Original subtitles

[car horn blowing]

[birds chirping]

(John-Boy) WHEN I WAS GROWING UP

BACK IN THOSE DISTANT DEPRESSION YEARS,

I ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE A YEAR OR 2 YOUNGER

THAN I WANTED TO BE,

AND A YEAR OR 2 OLDER THAN MY PARENTS THOUGHT I WAS.

IT TRIED MY PATIENCE FOR A LONG TIME,

UNTIL ONE DAY, SOMETHING HAPPENED TO MY SISTER MARY ELLEN

THAT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THOSE FEELINGS IN MYSELF.

OUCH!

OH, I'M SORRY.

HI THERE. I'M JAMIE.

MARY ELLEN WALTON.

YOU A STRANGER AROUND HERE?

WELL, I'M TRAVELIN' THROUGH. YOU OK?

I THINK SO.

YOU LIVE NEARBY?

UP THERE.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

OH, HERE, AND THERE, AND EVERYWHERE.

I'M A TRAVELING MINSTREL.

I'M TRYIN' TO SEE AS MUCH OF THIS WORLD AS MY 2 FEET

AND THIS SAD EXCUSE FOR A BURRO WILL TAKE ME TO.

YOU JUST TRAVEL WHENEVER YOU WANT TO?

I'M TRYIN' TO SET DOWN ON PAPER

ALL THE OLD SONGS I HEAR FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

NOW AND AGAIN, I SING A SONG OR 2 FOR MY SUPPER.

I'M LATE FOR MINE. GOODBYE.

I'M TRAVELING, TOO. I'M GOING TO VIRGINIA BEACH.

HEY! HEY! HEY!

(all) HEY, DADDY!

[all laughing]

APPLE COBBLER TOMORROW, EVERYBODY.

(Ben) YEAH.

LIV, HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU!

[all laughing]

AND HOW'S YOUR LOVE STORY COMIN', JOHN-BOY?

WELL, I TELL YOU,

I KNOW HOW THE HERO FEELS, ALL RIGHT,

BUT I'M HAVIN' A LITTLE TROUBLE

WITH HOW THE GIRL FEELS WHEN HE KISSES HER.

I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD HELP ME WITH IT A LITTLE BIT.

I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT LATER, JOHN-BOY.

LIV, I SPENT THE AFTERNOON WITH OLD MAN PICKETT.

OWNS THOSE APPLE ORCHARDS OVER IN EARLYSVILLE.

I DIDN'T THINK EVEN YOU COULD CHARM

THAT OLD GROUCH OUT OF ANYTHING.

I MADE A DEAL WITH HIM, A BUSINESS DEAL.

HE'S GOT AN ORCHARD FULL OF RIPE APPLES.

HE CONTRACTED A RAILROAD CAR TO HAUL THEM AWAY,

ALL THE PICKERS ARE BUSY OVER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

IT'D BE A SHAME IF ALL THOSE APPLES ROT ON THE TREES.

THEY WON'T.

WE'RE GONNA PICK THEM.

NOW, WHAT ARE YOU ALL LOOKIN' AT?

TURN AROUND AND EAT YOUR MEAL.

ONCE YOU FINISH,

GET YOURSELF A GOOD NIGHT'S REST

BECAUSE TOMORROW,

WE'RE GONNA PICK US AN ORCHARD FULL OF APPLES.

(Ben) CAN WE KEEP SOME OF THE APPLES?

YOU CAN KEEP ALL YOU CAN EAT, BEN.

OH, BOY. APPLE COBBLER.

[all laughing]

DADDY, HOW'RE WE GOIN' TO PICK

A WHOLE ORCHARD FULL OF APPLES?

MIGHTY FAST, THAT'S HOW.

AND IT'S A LOT OF APPLES, A WHOLE LOT OF APPLES.

AND I'M GONNA NEED EVERY ONE OF YOU.

IT'S HARD CASH ON THE LINE IF WE DELIVER ON TIME.

BUT THAT PICKETT'S A SHREWD ONE.

HE PUT A LITTLE HOOK IN THE DEAL.

WHAT'S OLD PICKETT DONE?

[all laughing] GLUED HIS APPLES ONTO THE TREES?

HE DOESN'T BELIEVE WE CAN FILL THAT CONTRACT.

SO HE'S GIVING US A 10-CENT BONUS

FOR EVERY BUSHEL WE PICK.

AND YOU ALL GET TO KEEP EVERY CENT OF THAT BONUS.

[all chattering]

MONEY, BEN.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T PICK THEM IN TIME?

IF WE DON'T, I OWE HIM 50 CENTS

FOR EVERY BUSHEL WE LEAVE ON THE TREE.

THAT'S AN AWFUL GAMBLE, ISN'T IT?

NO GAMBLE AT ALL, LIV. JUST LOOK HERE.

WE GOT A WHOLE HOUSEFUL OF WALTONS

WHO ARE VERY GOOD AT PICKIN' APPLES.

I'M GONNA PICK A MILLION BUSHELS.

I'LL BET YOU ARE.

I'M SORRY, BUT YOU CAN'T. YOU'RE JUST 13 YEARS OLD.

BUT CAROLINE KESWICK IS 16,

AND HER COUSIN, NANCY SUE, IS ALMOST 18.

SHE LIVES IN RICHMOND AND SHE OWNS HER OWN CAR.

I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S SUITABLE

FOR 3 YOUNG GIRLS TO BE ALONE

FOR A WHOLE WEEK AWAY FROM HOME.

BUT WE HAVE IT ALL PLANNED.

HAVE YOU PLANNED YOUR SHARE OF THE EXPENSES?

IT'S ONLY $9.

THAT'S MORE THAN WE CAN SPARE RIGHT NOW, CHILD.

MAMA, I'M NOT A CHILD.

I'M GROWING UP, BUT NOBODY WANTS TO LET ME.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE BIGGEST,

MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME?

YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF CHANCES, HONEY,

WHEN YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS.

AND RIGHT NOW, YOU GOT A CHANCE TO MAKE SOME MONEY.

THAT BONUS I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT.

BUY YOURSELF A NEW DRESS OR ANYTHING YOU WANT.

BESIDES THAT, YOU'LL BE HELPIN' THE FAMILY.

DON'T YOU SEE, I WANT TO GET AWAY FROM BEING STUCK HERE.

TRAVEL SOMEPLACE. SEE PEOPLE AND PLACES DIFFERENT

THAN WHAT I'VE SEEN AND DONE EVER SINCE I COULD TALK.

WHEN WILL I EVER GET A CHANCE LIKE THIS AGAIN?

WHAT I'M SAYIN' IS NOT TO BE MEAN TO YOU,

BUT TO DO WHAT I THINK IS RIGHT FOR YOU.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?

I WANT TO SEE THE OCEAN, TASTE IT, LISTEN TO IT.

AND YOU'RE SO DUMB YOU THINK I'D BE HAPPY

TO GIVE THAT ALL UP JUST TO PICK APPLES!

NOW LISTEN HERE, YOUNG LADY,

IF THERE'S ONE THING I WON'T ALLOW,

IT'S A DISRESPECTFUL CHILD.

NOW YOU GO ON OFF AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BOTH SAID.

GO ON, GO ON NOW!

IF I COULD, I'D RUN AWAY FROM HOME.

AND AS SOON AS I CAN, I'M GOING TO!

NOW LISTEN HERE.

LET HER BE, JOHN.

WORDS LIKE THAT SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO FESTER, LIV.

SHE NEEDS SOME TIME TO BE ALONE.

GOOD EVENIN'. HELLO.

YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE A FEW EXTRA MOUTHFULS OF HAY

FOR A HUNGRY BURRO, WOULD YOU?

AND SOMETHING TASTY FOR HIS MASTER?

I CAN ONLY SING FOR MY SUPPER.

[laughing]

WELL, SURE, HELP YOURSELF TO THE HAY.

WE'VE ALREADY EATEN SUPPER, BUT, UH, LET ME SEE

IF MAMA'S GOT SOMETHIN' EXTRA FOR YOU.

OK. COME ON.

[crickets chirping]

[water splashing]

♪♪[guitar playing]

(Jamie) ♪ I WANT TO SEE AN OCEAN ♪

♪ KNOW IF IT TASTES OF SALT ♪

♪ SWIM AN UNNAMED RIVER ♪

♪ RUNNING WILD ♪

♪ LIVE IN A CITY OF STRANGERS ♪

♪ WHERE NEIGHBORS DON'T KNOW MY NAME ♪

♪ WHERE I AM ME ♪

♪ AND NOT MY PARENTS' CHILD ♪

♪ SOME NEED ROOTS TO GROW ON ♪

♪ BUT I'M A BLOSSOM MAN ♪

♪ NEVER SAW A FIREFLY CAUGHT ♪

♪ THAT SMILED ♪

♪ RAINBOWS DIE AT SUNSET ♪

♪ AND LAUGHTER HAS NO SEA ♪

♪ MY NAME IS NOW ♪

♪ WON'T BE TOMORROW'S CHILD ♪♪

HI.

HI THERE.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SONG.

THANKS.

DID YOU SING FOR YOUR SUPPER?

I WASN'T WORTH IT. YOUR MAMA'S A GOOD COOK.

THE STARS ARE LIKE DIAMONDS ON VELVET TONIGHT.

THE MOON'S UP, TOO.

GONNA BE HERE IN THE MORNIN'?

FOR BREAKFAST.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, MARY ELLEN.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TRAVELIN' AROUND SEEING THINGS?

SINCE I WAS 15.

WHAT'S IT LIKE?

EVERY DAY IS SO DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE BEFORE.

GOOD NIGHT, JAMIE.

MAUDE GORMLEY.

SHE LIVES WAY OUT IN THE STICKS,

BUT SHE'S THE PERSON THAT YOU'D WANT TO SEE.

YOU THINK SHE MIGHT SING SOME OF HER OLD SONGS FOR ME?

I MEAN, MY BEING A STRANGER.

WELL, MAYBE IF ONE OF US WENT WITH YOU.

OH, AND YOU'RE ALL BUSY.

AND YOU PROBABLY WANT TO GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP

BEFORE TOMORROW, TOO.

IT SURE HAS BEEN NICE TALKING TO YOU ALL.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ON A FRONT PORCH IN A LONG TIME.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, JAMIE. GOOD NIGHT.

HE SAID THAT, UH, WHEN HIS EARS ARE TIRED OF LISTENING

AND HIS EYES ARE TIRED OF SEEIN',

THEN HE JUST MIGHT SETTLE DOWN SOMEPLACE.

YOU THINK HE'S LAZY, JOHN-BOY?

HE HELPED ME WITH THE CHORES WITHOUT MY ASKING.

SURE IS FULL OF WANDERLUST.

WELL, A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD LIKE

TO TRAVEL THESE DAYS, IF THEY COULD.

YEAH.

MIKE HACKETT, HE TRAVELS 40 MILES A DAY

TO GET A JOB THAT PAYS LESS THAN 50 CENTS AN HOUR.

YEAH.

I KNOW, HARD TIMES. I SAID, "IF THEY COULD."

I GUESS JAMIE'S JUST BUSY DOIN' SOMETHIN' ELSE

THAN WE'RE ACCUSTOMED TO.

LIKE WRITIN' DOWN OLD MAUDE'S SONGS.

YOU THINK HER SONGS NEED WRITIN' DOWN?

HE THINKS THEY DO.

HE'S A NICE-MANNERED BOY.

READY FOR BED, MARY ELLEN?

YEAH.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M SORRY, DADDY,

FOR SASSING YOU THE WAY I DID

AND BEIN' DISRESPECTFUL.

THAT'S ALL OVER WITH.

CAN I KISS YOU GOOD NIGHT?

OH, I COULDN'T GET TO SLEEP WITHOUT IT.

YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL GROWN UP

BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, MARY ELLEN.

I WAS LOOKIN' AT THE STARS.

YOU KNOW, THE STARS ARE SO FAR AWAY

THAT BY THE TIME THE LIGHT FROM THEM GETS HERE,

THEY'RE ALL BLOWN UP.

GONE.

THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT SEEING THINGS I WANT TO SEE

AND DOING THINGS I WANT TO DO.

BY THE TIME I GROW UP, THEY WON'T BE HERE.

[sighing]

GOOD NIGHT, JOHN-BOY.

GOOD NIGHT, MARY ELLEN.

DADDY, MAYBE MARY ELLEN

COULD TAKE JAMIE UP TO MAUDE GORMLEY'S.

I'M SURE THAT'D BE A REAL TREAT FOR HER.

CAN'T DO THAT, SON.

GOT A WHOLE ORCHARD FULL OF APPLES JUST WAITIN' ON US.

YEAH, I'M GONNA TURN IN, TOO.

GOOD NIGHT, MAMA. GOOD NIGHT, JOHN-BOY.

DADDY. GOOD NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, DADDY,

I KNOW WHAT MARY ELLEN MEANS ABOUT THOSE STARS.

GOOD NIGHT.

JOHN,

WHY DON'T YOU LET HER GO?

I'LL TELL HER IN THE MORNIN'.

(John-Boy) WE'RE GONNA BE ONE SHORT TOMORROW

AT PICKIN' APPLES.

DADDY'S LETTING MARY ELLEN SHOW JAMIE

THE WAY OVER TO MAUDE GORMLEY'S.

WISH I WERE GONNA HEAR MAUDE SING.

SHE'D SING ALL DAY IF ANYBODY WOULD SIT AND LISTEN.

(Maude) ♪ I WAS BORN ♪

♪ IN EAST VIRGINIA ♪

♪ NORTH CAROLINA I DID ROAM ♪

♪ THERE I MET A FAIR AND PRETTY MAIDEN ♪

♪ HER NAME AND AGE I DO NOT KNOW ♪

♪ HER HAIR IT WAS ♪

♪ OF BRIGHTSOME COLOR ♪

♪ AND HER LIPS OF RUBY RED ♪

♪ ON HER BREAST ♪

♪ SHE WORE WHITE LILIES ♪

♪ THERE I LONGED ♪

♪ TO LAY MY HEAD ♪♪

[all chattering]

[screaming]

I THINK I BROKE IT.

OH...

[flinching]

YES.

BEST GET TO THE DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY.

TAKE THIS. CAREFUL. TAKE HIM UP.

EASY. COME ON.

[grunting]

PA, YOU TAKE HIM IN. COME ON.

EASY.

I'M SORRY, DADDY.

ALL RIGHT, STEP BACK. STEP BACK.

HOLD ON, JOHN-BOY.

WE'LL BE AT THE HOSPITAL SOON.

IT DOESN'T REALLY HURT SO BAD.

HOW LONG HAVE WE GOT

TO FINISH PICKIN' THOSE APPLES?

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

♪ JOHNSON BOYS WERE RAISED IN ASHES ♪

♪ DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO COURT A MAID ♪

♪ TURNED THEIR BACKS AND HIDE THEIR FACES ♪

♪ SIGHT OF A PRETTY GIRL MAKES THEM AFRAID ♪

♪ SIGHT OF A PRETTY GIRL MAKES THEM AFRAID ♪

♪ JOHNSON BOYS EAT PEAS AND HONEY ♪

♪ THEY HAVE EATEN THEM ALL THEIR LIFE ♪

♪ MAKES THE PEAS TASTE MIGHTY FUNNY ♪

♪ BUT IT KEEPS THEM ON THEIR KNIFE ♪

♪ BUT IT KEEPS THEM ON THEIR KNIFE ♪♪

[both laughing]

YOU HEARD MAUDE SING THAT JUST ONCE

AND YOU ALREADY KNOW IT.

IT TAKES PRACTICE.

NOW, YOU JUST STAY RIGHT THERE.

I WANT TO SKETCH YOU.

OK.

JUST RELAX. BUT DON'T MOVE AROUND.

[birds chirping]

[chattering] WINTER'S COMING.

THE SQUIRRELS ARE GATHERING THEIR HAZELNUTS.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE THAT. TOO MANY.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY?

TODAY IS WHAT'S WRONG.

SO MANY PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT TOMORROW'S RAIN,

THEY'RE AFRAID TO ENJOY TODAY'S SUNSHINE.

MY PARENTS ARE LIKE THAT.

NOT YOU?

I DON'T WANT TO BE.

AT NIGHT I WATCH THE SUN SET,

AND I WONDER WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE

WHERE THE SUN IS COMIN' UP.

YEAH.

ARE YOU LIKE THAT?

I'VE BEEN FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA

AND I'VE WATCHED YOUR SUN SLIDE BENEATH THE WAVES

OUT PAST THE GOLDEN GATE.

I WAS IN A HURRICANE ONCE, MARY ELLEN,

THAT RIPPED UP TREES THE SIZE OF YOUR HOUSE

AND BLEW THEM 2 BLOCKS AWAY.

THAT WAS ON THE GULF COAST.

AND EVEN TO PARIS, FRANCE.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN LIVE THERE ON OYSTERS,

AND WHITE WINE, AND CHEESE.

AND THE CHESTNUT TREES, THEY SHED SO MANY BLOSSOMS

THE SIDEWALKS, THEY LOOK LIKE SNOW.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT.

WELL, THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S ME?

YOU'RE BLUSHING, MARY ELLEN.

YOU MADE HER SO PRETTY.

DOESN'T DO YOU JUSTICE.

MARY ELLEN.

HI, MOM.

YOU'RE OUT LATE, AREN'T YOU?

I HAD SUCH A GOOD DAY.

LET'S SIT DOWN FOR A WHILE.

WHERE IS EVERYBODY? IT'S STILL EARLY.

ASLEEP.

THEY WORKED TILL DARK,

ATE SUPPER, AND COLLAPSED INTO BED.

JOHN-BOY BROKE A BONE IN HIS WRIST. HE FELL OUT OF A TREE.

IS HE ALL RIGHT? HE'S FINE.

HE JUST HAS TO WEAR A PLASTER CAST FOR A WHILE.

I'M SORRY I WASN'T HERE.

MARY ELLEN, YOU HAD A SPECIAL DAY, AND I'M GLAD OF IT.

WE ALL NEED ONE NOW AND AGAIN.

JUST TO SAY, "I'M ME," AND NOT WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

IT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY OF MY LIFE.

IT REALLY WAS.

I'M SO GLAD.

I DIDN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T CARE ABOUT JOHN-BOY.

I KNOW YOU DIDN'T.

HE COULDN'T PICK APPLES, AND I WASN'T HERE EITHER.

NOW DON'T YOU FRET OVER IT.

[sighing]

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I LOVE YOU, MAMA.

AND DADDY, AND ALL OF YOU.

AND WE LOVE YOU, TOO.

AND I'M TRULY SORRY ABOUT TODAY.

BUT?

IT'S ALL RUSHING PAST ME.

THAT'S THE WAY IT ALWAYS FEELS.

IT'S ALL GOING BY AND I'M JUST STANDING STILL.

ALWAYS WATCHING AND HEARING ABOUT EXCITING THINGS

AND NEVER DOING ANYTHING.

MARY ELLEN,

MY LIFE IS VERY HAPPY HERE.

VERY RICH.

OH, I HAVE MY BAD DAYS, TOO, BUT...

WELL,

SOME DAY WHEN YOU'RE A LITTLE OLDER

AND YOU FIND A MAN TO LOVE AND CARE FOR,

SOMEONE TO SHARE YOUR DREAMS WITH,

YOU WON'T FEEL SO RESTLESS.

AND IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.

MAMA, I SEE THE LIFE YOU AND DADDY HAVE HERE,

AND I DON'T WANT IT.

NOW, DON'T BE ASHAMED OF YOUR FEELINGS.

THEY'RE HONEST.

I WISH I KNEW HOW I FELT.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS WAS A HOME FOR YOU, HONEY,

NOT A PRISON.

THANKS, DADDY.

JUST DON'T HURRY THINGS.

YOU HAD SOMETHIN' TO EAT?

MMM-HMM.

WELL, MAYBE YOU BETTER GO UPSTAIRS AND GET SOME REST.

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY AND WE'RE ALL PRETTY TIRED.

GOOD NIGHT, DADDY, MAMA.

GOOD NIGHT, MARY ELLEN.

DID YOU EVER TASTE THE OCEAN?

I WONDER IF IT REALLY TASTES SALT.

[draws in breath]

NOW, LIV, ALL CHILDREN GROW UP.

I'M GONNA HAVE NOTHIN' BUT APPLE COBBLER, 3 MEALS A DAY.

BETTER PUT ASIDE SOME MONEY FOR DOC SHACKLEFORD, HONEY.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME GIANT BELLYACHES AROUND HERE.

APPLE COBBLER, HMM?

MY MOTHER HAD A SPECIAL WAY OF MAKIN'

APPLE COBBLER WITH CINNAMON IN IT.

MMM-MMM.

NUTMEG. CINNAMON.

IT WAS NUTMEG.

CINNAMON.

ANYWAY, YOUR GRANDMA HERE

NEVER COULD SEEM TO GET THE KNACK OF IT.

NEVER COULD SEEM TO LEARN.

I LEARNED TO PUT UP WITH YOU, THOUGH.

[all giggling]

[milk squirting]

[mooing] HI.

HEY.

[laughing]

I THINK CHANCE LIKES ME BETTER ONE-HANDED.

WILL YOU TALK TO ME, JOHN-BOY?

WHAT ABOUT?

HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK IT IS

TO BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE?

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

YOU WANT TO BE A WRITER,

BUT YOU STAY HERE AND HELP DADDY.

GIRL, THEY NEED ME HERE.

THEY TOOK CARE OF ME WHEN I WAS A BABY.

FED ME, WIPED MY BOTTOM, MADE ME CLOTHES. LOVED ME.

I FIGURE I OWE THEM SOMETHIN' FOR THAT.

YOU'RE PAYING A DEBT.

NO, I'M NOT PAYIN' A DEBT. IT'S A LOYALTY.

DO YOU LOVE THEM?

OF COURSE, I LOVE THEM.

WE'RE GONNA BE STUCK HERE FOREVER.

NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE STUCK HERE FOREVER.

WHEN WE GET MARRIED, WE'LL GO OFF

AND HAVE A NEW LOYALTY THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT.

JUST LIKE WHEN MAMA LEFT HER PARENTS TO MARRY DADDY.

ARE YOU HAPPY LIVING HERE, JOHN-BOY?

[laughs]

NOT WHEN I HAVE TO MILK THE COW, I DON'T.

I MEAN, REALLY.

YES, I THINK I'M HAPPY HERE.

[sighing]

I'M HAPPY, I GUESS.

AND I'M UNHAPPY, TOO.

JOHN-BOY,

IS SOMETHIN' WRONG WITH ME?

(Jim-Bob) I'M GONNA BUY ME A MACHINE TO MAKE LICORICE WHIP.

(Erin) I SAW A HAT AT IKE GODSEY'S.

IT HAS PINK SILK RIBBONS HANGIN' DOWN THE BACK

AND A LITTLE MAKE-BELIEVE FLOWER

MADE OUT OF VELVET. IT'S SO PRETTY.

YOU ALREADY GOT A HAT.

(Livie) YOU SHOULD LOOK ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS IN THAT.

CAN I HAVE A SIP OF THAT, PLEASE, JIM-BOB?

I HAD MY EYE ON A FISHIN' ROD IN THE MAIL ORDER CATALOGUE.

IT CLAIMED IT CAN FLICK A FLY

AS LIGHT AS A FALLIN' FLAKE OF SNOW.

(Jason) I WANNA GET ME A NEW HARMONICA.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THEM WITH 2 SETS OF HOLES.

YOU CAN PLAY A MELODY AND A HARMONY AT THE SAME TIME.

(John) WELL, I HOPE YOU CAN, JASON.

I CAN'T PLAY EITHER ONE.

[Livie laughing]

(Grandpa) HOOO-WHEE!

[all chattering]

LITTLE RED DEVILS.

[birds chirping]

I THINK SHE'S RUN OFF, JOHN.

SHE COULD HAVE GONE HOME.

MORE LIKELY SHE TOOK OFF AFTER THAT JAMIE.

I'M WORRIED.

WE'LL PACK UP NOW. SHE'S PROBABLY HOME.

♪ I WANT TO SEE AN OCEAN ♪

♪ KNOW IF IT TASTES OF SALT ♪

♪ SWIM AN UNNAMED RIVER ♪

♪ RUNNING WILD ♪

♪ LIVE IN A CITY OF STRANGERS ♪

♪ WHERE NEIGHBORS DON'T KNOW MY NAME ♪

♪ WHERE I AM ME ♪

♪ AND NOT MY PARENTS' CHILD ♪

♪ SOME NEED ROOTS TO GROW ON ♪

♪ BUT I'M A BLOSSOM MAN ♪

♪ NEVER SAW A FIREFLY CAUGHT ♪

♪ THAT SMILED ♪

♪ RAINBOWS DIE AT SUNSET ♪

♪ AND LAUGHTER HAS NO SEA ♪

♪ MY NAME IS NOW ♪

♪ WON'T BE TOMORROW'S CHILD ♪♪

THAT'S ME. I WANT TO SEE THE OCEAN.

THEY SAY AT VIRGINIA BEACH,

THE SAND IS SILVER IN THE MOONLIGHT.

YOU GOT THE HUNGER.

WOULD YOU TAKE ME?

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

16.

YOU'RE A GIRL.

I'D BE SAFE WITH YOU.

I RECKON YOU WOULD.

THANKS, JAMIE. REALLY, THANKS.

YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST, YOU KNOW.

OTHERS HAVE SEEN ME ROLLING FREE,

MADE THE SAME TALK YOU HAVE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

GUESS THEY ALL HAD ROOTS SO DEEP,

THEY NEVER COULD PULL UP AND COME ALONG.

OR IF THEY DID, THEY WENT RIGHT BACK THE DAY AFTER.

NOT ME.

[all chattering]

WELL, YOU SURE ARE LATE. SUPPER'S WARMIN' IN THE OVEN.

IS MARY ELLEN HERE?

WELL, ISN'T SHE WITH YOU?

WE THINK MAYBE SHE'S RUN AWAY.

IF I HAD ANY BRAINS, I WOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMIN'.

WELL, I BET SHE FOLLOWED THAT JAMIE FELLOW.

YOU KNOW, HE MOVED ON?

ALL RIGHT, CHILDREN. GET WASHED UP FOR SUPPER.

DON'T WORRY, MAMA, MARY ELLEN CAN TAKE CARE OF HERSELF.

SHE'S THE BEST FIGHTER IN THE WHOLE SCHOOL.

THANKS, JIM-BOB.

(John-Boy) DADDY WENT TO NOTIFY THE SHERIFF

AND HE'S NOT BACK YET.

I GUESS HE'S CHECKIN' THE BUS STATION AND SUCH PLACES.

IF ANYBODY'S TO BLAME FOR ALL THIS, I THINK IT'S JAMIE.

LEADIN' HIS KIND OF LIFE,

I GUESS YOU DON'T THINK TOO MUCH

ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT YOU DO.

[crickets chirping]

♪♪[guitar playing]

♪ I WAS BORN ♪

♪ IN EAST VIRGINIA ♪

♪ NORTH CAROLINA ♪

♪ I DID ROAM ♪

♪ THERE I MET ♪

♪ A FAIR PRETTY MAIDEN ♪

♪ HER NAME AND AGE I DO NOT KNOW ♪

♪ HER HAIR IT WAS ♪

♪ OF A BRIGHTSOME COLOR ♪

♪ AND HER LIPS OF A RUBY RED ♪

♪ ON HER BREAST ♪

♪ SHE WORE WHITE LILIES ♪

♪ THERE I LONGED ♪

♪ TO LAY MY HEAD ♪♪

WELL, WHAT WAS THAT FOR?

OH, YOU'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE, DONE SO MANY THINGS.

JUST WHAT I WANT. AND YOU'RE SO KIND.

YOU MADE THAT PICTURE SO PRETTY,

AND YOU SANG ME YOUR SPECIAL SONG.

OH, IT WAS JUST A SONG.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN IT FOR MORE THAN THAT.

I RAN AWAY FROM MY FAMILY, YOU KNOW.

I LEFT THEM.

SO YOU'LL BE MY FAMILY NOW. I'LL BE YOURS.

WHAT DO I NEED WITH A FAMILY?

I'LL BE ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO BE.

GO WITH YOU ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

YOU CAN TAG ALONG AS FAR AS VIRGINIA BEACH.

BUT IF I DECIDE TO GO SOMEPLACE ELSE,

OR STOP SOMEWHERE,

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. UNDERSTAND?

BUT WE'RE THE SAME, YOU AND ME.

WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER.

MARY ELLEN,

YOU REMEMBER WHAT I SAID?

THAT EACH DAY STARTS NEW?

I DON'T WANT ANY STRINGS TO MY LIFE.

NOT YOU, NOT ANYBODY.

BUT I LEFT HOME.

WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

YOU COULD COME AND GO.

I WON'T BOTHER YOU.

MARY ELLEN, WILL YOU STOP TRYING TO ACT GROWN UP?

YOU'RE JUST A... A KID.

[crickets chirping]

SHERIFF AND I LOOKED ALL NIGHT, LIV.

THERE'S JUST NO SIGN OF HER.

YOU NEED SOME REST.

WHAT WE NEED IS SOME DAYLIGHT.

IT'S JUST AN HOUR TILL DAWN.

WHY DON'T YOU REST TILL THEN?

[crying]

SHH.

OK, OK, NOW HUSH.

HUSH. SHH.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I THINK I HAVE ONE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I MADE A FOOL OF MYSELF.

WELL, ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT MAMA AND DADDY.

NO MATTER WHAT I DO OR WHAT YOU DO,

WE CAN ALWAYS GO HOME.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

IT'S 5:30.

MARY ELLEN?

SHE'S NOT BACK YET.

I'LL FIX YOU SOME BREAKFAST.

NO NEED, LIVIE. I JUST WANT SOME COFFEE.

[sobbing]

THANK GOD, BABY. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

OH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME, DADDY,

BUT I RAN AWAY AND I WENT TO JAMIE.

HE WASN'T ALL THE WAY I THOUGHT HE WAS

AND I RAN AWAY FROM HIM,

AND JOHN-BOY FOUND ME.

JOHN-BOY, THANK YOU.

SHE WAS ON HER WAY BACK.

I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE CHILDREN I PICKED TO HAVE.

HEY, YOU ALL, COME ON DOWN.

SEE WHO CAME HOME FOR BREAKFAST!

[laughing]

[birds chirping]

(John) ALMOST GOT THEM.

[laughing]

THAT'S WHY THEY CALL ME "SPEEDY" WALTON.

YOU PICK THEM AND WE'LL PACK THEM.

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT.

[grunting]

MR. PICKETT, HERE THEY ARE.

HOW ABOUT THE ONES ON THE FAR SIDE?

CLEANED OUT.

WELL, HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D MAKE IT.

ONCE WE WALTONS GET STARTED ON SOMETHIN',

THERE'S NO STOPPIN' US.

[laughing] I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

WELL, NOW, HERE'S THE HOUSEHOLD MONEY, LIV.

YOU PUT THAT ASIDE.

I THOUGHT WE'D NEVER FINISH.

I DID.

I DON'T THINK I COULD SHAKE ANOTHER HAND,

MUCH LESS PICK ANOTHER APPLE.

I'VE SEEN ENOUGH APPLES FOR A WHILE MYSELF.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

NOW WE'RE GONNA DIVIDE THIS BONUS MONEY UP EQUALLY.

(Erin) OH, NOW I CAN GET MY HAT.

[all chattering]

YOU ALL WELL DESERVE IT, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

I ALWAYS KNEW YOU YOUNG'UNS WOULD BE GOOD FOR SOMETHIN'.

AFTER ALL, I TRAINED YOU.

YOU SURE DID, GRANDPA.

THEY ALL EAT LIKE YOU.

[all laughing]

OH, NOW, THE WALTONS ALWAYS HAD A REPUTATION

FOR DOIN' THINGS SECOND TO NONE.

THEY COME BY IT NATURALLY.

MY GRANDPA WALTON, HE TRAINED MY PAPPY,

AND MY PAPPY TRAINED ME,

AND I'VE DONE LIKEWISE WITH YOU, JOHN.

(Grandma) YOU DIDN'T HAVE A THING TO DO WITH IT.

JOHN'S ALWAYS BEEN A HARD-WORKIN' BOY.

IT'S NATURAL INHERITANCE

JUST LIKE, UH, YOUR RED HAIR AND FRECKLES

AND BIG BLUE EYES.

[all laughing]

$31.90.

ANY OF YOU SCHOLARS CARE TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH THAT IS APIECE?

HOW MANY WAYS TO SPLIT IT?

THERE WERE 11 IN THE FAMILY LAST TIME I COUNTED, ERIN.

DO WE ALL GET THE SAME?

(John) WELL, THAT'S WHAT I PROMISED. YOU DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR?

WE ALL DIDN'T DO THE SAME WORK, DADDY.

THAT'S TRUE.

GRANDMA THERE, SHE DIDN'T PICK ANY APPLES,

BUT, UH, SHE DID THE CHORES

AND MADE MEALS FOR THE REST OF US.

AND ELIZABETH, SHE DIDN'T PICK QUITE AS MANY APPLES AS JASON.

BUT SHE DID HER BEST. WE ALL DID.

WELL, DADDY, IT'S $2.90 APIECE.

(all) $2.90!

(Jason) THAT'S RIGHT!

[all chattering]

HERE YOU GO, SON. 1, 2,

90.

HOW ARE YOU GONNA SPEND YOUR SHARE?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'LL THINK OF SOMETHIN'.

HEY, HOW COME MARY ELLEN ISN'T DOWN HERE?

SHE'S UP IN HER ROOM.

SHE SAID SHE'S THINKIN'.

JUST LAYIN' ON HER BED THOUGH.

SHE DIDN'T DO HER FAIR SHARE, DADDY.

THAT IS TRUE, JASON.

I SAID BEFORE

SOME OF US DID DIFFERENT THINGS,

WE ALL WORKED AS HARD AS WE'RE ABLE

EXCEPT MARY ELLEN.

MAYBE THERE'S A LESSON TO BE LEARNED HERE.

IF WE DO OUR SHARE, WE'RE HONORED IN THE EFFORT.

BUT IF WE DON'T,

THEN WE DON'T DESERVE TO SHARE IN WHAT THE REST EARNED.

MAYBE THAT'S TRUE OF MARY ELLEN.

DADDY, CAN WE TAKE A VOTE ON THAT?

WHAT'S A VOTE?

DADDY, I THINK YOU'RE WRONG.

I DON'T MEAN TO SASS YOU.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, I THINK WE ALL SHARE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS

BESIDES WORK AND MONEY.

AT LEAST I THINK WE OUGHT TO.

DADDY WANTS YOU DOWNSTAIRS RIGHT AWAY.

I'M COMING.

SHE'S COMIN'! SHE'S COMIN'!

SHH.

GRANDMA!

SHH!

[all giggling]

SHH.

WE'VE BEEN COUNTING UP THE, UH, BONUS MONEY FROM THE APPLES, HONEY.

WHERE'VE YOU BEEN?

THINKING.

WE'VE GOT SOMETHIN' NEW FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT.

(Mary Ellen) I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHIN' TO ALL OF YOU.

WHAT IS IT?

I BELIEVE I CAUSED YOU ALL A LOT OF PAIN,

AND I'M SORRY FOR IT.

I WANTED TO SEE AND DO THINGS THAT I CAN'T SEE OR DO HERE.

I STILL DO.

BUT I LOVE ALL OF YOU, AND I'M REALLY SORRY FOR WHAT I DID.

WE LOVE YOU, TOO, MARY ELLEN.

I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THOSE FEELINGS, HONEY.

SOME OF US HAVE HONEST FEELINGS LIKE THAT

AROUND HERE, TOO, SOMETIMES.

WHAT WE'VE DECIDED TO DO,

EACH ONE OF US, IS TO THROW PART OF OUR BONUS MONEY IN,

AND SEND YOU ON A TRIP TO WASHINGTON.

D.C.!

YOU CAN SEE MR. ROOSEVELT.

YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO TRAVEL ON THE BUS BY YOURSELF,

AND YOU CAN STAY WITH YOUR AUNT JESSIE.

[laughing]

DON'T CRY, MARY ELLEN.

I STILL HAVE 70 CENTS LEFT FOR GUMDROPS.

THAT'S 140 GUMDROPS!

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A TOOTHACHE.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO THERE?

(John-Boy) MY SISTER MARY ELLEN WENT TO WASHINGTON, D.C.,

AND SHE SAW ENOUGH NEW THINGS

TO SATISFY HER CRAVING FOR ADVENTURE FOR A LONG TIME.

I LOOKED AT HER WITH NEW EYES AFTER THAT NIGHT

BECAUSE I REALIZED SHE WAS NO LONGER A CHILD.

I GREW UP, TOO, OF COURSE, AND LEFT WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

BUT THE LOVE AND WARMTH I KNEW IN THAT SPECIAL FAMILY

WAS LIKE A PEBBLE DROPPED IN WATER

THAT RIPPLES THROUGH MY LIFE TO THIS DAY.

(Jim-Bob) MAMA?

(Livie) YES, JIM-BOB?

WHERE DO YOU RECKON MARY ELLEN IS RIGHT THIS MINUTE?

WHERE DO YOU THINK SHE IS?

AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

(Erin) HAVING TEA WITH MRS. ROOSEVELT.

(Jason) I'LL BET SHE'S HAVING TEA WITH MR. ROOSEVELT.

(John-Boy) PROBABLY TELLIN' HIM HOW TO RUN THINGS.

(John) IN THAT CASE, THE COUNTRY'S IN GOOD HANDS.

GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.

(all) GOOD NIGHT, MAMA AND DADDY.

(male narrator) IN A MOMENT,

SOME SCENES FROM THE NEXT EPISODE OF THE WALTONS.