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The Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 9

Every episode of The Waltons Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 9!

The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Season 9 Ratings Summary

"The Outrage (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Waltons" season 9. It scored 7.6/10 based on 123 votes. Directed by Philip Leacock and written by N/A, it aired on 11/20/1980. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Outrage (2)".

  • The Outrage (1)
    7.6/10123 votes

    #1 - The Outrage (1)

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 11/20/1980

    John is thrown to jail after he tries to defend a black neighbour, who is accused to murdering a white man.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: N/A

  • The Outrage (2)
    7.3/10112 votes

    #2 - The Outrage (2)

    Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 11/27/1980

    John is given 24 hours to talk his black neighbour, who was accused of murder, into turning himself in.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pledge
    6.7/10111 votes

    #3 - The Pledge

    Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 12/4/1980

    Mary Ellen feels inadequate as a nurse to help Mountain folk. Against the Dean's advice, Mary Ellen applies for medical school.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Triumph
    7.0/10107 votes

    #4 - The Triumph

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 12/18/1980

    With the war drawing to a close, Jason and a young man in his squad deal with the question of killing. Ike and Corabeth face problems with the Ration Board.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: N/A

  • The Premonition
    6.9/10104 votes

    #5 - The Premonition

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 12/25/1980

    Cindy has bad dreams about Ben, who becomes a POW. John-Boy falls in love with a french girl in Paris who runs a book shop.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pursuit
    6.5/10134 votes

    #6 - The Pursuit

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 1/1/1981

    Jim-Bob's ex-girlfriend comes to Walton's Mountain saying that Jim-Bon is the father of her baby. In the Pacific, Ben is still a POW.

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Ten Days
    7.3/10116 votes

    #7 - The Last Ten Days

    Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 1/8/1981

    Ben is taken on an unexpected trip by his captor who turns Ben in to the American forces. Toni is seriously courted by Jason.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • The Move
    7.3/10116 votes

    #8 - The Move

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/1981

    Ben comes home from the war and tells John he wants to study engineering. The long awaited vacation that Erin plans to go on is interrupted. John tells the his family he has to take Olivia to Arizona to the sanitarium.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Whirlwind
    6.7/10120 votes

    #9 - The Whirlwind

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 1/22/1981

    Mary Ellen agrees to marry Jonesey but finds out that Curt might very well be alive. The Dew Drop Inn is reopened by Jason.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Tempest
    5.4/10141 votes

    #10 - The Tempest

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 2/5/1981

    Mary Ellen finds out that Curt is still alive. He is living in Florida but is quite the different person from the man she remembers. J.D. asks Erin to come back to work by begging Erin.

    Director: Gabrielle Beaumont

    Writer: N/A

  • The Carousel
    7.2/10109 votes

    #11 - The Carousel

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 2/12/1981

    Cindy's father gets killed and Cindy finds out she is adopted when she goes through some old papers. Cindy goes to find her Mother. Elizabeth and Drew have problems.

    Director: Herbert Hirschman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hot Rod
    7.1/10111 votes

    #12 - The Hot Rod

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 2/19/1981

    Jim-Bob and Jody get discharged from the service. They celebrate and they decide to open up a garage. The Baldwin sisters get forced to close their recipe machine until they discover their Grandfather's still in a secret room.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gold Watch
    7.8/10120 votes

    #13 - The Gold Watch

    Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 2/26/1981

    Stanley Perkins comes again and eventually says he is suffering from a nervous break down. Because of a new singer at The Dew Drop Inn that pays too much attention to Toni, Jason has problems. Rose gives Stanley a gold watch.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Beginning
    7.2/10116 votes

    #14 - The Beginning

    Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 3/5/1981

    Tom Marshall, the new minister, comes to Walton's Mountain and shakes up the congregation. Toni moves into the Baldwin's home and she tells the family she's Jewish. Toni and Jason decide to get married.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pearls
    7.3/10120 votes

    #15 - The Pearls

    Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/1981

    Orma Lee, Corabeth's twin sister, arrives to see Ike when Corabeth is away. Elizabeth goes to Arizona to see Olivia and John because she feels lonely.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Victims
    6.6/10113 votes

    #16 - The Victims

    Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/1981

    The Waltons help a woman who's husband beats her when he is drunk. Jim-Bob decides he will make a fortune by investing in war surplus.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Threshold
    6.9/10110 votes

    #17 - The Threshold

    Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 4/2/1981

    John-Boy comes home to ponder his future and he ends up doing a TV show for Boatwright University. Rose is given a run for her money by Zuleika Dunbar over the affection of Stanley.

    Director: Herbert Hirschman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Indiscretion
    6.7/10116 votes

    #18 - The Indiscretion

    Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 5/7/1981

    Corabeth finds Ike's old love letters and files for a divorce. Drew wants to spend a romantic night with Elizabeth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Heartache
    7.2/10111 votes

    #19 - The Heartache

    Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 5/14/1981

    Rose cancels her wedding to Stanley because she hides a heart condition. Cindy realizes that she would rather stay home than work in the shop.

    Director: Herbert Hirschman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lumberjack
    6.6/10105 votes

    #20 - The Lumberjack

    Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 5/21/1981

    A member of a influential family named Paul Matthews Northridge brings mystery & romance to Erin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hostage
    6.9/10124 votes

    #21 - The Hostage

    Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 5/28/1981

    A 14 year old girl is promised marriage in mountain tradition. Mary Ellen interferes and the bride-groom kidnaps Elizabeth to get his bride back. Octavia, an eccentric cousin of the Baldwins, is treated to a visit by him.

    Director: Herbert Hirschman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Revel
    7.2/10138 votes

    #22 - The Revel

    Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 6/4/1981

    John-Boy comes back home after he hits upon hard times when he is in New York pursuing his writing career. The Baldwin sisters send out invitations for the lavish ball and the invitations are returned. The Waltons save the day for the Baldwins.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A