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The Waltons S7E6 — The Portrait

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The Waltons•Season 7•Episode 6

The Portrait

6.2/10 · 155 votesNov 2, 197850 min

Ranked #22 of 23 in Season 7•−1.3 vs season avg

Erin is both attracted and repelled by a brooding artist who is here from Paris. As part of a war-time mural on the wall of an old house the artist asks to paint Erin's portrait.

Directed byRalph Senensky

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Cast11

Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

John Walton Sr.

Michael Learned

Michael Learned

Olivia Walton

Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Esther Walton

Jon Walmsley

Jon Walmsley

Jason Walton

Mary Elizabeth McDonough

Mary Elizabeth McDonough

Erin Walton

D

David W. Harper

Jim-Bob Walton

E

Earl Hamner, Jr.

Narrator

Eric Scott

Eric Scott

Ben Walton

Kami Cotler

Kami Cotler

Elizabeth Walton

Joe Conley

Joe Conley

Ike Godsey

Judy Norton

Judy Norton

Mary Ellen Walton

Crew1

Ralph Senensky

Ralph Senensky

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Portrait" is episode 6 of The Waltons season 7. It scored 6.2/10 from 155 votes, ranking #22 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Ralph Senensky, it aired on November 2, 1978.

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