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The Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 8

Every episode of The Waltons Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 8!

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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 8 Episode 1 - The Home Front
    8.1/10(147 votes)

    #1 - The Home Front

    S8:E1

    John serves on the local draft board. A young soldier he drafted has been killed and the boy's Dad threatens John & Jim-Bob. The family receives word that John-Boy is missing in action.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 2 - The Kinfolk
    8.1/10(131 votes)

    #2 - The Kinfolk

    S8:E2

    Rose arrives for a visit which is extended with Serena and Jeffery, her grandchildren. Jim-Bob and Ike Godsey build an air raid siren big enough for Richmond.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 3 - The Diploma
    6.5/10(135 votes)

    #3 - The Diploma

    S8:E3

    Mary Ellen subs as the county nurse. John tries to prove to the army that he really did graduate from high school. John can not find his diploma so he takes another test.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 4 - The Innocents
    7.0/10(119 votes)

    #4 - The Innocents

    S8:E4

    Olivia says the mountain needs a day nursery for children of defense plant workers. Corabeth thinks that Ike has a girlfriend when she sees Rose teaching him to dance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 5 - The Starlet
    6.6/10(118 votes)

    #5 - The Starlet

    S8:E5

    The film company comes to Walton's Mountain and Pickett plant is used for a war-time documentary. Erin is convinced by the director that she has potential in Hollywood.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 6 - The Journal
    6.7/10(118 votes)

    #6 - The Journal

    S8:E6

    A publisher asks permission from John and Olivia about printing the new book that John-Boy wrote in Europe. Jeff does not want Reckless put to sleep after Reckless becomes sick.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 7 - The Lost Sheep
    6.9/10(116 votes)

    #7 - The Lost Sheep

    S8:E7

    Ashley Longworth Jr. comes back and asks Erin to be his wife. She has some serious doubts after he says he has lost his faith in God.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 8 - The Violated (1)
    7.1/10(140 votes)

    #8 - The Violated (1)

    S8:E8

    Olivia searches for a soldier's wife at the request from the Red Cross. The soldier's wife won't answer her husband's letters. Corabeth expects an inheritance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 9 - The Waiting (2)
    7.2/10(121 votes)

    #9 - The Waiting (2)

    S8:E9

    To be near John-Boy who is in a coma, Olivia joins the Red Cross. Rose plans the big Thanksgiving dinner. John and Olivia spend Thanksgiving in Richmond Hospital with John-Boy.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 10 - The Silver Wings
    7.0/10(148 votes)

    #10 - The Silver Wings

    S8:E10

    Jim-Bob meets Betsy, a married woman and falls in love with her while delivering her a package.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 11 - The Wager
    7.4/10(139 votes)

    #11 - The Wager

    S8:E11

    All of Jefferson County watched with wonder when Mary Ellen and Erin decide to venture even farther into a mans world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 12 - The Spirit
    7.1/10(128 votes)

    #12 - The Spirit

    S8:E12

    There's an escapee from a POW camp in North Carolina hiding on Walton's Mountain and he is befriended by Jeffrey. They ask him in on Christmas Eve.

    Director:Herbert Hirschman
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 13 - The Fastidious Wife
    7.4/10(131 votes)

    #13 - The Fastidious Wife

    S8:E13

    Cindy gets a book from Corabeth on how to be the perfect wife and Cindy resolves to cater to Ben's every need. Jeffrey takes home a cat and names her Harold, until the cat gives birth to kittens.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 14 - The Unthinkable
    6.8/10(113 votes)

    #14 - The Unthinkable

    S8:E14

    There's a recruit working for Jason's company who is Jewish. He tells how his grandfather was arrested and killed by German soldiers in Warsaw.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 15 - The Idol
    7.9/10(128 votes)

    #15 - The Idol

    S8:E15

    Hazel Lamphere, the new school teacher, comes to Walton's Mountain and Elizabeth is immediately attached to her. Virginia is born to Cindy and Ben.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 16 - The Prodigals
    7.5/10(131 votes)

    #16 - The Prodigals

    S8:E16

    Josh and Jeffrey break into Godsey's store and are in trouble with the law. After being humiliated by a solider in uniform, Ben decides to enlist.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 17 - The Remembrance
    6.9/10(117 votes)

    #17 - The Remembrance

    S8:E17

    Zadoc Walton, Zeb's cousin, arrives to keep a 21 year old promise and makes a surprising contribution to Boatwright University.

    Director:Herbert Hirschman
    Writer:Marion Hargrove

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  18. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 18 - The Inspiration
    7.8/10(148 votes)

    #18 - The Inspiration

    S8:E18

    Mamie Baldwin makes it through a difficult operation with Grandma's help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 19 - The Last Straw
    7.7/10(123 votes)

    #19 - The Last Straw

    S8:E19

    When John's equipment breaks down and Jim-Bob breaks his, John decides maybe he has had enough. Jeffrey builds himself a soapbox car sponsored by Godsey's store.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 20 - The Traveling Man
    7.1/10(113 votes)

    #20 - The Traveling Man

    S8:E20

    Rose's ex-boyfriend Stanley Perkins arrives on Waltons Mountain and he makes a re-acquaintance with Rose.

    Director:Herbert Hirschman
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 21 - The Furlough
    7.6/10(117 votes)

    #21 - The Furlough

    S8:E21

    John-Boy returns home physically cured but he still suffers from a loss of memory. Ike gets arrested for draft evasion because he ignores a letter from the Army.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 22 - The Medal
    7.2/10(136 votes)

    #22 - The Medal

    S8:E22

    Mary Ellen receives a medal that was awarded to Curtis after he died. A former friend of Corabeth visits; he and Corabeth begin to see each other. Ike is concerned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Waltons Season 8 Episode 23 - The Valediction
    7.4/10(121 votes)

    #23 - The Valediction

    S8:E23

    Jim-Bob graduates as class valedictorian and Erin finds out that Ashley Longsworth Jr married a girl in London. The Walton boys join the War.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"The Home Front" is the best rated episode of "The Waltons" season 8. It scored 8.1/10 based on 147 votes. Directed by Harry Harris and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/20/1979. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Kinfolk".