Original subtitles

WHEN I RECALL THE YOUNG YEARS ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN,

I REMEMBER THE PLEASURE OF ORDINARY EVENTS

AND THE ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO SHAPED THEM.

BUT THERE WERE OTHER TIMES WHEN NEITHER THE EVENTS

NOR THE PEOPLE WERE ORDINARY.

AND OUR LIVES WERE ALTERED, FOR A TIME.

IF YOU'D SLOW DOWN I COULD GET IT.

WELL, THEN IT WOULDN'T BE A TRICK ANYMORE.

YOU GONNA STAY FOR SUPPER?

I DON'T KNOW, YOU THINK IT'D BE OK?

SURE. EVEN IF IT WASN'T, NOBODY'D NOTICE,

THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE AT THE TABLE.

COME ON.

THERE GOES THAT DANNY COMLEY, JIM-BOB'S NEW SIDEKICK.

I SWEAR, YOU'D THINK THEY WAS TIED TOGETHER AT THE HIPS.

WE'RE HOME, MAMA, FINALLY.

HI, MAMA.

CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES.

HI, MAMA. HI, GRANDMA. WE'RE HOME, MAMA.

MAMA, DANNY'S HAVING SUPPER WITH US, OK?

DID YOU ASK YOUR FATHER, DANNY?

WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT, MA'AM.

HE DON'T CARE IF I'M THERE OR NOT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY AGAIN?

OH, NO, DANNY, I GIVE UP, YOU GET ME TOO CONFUSED.

COME ON, MRS. WALTON, YOU CAN GET IT.

LIVIE. SORRY, GRANDMA.

NOW...

WHICH ONE IS IT UNDER?

THAT ONE.

I KNEW IT ALL THE TIME, IT'S UNDER THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE.

I'LL SEE FOR MYSELF.

OH, DANNY, YOU'RE TOO FAST, SLOW DOWN.

LIKE HE SAID, MAMA, THEN IT WOULDN'T BE A TRICK ANYMORE.

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JOHN-BOY... LOOKS LIKE HE'S CRAZY TO ME.

YES, I'M CRAZY, I'M NUTS,

CRACKED, INSANE, LOCO! OH, MY GOD.

GRANDMA, I'M CRAZY,

I JUST FINISHED MY TERM REPORT FOR MY CHEMISTRY CLASS.

I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN LET OUT OF...

OH, YES, GRANDMA, I SHOULD HAVE HAD YOU WITH ME AT THE MARATHON.

THE MARATHON, ME?

YES, YOU!

YOU WANT TO TRY AGAIN, MRS. WALTON?

I'M GETTING OUT OF BREATH.

I'M CRAZY.

HALLELUJAH.

GRANDMA, I'M CRAZY.

HALLELUJAH. MAY I CUT IN?

WHY, OF COURSE, GRANDPA.

OH, YES!

WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON AROUND HERE?

I'LL TELL YOU. I HAVE COMPLETED

MY CHEMISTRY PROJECT!

OH, ZEB, NOW, THAT'S ENOUGH. THAT'S PLENTY.

I HAVE COMPLETED MY CHEMISTRY PROJECT.

AND WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT I STILL HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT THE MID-TERM EXAMINATION,

I HAVE MANAGED OVER THE LAST SEMESTER

TO COMPILE A MAGNIFICENT COMPENDIUM OF NOTES,

IF I MAY SAY SO MYSELF.

WHERE'S MY PEN?

WHERE'S MY PEN?

IT WAS HERE A MINUTE AGO.

DID I BRING IT DOWN HERE? I'M SURE I DID.

I HAD IT ON TOP OF THE...

LOOK REAL GOOD IN YOUR POCKETS.

IT'S NOT IN MY POCKETS, GRANDMA.

HELP ME LOOK HERE, WILL YOU?

THAT'S THE PEN THAT IKE GAVE ME FOR MY GRADUATION PRESENT.

I CAN'T LOSE THAT. IT'S NOT DOWN HERE.

FOUNTAIN PENS DO NOT JUST DISAPPEAR BY THEMSELVES.

IT'S GOTTA BE HERE SOMEPLACE.

DANNY, DID YOU SEE IT?

DANNY, HAND IT OVER.

YOU'RE A REGULAR HOUDINI, AREN'T YOU?

WELL, I WAS JUST FOOLING AROUND, I WASN'T GONNA TO KEEP IT.

HMM.

DANNY, FROM NOW ON I THINK YOU OUGHT TO STICK TO SHELLS AND PEAS.

ARE YOU MAD, JOHN-BOY?

OF COURSE NOT.

BUT IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO KEEP TRACK OF THINGS AROUND HERE

WITHOUT YOU HELPING OUT.

WELL, IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON HAVING SUPPER HERE,

EITHER YOU GET OUT OF THIS KITCHEN OR HELP US COOK SUPPER.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GOING.

COME ON, DANNY.

SOMETHING ABOUT THAT BOY DON'T JUST SET RIGHT WITH ME.

IF SUPPER'S NOT READY ON TIME, THAT WON'T SET RIGHT EITHER.

SO, GO ON, GET OUT OF HERE.

WHAT DID YOU COME IN HERE FOR, ANYWAY?

OH, I FORGOT THAT, WITH ALL THE COMMOTION GOING ON AROUND HERE.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I'LL GO OUTSIDE,

COME BACK AGAIN AND SEE IF I CAN REMEMBER.

THAT ONE.

WRONG.

YOU'RE HOPELESS, ELIZABETH, ABSOLUTELY HOPELESS.

NO, SHE ISN'T.

THAT'S THE WAY THE TRICK GOES, NO ONE EVER GETS IT RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT LEGERDEMAIN MEANS.

LEGERDEMAIN, HUH? LISTEN TO MARY ELLEN AND HER 50-CENT WORDS.

OH, BEN, YOU'RE SUCH A DOPE.

I BET YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.

IT'S A FRENCH WORD THAT MEANS "SLEIGHT OF HAND."

I DON'T CARE WHAT ITS NAME IS.

HOW COME I CAN'T SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING?

WELL, THE HAND IS QUICKER THAN THE EYE.

YOU MEAN THERE'S SOMETHING THERE THAT I CAN'T SEE?

SURE, RIGHT BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES.

DO IT AGAIN.

THAT ONE.

WRONG AGAIN.

HI, DAD.

TOOK YOUR TIME COMIN' HOME.

I WAS STUDYING AT JIM-BOB'S.

WHAT'S THAT YOU'RE DOING?

I WAS JUST FOOLING WITH IT.

JUST FOOLING.

THAT'S YOUR LONG SUIT, ISN'T IT?

IT MAKES PEOPLE LAUGH, THAT'S ALL.

SOME PEOPLE.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?

YOU CAN FILL THE WOOD BOX IF YOU WANT ANY BREAKFAST TOMORROW.

YOU HURT?

NO, I'M NOT.

OH, OK.

WAIT A MINUTE!

MY TIRE IS COMPLETELY WRECKED.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN "OK"?

OH, THERE ARE PLENTY MORE WHERE THAT ONE CAME FROM.

YOU RAN A STOPLIGHT. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!

I'M SORRY.

LOOK, IF YOU'RE NOT HURT I'VE REALLY GOT TO BE GOING.

YOU'RE SORRY?

WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT ABOUT MY TIRE?

IT SEEMS TO ME, MISS BRADFORD,

THAT I'VE ONLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF YOUR PRESENCE

AT, UH, LET ME SEE...

OH, ONLY 3 OF MY LECTURES SINCE THE CLASS CONVENED.

OH, WELL, I... I CAN EXPLAIN THAT, DR. WHITLEY.

YOU SEE, I'VE BEEN TERRIBLY ILL

AND... AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND ANY OF MY CLASSES.

I SEE. W-WHEN I GOT THAT NOTICE IN THE MAIL THIS MORNING,

SAYING I WAS BEING DROPPED FROM CLASS,

WELL, I JUST RUSHED RIGHT OVER HERE.

I... I GOT RIGHT OUT OF MY SICKBED.

MISS BRADFORD,

NEXT WEEK, WE WILL BE HAVING MID-TERM EXAMINATION.

IF YOUR HEALTH PERMITS,

I SUGGEST THAT YOU BE AT THAT TEST.

IF YOU MANAGE A PASSING GRADE,

THEN I MIGHT CONSIDER ALLOWING YOU TO REMAIN WITH THE CLASS.

OH, BUT I CAN'T POSSIBLY CATCH UP WITH ALL THE BACK WORK.

DR. WHITLEY... OH, EXCUSE ME.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. WALTON, YOU ARE LATE FOR CLASS.

IN FACT, YOU HAVE MISSED IT ENTIRELY.

YES, SIR, I'M AWARE OF THAT, I'M SORRY.

BUT I WAS COMING... I WAS COMING TO CLASS

AND SOME CRAZY WOMAN DRIVER DROVE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION

AND RAN A STOPLIGHT,

AND... AND SHE WASN'T PAYING ANY ATTENTION TO WHERE SHE WAS GOING

AND I... AND I HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS HER

AND I BLEW OUT A TIRE WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE.

THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN THAT AS AN EXCUSE.

IT ISN'T AN EXCUSE, SIR, IT'S THE TRUTH.

UH, THE CRAZY PERSON HE'S TALKING ABOUT BACKS HIM UP 100%.

WHAT WAS ON YOUR MIND, GIRL?

I... I SAW YOU AND I WANTED TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON YOU.

OH, PLEASE, YOU COULD HAVE KILLED US BOTH.

OH, NO, I'VE GOT BETTER PLANS FOR US THAN THAT.

MISS BRADFORD, YOU ARE EXCUSED.

I PRESUME YOU UNDERSTAND MY DECISION.

YES, SIR. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. WHITLEY.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

NOW THEN, MR. WALTON, MAY I HAVE YOUR PAPER?

YES, SIR.

MR. WALTON, YOU DO WELL IN CLASS,

BUT YOU FALL DOWN ON THE TESTS.

YOUR PASSING OR FAILING DEPENDS ON, UH, ON THE UPCOMING EXAMINATION.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

YES, SIR, I DO.

I'M SORRY, I WON'T MISS CLASS AGAIN.

CAN'T SAY I DON'T DO GOOD WORK.

HI.

HELLO.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

"WALTON, JOHN. WALTON'S MOUNTAIN, VIRGINIA."

YOU'VE GOT YOUR OWN MOUNTAIN?

MAY I HAVE THAT PLEASE? I NEED IT FOR AN EXAMINATION.

DR. WHITLEY'S MID-TERM?

MMM-HMM.

WHERE'S WALTON'S MOUNTAIN?

IS IT NAMED AFTER YOU?

IT'S WHERE I LIVE.

IT'S NAMED AFTER MY FAMILY.

EXCUSE ME.

I... I WANTED TO APOLOGIZE.

I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THE ACCIDENT BEFORE.

I ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

BRADFORD, SIS. LATE OF SWEET BRIAR.

THAT'S A FINE SCHOOL.

THEY INVITED ME TO LEAVE.

THEY INSISTED.

WELL, NOW WE'RE FRIENDS, RIGHT, WALTON?

WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN DR. WHITLEY'S ROOM?

OH, I WAS TRYING TO GET HIM TO LET ME TO STAY IN HIS CLASS.

THE WAY IT LOOKS, I'M GOING TO BE ASKED

TO LEAVE THESE HALLOWED HALLS.

AND IF I'M BOUNCED OUT, MY ALLOWANCE BOUNCES AWAY, TOO.

GOT ANY IDEAS?

NO. WHY DON'T YOU TRY DOING WHAT WE ALL DO,

COME TO CLASS AND STUDY?

TOUCHY, AREN'T WE?

LOOK, I'M SORRY IF I'M NOT INTERESTED ENOUGH IN YOUR PROBLEMS TO SUIT YOU,

BUT I HAVE A FEW OF MY OWN.

AND ONE OF THEM IS HOW I'M GONNA REPLACE THAT TIRE

THAT YOU HELPED ME WRECK THIS MORNING.

YOU'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT TIRES, WALTON.

HONEST.

HEY, IT'S JOHN-BOY.

I NEVER SEEN A TIRE SO FLAT.

YOU WANT TO SEE ONE THAT'S EVEN FLATTER?

LOOK IN THE BACK.

HOW'D YOU DO IT?

FLAT AS A PANCAKE.

MAMA, WILL YOU MAKE ME SOME LUNCH?

I MISSED MINE TODAY.

I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND THEN MY SPARE WENT FLAT.

AND I'VE GOTTA CRAM FOR THIS CHEMISTRY TEST,

WHICH I'M GONNA FAIL ANYWAY.

SOUNDS LIKE THIS JUST ISN'T YOUR DAY.

OH, NO.

MY CHEMISTRY NOTES AREN'T HERE.

I BET I LEFT 'EM AT SCHOOL.

MAYBE I LEFT THEM IN THE CAR.

OK, LOOK, I'M IN NOT IN THE MOOD FOR GAMES TODAY.

JIM-BOB, DANNY,

HAND IT OVER.

HAND WHAT OVER?

LOOK, I NEED THAT NOTEBOOK AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE ASKING FOR IT AGAIN.

NOW, GIVE IT HERE.

WHAT WOULD WE DO WITH YOUR OLD NOTEBOOK ANYWAY?

I SUPPOSE YOU THINK IT'S VERY AMUSING.

I NEED THAT NOTEBOOK FOR A CHEMISTRY TEST.

AND ANYWAY, MY VERY BEST FOUNTAIN PEN WAS CLIPPED TO IT, DANNY.

I SUPPOSE YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING

ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR TRICKS, EH?

OH, I DIDN'T TAKE IT.

IF DANNY SAYS HE DIDN'T TAKE IT, HE DIDN'T TAKE IT.

YOU PROBABLY LEFT IT SOMEWHERE.

I DID NOT LEAVE IT SOMEWHERE, SOMEBODY TOOK IT.

AND IT BETTER TURN UP PRETTY SOON.

I DIDN'T TAKE IT, REALLY.

HEY, BEN? HMM?

HAVE YOU SEEN MY CHEMISTRY NOTEBOOK?

IT'S GOT MY FOUNTAIN PEN CLIPPED TO IT.

IT'S NOT IN HERE.

WELL, THANKS A LOT.

LOOK, YOU LOST IT, WHY ARE YOU BLAMING EVERYONE ELSE?

JOHN-BOY, A GENTLEMAN KNOCKS

BEFORE HE ENTERS A LADY'S ROOM.

MAY I PLEASE COME IN?

YOU CAN COME IN, JOHN-BOY.

I'M NOT A LADY YET.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, ANYWAY?

I WAS HOPING MAYBE YOU'D FOUND MY NOTEBOOK.

WE HAVEN'T FOUND YOUR NOTEBOOK, NOR YOUR PEN.

WELL, THE LEAST YOU COULD HAVE DONE IS LOOK.

JOHN-BOY, YOU'RE BEING VERY BORING ABOUT THOSE NOTES.

MARY ELLEN, CHEMISTRY IS MY TOUGHEST COURSE.

I HAVE SWEATED BLOOD ALL SEMESTER SO I COULD PASS IT.

NOW I'VE GOT A MID-TERM EXAMINATION COMIN' UP

AND I CAN'T FIND MY NOTES.

WELL, DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT MAYBE YOU LOST THEM SOMEWHERE

AND THAT IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT?

LOOK, I'M SORRY IF I'M BEING A PAIN ABOUT THIS,

BUT I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT FAILING.

IT'S OK. IT'LL TURN UP.

WELL.

I WAS GONNA ASK IF I COULD GIVE YOU A HAND.

WELL, I SURE COULD USE IT.

GRANDPA INSISTED HE HAD TO GO FISHING,

HE SNUCK JASON OFF WITH HIM.

BEN CLAIMED HE HAD SOMETHING REAL IMPORTANT HE HAD TO DO.

WELL, HE PROBABLY DOES. I SAW HIM OVER THERE

SLICKIN' HIS HAIR DOWN.

HE ONLY DOES THAT IF HE'S GOT A SERIOUS DATE.

YOU FINISHED YOUR STUDYING?

NO, I STILL CAN'T FIND THAT NOTEBOOK.

AND THAT MAKES ME SO MAD, I CAN'T CONCENTRATE ON ANYTHING ELSE.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT A NEW TIRE FOR THAT CAR OF YOURS?

I FIGURED I'D GO OVER TO TOM COMLEY'S AND SEE IF HE'S GOT ONE CHEAP FOR ME.

YEAH, IT'S TIME TO GET TO WORK. ALL RIGHTY.

DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO KEEP THE DOOR FROM SLAMMING, JIM-BOB.

SORRY, MAMA. YOU SEEN JOHN-BOY?

HE'S WENT OVER TO MR. COMLEY'S, TO SEE ABOUT A TIRE.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF THESE WILL DO.

I GOTTA HOPE YOU'RE WRONG.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS A 475 X 21.

DANNY, WE COULD SURE USE SOME OF YOUR MAGIC NOW.

WHY DON'T YOU COME ON OVER HERE

AND PULL ONE OUT OF THE AIR FOR ME?

I CAN HELP YOU LOOK, SURE.

YEAH.

SEE YOU DON'T GET IN THE WAY.

HEY, THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE IT COULD FIT.

I TOLD YOU NOT TO GET IN THE WAY.

THAT DOES LOOK PRETTY GOOD.

MR. COMLEY!

MR. COMLEY, HE DIDN'T DO IT.

I WAS RIGHT THERE ALL THE TIME,

AND DANNY DIDN'T TAKE THAT NOTEBOOK.

NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS.

NOW WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

NOTHING, HONEST.

IT WAS JUST A MISUNDERSTANDING, MR. COMLEY, THAT'S ALL.

WELL, LET'S UNDERSTAND IT.

JIM-BOB.

HOW WOULD I KNOW WHY YOU CAME HERE?

HE STOLE A NOTEBOOK, IS THAT IT?

LOOK, JIM-BOB AND DANNY WERE JUST PLAYING IN MY CAR

AND A LITTLE WHILE AFTER THAT MY NOTEBOOK WAS MISSING,

AND... AND WE JUST FIGURED DANNY HAD PULLED OFF

ONE OF HIS DISAPPEARING ACTS WITH IT.

YOU KNOW, A SLEIGHT OF HAND SORT OF THING.

I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THOSE TRICKS, YOU KNOW THAT.

BUT I DIDN'T TAKE IT, I NEVER EVEN SAW IT.

I TOLD YOU I WAS RIGHT THERE.

SOMETHING GOES WRONG, HE'S ALWAYS THERE.

YOU GOT IT, GIVE IT BACK.

PLEASE, I DIDN'T TAKE IT.

MR. COMLEY, IT WAS JUST A MISUNDERSTANDING.

I OBVIOUSLY MISPLACED IT. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

NOW... NOW, THIS WILL... THIS WILL DO JUST FINE, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TROUBLE.

THANK YOU, TOO, DANNY.

GET IN THE TRUCK, JIM-BOB. HERE.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE BEEN TALKING

WHEN YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN LISTENING.

JOHN-BOY TELL YOU ABOUT IT?

LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT DANNY.

YEAH, ME, TOO.

I HAD TO GO BUST IN THERE AND BLAB.

AND MR. COMLEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE DUMB NOTEBOOK.

AND NOW DANNY'S IN TROUBLE WITH HIS PA, HUH?

YEAH, IT'S MY FAULT.

YOU'RE KIND OF IN A MESS OF SPINACH, HUH?

GUESS I AM.

WELL, SON, AT LEAST YOUR HEART WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER SEEN MR. COMLEY SMILE.

NEVER EVEN SEEN HIM LAUGH.

HE'S A REAL SERIOUS MAN.

DANNY CAN'T GO TALK TO HIM LIKE ME AND YOU.

MR. COMLEY IS A MAN OF VERY FEW WORDS.

HE WON'T LET DANNY HELP HIM, HE JUST SAYS HE'S IN THE WAY ALL THE TIME.

WELL, NOW, YOU PROBABLY JUST STRUCK

ON THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MR. COMLEY AND ME.

UH, TAKE ME, I NEED A FENCE MENDED OVER THERE,

I... I NEED THE MACHINERY OILED,

I GOT A BARN THAT NEEDS CLEANING UP,

HINGE ON THE CELLAR DOOR THAT NEEDS REPLACING...

ANYTIME YOU WANT TO HELP ME, YOU CAN.

LOOKS LIKE I GOT MYSELF IN A MESS OF SPINACH

ALL OVER AGAIN.

CLASS IS DISMISSED.

DR. WHITLEY,

DID I HAPPEN TO LEAVE MY NOTEBOOK IN HERE THE OTHER DAY?

I HAVEN'T FOUND ONE, MR. WALTON.

I HAVE LOOKED ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE FOR IT, ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE.

MR. WALTON,

IT SEEMS TO ME, UH, JUST THIS LAST DAY OR SO,

YOU SEEM COMPLETELY DISORGANIZED.

HMM, WELL, I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THAT.

YOUR PAPER, MR. WALTON, I FINISHED IT.

IT'S FIRST-RATE.

WELL DONE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

BUT YOUR FINAL GRADE WILL STILL DEPEND

ON HOW WELL YOU DO ON YOUR EXAMINATION.

YES, SIR, I UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU, SIR.

IT'S YOU.

HI, WALTON, I WAS HOPING I'D RUN INTO YOU.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING? YOU'RE DANGEROUS.

YOU ARE A WEAPON. YOU'RE A LETHAL WEAPON.

OH, YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT TO BE NICE.

YOU OUGHT TO GET SO YOU LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

WELL, THAT WOULD BE VERY DULL, WALTON.

HERE.

YOU KNOW, IF I... I WAS TO GO ON MY WAY,

YOU WOULDN'T THINK OF TRIPPING ME, WOULD YOU?

OH, I MIGHT DO ANYTHING TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON YOU.

HMM.

YOU'RE NOT STILL THINKING ABOUT TIRES.

WELL, YES, ACTUALLY, I AM.

WELL, IT DOES TERRIBLE THINGS TO YOUR FACE.

ALL RIGHT.

GOODBYE.

YOU DIDN'T BORROW A NOTEBOOK OF MINE, DID YOU?

YOUR HEART, I MIGHT BORROW OR STEAL,

BUT YOUR NOTEBOOK...

LET'S GO BACK TO YOUR HEART.

YOU'RE NEVER SERIOUS, ARE YOU?

OH, I... I MIGHT BE, WALTON,

ABOUT YOUR HEART.

YOU'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT NOTEBOOKS. HONEST.

WE COULD GO TO MY HOUSE AND RIDE BLUE.

NO, I DON'T WANT TO GO TO YOUR HOUSE, JIM-BOB.

HOW COME?

MAYBE SOMEBODY'D LOSE SOMETHING

AND THEN FIGURE I TOOK IT.

MAYBE NOT, THOUGH.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO GO TO YOUR HOUSE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GO BACK HOME, DO YOU?

NO, THAT'S NO GOOD EITHER.

A GUY GETS GOOD AT DOING TRICKS,

REAL GOOD, LIKE YOU ARE.

AND ALL IT GETS HIM IS TROUBLE.

HEY, DANNY, WILL HELP ME WITH THIS?

WELL, I REALLY CAN'T TELL YOU HOW, JIM-BOB.

MAYBE I CAN SHOW YOU.

IT'S GOT TO BE REAL SMOOTH.

SEE?

YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE MOST FUN?

WHEN EVERYONE'S LOOKING SQUARE AT YOU,

AND YOU TAKE SOMETHING AND NOBODY REALLY SEES YOU DO IT.

THEY LAUGH AND THEY THINK

YOU'RE REALLY SOMETHING SPECIAL.

THAT'D BE FUN, ALL RIGHT.

BUT WOULDN'T THAT BE STEALING?

NOT IF YOU PUT IT BACK.

YOU WANT TO TRY IT?

I COULDN'T FOOL ANYBODY.

BUT, WELL, YEAH, SURE I DO.

HEY, DANNY, WAIT A MINUTE.

I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THIS.

IT'S EASY.

YOU JUST WATCH ME AND THEN YOU DO IT.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT... IT'S FUN, THAT'S ALL.

NOW, COME ON.

WOW!

DO YOU LIVE AROUND HERE?

WHERE'S WALTON'S MOUNTAIN?

RIGHT HERE.

I'M LOOKING FOR JOHN WALTON.

HE'S MY FATHER.

OH? OH, I HOPE NOT.

YOUR FATHER'S A FRESHMAN AT BOATWRIGHT?

NO, THAT'S JOHN-BOY. HE'S MY BROTHER.

JOHN-BOY?

MY, MY.

WELL, ARE YOU JUST GOING TO STAND THERE,

OR ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE ME TO JOHN-BOY?

HEY, COME ON, DANNY.

NO, YOU GO ON.

COME ON, WE GET TO RIDE IN THIS THING.

YOU'RE THE NAVIGATOR.

DOWN THIS ROAD.

YOU A BROTHER, TOO, DANNY? NO.

HE'S MY FRIEND. HE CAN DO ALL KINDS OF MAGIC TRICKS.

OH, JIM-BOB.

HE CAN MAKE THINGS DISAPPEAR.

EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

YOU'RE A VERY SHY WIZARD, DANNY.

HEY, LOOK OUT.

YOU MUST BE THE ONE WHO BLEW JOHN-BOY'S TIRE.

I MUST BE.

I HOPE GRANDMA'S ALL RIGHT.

GOOD LORD!

I'M SORRY, GRANDMA.

SORRY? THAT THING RAN ME DOWN.

YES, DEAR. YOU MADE A SOFT EASY LANDING,

AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN BREAK THE BASKET.

I'VE A MIND TO BREAK SOMETHING.

OR SOMEONE.

YOU ALMOST READY, JASE?

ALMOST GOT IT. GOOD.

BEN.

COME OVER HERE, SON.

YOU AIMED AT THAT FLOWER POT?

I THINK I MADE A MISTAKE.

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

I'M NOT SURE HE DOES.

YOU'D PUT SOMEBODY'S EYE OUT THAT WAY.

I'M SORRY. BUT I DON'T USUALLY HIT WHAT I AIM AT.

THAT WAS A REAL GOOD SHOT.

10 BIBLE VERSES.

OH, MAMA... 15.

GO PRACTICE SOMEWHERE ELSE QUICK.

SOMETIMES I WISH I BELONGED TO A FAMILY THAT USES PROFANITY.

YOU GOING TO LOSE YOUR TEMPER, LIV?

I WAS ABOUT TO.

HEY, FELLAS.

HEY, THAT'S SOME CAR.

THAT'S A PRETTY CAR.

WHAT IS IT, A PACKARD? IT'S A PACKARD?

WOW! HOW MANY CYLINDERS ARE THESE? 6?

HMM.

SHE SURE IS BEAUTIFUL.

NOT BAD, NOT REALLY BAD AT ALL.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE HERE.

I KNOW, IT'S HARD.

TELL ME THEY'RE NOT ALL YOURS, WALTON.

OH, THEY'RE ALL MINE. YES.

YEAH, THIS IS... THIS IS, UH, THIS IS MARY ELLEN,

AND ERIN AND ELIZABETH.

AND, UH, BEN AND JASON

AND, WELL, DANNY'S... DANNY'S NOT MINE.

AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW DANNY, AND YOU KNOW JIM-BOB.

THIS IS, UH, SIS BRADFORD, EVERYBODY.

GLAD TO MEET YOU.

COME ON, I WANT YOU TO... I WANT YOU TO MEET MY PARENTS.

UH, THIS IS SIS BRADFORD.

THIS IS MY MOTHER AND MY FATHER.

MISS BRADFORD. HELLO.

AND MY GRANDMA AND MY GRANDPA.

HOW ARE YOU?

WHY, WELL, THANK YOU, MISS "B."

NO WONDER YOU ALMOST KILLED JOHN-BOY, DRIVING LIKE THE WIND.

ESTHER.

OH, I'VE GOT DESIGNS ON HIM, AND I WANT HIM ALIVE.

COME, WALTON, I'VE BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT'S THIS?

"FOR WALTON, JOHN, FROM WEAPON, LETHAL."

THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S REALLY GREAT.

WHY, WALTON, YOU DO KNOW HOW TO SMILE.

WELL, SURE.

THANK YOU, SIS.

SIS, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS.

WELL, I DECLARE, WALTON,

I BELIEVE YOU'RE GETTING THE HANG OF IT.

WELL, IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE PRACTICE.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE ME AWAY FROM ALL THIS?

WHAT?

SHOW ME THE SUNSET FROM WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

NOW?

WHY NOT?

WELL... UH, I HAVE TO, UM...

I HAVE TO CRAM. FOR A CH-CH-CHEMISTRY TEST.

SHE'S GOT MY BOOKS.

MY STUFF, TOO. WHAT?

WELL, UH, HERE, MARY ELLEN, HOLD THAT.

COME ON.

THERE YOU GO.

I'D JUST DISCOVERED THEM.

YEAH, THANKS. BOY, IF I'D LOST THESE...

YEAH, THANKS.

I JUST CAME ALONG FOR THE RIDE.

I GAVE YOU YOUR CHANCE, WALTON.

YOU CHOSE YOUR BOOKS, REMEMBER?

ONLY TEMPORARILY.

COME ON, JIM-BOB.

SEE YOU LATER, JOHN-BOY.

OK.

WELL, COME ON.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S GONNA BE FUN. COME ON.

MORNING, BOYS. BE RIGHT WITH YOU, BOYS.

HOW'S YOUR FAMILY, JIM-BOB?

FINE, THANK YOU.

OK, WE GOT THE SUGAR, AND THE FLOUR,

AND THE ONIONS AND THE POTATOES.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, MRS. BRIMMER?

DID YOU GET IN THAT COUGH SYRUP I ASKED YOU TO ORDER, IKE?

I FORGOT.

I GOT IT RIGHT HERE.

2 BOTTLES OF COUGH SYRUP COMIN' UP.

IS THIS STUFF ANY GOOD? OF COURSE IT IS.

IT CERTAINLY HELPS A BODY TO REST.

2 TEASPOONS AT BEDTIME AND THERE'S NO COUGHING ALL NIGHT LONG.

I'D RECOMMEND IT TO ANYBODY.

YOU WOULD, HUH?

I SURE WOULD.

YOU MIGHT MENTION IT TO MRS. GODSEY.

IT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE ON HAND.

YEAH. YEAH, IT MIGHT BE.

YEAH, I'LL HAVE TO TELL HER ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, SPRINGTIME COLDS AND ALL THAT. WELL...

WELL, I, UM, I GUESS THAT'S ALL, IKE.

WOULD YOU PUT IT ON THE BILL, PLEASE?

OK.

ALL RIGHT NOW, ABOUT MISS HUNTER'S THINGS,

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT THAT?

UH, SHE'LL PICK IT UP ON THE WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, LET'S SEE. LET'S GET ALL THESE THINGS DOWN.

SEE, THAT'S, UH, SUGAR

AND THE FLOUR.

AND, UH, OK, THEN WE HAVE THE POTATOES.

UH-HUH.

AND, OK, NOW, WE'LL PUT THE COUGH SYRUP ONE ON ONE SIDE

AND ONE ON THE OTHER, SO THEY DON'T BREAK, OK?

WHERE'S THE PENCIL?

YOU MISSING SOMETHING?

YEAH, MY PENCIL. I JUST LAID IT DOWN THERE AND NOW IT'S GONE.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WENT.

HMM, HERE IT IS.

MIGHT BE YOU SHOULD SELL YOURSELF SOME GLASSES, IKE.

OK, MRS. BRIMMER, HERE'S YOUR... HERE'S YOUR BILL.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SEE YOU LATER. BYE-BYE.

YOU HAVE A NICE DAY. OK.

NOW, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU BOYS?

UH, FLOUR. MRS. WALTON WOULD LIKE FLOUR.

OK.

GO!

JIM-BOB, YOUR MOTHER BOUGHT FLOUR YESTERDAY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

IT'S JUST A GAME.

ONLY I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT YET.

WELL, YOU'D BETTER NOT GET GOOD AT IT.

I WOULD HAVE PUT IT BACK.

THE FUN'S JUST TAKING IT.

OH, IT IS, HUH? WELL, DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT IN MY STORE AGAIN.

I WANT YOU TO GO TELL YOUR FATHER ABOUT IT.

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, I WILL.

THAT'S A GOOD TIRE, YOU KNOW, I TESTED IT OUT. THAT'S A FINE TIRE.

SHE'S A PRETTY GIRL, ISN'T SHE?

YEAH, SHE IS, ISN'T SHE?

I WAS TAUGHT THAT PRETTY IS AS PRETTY DOES.

WELL, SHE DID BRING ME A NEW TIRE.

AND IT'S A GOOD TIRE, TOO.

CAN'T HOLD HER BEAUTY AGAINST HER, CAN YOU?

NO. NO.

YOU KNOW, DADDY, THE THING ABOUT IT IS,

IT'S AS IF SOMETHING GIVES HER THE IDEA THAT SHE OWNS THE WORLD.

SHE PROBABLY DOES.

MAMA, I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND.

SHE'S JUST DIFFERENT, THAT'S ALL.

SHE'S A BONA FIDE ORIGINAL, THAT GIRL IS.

AN ORIGINAL WHAT?

SHE'S JUST GOT HER OWN WAYS.

YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE THAT,

THEY ARE JUST SET APART FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

THEY DON'T LIVE BY ANYONE ELSE'S PATTERNS.

THEY MAKE UP THEIR OWN RULES.

AND SIS IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. IT JUST...

WELL, I AM GONNA JUST, UH, GO ON UP TO BED.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, MAMA, UH, I REALIZE THAT

IN SOME WAYS SHE'S A LITTLE SPOILED

AND MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE WILLFUL.

BUT I JUST NEVER MET ANYONE LIKE HER IN MY LIFE.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, SON.

PLEASANT DREAMS.

I WONDER HOW SHE GETS AWAY WITH IT.

I ALMOST ENVY HER.

BECAUSE SHE'S RICH?

SEEMS LIKE SHE WANTS AND SHE TAKES.

THAT SOUND PRETTY GOOD TO YOU?

MIGHT BE FUN. FOR A WHILE.

CAN I TALK TO YOU?

WELL, SURE.

I MEAN, JUST YOU.

LET'S GO.

THIS PRIVATE ENOUGH FOR YOU?

I'VE BEEN PRACTICING HOW I'D TELL YOU,

BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE IT SOUND RIGHT.

DANNY SAID IT WOULD BE FUN

AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF I COULD HAVE FOOLED IKE.

WHAT'S IKE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

WELL, WE WENT DOWN THERE, ME AND DANNY,

AND HE'S REAL GOOD AT DOING TRICKS WITH HIS HANDS.

HE WAS TAKING THINGS RIGHT IN FRONT OF IKE AND PUTTIN' 'EM BACK.

IT WORKED REAL SWELL.

SO YOU TRIED IT.

YEAH, ONLY I GOT CAUGHT.

I HOPE SO.

I HAD MY HAND AROUND AN ONION AND I COULDN'T LET GO.

I WANTED TO,

BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

WELL, I HOPE YOU NEVER LEARN, SON.

IT'S NOT STEALING, DADDY.

IT'S A GAME, KIND OF.

IT'S A SNEAKY TRICK.

IT'S DEAD WRONG.

YOU GOT A LOT BETTER THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR HANDS THAN THAT

AND YOU BETTER NEVER FORGET IT.

I WON'T FORGET.

TOMORROW MORNING, FIRST THING, GO DOWN AND APOLOGIZE TO IKE,

AND ASK HIM HOW YOU CAN MAKE IT RIGHT TO HIM.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO BED.

TOM? DANNY?

AFRAID WE GOT TO TROUBLE YOU, JOHN.

COME ON IN.

IT'S KIND OF LATE. WHAT'S GOING ON?

OLIVIA. I KNOW, I CAN'T HELP LATE.

WOULD YOU GET JOHN-BOY AND JIM-BOB DOWN HERE?

SURE, I'LL GET 'EM.

EXCUSE ME, TOM.

SIT DOWN.

HELLO.

GIVE IT TO HIM.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT IT.

BUT WHEN I CAME HOME FROM HERE TODAY,

IT WAS IN MY BOOK BAG.

HMM.

I'M MIGHTY GLAD TO HAVE THIS BACK.

HE'S GOT SOME FOOL STORY

ABOUT SOME GIRL IN HER CAR, RUNNING OFF WITH HIS BOOKS.

SIS? THAT'S TRUE, SHE DID.

I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

I GOT TO HER CAR FIRST AND WHEN I DID,

I SAW HER SNAPPING DANNY'S BOOK BAG SHUT.

WHAT?

YEAH, SHE WAS.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?

YOU'D BETTER BE SURE OF THAT, SON.

YOU'VE GOT SOME TROUBLES OF YOUR OWN, YOU KNOW.

I SAW IT. DANNY DIDN'T, BUT I DID.

I BELIEVE YOU.

WELL, I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU NEED IT.

THANKS.

IT HAD TO BE SET STRAIGHT.

MR. COMLEY, IT MEANS MORE TO ME THAN YOU REALIZE,

I ASSURE YOU.

COME ON, SON.

I KNOW THAT TOOK A LOT OF COURAGE, DANNY.

THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY I RAN OUT ON YOU AT IKE'S.

I GUESS I GET INTO A LOT OF TROUBLE.

I WAS SCARED.

WE'D BETTER FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WITH OUR HANDS.

JOHN. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

HI, WALTON. HELLO.

OH, YOU'RE A REGULAR COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU OUT OF THE CROWD.

YOU LOOK DIFFERENT ALL ALONE.

YOU LOOK DIFFERENT, TOO.

MAYBE YOU'RE NOT, THOUGH.

MAYBE YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY.

ALWAYS?

OH, THAT'S NOT A WORD FOR ME, WALTON.

YOU TOOK MY NOTEBOOK

AND TRIED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE DANNY TOOK IT.

A SIMPLE, DECLARATIVE SENTENCE IF I'VE EVER HEARD ONE.

BUT YOU'RE NOT DENYING IT.

MY, YOU ARE GRIM, WALTON.

YOU'RE SO EARNEST, SO CONCERNED,

SO FILLED WITH RIGHT AND WRONG.

THAT'S BAD, ISN'T IT?

IT'S DULL.

DEADLY DULL.

YOU KNOW, WALTON, YOU'RE NOT WITHOUT YOUR RUSTIC CHARM.

AND I REALLY THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE FUN FOR A WHILE.

BUT I'M NOT.

HONEST.

HONEST? NO.

THAT'S NOT A WORD FOR YOU.

YOU'RE DISHONEST

AND YOU'RE RUDE, AND YOU'RE THOUGHTLESS AND UNKIND.

YOU'RE VERY ATTRACTIVE.

AND I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY WITH YOURSELF

BECAUSE VERY LIKELY THAT'S ALL YOU'LL EVER HAVE.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE THAT UP?

MIGHT AS WELL.

WHERE'S DANNY?

HELPIN' HIS DAD.

HIS DAD FIGURES IF HE'S BUSY,

IT'LL KEEP HIM OUT OF MISCHIEF.

WHAT DOES DANNY THINK ABOUT THAT?

HE'S FOR IT.

I GUESS WE GOT A LITTLE OFF BALANCE, YOU AND I, DIDN'T WE?

MMM-HMM.

YOU GO TO COLLEGE AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SMART,

BUT YOU MAKE SOME DUMB MISTAKES, TOO.

THOSE WERE NOT THE LAST MISTAKES

JIM-BOB AND I WERE TO MAKE.

BUT WE WERE TRULY AHEAD OF THE GAME.

BECAUSE OUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS

GAVE US DECENT RULES TO LIVE BY

AND DECENT EXAMPLES TO FOLLOW

AND GAVE US, TOO, THEIR LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING HEARTS.

JOHN-BOY?

HMM?

ARE YOU AWAKE?

YES, ELIZABETH.

WHAT'S CHEMISTRY?

CHEMISTRY?

CHEMISTRY IS THE SCIENCE THAT TREATS OR INVESTIGATES

THE COMPOSITION OF SUBSTANCES AND VARIOUS ELEMENTARY FORMS OF MATTER.

OH.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, ELIZABETH.