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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 First Edition" is the best rated episode of "The Waltons" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 154 votes. Directed by Lawrence Dobkin and written by John McGreevey, it aired on 9/23/1976. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Vigil".

  • The First Edition
    8.0/10154 votes

    #1 - The First Edition

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1976

    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.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • The Vigil
    8.1/10141 votes

    #2 - The Vigil

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1976

    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
    7.7/10134 votes

    #3 - The Comeback

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1976

    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 since his son's death.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Baptism
    7.5/10147 votes

    #4 - The Baptism

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1976

    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
    8.8/10199 votes

    #5 - The Fire Storm

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1976

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

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

  • The Nightwalker
    7.4/10142 votes

    #6 - The Nightwalker

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1976

    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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wedding
    7.9/10154 votes

    #7 - The Wedding

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1976

    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 complicates matters.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cloudburst
    8.1/10143 votes

    #8 - The Cloudburst

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1976

    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 mine which will ruin the land.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Great Motorcycle Race
    7.7/10138 votes

    #9 - The Great Motorcycle Race

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1976

    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

    Director: Richard Thomas

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pony Cart
    7.8/10137 votes

    #10 - The Pony Cart

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1976

    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 that she is about to die.

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

  • The Best Christmas
    8.9/10287 votes

    #11 - The Best Christmas

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1976

    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

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: John McGreevey

  • The Last Mustang
    8.0/10183 votes

    #12 - The Last Mustang

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1976

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rebellion
    8.2/10136 votes

    #13 - The Rebellion

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/23/1976

    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
    7.2/10137 votes

    #14 - The Ferris Wheel

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1977

    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.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Elopement
    6.9/10144 votes

    #15 - The Elopement

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1977

    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.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • John's Crossroad
    7.4/10138 votes

    #16 - John's Crossroad

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1977

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

    Director: Richard Thomas

    Writer: N/A

  • The Career Girl
    8.1/10152 votes

    #17 - The Career Girl

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1977

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

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: Kathleen Hite

  • The Hero
    8.0/10146 votes

    #18 - The Hero

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1977

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Inferno
    8.6/10158 votes

    #19 - The Inferno

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/1977

    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 Mary Ellen.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Heartbreaker
    8.3/10167 votes

    #20 - The Heartbreaker

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/17/1977

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Long Night
    7.2/10151 votes

    #21 - The Long Night

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/1977

    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.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hiding Place
    8.2/10136 votes

    #22 - The Hiding Place

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1977

    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
    7.6/10151 votes

    #23 - The Go-Getter

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/1977

    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.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Achievement
    7.9/10126 votes

    #24 - The Achievement

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 3/17/1977

    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 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