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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!

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Waltons Season 2 Episode 18 - The Gift
    8.5/10(217 votes)

    S2:E18

    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:Unknown

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  2. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 22 - The Graduation
    8.4/10(180 votes)

    S2:E22

    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:Unknown

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  3. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 10 - The Thanksgiving Story
    8.3/10(260 votes)

    S2:E10

    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

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  4. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 17 - The Heritage
    8.3/10(196 votes)

    S2:E17

    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

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  5. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 24 - The Car
    8.3/10(206 votes)

    S2:E24

    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:Unknown

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  6. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 3 - The Separation
    8.2/10(208 votes)

    S2:E3

    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:Unknown

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  7. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 12 - The Bequest
    8.2/10(197 votes)

    S2:E12

    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:Unknown

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  8. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 20 - The Fulfillment
    8.2/10(207 votes)

    S2:E20

    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:Unknown

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  9. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 1 - The Journey
    8.1/10(248 votes)

    S2:E1

    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:Unknown

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  10. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 4 - The Theft
    8.1/10(218 votes)

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown

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  11. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 11 - The Substitute
    8.1/10(220 votes)

    S2:E11

    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

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  12. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 9 - The Fawn
    8.0/10(199 votes)

    S2:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  13. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 15 - The Awakening
    8.0/10(188 votes)

    S2:E15

    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

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  14. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 5 - The Roots
    7.9/10(199 votes)

    S2:E5

    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:Unknown

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  15. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 6 - The Chicken Thief
    7.9/10(192 votes)

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown

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  16. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 19 - The Cradle
    7.9/10(184 votes)

    S2:E19

    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

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  17. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 23 - The Five Foot Shelf
    7.9/10(191 votes)

    S2:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 2 - The Odyssey
    7.8/10(216 votes)

    S2:E2

    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:Unknown

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  19. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 7 - The Prize
    7.8/10(203 votes)

    S2:E7

    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

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  20. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 21 - The Ghost Story
    7.8/10(217 votes)

    S2:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 8 - The Braggart
    7.7/10(198 votes)

    S2:E8

    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

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  22. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 14 - The Triangle
    7.7/10(194 votes)

    S2:E14

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

    Director:Lee Philips
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 16 - The Honeymoon
    7.6/10(181 votes)

    S2:E16

    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

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  24. The Waltons Season 2 Episode 13 - The Air Mail Man
    7.5/10(217 votes)

    S2:E13

    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:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Gift" is the best rated episode of "The Waltons" season 2. It scored 8.5/10 based on 217 votes. Directed by Ralph Senensky and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/24/1974. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Graduation".