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The Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 6

Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Every episode of The Waltons Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 6!

The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.
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22
Avg. Rating
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  • Grandma Comes Home
    8.9/10(234)
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    #1 - Grandma Comes Home

    Season 6 Episode 22

    Aired 3/30/1978

    The Waltons are happy to finally have Grandma back home with them This was also sad for all of the Walton clan as it was the last show that actor Will Geer (Grandpa) was on.

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

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  • The First Casualty
    8.6/10(166)
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    #2 - The First Casualty

    Season 6 Episode 8

    Aired 11/10/1977

    Dr. Willard has been drafted to serve for the US Med Corps. Erin's boyfriend G.W. Haines is killed in a training accident and Yancy Tucker announces that he is joining. They turn him down because of his flat feet.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Return
    8.2/10(156)
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    #3 - The Return

    Season 6 Episode 20

    Aired 3/16/1978

    John-Boy comes back home and helps with reopening the old Guthrie Mine. John and some other men work in the mine. Without warning, the fault gives way to its weaknesses and traps the men under tons of dirt and rock.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Stray
    8.1/10(157)
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    #4 - The Stray

    Season 6 Episode 2

    Aired 9/22/1977

    Strange foorprints & a stringer of catfish lead the Waltons to find 12 year old Josh a runaway in the barn hiding.He attaches himself to John immediately

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: Kathleen Hite

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  • The Anniversary
    8.1/10(122)
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    #5 - The Anniversary

    Season 6 Episode 17

    Aired 2/2/1978

    John and Olivia have been married 25 years. Olivia buys John a phone to put in the house and John builds a gazebo for Olivia on top of the mountain. Mary Ellen and Curt have problems being apart from each other.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Festival
    8.0/10(141)
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    #6 - The Festival

    Season 6 Episode 16

    Aired 1/26/1978

    Jason gets a lesson in prejudice when he and Josh Verdie's son audition for a recital. Aimee Godsey and Elizabeth experience Spring Fever.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael McGreevey

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  • The Family Tree
    8.0/10(146)
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    #7 - The Family Tree

    Season 6 Episode 18

    Aired 2/9/1978

    With Jason's help, Verdie searches her roots for the history of her family. Elizabeth corresponds with a soldier who thinks she is 18 years old and looks like Erin.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Revelation
    8.0/10(142)
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    #8 - The Revelation

    Season 6 Episode 21

    Aired 3/23/1978

    John-Boy asks Daisy to marry him so both return home and make arrangements .John talks to Daisy's mom and learns Daisy has a 3 yr old daughter.

    Director: Gwen Arner

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Celebration
    7.9/10(143)
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    #9 - The Celebration

    Season 6 Episode 13

    Aired 12/22/1977

    John finds out that the family is almost out of debt so everybody pitches in on a big contract. During the mortgage burning party, Ike Godsey says that the bank will forclosing on the store. Olivia and John come to the rescue.

    Director: Gwen Arner

    Writer: Marion Hargrove

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  • The Ordeal
    7.9/10(143)
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    #10 - The Ordeal

    Season 6 Episode 19

    Aired 2/16/1978

    Elizabeth falls from a log pile and she breaks her leg. Elizabeth can only walk with crutches. Jim-Bob talks her into walking.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Flight
    7.8/10(120)
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    #11 - The Flight

    Season 6 Episode 10

    Aired 12/1/1977

    This new boy that Jim-Bpb meets says he is going to join the Air Corps.Elizabeth adopts Maud Gormley as a sub grandma only until her real grandma comes back home

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Milestone
    7.8/10(162)
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    #12 - The Milestone

    Season 6 Episode 11

    Aired 12/8/1977

    Olivia goes to Alberene her home town to see her Aunt Kate. Olivia copping with going through the change of life.Jim-Bob fakes his Mom's signature on a job application

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Recluse
    7.7/10(143)
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    #13 - The Recluse

    Season 6 Episode 3

    Aired 9/29/1977

    Jason and Fern Lockwood,a recluse who shares his love of music but she is timid and finds life threatening . Ben goes to Norfolk and looks for work and comes back home to help an overworked father

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Spring Fever
    7.7/10(120)
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    #14 - Spring Fever

    Season 6 Episode 15

    Aired 1/12/1978

    A rose bush owed by Mamie Baldwin is dying and she views that as a sign of her own impending death. Jim-Bob dates Ben's girlfriend and Ben dates Jim-Bob's girlfriend. They come to blows because they are jealous.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Rumor
    7.6/10(126)
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    #15 - The Rumor

    Season 6 Episode 14

    Aired 1/5/1978

    A new family, the Brimmer's, move to the Mountain and look for work and a place to live. Some people from the town are suspicious of their German accent and John helps them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Kathleen Hite

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  • The Volunteer
    7.5/10(123)
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    #16 - The Volunteer

    Season 6 Episode 6

    Aired 10/27/1977

    After Erin says no to the marriage proposal of G.W. Haines, he joins the Army. Erin visits G.W. at Camp Lee Army Base despite her father's reluctance.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: Kathleen Hite

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  • The Grandchild
    7.5/10(160)
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    #17 - The Grandchild

    Season 6 Episode 7

    Aired 11/3/1977

    Mary Ellen Gives birth to the Waltons 1 st grandchild a boy name John Curtis Williard

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Hawk
    7.4/10(139)
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    #18 - The Hawk

    Season 6 Episode 1

    Aired 9/15/1977

    A young minister comes and causes some uneasiness within the congregation

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Warrior
    7.4/10(160)
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    #19 - The Warrior

    Season 6 Episode 4

    Aired 10/13/1977

    An old man, his grandson,and two Indians come to Walton's Mountain saying there are sacred burial grounds where the barn is built.

    Director: Ralph Senensky

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Battle of Drucilla's Pond
    7.4/10(127)
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    #20 - The Battle of Drucilla's Pond

    Season 6 Episode 9

    Aired 11/17/1977

    At Drucilla's pond, the Army practices maneuvers. Olivia paints quiet scenes wchi she enters in a local art show. They are bought by a mysterious admirer.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Seashore
    6.9/10(148)
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    #21 - The Seashore

    Season 6 Episode 5

    Aired 10/20/1977

    The Waltons have an encounter with a strange English girl while on a small vacation at the Baldwin sister's beach cottage. Ben stays home alone expecting to live the life of a carefree bachelor.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: Marion Hargrove

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  • The Children's Carol
    6.9/10(131)
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    #22 - The Children's Carol

    Season 6 Episode 12

    Aired 12/15/1977

    Two British children escape the London Blitz to find safety in Walton's Mountain with the Baldwins and the Waltons for Christmas. Meanwhile, Jason contemplates whether he can fight in the impending war, and Olivia has a faith crisis as she can't understand how God could allow war.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: Kathleen Hite

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Grandma Comes Home" is the best rated episode of "The Waltons" season 6. It scored 8.9/10 based on 234 votes. Directed by Ralph Senensky and written by N/A, it aired on 3/30/1978. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The First Casualty".