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In those days before Thanksgiving 1947

It seemed unlikely that we will sit down

together as a family for the traditional dinner.

The years of growing up repassing and

we were caught in the tides of our individual lives

separated by much more than miles

Why did you do that? Because I'm your husband

and besides your crazy

about a man

Well, I wonder if I want another one of those

of you to help me with the groceries?

about both? Okay.

This is an offer tonight, isn't it? Oh no,

I gotta hit start on Thanksgiving

give me some beats

to John Curtis.

I told him to come play in the yard but not to go any further.

You know? Yes. And in his shoes. Give them half a chance.

He'll run off you blank and he's gone.

Elizabeth. Supposed to keep an eye on him right

I wasn't gone for two minutes.

Find Elizabeth

he's gone.

No, what's the matter with you?

Something's been bothering you for a long time now.

Nobody's going to be here for Thanksgiving.

John boy isn't Mom and Daddy can't

I'm sorry everybody sorry, but nobody understands.

And we aren't together that it isn't Thanksgiving

you are

I knew you'd be here. Could you ever come down where I live?

Nobody there believes you're my friend.

Sometime maybe

where you going?

Oh, just taking the bell out

on our constitutional say Jim Bob.

I got a tar that is nothing but patches.

You got an inner tube in there?

Sure what size you need?

Well, I'll make do with anything you got but

I ain't got any catch.

That's a problem.

Of course we'll be needing a turkey for Thanksgiving.

Say no ordinary turkey.

This hurts. Ethel Bella, a friend and companion.

Well, I've known her ever since she was an egg.

Sorry, antsy I can't help you.

I do have some chickens. You might be able to try me

loose of coop full now

I need that truck darling.

robot part of the deal now what am I supposed to do?

Leave her in there tonight she will be no trouble

thanks for the interview

what can I do for you? My name is Sweeney

this airs out Peterson.

We got to garage over and rock fish.

We're just closing her up. But maybe you might be interested

in expanding this little place yours.

What's your selling parts, gas tanks, piston rods,

radiators, fuel pumps, fuel lines.

You name it, we got it. We'd like to get rid of the whole kit and caboodle.

Just one customer you know.

We got 1000s of dollars worth of merchandise here on a truck.

We're gonna let it go for $500

Cash Money on the barrel. Hey, looky here, fan belts,

and belts, we got 200 fan belts.

This case right here all by itself

that's worth two to $300

you could be rich JimBob

will have $500 though.

Barely goodbye as it is.

It's too bad.

If people found out you had spare parts

market cornered,

you'd have more business than you can handle.

My other problem? My partner went away to college

and I don't have anybody to help.

Well, sir, you can't say

we didn't give her tracking that day.

What you do is you change your mind.

You're gonna give me a call at this number

right here.

You fellas Wait a sec. All right.

Are you crazy person up a deal because

you heard what they said they're asking for $500 in cash,

but I could be your new partner if you wanted me to.

I mean, I need gotta send him money but Lord knows

I can fix anything on wheels.

About your barbershop

barbershop. green cup

nobody's hair since I cut off Casper Farley

zero old

What do you say?

Partners? ANC.

Okay, fellas, let's talk for a minute.

Let's go

Hello, daddy. It's me, Ben.

How are you? Good Ben.

Is everything all right? Oh, everything's fine.

Has mama. She's alright son.

It's a long process.

Recovery you know?

You sound worried daddy? No.

I don't want you to be worried either. Son.

It's just my patience gets a little thin sometimes I guess.

Too bad. You can't be here for Thanksgiving.

might be good for all of us.

And I wish I could

just everything is so disconnected without you around.

This is tough on all of us. Ben.

Give mom a big kiss from all of us. Okay.

As your Will you give everybody a hug for me?

I will be thinking about your Thanksgiving.

Sitting around a big table

Night My

Look, then I can finish this.

You got a doctor?

I don't need a doctor.

We need something

I get out of you

Sure is.

Something wrong

I could use some air

A lot more.

Hello, everybody.

Wait usual sorry.

Glad you're still awake

it's everybody

else

all right now

Crack is that

Wait a minute.

I wasn't talking about you.

I was talking about myself.

What's the matter? Mudjimba?

I don't know.

Sometimes I think this whole family is falling apart.

Sister

Thank you.

More coffee

recharge the old batteries.

But I never

Somewhere where I can't find you.

I've just been doing a lot of wandering lately.

I'll be 30 Jason

That was supposed to be a joke.

what's out the window.

Rest of the World.

You're gonna have to talk to me about some time.

About what

Well, it seems to me that you'd prefer that

you're one I'm just tired of being surrounded.

Sometimes I feel like I'm boxed in

I think we should go away for Thanksgiving.

Maybe we could spend it with your father.

I thought you

Is

it is from a more gracious time.

Bless you, sister. Thank you.

Gone Bill

I wouldn't try.

This is a wall.

How are the radio scripts going?

well

You may be sick or tired.

You may just need the change

or the well maybe dry

are the only one that can find that out.

The only One

Well, private anyway

I need some advice

So do

you think you can sell this place

there I ask your plans

Nope.

I see. Well

well we shall simply tend to get you in a car if

You know, I made a lot of money one year

right and chicken cups

I sold my hot rod. They would have taken it

and trade

we got to think of some I've been out of work four and a half years.

Father knew to

you too. But Arizona mostly

mostly thinking about money.

And that was Ebola. after Thanksgiving every time I see a wall

I'll see a little hard to

it was with his drew come home for Thanksgiving.

No, he's spending it with his grandparents.

Just another person who isn't going to be here.

can't be landing around here.

Sure. kiters hay field on the other side of rockfish

it's been barnstorming all over the country.

Do you want over Washington for a while.

he goes all over the country.

He makes a few bucks and moves on.

Could you find Arizona

couldn't fly me and that crate

her name used to be Isabella

but we're not going to call her that she's not a pet.

You understand? Then what are we gonna call her?

Food

we can still play with her cat

we Johnny turkeys don't play nice.

So just forget she's here. Okay.

Now we're gonna give her some feed and water

trying to fatten her up

she'll taste a whole lot better than she looks

come Thanksgiving

not only is no one coming home for Thanksgiving.

But half the people already here are leaving.

Maybe you want to try to toughen up Elizabeth.

Don't try to hold on to the old ways.

Everybody else has already outgrown them. Why?

Can't stay a baby forever?

I'm not a baby. It's just I like to have my family and friends

around me in an important time like Thanksgiving.

Where do you think you're going?

Far away from here, Elizabeth.

I don't suppose we'll be back for Thanksgiving.

I'll try. That's the best I can promise Elizabeth.

I'm sorry. But that's just the way it is.

You don't need to yell.

Sorry. Me too.

Jim Bob Give me those Yancey

I picked up Mike

who's yard

growing wild in the forest

great boxes candy cheap.

Oh yeah, well if it's for yanchi

I'll make sure it's real cheap

great candy and cheap

No, no I'll call you later.

No no no, I'll call you

oh no

when I see the price

JimBob

oh a suit and tie and buying a box of candy.

How's it bucket?

Okay,

should my AMI beat you?

Wouldn't hurt

tell Jason to drop back.

I can easily on a trip somewhere.

Oh, where did he go? Well, North East

I don't know

where to go Jason

John Curtis

he's got a target.

He says we're gonna eat it.

Please come She's awful big.

John Curtis

Oh, what am I gonna do with you?

Now you can meet my friend

she was just there. Did you see him?

He'll be back.

Fully right here for a lot today.

Honey. We have to get on to Jonesy now

Good afternoon was maybe Bob yesterday.

What a pleasant surprise.

You come in. Thank you

system because here, Jim, Bob.

See, please sit down.

Yeah, brand new ladies ease.

How perfectly lovely.

Very thoughtful.

Thank you.

Now to what do we owe this unexpected pleasure?

How can sister and I ever repay such kindness?

Had you ladies like to go

into the garage business?

Hi, there. Hey, you're home early.

I'm glad that we could spend most of the afternoon together.

But I had to go find John Curtis.

He was up on the mountain again.

Well, you shouldn't yell that come with you.

He talks to an imaginary friend up there.

I'm starting to talk to Isabella

Isabella. Oh, I thought we'd ever over to dinner

one of these days.

I get frightened Jones out like him

running off like that.

You just give him a few more years and you'll start running off after girls.

You don't think it's serious? Now?

Johnny's just going through a phase it'll pass.

I hope it passes soon. Even Isabella has an imaginary friend

me.

trusting her doctor is one of the biggest mistake

this dumb birds ever made.

Hello, brother.

Well, don't blink me away.

I need a place to sleep

I still can't believe it.

I just answered the door and this big mountain boy standing there.

I should have given you some warning.

I'm not complaining.

Display suits you.

I like it.

You read all these books

more than once.

I like Hemingway. And Faulkner will.

Now F Scott Fitzgerald I have trouble with.

That's because you're a mountain boy Fitzgerald was a city slicker.

You're turning into a pretty good one yourself.

Tell me something.

Were you dead? Sure

when you left home that this was the move for you?

No, it was positive. Why are you thinking about making a move?

I'm not getting anywhere.

It's the same thing the same songs

night after night.

I can almost feel the time passing.

Sometimes it moves and you stand still.

That's the worst. I need more study.

I want it I want to compose.

But there's the dewdrop to run and pop tunes to play.

It's a living though. A good one.

There's a lot to be said for that.

That's the last thing I expected to hear you say?

You're the one who gave up everything

your own newspaper to come here

seemed like a good decision

sometimes I wonder how things would have been

if I'd stayed home

be nice if we had a crystal ball wouldn't it

and I could look in there and know if I had the talent

to change my life

here with this

the young man of this land or not,

as they're often called a lost race.

They are erased that has never yet been discovered.

The whole secret power and knowledge of their own discovery

is locked within them.

They know it feel it have the whole thing in them

and they could not utter it

almost wolf

you're saying I have to unlock it myself.

Like Bell says you're the only one who can.

mama with you know, but she told me to give you this.

Ginger by this morning. You must have known in your heart.

I was his son.

How are you?

Pick up the bag. Let's go inside.

Come on. Are you been guilty?

I'll recognize you in a taxi. Good.

Dan Curtis, come on. Oh, it's daddy

give me a break

may change your mind about coming daddy. Your mama did she thought

Thanksgiving was a better time and wait until the middle of January.

Certainly is a better time for us.

A mom is not going to be alone on Thanksgiving.

She know she's got plenty of friends.

Besides, she's hoping I'll bring her back all the news

about what's going on around here. Sure, plenty of that.

You want to go up on me?

My friend will show Jonker just but not today.

Today. I want to be with all my family.

About ugly grandpa.

Thank you on how about you come on.

What's your brother's name?

Charlie. Charlie, look at you.

Look at that. isn't nice.

Isn't he something?

You haven't been in say hi to my dad yet.

I'll be long fingers

got enough people on his hands as it is.

Well, that's the wonderful thing about Daddy.

He makes time for everyone.

As long as you gotta be in town for Thanksgiving.

Stay here don't you

haven't seen him in months.

It would mean a lot to him if we were both here

thank you. I'll go tell him

you been here two days already outfitting the porch

nice to be active honey.

Place in Arizona is so small. There's nothing to do.

Sometimes I just sit around watching the sun go down.

Does that tell you how glad I am to have you here?

This Yeah, half dozen times, but it's nice to hear.

And I'll say it again. If you're in here,

it wouldn't be Thanksgiving.

I appreciate you saying that, Elizabeth.

But I doubt it's true.

And it's for me in the house may be full.

Just like it always was. But still.

Your mom aren't here.

It feels empty.

I know what you mean.

I'm feeling sorry for yourself. Have you Miss Elizabeth?

You got to count your blessings.

That way you can have a happy Thanksgiving even if you're alone.

Oh mama be happy

Yes, you'll be happy.

She knows she's got a lot to be grateful for.

Especially for having a daughter like you.

Hey, brother, hey, I never thought I'd get here.

New York is one crazy town.

What's a bad time of day to hail a cab? You should walk?

did. I walked I ran.

I tell you about Dr. Langer.

Milton Langer works with only the finest concert pianist.

That's the one went to his office.

The Secretary said he might not be able to see me for days.

Try patience. You've got days when I don't need them.

Guess who walked in and said I'm going to take you to a myself.

Pet rescue?

Nope. Better.

Professor Bowen from kleinburg.

So I met Langer and I played him one of my compositions.

So what did he say? Well, that we needed work the composition and I,

but he heard me John boy,

and he wants me to come back. Wonderful. That's promising.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

I finished your beer.

Waiter. Two bears.

I had to come meet who made you smile like that?

Jamie, this is my brother Jason Jane Schuler.

You've heard? Well, he writes letters once in a while.

Jason is interested in concert music. He had a good interview today.

Good for you. And you'll be staying in New York.

Maybe the past few days have been encouraging.

You're going to join us. Oh, I can't.

They may not look like clients.

But they are. I miss you.

I love anyone. It makes them smile.

If you go back to that mountain in Virginia,

take them with you for a while.

She's in love.

I'm in love with her.

Ex.

Should I take you home?

drawn a minute if it were there.

It is there. And everybody misses you.

Want to see grandpa?

Strong full of life?

Mom and Daddy working hard.

Full of love. I want to see us

tripping over each other's lives.

Laughing just laughing

What else is back there?

I think I must have left my talent back there.

And so much I can't discover

any more joy and work.

Ah the wonder of the city.

Astonishment it just simply being alive.

I had those things once

ebbed away

I'm sick brother.

I think I need To be home

that's where we're gonna go

as soon as we can.

Let's get the bill and get out

morning, son, morning, daddy.

I have feeling okay.

Sure. Good to see you here.

If I ask you how you're really feeling you're gonna tell me the truth.

I'm tired. Honestly, that's all there is to it.

I just had to get back to the phases.

I know on the kind of air

I remember the special feeling of this place.

Give us a little wait.

Maybe a little I'm fine. No, don't worry about me.

Anything I can do for you? Yeah,

if a girl named Jane Schuler calls

I want to talk to her Jane shoulder.

She mentioned something about her.

Everything I hear I like

just talking about or makes me feel better already.

Afternoon Johnny, Where you off to?

I think she's been expecting you.

Isn't that sick? We got hit by a car last week,

but he's coming along just fine.

Coming home. I don't know.

She had a lot of classes today.

studying to be a doctor is our work.

You know my daddy or you know,

but we've talked about this before.

keep forgetting.

I'm married to your mom.

So that makes me Your stepdad.

That means we're real good friends.

Me too, Jenny.

Can't sleep either.

Jonesy hasn't come home yet.

I thought he might be working in the barn. No Jr.

Estep called him at separate times.

But his horse

usually it's the other way around. He waits up for me.

Daddy has been up and down all night long

he needs mama. Those two are never any good apart.

No couple is.

I wish I'd been just like her.

Just as understanding just as loving just as unselfish

would play second base for us.

I wasn't bad was i

You were the best just better than you.

And you were always so modest.

What do you suppose made me like that?

I used to think I could do everything.

So I tried it all.

Mary Ellen meets herself coming and going

that's what grandma would say.

You weren't too bad at that yourself.

Think nothing of writing a whole newspaper if you had to.

And now serious work like your books.

I haven't written anything serious in nearly a year

I don't know if I ever will again.

You're tired you need rest

thank you doctor that's certainly the first medicine

I'm going to try

labeled all that stuff

we want to know is the inventory

all humans have always had a car looks like this going on way back

to the old judge.

They never drive very far.

So by for Thanksgiving, the cousin Octavius.

I keep running for him.

Mister, keep a lot of cars running with all that stuff in there.

More all the time. That suits me just fine.

I'm crazy. I like it right here on Waltons mouth.

I like what I do to sound crazy to me.

Well, you tell that to Ben or Jason.

Sounds like you've already told Ben things I should branch out.

Maybe open two or three places.

That's not your style. Jason tells me

I should go back to school and learn some more.

Listen, if you're where you want to be and you're doing what you want to do.

You're way ahead of the game.

Yeah. Thanks, Danny.

Well, I'm here to discuss that with the seller.

When would you have to know?

Oh, that's that's the only free time you have.

Could you hold on a moment please?

Would you be here with thanksgiving?

I will but you don't. Yes.

We will be happy to accommodate you. We'll be here

all through the holidays.

Thank you so much for carving. Good that

Corbett's you don't have to stay home.

I can show the dewdrop you and I go on ahead to Williamsburg

I wouldn't up think of it would not.

Now this man Zimmerman, he has a place right outside of Raleigh.

And My sources tell me that he is very successful.

That sounds good. But I don't want you changing your plans on my account.

I will be there when we close the deal.

Jason Hey, I

that's your daddy. Oh, real good. Thanks. We're keeping him home for Thanksgiving.

That's great. Listen, you tell him I'm gonna try to drop out before we leave.

I was just saying to Jason, that

I feel a genuine pull to be near

our own heart this Thanksgiving.

But karma we just made reservations in Williamsburg.

And we went to the trouble we get this costume.

I've gotta be going.

I'll say hey to my daddy for

that Mr. Godsey on Thanksgiving of all holidays.

One should be at home.

Corbett, I just put a deposit on hotel.

No deeper.

But I've been thinking it over and I have changed my mother.

I really don't like the idea of spending

Thanksgiving with strangers.

Okay. How about sharing it with our daughter?

Well, I I do hate to say no.

After I've said yes. Well,

not to put my foot down.

Hello, Miss Fanny. Would you connect me

with a woman's dormitory at Boatright College?

Right. Thank you.

Hello.

Hello. I'd like to speak with Amy Godsey plays.

This is your father.

Thank you.

They're going down the hall again. And she's in a row.

Tread lightly. Mr. Godfrey,

I did tell her she could spend the holidays with Corbin.

I know how to be sensitive to her needs.

Hi, Daddy, who gave you the idea that

you could spend Thanksgiving away from your family?

Don't you understand? You're breaking your mother's heart

and mind to Daddy, please.

I'm just gonna have to put my foot down.

Daddy, I've already got my bus ticket.

I'll be arriving at three o'clock on Thanksgiving Day.

Well,

the more I thought about it, the more I decided

I wanted to be with you.

I love you. Daddy. I love you too.

Bye

she's coming home. She's going to be with us on Thanksgiving

Nice to see you.

Nice to have our favorite home for the holidays.

Can't a little package for you.

For me a girl. Thanksgiving remember?

A little smile. That's what popper used to call the rest of

you to look fit.

Now we've had coals but unfortunately we're much better.

So now we're honorbound to go to cousin Octavius for Thanksgiving.

Is that a dreadful thing to say?

I know the poor dear enjoys having you

know remember cousin Octavian John much of anything.

She always enjoyed ruling the roost, especially our roast our sister.

That's enough about our family tyrant.

Jim Bob has rented our car and the drive over there.

Beautiful. John boy, we keep expecting word about your new novel.

Yeah. Well, thanks for your interest Miss Mamia.

You'll be hearing about it one of these days.

Well, we'll be thinking of you on Thanksgiving.

Do rest and take care of yourself.

Gasoline I smell gasoline

but love it underneath your car?

Yes, all over the ground.

Be the gas tank or the fuel line.

Got a new fuel line.

Brand new JimBob just put it on.

At least it didn't call have to say anything

sister

good ones on the top

stuff on the bottom is a word that said

never we can put on to some other use

good razor strap.

Let's face it. Yes.

We've been had

all I can think of as a poor ball

What do you think sister?

Well you know it's Papa's money

don't let us talk them into it

with the flowers in the candy

empty well at least they'll end up with something.

What's that? Your garage?

Remember you told them it was there as if you didn't pay him back?

Yeah, so you got to help me get out

of this mess this garage is all I've got.

Well maybe you want to call the sheriff

I don't think that do any good Sweeney and Peterson

are probably in Tennessee by now

well that leaves you Jimbo

leaves me were

holding the bag

because he's still out of town.

doesn't stay in one place for too long anymore.

Well, someone should answer

it's gonna be disappointed

who's counting on us?

I'm sorry.

It doesn't matter

I think you should stay here anyway.

And you're going

I need some time alone

I love you Aaron.

But I think we both could stand to be apart for a while

finding what I thought we needed was to be together

No, I didn't

I knew we were coming to this

where you going

to play special just

just away from here.

I guess there isn't any way to make this easier.

There's no reason to make it any longer

harder

you'll hear from me?

All right.

day sun suffer

pretty busy.

Get the ball one shoe line fixed.

And just put another one on.

Only this one will work.

Got it from a garage and rockfish

looks to me like getting a fuel line

there to supply the whole east coast.

Baldwin's got the best of the punch.

Yeah, those two guys seemed okay.

Closing out their garage. They said sell on their stock

cheap. So what struck them to

bet they load up that truck every morning and

say drive me to the nearest fool.

So your money?

It's not the worst of it?

Did he use the Baldwins money.

Assembly let it slip.

I didn't give him a bad deal. Daddy promised him free car care.

Well, I paid back the loan and

told him I could pay him back next month.

Not a bad deal.

But you should have come to someone in the family.

I couldn't go to you. I couldn't go to John boy

and tried to ask Jason but he didn't hear me.

Yancey Tucker wanted to help

but all he did was run away when things went sour.

So he promised the Baldwins the world

really feel bad about it.

Give a lot of hadn't.

If you're looking for a partner about me,

you don't want to do that Daddy

got enough on your mind as it is? And enough bills.

Everyone needs a second chance on day one.

Why don't we pay off Miss Mamie and Miss Emily

and start over again

the idea how good that sounds me daddy.

Think I have an idea.

Aaron

Paul left. He he thinks that it would be better

if we spent some time apart.

Talk about it any I could do

this I knew it was happening

I couldn't stop it too

I just can't believe it's coming

you talked to him no but I can see he married his girl

and he inherited her whole family

started out that way things happen

gradually are living here below

working with Ben and me

not not understanding that kind of privacy

at Paul needed

privacy is a real personal need honey

some people need a laminator

I hope all finds when he meets obedience

me

he'll be here you'll see

I come here all the time to save

your various told you

is tall. big, tall and strong

always here

best way in the world to get rid of your tensions.

And you know I'd be up here for you

love these words and you want to be close to Aaron.

I want to be right next to Erin.

Alone with the thought of that before you married her

and agreed to moving into the house.

I suppose you're angry with me.

Seems to me you're walking away from your problems

instead of dealing with them.

I came up here to think

I'm many solutions

only that I love your daughter very much.

Glad to hear that.

What are you gonna do about this problem?

Keep coming up here and chopping wood I guess.

Once you move up here with Aaron,

plenty of privacy.

I can't bring her up here.

You have the windows are broken out.

all I got for heating is a fireplace

not to mention the plumbing. There is none.

I may have an answer for that.

You do, please. I'd like to hear it

that's it

misure you don't know me,

but my name is Lizabeth wall.

I know you better than you might think.

How's your brother?

He's fine. I'm calling to invite you

to spend Thanksgiving with us on Walton's Mountain.

Oh, well, how very nice of you.

The problem is I have this puppy named stormy.

He was lost and I kind of took him in.

I was going home to Iowa. But it's so far away.

I decided to just stay here in New York.

Well do you think at a time?

Well, I'd have to test stormy out on a bus to see if he travels well.

I just thought I'd give it a try.

So Ally Thank you

Elizabeth. Bye Bye

Bye

Well you eat

Hey Come on eat stop looking at me and eat

your dinner come on

gotta get you fat

me gonna ring enough

when the time comes I'll get it

done that you're supposed to save lives

not to hunger drives

a man to great extremes Elizabeth

should quit that. She will Yeah, she will

Won't she she's getting pretty fat

Yes she is.

We'll need to know how much she's going to weigh

afterwards you roast them so much pound

I'll let you know don't

don't talk about this in front of her

all right never whisper in front of chickens

or pigs and never know

what happened in this world

do you approve

the short do put a lot of life into this place

balls a good grasp and in Banner a good combination.

Yeah, I hope he and Erina

they'll find out

ready to talk some talk about what

John boy you got to kind of face it says a lot.

You don't need to talk

having a problem much my face doesn't say that.

It did. Miss Mamie asked you how your novel was coming

she was I mean Your face is doing it right now

well I don't think I can write anymore

maybe I had a passing flair for it but I don't think I'm a writer

so that's it he's gonna let it go that

well what else can I do?

I don't know some power here

he'd probably tell you a story and you could figure it out

I got a better idea

I have walked the landmines footsteps of all my father's

back in time to where the first one truck and stopped

sauce guy felt when bent to the Mother Earth

and called this home.

This mountain this pine and hemlock oak and Poplar,

Laurel wild and Rhododendron rockin soil

long rich for growing home and mountain.

Father Mother.

Road to the seeds, the sons and daughters

to walk the old paths to look back in pride

honored heritage to hear its laughter and

its song to grow to stand and

be themselves one day remembered.

I have walked the land in the footsteps of all my father's

I saw yesterday and look now to tomorrow.

John Walton Jr John you can't write

don't ever tell me you can't write.

Son. You're not gonna get where these films are.

Yeah.

I'll try not better.

Or kick your butt.

I'm gonna do without you, Isabella.

You mean more to me no later tubes in the world

sure fattened you up from a slaughter.

I want you to Think kindly of all Yancy Tucker now.

I don't want you for being mad at me

but trying to think on the good times we had together.

Morning Nancy

Jones. I didn't know you sir.

I hope you're not thinking about kidnapping our prized Thanksgiving turkey.

Well, I admit I thought about it, but I turned from crime years ago,

as she's a real beauty.

Man is the road we walked together.

Wow, look at it this way.

Yes. She's fulfilling her destiny.

She is. Sure to sad and lonely Turkey

that doesn't die in the name of thanksgiving.

Well, I never thought of it that way.

Are you rest easy?

She wants it this way.

Thanks, Jonesy.

See you tomorrow. Once you come by and see

what a work of art we turn her into.

I'll do that

you go sweetheart.

For business, I got some coffee.

You want some despod?

Find what you're looking for in New York.

I'm not sure. How do you know I was looking for something.

It's hard to keep a secret around here.

Core Beth? John Boyd till he's worried

about you know.

Not sure if this is the place for me to be daddy.

It's right for Ben and JimBob.

But there's a gap in my life and the dewdrop doesn't fill it.

You got any plans? Dreams? Yeah.

Plans? Well, I'd like to go back to New York.

Get on with my music.

What's holding you here?

The family needs me here daddy.

You can think about that son. Look at John boy.

He's getting a lifestyle for himself in New York.

But the money from the dewdrop

book Ben's doing all right with the mill.

Jim, Bob's got that little garage gone.

Not scared. I met a man in New York.

A great teacher and a brilliant musician.

But he lives like a pauper.

I never thought much about material things.

Add my family and my work made me happy.

You got to decide what's important to you in life son.

I don't even know where to begin.

I think you do

here's the blackstrap molasses Octavio wanted

Thank goodness it's the last jar we have left.

Well now we must go out into the garden

and pick some fragrant herbs.

I hate to say this but everything in Octavia

smell sweet sour milk.

I'll get it sister. Perhaps some of the needles recipe.

Thank goodness we didn't go running off

to Octavius leave someone in need

a treat to come in for a visit.

Sister. We have a Thanksgiving

visitor.

Welcome Elizabeth.

Can I bring you some tears of milk and cookies

or anything at all? Thank you. I came over to see if I could

perhaps convince you to spend Thanksgiving at Walton's Mountain

instead of going over to Octavius

or packing. But with great reluctance.

Why don't we just stand up to Octavian

say no for a change? Because it's not good manners.

This is 1947 Well now what does that mean?

I've had good manners all my life.

Perhaps it's time for a change.

Does that mean you're not going to Octavius

Well, it means Elizabeth.

That we will give the matter some serious thought.

Indeed yes.

My God,

ma Elizabeth

you have to do with this?

She sure did. She insisted I drive over to Buckingham County

and bring grandma right

it's about time somebody did

Hello, you're gonna get it all cleaned up here

you'll do the custom watch grandma.

You're still the best. Here

I thought she'd be bigger.

They dress down quite a bit.

Grandma used to seeing Gen Z you practically made friends. Turkey.

Elizabeth has a tendency to exaggerate

just glad it was you that killed Isabella

you answered never forgive me.

Well, I've done my part and now if everybody else does theirs

it'd be pretty good dinner

never thought he'd get up the nerve.

Please use that thing it was seen him born and

you seen him die getting the truck

what come on get the truck

come on

actually, it's not the most up to date centrifuge.

I bought it secondhand from event in Charlottesville but it works.

He's getting fancy around here.

It's coming along. Little by little

we're putting it all together. Business is good.

Never thought I'd see this bar news or anything like this.

Have you seen John Curtis?

I haven't seen him. I haven't seen him since breakfast.

Nobody has he's been gone a long time

we helped me find him.

Let's go What a way to start a Thanksgiving Day

why are we here?

Come on. I got something

I want to show you

I see you've done some painting.

Yeah, still a lot to do.

I gotta put the plumbing in.

I think the sink of yesterday and rockfish

and I figured that I could put a kitchenette right over here

yeah, we'll be ready for a few more months

you're gonna live up here

like find some pretty girl

we make it livable

well I don't know.

But I suppose that I might know someone

who would want the child

I love you

just put up here.

If you pour that in there and that in here,

take all this put in there and then mix it up.

Use your hands.

Okay. All right.

Are you looking forward to having Thanksgiving

Turkey

Turkey name is

Isabella Do you like

what noices do turkeys make?

Double Double Double Double

Double Double

I thought it was a gobble

What do you want to be when you go out a mommy

how many babies you can have

six of them

why?

Because you want to

always get what you want

always

John Curtis

he was along here the last time he ran off

well let's spread out

cover more ground

that way

I feel so sorry for the poor bus driver

having to work on Thanksgiving.

Can I in a store?

My parents will show you to the Waltons house thanks

Jane sure I can

Corvette Gods you my parents. Very nice to meet you.

How do you do? Aren't you V Jane

shooter of New York City?

Yes. And this is Stormy.

I didn't want to leave them alone in my apartment.

This is the young lady the John boy spoken

up so off

John boy,

John boy Well, I guess you'll be wanting me

to give you right out of the house now.

Oh, that's all right. I can walk if you'll

just tell me where it is. Oh, we wouldn't dream of it.

We'll give you a ride. We're all going there for dinner.

Oh well that'll be very nice.

Thank you

John Curtis

did you fall son? Are you hurt?

Tell me take a nap.

Your friend told you to sleep

I was tired

Come on.

Let's go home

Oh my here let me help you with that.

Have you ever noticed the more things change

the more they stay the same?

I mean, look at these kids.

Grown up. Some have married some have moved away

still are coming to their old pot for some advice

thank God they're not life and death problems.

It's hard you know it's not easy to sleep at night.

You know one of your owns down the hall not being able to sleep either.

I wouldn't have it any other way though.

If they can't come to their PA for advice.

Who can they come to? Know why I remember

when I was a kid I used to keep coming to you on PA for advice.

And now my kids are coming to me for advice.

Yes. Lives are full circle.

Yeah, it's a good circle. Oh, yeah.

Well, now you solved all my problems.

Maybe we better go check in a turkey.

Oh it looks just perfect.

But we should have cooked it for you

know, these pies have never smelled so good.

Grandma found the recipe

grandma

wasn't Thanksgiving young man.

You would be going to bed without your supper.

Don't worry about these kids are doing fine.

Is Jim Bob?

Hey, who's that? Right? Yeah.

Yeah, it's grandpa's right.

And it's he was over here.

Here's my friend.

Everybody come here look.

Is ma

Everybody looks like we don't company

well I want to know that

welcome this is Jane shoe.

Hello Jane. Nice to meet you.

Who says well welcome

come on and set up another table make everybody comfortable.

Hey, John. I

see Jason is a moment for Thanksgiving.

Zimmerman has accepted our price.

We have sold the dewdrop

wonderful gratulations

Thank you daddy. You and Michael have to come and

visit me in New York as soon as I find a place to live

data urine and Paul are here

they are

and she talk

I thought I recognized you Yes.

No, no, I got my fancy duds.

Are you looking real spiffy,

John I don't look to ask me

but somebody invited me over for dinner.

Well it could have been any one of us

come on in my friend

was a time when I got an amount and

should I Thanksgiving turkey with this year.

Thanks, DNC. We got a special turkey.

Some of us have known since she was an egg J

ohn, I appreciate your hospitality.

I just can't is Ebola

certainly not

that's the turkeythat Mr. Gods is sold to Josie.

Soon as I finished my Thanksgiving turkey.

You are going home.

You stay right there

eat up star

Lizabeth funny.

Would you ask the blessing

Do you Lord, thank you for this food and people gathered here at this table.

I thought this was going to be a sad day.

And it's turned out to be a wonderful.

He's blessed his home, our family

and our friends on Thanksgiving Day.

As we each count our own blessings.

Amen. Amen.

Come on everybody. Let's dig in.

There is in the wonder of childhood the magic of the leaving the all interesting,

sensitive mind that reaches out to be touched.

Our grandfather's long presence on this mountain

made him live on in the lives of the family who cherished him.

Somehow even unto a great grandson

he never knew.

Blessings need not always be understood,

only deeply felt

that Thanksgiving Day in 1947

became a day of release and discovery.

I had come home again. And home was still there.

Daddy, yes, Elizabeth.

Do you remember the last time we were all together?

Before grandpa died before mama got sick

before John boy left home for the first time.

It was up in a mountain wouldn't it?

Last time we were all together. We had a picnic.

And we sang songs just about all night long.

I think that was the happiest time I can remember.

Let me call you sweetheart.

I'm in love with you.

Lead me

Hear you whisper back

you love me?

He like growing

in your eyes

so true.

me call you sweet