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BY THE FALL OF 1934,

PEOPLE WERE BEGINNING TO HOPE THAT THE WORST OF THE DEPRESSION WAS OVER.

SOME JOBS WERE OPENING UP

AND THERE WAS AN URGENCY IN THE COUNTRY

TO GET UP AND GET GOING AGAIN.

THERE WAS A RESTLESS FEELING TO LIFE.

WE ALL FELT IT, AND MY FATHER WAS NO EXCEPTION.

THE FALL OF THAT YEAR BROUGHT HIM THE FIRST REAL DISCONTENT

WE EVER KNEW HIM TO HAVE.

HERE YOU ARE, JOHN.

YOUR TOOTH BOTHERING YOU AGAIN, PA?

TOOTH? WHAT TOOTH?

NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TEETH.

WELL, THEN WHAT'S PAINING YOU?

OH, SAME AS USUAL. MY RHEUMATISM.

RHEUMATISM IN YOUR JAW, HUH?

IN MY EVERYWHERE!

WHEN A MAN GETS TO BE MY AGE HEY, GRANDMA!

HE EVEN FORGETS WHERE HIS PAINS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE.

COULDN'T BE JUST A SIMPLE TOOTHACHE, COULD IT, PA?

MY TEETH ARE AS GOOD AS THE DAY I WAS BORN OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

IT'S GALLOPING GOUTS, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

IT'S A FINE DAY, ISN'T IT?

RHEUMATISM, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

WHY DOES HE INSIST ON CALLING THAT TOOTHACHE RHEUMATISM?

'CAUSE RHEUMATISM GOES AWAY, A TOOTHACHE MEANS A DENTIST.

I'M GONNA GET OUT OF THESE CLOTHES. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR WAY YOU WANT THIS WOOD STACKED?

JOHN-BOY, IF COLLEGE HAS TAUGHT YOU A NEW WAY TO STACK WOOD,

I'D LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT IT.

OTHERWISE, JUST PUT ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER, LIKE ALWAYS.

ESTHER, I'LL THANK YOU KINDLY NOT TO SERVE ME ANY HOT FOOD TONIGHT.

MY RHEUMATISM IS CUTTING UP SOMETHING TERRIBLE.

RHEUMATISM, MY FOOT!

YOU'D BE FEELING BETTER IF YOU'D JUST GO SEE HIM.

SEE WHO?

THE DENTIST.

YOU COULD EAT LIKE A NORMAL PERSON THEN.

OLD LADY, I'LL EAT COLD FOOD THE REST OF MY LIFE

BEFORE I'LL ALLOW THAT MAN TO MESS AROUND IN MY MOUTH.

YOU REALLY WOULD FEEL BETTER IF YOU'D JUST GO GET IT OVER WITH.

HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW, YOUNG MAN?

18. WELL, I'M 72 YEARS OF AGE NOW.

AND I AM GOING TO BE THE ONE TO DECIDE

WHEN AND IF I SEE DOC WHIPPLE.

ARE YOU AFRAID OF HIM, GRANDPA?

YOU GOT AN ANSWER FOR THAT, OLD MAN?

WHAT DAY IS TODAY?

UH, IT'S WEDNESDAY.

THAT MEANS CORN CHOWDER AND APPLE FRITTERS, HUH?

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE HAVING.

HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT, JOHN?

HAVE YOU NOTICED, LIV?

WE ALWAYS HAVE CORN CHOWDER AND APPLES FRITTERS ON WEDNESDAY.

YOU CAN THANK THE GOOD LORD WE'VE GOT THAT.

A LOT OF FOLKS ARE DOING WITH LOT LESS THESE DAYS.

OH, WILL YOU PUT THAT AWAY? IT'S SUPPERTIME.

AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE.

YOU ALWAYS BRUSH AND BRAID YOUR HAIR THE SAME WAY.

ALWAYS ON THE RIGHT, ALWAYS THE SAME.

WHAT'S WRONG?

LIVIE, WHY DON'T YOU JUST LET YOUR HAIR HANG ALL LOOSE?

JUST LET IT GO WILD?

GET A COAT.

LET'S GO TO CHARLOTTESVILLE TO A PICTURE SHOW.

I'D LIKE THAT, BUT THE SHOW WOULD BE HALF OVER BY NOW.

LET'S GO FOR A WALK IN THE WOODS.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?

LET'S DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

LET'S HAVE AN ADVENTURE.

LET'S GO MAKE LOVE UNDER THE STARS,

LIKE WE USED TO WHEN WE WERE KIDS.

JOHN, I LOVE YOU, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN ADVENTURE WITH YOU,

BUT I HAVE BEEN ON MY FEET FOR 16 HOURS TODAY

AND TOMORROW IS ALMOST HERE.

ALL RIGHT, LIV.

SOME OTHER TIME.

YOU REMIND ME TO GET A WASHER FOR THE FAUCET FOR THE KITCHEN SINK.

I WILL.

DON'T FORGET THE BEARING FOR THE SAWMILL MOTOR NOW.

JOHN-BOY! YES, HONEY.

DON'T FORGET THE WIRE FOR CINDY'S RABBIT CAGE!

OK, I WON'T.

DADDY, WAIT! WAIT!

WOULD YOU DROP THIS OFF AT MIKE TIMBERLAKE'S HOUSE?

HE FORGOT THEM YESTERDAY.

SURE, HONEY. LET ME HAVE THEM.

JOHN, WOULD YOU STOP AT IKE'S

AND BRING ME SOME BAKING SODA ON THE WAY HOME?

ALL RIGHT, LIV.

MAYBE THIS TIME WE'LL MAKE IT.

JOHN! JOHN, WAIT A MINUTE!

OH, SHUCKS!

NOW, YOU PICK UP SOMETHING FOR ZEB'S TOOTHACHE, YOU HEAR?

ALL RIGHT, MA.

OH, EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, TOO.

LET ME GET YOUR PACKAGE.

IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

THANK YOU.

GEE, YOU LOOK FAMILIAR.

DO YOU WORK AROUND HERE?

UM, NO, I'M A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY.

OH, WELL, BYE. BYE.

UH, MISS, UH, YOUR PACKAGE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

DON'T TAKE ANY WOODEN NICKELS.

I WON'T.

BYE. BYE.

BYE.

LOOKS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE GONNA TURN OUT TO BE A LADY'S MAN, SON.

YOU RECKON?

THEY USED TO LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME.

ALL THE TIME.

♪♪

SEE THAT GOPHER IN THE GARDEN.

THAT WAS NO GOPHER, THAT WAS A GUINEA PIG.

HOW'D A GUINEA PIG GET INTO THE GARDEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

JUST DON'T TELL GRANDPA.

HE WOULDN'T KNOW A GOPHER IF HE SAT ON ONE.

BEN, DON'T CHANGE IT.

WE'RE LISTENING TO GUY LOMBARDO.

NOW WE'RE GONNA LISTEN TO LONE RANGER.

THAT'S NOT FAIR, BEN. WE HAD IT FIRST.

YEAH, BEN!

BUT WE'VE GOT IT NOW.

WILL YOU CHILDREN PLEASE TURN THAT THING DOWN?

I CAN'T EVEN HEAR MYSELF THINK.

YOU'VE MADE SOME FEEBLE EXCUSES IN YOUR TIME.

THIS TIME YOU'VE EVEN TOPPED YOURSELF!

ESTHER, YOU ARE BARKING UP THE WRONG OLD DOG.

MY TOOTH, MY MOUTH.

I THANK YOU TO KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT OF IT.

WHAT ABOUT MY EARS?

I CAN'T SLEEP ALL NIGHT WITH ALL THAT MOANING AND GROANING GOING ON.

PUT SOME WAX IN THEM.

IT'S GETTING COOLER.

WON'T BE ABLE TO STAY OUT HERE SOON.

JOHN?

WHAT IS IT, LIV?

YOU'RE NOT LISTENING, AND YOU'VE BEEN ACTING STRANGE

EVER SINCE YOU GOT BACK FROM TOWN.

A MOOD EVER COME OVER ME YOU DON'T FEEL?

NO. WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS IT STARTED WHEN JOHN-BOY AND ME

BUMPED INTO A COUPLE OF YOUNG LADIES

COMING OUT OF THE HARDWARE STORE.

THEY WERE FLIRTING WITH HIM

AND THEY LOOKED RIGHT PAST ME LIKE I WAS OLD AS GRANDPA.

I KNOW IT'S SILLY.

I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO BE THEIR FATHER.

MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS ALREADY OUT TO PASTURE.

IF YOU'RE FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS, YOU'LL GET ONE.

I JUST HATE TO THINK HOW MANY WOMEN FIND YOU ATTRACTIVE.

AH, IT'S NOT THAT, LIV. WISH IT WERE THAT SIMPLE.

JOHN.

YOU KNOW, WE PASSED A PET STORE LATER

AND THERE WAS A SQUIRREL IN THE WINDOW THERE,

IN THIS WHEEL-LIKE CAGE.

THE SQUIRREL WAS... WAS JUST RUNNING

AND RUNNING AROUND AND AROUND IN CIRCLES.

SOMEHOW I KNEW IT KNEW IT WAS NEVER GONNA GET ANYWHERE,

AND THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL.

I FEEL LIKE I'M RUNNING AND RUNNING AND RUNNING

AND I'M NEVER GONNA GET ANYWHERE.

WE'RE GETTING SOMEPLACE.

JOHN-BOY'S GOING OFF TO COLLEGE,

AND THE OTHER CHILDREN ARE GROWING.

I KNOW, I KNOW. IT'S...

IT'S JUST THE SAME THING, DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY.

I'M NOT GETTING ANY SMARTER.

I'M NOT GETTING ANY RICHER.

I'M JUST GETTING OLDER.

IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.

I JUST FEEL KIND OF...

RESTLESS.

TRUTH IS, I SOMETIMES FEEL THAT WAY MYSELF.

WISH I HAD SOME KIND OF ANSWER TO GIVE YOU.

SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP.

BUT I DON'T.

WE COULD TAKE THAT WALK IF YOU'D LIKE.

NO, LIV, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A WALK.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DO WANT?

THEY'RE ADVERTISING FOR MEN AT THE SHIPYARDS IN NORFOLK.

TRAINED MACHINISTS.

YOU'RE NOT THINKING OF MOVING US ALL THERE, ARE YOU?

IT'S ONLY 90 MILES AWAY.

I COULD BE HOME EVERY WEEKEND.

THEY'RE PAYING 75 CENTS AN HOUR.

WE'VE MANAGED BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLE

DURING THE WORST OF THE DEPRESSION.

WE SURE COULD USE THAT CASH COMING IN EVERY WEEK, LIV.

NOT AT THE COST OF ALL OF US SITTING AROUND

WAITING FOR THE WEEKENDS TO COME.

DON'T YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE

WHEN YOU WORKED IN WAYNESBORO?

THIS IS DIFFERENT.

THIS COULD BE MY CHANCE.

YOUR CHANCE FOR WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST GOT TO FIND OUT.

I'M GONNA TAKE A DRIVE ON DOWN THERE TOMORROW.

IS THAT YOUR BREAKFAST?

I'VE GOT TO GO. I'VE GOT A BIOLOGY TEST THIS MORNING.

MAMA, MAYBE IT WON'T BE SO EASY FOR HIM

TO FIND A JOB THERE AFTER ALL.

MAYBE IT WILL.

I GOT TO GO.

RUN! GO! LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

BYE, MAMA, SEE YOU AFTER SCHOOL.

YOU WAIT FOR YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

MAMA, I'M IN A HURRY. YOU WAIT!

WHY DID DADDY LEAVE SO EARLY?

I TOLD YOU, JIM-BOB.

HE HAD TO GO TO NORFOLK ON BUSINESS.

WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS?

LOOKING FOR SOME JOB POSSIBILITIES.

WE DON'T HAVE TO MOVE, DO WE? NO.

BEN, ELIZABETH, GET OUT HERE.

I'M COMING.

YOU KNOW, MAMA, IT WOULDN'T SO BAD MOVING TO NORFOLK.

THEY'VE GOT ALL THE BIG SHIPS THERE.

AND THAT'S WERE THE BEACHES ARE.

I DON'T WANT TO MOVE. ERIN'S GOT A BOYFRIEND.

ELIZABETH, COME ON! I DO NOT, BEN.

YOU GOT A BOYFRIEND. I DO NOT.

ELIZABETH! DON'T HAVE TO YELL.

ELIZABETH, WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH THAT RABBIT?

I'M TAKING CINDY TO SCHOOL.

OH, NO, YOU'RE NOT.

WILL YOU CHILDREN GET MOVING?

I DON'T WANT TO MOVE.

OH, FORGET IT.

MAMA, CINDY LIKES IT HERE.

MAMA SAYS WE'RE NOT MOVING. COME ON, ERIN.

IF WE DON'T MOVE, THEN WHERE IS DADDY GONNA STAY?

YOU GO ON TO SCHOOL, ELIZABETH, AND GIVE ME THAT RABBIT.

BYE, CINDY.

WHAT'S GOING ON OUT HERE?

TAKE THESE OVER TO THE PERSONNEL OFFICE.

YOU START MONDAY.

THANK YOU.

MR. WALTON?

RIGHT HERE.

MASTER MACHINIST, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

GO OVER TO PERSONNEL AND GIVE THEM THESE.

YOU START MONDAY.

YOU MEAN I'M HIRED, JUST LIKE THAT?

YOU QUALIFY, YOU GOT THE JOB.

MR. WACHINISKY!

PASS THE POTATOES, JASON.

PLEASE.

PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

I SUPPOSE YOU'LL BE GOING ON SUNDAY.

NO, MA'AM. TOMORROW.

THOUGHT I'D GET SETTLED DOWN FOR A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE I STARTED WORK.

DID YOU FIND A PLACE YET?

UH-HUH, A BOARDING HOUSE. REAL NICE AND CLEAN.

DOESN'T COST MUCH.

WELL, THAT SOUNDS GREAT, DADDY.

MAYBE WE CAN ALL COME VISIT YOU.

I'LL BE HOME EVERY WEEKEND.

EVERY SINGLE ONE?

EVERY SINGLE ONE.

SURE IS GONNA SEEM FUNNY YOUR NOT BEING HERE.

MARY ELLEN, YOU'RE GONNA BE SO BUSY WITH SCHOOL AND FRIENDS

YOU WON'T EVEN NOTICE I'M GONE.

I WILL. ME, TOO.

NOW, LOOK, THIS ISN'T EASY FOR ME, EITHER.

I DON'T LIKE BEING AWAY FROM YOU ALL.

SOMETHING THAT'S GOT TO BE DONE.

JOHN, I SURE ENVY YOU.

I WISH I FELT SPRY ENOUGH TO GO RIGHT ALONG WITH YOU.

OH, HUSH, HUSH, OLD MAN, YOU'RE JUST BEING MORE FOOLISH THAN USUAL.

EXCUSE ME, YOU ALL FINISH UP.

NOW, YOU HEARD YOUR DADDY.

GO ON, FINISH YOUR DINNER.

OH, LOOK AT THAT WASTE OF FOOD.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, LIV?

I'M BRUSHING MY HAIR.

I CAN SEE THAT.

WHY?

BECAUSE I COULDN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE TO DO.

I'M VERY ANGRY WITH YOU, AND I'M TRYING NOT TO LOSE MY TEMPER.

YOU WANT TO TALK?

TALK ABOUT WHAT?

IT SEEMS TO ME TO BE A LITTLE LATE FOR THAT.

YOU DIDN'T NEED TO TALK TO ME BEFORE YOU MADE YOUR DECISION.

I TOLD YOU THAT I NEEDED TO GO,

AND I TOLD YOU I WAS GOING.

IF THAT'S NOT TALKING, WHAT IS IT?

THAT'S TALKING ABOUT YOU.

WHERE DO I COME IN?

NOW, OLIVIA, DO YOU WANT ME TO ASK YOU FOR PERMISSION TO GO?

NO. YOU'RE NOT A CHILD.

BUT YOU'D MADE UP YOUR MIND

BEFORE YOU EVEN MENTIONED ANYTHING TO ME.

WELL, THAT'S THE TRUTH, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, THAT'S THE TRUTH.

LIVIE, YOU UNDERSTAND SO MUCH ABOUT ME.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THIS HAS TO DO

WITH MY FEELINGS ABOUT MYSELF AS A MAN?

NO.

ALL I UNDERSTAND IS THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE GONE 5 DAYS A WEEK.

HONEY, I'M GONNA BE HOME 2 DAYS A WEEK,

AND I'M GONNA HAVE A PAYCHECK...

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT FEEBLE EXCUSE AGAIN!

AND THAT IS ALL IT IS,

A SILLY, FEEBLE EXCUSE THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING.

HONEY, WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF?

NOW LISTEN, YOU WANNA BE HONEST, LET'S BE HONEST.

WHAT IS THIS IMAGINATION OF YOURS CONJURING UP

ABOUT ME BEING ALONE IN THE BIG, WICKED CITY?

LISTEN, I LOVED YOU WHEN I MET YOU,

I LOVED YOU WHEN I MARRIED YOU,

AND I LOVE YOU NOW MORE THAN EVER.

I'M NOT GONNA LET ANYTHING COME BETWEEN US AND ALL WE GOT.

JUST WANNA KNOW YOU'RE ON MY SIDE.

SON, I'M COUNTING ON YOU TO TAKE OVER FOR ME WHILE I'M GONE.

I WILL.

KEEP AN EYE ON, BEN. HE'S STARTING TO FEEL HIS OATS.

ERIN'S STARTING TO ACT LIKE MARY ELLEN USED TO.

IT'S A STAGE IN LIFE, I GUESS.

DADDY, YOU REALLY HAVE TO TAKE THIS JOB?

YES, SON, I DO.

FORWARD.

HURRY ALONG, JOHN.

THE TRAIN BE PULLING TO ROCKFISH DEPOT.

COME ON, OUT OF THE TRUCK, YOU ALL.

COME ON.

WE'RE GOING WITH YOU, DADDY.

YEAH, WE'RE GONNA WATCH YOU GO. ALL RIGHT.

- WAIT FOR ME. - COME ON, ERIN.

LAST ONE IN IS A ROTTEN EGG. I'M NOT IN YET.

AREN'T YOU COMING WITH US, JOHN-BOY?

NO, I'M GONNA DO SOME CHORES FOR MAMA.

WHERE'S ELIZABETH?

YOU GO ON, JOHN.

WELL, GIVE HER A KISS FOR ME.

TELL HER I'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK.

BYE, MAMA.

BYE, JOHN-BOY.

BYE!

YOU SEEN ELIZABETH ANYWHERE?

HONEY, YOU'VE SEEN DADDY GO AWAY BEFORE. HE'LL BE BACK.

NO, HE WON'T.

NOW, WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

HE HAS A SUITCASE.

I'VE NEVER SAW HIM GO AWAY WITH A SUITCASE BEFORE.

GUESTS READ OR LISTEN TO THE RADIO IN HERE

WHEN THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE BEING IN THEIR ROOMS.

THAT'S NICE.

AT HOME WE SIT AROUND LISTENING TO THE RADIO ALL THE TIME.

OH, DO YOU? UH-HUH.

UH, MISS WHITE, THIS IS MR. WALTON.

HE'LL BE STAYING WITH US FOR A WHILE.

PLEASED TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE, MR. WALTON.

LIKEWISE, MA'AM.

MISS WHITE'S OUR HIGH-SCHOOL LIBRARIAN.

UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR, WHEN THEY PUT ME OUT TO PASTURE.

NOW, HESTER WHITE, YOU KNOW YOU'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD

TO THAT RETIREMENT.

I DO SUPPOSE 30 YEARS OF DUSTY BOOKS SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR ANYONE.

WOULDN'T YOU SAY, MR. WALTON?

SEEMS LIKE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO ME, MA'AM.

LAURA SUE. YEAH.

LAURA SUE, I MUST ASK YOU FOR A TINY FAVOR.

YES?

I TRIED TO IRON THIS SHIRT, BUT...

I'LL DO IT.

YOU ARE AN ANGEL.

YOU BETCHA. STAVROS, THIS IS MR. WALTON.

HE IS OUR NEW GUEST HERE.

THIS IS STAVROS CHRISTOPOULOS.

HE'S BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.

WELCOME TO OUR HAPPY FAMILY, MR. WALTON.

THANK YOU.

EXCUSE ME. SURELY.

HAVE A SEAT, MR. WALTON.

AS I WAS SAYING, THIS PARLOR IS, UH, IS A SOCIAL CENTER.

WHERE YOU'RE FREE TO CONGREGATE,

OR ENTERTAIN VISITORS IF YOU LIKE.

WOULD YOU BE ENTERTAINING ANY VISITORS?

NOT VERY LIKELY. I'LL BE GOING HOME ON WEEKENDS

TO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN.

HOW MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE?

7. OH, MY.

7? FOR A YOUNG MAN LIKE YOU?

UH-HUH.

WHY, MRS. CHAMPION,

YOU HAVE CREATED ANOTHER CULINARY FEAST FOR US.

MR. WALTON, IF YOU LIKE TRULY FINE CUISINE,

YOU'LL BE VERY HAPPY YOU DECIDED TO BOARD HERE.

THAT'S TRUE.

LAURA SUE IS AN ARTIST IN THE KITCHEN.

FROM THE LOOKS OF THIS MEAL, I BELIEVE YOU.

THEY'RE RIGHT, MRS. CHAMPION, YOU'RE A FINE COOK.

ALMOST AS GOOD AS MY WIFE.

MR. WALTON, THAT IS A LEFT-HANDED COMPLIMENT.

BUT I WILL THANK YOU, ANYWAY.

WELL, I DIDN'T MEAN THAT. I GUESS I'M SO USED TO MY WIFE'S COOKING

EVERYBODY ELSE IS AUTOMATICALLY ALMOST AS GOOD.

YOUR WIFE MUST BE A LUCKY WOMAN.

SHE CERTAINLY MUST BE.

WELL, LAURA, IN MY EYES YOU ARE THE WORLD'S FINEST.

BETTER THAN YOUR MOM IN SALONIKI?

IF YOU PROMISE NOT TO TELL HER I SAID SO, YES.

WELL, TO THE CHEF.

IF MY KIDS COULD SEE ME NOW, THEY'D THINK I WAS CRAZY.

WHAT IS DADDY HAVING FOR SUPPER?

WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS WHAT YOU'RE HAVING.

GRANDMA.

IS HE EATING AT A RESTAURANT?

NO, HONEY. HE'S PROBABLY HAVING SUPPER WHERE HE'S STAYING.

DO THEY HAVE CHILDREN THERE?

THERE MUST BE MILLIONS OF KIDS IN NORFOLK.

IT'S NOT WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT, SILLY.

WHAT SHE MEANS IS THE PLACE WHERE HE'S STAYING.

SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR FOOD, GRANDPA?

NO, LIVIE, EVERYTHING IS PERFECT AS USUAL.

I'M JUST HAVING A SLIGHT TOUCH OF MY GALLOPING RHEUMATISM.

I'LL FEEL MUCH BETTER AS SOON AS THIS DAMP WEATHER'S OVER.

IT HASN'T RAINED IN A MONTH.

ANYWAY, YOU'LL FEEL BETTER COME WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY? MMM-HMM.

AS SOON AS DOC WHIPPLE PULLS THAT TOOTH OF YOURS.

I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOU.

2:00, IT'S ALL SET.

LIVIE, I THINK I'LL JUST GO LIE DOWN FOR A SPELL.

FOR A MAN THAT CAN HOLD OFF A HERD OF BUFFALO

WITH HIS OWN BARE HANDS,

HE CAN SURE TURN INTO A QUIVERING MASS OF JELLY

FASTER THAN ANYONE I EVER KNEW.

IS YOUR RHEUMATISM BOTHERING YOU, TOO, JOHN-BOY?

MMM? NO.

I GOT MY BIOLOGY GRADE TODAY.

C-MINUS. THAT'S THE LOWEST GRADE I EVER GOT IN MY LIFE.

THAT'S A RELIEF.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

NOTHING. IT'S JUST IT'S HARD HAVING A BROTHER WHO ALWAYS GETS A's.

WELL, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

BUT IT'S NOT EASY FOR ME TO GET A C-MINUS, THOUGH.

ESPECIALLY WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS DOING SO WELL.

WELL, I'VE ONLY GOT ONE CLASS TODAY.

BUT THEN I GOT TO MEET MY COUNSELOR LATER.

WORRIED ABOUT SEEING HIM?

SORT OF.

I CAN'T HELP BUT HAVE THE FEELING THAT SOMEDAY

SOMEONE'S GONNA SAY, "MR. WALTON, I'M SORRY

BUT YOU'RE NOT COLLEGE MATERIAL. WE'VE MADE A MISTAKE."

NOW, YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I KNOW, BUT IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER TO SAY IT OUT LOUD.

YOU MISS YOUR DADDY, DON'T YOU?

YEAH.

DON'T WORRY, I'M FINE.

I'LL SEE YOU WHEN I GET HOME.

YOUR APTITUDE TESTS ARE EXCEPTIONAL, MR. WALTON.

BUT WE MUST FACE SOME REGRETTABLE FACTS.

YOU'RE NOT AS WELL-PREPARED, ACADEMICALLY,

AS SOME OF OUR OTHER STUDENTS.

I'M AWARE OF THAT,

SIR, BUT I HAVE BEEN TRYING VERY HARD TO CATCH UP.

TOO HARD.

YOUR OTHER WORK WILL SUFFER.

DROP BIOLOGY NOW, BEFORE ANY GRADES ARE RECORDED,

TAKE IT NEXT YEAR, WHEN YOUR WORKLOAD ISN'T SO HEAVY.

WELL, SEE, I THINK MY WORKLOAD ALWAYS WILL BE HEAVY.

ANYWAY, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP

BEFORE I'VE GIVEN MYSELF A FAIR CHANCE.

WELL, IT'S YOUR DECISION.

BUT IT MUST BE MADE BEFORE MONDAY.

WHY DON'T YOU TALK TO YOUR PARENTS ABOUT IT?

YES, SIR, I'LL DO THAT.

THANK YOU.

HEY, WALTON!

HI, STAVROS.

I WAS JUST GOING TO GET A BEER.

WILL YOU JOIN ME?

WELL, NOW, I DON'T MIND IF I DO.

A POOR PLACE, BUT IT'S HOME.

♪♪

HEY, GREEK. HEY, MAX.

HEY, JOE. HOW ARE YOU?

A BEER FOR MY FRIEND HERE AND ONE FOR ME WITH THE USUAL.

2 BEERS.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

I'M THINKING IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN IN A PLACE

I COULDN'T TAKE MY FAMILY TO.

2 BEERS.

HEY, YOU CLUMSY OAF! NO HARM DONE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NO HARM DONE?

YOU SPILLED BEER ALL OVER MY...

HEY, HEY, LOUIE.

MY FRIEND IS SORRY.

HE DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING. NO BIG THING.

CLUMSY.

COME ON. TEMPERS ARE SHORT DOWN HERE.

ONE MUST GO TO ANY LIMITS TO AVOID OFFENDING.

I'M NOT SURE I LIKE THE IDEA OF YOU

APOLOGIZING FOR SOMETHING I DIDN'T DO.

BUT FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW YOU DID DO SOMETHING, MR. WALTON.

YOU GOT IN HIS WAY.

THIS PLACE WHERE YOU COME FROM, IS THERE LAND?

A FEW ACRES, SAWMILL, HOUSE.

AND A LARGE AND LOVING FAMILY TO WHOM YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY DEVOTED.

YOU ARE DEVOTED TO YOUR FAMILY, ARE YOU NOT, MR. WALTON?

YES, I AM.

THEN, WHY ARE YOU HERE?

PAY GOOD MONEY DOWN HERE.

I COULDN'T SEEM TO MAKE ENDS MEET UP IN THE MOUNTAIN.

AND ONE DAY, I GOT UP AND LOOKED IN THE MIRROR

AND SAID, "THAT FELLOW'S GETTING OLD."

I FELT LOCKED IN,

RESTLESS.

FELT MAYBE I WAS MISSING SOMETHING IN LIFE.

SO, HERE I AM.

WHAT ARE YOU SO MAD ABOUT?

YOU WROTE HIS NAME ALL OVER YOUR NOTEBOOK.

THAT'S DIFFERENT.

SHE'S RIGHT. COME ON, ERIN.

MARY ELLEN, ERIN.

LUX RADIO THEATER WILL BE ON SOON.

WHY DON'T YOU SIT WITH ME?

OH, I PROMISED ERIN I'D WASH HER HAIR, MAMA.

THERE'S TIME.

BUT IF WE DON'T DO IT NOW I'LL HAVE TO SLEEP WITH IT WET.

WELL, YOU GO ON, THEN.

THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO CATCH A COLD.

WHERE ARE GRANDMA AND GRANDPA?

THEY RETIRED.

WHAT ABOUT JOHN-BOY?

HE HAD SOME STUDYING TO DO.

GO ON NOW. I'M FINE.

JASE, ARE YOU ANY GOOD AT LONG DIVISION?

COME ON.

NO, I'M NOT.

I KNOW. I WAS JUST HOPING.

I CAN'T DO MY HOMEWORK.

NO? WHY DON'T YOU ASK JOHN-BOY?

HE'S IN A BAD MOOD.

BESIDES, HE'S GOT AN EXAM TOMORROW.

MAMA?

I HATE TO ASK HER.

SHE'S REAL GOOD HELPING IN COMPOSITION,

BUT SHE'S NOT SO HOT IN ARITHMETIC.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

IF DADDY WAS HERE, IT'D BE REAL SNAP.

HE GETS THOSE PROBLEMS FIGURED OUT STRAIGHT OFF.

YEAH, BUT HE'S NOT.

WELL, TELL YOU WHAT, WE'LL GO UPSTAIRS.

MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT TOGETHER, ALL RIGHT?

OK. LET'S GO.

GOOD NIGHT, MAMA.

GOOD NIGHT, MAMA.

GOOD NIGHT, YOU 2. SLEEP WELL.

WE WILL.

YOU ARE DARING AND BOLD, BUT YOU'RE NOT VERY WISE.

I CAPTURE YOUR KNIGHT.

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND WISE, BUT TOO DARING.

CHECKMATE. OH!

MR. WALTON, YOU HAVE JUST WITNESSED THE STORY OF MY LIFE.

EXCUSE ME.

DO YOU PLAY CHESS, MR. WALTON?

NO, I DON'T. LOOKS INTERESTING, THOUGH.

HELLO. YES, HE IS. JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.

MR. WALTON, TELEPHONE.

HELLO.

JOHN?

OLIVIA, IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

EVERYTHING'S FINE. I JUST...

WELL, WHAT IS IT, THEN?

I JUST... I JUST GOT SO LONELY. I HAD TO TALK TO YOU.

WELL, UH, I AM, TOO, HONEY.

YOU MISS US?

YEAH, I MISS YOU ALL. HOW'RE THE CHILDREN?

THEY'RE FINE.

JOHN-BOY MISSES YOU A LOT, BUT...

HE'S HAVING SOME PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL HE WANTS TO DISCUSS WITH YOU,

BUT I THINK IT CAN WAIT TILL SATURDAY.

JOHN,

ARE YOU...

IS THE FOOD ALL RIGHT?

WELL, IT'S... IT'S FINE.

IT'S, UH, IT'S NOT HOME, BUT IT'S FINE. TRULY.

HONEY, I WAS GONNA, UM, I WAS GONNA WRITE TO YOU TONIGHT.

YOU SEE, THEY, UH,

THEY WANT US TO WORK OVERTIME THIS WEEKEND.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK HERE.

THEY TELL US IF WE DON'T WORK, THEY'LL FIND PEOPLE WHO WILL.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT COMING HOME SATURDAY?

HONEY, IT'S JUST FOR THIS ONE WEEKEND.

IT'S JUST THAT EVERYBODY WILL BE SO DISAPPOINTED.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, JOHN.

MR. WALTON, I HAVE DISHES TO DO.

SO MAYBE STAVROS COULD GIVE YOU A LESSON.

I PROBABLY COULDN'T CONCENTRATE RIGHT NOW.

COULD YOU USE SOME HELP IN THE KITCHEN?

DID I HEAR YOU RIGHT?

AFTER DINNER AT HOME, I'M USUALLY OUT DOING CHORES.

I FEEL KIND OF GUILTY JUST SITTING AROUND.

WELL, WE WOULDN'T WANT THAT. SURE, COME ON, HELP ME.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.

WELL, I HAVE 4 BOYS AND 3 GIRLS.

OLDEST ONE, HIS NAME IS JOHN, JUST LIKE ME.

HE'S GOING TO COLLEGE NOW. HE'S GOT A SCHOLARSHIP.

OH, TERRIFIC!

WIFE TELLS ME HE'S HAVING A BIT OF A PROBLEM.

BUT HE'LL WORK IT OUT, HE'S REAL SMART.

THEN THERE'S MARY ELLEN, SHE'S THE OLDEST GIRL.

SHE'S REAL PRETTY, JUST LIKE HER MOTHER.

SHE'S GONNA BE A NURSE WHEN SHE GROWS UP.

YOU SHOULD SEE YOUR FACE RIGHT NOW.

IT JUST GLOWS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THEM.

I GUESS I'M A LITTLE PREJUDICED, BUT THEY'RE REAL SPECIAL.

YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND JIMMY AND ME,

WE WOULD OF HAVE A BUNCH OF KIDS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT I'M ALL ALONE

I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE A BUNCH TO RAISE UP ALL BY MYSELF, YOU KNOW?

UH-HUH.

HE WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL MAN.

HE USED TO HELP ME WITH THE DISHES, TOO, EVERY NOW AND AGAIN.

LAURA?

THERE'S A CONCERT IN THE PARK.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO?

OH, NOT TONIGHT, STAVROS.

I THINK I'D LIKE TO TURN IN A BIT EARLY.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE MUSIC,

BUT I JUST FEEL A LITTLE BIT TOO SAD TONIGHT TO HEAR ANYTHING BEAUTIFUL.

DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?

YES, IT DOES.

YOU KNOW, I THINK STAVROS CAN LIVE WITHOUT ME.

NO, IT'S NOT YOU. HE'LL BE BACK. DON'T WORRY.

THE SPIRITS OF EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY

WERE SUBDUED BY THE ABSENCE OF THE FATHER.

THE MAN HAD BEEN GONE FOR 4 DAYS,

BUT THE BOY FELT AN ETERNITY HAD PASSED.

HIS ANXIETY WAS DEEPENED BY THE FACT

THAT HE WAS FAILING ONE OF HIS COURSES.

AND HE HAD CONVINCED HIMSELF THAT WITHOUT HIS FATHER'S GUIDANCE

HE MIGHT END HIS COLLEGE CAREER ALTOGETHER.

COME ON, ZEB. COME ON.

ESTHER, I DON'T THINK I OUGHT TO SEE DOC WHIPPLE TODAY.

I'VE GOT KIND OF A RINGING IN MY EARS.

JOHN-BOY, I THINK I'D BETTER GO HOME, LIE DOWN.

YOU'LL BE DOING THAT SOON ENOUGH. COME ON.

IT'S A LOSING BATTLE, GRANDPA.

I GUESS MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT, JOHN-BOY.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

JASON'LL BE BY IN AN HOUR TO PICK YOU UP.

I GOTTA GET GOING.

NOW, YOU DRIVE CAREFUL, YOU HEAR?

I WILL, I WILL.

COME ON.

JOHN-BOY, JUST IN CASE WE DON'T SEE ONE ANOTHER AGAIN.

GRANDPA.

OH, STOP IT!

YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN ON THE STAGE, OLD MAN.

COME ON, DR. WHIPPLE'S WAITING.

BYE. COME ON.

GO ON.

GOOD MORNING, MRS. CHAMPION.

OH, MR. WALTON.

MIND IF I HAVE SOME COFFEE?

OF COURSE NOT. I'LL GET YOU A CUP.

I'LL GET YOU A SANDWICH FOR YOUR LUNCH PAIL, TOO.

THANK YOU.

YOU ARE GONNA BE HERE OVER THE WEEKEND, AREN'T YOU?

YES, MA'AM. THEY TELL ME I HAVE TO WORK.

OH, MY. WELL, I'M SURE YOUR FAMILY WILL BE REALLY DISAPPOINTED.

JOHN?

JOHN, ARE YOU JUST MARRIED, OR ARE YOU REALLY MARRIED?

I'M REALLY MARRIED, MA'AM.

WELL, YOUR WIFE MUST BE ONE FINE LADY.

THAT SHE IS.

YOU KNOW, TALKING TO YOU REMINDS ME

OF HOW MUCH I... I MISS BEING MARRIED.

OF COURSE, MR. CHRISTOPOULOS HAS PROPOSED.

DOESN'T SURPRISE ME.

HE WANTS US TO GET MARRIED AS SOON AS HE'S SAVED ENOUGH MONEY

TO BUY THIS LITTLE FARM THAT HE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT.

WHICH WILL BE NEVER.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

BECAUSE EVERY PAYDAY HE DRINKS AND GAMBLES HIS MONEY AWAY.

HOW COME YOU STAY WITH HIM?

BECAUSE SHE LOVES ME.

AND BECAUSE ONE DAY I MAY GET LUCKY, AND WE WILL HAVE OUR FARM.

BUT I WON'T HOLD MY BREATH.

MY DARLING, THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE.

TAKE MR. WALTON.

FOR YEARS HE LIVED A CERTAIN WAY OF LIFE.

THEN, POOF!

ONE MORNING, HE GOT UP,

PACKED HIS THINGS AND CAME HERE TO FIND A NEW WAY OF LIFE.

RIGHT, MR. WALTON?

GUESS SO.

THEN, WHO IS TO SAY THAT I WILL NOT DO THE SAME THING

AND TAKE YOU WITH ME?

EXCUSE ME.

YOU LOOK TIRED, JOHN-BOY. YOU SLEEP ALL RIGHT?

NO, I TOSSED AND TURNED ALL NIGHT LONG.

CAN I BE OF ANY HELP?

WELL, YOU ARE A HELP.

YOU TELL ME THAT I CAN DO ANYTHING I PUT MY MIND TO.

BUT DAD...

YOU'D LIKE A LESS PREJUDICED OPINION.

OR MAYBE A TOUGHER ONE.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE WEEKEND.

YOUR FATHER WON'T BE HOME THIS WEEKEND.

OH, NO!

I CALLED HIM FROM IKE'S LAST NIGHT.

HE SAID HE HAS TO WORK OVERTIME...

BUT HE SAID HE'D BE HERE!

I KNOW.

BUT I'VE GOTTA TALK TO HIM, MAMA!

WELL, SO DO I!

I'M SORRY.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

I HAD NO IDEA THERE WERE SO MANY ISLANDS TO HAWAII.

AT LEAST 6 MAJOR ONES.

I'M GOING TO LIVE ON MAUI.

THEY HAVE A RAINFOREST THERE.

JOHN-BOY!

DADDY!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

IS EVERYONE ALL RIGHT AT HOME? OH, EVERYTHING'S FINE.

WE JUST MISS YOU, IS ALL.

I MISS YOU, TOO, SON.

GUESS YOU MET EVERYONE. YES, YES.

INDEED WE DID.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOVELY VISIT.

HE'S A FINE YOUNG MAN.

THANK YOU.

I TALKED TO YOUR MOTHER LAST NIGHT. OH, SHE'S FINE.

I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU MYSELF.

WELL, YOUR DADDY JUST GOT THROUGH

A HARD DAY'S WORK, AND IT'S SUPPERTIME.

WON'T YOU JOIN US? I GOT A HOT APPLE PIE COMING RIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN.

ME? HOT APPLE PIE? OF COURSE, ABSOLUTELY.

OK.

I WAS RAISED ON A FARM, MUCH LIKE YOU.

ONLY OURS WAS NEAR THE AEGEAN SEA.

THE WATER IS BLUER THAN ANYTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN.

IT ALWAYS BECKONED TO ME.

THEN ONE DAY, I HOPPED ON A TRAMP STEAMER,

AND I WORKED MY WAY TO AMERICA.

I TELL YOU, A WRITER COULD GET ENOUGH IDEAS

FOR A MILLION STORIES IN THIS HOUSE.

NOT A MILLION, JOHN-BOY.

EACH OF US HAS ONLY ONE.

WE JUST TELL IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I'M GETTING TIRED OF HEARING MINE

AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S, TOO.

IF YOU'RE TALKING TO ME, LAURA, YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY.

I WILL NOT BURDEN YOUR EARS WITH MY DREAMS ANYMORE.

I'M SORRY, MRS. CHAMPION.

I HAVE A FEELING THAT ME AND MY FAMILY RUB STAVROS THE WRONG WAY.

NO, MR. WALTON.

STAVROS RUBS HIMSELF THE WRONG WAY.

MISS WHITE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE ME A HAND

SO MR. WALTON AND HIS SON COULD HAVE THE PARLOR TO THEMSELVES?

OH, NOW, NOW, EXCUSE US. I THINK I'D LIKE TO SHOW

JOHN-BOY WHERE I'VE BEEN WORKING.

EXCUSE US. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR DINNER.

YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME.

BYE-BYE.

YOU REALLY LIKE WORKING HERE?

IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.

I'VE BEEN LONELY, I'VE MISSED YOU ALL, BUT IT'S BEEN EXCITING, TOO.

I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE 5 DAYS.

BUT IT'S BEEN DIFFERENT, I'LL TELL YOU.

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE,

IT'S TAUGHT ME MY PLACE IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS.

WELL, I THOUGHT YOU ALREADY KNEW WHAT THAT WAS.

WHAT'S TROUBLING YOU, SON?

SAME THING, I RECKON.

MY PLACE IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS.

ONLY WITH ME, IT'S SCHOOL.

MY BIOLOGY CLASS.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE DOING PRETTY GOOD IN THAT.

I DID, TOO, BUT I'M NOT.

I'M NOT DOING ANYWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS THE OTHER STUDENTS.

IF I DROP IT NOW AND PICK IT UP NEXT YEAR,

THEN IT WON'T COUNT AGAINST ME.

YOU GONNA DROP IT?

OH, NO. I DON'T WANT TO.

I DON'T KNOW. BUT MY... MY COUNSELOR, MR. GARY,

HE SAYS THAT MY OTHER WORK IS GONNA SUFFER.

HE SAYS I'M TRYING TOO HARD, AND IT'LL DO ME

MORE HARM THAN GOOD IN THE LONG RUN.

ARE YOU TRYING TOO HARD?

I DON'T THINK SO. I DON'T THINK I'M TRYING AT ALL.

I JUST KEEP TELLING MYSELF HOW MUCH

I DIDN'T LEARN AT MISS HUNTER'S SCHOOL

INSTEAD OF BUCKLING DOWN AND LEARNING ABOUT IT NOW.

WANT ME TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO?

NO. NO, I MADE THE DECISION YESTERDAY, AFTER I TALKED TO MR. GARY.

I'M NOT GONNA DROP THE CLASS.

WHAT'D YOU COME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE FOR?

WELL, I GUESS I WAS SCARED TO ADMIT

I'D MADE A DECISION ON MY OWN.

SON, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A BEER WITH ME?

A BEER? YEAH.

BUT DON'T YOU TELL YOUR MOTHER.

NO, I WON'T.

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WOW! THIS IS SOME PLACE, VERY COLORFUL.

THAT'S ONE WAY OF PUTTING IT.

CAN WE HAVE 2 BEERS, PLEASE?

2 BEERS. THANK YOU, DADDY.

"THANK YOU, DADDY"?

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT HILLBILLY?

BRINGING HIS BOY IN HERE TO DRINK WITH THE MEN.

HE'S GOT SOME PRETTY FANCY IDEAS ABOUT HIMSELF ALTOGETHER.

YOU TALKING TO ME, STAVROS?

YOU ARE THE ONE I AM TALKING TO.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO TALK TO LAURA SUE AGAIN.

YOU GOT NO CAUSE TO TALK TO ME LIKE THAT.

YOU HAVE UPSET LAURA SUE WITH YOUR TALK ABOUT YOUR FINE MOUNTAIN

AND YOUR WONDERFUL CHILDREN, YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE.

IF YOU LOVE THEM SO MUCH, WOULDN'T YOU RATHER BE WITH THEM

THAN TALKING ABOUT THEM TO LAURA SUE?

I LOVE HER, AND YOU MADE HER NOT CARE FOR ME.

I'M NOT CAPABLE OF THAT, STAVROS.

I'M A MAN, JUST LIKE YOU.

I THINK I AM THE BETTER MAN.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

LET ME GO!

JOHN-BOY, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, LET'S GET OUT! ALL RIGHT!

COME HERE.

I TORE, I DON'T KNOW, A LITTLE SKIN OFF MY KNUCKLES, AND THAT'S BAD.

I'M GONNA HAVE A SHINER, IT LOOKS LIKE.

I TELL YOU, SOME OLD SAILOR COME AT ME

WITH A CHAIR IN HIS HAND AND MURDER IN HIS EYE.

WHAT'D YOU DO? I DUCKED UNDER THE TABLE. WHAT DO YOU THINK I DID?

YOU LEFT ME THERE TO FIGHT HIM ALONE.

YOU WERE DOING ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE A PRETTY GOOD FIGHTER.

OH, I'M OUT OF SHAPE, SON.

LET'S GO HOME.

HOME? BOARDING HOUSE HOME?

LET'S GO HOME TO WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU AT ALL.

I DON'T, EITHER.

HERE'S SOME PIE FOR YOUR RIDE HOME.

THANK YOU.

HOPE YOU AND MR. STAVROS GET THAT FARM.

HE WON'T.

BUT, ANYWAY, THE MORE I STAY AROUND THIS PLACE,

THE MORE ATTACHED I GET TO IT.

BYE, MRS. CHAMPION.

BYE, MR. WALTON.

GOODBYE.

BYE. COME AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

JOHN-BOY'S HOME!

THERE'S SOMEONE WITH HIM!

HEY, IT'S DADDY!

DADDY'S HOME!

DADDY, I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T COMING HOME TILL THE WEEKEND!

HELLO, LIV.

BROUGHT YOUR SUITCASE? UH-HUH.

YOU ALL RIGHT? OH, SURE.

HE'S ALL RIGHT.

DADDY! HIYA.

DADDY! HOW ARE YOU?

BOY, DO I NEED HELP WITH MY HOMEWORK!

DADDY, A BOY INVITED ME TO THE DANCE!

HEY! DO I NEED HELP WITH MY HOMEWORK!

DADDY, A BOY INVITED ME TO THE DANCE!

WELCOME HOME.

I ALWAYS KNEW YOU'D BE BACK.

ZEB, WILL YOU GET BACK INTO YOUR ROOM, PLEASE?

ESTHER, YOU'RE THE BOSSIEST OLD GIRL I HAVE EVER KNOWN.

DOC WHIPPLE PULLED HIS TOOTH AND GAVE HIM NITROUS OXIDE.

THAT'S LAUGHING GAS.

HE'S BEEN LAUGHING FOR 5 HOURS,

AND I THOUGHT I'D GET SOME SLEEP TONIGHT.

NOW, GET INTO THE ROOM.

GO ON, ZEB. GO ON.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.

UPSTAIRS. DADDY WILL BE UP IN A MINUTE.

I WANT A PIGGYBACK!

SEE YOU SOON, DADDY.

GO ON. HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

HE'LL BE HERE TOMORROW. GOOD NIGHT.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I HAD ME AN ADVENTURE.

GOT IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM NOW?

NOT ENTIRELY.

COME ON, YOU.

A HOUSE IS MORE THAN PAINT AND WALLS

AND CEILINGS AND FLOORS.

A HOUSE IS A HISTORY OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE IT HAS SHELTERED.

AND WHEN WE MOVE AWAY,

WE LEAVE BEHIND US THE PERSONS WE WERE THEN.

THE PRINTS OF OUR FINGERS ON A DOOR FRAME,

THE MARKS ON THE FLOOR WE WALKED,

THE WHISPER OF OUR VOICES,

AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WERE DONE AND SAID.

JOHN.

WHAT?

THAT WOMAN YOU WROTE ME ABOUT?

MRS. CHAMPION?

MMM-HMM.

WHAT WAS SHE LIKE?

I MEAN, HOW OLD WAS SHE?

I DON'T KNOW. SHE WAS... SHE WASN'T YOUNG,

SHE WASN'T OLD. I MEAN SHE WAS...

GOOD NIGHT, DADDY!

GOOD NIGHT, MARY ELLEN.

YOU MEAN WHAT, JOHN?

I MEAN, SHE WAS KIND OF UNUSUAL. OH.

GOOD NIGHT, DADDY.

GOOD NIGHT, ERIN.

HOW WAS SHE UNUSUAL?

WELL, SHE WAS... I LOVE YOU, DADDY.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, HONEY.

GOOD NIGHT. WHERE WAS I, LIVIE?

NO PLACE THAT CAN'T WAIT TILL MORNING.

LIV, I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, JOHN.