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The Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 2

Every episode of The Waltons Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 2!

The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Waltons" season 2 is "The Journey", rated 8/10 from 202 user votes. It was directed by Harry Harris and written by N/A. "The Journey" aired on 9/13/1973 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Odyssey".

  • The Journey
    8.0/10 202 votes

    #1 - The Journey

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1973-09-13

    Maggie McKenzie would like to see the ocean once more. John-Boy takes her but must miss an important dance. Grandpa helps the children save an injured bird. Earl Hamner makes his only appearance in the series as Maggie's husband. The director of this episode, Harry Harris, who would eventually direct almost 50 episodes, was nominated for an Emmy award.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Odyssey
    7.8/10 173 votes

    #2 - The Odyssey

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1973-09-20

    John-Boy heads for a mountain retreat and finds an old school mate who is expecting.The baby arrives with John-Boy's help. The mule, Blue makes his first appearance in this episode.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: N/A

  • The Separation
    8.1/10 168 votes

    #3 - The Separation

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1973-09-27

    The family struggles with financial crisis and the electricity is turned off. Grandpa sets out to raise some money but tells no one about his plans. Grandma becomes angry and Grandpa moves out. The bill is paid and the angry grandparents make-up at a barn dance.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: N/A

  • The Theft
    8.2/10 174 votes

    #4 - The Theft

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1973-10-04

    A wealthy widow, Mrs Clayborne, accuses John Walton of stealing antiques while working in her mansion. John needed new tires and he hocks his wedding ring to buy them. He refuses to tell anyone where the money came from. The mystery is finally solved when the Clayborne son admits to selling the goblets to raise money for his family.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Roots
    7.8/10 165 votes

    #5 - The Roots

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1973-10-11

    Harley Foster and his son Jodie are introduced to the series. Harley roams the countryside doing odd jobs. Jodie has had no formal education. Verdie Grant takes a strong liking to Harley and eventually persuades him to stay on Walton's Mountain.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: N/A

  • The Chicken Thief
    7.8/10 155 votes

    #6 - The Chicken Thief

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1973-10-18

    John-Boy accidentally sees a family friend, Yancy Tucker, stealing chickens and must decide whether to turn him in to the sheriff. Yancy has been helping poor friends but is arrested and charged with shooting the chicken's owner. All is resolved when the owner admits to falling and shooting himself.

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

  • The Prize
    7.8/10 165 votes

    #7 - The Prize

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1973-10-25

    The Country Fair has come to Walton's Mountain. Grandma has entered a quilt in the competition. Ben sells a pig for the greased pig contest and Olivia's old suitor, now politician, visits the fair.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: Dale Eunson

  • The Braggart
    7.6/10 155 votes

    #8 - The Braggart

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1973-11-01

    Hobart Shank a teen-age orphan returns to the Walton home while John attempts to get him a contract as a professional baseball pitcher. He breaks his arm after falling out of the tree house losing his chance at fame.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: Richard Fielder

  • The Thanksgiving Story
    8.0/10 156 votes

    #9 - The Thanksgiving Story

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1973-11-15

    John-Boy anticipates a visit from his girlfriend and is pending a college scholarship exam. He has an accident in the sawmill and his vision is blurred. He is unable to finish his test and eventually must undergo surgery.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: Joanna Lee

  • The Fawn
    8.2/10 216 votes

    #10 - The Fawn

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1973-11-08

    John-Boy secures a position of rent collector for a hated landlord while Erin, who is disappointed by her knight in shining armor, nurses an orphaned fawn back to health.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • The Substitute
    8.1/10 172 votes

    #11 - The Substitute

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1973-11-22

    An inexperienced but brilliant young sub teacher wreaks havoc in the Walton's Mountain School. Because of her insecurity, she refuses advice from anyone until Olivia steps in.

    Director: Lee Philips

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • The Bequest
    8.2/10 160 votes

    #12 - The Bequest

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1973-11-29

    Grandma finds out she has inherited $250 and decides to share her wealth. Mary Ellen experiments with being a blond and uses Jim-Bob as a test case.

    Director: Alf Kjellin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Air Mail Man
    7.4/10 172 votes

    #13 - The Air Mail Man

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1973-12-13

    An air mail pilot, due to engine trouble, lands his plane in the Walton's meadow. With the help of John, the plane is repaired and Olivia receives a surprise birthday gift, a plane ride!

    Director: Robert Butler

    Writer: N/A

  • The Triangle
    7.6/10 150 votes

    #14 - The Triangle

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1973-12-20

    John-Boy experiences a heart ache because Miss Hunter, his teacher, starts dating Reverend Fordwick.

    Director: Lee Philips

    Writer: N/A

  • The Awakening
    8.0/10 149 votes

    #15 - The Awakening

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1974-01-03

    Grandma's 68th birthday is here and the 2 faces of age are keenly felt by her as Grandma is confronted by old age. Mary Ellen, now 14 years old, poses an impossible barrier between her and a college student who lays claim to her heart.

    Director: Lee Philips

    Writer: Joanna Lee

  • The Honeymoon
    7.6/10 141 votes

    #16 - The Honeymoon

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1974-01-10

    Olivia and John go on a late honeymoon at Virginia Beach while John-Boy & Marcia Woolery try to come to an understanding in their relationship.

    Director: Jack Shea

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • The Heritage
    8.2/10 153 votes

    #17 - The Heritage

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1974-01-17

    An investor talks John into selling the mountain as a tour center. John thinks it over but realizes what the home means to the rest of his family and turns the ofter down.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: Dale Eunson

  • The Gift
    8.4/10 177 votes

    #18 - The Gift

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1974-01-24

    Jason learns one of life's hardest lessons: the death of a close friend. Seth Turner learns he has only one year to live because he has a fatal disease.

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cradle
    7.9/10 146 votes

    #19 - The Cradle

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1974-01-31

    Olivia finds out she is pregnant and the children set out to make her and the baby a variety of presents. Elizabeth is jealous because she thinks because she is the youngest that her Mom will not love her the same way or will never have any more time for her. In the end Olivia loses the baby

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: Joanna Lee

  • The Fulfillment
    8.1/10 157 votes

    #20 - The Fulfillment

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 1974-02-07

    The Waltons bring home an 8 year boy named Stevie who is an orphan so he can experience a family setting. Stevie meets Curtis Norton a blacksmith and an immediate bond occurs. Curtis and his wife take in the boy.

    Director: Nicholas Webster

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ghost Story
    7.9/10 171 votes

    #21 - The Ghost Story

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 1974-02-14

    The Children get a Ouija board from Ike. Olivia and Grandma have misgivings about the children playing with it and speaking to it's spirits.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Graduation
    8.4/10 144 votes

    #22 - The Graduation

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 1974-02-21

    John-Boy gets ready to graduate from high school in a new suit. When the cow dies John-Boy returns the suit and gets his money back and uses the money to buy another cow. John-Boy graduates in Grandpa's old suit.

    Director: Alf Kjellin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Five Foot Shelf
    7.9/10 152 votes

    #23 - The Five Foot Shelf

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 1974-03-07

    A traveling salesman named George Reed talks Olivia into buying a 5 foot collection of books called The Harvard Classics. George uses the down payment to buy his daughter a doll.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Car
    8.2/10 163 votes

    #24 - The Car

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 1974-03-14

    When John-Boy starts college and needs a car to travel to and from college, he makes a deal with Hyder Rudge. John-Boy works at the Rudge home for the car. Hyder hides the auto and refuses to sell to John-Boy because the car belong to Hyder's dead son.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: N/A

  • The Thanksgiving Story (2)
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #25 - The Thanksgiving Story (2)

    Season 2 Episode 99 - Aired 1973-11-15

    John-Boy anticipates a visit from his girlfriend and is pending a college scholarship exam. He has an accident in the sawmill and his vision is blurred. He is unable to finish his test and eventually must undergo surgery.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: Joanna Lee