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THE SPRING OF 1935

WAS A PARTICULARLY GOOD ONE ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

PEACH BLOSSOMS EXPLODED IN A PINK MIST

AND THE MALLARDS BUILT THEIR NESTS EARLY ALONG THE ROCKFISH RIVER.

SPRING'S ARRIVAL WAS SO MAGNIFICENT

THAT IT LEFT US UNPREPARED FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT IN ANY WAY

DENY THE BEAUTY OF LIFE.

SAW'S SO LOUD, I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF THINK.

WHAT'D YOU SAY?

I CAN'T HEAR A THING OVER THE YOWLING OF THIS MACHINE.

I SAID, THAT SAW IS SO LOUD, I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF THINK.

IT'S THAT COIL OF WIRE THERE.

WE GOT ANY MORE WIRES?

SOME ON THE BACK PORCH, I'LL GO GET IT.

OH, NO, DON'T GO.

WHY DON'T WE BOTH GO AND PICK UP OUR FISHIN' RODS AND GO FISHIN'?

THAT SURE SOUNDS GOOD, PA.

BETWEEN THE 2 OF US, WE COULD CATCH A MESS OF FISH FOR SUPPER.

NO, THERE'S TOO MUCH WORK TO DO. I'LL GO GET THAT WIRE.

NO, NO. YOU... YOU GO LOAD, AND I'LL GO GET THE WIRE.

I MIGHT GET A MOUTHFUL OF FRESH AIR.

WHY, WE'RE AS COOPED UP IN HERE AS THOSE CHICKENS.

ALL RIGHT, BUT DON'T WANDER OFF, NOW.

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

WHERE'D YOU SAY THE WIRE WAS?

IN THAT CABINET ON THE BACK PORCH.

♪♪

♪ A SOLDIER'S PRAISE AT ARMS ♪

♪ IN MY HEART I'LL ALWAYS KEEP ♪

♪ THE INDEPENDENT FARMER ♪♪

♪♪

HI, MRS. WALTON.

IKE, THE MAIL COME IN BY ANY CHANCE? YEAH, SURE IT DID.

THIS JELLY IS GOOD. YOU KNOW THERE ARE ONLY 2 OF THEM LEFT.

ANYTIME YOU WANNA MAKE JELLY, YOU JUST BRING IT IN.

YOU'LL MAKE ME REAL HAPPY.

YEAH, WELL, NEXT TIME I NEED SOME EXTRA MONEY,

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

UH, MAYBE WHEN THE PEACHES RIPEN UP.

HEY, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. I LIKE PEACH BETTER THAN QUINCE.

I BET IT'D SELL BETTER THAN QUINCE. IKE, IS THERE ANY MAIL FOR ME?

OH, YEAH, THERE IS MAIL FOR YOU, MRS. WALTON.

EXCUSE ME, MRS. TANNER.

HERE IT IS.

I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE, UH, RETURN ADDRESS.

I'M SURE OF THAT.

BOATWRIGHT UNIVERSITY?

NOW, YOU JUST FORGET YOU SAW THESE TICKETS. THEY'RE A SURPRISE.

OH, I'M REAL GOOD AT KEEPIN' SURPRISES, MRS. WALTON.

YEAH, WELL, UH, THAT'S WHY I NEEDED THAT JELLY MONEY, TO BUY THESE TICKETS.

THEY'RE FOR... THEY'RE FOR THE FITZSIMMONS LECTURE

AT THE BOATWRIGHT AUDITORIUM NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.

IS THAT THE LECTURE ABOUT TAHITI?

YEAH. NEXT... NEXT WEEK IS ZEB'S 73RD BIRTHDAY

AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL FOR HIM.

BOY, ZEB WILL SURE LIKE THAT.

NOW DON'T YOU EVEN TELL JOHN-BOY WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO.

I... I WANT TO SURPRISE THE WHOLE FAMILY.

NOW, YOU REMEMBER, KEEP MY SECRET.

RESTIN', HUH? I FOUND THE WIRE.

WE'LL BE BACK TO WORK IN A JIFFY.

SHOULD'VE WENT FISHIN' FOR SURE.

COME ON, PA, WE'LL NEVER GET FINISHED.

OH, IT'S THAT BACK PORCH.

THE KID'S HAVE GOT EVERYTHING IN SUCH A CLUTTER THERE, YOU CAN'T FIND ANYTHIN'.

WELL, IT WAS NEAT AS A PIN YESTERDAY.

MAYBE JIM-BOB, WORKIN' ON THAT SCOOTER OF HIS.

WHOA, WHOA.

EXCUSE ME, GRANDPA, I DIDN'T SEE YOU. ARE YOU OK?

OH, JUST DRIVE CAREFULLY.

WHOA, WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?

DADDY, IT'S MY TURN, AND HE WON'T LET ME HAVE IT.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE YOUR SISTER A TURN?

THEN WASH UP. IT'S TIME FOR SUPPER.

I FIXED IT. SHE'S JUST BEIN' A CRYBABY.

YOU MIND WHAT I SAY, SON.

YOU ALL RIGHT, PA?

WELL ENOUGH, I JUST STOPPED TO CATCH MY BREATH.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, I'M KIND OF BONE-WEARY MYSELF.

SUPPER, EVERYONE! JIM-BOB, ELIZABETH.

JOHN-BOY, MARY ELLEN, SUPPER'S READY.

YEAH.

SLOW DOWN, MARY ELLEN.

SORRY I'M LATE, LIVIE. I RAN INTO MRS. BRIMMER.

AND SHE INVITED ME IN FOR SOME TEA.

I JUST LOST ALL TRACK OF TIME.

NEVER MIND, GRANDMA.

ERIN AND I GOT EVERYTHIN' READY JUST FINE.

OH, GOOD LORD, I'M FORGETTIN' EVERYTHING TODAY.

DO WE HAVE ANY OF THAT BLACK BINDIN' LEFT?

I DON'T KNOW, GRANDMA, I THINK SO.

WELL, I WANTED TO PICK UP SOME AT IKE'S

SO AS I COULD MEND ZEB'S GOOD JACKET TONIGHT.

REMEMBER HOW HE SPLIT IT

DANCIN' AT OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY?

WELL, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY, WE CAN ALWAYS GET IT TOMORROW.

NO, I WANNA DO IT TONIGHT.

NEVER CAN TELL WHEN SOME SPECIAL OCCASION MIGHT BE COMIN' UP.

WHAT'S FOR SUPPER, LIV?

CHICKEN AND POTATOES.

GOOD.

ESTHER, YOU GOT 2 MEN HERE AS HUNGRY AS BEARS,

YOU BETTER FEED US BEFORE WE GIVE OUT.

I GET THE FIRST RIDE AFTER SUPPER.

I FIXED IT, SO I GET TO SAY WHO RIDES ON IT.

BUT I HELPED YOU FIX IT.

ALL YOU DID WAS HOLD THE BOLTS.

YOU WIENER.

JIM-BOB, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THIS THING HERE?

PUT IT OUT ON THE PORCH.

I CAN'T. ELIZABETH WILL STEAL IT.

JASON, YOU TAKE IT OUT, PLEASE.

WHY DO I HAVE TO DO IT? IT'S HIS SCOOTER!

JASON, PLEASE.

COME ON, EVERYBODY. LET'S SIT DOWN TO THE TABLE.

COME ON, SUPPER'S READY.

HURRY UP, SON.

PA, SAY GRACE TONIGHT, PLEASE.

HURRY UP.

THANK YOU, JASON. QUIET.

LORD, WE THANK THEE FOR THE BOUNTY

THAT HAS BEEN BESTOWED UPON THIS TABLE.

WE ALSO HOPE FOR THE CONTINUED BLESSING

UPON THIS HOME AND THIS FAMILY.

AMEN. AMEN.

WE ALSO WANNA THANK YOU

FOR THE BEAUTIFUL SPRING THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED US

WITH ITS PEACH BLOSSOMS AND THE TRAILING ARBUTUS

SO MAGNIFICENTLY IN BLOOM NOW

WITH ITS PINKY-WHITE FLOWERS AND ITS LEATHERY GREEN LEAVES

ON THE SLOPE OF WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

WE ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE EARLY RETURN OF THE MALLARD DUCKS.

THE CHILDREN ENJOYED THEM GREATLY LAST YEAR

AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AGAIN THIS YEAR, I AM SURE.

NOW, DEAR LORD, IS AS GOOD A TIME AS ANY TO THANK YOU

FOR THE CONTINUED HEALTH OF THIS FAMILY.

WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL, DEAR LORD,

THAT THIS CONTINUED BLESSING... AMEN.

SOUP'S GETTIN' COLD, PA. WELL.

I GET A LEG.

I HAD THE MOST INTERESTING FRENCH CLASS TODAY.

THE TEACHER WAS SHOWING SLIDES OF PARIS, FRANCE.

AND WE WERE LOOKIN' AT SLIDES OF, OOH, THE ARCH OF TRIUMPH AND THE...

AND THE EIFFEL TOWER, I SHOULD PROBABLY SAY THE TOUR EIFFEL...

TOUR EIFFEL, HUH? PRETTY FANCY.

FERMEZ LA BOUCHE, KID!

ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO. EAT UP.

I HAVEN'T BEEN TO PARIS IN 20 YEARS.

PRETTY SOON I'LL BE AS OLD AS YOU, PA.

A MAN IS ONLY AS OLD AS HE FEELS.

LIVIE, THIS SOUP IS DELICIOUS.

THANK YOU, GRANDPA. ERIN HELPED WITH THE SEASONIN'.

ERIN, YOU KEEP ON PUTTIN' HERBS ON EVERYTHING,

YOU'LL GET TO BE AS GOOD A COOK AS YOUR MAMA.

THANK YOU, GRANDPA. I HOPE SO.

YOU WANNA HELP ME WITH GRANDPA'S BIRTHDAY DINNER?

SURE! WHAT'LL WE MAKE?

WELL, I THINK WE'LL HAVE

SOME SWEET POTATOES AND SOME GREEN BEANS

AND LITTLE ONIONS FROM THE GARDEN.

AND IF YOUR DADDY DOESN'T SHOOT A TURKEY, I'VE GOT A NICE HAM CURIN'.

GOTTA HAVE SOMETHIN' SPECIAL FOR GRANDPA'S DINNER.

LIVIE, YOU'RE MAKIN' MY MOUTH WATER ALREADY.

I SEE YOU GETTIN' FAT AS YOU THINK ABOUT IT, PA.

WELL.

ZEB AND I WON'T BE EATIN' HOME ON HIS BIRTHDAY.

HOW'S THAT? WHERE'S HE GOING?

WELL, I'VE EATEN EVERY MEAL FOR 51 YEARS ALMOST, RIGHT HERE

AND I... I DON'T INTEND TO EAT ELSEWHERE ON MY BIRTHDAY.

WE'RE EATIN' OUT.

HERE!

OH.

I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU YET,

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE.

I SOLD 23 JARS OF MY JELLY AT IKE'S

AND I USED THE MONEY FOR 2 TICKETS

FOR MR. FITZSIMMONS' LECTURE ON TAHITI.

AND HE'S TALKIN' AT THE AUDITORIUM ON YOUR BIRTHDAY.

ESTHER WALTON! I'VE BEEN WANTIN' TO HEAR THAT MAN LECTURE FOR OVER 10 YEARS NOW.

I KNOW THAT.

AND I DECIDED IT WAS ABOUT TIME YOU GOT YOUR CHANCE.

WELL, YOU CAN STILL HAVE YOUR DINNER HERE.

I'LL DRIVE YOU TO THE LECTURE AFTER.

NO, THANK YOU, JOHN-BOY. I STILL HAVE $1.75 LEFT.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOUR GRANDPA TO A RESTAURANT FOR SUPPER.

SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE, BUT THAT OLD MAN WENT AND SPOILED IT.

OH, I DID NOT.

ESTHER WALTON, THIS HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST SURPRISE I'VE HAD IN MANY A YEAR.

YOU KNOW, I READ ABOUT THAT LECTURE

AND I COULD JUST PICTURE MYSELF SITTIN' THERE IN THE AUDITORIUM

BUT I DIDN'T DREAM I'D GET THERE.

WHY, HE'LL BE SHOWIN' HIS PICTURES, HIS SLIDES, ON TAHITI.

ALL THE NATIVES, AND ALL.

COME WITH ME, ESTHER.

TAKE ME BACK TO YOUR WICKY-WACKY-WOO, YEAH.

TAHITI. TAHITI. TAHITI.

♪ OH, WICKY-WACKY WICKY-WOO-WOO ♪

♪ EH, WICKY-WACKY WICKY-WOO-WOO-WICKY ♪♪

PA!

ZEB!

JOHN, OLIVIA, I'LL BE AS DIRECT AS I CAN.

YOUR FATHER'S HAD A MILD CORONARY.

A HEART ATTACK?

IT'S MILD, HE SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT.

MRS. WALTON,

YOUR HUSBAND CAN'T HAVE MILK JUST YET.

COME ON AND SIT YOURSELF DOWN.

IN ORDER FOR HIM TO GET BETTER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE,

YOU'RE GOING TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ABOUT HIS FOOD.

WHAT CAN'T HE HAVE BESIDES MILK?

WELL, HE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE MILK IN A COUPLE OF DAYS IF YOU SKIM OFF THE FAT.

RIGHT NOW HE CAN'T HAVE EGGS, OR CREAM, OR CAKE, OR SALT.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND TOO GOOD.

UH, THIS IS STANDARD TREATMENT FOR A CORONARY PATIENT, JOHN.

OF COURSE, YOUR FATHER IS 73 YEARS OLD,

SO WE CAN'T JUST SHRUG IT OFF.

OF COURSE, IF HE KEEPS TO HIS DIET,

GETS PLENTY OF REST,

CHANCES ARE HE'LL RECOVER AND BE HIS OLD SELF IN A MONTH OR SO.

HE'S PRETTY SPRY AT 73.

NOW, YOU MAKE SURE

MR. WALTON TAKES ONE OF THESE EVERY 4 HOURS.

HE'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT, MRS. WALTON.

JOHN, MAKE SURE YOUR MOTHER UNDERSTANDS ABOUT THE MEDICINE.

IT WILL MAKE HIS HEART BEATING REGULAR

AND MAKE HIM FEEL RELAXED ENOUGH TO SLEEP.

ACCORDING TO DR. McIVERS, HE'S NOT...

HE'S NOT TOO BAD.

I SURE HOPE HE'S RIGHT.

HE'S NOT A YOUNG MAN.

CAN'T EXPECT HE'S GONNA GET UP TOMORROW MORNING

AND EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE FINE AND DANDY.

I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE

NOT TO HAVE THAT OLD MAN STOMPIN' AROUND ANYMORE.

TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

EVER SINCE WE PUT HIM TO BED,

THAT'S ALL I'VE BEEN ABLE TO THINK ABOUT.

OH, DADDY.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, SON, I'D LIKE TO BE HERE A FEW MINUTES ALONE WITH HIM.

DADDY?

COME IN.

I THOUGHT YOU GIRLS WENT TO BED AN HOUR AGO.

WE DID, BUT NONE OF US COULD SLEEP.

DADDY, IS GRANDPA GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?

COME IN.

DADDY, WE WANNA KNOW.

IS GRANDPA GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.

YOUR GRANDPA'S HAD A HEART ATTACK.

NOT A VERY BAD ONE

BUT HE'S GONNA NEED A LOT OF REST AND QUIET.

MORE IMPORTANT,

HE'S GONNA NEED SOME CHEERIN' UP FROM YOU.

WE'VE GOTTA HELP HIM BELIEVE

HE'S GONNA GET BETTER REAL SOON.

WELL, HOW CAN WE DO THAT IF WE DON'T KNOW IT'S TRUE?

YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO BELIEVE

THAT IF WE DO WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS,

THINGS WILL WORK OUT FINE.

GOOD MORNING, GRANDMA. LET ME FIX YOU SOME BREAKFAST.

NO, THANKS. JUST COFFEE.

WHAT'S THAT FOR?

IT'S TIME FOR GRANDPA'S PILL.

WELL, HE'S SLEEPIN' LIKE A BABY, HE DON'T NEED A PILL.

MA, DR. MCIVERS WANTS HIM TO TAKE THEM.

UH, OH, LIVIE, UH, I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER

FOR THAT DOUBLE-DUTY BLACK MENDIN' THREAD.

DON'T WE HAVE ANY LEFT?

IT'S IN THE BACK OF THE SEWING BASKET UNDER THE PATCHING MATERIAL.

I... I'LL LOOK AGAIN.

OH, OH, JOHN-BOY, COULD YOU STOP BY IKE'S

AND GET ME SOME BLACK BINDIN'?

I'LL NEED IT IF I'M GONNA FINISH YOUR GRANDPA'S JACKET BY FRIDAY.

GRANDMA.

UH, A YARD WILL DO IT.

SHE WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIM.

MAYBE I OUGHT TO GIVE GRANDPA HIS PILL.

I'LL GIVE IT TO HIM. MAKE SURE HE GETS IT.

TIME FOR GRANDPA'S PILL.

WHERE ARE THEY?

GRANDMA?

I WISH YOU'D STOP FRETTIN' ABOUT THOSE FOOLISH PILLS.

THEY'RE NOT WORTH THE MONEY WE PAID FOR 'EM.

MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.

BUT I THINK WE OUGHT TO DO WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS.

AT LEAST TILL HE COMES BY, THEN MAYBE WE CAN TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT.

THEY'RE IN THE TOP DRAWER OF MY DRESSER, LEFT SIDE.

GRANDPA.

TIME FOR YOUR MEDICINE.

MMM-HMM.

HERE YOU GO.

WIDE, WIDE.

SOME WATER.

YOU WANT ANY BREAKFAST?

NO. NO?

OK. CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING AT ALL?

NO, NO, NO.

GRANDMA...

HAVE A NICE DAY AT SCHOOL, JOHN-BOY.

MOM, YOU KNOW THAT BOY I TOLD YOU ABOUT? MICHAEL MURPHY?

TODAY HE WAS WEARIN' A PURPLE SHIRT.

HE'S GOT THE WORST TASTE. HE'S A DREAMBOAT.

HE PLAYS REAL GOOD BASEBALL.

IT'S BEEN REAL GOOD BASEBALL WEATHER LATELY.

I'M JUST THINKIN' OF THE HILARIOUS THING

THAT HAPPENED TO ME IN FRENCH CLASS TODAY.

WHAT'S "HILARIOUS" MEAN?

IT MEANS REALLY, REALLY FUNNY.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE LISTENING TO A REAL FRENCH LADY SPEAK FRENCH

ON A PHONOGRAPH RECORD,

SO WE WERE ALL BEING VERY QUIET.

AND THE TEACHER PUTS ON THE RECORD

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THIS BIG MAN'S VOICE BOOMS OUT...

AND THE TEACHER TURNED PALE AS A SHEET

BECAUSE SHE HAD PUT ON THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE RECORD

INSTEAD OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE RECORD.

WHAT'S SO HILARIOUS ABOUT THAT?

NOTHING.

UH, GRANDMA, WHY DON'T YOU MAKE SOME OF THAT

GOOD BEEF STEW OF YOURS FOR SUPPER TOMORROW NIGHT?

OH, I'VE GOT TOO MUCH WORK TO DO ON THAT JACKET.

WHY ARE YOU MENDING GRANDPA'S JACKET?

SO HE CAN WEAR IT TO THE LECTURE FRIDAY NIGHT.

HE'S GONNA LOOK EVEN MORE HANDSOME THAN HE DID 51 YEARS AGO.

GRANDMA, SUPPOSE HE'S NOT WELL ENOUGH TO GO

ALL THE WAY TO WESTHAM ON FRIDAY NIGHT?

ZEB WILL BE UP AND AROUND IN... IN A DAY OR SO.

HE'S AS STRONG AS AN OX.

HIS... HIS BODY JUST HAD A SHOCK, THAT'S ALL.

JOHN, I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

YOU LOOK TIRED. YOU WORKIN' TOO HARD?

I'M ALL RIGHT, PA. NOW, WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO EAT SOMETHIN'?

OH, I'M JUST NOT VERY HUNGRY, THAT'S ALL.

I THINK YOU OUGHT TO TRY ANYWAY.

JOHN,

YOUR MOTHER'S SET ON MY GOIN' TO THAT LECTURE ON FRIDAY.

NOW, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO BE UP AND AROUND BY THEN.

I JUST HATE TO DISAPPOINT HER SO.

PA, PLEASE DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

WELL, I'M REALLY NOT VERY MUCH GOOD TO ANY OF YOU, AM I?

WILL YOU STOP FEELIN' SORRY FOR YOURSELF?

IF YOU SIT UP A LITTLE, I'LL FIX THESE PILLOWS, AND YOU CAN EAT.

I JUST HATE TO DISAPPOINT HER.

PA, WILL YOU EAT?

LIV, I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THAT OLD MAN.

HE COULDN'T EVEN SIT UP AND EAT HIS SUPPER TONIGHT.

WE EXPECTED HIM TO BE TIRED, JOHN.

I KNOW,

BUT I THINK A LOT HAS TO DO WITH MA,

HER NOT ACCEPTIN' THE FACT HE'S SICK.

HE SPENDS SO MUCH TIME PRETENDIN' HE'S NOT WHENEVER SHE'S AROUND

HE WEARS HIMSELF OUT.

HER WORKIN' ON THAT JACKET NIGHT AND DAY

DOESN'T HELP HIM.

I'LL SPEAK TO YOUR MAMA, JOHN.

I KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOIN'.

I'D PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING

IF IT WAS YOU LYIN' IN THAT BED.

I'D HANG ONTO STRAWS

AND TRY TO PRETEND THAT EVERYTHING WAS THE SAME AS ALWAYS.

JOHN, YOU BETTER GET GOIN', YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE.

ALL RIGHT, LIV. DIDN'T YOU WANT ME TO TAKE SOMETHIN'

OVER TO REVEREND FORDWICK, SOME JAM?

YES, IF YOU HAVE TIME TO STOP ON THE WAY.

HE'S BEEN A REAL COMFORT THESE PAST FEW DAYS.

NOT SO YOU'D NOTICE.

COMES IN HERE WITH A FACE A MILE LONG.

HE'S JUST CONCERNED, GRANDMA.

MA, MAYBE REVEREND FORDWICK WOULD ENJOY THAT FITZSIMMONS LECTURE.

HE COULD TAKE ROSEMARY HUNTER. WHAT DO YOU SAY?

THOSE TICKETS ARE SPOKEN FOR.

YOUR FATHER'S BEEN WANTING TO HEAR THAT MAN FOR 10 YEARS

AND HE'S GONNA HEAR HIM!

WE'RE GOING TO BOATWRIGHT AUDITORIUM FRIDAY NIGHT,

AND THAT'S THAT.

JOHN, LET ME.

GRANDMA?

GRANDMA.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOT INTO JOHN.

HE KNOWS HOW MUCH HIS FATHER WANTS TO GO TO THAT LECTURE.

THE IDEA OF HIM JUST GIVING THOSE TICKETS AWAY...

GRANDMA, LISTEN TO ME...

AND YOU'RE JUST AS BAD AS HE IS.

YOU WENT RIGHT ALONG, KNOWING HOW I'D FEEL!

GRANDMA, YOU KNOW THAT GRANDPA'S NOT GONNA BE OUT OF THAT BED BY FRIDAY.

HE WILL.

NO, GRANDMA, NO.

L... LIVIE, HE...

WHY DON'T YOU JUST STOP TRYIN' TO BE SO STRONG

AND GIVE IN TO WHAT YOU FEEL?

I CAN'T, LIV, I CAN'T.

I'VE SLEPT NEXT TO HIM, I'VE WORKED NEXT TO HIM,

I'VE LOVED HIM FOR OVER 51 YEARS.

HOW IN THE WORLD AM I GONNA LIVE WITHOUT HIM?

ESTHER, YOU REMEMBER WHEN I WENT TO BORROW A HACKSAW

FROM YOUR PAPA,

AND YOU WAS SITTIN' ON THE FRONT PORCH, SEWIN'?

ZEB, COULD YOU LEAN FORWARD SO I CAN GET YOUR LOWER BACK?

I HADN'T REALIZED YOU WERE SO GROWN UP

AND I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE YOU SIT THERE SMILIN' SO PRETTY.

I WASN'T SMILIN'.

WELL, MAYBE YOU WAS PRETENDIN' NOT TO SMILE

BUT YOU WAS SMILIN' JUST THE SAME.

RAISE YOUR ARM, ZEB.

NOW, ZEB, YOU'VE GOTTA HELP IF YOU WANT ME TO GET THIS FINISHED.

OH, FUSSBUDGET.

YOU WERE SITTIN' THERE SO PRETTY WITH YOUR BACK SO STRAIGHT,

LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO

AND YOUR PINK CHECKED DRESS.

A LITTLE WISP OF YOUR BROWN HAIR TUMBLIN' DOWN

OVER YOUR WHITE STARCHED COLLAR.

IT WAS A YELLOW STRIPED DRESS.

WELL, WHATEVER IT WAS, I COULDN'T KEEP MY EYES FROM OFFEN YOU.

YOU WERE SITTIN' THERE, LOOKING DOWN AT YOUR SEWIN'

LIKE YOUR NECK WAS STUCK.

OH, IT WAS THE PINK GLOW IN YOUR CHEEKS THAT GOT TO ME.

THAT'S WHEN I FELL FOR YOU.

BOY, YOU WAS A SMART ONE, EVEN THEN, ESTHER.

ZEB, THE, UH, STRAWBERRIES ARE ALMOST RIPE ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN

AND I THINK YOU BETTER STOP LOOKIN' BACKWARDS AND START LOOKIN' AHEAD.

I WON'T BE PICKIN' STRAWBERRIES THIS YEAR, ESTHER.

YOU HAVEN'T MISSED A WILD STRAWBERRY CROP SINCE YOU WERE ABLE TO WALK

AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA START WITH THIS ONE.

ESTHER,

I LOVE YOU MORE NOW

THAN I DID THE DAY I MARRIED YOU.

YOU GROW ON A MAN.

YOU KNOW HOW YOU GROW?

HEAVY.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN LISTENIN' TO A WORD I SAY, OLD WOMAN.

I HEARD EVERYTHING YOU SAID.

COME ON.

NOW, TAKE IT EASY.

JUST TAKE IT EASY AND SLOW.

ESTHER, IT WOULD BE NICE TO GO UP ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN

AND SEE ALL THOSE BLOSSOMS.

AND I'D EVEN LIKE TO GO OUTSIDE

AND WATCH THE YOUNG'UNS PLAYIN'.

NOW SIT BACK AND REST. COME ON.

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THEY'RE HAVIN' A REAL GOOD TIME WITH THAT SCOOTER.

ZEB, MMM-HMM.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIT IN THAT CHAIR BY THE WINDOW FOR A WHILE?

OH, ESTHER. OH, I WOULD LOVE THAT.

OH, I WOULD DEARLY LOVE TO.

SIT STILL. COME ON.

I'LL GET JOHN-BOY. JUST REST.

JOHN-BOY?

YES, MA'AM.

COME DOWN HERE.

I WANT YOU TO GO IN AND HELP YOUR GRANDPA

INTO THAT CHAIR BY THE WINDOW.

YOU THINK HE'S UP TO IT?

JUST DO AS I SAY.

YOU WANNA SIT OVER THERE?

OK, COME ON.

WAIT A MINUTE. JUST PUT YOUR LEGS OVER ON THE FLOOR.

SLIDE 'EM OVER EASY.

NO, DON'T TRY TO GET UP, JUST SLIDE YOUR LEGS OVER.

OK, PUT YOUR ARM AROUND ME.

DON'T WORRY, I CAN HOLD YOU.

OK, READY?

COUNT. 1, 2, 3, UP.

YOU ARE TOO HEAVY FOR ME.

I'LL GO GET JASON, HE'LL HELP US.

JASON. COME ON, YEAH, YOU JUST LIE DOWN.

JASON.

BACK IN THERE.

I'LL GET JASON, WE'LL GET YOU UP.

WHAT? JOHN-BOY,

I'VE BEEN IN BED HERE, NOW, 2 WEEKS,

AND I'M NOT GETTIN' ANY BETTER.

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.

DR. McIVERS SAYS YOUR HEART IS STRONGER EVERY DAY.

LISTEN.

LISTEN. I WAS WALKIN' DOWN BY THE MEADOW TODAY

AND I SAW A WHOLE FLOCK OF GOLDFINCHES

IN A WILD CHERRY TREE

AND EVERY LIMB WAS ALIVE WITH GOLD AND SINGIN'

AND I SAW THAT AND I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU

AND HOW MUCH YOU'D APPRECIATE IT.

SO YOU JUST WAIT THERE,

AND JASON AND I WILL PUT YOU OVER ON THE WINDOW SEAT

AND YOU CAN SIT AND SEE THE WILLOW TREE AND WATCH THE CHILDREN.

JOHN-BOY, T-THERE IS SOMETHIN' I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME.

SURE.

I WANT YOU TO GO TO CHARLOTTESVILLE

TO HENRY FERRIS', THE STONEMASON,

AND PICK ME OUT A REAL NICE HEADSTONE.

I DON'T WANNA DO THAT.

I'M NEVER GONNA SEE THOSE MOUNTAINS

OR THE TREES ON 'EM AGAIN, AND YOU KNOW IT.

YOU KEEP TALKIN' THAT WAY, YOU GONNA MAKE ME ANGRY.

JOHN-BOY, I ASKED YOU TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU WANT A TOMBSTONE,

I'LL GET YOU A TOMBSTONE.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

MR. FERRIS?

HE'S OUT RIGHT NOW. I'M HIS SON.

UM, WELL, I HAVE TO BUY A STONE.

FOR MY GRANDFATHER.

THANK YOU FOR COMIN' ALONG WITH ME, LIVIE.

I JUST FELT PRAYER WOULD HELP.

I THINK GRANDPA SEEMS A LITTLE STRONGER TODAY, DON'T YOU?

YOU KNOW, I KEEP THINKING ABOUT WHAT DR. McIVERS SAID

THAT FIRST NIGHT ABOUT KEEPIN' UP HIS SPIRITS.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU HEARD HIM.

OH, I HEARD.

BUT, YOU KNOW, LYING IN THAT ROOM, DAY AFTER DAY,

NOW HOW IN THE WORLD CAN ZEB KEEP UP HIS SPIRITS?

LAST NIGHT, WHEN I WAS FIXIN' HIS BED, HE ASKED ME TO SEE

HOW SOON JOHN COULD MOVE HIM OUTSIDE.

WELL THEN, MAYBE WE SHOULD START LISTENIN' TO ZEB

AND DOIN' WHAT HE WANTS.

NOW, THERE'S A BIG SAVINGS IF YOU CHOOSE ONE LIKE THIS.

IS YOUR GRANDMA STILL AMONG US?

YES, SHE'S ALIVE.

NOW, IF YOU BUY THIS HALF NOW

AND THE OTHER PIECE LATER,

YOUR GRANDPA AND GRANDMA CAN BE JOINED TOGETHER WHEN THE TIME COMES

AND CUPID WILL BE SMILING DOWN ON THEM

RIGHT BETWEEN THESE 2 STONES HERE.

WHAT'RE YOUR GRANDPA AND GRANDMA'S NAMES?

ZEBULON AND ESTHER.

WE'VE GOT THESE REAL PRETTY SAYINGS HERE THAT RHYME,

THAT I CAN CARVE RIGHT INTO THE STONE.

LIKE, "HERE LIES, ESTHER AND ZEBULON.

UH... BLESS THE EARTH"...

JOHN-BOY, IS THAT YOU?

YES, IT IS.

DID YOU DO WHAT I ASKED YOU TO DO?

NO, I DIDN'T.

YOU DIDN'T?

WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO GET OVER TO THE STONE YARD?

I WENT OVER TO THE STONE YARD, GRANDPA,

BECAUSE YOU ASKED ME TO.

AND IF YOU WANT A TOMBSTONE,

YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO PICK OUT YOUR OWN WHEN YOU GET BETTER.

JOHN-BOY.

JOHN-BOY!

THAT'S NOT RIGHT, LOOKS LIKE AN ELEPHANT WEARIN' A HAT.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CHANCE.

JOHN-BOY?

YES, HONEY?

THIS LOOKS LIKE CHANCE, DOESN'T IT?

WHAT?

WELL, DOESN'T IT?

CHANCE? UH...

WELL, IT... IT COULD LOOK LIKE CHANCE, SORT OF.

COULD YOU HELP ME?

I'M MAKIN' IT FOR GRANDPA, BUT I CAN'T DO IT RIGHT.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK YOUR MAMA? SHE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT PAINTIN' STUFF.

SHE SAID SHE WOULD AFTER SUPPER, BUT I'M IN A HURRY.

WHY?

'CAUSE SHE THINKS GRANDPA'S GONNA DIE.

JIM-BOB.

IS HE? OF COURSE HE'S NOT.

WELL, HE LOOKS SO SAD ALL THE TIME.

HE'S SORT OF... HE'S SORT OF...

THAT'S WHAT'S HE'S LIKE.

I KNOW.

I WISH I KNEW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

IF I WAS BIG AND STRONG, I'D CARRY HIM UP TO THE MOUNTAINTOP.

THAT WOULD MAKE HIM BETTER.

MAYBE IT WOULD.

WE'LL THINK OF SOMETHIN'.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO?

YEAH, TEAR UP MY PAINTING. WHAT?

WE COULD TAKE THAT OLD TENT IN THE BARN AND GRANDPA COULD LIVE IN IT.

IT'D BE JUST LIKE LIVING ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN, 'CAUSE ALL HE'D HAVE TO DO

IS LOOK UNDER THE FLAP, AND HE'D SEE IT.

IT'S A GOOD IDEA, BUT NOBODY WOULD LISTEN TO US.

JOHN-BOY WOULD.

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, SON?

DADDY.

ELIZABETH AND JIM-BOB CAME UP WITH AN IDEA THAT'S NOT BAD.

GRANDPA'S NOT GETTIN' ANY BETTER COOPED UP IN THAT ROOM OF HIS.

I KNOW. WE GOT NO CHOICE.

WELL, THE CHILDREN THOUGHT MAYBE IF WE BROUGHT HIM OUTSIDE

AND PUT HIM IN THIS TENT HERE.

TURN THE FLAPS UP ON THE SIDES SO HE COULD LOOK OUT AND SEE THE MOUNTAIN

AND FILL THE TENT WITH FLOWERS AND PLANTS AND ALL THE THINGS HE LOVES.

I DON'T KNOW. WE'D HAVE TO TALK TO THE DOCTOR ABOUT THAT.

WHERE WERE YOU THINKIN' OF PUTTING IT?

IN THE MEADOW BEHIND THE BARN. I'D MOW THE GRASS.

COME ON, DADDY. YOU KNOW, ALL HE NEEDS

IS TO COME OUT HERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THIS BEAUTY

AND HE'S NOT GONNA LET HIMSELF DIE.

WHY DON'T YOU MOW THE GRASS? WE'LL SEE ABOUT IT.

OK.

JOHN, I DON'T WANT ANY ARGUMENTS.

WE'VE COME TO AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

WELL, NOW SEE, JOHN-BOY AND I WERE TALKIN' ABOUT THIS...

JOHN, WILL YOU LET US SPEAK FIRST, PLEASE?

ALL RIGHT, MA, BUT THEN I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY, TOO.

WELL, ZEB'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER, COOPED UP IN THAT ROOM.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE'S GETTIN' WORSE.

THAT'S JUST WHAT I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

WELL, ZEB KEEPS TALKIN' ABOUT SEEING THE MOUNTAIN

AND WE THINK IT'S JUST ABOUT TIME HE GOT TO SEE IT.

YOU KNOW SOMETHIN', MA? YOU ARE RIGHT.

WE THOUGHT IF WE COULD GET HIM INTO THAT OLD WHEELCHAIR WE GOT WHEN I WAS SICK,

THAT WE COULD WHEEL HIM OUT ONTO THE FRONT PORCH...

WHAT WOULD YOU THINK ABOUT GIVIN' PA A BRAND-NEW BEDROOM?

OH, NO, HE'S NOT GOIN' TO ANY HOSPITAL.

DID I SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A HOSPITAL?

OH, NO.

THEN HEAR ME OUT. NOW, SIT DOWN.

MAMA, IKE SAYS WE CAN BORROW THIS FOR AS LONG AS WE NEED IT.

THAT'S NICE OF HIM.

YEAH, HE ALSO SAYS THAT WHEN GRANDPA'S FEELIN' BETTER

HE'D BE PLEASED TO COME AND BEAT HIM AT A GAME OF CHECKERS.

WHEN YOUR GRANDPA'S UP TO IT,

NO ONE CAN BEAT HIM AT CHECKERS.

WHERE DO YOU WANT THIS TABLE?

RIGHT OVER HERE. AND PUT SOME FLOWERS ON IT.

OK.

GRANDMA, I CAN'T GET THIS CORNER TO LAY FLAT.

JUST DO WHAT I DO.

BRING THIS UP HERE, FOLD THOSE UNDER, BRING IT BACK DOWN.

THAT'S WHAT I DID, BUT IT STILL WON'T LAY FLAT.

LOOKS FINE.

I PICKED SOME DAISIES AND SOME OF THOSE PURPLY FLOWERS

THAT GRANDPA LOVES SO MUCH. WHERE SHALL I PUT 'EM?

PUT THEM ON THE NIGHTSTAND NEXT TO THE BED.

THAT WAY GRANDPA CAN LOOK AT 'EM ALL THE TIME.

ELIZABETH, LET'S PUT 'EM IN HERE.

LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

- WHAT DO YOU THINK, EVERYBODY? - IT'S GORGEOUS.

LOOKS REAL NICE. LOOKS ALL RIGHT TO ME.

WELL, BEFORE YOU GO GET ZEB,

WELL, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY, UH, WELL, THANK YOU

AND WAIT TILL YOUR GRANDPA SEES THIS.

WELL, WE BETTER GO GET HIM.

YOU STAY HERE NOW, GIVE HIM A WELCOME.

OK.

HELLO, JOHN.

JUST DROPPED IN TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR PA.

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT?

AND I'M GLAD YOU DROPPED BY, I WANTED TO SHARE OUR PLANS.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE PA OUTSIDE.

YEAH, THAT'S AN OLD, UH, TENT A BUNCH OF CARNIVAL PEOPLE LEFT WITH US.

WE FIXED IT UP LIKE A BEDROOM,

AND IT HAS ALL OF GRANDPA'S FAVORITE THINGS IN IT.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU UNDERSTAND

THE SERIOUSNESS OF MR. WALTON'S CONDITION.

I KNOW I STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING HIS SPIRITS UP

BUT AT THIS POINT, I FEEL THAT HIS HEALTH WOULD BE ENDANGERED

IF HE WAS MOVED EVEN AS FAR AS YOUR LIVING ROOM.

UH, THAT... THAT TENT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION.

JOHN, HE'S NOT MUCH BETTER THAN HE WAS RIGHT AFTER HE HAD HIS ATTACK.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET HIM TO EAT SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT, DOC.

THANK YOU.

I'LL TAKE THE TENT DOWN.

I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.

BETTER GO TELL THE CHILDREN.

NO, NO.

I WON'T LET YOU TAKE THAT OLD TENT DOWN.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE ZEB OUT THERE.

BUT GRANDMA, WE CAN'T DO THAT, YOU HEARD WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.

I KNOW WHAT HE SAID, BUT I ALSO KNOW YOUR GRANDPA.

AND IF WE LEAVE HIM IN THAT QUIET, DARK ROOM

HE'S JUST GONNA WITHER UP AND DIE,

JUST AS SURE AS I'M STANDIN' BY THIS COUCH.

I DON'T THINK SO.

THE DOCTOR'S THE ONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT HEART CONDITIONS.

HE KNOWS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S HEART CONDITIONS.

BUT I THINK I KNOW MORE ABOUT ZEB'S HEART THAN ANYBODY.

I'VE BEEN A PART OF IT FOR 51 YEARS,

AND THAT OLD MAN'S HEART NEEDS MORE THAN 4 WALLS TO MEND.

IT NEEDS THE SKY AND THE MOUNTAIN.

AND I THINK WE BETTER TAKE A CHANCE ON WHAT I KNOW.

OR IT'S GONNA BE TOO LATE.

PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT, MA. WE'LL MOVE HIM.

WHAT'S THAT THING FOR?

PA, I WANT YOU TO SIT UP AND PUT YOUR LEGS OVER THE EDGE OF THE BED.

OH, I'M TOO TIRED.

PA, TRY, PLEASE.

I AM TOO TIRED.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU OUT OF HERE AND GET YOU SOME FRESH AIR.

NOW, COME ON.

WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR SAY?

THE DOCTOR SAYS WE SHOULDN'T DO IT.

WHAT DOES ESTHER SAY?

SHE SAID SHE KNOWS YOUR HEART BETTER THAN DR. McIVERS DOES

AND WE OUGHTA GIVE IT A CHANCE. NOW, COME ON.

EASY, PA, EASY.

WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE, EASY.

JOHN-BOY?

YEAH?

COME IN HERE AND GIVE US A HAND.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? YEAH.

WE'RE GONNA GET YOUR GRANDPA OUT OF HERE.

OK.

HERE YOU GO. NOW, PA, TAKE IT EASY.

FEET ON THE FLOOR.

OK. I GOT HIM. EASY, EASY DOES IT.

OK, STRAIGHT BACK.

HERE. PULL HIM FORWARD JUST A LITTLE.

JUST A LITTLE MORE, PA. JUST SIT UP A LITTLE...

JUST FOR A SECOND.

WHAT A HANDSOME DAY.

LOOKS TO ME LIKE LIVIE'S BEEN NEGLECTIN' THE WEEDING.

I HOPE I CAN HELP HER SOON.

PLENTY OF WEEDIN' TO BE DONE, PA. ANYTIME YOU'RE READY.

WHERE IS EVERYBODY? YOU'D THINK SOMEBODY'D BE AROUND HERE

TO SEE MY RETURN TO THE WORLD.

HERE THEY COME.

HEY, GET OFF THE BED.

GRANDPA.

GRANDPA, WE COULDN'T BRING YOU TO THE MOUNTAIN

SO WE BROUGHT THE MOUNTAIN TO YOU.

LET'S HAVE A RACE IN THIS THING, GRANDPA, HUH?

WHERE ON EARTH ARE WE GOING?

BEN, EASY.

HOLD IT, THERE'S A BUMP DOWN HERE.

LET'S JUST ROLL HIM DOWN.

EASY.

HERE WE ARE.

ALL RIGHT, GET HIM INTO BED NOW.

OK. COME ON, PA, EASY.

COME ON. LET ME TAKE YOUR BLANKET.

HERE WE GO.

GOT YOU. GOT YOU, WE GOT YOU. EASY.

EASY.

OK, ALMOST THERE.

OK, THERE YOU GO.

COME ON.

ONE MORE.

THERE YOU GO.

HERE, GRANDPA.

DAISY.

WELL, IF IT'S MY TIME,

I WOULDN'T MIND GOIN' HERE.

ZEB, THE TIME HAS COME FOR LIVIN'.

YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM THE HOUSE, GRANDMA?

NO, I'M JUST GONNA STAY HERE QUIETLY WITH ZEB.

LET'S GO, COME ON, COME ON.

BYE-BYE. HAVE A NICE REST, GRANDPA.

BYE.

BYE, GRANDPA.

♪♪

THAT'S ENOUGH EXCITEMENT FOR ONE DAY.

GOOD MORNIN'.

HERE'S YOUR ORDER.

HERE, PA. HOLD THIS, SON. OK.

SIT UP AND HAVE SOME BREAKFAST, PA.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

HERE YOU GO. EASY.

PILLOW UNDER THERE.

HERE YOU GO, BREAKFAST IN BED, JUST LIKE THE HOTEL.

GRITS. GRITS.

MA, WHY DON'T YOU GO INSIDE AND HAVE SOME BREAKFAST? WE'LL STAY WITH PA.

NO, I'D JUST LEAVE STAY.

ESTHER, YOU DO LIKE JOHN SAYS.

YOUR BACK MUST BE STIFF, SITTIN' UP IN THAT CHAIR ALL NIGHT.

WELL, I'LL BE BACK IN HALF AN HOUR.

NOW, YOU BEHAVE YOURSELF WHILE I'M GONE, OLD MAN.

ALL RIGHT, MA, GO AHEAD.

WE'LL WATCH HIM.

ORANGE JUICE, PA?

ORANGE JUICE.

GO AHEAD, TAKE SOME.

I'LL DO THAT, GRANDMA. YOU JUST RELAX.

HE BREATHED SO HEAVY ALL NIGHT, LIVIE.

MAYBE WE WERE WRONG.

IT WAS HIS FIRST NIGHT, GRANDMA. WE EXPECTED HIM TO BE TIRED.

LIVIE, DID YOU EVER STAY AWAKE ALL NIGHT, LISTENIN'?

WONDERING IF THE LAST BREATH YOU HEARD WOULD BE THE LAST?

LIVIE, YOU KNOW, I... I JUST PUT EVERY OTHER SOUND RIGHT OUT OF MY MIND.

I...

YOU KNOW, ALL THE NIGHT SOUNDS THAT WHEN WE'RE SITTIN' ON THE PORCH

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARIN'?

WELL, I JUST WOULDN'T PERMIT THEM.

I ONLY LET THE SOUND OF ZEB'S BREATHIN' COME IN.

IT WAS THE LONGEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE.

GRANDMA, YOU'VE GOT TO GET SOME REST.

NO, NOT NOW. I'VE GOTTA GET OUT TO THE TENT.

MAMA! GRANDMA! WILL YOU LOOK AT THIS?

HE ATE EVERY BITE ON THE TRAY.

JOHN-BOY, GO TURN DOWN THE COVERS ON GRANDMA'S BED?

YES, MA'AM.

I THINK SHE'S GONNA GET SOME REST NOW.

I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS

THAT WE ONLY PUT 10 CANDLES ON THE CAKE.

WELL, THERE WASN'T ROOM FOR 73.

WE SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST FILLED THE TOP OF THE CAKE.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IT'S NOT EVEN LIKE A BIRTHDAY.

WILL YOU GIRLS STOP BICKERING?

THIS IS MUCH TOO SPECIAL A TIME FOR THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHO'S GONNA START HAPPY BIRTHDAY? I'LL START...

OK, NOW WAIT A MINUTE, I HAVE TO GO FIRST,

I'VE GOT THE CAKE.

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR GRANDPA ♪

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪♪

AND MANY MORE.

IT'S HIGH TIME.

YOU'RE ALMOST 2 WEEKS LATE, YOU KNOW.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRANDPA.

AH, I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE ABOUT

THE HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY I'VE EVER HAD.

YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A WHILE I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA MAKE IT.

YOU'RE GONNA LIVE TO BE 100, ZEB.

OH, IT'S A FACT. I'M A TOUGH OLD ROOSTER.

YEAH, GRANDPA.

HEY, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

HEY, HEY.

BOY, WOULD I LIKE TO GO THERE.

MAYBE YOU WILL, ONE DAY.

"TAHITI IS AN ISLAND IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

"IT IS 3,600 MILES FROM CALIFORNIA

"AND 2,300 MILES FROM NEW ZEALAND.

"THE MAJOR INDUSTRIES ARE COCONUTS, COFFEE

AND COCOA, AND FISHING."

FISHING. ESTHER, HOW DID YOU DO IT?

JOHN-BOY GOT THE SCHOOL TO LEND HIM THE WHOLE SHEBANG.

BOY, LOOK AT THAT.

NOT YOU, BEN. YOU'RE TOO YOUNG.

"THIS LOVELY BATHER

"IS ONLY 3 MINUTES FROM THE ROAD,

"BUT SHE ENJOYS COMPLETE SECLUSION.

EXCEPT FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER."

LUCKY FELLA.

BEHAVE YOURSELF.

THAT'D BE THE PLACE TO LIVE.

IT'S PURE HEAVEN ON EARTH.

"THE DANCES PORTRAY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING

FIGHTING, OR FLIRTING."

AND SO MY GRANDFATHER WAS TO RECOVER

AND TO GROW STRONG AGAIN

TO SAVOR THE COMING AND GOING OF THE SEASONS

THE BLOSSOMING OF THE PEACH TREES IN SPRING

THE TURNING LEAVES OF AUTUMN

AND ALWAYS TO ENJOY THE GROWTH

OF HIS SPRAWLING BROOD OF GRANDCHILDREN

AS WE WERE GROWING UP ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

GRANDPA?

YES, ELIZABETH?

IS YOUR HEART ALL RIGHT NOW?

WELL, ALL RIGHT NOW. IT'S BEATING LIKE ALL THUNDER.

ARE YOU HAVIN' ANOTHER HEART ATTACK?

NO, YOUR GRANDMA JUST KISSED ME.

YOU OLD FOOL.