The Spirit
As Christmas nears, Jeffrey befriends an escaped German POW hiding on Walton's Mountain; Corabeth's holiday pageant is canceled.
312 HALMRK
Mon 7/10
8:00 AM
The Fastidious Wife
Cindy endangers her unborn baby trying to be the perfect wife; Jeff names his new cat Harold, then finds "he" is expecting kittens.
312 HALMRK
Mon 7/10
9:00 AM
The Unthinkable
One of Jason's fellow recruits, a Jewish Polish-American, tells how his grandfather was arrested and killed by Germans in Warsaw.
312 HALMRK
Tue 7/11
8:00 AM
The Idol
Elizabeth learns a new, progressive schoolteacher she admires is dying; Ben drinks to forget fears of fatherhood.
312 HALMRK
Tue 7/11
9:00 AM
The Prodigals
Jeffrey and Josh break into Ike's store to retrieve their confiscated gambling winnings; Ben considers going to war.
312 HALMRK
Wed 7/12
8:00 AM
The Remembrance
The family isn't sure what to do with Grandpa's cousin, who came to collect an old debt from Zeb; Jason pursues a girl named Toni.
312 HALMRK
Wed 7/12
9:00 AM
The Inspiration
Mary Ellen and John enlist Grandma's help to convince Mamie Baldwin to have cataract surgery.
312 HALMRK
Thu 7/13
8:00 AM
The Last Straw
John's nerves are strained to the limit as the orders pile up and his machinery breaks down; Jeffrey builds a soapbox race car.
312 HALMRK
Thu 7/13
9:00 AM
The Traveling Man
Rose renews an acquaintance with her former dance partner, who then asks her to marry him; Jim-Bob decides he wants his own room.
312 HALMRK
Fri 7/14
8:00 AM
The Furlough
John-Boy returns home and tries to recall the details of his plane crash for a comrade's sister; Ike is arrested for draft evasion.
312 HALMRK
Fri 7/14
9:00 AM
The Medal
Mary Ellen is attracted to a paratrooper who brings her some mementos of Curt; Corabeth's old flame pressures her to meet with him.
312 HALMRK
Mon 7/17
8:00 AM
The Valedictorian
Jim-Bob graduates at the head of his class and prepares to go overseas to fight; Erin learns Ashley Longworth has married in London.
312 HALMRK
Mon 7/17
9:00 AM
The Outrage
A deputy sheriff accuses Harley of escaping from a chain gang to which he was sentenced for murdering a white man.
312 HALMRK
Tue 7/18
8:00 AM
The Outrage
John goes to see President Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Ga., and requests a pardon for the murder charges against Harley.
312 HALMRK
Tue 7/18
9:00 AM
The Pledge
Mary Ellen runs into opposition when she decides to become a doctor; Jason and John-Boy enjoy a birthday surprise from back home.
312 HALMRK
Wed 7/19
8:00 AM
The Triumph
A soldier in Jason's group rediscovers his courage; the Godseys are called before the ration board; word comes of a German surrender.
312 HALMRK
Wed 7/19
9:00 AM
The Premonition
John-Boy falls in love with a determined French girl; Cindy sees apparitions of Ben in the house, and then learns he's been captured.
312 HALMRK
Thu 7/20
8:00 AM
The Pursuit
Jim-Bob, home on furlough, meets an old girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh) claiming to be carrying his baby; Ben defies his captors.
312 HALMRK
Thu 7/20
9:00 AM
The Last Ten Days
As the war in Japan nears an end, Ben's captor makes an unexpected move; Jason can't commit to Toni; the Army turns down Drew.
312 HALMRK
Fri 7/21
8:00 AM
The Move
Ben returns with plans to study engineering; J.D. interrupts Erin's vacation; Cindy's father visits; John has bad news about Olivia.
312 HALMRK
Fri 7/21
9:00 AM