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01:17Growing up on Walton's Mountain during the Great Depression,
01:21we learned early to concentrate on the essentials of life.
01:25With many of the necessities so hard to come by,
01:28we had little money to squander on extravagances.
01:31But there came a time when my father decided another kind of survival was important.
01:37And to nourish the human spirit, it was necessary to indulge in extravagance.
01:43Watch your feet, Grandma.
01:45Have you ever heard of Luther Burbank?
01:47It seems I ran across his name helping one of you children with your homework.
01:50There's some Burbanks live over on the road to Rockfish.
01:53No, Grandma, this guy was a scientist and he experimented with crossing plants.
01:56He crossed one plant with another plant and made all kinds of new plants and vegetables.
01:59Improving on the Lord's work, Mary Ellen.
02:01I'm crossing a cucumber with a watermelon.
02:03Whatever for?
02:04Can you imagine the giant pickles?
02:06Oh, good Lord.
02:07Mary Ellen, you were supposed to mop this floor.
02:09I'll do it right now, Mama.
02:11I did it.
02:12Well, I'm sorry, I just forgot.
02:13That's the third time this week.
02:20Chance, get out of there.
02:22Ben, Jason, take that cow back to the stall.
02:25I'm sorry, Mama, I don't know how she got out.
02:27We were sitting there just playing marbles.
02:29Look what she did to my flowers and they were just getting a good start.
02:32I'm sorry, Mama.
02:33It's not your fault, Elizabeth.
02:35I guess I left Chance's stall door open.
02:37Elizabeth, I have told you and told you not to play in that stall.
02:40I'm sorry, Mama.
02:41Jason, the wood box is empty again.
02:43I told Ben to fill it.
02:44Well, I told Jim Bob.
02:45And who did Jim Bob tell, Reckless?
02:47Reckless!
02:48Reckless!
02:49Reckless!
02:50Reckless!
02:51Reckless!
02:52Reckless!
02:53Reckless!
02:55Get out of here.
02:57Get him out of the kitchen.
02:58He's got mud everywhere.
03:00Reckless, come back.
03:01Here's a spot you missed.
03:03Oh, I'm sorry.
03:04It's all our fault, Libby.
03:06Everybody's sorry and nobody is sorrier than I am.
03:09Huh?
03:12What are you doing?
03:14What's the matter?
03:15You resting?
03:18Mama?
03:19Mama?
03:23Aren't you going to ever speak to us again?
03:28What's going on in here?
03:29Well, all of a sudden, Libby began to act sort of peculiar.
03:33Peculiar?
03:34Nobody does the chores they're supposed to do, so I end up doing them.
03:37And then Reckless comes in and ruins everything.
03:40I understand you're aggravated, Lib.
03:42Why don't we all simmer down and talk this over?
03:45There has been enough talk.
03:47And blame passing and sorry saying.
03:51If you don't want to talk, what do you want to do?
03:53I'm doing it.
03:55What's that?
03:57I'm staging my own personal sit-down strike.
04:00Oh, she's having a sit-down strike.
04:03Grandpa, what's a sit-down strike?
04:05Uh, these fellas in Detroit started it.
04:07They sort of, uh, plunk themselves down in the middle of things
04:10and they don't budge till they get it arbitrated on and get what they want.
04:17What do you want, Mama?
04:18I want better working conditions, no more excuses, and a little cooperation.
04:24Well, now.
04:33All right, Lib, we're ready to arbitrate.
04:42The way those children leave their rooms when they never do any...
04:48Say, what's going on here?
04:50Libby here had herself a sit-down strike.
04:53The way it's going, she's doing better than Walter Ruther.
04:56Well, maybe I should try it more often.
04:58Well, they never did those things in my day.
05:00Oh, now, I remember you had one or two the first week we was married.
05:04Mama, to make up for what Chance ate.
05:06Oh, thank you, Elizabeth.
05:08Let's put him in some water.
05:10I'm going to grow you some more, Mama.
05:12Well, everybody stop being so nice, I'm starting to feel guilty.
05:15I got an idea.
05:17I think maybe your mama needs a vacation.
05:19Vacation?
05:20Of course, that's a great idea.
05:22Why not? We get vacations from school, but you got to do the same chores 365 days a year with no end in sight.
05:28I think that's a perfect idea.
05:30Yeah!
05:31Hey, that's a wonderful idea.
05:32Now, hold on, I got a better idea.
05:34Maybe a vacation isn't what she needs.
05:37Maybe she needs a honeymoon.
05:39Oh, now, John, don't start that.
05:41Seven children and she needs a honeymoon.
05:44She's been married 19 years, had all these children, and hasn't had a honeymoon yet.
05:48It just isn't right.
05:49What's a honeymoon?
05:50It's something you're supposed to take after you get married.
05:53Like medicine?
05:54Not exactly.
05:57When do you think you could go?
05:59The sooner the better.
06:00We are not going to have a honeymoon.
06:02Why not?
06:03I just can't waltz off and leave seven children to fend for themselves.
06:06Well, I'll take care of the children.
06:07I'll take care of you.
06:09Well, it'd only be for a few days anyway, wouldn't it?
06:11Sure, we'd manage all right.
06:12Well, where'd we get the money?
06:13Well, use the nest egg.
06:14But that's for emergencies.
06:16Woman's been married 19 years, got all these kids, hadn't had a honeymoon.
06:19I'd say that's an emergency.
06:21Now, look, I want to thank you all, but we cannot afford a honeymoon,
06:24and will you please all get out of my kitchen or there won't be any supper.
06:28Well, I sure want supper.
06:30I'm not going to give up trying.
06:32That's a great idea today.
06:33Better find something to eat.
06:43I'll get it.
07:13I'll get it.
07:43Well.
08:04Well.
08:05That talk about a honeymoon sent me to remembering.
08:08That's beautiful.
08:10You got your wedding dress out too, I see.
08:12Saving it for the girls.
08:13It sure is pretty.
08:15I bet Daddy looked great.
08:16What was he wearing?
08:18A nice soft brown herringbone twill.
08:20He looks so nice.
08:21This is my going away outfit, only I never got to wear it.
08:24You got a hat with it and everything?
08:26Oh, yes.
08:27We always wore hats in those days.
08:32You look like a picture, Mama.
08:35An old-fashioned picture, I'm afraid.
08:38You really do want to go on that honeymoon, don't you?
08:43There's a pile of men waiting for me downstairs.
08:46Dress-up time is over.
08:50All right.
08:59Okay, it's time for bed, everybody.
09:01Time for bed.
09:02Scoot.
09:03Leave.
09:05Scoot.
09:07What are you growing, Mary Ellen?
09:08I'm crossing watermelon with a cucumber.
09:10Oh.
09:11Well, good.
09:12You keep watering like that, you could end up with a water lemon.
09:18Well, my sister's here.
09:21I'm not sorry to see you.
09:25This motor really sounds terrible.
09:28Give her a rest, son.
09:29Okay.
09:35Daddy?
09:37Daddy?
09:39You know, Mama really wants to go on that honeymoon.
09:41I know she does.
09:43This afternoon I saw her up in her room.
09:45She had her wedding dress out and she was wearing something she called her going-away outfit.
09:50She's going.
09:51What do you mean?
09:52Mama and me, we're going to Virginia Beach.
09:55Really? That's wonderful.
09:57That's really great.
10:00Pick that up. Let's load the truck.
10:03You seem very serious, Marsha.
10:05Thinking about the class picnic, who I'll be going with and all.
10:08Well, I thought we agreed to go together.
10:10Maybe.
10:11Don't you think you're going to have a good time with me or what?
10:13Life is more than good times, John Boy Walton.
10:17Well, I can't argue with that, Marsha.
10:20I'm thinking past the good times and the class picnic.
10:23Oh.
10:24Maybe you're thinking up to the graduation breakfast, huh?
10:27What am I supposed to do in September when you go away to college?
10:30What?
10:31You're going to have your books and your professors and you're going to be so far away.
10:35Marsha, I'm not going to the moon.
10:37Bowright University is only 28 miles away.
10:39I'll be coming home every night.
10:41I know you, John Boy.
10:42You're going to be spending even more time studying then than you do now.
10:47Well, like you say, Marsha, life isn't all good times.
10:50Don't change the subject.
10:52You expect me to be waiting here for whenever you feel like taking some time away from studying.
10:57And I'm not good at waiting, John Boy.
11:01Well, Marsha, I'm not asking you to wait.
11:03I would be if I was sure I'd get what I was waiting for.
11:09Marsha.
11:11We'll talk more about it after we get our class rings.
11:15How's business, Ike?
11:16John, I got something for you.
11:19There it is.
11:21Sea Spray Inn, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
11:23Might be fancy stationery.
11:25Well, for the prices they charge you, Ike, it ought to be fancy.
11:28I spent a weekend in Virginia Beach once myself.
11:30First, I was just some dumb kid and I didn't appreciate it.
11:33Well, I'm glad you like it.
11:34I'm glad you like it.
11:35I'm glad you like it.
11:36I'm glad you like it.
11:37I'm glad you like it.
11:38I'm glad you like it.
11:39I'm glad you like it.
11:40I'm glad you like it.
11:41I'm glad you like it.
11:42I'm glad you like it.
11:43I'm glad you like it.
11:44I'm glad you like it.
11:48We're in, Ike.
11:49Oh, that's great.
11:50Acknowledging your letter in the eleventh instant.
11:53We regret to advise you that our honeymoon suite is booked.
11:56Suite.
11:58Yeah, honeymoon suite is booked.
12:01However, we are delighted to be able to confirm an exquisite seaside double
12:05with a panoramic view of sun reddened sails and moon drenched sands.
12:12Your five dollar deposit will hold your accommodation until your arrival on the 19th.
12:17Sincerely, Resident Manager.
12:21You and Olivia on a honeymoon.
12:23Finally.
12:24You always were a romantic cousin.
12:26Can't you see living me walking down those moon-drenched sands, Ike?
12:29A honeymoon like that is worth waiting for.
12:32Nothing's gonna stop us now either.
12:36Well, the girls are just gonna have to pitch.
12:39The 19th?
12:40Well, I have to be in Richmond on the 19th.
12:43Well, I promised that I would chaperone the children's choir at that state competition.
12:47Well, can't Reverend Fordwick get someone else, Ma?
12:49Well, it's not just that. I'm the only one that can keep those children under control.
12:53The Reverend says that he's counting on me to preserve the...
12:57Decorum?
12:58Oh, John, if I'd only known the dates before you...
13:01All right, we'll figure something else out, Ma. It's all right.
13:03Guess it just wasn't meant to be, John.
13:06Now, Livvy, hold on.
13:07What's the problem? We can take care of ourselves. Grandpa's gonna be here.
13:10And I'll tell him exactly what to do. I wouldn't feel easy.
13:14These kids can get on without us for two or three days, Liv.
13:17Mama, don't you realize everybody wants you to have your honeymoon?
13:21Hey, John, I've been working on our saw.
13:24I gave the engine a rest, like you said, and then I kicked her once or twice,
13:28and she puffed and snorted some smoke and then quit.
13:31I'll get her started, John.
13:32No. No, you won't. Not this time.
13:34She's done for.
13:36She's done for.
13:42Now, Livvy...
13:47There goes the emergency money.
13:50I was just getting used to the idea of going.
14:00Daddy. Daddy. Daddy. It's not gonna start up again, I promise.
14:04Stubborn pile of junk.
14:06Not any stubborner than other members of the family.
14:12I was hoping to take Livvy to Virginia Beach.
14:15Well, we're gonna have to do something about that.
14:17It's gonna cost $15 or $20 to get this thing fixed.
14:20We've got to get her going.
14:22Seb?
14:26Voice of the turtle is heard in the land.
14:28Yes?
14:29Well, would you come here, please?
14:32You know, her trip is still a week away,
14:34and she wants me to decide whether to wear the blue scarf or the one with polka dots.
14:38Those old boys on the Supreme Court are paid to make easier decisions than that.
14:47Good job, boy.
14:50One time in New York, I see a man and a cigarette girl,
14:55a $20 bill just for lighting his cigar.
14:58I was staying in a hotel in Paris this day after the war,
15:01and soldiers were throwing money out of the windows,
15:05like it was confetti, hundreds of dollars just floating down.
15:10I laughed about it then. I thought that was funny.
15:20I wish a lot of good things for you, son.
15:22I wish a lot of good things for you, son.
15:29But one thing I wish, especially for you, is that
15:33someday when you want to do something for somebody you really care about,
15:37you'll be able to do it without thinking for one second whether you can afford it.
15:42Let's break this thing down and get it to Charlottesville.
15:45That's all my four big Aggies.
15:47Here's some money that I saved to buy some beads for Mike.
15:49Mr. Allerton paid me 50 cents in advance for helping him next Saturday.
15:53Here's 20 cents GW loaned me. He would have given me more, but he didn't have it.
15:57Here's my birthday quarter.
15:59Here's two cents I got out of my bank.
16:01There's one more penny in there, and I can't even get it out.
16:04Here's two cents I got out of my bank.
16:06There's one more penny in there, and I can't even get it out.
16:08Here's two cents I got out of my bank.
16:09There's one more penny in there, and I can't even get it.
16:12How much do we have?
16:13Well, I got 50 cents. I bought some postage stamps back from you.
16:17That's $1.50, $1.60, $1.75, $1.72.
16:21Is that all?
16:22Yeah.
16:23If we only had more time.
16:24Is this a secret meeting?
16:26Well, yes, sort of.
16:27You're welcome here, Grandpa.
16:29Ah, I see I've interrupted a meeting in the financial committee.
16:32Well, we're trying to raise enough money to help Mama and Daddy go on their honeymoon.
16:35I approve of that heartily. That's a good idea.
16:38Yeah, but we're about $18 short.
16:40Listen, I'm afraid we're going to have to sell something big.
16:42You know, I bet I could get close to $20 for my guitar.
16:45Oh, no, Jason.
16:47But, well, I could probably sell my encyclopedia set back to Ike.
16:52No, you need that for college.
16:54I agree with Ben.
16:55I know I'm not a bona fide member of this committee, but could I put in my two cents worth?
17:00Thanks, Grandpa. That makes $1.74.
17:02Oh, siree, this particular two cents is worth considerable more than when it was minted in 1864.
17:09Grandpa, you've held on to that two cent piece for a lot of years.
17:12I surely have. It's the only piece of money I really had on my own.
17:16But under the circumstance, I'd feel downright miserly if I didn't contribute it.
17:20Yeah, but that means a lot more to you than just cash, Grandpa.
17:24With the permission of this committee, however,
17:26I would like to try to sell it to a man who has coveted it for a long time.
17:33Oh, it's rare, Zeb. There's no argument about that. It's just... how rare?
17:39$20 is my best and only price. Take it or leave it.
17:42Yeah, but I can buy an 1864 two cent piece for $15.
17:45I'm not going to sit around here and haggle all day over a few measly dollars.
17:49Do you want it or don't you?
17:51You know I want it.
17:53There's a collector over in Charleston who'd snap it up in 30 seconds.
17:56Yeah. Would he pay $20?
17:58We'll see.
18:00Uh, don't you think you ought to consider our friendship?
18:04That is exactly what I am considering, Ike.
18:06And on a horse trade like this, I don't like to confuse the issue with the sentiment.
18:11But you do know that this $20 is for their honeymoon.
18:15Tell you what. $17.50. And Lillian John can cut a few corners.
18:21Ike, I will try and forget that you ever said that.
18:24All right. You run a tough bargain, Zeb. I'll pay the $20.
18:30I want Lillian John to have a honeymoon too.
18:37$21.72 for you.
18:40It's from all of us.
18:42I put in two cents and so did Grandpa.
18:44Yeah, but Grandpa's two cents.
18:46Like Jim Bob said, it is from all of us.
18:49Pa, you've been saving that two cents as long as I know you.
18:51Well, there will always be a time when it comes in handy.
18:54I don't know how to thank you all.
18:57But I still feel just a little bit uneasy.
18:59Mama.
19:01Well, with Grandma away in Richmond...
19:03Well, it isn't as though I'm going to be gone forever. I'll be back before they even miss me.
19:06Trailing clouds of glory.
19:11John boy, what are you doing?
19:14Marry it.
19:16Well, now I do believe we're having another sit-down strike.
19:20We are not going to move until you say you're going.
19:23You're using your own weapons against you, Liz.
19:25All right!
19:27Yay!
19:29Yay!
19:31I want to go. I really do.
19:34Then it's settled.
19:36Starting your honeymoon early.
19:42John boy, what are you doing?
19:44I'm practicing.
19:46Practicing what, Dad?
19:47The Peabody they have dancing down at the Seaspring.
19:50That's so awful, all that hip-wiggling stuff.
19:53Well, we'll just show you something. Come on.
19:55Oh, John, nobody does the Peabody anymore.
19:57Ready?
19:59Which reminds me, what am I going to wear?
20:01You're going away out there, boy.
20:03Oh, that's so old it ought to be hung in a museum.
20:05All you need is your swimsuit.
20:07Are you going to go swimming, Mama?
20:09Sure she's going swimming.
20:11Then we're going to dine by candlelight.
20:13And then we're going to dance the Peabody.
20:15Peabody! Peabody!
20:25They waited 19 years to have a honeymoon?
20:28Yep.
20:30I'm going to have my honeymoon right after the wedding,
20:32the way you're supposed to.
20:34Marsha, not everything happens the way it's supposed to.
20:38Sometimes, John boy, you sound like an old, old man.
20:41Well, I don't feel like an old, old man.
20:46Look, Marsha, when I get married,
20:48I would like to have my honeymoon at the proper time.
20:50But if you feel about each other the way my folks do,
20:52then maybe waiting makes it even better.
20:54I'm not good at waiting.
20:57I know, you told me that.
20:59Well, neither was I until I met you.
21:01What's that supposed to mean?
21:03It's supposed to mean you keep me waiting all the time,
21:05like for the class picnic and everything.
21:07You're not wearing your ring.
21:08No, I know, I was playing ball.
21:10I didn't want to get it all banged up.
21:12Kitty Lou's already wearing wood rows.
21:14Oh, really?
21:17With a little tape, yours would probably fit on my finger.
21:21Yeah, it just might do that.
21:25John boy, Walton,
21:27I'm tired of being taken for granted by you.
21:29Living from one date to the next.
21:31I got to know where I stand with you.
21:34Well, Marsha, I like you.
21:36You know how much I like you.
21:38Words aren't enough.
21:40I've got to have something more solid.
21:49Come on, get ready, they're coming.
21:51Oh, they're coming.
21:53Benji, hurry up, they're ready.
21:55Okay, we're coming.
21:57Hide it.
21:59Oh, that looks great.
22:01Ben, Ben.
22:03Zed, I've got to leave a note for Mary.
22:05You're here to take him the whole three days
22:06and I've got to arrest him now.
22:08Come on.
22:12What's the matter, Mama?
22:14I'm at the mercy of the man I marry.
22:16I'm going to carry my bride across the threshold.
22:18You're going the wrong way.
22:20It's a new tradition, I just made it up.
22:22Happy honeymoon.
22:24I've got to leave a note for Mary.
22:26Oh, you left plenty of notes.
22:28Get in.
22:32Is Grandma going on the honeymoon too?
22:34Yeah.
22:36I'm going to Mary Hayes' place.
22:38She's going to help me with the children.
22:40You make sure the choir sings out good and loud.
22:42Now don't you worry about that.
22:44You just take care of yourself and the children.
22:46And remember...
22:48Drive safe.
22:50Have fun.
22:52Bye-bye.
22:54Take care.
23:03Never thought I'd see that happen.
23:04Better late than never.
23:08Slow down, slow down.
23:10What is it?
23:12Nicholas is chasing a skunk.
23:14Skunk?
23:16That fool dog wants to tangle with a skunk again, let him.
23:18Yeah, but the back door is open and he chased into the house.
23:20The house!
23:25How much longer do we have to stay in this barn, Grandpa?
23:27Probably forever.
23:29Now, now, there's a good stiff breeze blowing outside.
23:31We've got all the doors and windows in the house open.
23:32Breakfast had a good bath with buttermilk
23:34and your grandma's tomato preserves.
23:36We ought to be able to get back in the house
23:38sometime tomorrow.
23:40Yeah, I'm just glad Mom and Daddy left before it happened.
23:42That skunk smells in every room.
23:44Well, if we can't go back in the house tomorrow,
23:46maybe we can fix this old tent the carnival people left.
23:48I like my own bed better.
23:50It's warmer.
23:52You tuck this blanket in around you.
23:54You'll catch a cold.
23:56Is Mom and Daddy already at the hotel?
23:58Yes, I suspect they are, Jim Bob.
24:00Yeah, they're probably having that dinner.
24:02That candlelight dinner, soft music.
24:04Later on they'll be dancing.
24:06This is the night they've been waiting for
24:08for 19 years.
24:10It's just no good, Liv.
24:12Every time I start up, it slips off.
24:14I just need a new fan belt.
24:16What are we going to do?
24:18Can't get one tonight.
24:20I have to go into Columbia in the morning to get one.
24:22Does that mean we're going to have to sleep in the truck?
24:24Sorry.
24:26It's lucky I brought some sandwiches
24:28and hard-boiled eggs.
24:33Get the honeymoon suite fixed up.
24:38This is cozy.
24:40It's not where you are, Liv.
24:42It's who you're with.
24:44So what if we don't have an ocean view out there?
24:46You look up above and you'll see a million stars.
24:52That's funny.
24:54I don't see one single star.
25:03Ha ha ha!
25:29Well, it's not too bad.
25:32like yesterday. Well, you can still tell the skunk has passed this way. That's for sure.
25:38Hey, look! Something's happening to my plant! Let me see that. Well, it doesn't look like a
25:45cucumber. Doesn't look like a watermelon either. I've done it! A little too early to tell what's
25:50gonna turn out to be. I've made a new plant! I've waited a day or two before I told the
25:55newspapers. Could turn out to be skunk cabbage. I'm starving, what's for breakfast? Let's do it,
26:02fold up your blankets. Children, cinnamon rolls and cereal milk in the refrigerator and clean,
26:09well, Aaron, you want to help me? Could you close some doors? I'm cold.
26:15Don't feel cold, you feel hot. Yeah, she is. She's burning up with fever.
26:20Now, here's another one. Now, if you'd slept with your boots on like me, you wouldn't have
26:24turned up with colds. Well, this is great. Mama's been gone one day and everything's fallen apart.
26:29I didn't do it on purpose, Tom Boyle. No, honey. We'll fix you some hot cocoa,
26:33that'll fix you. Upstairs, both of you. Bless you. Well, that's got it.
26:43We'll go into Columbia for breakfast, we'll be on our way. How you feeling? Fine. Nothing like
26:49sitting up in a truck cab all night trying to sleep, is there? Liv, whatever room they have
26:55for us to see spring is going to look good. John, maybe we shouldn't try to go on. We're three
27:01fourths of the way there. I know, but everything seems to be trying to keep us from going. Our
27:06troubles are over, it's going to turn out to be a beautiful day. Now, come on. I keep worrying
27:11about the children. What children? We just got married, we don't have any children. Maybe you
27:15don't, but I do, seven. Liv, you're a wonderful mother and I love you for it, but you're also my
27:22wife. Just in the habit of worrying. I know you are. We're going to break you that habit for the
27:28next two days. I want you to say after me, the children are fine. Come on, the children are fine.
27:36Say it. The children are fine. Attagirl. The children are fine. The children are fine. The
27:42children are fine. The children are fine. The children are fine. You're insane.
27:57Virginia Beach, here we come.
28:02You sure you're not going to meet me at the sawmill this afternoon? Oh, I don't think so,
28:06John Boyd. Jason and I can finish up in short order. You just go out walking with your girl,
28:10enjoy yourself. I'm not sure how enjoyable it's going to be. Uh-uh. Marsha Woolery giving you a
28:16hard time again? Well, she's on to something different, Grandpa. Time was that I couldn't
28:20get her to think ahead for more than an hour or two. Now all she wants to talk about is what we're
28:24going to be doing next fall and next winter. And the rest of your life. Now you tiptoe carefully
28:29when you get into that territory, John Boyd. I intend to. Hmm.
28:33It's quiet around here, isn't it? You're missing Grandma, aren't you?
28:38Mm-hmm. Funny what habits a man could get into after 50 years.
28:52Here's your hot tea. Thank you.
28:55And here's your cold water. Thank you. Mary Ellen, could you get me another pillow?
29:08Here, now, would you two please try and get some rest? Mary Ellen, the light's in my eyes.
29:16Now I can't see to read my book. Could you please put it up? No, keep it down. Put it down.
29:21Now I can't see to read my book. Could you please put it up? No, keep it down. Put it up. Down. Up.
29:26Down. Up. Down. Up. Down. Mary Ellen. Mary Ellen, what are you doing? I'm having a lay-down strike.
29:39Anything else I can do for you, sir? This is fine. This is just fine.
29:43I hope you enjoy your stay with us. We're going to have a wonderful time while we live.
29:47Well, if you're sure you don't need anything else... Now, wait a minute. Don't run off. You forgot something. Here.
29:54Thanks. You're welcome. Looks a little bit like Jason. How much did you give him? Twenty-five cents.
30:03So much? They have to make a living to live. Every time a person turns around, it costs money.
30:09Well, what do you think? Oh, it's beautiful. You've got to look back here. This is a whole suite.
30:17Look at here. You see this view? Come on, take a look at this view.
30:26You'll never see anything like this, Liv. Look. All my travels, I've never seen anything like it.
30:31Oh. Isn't it beautiful?
30:36Well, Liv, we finally made it. We're on our honeymoon.
30:41You get this white wicker, it's something you've always wanted. Liv, look. Isn't that beautiful?
30:45Look here. Here's an ashtray, shaped like a butterfly.
30:56Beautiful windows there. A little bit like church.
31:00Beautiful. You've even got a tree in the room.
31:05Liv, aren't you going to talk? I'm running out of things to say.
31:08Liv, aren't you going to talk? I'm running out of things to say.
31:21Marcia, why are we running? I feel like it.
31:25I thought we were going to go for a walk. If you can't keep up with me,
31:28why don't you sit down and read a book or something?
31:30I'm sorry it's too cold to go swimming. In a way, I'm glad. And this way,
31:40we have the whole beach to ourselves. So beautiful.
31:45Just you and me in the ocean. That's enough.
31:55This is something I have always wanted to do.
32:01It looks like Walton's Mountain.
32:05What's the matter with you? Can't you recognize a castle when you see one?
32:10Liv made me stay out of the construction business.
32:14Oh, come on now. This is the moat. And this is the little room where the princess lives.
32:22What was her name? Rapunzel, the one with the hair.
32:25I don't believe I know her. You'd love her.
32:28So crazy about long hair. Crazy about your hair.
32:40Liv, look at that. Never saw anything like that in my life. Look.
32:58You're for certain going to college this September.
33:21Well, yeah, I guess that's about as certain as anything could be, Marcia.
33:25I've heard about those college girls and how they are.
33:29I'm sure they're just the same as girls anywhere else.
33:31You expect to have your fun with them and then come back to me whenever you
33:34don't have anything better to do. Oh, Marcia.
33:39Tyler Crawford asked me to exchange class rings with him.
33:43Tyler Crawford? He's not going to college.
33:46He's going to work on his daddy's farm. Oh, well, Marcia, if you'd rather be with
33:49someone... Tyler, he knows how you feel about me,
33:53but I had to tell him there wasn't any what you might call understanding between us yet.
34:01Marcia, I like you. I mean, I really, I really like you.
34:05I really, I've always liked you. I'll always like you.
34:08You don't understand. This ring is kind of loose on this finger.
34:12Oh, I guess you'd put it on my middle finger, I guess.
34:14Listen, Marcia, what I was going to say is I want to be going to college for four years.
34:18People can change in four years. Why don't you try my ring on?
34:21Listen to me. Listen to me. I've done a lot of thinking about this, and I just,
34:24I just think it would be unfair for both of us to pledge ourselves to each other right now.
34:28But if you'd only consider... I thought you liked me.
34:31I do. I do like you. I do. I do want to go after other girls.
34:34Marcia, I'm just trying to be honest with you. Don't you understand?
34:37Don't call you a hateful. That's what you are.
34:39I want to see you. I don't want to talk to you anymore.
34:44Marcia, may I have my ring back, please?
34:49Take it.
34:51Honey, we don't have to argue.
34:53Marcia!
34:57Ow!
34:59John, boy, whatever are you doing down there?
35:06Marcia?
35:08If it's no trouble, would you mind going for help? I seem to have broken something.
35:18We'd better get down to the dining room. I don't want to miss any of that music.
35:27John, I'm worried about this fire.
35:29The paper says it's miles from Walton's Mountain.
35:33Yeah, but who knows how far it could have traveled today?
35:37You're right.
35:38Couldn't we phone?
35:40We phone the Forest Service?
35:42No, Ike Godsey. I know I'm being foolish, but if I could just talk to Ike, I know it'd feel better.
35:49Well, here's the phone, just waiting to be used.
36:00What do I do?
36:01Just pick it up, see what happens.
36:08Dan, may I help you?
36:12This is Mrs. Walton.
36:14Mrs. John Walton.
36:15Room number?
36:17Room...
36:18Two-seven-seven.
36:20Room two-seven-seven.
36:23I want to call Ike Godsey.
36:25Ike Crosby?
36:26Godsey.
36:28G-O-D-S-E-Y, in Walton's Mountain.
36:34In Virginia?
36:35Yes, it's in Virginia.
36:37I'll call you back.
36:39You're welcome.
36:41Well?
36:42She's going to call back. It'll take a while.
36:45All right.
36:47Well, does it hurt a lot?
36:51Well, Doc Vance popped the shoulder back in place, so it feels a little better.
36:55Lucky you didn't break any bones, boy.
36:57He said I could have broken my collarbone.
36:59I still can't understand how you fell.
37:01You're like a goat on your feet.
37:03Well, let's just say he fell and leave it at that, all right?
37:05Did Marsha Woolery push you?
37:06Marsha Woolery did not push me.
37:08You should have seen her hooting and howling when she came for help.
37:12Jim Bob, what happened between John Boy and Marsha is between John Boy and Marsha, all right?
37:17What do you know, Jason?
37:20What are you two doing out of bed?
37:22He wanted to see how John Boy was.
37:24Looky here.
37:25You run around upstairs and crawl in bed.
37:27Pull the covers up over you.
37:28You got colds.
37:29It's no fun up there.
37:31Please, Grandpa.
37:32Look, you all have to be better by the time Mama and Daddy get home.
37:35Scoot along now.
37:36And while the folks are away, the rest of you survivors take extra good care of yourselves.
37:44Don't get by any quips.
37:46Not around Marsha Woolery.
37:54Cod Seas General Merchandise Store.
37:56Hello, Ike?
37:58It's Livia Walton.
37:59Oh, Livia.
38:00Hey, how's the honeymoon?
38:01Oh, it's wonderful.
38:04Ike?
38:05We were a little worried about the fire.
38:07Oh, no.
38:08Put your mind completely at ease, Livia.
38:10There is absolutely no threat.
38:11I talked to Sheriff Bridges about an hour ago, and there's absolutely no danger.
38:16Oh, I'm so relieved.
38:18And everybody's going to be just fine at your place.
38:21Going to be?
38:22Yeah, I talked to the doc just after he set John Boy's shoulder.
38:25Oh, and he left some medicine there for Aaron and Elizabeth, too.
38:28Ike, what happened to John Boy?
38:30Oh, just took a tumble.
38:31No broken bones, though.
38:33And you said Aaron and Elizabeth are sick?
38:35Oh, just colds.
38:36I guess they got a chill from sleeping in the barn after the skunk chased them all out of the house.
38:40I bet you're really kicking up your heels there at Virginia Beach, huh?
38:44Olivia?
38:51Can't we go any faster?
38:53Not without shaking us all flipper to pieces, Liv.
38:56Don't worry about the girls.
38:57It's just colds.
38:58Colds can turn into grip, and grip can turn into pneumonia.
39:01Doc's checked them out.
39:02And John Boy?
39:04If it had been serious, they would have telephoned us.
39:06No, they wouldn't.
39:07They could all be half dead, and they wouldn't have called us for fear of spoiling our honeymoon.
39:10Just don't upset yourself.
39:13Honeymooning at our age.
39:15Not a couple of just married teenagers.
39:18We're responsible for seven children, and we were silly to try to forget that responsibility.
39:22I don't feel silly.
39:26Neither do I.
39:27I enjoyed our one afternoon on the beach.
39:30I even enjoyed sitting up in this old flipper all night.
39:34I know we've got a responsibility to those kids, Liv,
39:36but we've got a responsibility to ourselves, too.
39:39That's important.
39:41I know.
39:43Hurry, please.
39:54Ow.
39:55Ow.
40:00Ow.
40:25Oh.
40:30Oh.
40:40Mama, what are you doing here?
40:41I came to see if you were all right.
40:42I didn't expect you till tomorrow.
40:44How bad's that shoulder?
40:45It's not bad.
40:46How'd you find out about it?
40:47By God's...
40:48I mean, you're coming here because of me.
40:50No.
40:51And Aaron, and Elizabeth, everybody.
40:52Oh, we spoiled everything for you.
40:54Shh, you didn't spoil anything.
40:55It was lovely.
40:56Now go back to bed.
40:59Okay.
41:01Mama, I'm sorry.
41:02You hurt me.
41:28Shh.
41:29It's all right.
41:30You're home now.
41:32Talk later.
41:34Hey.
41:42Daddy, I'm sorry about this.
41:44Oh, don't be, son.
41:45We didn't want anything to spoil it for you.
41:47Nothing did.
41:48How's your shoulder?
41:49It's all right.
41:49It aches a little bit.
41:50It's okay.
41:51Will you please go back to bed?
41:52I'm sorry.
41:53I could use 40 weeks myself.
41:55You go on ahead.
41:55I have to finish up in the kitchen.
41:57Livvy.
41:58And then there's church today, Sunday.
42:05John-boy, I guess he's coming to see you.
42:07John-boy.
42:08John-boy, it's Marshal Warner.
42:11Don't worry, John-boy.
42:11We're here to catch you in case you fall.
42:15Clear out.
42:18Clear out.
42:28Mary Ellen, there's milk still to be separated.
42:30Jason, go clean Chance's stall.
42:32Ben, you go with him.
42:33And Jim Bob, I'll find something for you to do.
42:37Thank you, Mama.
42:47Hi.
42:48Hi.
42:48Are you all right?
42:49I'm fine.
42:49I'm fine.
42:50I'm fine.
42:50I'm fine.
42:51I'm fine.
42:51I'm fine.
42:52I'm fine.
42:52I'm fine.
42:53I'm fine.
42:53I'm fine.
42:54I'm fine.
42:54I'm fine.
42:55I'm fine.
42:55I'm fine.
42:56I'm fine.
42:56I'm fine.
42:57A little sore.
42:58Sorry about the ring.
43:00Well, you were mad at me.
43:02But I don't think you really understood what I was trying to say.
43:04I understood, John-boy.
43:06That's what made me mad.
43:09You're going one way and I'm going the other.
43:12Swapping class rings can't change that.
43:15I thought maybe it would.
43:18Oh, you see, you don't understand what I'm trying to say.
43:20I mean, it doesn't mean that we have to stop seeing each other all together, does it?
43:25I suppose that's so.
43:27Tyler's waiting for me.
43:30Tyler?
43:39A girl has to look to the future.
43:41Oh, well, yeah, sure.
43:42You're right.
43:43I understand that.
43:44Look, what about the picnic and the graduation breakfast?
43:47Are you...
43:47I'm not sure.
43:49I'll let you know, John-boy.
43:52I need a little more time to decide.
43:57I thought you and Marsha might like some lemonade.
44:09But, uh, I see she's gone.
44:12There she goes.
44:15Well, it's not the end of the world.
44:20Lord, no.
44:21I know that.
44:23It's just that I was the one that made the speech about getting less involved.
44:27And I didn't figure she'd agree with me so fast, anyway.
44:34There'll be plenty of girls at college.
44:36Don't forget about Jenny.
44:38I know.
44:43You know, Mama, it's really remarkable to me that you and Daddy found each other so early.
44:48And that it was right.
44:54I really envy that.
44:57Well, how'd the children do in Richmond, Grandma?
45:18They were the best behaved in the bunch.
45:21Here is a chaperone to prove it.
45:23What's the matter with you boys?
45:25That's the price she paid for bossing everybody.
45:29She's lost her voice.
45:30Laryngitis?
45:32Call it whatever you want.
45:33The first time in all the years I've known her, she is not able to utter one word.
45:39Oh, that's just terrible.
45:41Well, the Lord does move in mysterious ways.
45:44But she's in no real pain.
45:45And while she's recovering, I will be able to do all the talking for her.
45:49It's time I had my chance.
45:52Come on, we'll put some gooseberries on that throat.
45:54Come on, enjoy that.
46:01Hey, Daddy, come on.
46:02Jason, you keep that face.
46:04Her Q-Melon is nothing but a weed.
46:06The line's covered, Mr.
46:08Don't laugh, you lame greens.
46:11Well, they laughed at Luther Burbank, too.
46:13Did Mr. Burbank laugh at himself when nature played a trick on him?
46:16Oh, Daddy.
46:17Come on.
46:18Let's look for some more Q-Melon.
46:25Everybody settled?
46:27John Boyd's reading and Grandma's still trying to talk.
46:30So far, all she can manage is, old fool.
46:34I don't do for a start.
46:38I'm sorry, John.
46:39About what?
46:41The honeymoon was spoiled.
46:43Maybe this next one will turn out better, Liv.
46:46We're going back and finish that honeymoon.
46:49The money's all spent.
46:50Well, yeah, I got it planned.
46:52Won't cost a cent.
46:53And you won't have to worry about the children.
46:56You mean after the children are grown?
46:58No, I mean this weekend.
47:00Well, how are you going to manage that?
47:01I'm not telling.
47:03You're not going to keep me in suspense.
47:05Come to bed, woman.
47:06I'm not sleepy.
47:08You better get all the sleep you can.
47:11The rest of this honeymoon is going to be a humdinger.
47:14John!
47:16Come on.
47:19Man, get this quick.
47:21Whoa!
47:22Have you ever been on a honeymoon before, John boy?
47:24Nope, first time.
47:25Mine too.
47:26How come we can't stay in a hotel like mom and daddy did?
47:28Mary Ellen, the tent's going to work out just fine.
47:31All right, you folks.
47:32One, two, three, let's go with it.
47:33Come on.
47:35Someone's got to keep the home fires burning.
47:38Now you send a postcard from Virginia Beach.
47:41And I will all write on it.
47:43John boy!
47:45Now you do what your mama says and be careful.
47:47Hurry up.
47:51You know, old man, I've been married to you for 50 years
47:55and I still haven't had a honeymoon.
47:57Old woman, our life together has been one long honeymoon.
48:00Oh, good lord.
48:10My fondest memories are not of those special outings or unusual occasions.
48:15What I like best to recall is the quiet moment at the very end of an ordinary day.
48:20When we drifted off to sleep, secure in the shelter of our home and of our parents' love.
48:27Daddy?
48:28Yes, Jim Bob.
48:29Today when Elizabeth and I were playing, I think I saw a crack in the sky.
48:33A crack in the sky?
48:34Could all the air leak out?
48:36I'll tell you what, tomorrow you and I'll have a look.
48:39If the crack's still there, we'll get in touch with President Roosevelt or somebody up there.
48:43You always know the right thing to do, daddy.
48:45Night.
48:47Good night, Jim Bob.
48:50Good night.