Original subtitles

IN TODAY'S TROUBLED WORLD, IT ISN'T UNUSUAL TO HEAR

THAT A MEMBER OF A FAMILY HAS PACKED UP AND LEFT,

GONE OFF ON HIS OWN, FEELING REJECTED AND MISUNDERSTOOD.

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN,

IT NEVER OCCURRED TO US

THAT SUCH A THING COULD HAPPEN IN OUR FAMILY,

AND YET, IT DID.

SEE YOU TOMORROW. WE'RE GONNA BEAT THE PANTS OFF YOU THIS TIME.

NO, FAT CHANCE. JOHNNY'S PITCHING.

OH, JUST WAIT. YOU'LL SEE. YEAH.

HEY, COME ON, EVERYBODY. LET'S GO!

WE'RE COMING.

OK, NOW REMEMBER, HE NEEDS LETTUCE TO EAT, AND WATER.

DON'T FORGET THE WATER, 'CAUSE IT'S REAL IMPORTANT.

AND YOU GOT TO TALK TO HIM. I KNOW, I KNOW.

YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD WHO KNOWS.

WELL, I TOOK CARE OF HIM LAST TIME MISS HUNTER WAS AWAY.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HIM, BOY, WILL YOU BE SORRY.

I'M TELLING YOU, BEN,

THERE'S A WHITE DEER UP ON THE MOUNTAIN.

GRANDPA TOLD ME.

DO YOU BELIEVE EVERYTHING GRANDPA SAYS?

OF COURSE.

OH, JASON, COME ON,

YOU GOTTA ADMIT, HE STRETCHES THE TRUTH A LOT.

WELL, MAYBE... ABOUT THAT MUCH.

LIKE EVERY TIME HE TELLS A STORY.

LIKE THAT FISH HE CAUGHT!

HOW ABOUT THE DOG THAT STOPPED A TRAIN?

THE CATFISH WITH THE WHISKERS THIS LONG?

COME ON, JIM-BOB! STEP ON IT!

ELIZABETH, PUT YOUR SWEATER ON.

YOU'RE GONNA CATCH A CHILL.

I'M HOT.

IT'S NOT HOT, IT'S COLD. NOW STOP COUGHING.

I CAN'T. I DON'T FEEL WELL. CARRY ME.

OH, COME ON, YOU'RE JUST BEING A BABY.

I FEEL FUNNY AND I'M TIRED.

YOU'RE THE MOTHER HEN NOW. YOU CARRY HER.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

WELL, IT USED TO BE JOHN-BOY. NOW YOU'RE THE LUCKY ONE.

HOLD MY BOOKS.

COME ON, HONEY. PICK UP YOUR SWEATER.

WE'LL BE HOME IN A MINUTE.

I'M GONNA MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER, ALL RIGHT?

KEEP AWAY FROM ME AND PORTHOS, ELIZABETH.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO CATCH YOUR DISEASE.

YOU KNOW, PORTHOS IS JUST A DUMB GUINEA PIG.

YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS 'CAUSE I GET TO KEEP HIM.

I AM NOT. WHO CARES ABOUT HIM, ANYWAY?

HE'S THE LITTLE KIDS' MASCOT, NOT OURS.

DON'T WORRY, PORTHOS. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A SWELL TIME.

ONE, PLEASE.

MAY I SEE YOUR STUDENT I.D. CARD?

OH, I'M NOT A STUDENT.

I WORK IN THE UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE.

THE LECTURE IS ONLY OPEN TO BOATWRIGHT STUDENTS.

I'M SORRY.

I WAS A STUDENT LAST SEMESTER.

I'M COMING BACK IN THE SPRING.

I'VE READ EVERYTHING BENNETT HOLMBY EVER WROTE.

HE'S MY FAVORITE AUTHOR.

I'LL PAY FOR ONE.

THE TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE

TO CURRENTLY REGISTERED STUDENTS.

COULD A REGISTERED STUDENT GET MORE THAN ONE TICKET?

YEP. 2 TO A CUSTOMER.

UH,

WOULD YOU TAKE ME TO THE LECTURE? PLEASE?

YEAH. SURE, OF COURSE.

UM, 2, PLEASE. OH, YES, I AM A STUDENT.

OK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I HOPE YOU 2 WILL BE VERY HAPPY TOGETHER.

UH, THANKS.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT WITH ME IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

THE SEATS AREN'T ASSIGNED OR ANYTHING.

I MEAN YOU, YOU COULD SIT WHEREVER YOU WANTED TO. HERE.

WELL, UNLESS YOU DON'T WANT TO SIT WITH ME, UH, YOU KEEP IT.

OK. I'LL MEET YOU HERE AT 12:00 TOMORROW.

SURE, SOUNDS FINE TO ME. OK.

UH, LISTEN, THIS IS MY CAR RIGHT HERE.

I'M JUST GOING HOME.

UH, I'LL DROP YOU HOME, IF YOU'D LIKE. WHERE YOU GOING?

THANK YOU. I LIVE AT MRS. WARD'S BOARDING HOUSE.

ALL RIGHT, WHERE'S THAT?

UH, AT THE END OF BEAUMONT. OK.

HI.

BETTER NOT COME TOO CLOSE.

WHY NOT? I JUST WANT TO SEE HOW YOU ARE.

PORTHOS MIGHT CATCH MY DISEASE.

I WAS ONLY KIDDING THIS AFTERNOON.

HE'S NICE AND I LIKE HIM A LOT, BUT YOU'RE MY SISTER.

I KNOW.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO THINK I LIKE PORTHOS MORE THAN YOU.

OK.

LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU, BUT ALL PORTHOS HAS IS ME.

YOU'D FIGURE COMING TO A NEW PLACE

WITH ALL THE PEOPLE HANGING AROUND

HE'D BE REAL NERVOUS. HOW CAN YOU TELL WHEN HE'S NERVOUS?

HE JUMPS AROUND AND SQUEALS.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. MAKE HIM NERVOUS.

I'D RATHER NOT.

IF HE GETS TOO NERVOUS, HE MIGHT HAVE A HEART ATTACK.

THAT WOULD BE AWFUL.

DID YOU EVER LOOK AT HIM CLOSE UP?

EARS ARE REAL INTERESTING.

I BETTER WAIT TILL I FEEL BETTER.

I'M GLAD YOU UNDERSTAND.

BEN AND JASON DON'T EVEN TRY TO BE NICE TO HIM.

MAYBE, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SMALL ANYMORE.

PROBABLY.

IT MUST FEEL FUNNY, BEING REAL SMALL.

HARDLY ANYONE EVEN NOTICES YOU.

IT DOES.

IF YOU FEEL BETTER TOMORROW, MAYBE YOU CAN TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT HIM.

OK.

BETTER STAY IN BED AND REST.

I'LL COME AND SEE YOU TOMORROW.

WELL, HOW'D YOU GET INTERESTED IN BENNETT HOLMBY TO BEGIN WITH?

I'VE BEEN READING HIS BOOKS SINCE I WAS A CHILD. UH-HUH.

HE WRITES ABOUT TRAVEL AND FOREIGN PLACES BETTER THAN ANYONE.

THAT'S TRUE. DID YOU READ HIS BOOK ABOUT THE GREEK ISLANDS?

OH, IT'S MY FAVORITE ONE.

YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL THOSE OLIVE TREES AND FEEL THE SUN.

UH-HUH. IT'S WONDERFUL.

DID YOU USED TO GO TO BOATWRIGHT, OR WHAT?

YEAH, I HAD TO DROP OUT TEMPORARILY. UH-HUH.

I'M WORKING IN THE UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE.

I'M TRYING TO SAVE UP ENOUGH MONEY TO GO TO SCHOOL AGAIN.

YEAH. EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO SAVE UP MONEY THESE DAYS. YEAH.

UH, I'LL GET IT. I'LL GET IT.

I'M SORRY, THIS DOOR'S A LITTLE EMBARRASSING.

YOU DO HAVE THE BEST MANNERS.

WELL, WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT THAT?

OH, IT'S NOT THAT.

IT'S, UH, WELL, HERE WE ARE. HUH?

YOU JUST DROVE ME HOME. YEAH.

AND WE'RE GOING TO THE LECTURE TOMORROW.

OH, I'M SORRY! MY NAME IS JOHN WALTON.

AMY PARTRIDGE. HOW DO YOU DO?

PARTRIDGE? WHAT KIND OF NAME IS THAT?

SHE HAVE FEATHERS OR SOMETHING?

IT IS A NAME LIKE ANY OTHER NAME,

AND I WASN'T SPEAKING TO YOU, BEN.

AMY PARTRIDGE IS A NICE NAME.

THERE'S A NICE OLD-FASHIONED RING TO IT.

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA BRING HER HOME SO WE CAN MEET HER, JOHN-BOY?

I'M NOT GONNA BRING HER HOME! I DON'T EVEN KNOW HER.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SO GROWLY ABOUT IT.

LOOK, ALL I DID WAS JUST SAY THAT I MET A GIRL.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT'S A FEDERAL CASE. THAT'S RIGHT.

SHE SOUNDS LIKE A MIGHTY FORWARD GIRL TO ME.

IMAGINE ASKING A STRANGE MAN, STRAIGHT OUT, TO TAKE YOU TO A LECTURE.

THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE.

YOU WANT ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD, YOU GOTTA ASK FOR IT.

JASON! HEY, DON'T GOBBLE UP ALL THOSE STRAWBERRIES.

HAND THEM OVER.

MAMA, I'M LONESOME.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

LIVIE,

THE BEST THING I KNOW OF FOR ELIZABETH'S COUGH

IS A LITTLE HONEY AND WHISKEY.

I WILL RESORT TO THAT, GRANDPA, ONLY IF I HAVE TO.

MAMA.

DADDY, CAN JASON AND I BE EXCUSED?

"MAY JASON AND I BE EXCUSED?"

WE WANT TO PRACTICE BEFORE IT GETS TOO DARK.

WE'RE PLAYING AGAINST JOHNNY PURVIS' TEAM TOMORROW.

I'M GONNA NEED YOU AROUND HERE TOMORROW.

THE WHOLE DAY?

YEP. YOU'VE GOT EXTRA CHORES TO DO.

WE GOT AN EXTRA-BIG ORDER FOR A NEW CUSTOMER.

MR. ELWOOD DOBBS.

HE'S A BUILDER AND HE'D BE GOLD TO US

IF WE CAN ONLY GET THAT ORDER DONE IN GOOD TIME.

- BUT, DADDY, THIS GAME... - YOU CAN GET UP EARLY

AND DO YOUR EXTRA CHORES.

YOU MIGHT STILL HAVE TIME FOR THAT GAME.

NOW, IF YOU WANT TO OUT AND PITCH A FEW, GO AHEAD

AND MAYBE I'LL JOIN YOU LATER.

THANK YOU, DADDY.

I'M GONNA TAKE MY STRAWBERRIES WITH ME.

YOU STILL GOT THAT THING IN YOUR OVERALLS?

HE'S NOT A THING, HE'S A GUINEA PIG.

GOOD LORD.

WELL, NOW.

HE'S NICE, GRANDMA. LOOK. I SEE HIM.

NOW, HE COULD BE COVERED WITH GERMS.

JIM-BOB, GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

SINCE WHEN DO WE HAVE ANIMALS AT THE DINNER TABLE?

HE'S LONELY.

HE'S USED TO LOTS OF COMPANY AT SCHOOL.

HE'S THEIR CLASS MASCOT, DADDY.

PERSONALLY, I THINK HE'S REVOLTING.

PORTHOS THINKS YOU ARE, TOO.

PORTHOS, EH?

WHERE ARE THE OTHER 2 MUSKETEERS?

OR SHOULD WE CALL THEM GUINEA PIGATEERS?

ATHOS AND ARAMIS? THEY DROPPED DEAD.

MISS HUNTER PRONOUNCES IT "ARAMI." WITHOUT THE "S."

I CAN'T SAY IT THAT WAY.

HOW COME THEY DROPPED DEAD, SON?

NO ONE WATCHED OVER THEM DURING VACATION.

PORTHOS WILL BE ALL RIGHT, 'CAUSE I'M TAKING CARE OF HIM.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S JUST PORTHOS, MAMA. HE'S OUR MASCOT.

LOOKS LIKE A GUINEA PIG TO ME.

JOHN-BOY, CAN ME AND PORTHOS SLEEP IN YOUR ROOM TONIGHT?

WHERE AM I GONNA SLEEP? WE'LL SLEEP ON THE FLOOR.

I DON'T WANT HIM AROUND BEN AND JASON, 'CAUSE THEY'RE MEAN TO HIM.

NO, NO.

I THOUGHT YOU'D UNDERSTAND.

I DO. NO.

WELL, WHY NOT? 'CAUSE I GOTTA DO A LOT OF READING TOMORROW

BEFORE THIS HOLMBY LECTURE.

OH, H-HOLMBY. I WISH I COULD BE AT THAT LECTURE WITH YOU, JOHN-BOY.

I REMEMBER, I WANTED TO BE AN EXPLORER MYSELF

WHEN I FIRST READ ABOUT ALL THOSE GOINGS-ON IN TIBET.

TIBET. OH, YOU AND YOUR HEATHEN NOTIONS. STOP IT.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT TOMORROW, GRANDPA. GOOD NIGHT.

SORRY, JIM-BOB.

JIM-BOB, WILL YOU GET THAT THING OUT OF THE KITCHEN?

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY COFFEE IN PEACE.

I THINK I'LL GO PITCH A FEW WITH BEN AND JASON.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

WITH ALL THAT TIMBER I GOTTA GET OUT TOMORROW,

MY OLD BONES ARE TELLING ME I'M GOING TO BED.

FIRST SENSIBLE THING YOU'VE SAID TONIGHT.

COMING UP WITH ME, HONEY?

GOOD NIGHT!

HEY! LEAVE US ALONE!

YOU KNOW, YOU 2 MAKE A LOVELY COUPLE.

A 4-FOOTED PIG AND A 2-FOOTED ONE.

HEY! YOU GUYS CUT THAT OUT BEFORE I CROWN YOU.

COME ON, CUT THAT OUT, JIM-BOB.

HOW'S ANYONE SUPPOSED TO DO ANY WORK AROUND HERE? SHUT UP.

PLEASE.

ARE YOU GOING TO KISS HIM GOOD NIGHT?

YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS 'CAUSE HE LIKES ME BEST.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO LIKE ME.

IN FACT, I DON'T EVEN WANT HIM IN THE SAME ROOM WITH ME.

ME, NEITHER. LET'S PUT THEM BOTH IN THE BARN WITH CHANCE.

COME ON. HERE WE GO.

DADDY! MAMA!

YOU'RE GONNA SPEND THE NIGHT IN THERE.

DADDY! HELP! MAMA!

ALL RIGHT NOW. GET IN BED AND SETTLE DOWN.

JIM-BOB, WHERE'S THAT ANIMAL GONNA SLEEP? RIGHT HERE, WITH ME.

OH, NO. I WANT YOU TO PUT HIM IN SOMETHING

SO HE DOESN'T GET OUT AND GO TRAIPSING THROUGH THE HOUSE ALL NIGHT LONG.

BUT, MAMA... JIM-BOB, DO AS I SAY.

ALL RIGHT.

GET IN BED. YOU GOT A TOUGH DAY TOMORROW. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

POOR PORTHOS. PROBABLY WON'T SLEEP A WINK.

HE'LL JUST BE CRYING ALL NIGHT.

SLEEP WELL.

GOOD NIGHT, PORTHOS.

SWEET DREAMS, PORTHOS.

GOOD NIGHT, YOU SKUNKS!

COME ON, JOHN-BOY.

RISE AND SHINE, YOU BOYS.

RISE AND SHINE, THERE'S CHORES TO BE DONE.

I'LL RISE, BUT I SURE WON'T SHINE.

GIRLS, NOW YOU GET A MOVE ON.

MORNING, PORTHOS.

IT'S NOT "GOOD MORNING, PORTHOS," IT'S "GOODBYE."

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? LOOKS LIKE OLD PORTHOS HAS FLEW THE COOP.

PORTHOS?

MORNING. MORNING, MAMA.

MARY ELLEN, YOU BETTER MAKE YOUR BED.

AND THEN BOTH OF YOU GET OUT AND FEED THE CHICKENS. OK.

AND HOW ARE YOU FEELING THIS MORNING?

NOT TOO GOOD, HUH?

LET'S SEE HOW YOUR TEMPERATURE IS TODAY.

PORTHOS?

HEY, PORTHOS.

PORTHOS?

JIM-BOB, WHAT ARE YOU DOING

SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR?

PORTHOS IS...

PORTHOS, PORTHOS. THAT'S ALL YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

GET A MOVE ON. WE'VE GOT STUFF TO DO FOR DADDY.

PORTHOS IS... NEVER MIND, JIM-BOB.

YOU GONNA SIT THERE ALL DAY? COME ON!

HURRY UP!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

YOU LOOK LIKE, YOU'VE BEEN SHOT THROUGH AN ORCHARD AND HIT EVERY TREE.

PORTHOS IS DEAD.

WELL, HOW'D THAT HAPPEN?

IT'S MY FAULT.

OH, I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THAT, JIM-BOB.

UH,

UH, UH, LISTEN, L-LET'S TALK ABOUT IT, ALL RIGHT?

BUT I'M LATE FOR SCHOOL. I REALLY HAVE TO RUN, OK?

I'M, UH, I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THAT.

YOU'RE REALLY FEELING AWFUL, AREN'T YOU? COME ON.

WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE STEAM HERE AND SEE IF IT HELPS ANY.

LET ME FIX THIS PILLOW FOR YOU.

THERE YOU GO.

NOW, HONEY, DON'T BE SCARED.

I JUST WANT YOU TO LEAN OVER AND BREATHE IN SOME OF THIS STEAM.

IT'LL LOOSEN UP THAT COUGH A LITTLE.

THAT'S A GIRL. TAKE DEEP BREATHS.

MAMA?

JIM-BOB, GO ON DOWNSTAIRS AND GET YOUR BREAKFAST, HONEY.

IT'S ABOUT PORTHOS.

AND DON'T BRING THAT ANIMAL TO THE TABLE.

COME ON, SWEETHEART, NOW BREATHE DEEP.

BUT, MAMA... NOW, DON'T WIGGLE THAT.

IT'S GONNA SPILL, SWEETIE, AND IT'S HOT. JIM-BOB, GO ON DOWNSTAIRS!

JUST BREATHE DEEP.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

THAT'S A GIRL. TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

THAT'S IT, YOU'VE GOT IT!

GOOD.

DADDY!

DADDY!

JIM-BOB, DON'T EVER TOUCH ME WHEN I'M RUNNING THE SAW!

I COULD HAVE A BAD ACCIDENT.

SON, THAT'S NOTHING TO CRY ABOUT. NOW RUN ALONG.

I GOTTA FINISH THIS ORDER FOR MR. DOBBS.

MORNING, JIM-BOB.

NO, I CAN'T GO FISHING WITH YOU TODAY.

BEST THING TO DO IS JUST CLEAR OUT AND KEEP OUT OF THE WAY.

RUN ALONG, SON!

HOW'S YOUR LITTLE BEAST ENJOYING HIS VACATION?

WELL, I HOPE HE DECIDED TO SPEND IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.

SORRY, PORTHOS.

WATCH IT. WATCH IT.

AND I THINK THAT'LL DO.

I MIGHT HAVE TO COME BACK FOR THE OTHER LOAD AFTER DINNER.

CAN YOU HAVE IT READY FOR ME BY 3:00? YES, SIREE. HUH?

WE'D BETTER MAKE IT ABOUT 4:00. WE'VE STILL GOT A HEAP OF LUMBER TO CUT.

OK. SEE YOU THEN.

ALL RIGHT.

SO LONG.

I THINK, I COULD DO WITH ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE.

YOU'D BETTER KEEP GOING, PA.

NO, WE DESERVE A BREAK.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE HAVING 2 BREAKFASTS.

JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS, HUH?

HOW MUCH IS THE GAS?

18 CENTS A GALLON.

18 CENTS A GALLON. THAT'S HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

WELL, IT'S THE SAME PRICE AS YOU PAY ANYWHERE, MISTER.

OH, I'M NOT BLAMING YOU.

LET ME HAVE A DOLLAR'S WORTH.

JUST THIS COUNTRY'S GOING TO THE DOGS. 18 CENTS.

YOU'D THINK PEOPLE WERE MADE OF MONEY.

HEY, THERE, JIM-BOB.

HEY, WE GOT SOME MAIL HERE FOR YOUR MAMA.

A PACKAGE FROM SEARS ROEBUCK.

YOU TALKING TO ME?

NO, JUST SAYING HEY TO A NEIGHBOR CHILD THAT WENT BY.

THERE YOU GO.

OK. YOU COME BACK, NOW.

THANK YOU.

CAN I GET A RIDE, MISTER?

SURE, HOP IN.

ESTHER, I COULD DO WITH A COUPLE MORE OF YOUR LOVELY FLAPJACKS.

YOU COULD DO BETTER WITHOUT A COUPLE MORE OF MY LOVELY FLAPJACKS.

LOOK AT THAT STOMACH. BET YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE YOUR OWN FEET.

PA, WE'D BETTER GET BACK.

JOHN, WOULD YOU GO UP AND SEE ELIZABETH? SHE'S REALLY FEELING POORLY.

SURE, HONEY.

DADDY, LOOK! IT'S A NOTE FROM JIM-BOB.

HE'S RUN AWAY AND HE SAYS, HE'S NEVER COMING BACK.

"I'M RUNNING AWAY FOREVER.

"EVERYONE'S TOO BUSY TO CARE THAT PORTHOS IS DEAD.

"SO DON'T WASTE TIME LOOKING FOR ME.

LOVE, ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN, JIM-BOB WALTON."

JIM-BOB? OH, HE WOULDN'T RUN AWAY. NOT THAT BOY.

HE'S PROBABLY OFF CRYING BEHIND SOME TREE.

NO, GRANDMA. HIS AVIATOR CAP AND GOGGLES ARE GONE.

CAME UP TO ME THIS MORNING AND I PUT HIM OFF.

I DID, TOO. AH, YEAH.

LET'S LOOK FOR HIM.

I'LL BET, I KNOW WHERE THAT BOY IS.

NOWHERE THEY THINK.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR FOLKS,

LETTING YOU OUT THIS FAR ALONE.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE A BUS, BUT I MISSED IT.

WELL, IF YOU WAS MINE, YOU WOULDN'T BE OUT WANDERING.

I'M NOT WANDERING. I'M GOING TO TOWN TO SEE MY UNCLE.

HE'S REAL SICK AND HE WAS ASKING FOR ME.

WELL, WE'LL BE THERE. NO TIME FLAT.

THE SOONER, THE BETTER. HE MAY NOT LAST.

HE'S NOWHERE OUT BACK.

I LOOKED ALL AROUND HERE, TOO.

HOPE HE TURNS UP SOON. I GOTTA GET THAT LUMBER CUT.

I KNOW.

THIS DOBBS IS A GOOD CUSTOMER, YOU KNOW.

I LOSE HIM, I'M GONNA LOSE A LOT.

RIGHT NOW, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT JIM-BOB.

SUCH A LITTLE MAN.

THINKS HE CAN TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF.

WONDER HOW THAT... THAT ANIMAL DIED.

I DON'T KNOW.

I HOPE JASON DIDN'T STEP ON HIM OR SOMETHING.

OH.

I'VE JUST BEEN STANDING HERE, THINKING ABOUT THOSE...

THOSE MOMENTS THAT GO BY.

IT'S NOBODY'S FAULT,

BUT, I SURE WISH WE COULD HAVE HIM BACK AGAIN.

OH, HONEY, KIDS HAVE BEEN RUNNING AWAY EVER SINCE TIME BEGAN.

PRETTY SOON, ELIZABETH'S GONNA BE RUNNING AWAY.

LORD HELP US WHEN THAT HAPPENS.

JUST DON'T YOU EVER RUN AWAY, HUH?

DON'T COUNT ON IT.

DADDY.

HERE THEY ARE.

ANY SIGN OF HIM?

WE CAN'T FIND HIM.

DADDY, WE LOOKED ALL OVER.

HE'S NOT OVER AT CHESTER PRUITT'S.

HE'S NOT OVER AT THE POND, EITHER

AND CHARLIE PRESCOTT SAYS, HE HASN'T BEEN THERE ALL DAY.

JOHN, I THINK, WE OUGHT TO CALL SHERIFF BRIDGES.

I'LL GO TO IKE'S AND DO THAT RIGHT NOW.

MAYBE, WE CAN LOOK AROUND SOME MORE.

WE'VE LOOKED ABOUT EVERYWHERE THERE IS TO LOOK.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S... ELIZABETH.

HONEY, YOU'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO BED. YOU'RE RUNNING A FEVER.

I CAN FIND JIM-BOB. I KNOW ALL HIS PLACES.

WE LOOKED EVERYWHERE YOU TOLD US HE MIGHT BE.

HE SAID HE'S NOT COMING HOME. I HEARD YOU.

HE'LL BE BACK. DON'T YOU FRET.

NOW, COME ON UP TO BED SO YOU'LL BE ALL WELL WHEN HE GETS HOME.

COME ON.

AFTERNOON, JOHN.

IKE.

HAVE YOU SEEN JIM-BOB?

YEAH, HE WANDERED BY HERE A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

I HOLLERED AT HIM, BUT HE KEPT RIGHT ON GOING.

WHICH WAY WAS HE HEADED? UH, TOWARD TOWN.

HE LEFT US A NOTE SAYING HE WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME.

WELL, I BET HE'LL BE HOME RIGHT ABOUT SUPPERTIME.

PROBABLY. I WANT TO CALL SHERIFF BRIDGES, OK?

OH, SURE. JOHN, HERE'S A THOUGHT. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A GUY HERE

A LITTLE WHILE AGO, FILLING UP ON GAS

AND HE HAD A WHOLE LOAD OF LUMBER IN THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK.

LOOKED LIKE HE CAME FROM YOUR PLACE.

ELWOOD DOBBS. WHAT ABOUT HIM?

WELL, HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE

PASSED JIM-BOB ON THE WAY TO TOWN.

YEAH, HE WAS HEADED TO WESTHAM, TOO.

MAYBE, IT'S NOT SHERIFF BRIDGES I NEED, AFTER ALL.

IF THEY'RE HEADED FOR WESTHAM, JOHN-BOY CAN HELP.

EXCUSE ME, MA'AM. I'M JOHN WALTON.

I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY.

AH, THANK YOU.

HELLO, WHO'S THIS?

HELLO, DADDY? WHAT'S WRONG?

UH... RUN AWAY?

UH, ALL RIGHT.

OH. YEAH, OK. SURE.

UH, YEAH, AS SOON AS I CAN. ELWOOD DOBBS.

RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, I'LL CALL YOU IN AN HOUR.

OK, BYE.

OH, EXCUSE ME, MA'AM, MAY I USE THIS PHONE AGAIN?

THIS IS A BUSINESS PHONE.

WE CANNOT PERMIT PERSONAL CALLS TO BE MADE.

YES, I KNOW, BUT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.

YOU SEE, I HAVE TO MEET A GIRL.

UH, OH, I HAVE TO MEET A GIRL FOR THE... FOR THE

BENNETT HOLMBY LECTURE, OF COURSE,

AND I'M NOT SURE THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO GET THERE, SO...

I'M SORRY, MR. WALTON

BUT IT'S AN IRONCLAD RULE.

YES, MA'AM.

UH, EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME. UH, EXCUSE ME.

UM, CAN YOU GIVE THIS TO A GIRL?

I MEAN, IF I'M NOT HERE. I MEAN, IF... IF I'M HERE, I'LL BE HERE

BUT IF I'M NOT HERE

THERE'S GONNA BE A GIRL COMING TO MEET ME

A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THE LECTURE.

AND WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL HER, IF I'M NOT HERE,

THAT, UH, I HAD AN EMERGENCY AND I COULDN'T MAKE IT, AND I'M VERY SORRY.

PLEASE. THANK YOU.

OH, EXCUSE ME, HER NAME IS AMY PARTRIDGE.

AMY PARTRIDGE. AMY PARTRIDGE.

YES, AND SHE'S BLOND AND SHE COMES UP TO ABOUT HERE.

AND I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT, BUT IF I CAN'T,

WOULD YOU GIVE HER THAT? THANK YOU.

WELL, THAT'S THE END OF THE LINE. WESTHAM.

WESTHAM!

WELL, COME ON. YOU'RE JUST WASTING TIME SITTING THERE.

I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO CHARLOTTESVILLE.

YOU SAID, YOU WANTED THE FIRST TOWN DOWN THE ROAD.

THIS IS IT.

THAT'S OK, THANKS.

EXCUSE ME, SIR, ARE YOU MR. DOBBS?

YEAH. WHAT'S IT TO YOU?

WELL, I'M JOHN WALTON'S SON.

YOUR FATHER SEND YOU TO SAY, HE COULDN'T FINISH THE ORDER?

NO, NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT.

UH, MR. DOBBS, WHEN YOU WERE DRIVING AWAY FROM OUR PLACE

DID YOU PASS A LITTLE FELLER ON THE ROAD?

BLOND, COMES UP TO ABOUT HERE ON ME.

PROBABLY WEARING AN AVIATOR'S CAP.

YEAH, I GAVE HIM A LIFT. YOU DID?

WHERE'D YOU DROP HIM OFF? RIGHT HERE.

JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO.

WHY, IS HE IN SOME KIND OF TROUBLE?

NO. NO, HE, UH, HE'S RUN AWAY FROM HOME.

OH, WHY, I SHOULD HAVE GUESSED IT.

HE GAVE ME SOME LONG-WINDED TALE ABOUT A SICK RELATIVE.

OH, LORD.

WELL, WHERE DID HE GO?

UH, HE TOOK OFF ACROSS THE STREET THERE SOMEWHERE.

OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MR. DOBBS, IF YOU SEE HIM AGAIN, WOULD YOU HOLD ONTO HIM?

EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO HOG-TIE HIM.

SURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HERE COMES JOHN.

ANY NEWS, SON? YEAH.

DID YOU FIND JIM-BOB? I THINK WE'RE ON THE TRAIL.

BUT YOU STILL HAVEN'T FOUND HIM.

IKE THINKS THAT ELWOOD DOBBS GAVE HIM A LIFT

AND DOBBS WAS HEADED FOR WESTHAM.

I TOOK A CHANCE AND CALLED JOHN-BOY.

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF HE'S THERE.

JOHN-BOY'S OVER TALKING TO DOBBS NOW.

HE'S GONNA CALL BACK IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

I HOPE YOU STILL CALLED SHERIFF BRIDGES.

YEAH, I DID. HE TOLD ME TO LET HIM KNOW WHAT JOHN-BOY SAID.

IN THE MEANTIME, HE'S OUT LOOKING.

OH, THAT POOR CHILD.

I JUST KNOW THAT HE'S WISHING HE WERE HERE RIGHT NOW.

HOW'S THAT MACHINE WORK?

IS THAT WHAT YOU COME HERE TO ASK?

NO.

WELL, WHAT IS IT THEN?

I WANNA BUY A TICKET.

OK. WHERE TO?

DO YOU HAVE ANY FOR JAPAN?

WHAT STATE'S IT IN?

I FORGET, BUT IT'S WHERE ALL THE JAPANESE LIVE.

YOU MEAN JAPAN, ASIA?

SON, YOU CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE WITHOUT GETTING ON A BOAT.

HOW ABOUT WASHINGTON, D.C.? CAN YOU GET THERE FROM HERE?

YOU'RE NOT TOO DEFINITE ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING, ARE YOU?

YOU LIVE AROUND HERE?

YEAH. I'D BETTER BE GETTING HOME FOR SUPPER.

WHERE IS THAT CHILD?

OH, WELL. THERE GOES THE LECTURE, AND THERE GOES THE DATE.

ARE YOU AMY PARTRIDGE, BY ANY CHANCE?

OH, HOW DID YOU KNOW?

A GUY CAME RUNNING IN HERE ABOUT AN HOUR AGO

AND SAID TO GIVE THIS TO A GIRL NAMED AMY PARTRIDGE WHO'D BE WAITING HERE.

YEAH.

DID HE SAY ANYTHING ELSE?

UH, HE SAID, HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.

OH, YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU.

COME ON, NOW. I WANT ALL THIS FOOD FINISHED UP.

STARVING YOURSELF ISN'T GOING TO HELP ANYTHING. COME ON. EAT UP.

I COULD DO WITH ANOTHER SANDWICH, ESTHER.

YOU'RE THE ONE AT THIS TABLE THAT COULD DO WITH A LITTLE STARVING.

ESTHER, WE HAVE GOT TO KEEP OUR STRENGTH UP.

STRENGTH? I SHOULD THINK, YOU'D GET WEAK JUST CARRYING THAT AROUND.

I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO JIM-BOB.

I MEAN, HE'S NOT THAT BAD.

OH, DID YOU HEAR FROM JOHN-BOY? JOHN-BOY CALLED.

HE SAID JIM-BOB'S IN WESTHAM, AND HE'S OUT LOOKING FOR HIM NOW.

HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE SHERIFF?

THE SHERIFF'S OUT DRIVING AROUND. JOHN-BOY THINKS HE CAN FIND HIM.

THERE'S ONLY SO MANY PLACES A LITTLE BOY WITH NO MONEY CAN HIDE.

YOUR DADDY AND ME ARE GOING TO GO INTO WESTHAM.

JOHN-BOY SAID HE'D MEET US AT THE COLLEGE AS SOON AS HE COULD.

CAN I GO WITH YOU? NO, NO.

NOW, SOMEBODY HAS TO STAY HERE AND TAKE CARE OF ELIZABETH.

BESIDES, DOBBS IS COMING BY AT 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.

THE BOYS AND I HAVE ALREADY CUT ALL THE LUMBER

AND I'LL HELP DOBBS, LOAD IT ON THE TRUCK.

DID ELIZABETH HAVE ANY LUNCH?

SHE SAID, SHE WOULDN'T EAT UNTIL JIM-BOB GETS HOME.

I'D BETTER TAKE SOMETHING UP TO HER. I'LL TAKE CARE OF ELIZABETH.

AND I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THEN. COME ON. LET'S GO. LET'S GO!

OK, HELP YOURSELF.

EXCUSE ME, ARE YOU LOST?

COME ON. YOU'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT YOU, SON.

COME ON, GET OUT OF THE BARREL.

GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME ALONE. COME ON, GET OUT. OUT.

YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME. I'M TAKING CARE OF MYSELF.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE STANDING IN THE TRASH?

I'M RUNNING AWAY. I'M GOING TO JOIN THE ARMY AIR CORPS

AND THEY'RE GONNA TEACH ME TO DRIVE AN AIRPLANE AND I CAN FLY AWAY REAL FAR.

OK, GOOD. COME ON, LET'S GO.

WHERE ARE WE GOING? RECRUITING OFFICE.

WHAT FOR? I WOULDN'T MISS THIS FOR THE WORLD.

COME ON, LET'S GO. OUT. OUT.

DON'T RUN.

UH, HI, MEN.

IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN HELP YOU WITH?

I WANNA JOIN THE ARMY AIR CORPS

AND LEARN TO DRIVE AN AIRPLANE.

OH, WELL, SURE THING.

THAT'S IF YOU QUALIFY.

HOW DO I DO THAT?

WELL, FIRST I HAVE TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.

THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

JIM-BOB WALTON.

WELL, I NEED YOUR, UH, LAST NAME FIRST AND FIRST NAME LAST.

WALTON, BOB-JIM.

OK. AND YOUR, UH, HOME ADDRESS?

WE DON'T HAVE ONE.

WALTON'S MOUNTAIN, VIRGINIA.

OK.

AND WHAT IS YOUR BIRTH DATE?

JUNE 13, 1924.

OK. HEIGHT?

WELL, I'D SAY ABOUT 60 INCHES.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH?

85 POUNDS OUGHT TO DO IT.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED?

NO, SIR.

NO, GOOD, GOOD.

OK. UH, MARITAL STATUS?

HE WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU'RE MARRIED.

NO.

OH, SINGLE, HUH?

OK. NOW, HOW MUCH SCHOOLING DO YOU HAVE?

I'M IN THE 5TH GRADE.

OH, WELL, YOU SEE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

BEFORE YOU CAN JOIN THE AIR CORPS.

IT TAKES A GOOD EDUCATION TO LEARN TO FLY AN AIRPLANE.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

YOU GO FINISH YOUR EDUCATION, AND THEN COME BACK

AND WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE YOU IN THE AIR CORPS.

THANKS.

THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME, SERGEANT.

NO TROUBLE. THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

STILL GONNA RUN AWAY.

YEAH, WELL, IT'S TIME WE HAD A TALK.

I'M NOT CHANGING MY MIND.

LISTEN, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME LOOKING FOR YOU TODAY

AND I MISSED THAT LECTURE I WAS SUPPOSED TO HEAR.

NOW, YOU'RE GONNA LISTEN TO ME. THEN CAN I GO?

THERE'S A HOTEL DOWN THE CORNER. WE'LL GO THERE.

CAN I HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT? MAYBE.

ANYWAY, I'VE GOT TO PHONE IKE'S AND TELL DADDY I FOUND YOU.

HE'S WAITING FOR MY CALL. THEY WON'T LET ME GO.

JIM-BOB, IF YOU RAN AWAY FROM THERE

BECAUSE YOU'RE SO ALL-FIRED SURE THAT NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOU,

THEN WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THEY WON'T BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU GO, HUH?

OK. LET GO OF MY ARM.

YOU PROMISE NOT TO RUN AWAY? YEAH.

OK, COME ON.

JIM-BOB!

OW, THAT HURTS!

YEAH? YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING

THAT HURTS IN A MINUTE. NOW WALK!

WALK!

HELLO, IKE? IKE, THIS IS...

WILL YOU JUST HOLD STILL?

EXCUSE ME, UH, IKE, THIS IS JOHN-BOY.

LOOK, IS MY DADDY THERE?

HE IS, HUH?

YEAH, I GOT HIM.

OK, OK, THANK YOU.

WHAT'D HE SAY?

HE SAID THAT, UH,

DADDY IS ALREADY ON HIS WAY TO THE UNIVERSITY.

HE MUST BE PRETTY MAD AT ME. YEP. I RECKON HE IS.

COME ON, WE'VE GOT SOME TIME TO KILL.

CAN I HAVE SOME ICE CREAM?

WELL, WE CAN HAVE ANYTHING WE WANT

AS LONG AS THE TOTAL DOESN'T EXCEED 25 CENTS. INCLUDING THE TIP.

YOUR MENU, SIR.

THANK YOU. I WANT ONE SCOOP OF STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM.

OK, AND I'D JUST LIKE A CUP OF TEA.

FINE. THANK YOU.

OK, NOW IT'S MY TURN TO WANT SOMETHING.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT STARTED ALL THIS RUNNING AWAY FOOLISHNESS.

'CAUSE NOBODY CARED.

I NEEDED SOMEONE TO TALK TO. EVERYONE WAS RUNNING AROUND BEING BUSY.

NO ONE GAVE A HOOT ABOUT PORTHOS DYING.

HMM.

IT'S ALL MY FAULT.

NO ONE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO LISTEN TO.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, JIM-BOB.

I AM?

HMM, ABOUT TODAY, ANYWAY.

I KNOW, I WAS ALL WRAPPED UP

IN GOING TO THAT LECTURE AND SEEING THAT GIRL.

I DIDN'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO YOU.

AND DADDY WAS WORRIED ABOUT FILLING THAT ORDER FOR DOBBS

AND MAMA HAD TO TEND TO ELIZABETH.

HEY, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE TO LISTEN TO YOU WHEN YOU NEEDED US.

THANK YOU.

SO I WAS RIGHT TO RUN AWAY.

WELL, UH,

THAT STILL DOES SEEM LIKE A PRETTY BIG MOVE TO MAKE.

OF COURSE, MAYBE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER

IF YOU HAD JUST SAID,

"PLEASE, LISTEN TO ME. I'M IN TROUBLE AND I NEED YOUR HELP."

I DIDN'T EXACTLY HEAR YOU SAY THAT.

WELL, THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

OH, WELL, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING. WE'RE JUST PEOPLE.

WE HAVE TO BE TOLD STRAIGHT OUT, OR ASKED STRAIGHT OUT.

IF YOU DON'T TELL US WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU,

YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO BE MAD AT US

FOR NOT KNOWING WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU.

I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT THAT MEANS I CAN'T RUN AWAY.

WELL, THAT'S YOUR DECISION.

OF COURSE, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE ON IF YOU PLAN TO GO THROUGH WITH IT.

LIKE WHAT?

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO SEW.

BEN SAYS SEWING IS SISSY.

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LEARN ANYWAY.

YOU'RE GONNA BE RIPPING YOUR CLOTHES.

MAMA WON'T BE AROUND TO MEND THEM FOR YOU.

AND YOU ARE GONNA HAVE TO GET A JOB, YOU KNOW.

AND, OF COURSE, THERE'S THE FAMILY.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT GONNA BE TOO EASY FOR US

TO JUST GET OVER YOUR JUST RUNNING AWAY.

AND IT'LL BE ESPECIALLY HARD FOR YOUR MAMA.

YOU'LL HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT BECOMES OF US CHILDREN.

OR GRANDMA AND GRANDPA.

I RECKON YOU'LL MISS US.

ANYWAY, I HOPE YOU'LL MISS ME.

I KNOW, I'D MISS YOU.

WE COULD ALWAYS WRITE TO EACH OTHER.

YEAH, WE COULD,

BUT, UH, SOMEHOW, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE THE SAME.

IT MOST CERTAINLY WOULD NOT.

OH, I ASSURE YOU BOTH, IT WOULD NOT.

DO YOU KNOW US?

YES, I THINK I DO KNOW YOU. BOTH.

NOW, YOU, YOUNG MAN, ARE FEELING PUT UPON

BECAUSE ATTENDANCE WASN'T DANCED UPON YOU

AT THE EXACT SECOND THAT YOU NEEDED IT.

AND YOU, SIR, ARE PERFECTLY RIGHT.

HOW PEOPLE SHOULD LISTEN TO EACH OTHER. AT ALL TIMES, IF POSSIBLE.

NOW, PATIENCE ISN'T EASY FOR A PERSON YOUR AGE.

BUT I'M WILLING TO WAGER

THAT IF YOU HADN'T FLOWN OFF THE HANDLE, AND HAD WAITED A BIT,

TIME WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE FOR YOU.

NOW, AS FOR WRITING LETTERS,

IF YOU'LL JUST LOOK CAREFULLY...

WOW!

WOW! HAVE YOU BEEN TO ALL THOSE PLACES?

AT LEAST TWICE.

AND THEY ARE GRAND.

EACH PLACE IS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.

NOW, THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS AND SMELLS

RENEW MY SPIRIT.

BUT ARRIVING AT EACH ONE OF THESE PLACES

IS ALWAYS A... A BIT OF A DISAPPOINTMENT TO ME.

IT WOULDN'T BE FOR ME.

NOW, YOU HEAR ME OUT, YOUNG MAN.

I FEEL A SENSE OF DISAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE

THERE'S NEVER ANYONE THERE TO... TO TALK TO,

WHO CARES LIKE A FAMILY WOULD.

DON'T YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY? OH, NOT ANY LONGER.

AND WHEN I DID,

IT WASN'T THE KIND OF A FAMILY THAT COULD BE DESCRIBED IN ANY OF THE WAYS

I JUST HEARD YOU SPEAK OF YOURS.

YOU HAVE A WAY WITH WORDS.

YOU MUST KNOW IT.

IF YOU DON'T, TAKE IT FROM ME.

I'VE MADE MY LIFE WITH WORDS.

AND I'M A SHREWD ASSESSOR OF TALENT.

CONSIDER WRITING, SIR.

I SUSPECT THAT YOU HAVE A TALENT FOR IT.

HE IS A WRITER.

OH, OH, NO, NO, I'M NOT... NOT A WRITER.

I PLAN TO BE ONE, THOUGH, SOMEDAY.

HE WRITES REAL NICE STORIES ABOUT ME AND MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

HE'S REAL TALENTED.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

AND YOUR DEFENSE OF YOUR BROTHER

UH, WHO IS NOT IN NEED OF ANY,

LEADS ME TO KNOW THAT I'M RIGHT.

FORGO YOUR VENTURE INTO THE WORLD, CHILD.

AT LEAST FOR THE PRESENT.

THE SMALL WORLD THAT YOU INHABIT,

SOUNDS TO ME A WARMER, RICHER ONE

THAN MOST PEOPLE EVER GET TO KNOW.

WELL, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR WORK, SIR.

MAY I ASK YOUR NAME? I'LL LOOK FOR YOUR BOOKS.

JOHN WALTON JR.

JIM-BOB WALTON.

BENNETT LAWRENCE HOLMBY.

I KNOW.

WELL, JIM-BOB,

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR RUNNING AWAY

HAS MADE THIS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE?

SO YOU WANT ME TO KEEP ON RUNNING?

DO YOU KNOW THAT, THAT MAN WHO WAS SITTING HERE TALKING TO US,

IS THE MAN I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO HEAR LECTURE TODAY?

AND NOTHING THAT HE SAID IN THAT AUDITORIUM

COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER THAN WHAT HE SAID

TO YOU AND ME, STRAIGHT OUT, RIGHT HERE.

WELL, I GUESS, WE'D BETTER BE GOING.

WHERE? WELL, BACK TO SCHOOL. DADDY'LL BE HERE.

YOU CAN EITHER SAY GOODBYE, OR JUST GO HOME WITH HIM.

I'D LIKE TO GO HOME,

BUT HOW AM I GONNA EXPLAIN TO THE KIDS AT SCHOOL ABOUT PORTHOS?

WELL, DID YOU KILL HIM, OR DID HE JUST DIE?

HE FELL OFF THE DRESSER, SO I GUESS HE KILLED HIMSELF.

UH, WELL, IF YOU JUST TELL THEM THAT, STRAIGHT OUT AND HONEST,

I'M SURE THEY'LL LISTEN TO YOU NOW.

BUT THEY WON'T HAVE A MASCOT.

WELL, THAT'S... THAT'S... THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER PROBLEM.

EXCUSE ME, MA'AM?

UH, COULD WE HAVE THE CHECK, PLEASE?

THERE'S NO CHARGE.

THE OLD GENTLEMAN SAID TO TELL YOU, IT WAS ON HIM.

BENNETT HOLMBY BOUGHT ME A CUP OF TEA.

BUT MY ICE CREAM COST MORE.

HMM, YEAH, IT DID. COME ON, LET'S GO.

JOHN, ARE YOU SURE THIS IS THE BEST PLACE TO WAIT?

IT'S WHERE HE PARKS HIS CAR. HE'S BOUND TO SHOW UP HERE.

HEY, DADDY!

JIM-BOB!

JIM-BOB!

HOW ARE YOU?

BOB, YOU HAD US NEARLY WORRIED TO DEATH.

AM I GONNA GET A SPANKING?

AS MUCH AS YOU DESERVE IT, SON, I'M GONNA LET YOU OFF THIS TIME.

THE REASON I'M GOING TO LET YOU OFF

IS BECAUSE I WASN'T LISTENING TO YOU THIS MORNING.

THAT'S OK. I'LL MAKE YOU LISTEN NEXT TIME.

OK.

HEY, BEN. YEAH?

I GUESS THIS MEANS WE'RE NOT GONNA GET THE ROOM TO OURSELVES.

I THINK, I'M GONNA RUN AWAY THIS TIME. YEAH, ME, TOO.

ALL RIGHT, IN THE TRUCK. ALL OF YOU. COME ON.

OK, I'LL SEE YOU AT HOME. UH, DADDY?

THAT'S AMY. COULD... COULD I BE EXCUSED FROM SUPPER?

ALL RIGHT, SON, SEE YOU AT HOME.

UH, JIM-BOB, IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU. LIKEWISE.

AMY!

EXCUSE ME, UH, LET ME TAKE THOSE, ALL RIGHT?

UM, LOOK, I'D LIKE TO... BYE, JOHN-BOY!

SEE YOU LATER.

I OFTEN REMEMBER JIM-BOB SAYING TO MY FATHER,

"IT'S OK, NEXT TIME, I'LL MAKE YOU LISTEN."

I WISH THAT IT WERE IN THE POWER

OF ALL CHILDREN TO SAY THAT TO THEIR PARENTS

AND TO KNOW THAT, INDEED, THEY WOULD BE HEARD

AS WE WERE IN THOSE WONDERFUL DAYS ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

GOOD NIGHT, JIM-BOB.

GOOD NIGHT, ELIZABETH.

GOOD NIGHT, JIM-BOB.

YOU ALREADY SAID THAT ONCE.

I KNOW, BUT I WANT TO SAY IT AGAIN.

ELIZABETH, YOU'RE CRAZY.

MAMA, JIM-BOB CALLED ME A NAME.

WELL, YOU CALL HIM A NAME.

JIM-BOB, YOU'RE A NAME!

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?