Season 7

01 The Empty Nest Episode 121st September 1978 Everybody mourns the death of Grandpa Zeb and Flossie Brimmer. John struggles hard to fill a huge lumber contract and Mary Ellen & Erin move to Charlottesville and they get an apartment. 02 The Calling Episode 228th September 1978 Jim-Bob meets the Baldwin's cousin, a young girl who is in a convent preparing to become a nun. Ben hires a mill hand who turns out to be an alcoholic. 03 The Moonshiner Episode 312th October 1978 Boone Walton comes back to Walton's mountain and gets in trouble with the law. Boone gets released in Jason's custody. Daisy Garner also comes back to Walton's Mountain to visit. 04 The Obsession Episode 419th October 1978 Mary Ellen gets prescription drugs and abuses them in order to study long hours for her Nurse's exam. Cissy Tucker Yancy Tucker's wife has had enough and she puts her foot down. 05 The Changeling Episode 526th October 1978 Just before Elizabeth's 13th birthday, she becomes reluctant to grow up and creates a poltergeist. Jason starts a new job as a radio talk show host giving advice to the lovelorn. 06 The Portrait Episode 62nd November 1978 Erin is both attracted and repelled by a brooding artist who is here from Paris. As part of a war-time mural on the wall of an old house the artist asks to paint Erin's portrait. 07 The Captive Episode 79th November 1978 Jim-Bob tries to teach Elizabeth to drive. Corabeth 's drinking problem becomes severe and Elizabeth has to drive Aimee and Corabeth home. 08 The Illusion Episode 816th November 1978 Ester Verdie's daughter comes back to Walton's Mountain disillusioned over having a college degree & unable to land a meaningful job. Erin helps her find a job at J.D. Pickett's plant. 09 The Beau Episode 923rd November 1978 Grandma's ex-boyfriend comes calling on Grandma much to the horror of Elizabeth. Jim-Bob persuades Yancy Tucker to make fuel in his still instead of moonshine. 10 Day of Infamy Episode 107th December 1978 Christmas 1941. Mary Ellen says she will be going to be with Curt in Hawaii. News from Pearl Harbor comes and the Waltons are told that Curt is dead. 11 The Yearning Episode 1114th December 1978 Elizabeth falls in love with the minister when he is forced out of the parsonage by a skunk. Erin is helping the Baldwin sisters write their memoirs and Erin finds a ring that was left by Ashley Longworth. 12 The Boosters Episode 1228th December 1978 Ben talks the townspeople into opening an auto court against John's advice. Yancy Tucker goes into business for himself. 13 The Conscience Episode 134th January 1979 Jason has second thoughts about joining the military service and considers becoming a Conscientious Objector much to Ben's dismay. Jim-Bob gets a military tattoo. 14 The Obstacle Episode 1411th January 1979 Mike Paxton, John-Boy's old friend, is confined to a wheel chair and believes there is no hope for the future. Through the help of the family, he comes out of his shell. 15 The Parting Episode 1518th January 1979 John and Olivia are both tired so Olivia suggests a trip, but the vacation does not help Olivia. Olivia sees a doctor and is told she has TB and must go to a sanitarium. 16 The Burden Episode 1625th January 1979 After a car jack slips and falls and Jim-Bob escapes serious injury, Jim-Bob decides to become a minister. 17 The Pin-Up Episode 178th February 1979 Ben enters a casual picture of Erin in a contest where she wins 1st prize. She finds herself the center of attention and the official pin-up girl of Camp Lee to John's dismay. 18 The Attack Episode 1815th February 1979 Ike has a heart attack because of the pressures and shortages of war-time shop-keeping. The Walton children pitch in and help keep Ike's store open in his absence. 19 The Legacy Episode 1922nd February 1979 Ashley Longworth Jr, who bears striking resemblance to his dad, comes to the Baldwin home and is courted by Miss Emily and Erin. 20 The Outsider Episode 201st March 1979 Ben comes home in the middle of the night with his new wife Cindy and they set up housekeeping in the shed. The early years of marriage aren't easy until Grandma steps in. 21 The Torch Episode 218th March 1979 Cally May, John's ex-girlfriend, comes to Walton's mountain and buys the Dew Drop Inn. John and Olivia's kids try to protect John from Cally May's attention. Ike, Cindy and Elizabeth turn Godsey's hall into a canteen for soldiers from Camp Rockfish. 22 The Talespin Episode 2215th March 1979 Jim-Bob can not join the Air Corps because he fails the eye exam. Jim-Bob decides to run off and join the Army. 23 Founders' Day Episode 2322nd March 1979 Jason tries desperately with his music professor to meet the course's requirements of an original composition. He composes Appalachian Portrait while he plans the piece.