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The Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 5

Every episode of The Waltons Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 5!

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

Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Season 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Waltons" season 5 is "The First Edition", rated 8.1/10 from 145 user votes. It was directed by Lawrence Dobkin and written by John McGreevey. "The First Edition" aired on 9/23/1976 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Vigil".

  • The First Edition
    8.1/10 145 votes

    #1 - The First Edition

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1976-09-23

    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.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • The Vigil
    8.1/10 133 votes

    #2 - The Vigil

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1976-09-30

    Mary Ellen, aspring nurse, makes a diagnosis about Grandma's illness which almost costs Grandma her life.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: Kathleen Hite

  • The Comeback
    7.8/10 122 votes

    #3 - The Comeback

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1976-10-07

    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 since his son's death.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Baptism
    7.5/10 136 votes

    #4 - The Baptism

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 1976-10-14

    John refuses to visit the tent meeting or get baptised, even with the presence of a famous evangelist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fire Storm
    8.8/10 190 votes

    #5 - The Fire Storm

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 1976-10-21

    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 is torn apart over the issue of publishing unfavorable items in the Blue Ridge Chronicle.

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

  • The Nightwalker
    7.4/10 128 votes

    #6 - The Nightwalker

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1976-10-28

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wedding (1)
    8.0/10 140 votes

    #7 - The Wedding (1)

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 1976-11-04

    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 complicates matters.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wedding (2)
    8.1/10 133 votes

    #8 - The Wedding (2)

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 1976-11-04

    Marry Ellen does not marry DR Spencer

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cloudburst
    7.8/10 128 votes

    #9 - The Cloudburst

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1976-11-11

    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 mine which will ruin the land.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Great Motorcycle Race
    7.8/10 127 votes

    #10 - The Great Motorcycle Race

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1976-11-18

    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

    Director: Richard Thomas

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pony Cart
    8.9/10 277 votes

    #11 - The Pony Cart

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1976-12-02

    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 that she is about to die.

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

  • The Best Christmas
    8.0/10 172 votes

    #12 - The Best Christmas

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1976-12-09

    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

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • The Last Mustang
    8.2/10 127 votes

    #13 - The Last Mustang

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1976-12-16

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rebellion
    7.2/10 130 votes

    #14 - The Rebellion

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1976-12-23

    Corabeth gives Olivia a permanent that turns out badly. Grandma is up against a new competition for playing the church organ.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Kathleen Hite

  • The Ferris Wheel
    6.9/10 136 votes

    #15 - The Ferris Wheel

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1977-01-06

    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.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Elopement
    7.4/10 127 votes

    #16 - The Elopement

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1977-01-13

    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.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • John's Crossroad
    8.1/10 143 votes

    #17 - John's Crossroad

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1977-01-20

    John goes to Charlottesville and applies for an office job. He finds it impossible to work under the harsh direction of the office manager.

    Director: Richard Thomas

    Writer: N/A

  • The Career Girl
    8.0/10 139 votes

    #18 - The Career Girl

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1977-01-27

    Erin's graduation from high school seems to be very painful because Erin has no firm plans for the future or any career.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: Kathleen Hite

  • The Hero
    8.6/10 148 votes

    #19 - The Hero

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1977-02-03

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Inferno
    8.3/10 159 votes

    #20 - The Inferno

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1977-02-10

    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 Mary Ellen.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Heartbreaker
    7.2/10 140 votes

    #21 - The Heartbreaker

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 1977-02-17

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Long Night
    8.2/10 129 votes

    #22 - The Long Night

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 1977-02-24

    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.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hiding Place
    7.6/10 141 votes

    #23 - The Hiding Place

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 1977-03-03

    The Baldwin's niece, Hillary Von Kleist, comes for a visit from Vienna. Jason joins the National Guard over Olivia's objections.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • The Go-Getter
    8.2/10 121 votes

    #24 - The Go-Getter

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 1977-03-10

    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.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Achievement
    8.5/10 177 votes

    #25 - The Achievement

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 1977-03-17

    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 home and tells them the good news. He also tells the family he is moving to New York City.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: Earl Hamner, Jr., Dale Eunson