE
WHEN SHE WAS TELLING ME.

WELL, NO OFFENSE, MA'AM,

BUT MISS EMILY
BALDWIN IS NOT KNOWN

TO BE TOO DEFINITE
ABOUT ANYTHING.

SHE ALSO CLAIMED THAT
SOMEBODY FROM OUT OF STATE

WAS FIGURING ON BUILDING A BIG
FANCY HOTEL UP NEAR THE HOT SPRING.

HERE'S THE MAIL, JOHN-BOY,
AND THE SILK THREAD. THAT'S $10.

LISTEN, IF THAT STORY IS
GONNA KEEP ON GETTING TOLD,

I MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
WAS MY FATHER TOLD THAT MAN

HE WOULDN'T SELL
OUT FOR $100,000.

$100,000?

YEAH, OK?

I'LL BE SEEING YOU.

$100,000.

LSHOW ME $100,000 LAND
I'LL BUY LTHE WHOLE COUNTY.

HEY, DADDY.

JOHN-BOY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK.

THERE'S SOMETHING I
WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

HEY, DADDY, I WAS
DOWN AT THE STORE.

YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE THE STORY
THAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.

YANCY'S TELLING EVERYONE
WE'RE SELLING OUT.

HE SAYS YOU GOT OFFERED
$40,000 FOR THE PLACE.

THE MAN DIDN'T OFFER
ME $40,000, JOHN-BOY.

HE OFFERED ME $25,000.

ARE YOU CONSIDERING IT?

YES, SON, I AM.

I GUESS I WAS WRONG.

OF COURSE, I REALIZE

THAT I PROBABLY
HAVE LESS RIGHT TO SAY

WHAT I FEEL THAN
ANYONE ELSE HERE

SEEING AS HOW I'M GOING
OFF TO COLLEGE NEXT YEAR

AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO BE DOING ALL THE WORK.

NOT ONLY ME. JASON'S
GONNA BE DOING A LOT MORE,

BUT I'M NOT DECIDING
THIS ON THE BASIS

OF HOW MUCH WORK
NEEDS TO BE DONE.

WHAT OTHER REASON IF IT'S
NOT GONNA MAKE THINGS EASIER?

TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF
YOU GOING TO COLLEGE.

IT WOULD BENEFIT THE OTHER
CHILDREN AS THEY GROW UP.

YOU'VE MADE UP YOUR
MIND, HAVEN'T YOU?

YES, I HAVE, SON.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR
WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

LEXCUSE ME.

HOW ABOUT IT? JUST
5 CENTS A GLASS.

LWELL, THE PRICE IS RIGHT.
LMAYBE ON MY WAY BACK.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS, MR. WALTON.

WE THOUGHT IT OVER AND FELT
IT'D BE THE SENSIBLE THING TO DO.

ALL RIGHT, QUITE RIGHT.

THERE IS ONE POINT, HOWEVER,
THAT HAS COME UP. YOU SEE,

THE INTEREST THAT I
REPRESENT HAVE DECIDED

THAT THEY NEED THE
WHOLE PROPERTY.

NOT THE HOUSE?

(Harmon) WELL, YOU SEE, THE HOUSE
WOULD BE IN PLAIN VIEW OF THE RESORT

AND, WELL, THEY'D WANT
TO TEAR DOWN THE HOUSE,

AND THE BARN, AND ALL THAT,

AND REPLACE IT WITH
A BEAUTIFUL, GREAT BIG,

BRAND-NEW PARKING
LOT AND GARAGE.

NOW, THAT'S A DIFFERENT
STORY, MR. HARMON.

I REALIZE THAT, MR. WALTON.

THAT'S WHY I'M
PREPARED TO OFFER YOU,

AHEM, $30,000.

JOHN, I HADN'T
PLANNED ON MOVING.

WELL, I'M NOT FINISHED
YET, MRS. WALTON.

MY PEOPLE WOULD
BUILD YOU A NEW HOUSE

IN THE VICINITY IF YOU
WANT TO STAY HERE.

YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERES OUT OF
SIGHT AND SOUND OF THE RESORT.

THEY'D EVEN MOVE YOU
INTO THAT NEW HOUSE.

(Harmon) THERE NOW, THAT
IS CERTAINLY FAIR, HUH?

I HAVE A SAWMILL OUT
BACK, I MAKE MY LIVING AT IT.

WELL, I'M SURE WE COULD WORK
OUT SOMETHING THERE. WE...

YOU KNOW THIS COUNTRY
PRETTY WELL, DON'T YOU?

I DO.

WELL, WE WOULD NEED A
FISHING AND HUNTING GUIDE

AT $35 A WEEK.

AND YOU COULD KEEP
ALL THE GRATUITIES.

Guffaws mumbles

YOU TALKING ABOUT TIPS?

$5 TO $10 A DAY, THAT'S...
THAT'S STANDARD.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO MULL
THIS OVER, MR. HARMON.

WELL, I... I GUESS I CAN
GIVE YOU 24 HOURS MORE,

BUT I WOULD HAVE TO
HAVE YOUR DECISION THEN.

YOU SEE, THESE PEOPLE OF MINE,

THEY ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER VERY
NICE SITE OVER IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW, SIR.

WELL, IT... IT'S NICE TO
HAVE SEEN YOU ALL AGAIN.

I'LL SHOW YOU TO THE
DOOR, MR. HARMON.

THANK YOU.

THINKING OF FENCING
THIS PLACE IN, PA.

YEAH. I'D FAVOR A GOOD
SPLIT-RAIL FENCE MYSELF.

IT'D BE KIND OF COMFORTING
TO KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO

THAT THERE'S A SPLIT-RAIL FENCE
AROUND YOU UNDER AN OAK TREE.

WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE
FOR A LONG TIME, PA.

Groans ARE INDIANS
BURIED HERE, GRANDPA?

NO INDIANS UP
HERE. JUST WALTONS.

OF COURSE, THERE ARE
A LOT OF ARROWHEADS

DOWN THERE IN THE
NEWLY PLANTED FIELDS.

WAS THERE A FIGHT?

OH, THIS IS FOUGHT-FOR LAND.

BEEN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF
BATTLE AROUND HERE, THOUGH.

FIRE, FLOOD, FEVER,
DIPHTHERIA, WHOOPING COUGH,

LONELINESS, THE DEPRESSION,

HARD TIMES. NOW... NOW THIS.

BUT WE WALTONS
ENDURED ON THIS LAND.

AND WE OWE SOMETHING TO THE
WALTONS THAT ARE BURIED UP HERE.

PA, I CAME UP HERE TO
HAVE A LITTLE TALK WITH YOU.

HMM?

YOU AND MA CAN REST EASY.

I WAS THINKING
ABOUT SELLING THIS,

BUT WHEN THEY
WANTED THE HOUSE...

I JUST CAN'T SWALLOW THAT.

YOUR MA AND I HAVE
TALKED THINGS OVER.

WE'VE AGREED THAT
YOU LEAVE US OUT OF IT.

YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE
YOUR OWN DECISION.

AND I HAVE MADE THE
DECISION. I'M NOT GOING TO SELL.

THEN YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR MIND.

I'M NOT GONNA UPROOT YOU AND MA.

YOU'VE GOT NO CHOICE, JOHN.

I'VE GOT A CHOICE, I
SAID I'M NOT GONNA SELL.

LISTEN, JOHN.

YOU ARE CARRYING 11
PEOPLE ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

THAT'S NOT EASY IN
TIME OF DEPRESSION.

WELL, ANYONE WOULD SAY TO YOU
THIS IS A CHANCE OF YOUR LIFETIME

SO GET A HOLD OF IT.

WELL, THEY'D SAY
THIS IS A GOLD RING

ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND,
SO GRAB IT.

PA, I CAN'T DO IT.

YOU'D BE A FOOL NOT TO. THOUGHT
I TAUGHT YOU BETTER THAN THAT.

YOU TAUGHT ME TO
HAVE ENOUGH RESPECT

FOR YOU AND MA NOT
TO RUIN YOUR LIVES.

I THOUGHT MY COMING UP HERE,
YOU'D HELP ME DECIDE WHAT TO DO.

I'M DOING THE BEST
I CAN TO TELL YOU.

FEEL WORSE THAN I CAME HERE.

YOU SOUND JUST LIKE JOHN-BOY.

I HOPE I GIVE JOHN-BOY BETTER
ADVICE THAN YOU GIVE ME.

SON, YOUR MA AND I
HAVE LIVED A LONG LIFE.

THE BEST OF IT IS BEHIND US.

NOW IT'S TIME TO GIVE
OVER TO THE YOUNG'UNS.

WELL, YOU GOT 7 CHILDREN.

YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE THE VERY
BEST THERE IS TO OFFER IN THIS LAND.

PA, I'D JUST...

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU NEVER
TO TALK BACK TO AN OLDER MAN.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO HOME.

LELIZABETH.

Ss barking Elizabeth squealing

Reckless continues barking

Elizabeth giggling

HI, DADDY!

HI, RECKLESS.

HI, DADDY!

HI.

COME ON, JIM-BOB.

LElizabeth squealing

WE SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER
ONE OF THOSE HAYRIDES.

REMEMBER LAST YEAR?

OH, YEAH, WHIPPING
DOWN THE ROAD.

MARY ELLEN JUST ABOUT
FELL OFF THE WAGON.

OH, THAT WAS FUNNY.

HEY, BEN!

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

SURE IS.

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
TO ANIMALS LIKE THAT?

Sighs I GUESS THEY'LL HAVE
TO GO SOMEPLACE ELSE.

WHY?

WELL, THE STREAM IS
FED BY THE HOT SPRING.

I GUESS THE STREAM
WILL BE DRIED UP.

BUT THE SPRING WILL
STILL BE HERE, WON'T IT?

YEAH, THE SPRING
WILL STILL BE THERE,

BUT THEY'RE GONNA DIVERT IT
TO MAKE POOLS FOR THE GUESTS.

WHAT THAT DOESN'T USE UP, I
GUESS THEY'LL BOTTLE AND SELL.

NEVER THOUGHT THAT COULD HAPPEN.

I KNOW.

ARE WE STILL GONNA BE
ABLE TO KEEP THE CHICKENS,

AND THE COW, AND BLUE,

AND ALL THE REST OF THEM?

I DON'T KNOW, BEN.

LISTEN, YOU GO ON HOME, OK?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I THOUGHT I'D GO UP TO THE
OLD CHIMNEY FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

WHY?

ONCE I GET UP TO COLLEGE, IT'S NOT
GONNA BE SO HANDY FOR ONE THING.

IT'S SURE GONNA SEEM
FUNNY WHEN YOU'RE GONE.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

YEAH, SEE YOU LATER.

Inhales

OH, ESTHER.

Sighs

MISSY,

YOUR HANDS ARE A LOT BETTER
THAN ANY DANGED OLD HOT SPRING.

ALMOST 50 YEARS, ZEBULON.

AND I WOULDN'T MISS
ONE MINUTE OF IT, OLD GIRL.

REMEMBER THE DAY WE FIRST CAME
UP HERE TO THIS PLACE, ESTHER?

SHOULDN'T REMEMBER SUCH THINGS.

WHY NOT? WE WAS
MARRIED, WASN'T WE?

AND THEN THERE WAS THE
DAY I CAME RUNNING UP HERE

WHEN I FOUND OUT I
WAS IN THE FAMILY WAY.

SCARED AS A COTTONTAIL.

THEN YOU FOUND ME, AND
EVERYTHING WAS ALL RIGHT.

I WAS SCARED, TOO, ESTHER.

YOU KNOW, YOU WERE
SUCH A TINY LITTLE THING,

ALL I WANTED TO DO
WAS TO PROTECT YOU.

GIVE YOU THE MOON
AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS.

AND ALL I'VE EVER
BEEN ABLE TO GIVE YOU

IS JUST A PIECE OF
THIS GOOD EARTH

AND ONE ANOTHER.

GUESS THAT'S ABOUT ALL
ANYONE'S MEANT TO HAVE.

THE BEST THERE IS ANYWAY.

YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

MEMORIES ARE IMPORTANT.

THEY CAN'T TAKE
THEM AWAY FROM YOU.

WE'VE HAD US SOME GOOD
TIMES, HAVEN'T WE, ESTHER?

I HAD SOME GOOD TIMES YOU
DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.

WHAT'S THAT?

BEING HOME ALONE
MAKING A CAKE FOR YOU,

HUMMING ALL THE TIME,

SWEEPING THE FLOOR, CLEANING
UP, WATCHING THE KIDS GROW.

YOU REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN
THERE WAS JUST THE TWO OF US?

WE TOOK A HORSE AND BUGGY AND
DROVE OVER TO GOOCHLAND COUNTY

TO VISIT MY BROTHER, BEN?

YEAH. I REMEMBER THE AXLE
ON THE BUGGY WHEEL BROKE.

THAT GAVE US A GOOD
EXCUSE TO STAY AROUND AWHILE

AND VISIT ALL THE COUSINS,
UNCLES, AND AUNTS, AND IN-LAWS.

OH, AND I'D SURE LIKE TO GO
BACK TO GOOCHLAND COUNTY AGAIN.

AND ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS
TO GET BACK TO MY OWN HOME.

NEVER COULD GET USED TO
SLEEPING ON STRANGE SHEETS.

WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT?

OH, I WAS JUST THINKING, ESTHER.

WE ARE GOING TO BE RICH.

BUT WE HAVE BEEN
RICHER, HAVEN'T WE?

DID I EVER TELL YOU WHAT THAT
PESKY KATHLEEN CARTER TOLD ME

WHEN WE WERE LITTLE?

PROBABLY, BUT YOU
CAN TELL ME AGAIN.

SHE SAYS, "I'M AN ONLIEST
CHILD, AND I'M IMMENSELY RICH,

AND I CAN SPIT ON WALLS."

ESTHER, ARE YOU GOING TO SPIT
ON THE WALLS OF OUR NEW HOUSE?

I JUST MIGHT.

LET'S GO HOME, ZEBULON.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

Both grunt

NO, NOT NOW. STOP
IT. NOT WITH THAT BACK.

Laughs

(Grandpa) WHEN YOU'RE OLD, YOU'LL
TAKE COMFORT KNOWING THE MOUNTAIN

WILL ENDURE LONG AFTER
YOU AND I HAVE TURNED TO DUST.

THE SEASONS WILL COME AND GO.

SNOWS FALL, THE LAND SLEEPS,

THE VIOLETS BLOOM, AND THE
GREEN LEAVES OF SPRING COME AGAIN.

THEY GROW FOR A SUMMER,
THEN TURN ALL THEIR COLORS,

AND THEN THE SNOW AGAIN.

L KEEPS ON LIKE THAT. L
IT'S THE WAY OF THINGS.

♪♪harmonica playing

YOU FOUND THIS CAVE, TOO, HUH?

Sighs

YOU KNEW ABOUT IT?

MM-HMM.

I FOUND IT WHEN I WAS ABOUT 13.

AND I THOUGHT I DISCOVERED IT.

SO DID I.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL
ANYBODY ABOUT IT?

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL
ANYBODY ABOUT IT?

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS, I'D
LIKE TO THINK IT WAS MINE.

I COULD COME UP HERE ALL BY
MYSELF AND PLAY MY HARMONICA.

IT SOUNDED THE WAY
I WANTED IT TO SOUND.

HMM, I KNOW.

I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

HERE, LOOK AT THIS.

(Jason) JOHN WALTON JR. AUTHOR.

YOU KNEW YOU WANTED
TO BE A WRITER EVEN THEN.

SURE, I DID.

BUT IF I'D TOLD
ANYONE ABOUT IT THEN,

THEY JUST WOULD'VE
LAUGHED AT ME.

Chuckles I KNOW
JUST WHAT YOU MEAN.

RIGHT HERE WAS WHERE
I GOT THE COURAGE

TO START WRITING MY NOTEBOOKS.

I EVEN HAD A SECRETARY.

SECRETARY?

SURE. HERE SHE IS, RIGHT HERE.

SHE'S A GOOD SECRETARY.

I COULD DICTATE TO HER AND SHE'D
LISTEN, SHE WOULDN'T INTERRUPT ME.

ALSO, SHE WOULDN'T TELL ME THAT I
WAS NEVER GONNA BE ANY GOOD AT IT.

YOU KNOW, I'VE PLAYED
SOME MUSIC HERE

THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE
PLAYED ANYWHERE ELSE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO TELL ANYBODY
ELSE ABOUT THE CAVE, DO WE?

NO.

BUT THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE
WHO ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT IT.

THERE IS?

YEAH. COME HERE, I'LL SHOW YOU.

Echoing HAVEN'T YOU
EVER SEEN THIS BEFORE?

Z.W. JULY 1, 1875.

GRANDPA.

YEAH.

1875, LET'S SEE. HE'S...

HE MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT 13
WHEN HE FOUND THIS PLACE, TOO.

JOHN-BOY,

WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN TO
THE CAVE IF THEY PUT UP A HOTEL HERE?

I DON'T KNOW. THEY
MIGHT SEAL IT UP.

MAYBE THEY COULD FENCE IT
OFF AND CHARGE TO GO THROUGH.

DADDY CAN BE A GUIDE, I GUESS.

LCAN YOU SEE OUR DADDY
LTAKING TIPS FROM TOURISTS?

DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT, JOHN.

CAN'T HELP THE WAY I LOOK.

I GUESS WE'LL JUST
HAVE TO GET USED TO IT.

IT'LL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, YOU KNOW.

ALL THAT MONEY COMING IN.

MAYBE IT'LL GIVE ME
A NEW SLANT ON LIFE.

I EVER COMPLAIN
ABOUT THE OLD SLANT?

LIV, I HATE THE IDEA OF
LEAVING THIS OLD HOUSE.

SO DO I.

MAYBE WE'LL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER
CHANCE TO MAKE THIS KIND OF MONEY.

MONEY'S NEVER BEEN
THAT IMPORTANT HERE.

WE'VE BEEN SKIMPING AND SAVING,

MAKING-DO AND DOING
WITHOUT FOR YEARS.

KIDS WEARING HALF-SOLED SHOES
ALL THE TIME, HAND-ME-DOWN CLOTHES.

YOU EVER HEAR THEM COMPLAIN?

THERE'S YOU.

LOT OF THINGS I'D
LIKE TO DO FOR YOU.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR THIS
DAMNED DEPRESSION.

NOW DON'T GO BLAMING
YOURSELF FOR THAT.

LIV, I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I CAN
TAKE TIPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT
GRANDMA AND GRANDPA.

IT'S AWFUL LATE TO SHAKE
THEM UP WITH SUCH A MOVE.

HE'S BEEN SHAKEN UP BEFORE.

I KNOW, BUT HE LIKES TO
FEEL HE'S HELPING OUT.

WELL, HE DOES HELP OUT,
MORE THAN HE SHOULD.

IT'S ABOUT TIME HE WAS
FORCED TO TAKE IT EASY MAYBE.

NOBODY'S EVER BEEN ABLE TO
FORCE GRANDPA TO DO ANYTHING.

MA.

GUESS SHE FEELS
THE SAME WAY I DO.

YOU WERE BORN IN THIS
ROOM, IN THIS VERY BED.

AND THIS IS WHERE
OUR CHILDREN BEGAN

WITH OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER.

WELL, IT'S JUST LIKE
A THOUSAND OTHERS.

SOME SPRINGS AND A MATTRESS,
AND NOT A VERY GOOD ONE AT THAT.

PROBABLY HAVE TO GET A NEW
ONE, EVEN IF WE DID STAY HERE.

I READ AN AD IN THE
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION.

"GUARANTEED NOT TO
SOIL, SAG, OR SQUEAK."

WHAT DO YOU THINK
WE OUGHT TO DO, LIV?

I THINK WE OUGHT TO
DO WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.

'CAUSE THAT'LL BE
THE BEST FOR US.

I READ IN A MAGAZINE

THAT PEOPLE UP IN NEW
YORK MOVE EVERY OCTOBER 1.

NO, THEY MUST BE CRAZY.

Wind blowing

THERE'S A STORM BREWING
OVER THE MOUNTAIN.

GOOD.

IT'LL CLEAR THE AIR.

LSURE HOPE I FOUND
LTHAT LEAK IN THE ROOF.

(Grandpa) YOU'RE THE
ONLY ONE LIVELY ENOUGH...

(Erin) THAT ROOF
IS GONNA ROT OFF.

(Ben) IF HE HELPS,
THEN I MIGHT GET THIS.

(Jim-Bob) I HOPE IT QUITS.

(Jason) THAT ONE SOUNDED LIKE IT
WAS RIGHT NEAR THE OLD CHIMNEY.

(John) THAT OLD CHIMNEY ACTS
LIKE A LIGHTNING ROD, I GUESS.

COME ON, CHILDREN.
UP TO BED NOW.

(all) GOOD NIGHT, MOM.

GOOD NIGHT, GRANDMA.
GOOD NIGHT, DADDY.

(John) NOW, HOLD ON.

I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO
COME BACK AND SIT DOWN.

SOMETHING I WANT
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

(Grandpa) GO AHEAD.

SO YOU FINALLY MADE UP YOUR MIND
ABOUT THE NEW OFFER, HUH, JOHN?

PA, ALL OF YOU, IT'S BEEN SORELY
TRYING MY PATIENCE LATELY.

I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU
WHAT TO DO IN THIS SITUATION

AND ALL YOU BEEN TELLING ME WAS TO DO
WHAT I WANT RATHER THAN WHAT YOU WANT.

SON, YOU HAVE GOT
TO MAKE THE DECISION.

IT'S A FAMILY MATTER, PA. I'D
LIKE THIS TO BE A FAMILY DECISION.

WELL, WHATEVER YOU DO,
YOU KNOW WE'LL ABIDE BY IT.

YOU'RE NOT HEARING
ME, MA, I NEED YOUR HELP.

YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, LIV.

I DON'T KNOW HOW
ANY OF YOU FEEL.

YOU'RE NOT BEING HONEST WITH ME.

WE'LL GO AROUND THIS
TABLE AND FIND OUT.

JASON, I WANT YOU TO
START. HOW DO YOU FEEL?

(Jason) THERE GOES
THE TRANSFORMER.

All chattering (John)
I'LL GET THE LANTERN.

(Olivia) DID YOU GET MATCHES?

I'LL GET IT. JUST A SECOND.
I GOT IT. RIGHT HERE.

(Grandpa) YEAH, JUST
LIKE THE OLD DAYS.

(Erin) DO WE HAVE ANY
CANDLES IN OUR ROOM?

(Mary Ellen) NO.

(John) THERE YOU GO, SON.

LNOW WHAT HAPPENED LTO JOHN-BOY?

Thunder rumbling

JOHN-BOY, I WANT YOU TO
COME BACK DOWNSTAIRS.

I'VE GOT TO HEAR
WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

IT'S ONLY FAIR.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'VE
BEEN THINKING ABOUT.

WHAT WOULD BE FAIR.

THE OTHER DAY WHEN WE
HAD OUR TALK, YOU SAID THAT

BY SELLING THE PLACE, YOU
WANTED TO BENEFIT THE CHILDREN.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I DON'T THINK YOU WERE
REALLY CONSIDERING THESE TWO.

WELL, HOW DO YOU MEAN?

Sighs WELL...

WELL, THE REST OF
US, THE OLDER ONES,

I THINK MAYBE IT WOULDN'T
BE SO HARD FOR US.

WE... WE'VE HAD THIS
PLACE ALL OUR LIVES.

WE HAVE A HISTORY HERE
THAT'S MADE US WHAT WE ARE.

AND WE HAVE
MEMORIES OF THIS PLACE

THAT ARE SO FIRMLY PLANTED IN
OUR MINDS, WE'LL NEVER FORGET THEM.

EVERY BREATH WE'VE EVER TAKEN
IS STILL SOMEWHERE IN THIS HOUSE.

MOM, AS LONG AS I LIVE, I
WILL NEVER FORGET THE SMELL

OF COFFEE AND BACON DRIFTING
UPSTAIRS ON A WINTER MORNING.

I'LL NEVER FORGET THE SOUND OF
YOUR FOOTSTEPS IN THE HALLWAY.

NOW, DADDY, I HAVE A PICTURE IN
MY MIND OF YOU THAT IS SO CLEAR.

I CAN JUST SEE YOU
WALKING ACROSS THE MEADOW

THROUGH A NEW-CRUSTED SNOW.

I'LL NEVER FORGET THOSE THINGS.

I'VE STOOD UNDER THE KITCHEN
WINDOW AND I'VE LISTENED

TO THE SOUNDS THAT THIS
FAMILY MAKES AT DINNERTIME.

AND EVERYONE'S TALKING AT ONCE, AND
NOBODY'S LISTENING TO ANYBODY ELSE,

BUT THE SOUND OF THAT
TALK IS SO BEAUTIFUL,

YOU JUST OUGHT
TO PUT IT TO MUSIC.

THE WAY IT DRIFTS OUT
ON THE EVENING AIR.

IT'S THE SOUNDS OF THIS
HOUSE THAT I'LL NEVER FORGET.

ESPECIALLY THAT ONE MOMENT

WHEN WE'RE ALL IN BED,

WE'RE ALL SAFE,

WE'RE ALL TOGETHER JUST
BEFORE WE GO TO SLEEP.

WHEN WE SAY GOOD
NIGHT TO EACH OTHER HERE.

AND, DADDY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF
WALTONS THESE TWO CHILDREN WOULD BE

IF THEY HAD TO GROW
UP WITHOUT ALL THAT.

AND I THINK, REALLY, THE
DECISION IS THEIRS TO MAKE.

Thunder rumbling

LET'S GO TO BED.

♪♪music playing

all cheering

(John-Boy) MANY YEARS HAVE GONE
BY SINCE THAT 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

MY GRANDPARENTS
ARE NO LONGER ALIVE.

AND MOST OF US HAVE MOVED
TO OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD.

WE GO HOME WHEN WE CAN,

AND ON THOSE OCCASIONS,
OUR SPIRITS ARE RENEWED

BY THE FEELINGS THAT FLOOD BACK,

THE FEELINGS WE HAD AS CHILDREN
GROWING UP IN THAT WONDERFUL OLD HOUSE

L THAT STANDS IN THE SHADOW
L OF WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

(Mary Ellen) THERE COMES THE
MOON RIGHT WHERE IT BELONGS.

(Erin) I WONDER IF GARY
COOPER'S LOOKING AT IT, TOO.

PROBABLY. SO ROMANTIC.

(Elizabeth) MARY
ELLEN? YES, ELIZABETH?

IF YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE GARY COOPER,

CAN I HAVE CLARK GABLE?

(Erin) WHAT DO YOU
WANT WITH CLARK GABLE?

I JUST WANT HIS PICTURE.

OH, I THOUGHT YOU
WANTED TO MARRY HIM.

I'M TOO YOUNG TO GET MARRIED.

(Olivia) THAT'S A
RELIEF, ELIZABETH.

GOOD NIGHT, YOU GIRLS.

(all) GOOD NIGHT, MAMA.