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Season 3

The Waltons

Season 3

September 12, 1974 (52 years ago)
24 episodes
Stream on
Peacock

No overview available.

Key Crew

Ivan Dixon

Director

Ivan Dixon

Age 43 (died at 76)

K

Writer

Kathleen Hite

R

Producer

Robert L. Jacks

Age 47 (died at 60)

The Conflict
S03E01

The Conflict

1h 30m
September 12, 1974

Aunt Martha Corinnie Walton's home is in danger by the right-of-way for The Blue Ridge Parkway. All of the Walton clan comes to her aid and try and stop the contractor. During a skirmish with the contractor and deputies, John-Boy gets shot.

The First Day
S03E02

The First Day

50m
September 19, 1974

During John-Boy's 1st day at Boatwright he encounters a variety of new challenges. Back at the Walton home, Jason feels the need to be the oldest and excel at school like John-Boy. All of the other children object to Jason's attitude

The Thoroughbred
S03E03

The Thoroughbred

50m
September 26, 1974

John-Boy enters Blue the family mule in the annual cross-country race & tries to win Selena Linville's affections.Grandpa had won that race years before

The Runaway
S03E04

The Runaway

50m
October 3, 1974

Now that John-Boy is at College, Jim Bob feels small and alone. He brings home a guinea pig, a mascot at school. During the night the little creature dies but the rest of the family are too busy with their own activities to spend time with him. Sad and alone after burying it in the woods, Jim Bob runs away.

The Romance
S03E05

The Romance

50m
October 10, 1974

Olivia enrolls herself in art class at night and her teacher makes romantic advances.Mary Ellen says she wants to be a nurse

The Ring
S03E06

The Ring

50m
October 17, 1974

Mary Ellen buys a purse. At home she finds there's a pretty amethyst ring inside which she decides to wear at the dance, but she and Erin keep the finding of the ring a secret.

The System
S03E07

The System

50m
October 24, 1974

Ben learns the hazards of smoking. John-Boy sticks up for a fellow student who violates Boatwright's honor code during a history exam. There were extenuating circumstances

The Spoilers
S03E08

The Spoilers

50m
October 31, 1974

A New York family who is dysfunctional moves to Walton's Mountain. They end up causing havoc in the Walton's household and they move back to New York City

The Marathon
S03E09

The Marathon

50m
November 7, 1974

In Scottsville John-Boy enters a dance marathon with Daisy Garner, a total stranger. It starts out fun but quickly becomes a drudgery until Olivia comes to the rescue.

The Book
S03E10

The Book

50m
November 14, 1974

John-Boy finds out that a collection of his short stories will be published and Jason secures a job with Bobby Bigelow and the haystack gang

The Job
S03E11

The Job

50m
November 21, 1974

John-Boy gets a job reading to a young blind woman. The woman is hostile towards him and the world in general. She goes to Walton's Mountain and realizes she has much more for which to be thankful.

The Departure
S03E12

The Departure

50m
December 5, 1974

John seeks work in a Norfolk shipyard because he feels that life has passed by him but he soon realizes that the family needs him at home and he really wants to be there.

The Visitor
S03E13

The Visitor

50m
December 12, 1974

Zeb's old friend returns to Walton's Mountain without his wife. The Walton's learn that she died earlier but he will not acknowledge her passing.

The Birthday
S03E14

The Birthday

50m
December 19, 1974

Grandpa has a heart attack and seems to be unresponsive to treatment. The family try to cheer him up, and against doctor's orders, move him to a tent outside so he can communicate with nature

The Lie
S03E15

The Lie

50m
January 2, 1975

Ben goes to Charlottesville to take a young girl to meet her mother and borrows John-Boy's truck without his permission. The truck is involved in a hit and run unknown to Ben.

The Matchmakers
S03E16

The Matchmakers

50m
January 9, 1975

Corabeth Walton, a cousin of the Waltons, comes for an unannounced extended visit. Ike Godsey is instantly taken with her and they quickly marry. Erin enters the Jefferson County Sweetheart Contest.

The Beguiled
S03E17

The Beguiled

50m
January 16, 1975

John-Boy encounters a sassy but unprincipled girl whose selfish ways cause hard feelings and suspicion toward Danny, Jim Bob's friend.

The Caretakers
S03E18

The Caretakers

50m
January 23, 1975

Grandpa and Grandma become angry with the family and move out to care for a friend's house.Everybody soon realizes that their place is back home

The Shivaree
S03E19

The Shivaree

50m
January 30, 1975

Wedding plans for the daughter of a friend go awry when the mountain custom of kidnapping the groom get out of hand

The Choice
S03E20

The Choice

50m
February 6, 1975

John wants to expand the mill and call it Walton and Sons,Jason wants to study music and he tries for a scholarship

The Statue
S03E21

The Statue

50m
February 13, 1975

Godsey's store has a raffle of a statue and Grandpa wins the statue - a dead ringer that looks like one of Grandpa's girlfriend prior to Grandma. John-Boy writes a story of a failed romance between Miss Emily and Ashley Longworth

The Song
S03E22

The Song

50m
February 20, 1975

Sally Ann Harper has eyes for Jason but Ben falls in love with her. Grandpa and John enter a billiard competition at Ike's store

The Woman
S03E23

The Woman

50m
February 27, 1975

John and Olivia make plans for their 20 th wedding anniversary, John-Boy falls in love with a older woman and decides to leave the mountain with her

The Venture
S03E24

The Venture

50m
March 6, 1975

John decides to expand his business by building a new mill. To meet a deadline for a big order, John works day and night & gets pneumonia. While he's in the hostipal his friends finish the mill, but he loses the big contract.