In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, during the Great Depression, the Walton family makes its small income from its saw mill on Walton's Mountain. The story is told through the eyes of John Boy, who wants to be a novelist and go to college. The saga follows the family through depression and war, through growing up, school, courtship, marriage, employment, birth, aging, illness and death.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | December 1971 | November 2022 | 10 |
| Season 1 | September 1972 | April 1973 | 24 |
| Season 2 | September 1973 | March 1974 | 24 |
| Season 3 | September 1974 | March 1975 | 24 |
| Season 4 | September 1975 | March 1976 | 24 |
| Season 5 | September 1976 | March 1977 | 24 |
| Season 6 | September 1977 | March 1978 | 22 |
| Season 7 | September 1978 | March 1979 | 23 |
| Season 8 | September 1979 | March 1980 | 24 |
| Season 9 | November 1980 | June 1981 | 22 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 21 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unassigned Episodes | 242 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | September 1972 | September 1976 | 100 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 142 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Harris | 29 | 09/28/1972 - 11/21/1993 | |
| Philip Leacock | 11 | 10/12/1972 - 11/27/1980 | |
| Ralph Waite | 10 | 11/08/1973 - 02/17/1977 | |
| Lawrence Dobkin | 8 | 02/12/1976 - 10/12/1978 | |
| Ralph Senensky | 7 | 10/18/1973 - 10/13/1977 | |
| Harvey Laidman | 7 | 02/27/1975 - 12/23/1976 | |
| Gwen Arner | 6 | 09/28/1978 - 05/09/1982 | |
| Jack Shea | 6 | 03/08/1973 - 01/09/1975 | |
| Richard Thomas | 5 | 01/15/1976 - 01/20/1977 | |
| Ivan Dixon | 5 | 10/10/1974 - 09/25/1975 | |
| Walter Alzmann | 5 | 12/16/1976 - 11/01/1979 | |
| Lee Philips | 5 | 11/16/1972 - 02/22/1982 | |
| Alf Kjellin | 5 | 09/21/1972 - 12/11/1975 | |
| Vincent Sherman | 2 | 09/14/1972 - 11/09/1972 | |
| Robert Butler | 2 | 10/05/1972 - 12/07/1972 | |
| Nick Webster | 1 | 02/07/1974 | |
| Nell Cox | 1 | 12/14/1978 | |
| Richard Bennett | 1 | 12/18/1975 | |
| Bill Corcoran | 1 | 03/30/1997 | |
| Fielder Cook | 1 | 12/19/1971 | |
| Tony Brand | 1 | 09/15/1977 | |
| Robert Ellis Miller | 1 | 02/12/1995 | |
| Herbert Hirschman | 1 | 01/24/1980 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Hamner Jr. | 15 | 12/19/1971 - 03/30/1997 | |
| John McGreevey | 14 | 09/14/1972 - 11/16/1978 | |
| Claire Whitaker | 13 | 10/09/1975 - 11/27/1980 | |
| Rod Peterson | 12 | 10/09/1975 - 11/27/1980 | |
| Kathleen Hite | 12 | 12/12/1974 - 01/18/1979 | |
| Nigel McKeand | 7 | 09/21/1972 - 11/21/1974 | |
| Andy White | 6 | 09/25/1975 - 09/15/1977 | |
| Seth Freeman | 4 | 12/18/1975 - 09/29/1977 | |
| Hindi Brooks | 4 | 10/10/1974 - 01/13/1977 | |
| Dale Eunson | 3 | 10/25/1973 - 03/17/1977 | |
| Paul West | 3 | 10/28/1976 - 03/10/1977 | |
| Marion Hargrove | 3 | 10/02/1975 - 01/24/1980 | |
| Joanna Lee | 3 | 01/03/1974 - 12/05/1974 | |
| Joan Scott | 2 | 11/13/1975 - 10/13/1977 | |
| Michael Russnow | 2 | 02/07/1974 - 12/04/1975 | |
| Robert Pirosh | 2 | 10/26/1978 - 12/28/1978 | |
| Richard Fielder | 2 | 03/08/1973 - 11/01/1973 | |
| E.F. Wallengren | 2 | 01/25/1979 - 02/15/1979 | |
| Michael Learned | 2 | 02/22/1979 | |
| Paul Savage | 2 | 12/07/1972 - 12/07/1978 | |
| Juliet Packer | 2 | 10/19/1978 - 12/14/1978 | |
| Jeb Rosebrook | 2 | 10/24/1974 - 10/12/1978 | |
| Tony Kayden | 2 | 02/07/1974 - 12/04/1975 | |
| Joseph Bonaduce | 2 | 11/14/1974 - 03/06/1975 | |
| Earl Hamner | 1 | 09/20/1979 | |
| Max Hodge | 1 | 01/15/1976 | |
| Theodore Apstein | 1 | 10/12/1972 | |
| Nancy Greenwald | 1 | 12/19/1974 | |
| Marjorie Fowler | 1 | 02/22/1982 | |
| Calvin Clements Jr. | 1 | 12/16/1976 | |
| Michael McGreevey | 1 | 01/04/1979 | |
| Kirby Timmons | 1 | 02/19/1976 | |
| Paul W. Cooper | 1 | 11/11/1976 | |
| Richard Fontana | 1 | 11/23/1978 | |
| Richard Carr | 1 | 10/18/1973 | |
| Katharyn Michaelian | 1 | 02/24/1977 | |
| Lionel E. Seigel | 1 | 02/21/1974 | |
| Juliet Law Packer | 1 | 05/09/1982 | |
| Colley Cibber | 1 | 11/30/1972 | |
| John Dunkel | 1 | 11/02/1978 | |
| Caryl Ledner | 1 | 10/31/1974 | |
| D.C. Fontana | 1 | 11/23/1978 | |
| John Furia Junior | 1 | 10/26/1972 | |
| Jack Miller | 1 | 12/02/1976 | |
| Roc Peterson | 1 | 09/20/1979 | |
| William Welch | 1 | 11/02/1972 | |
| John Joseph | 1 | 11/18/1976 | |
| Robert Weverka | 1 | 09/18/1975 | |
| John Hawkins | 1 | 03/07/1974 | |
| Jim Byrnes (III) | 1 | 09/28/1972 | |
| Chris Andrews | 1 | 03/14/1974 | |
| Ernie Wallengren | 1 | 11/01/1979 | |
| Lionel E. Siegel | 1 | 12/20/1973 | |
| William Parker | 1 | 02/22/1979 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L. Jacks | 6 | 09/14/1972 - 10/19/1972 | |
| Neil T. Maffeo | 6 | 09/14/1972 - 10/19/1972 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Rich | 5 | 09/14/1972 - 10/19/1972 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Graves | 3 | 10/05/1972 - 10/19/1972 | |
| Russell Metty | 3 | 10/05/1972 - 10/19/1972 | |
| Jerry Goldsmith | 2 | 10/12/1972 - 10/19/1972 | |
| Arthur Morton | 1 | 10/05/1972 |
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