1 00:00:01,669 --> 00:00:04,605 [guitar music] 2 00:00:13,681 --> 00:00:16,617 [theme music] 3 00:00:33,567 --> 00:00:36,304 [car honking] 4 00:00:44,245 --> 00:00:46,314 [music continues] 5 00:01:07,935 --> 00:01:10,671 [music continues] 6 00:01:29,890 --> 00:01:32,393 [music continues] 7 00:01:41,169 --> 00:01:44,305 [instrumental music] 8 00:01:57,851 --> 00:01:59,853 When I was growing up back in those 9 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:01,455 distant Depression years... 10 00:02:01,522 --> 00:02:03,757 I always seemed to be a year or two younger... 11 00:02:03,824 --> 00:02:05,125 than I wanted to be... 12 00:02:05,193 --> 00:02:08,596 and a year or two older than my parents thought I was. 13 00:02:08,662 --> 00:02:10,498 It tried my patience for a long time... 14 00:02:10,564 --> 00:02:13,334 until one day, something happened 15 00:02:13,401 --> 00:02:15,536 to my sister, Mary Ellen... 16 00:02:15,603 --> 00:02:17,871 that helped me understand those feelings in myself. 17 00:02:32,686 --> 00:02:35,889 I'm sorry. 18 00:02:35,956 --> 00:02:38,959 Hi there. I'm Jamie. 19 00:02:39,026 --> 00:02:40,928 Mary Ellen Walton. 20 00:02:42,530 --> 00:02:44,465 You a stranger around here? 21 00:02:44,532 --> 00:02:46,700 I'm traveling through. You okay? 22 00:02:46,767 --> 00:02:48,969 I think so. 23 00:02:49,036 --> 00:02:51,405 -You live nearby? -Up there. 24 00:02:51,472 --> 00:02:54,575 Where are you from? 25 00:02:54,642 --> 00:02:58,045 Here, there, and everywhere. I'm a traveling minstrel. 26 00:02:58,111 --> 00:03:02,216 I'm trying to see as much of this world as my two feet... 27 00:03:02,283 --> 00:03:05,453 and this sad excuse for a burro will take me to. 28 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:07,455 You just travel whenever you want to? 29 00:03:07,521 --> 00:03:09,290 I'm trying to set down on paper... 30 00:03:09,357 --> 00:03:11,925 all the old songs I hear from all over the world. 31 00:03:11,992 --> 00:03:15,263 Now and again, I sing a song or two for my supper. 32 00:03:15,329 --> 00:03:17,898 I'm late for mine. Goodbye. 33 00:03:17,965 --> 00:03:21,201 I'm traveling, too. I'm going to Virginia Beach. 34 00:03:48,962 --> 00:03:50,731 Hey, Daddy! 35 00:03:53,501 --> 00:03:57,605 Apple cobbler tomorrow, everybody. 36 00:03:57,671 --> 00:04:01,875 Liv, have I got news for you! 37 00:04:07,781 --> 00:04:09,983 And how's your love story coming, John-Boy? 38 00:04:10,050 --> 00:04:12,786 I tell you, I know how the hero feels, alright... 39 00:04:12,853 --> 00:04:15,789 but I'm having a little trouble with how the girl feels 40 00:04:15,856 --> 00:04:18,826 when he kisses her. 41 00:04:18,892 --> 00:04:22,296 I thought maybe you could help me with it a little bit. 42 00:04:22,363 --> 00:04:24,798 I'll tell you all about it later, John-Boy. 43 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,069 Liv, I spent the afternoon with old man Pickett. 44 00:04:29,136 --> 00:04:30,938 Owns those apple orchards over in Earlysville. 45 00:04:31,004 --> 00:04:34,007 I didn't think you could charm that old grouch out of anything. 46 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:36,544 I made a deal with him, a business deal. 47 00:04:36,610 --> 00:04:38,646 He's got an orchard full of ripe apples. 48 00:04:38,712 --> 00:04:40,781 He contracted a railroad car to haul them away... 49 00:04:40,848 --> 00:04:43,351 all the pickers are busy over in Cumberland County. 50 00:04:43,417 --> 00:04:46,219 It'd be a shame if all those apples rot on the trees. 51 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:47,921 They won't. 52 00:04:47,988 --> 00:04:49,723 We're gonna pick them. 53 00:04:49,790 --> 00:04:52,926 What are you all looking at? Turn around and eat your meal. 54 00:04:52,993 --> 00:04:56,364 Once you finish, get yourself a good night's rest... 55 00:04:56,430 --> 00:04:58,065 because tomorrow... 56 00:04:58,131 --> 00:05:00,501 we're gonna pick us an orchard full of apples. 57 00:05:00,568 --> 00:05:02,570 Can we keep some of the apples? 58 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:04,638 You can keep all you can eat, Ben. 59 00:05:04,705 --> 00:05:07,240 -Oh, boy. -Apple cobbler. 60 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:10,978 Daddy, how're we going to pick a whole orchard full of apples? 61 00:05:11,044 --> 00:05:12,980 Mighty fast, that's how. 62 00:05:13,046 --> 00:05:15,583 And it's a lot of apples, a whole lot of apples. 63 00:05:15,649 --> 00:05:17,785 I'm gonna need every one of you. 64 00:05:17,851 --> 00:05:20,588 It's hard cash on the line if we deliver on time. 65 00:05:20,654 --> 00:05:22,456 But that Pickett's a shrewd one. 66 00:05:22,523 --> 00:05:24,592 He put a little hook in the deal. 67 00:05:24,658 --> 00:05:27,895 What's old Pickett done? Glued his apples onto the trees? 68 00:05:27,961 --> 00:05:31,532 He doesn't believe we can fill that contract. 69 00:05:31,599 --> 00:05:34,835 So he's giving us a 10-cent bonus for every bushel we pick. 70 00:05:34,902 --> 00:05:37,905 And you all get to keep every cent of that bonus. 71 00:05:37,971 --> 00:05:39,807 Money, Ben. 72 00:05:41,208 --> 00:05:43,844 But what happens if we don't pick them in time? 73 00:05:43,911 --> 00:05:45,245 If we don't... 74 00:05:45,312 --> 00:05:48,849 I owe him 50 cents for every bushel we leave on the tree. 75 00:05:48,916 --> 00:05:51,351 That's an awful gamble, isn't it? 76 00:05:51,419 --> 00:05:54,555 No gamble at all, Liv. Just look here. 77 00:05:54,622 --> 00:05:56,557 We got a whole houseful of Waltons 78 00:05:56,624 --> 00:05:58,559 who are very good at picking apples. 79 00:05:58,626 --> 00:06:00,594 I'm gonna pick a million bushels. 80 00:06:00,661 --> 00:06:02,563 I'll bet you are. 81 00:06:04,331 --> 00:06:08,368 I'm sorry, but you can't. You're just 13 years old. 82 00:06:08,436 --> 00:06:10,404 But Caroline Keswick is 16 83 00:06:10,471 --> 00:06:12,706 and her cousin, Nancy Sue, is almost 18. 84 00:06:12,773 --> 00:06:15,308 She lives in Richmond and she owns her own car. 85 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:16,877 I just don't think it's suitable... 86 00:06:16,944 --> 00:06:19,212 for three young girls to be alone 87 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,214 for a whole week away from home. 88 00:06:21,281 --> 00:06:23,050 But we have it all planned. 89 00:06:23,116 --> 00:06:25,318 Have you planned your share of the expenses? 90 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:26,954 It's only $9. 91 00:06:27,020 --> 00:06:30,123 That's more than we can spare right now, child. 92 00:06:30,190 --> 00:06:31,692 Mama, I'm not a child. 93 00:06:31,759 --> 00:06:33,827 I'm growing up, but nobody wants to let me. 94 00:06:33,894 --> 00:06:36,029 Don't you understand this is the biggest... 95 00:06:36,096 --> 00:06:38,265 most important thing that's ever happened to me? 96 00:06:38,331 --> 00:06:39,767 You'll have plenty of chances... 97 00:06:39,833 --> 00:06:41,935 when you're old enough to make your own decisions. 98 00:06:42,002 --> 00:06:44,772 And right now, you got a chance to make some money. 99 00:06:44,838 --> 00:06:46,774 That bonus I talked to you about. 100 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:49,309 Buy yourself a new dress or anything you want. 101 00:06:49,376 --> 00:06:50,878 Besides, you'll be helping the family. 102 00:06:50,944 --> 00:06:53,013 I want to get away from being stuck here. 103 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,015 Travel someplace. See people and places different... 104 00:06:55,082 --> 00:06:57,851 than what I've seen and done ever since I could talk. 105 00:06:57,918 --> 00:07:00,588 When will I ever get a chance like this again? 106 00:07:00,654 --> 00:07:02,556 What I'm saying is not to be mean to you... 107 00:07:02,623 --> 00:07:04,391 but to do what I think is right for you. 108 00:07:04,458 --> 00:07:07,695 How would you know? I want to see the ocean, taste, listen. 109 00:07:07,761 --> 00:07:10,598 You're so dumb to think I'd be happy to give that up... 110 00:07:10,664 --> 00:07:13,734 just to pick apples! 111 00:07:13,801 --> 00:07:16,737 Now listen here, young lady, if there's one thing I won't allow 112 00:07:16,804 --> 00:07:19,339 it's a disrespectful child. 113 00:07:19,406 --> 00:07:23,376 Now you go on off and think about what we've both said. 114 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:25,513 Go on, now! 115 00:07:25,579 --> 00:07:27,648 If I could, I'd run away from home. 116 00:07:27,715 --> 00:07:31,051 And as soon as I can, I'm going to! 117 00:07:31,118 --> 00:07:33,253 Now listen here. 118 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:34,755 Let her be, John. 119 00:07:34,822 --> 00:07:37,157 Words like that shouldn't be allowed to fester, Liv. 120 00:07:37,224 --> 00:07:39,092 She needs some time to be alone. 121 00:08:02,983 --> 00:08:05,986 -Good evening. -Hello. 122 00:08:06,053 --> 00:08:08,355 You wouldn't happen to have a few mouthfuls of hay... 123 00:08:08,421 --> 00:08:10,423 for a hungry burro, would you? 124 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:13,426 And something tasty for his master? 125 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:15,863 I can only sing for my supper. 126 00:08:17,865 --> 00:08:19,499 Sure, help yourself to the hay. 127 00:08:19,567 --> 00:08:21,702 We've already eaten supper... 128 00:08:21,769 --> 00:08:24,304 but let me see if Mama's got something extra for you. 129 00:08:24,371 --> 00:08:25,806 Come on. 130 00:08:33,547 --> 00:08:35,716 [dramatic music] 131 00:08:52,666 --> 00:08:55,969 * I want to see an ocean * 132 00:08:56,036 --> 00:09:00,507 * Know if it tastes of salt * 133 00:09:00,574 --> 00:09:03,711 * Swim in a Maine river * 134 00:09:03,777 --> 00:09:07,881 * Running wild * 135 00:09:07,948 --> 00:09:12,853 * Living in a city of strangers * 136 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:18,859 * Where neighbors don't know my name * 137 00:09:18,926 --> 00:09:25,866 * Where I am "me" and not my parent's child * 138 00:09:32,039 --> 00:09:38,746 * Some need roots to grow on, but I'm a blossom man * 139 00:09:40,147 --> 00:09:45,719 * Never saw a firefly caught that smiled * 140 00:09:47,655 --> 00:09:51,558 * Rainbows die at sunset * 141 00:09:51,625 --> 00:09:57,530 * and laughter has no sea * 142 00:09:57,597 --> 00:10:01,902 * My name is "Now" * 143 00:10:01,969 --> 00:10:05,272 * won't be tomorrow's child * 144 00:10:14,915 --> 00:10:17,685 -Hi. -Hi there. 145 00:10:17,751 --> 00:10:21,521 -It's a beautiful song. -Thanks. 146 00:10:21,588 --> 00:10:23,691 Did you sing for your supper? 147 00:10:23,757 --> 00:10:26,126 I wasn't worth it. Your mama's a good cook. 148 00:10:30,097 --> 00:10:33,000 The stars are like diamonds on velvet tonight. 149 00:10:35,502 --> 00:10:38,371 The moon's up, too. 150 00:10:38,438 --> 00:10:42,109 -Gonna be here in the morning? -For breakfast. 151 00:10:42,175 --> 00:10:45,245 -Good night. -Good night, Mary Ellen. 152 00:10:48,916 --> 00:10:51,852 How long have you been traveling around seeing things? 153 00:10:51,919 --> 00:10:53,687 Since I was 15. 154 00:10:53,754 --> 00:10:55,122 What's it like? 155 00:10:55,188 --> 00:10:58,892 Every day is so different from the one before. 156 00:10:58,959 --> 00:11:01,261 Good night, Jamie. 157 00:11:10,270 --> 00:11:11,839 Maude Gormley. 158 00:11:13,073 --> 00:11:14,842 She lives way out in the sticks 159 00:11:14,908 --> 00:11:16,944 but she's the person you'd want to see. 160 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:19,947 You think she'd sing some of her old songs for me? 161 00:11:20,013 --> 00:11:22,149 I mean, my being a stranger. 162 00:11:22,215 --> 00:11:24,684 Maybe if one of us went with you. 163 00:11:24,752 --> 00:11:26,419 And you're all busy. 164 00:11:26,486 --> 00:11:29,022 And you probably want to get a good night's sleep 165 00:11:29,089 --> 00:11:30,690 before tomorrow, too. 166 00:11:33,493 --> 00:11:36,496 It sure has been nice talking to you all. 167 00:11:36,563 --> 00:11:39,733 I haven't been on a front porch in a long time. 168 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,002 -Good night. -Good night, Jamie. 169 00:11:51,511 --> 00:11:54,514 He said that when his ears are tired of listening... 170 00:11:54,581 --> 00:11:56,716 and his eyes are tired of seeing 171 00:11:56,784 --> 00:11:59,552 then he just might settle down someplace. 172 00:11:59,619 --> 00:12:01,822 You think he's lazy, John-Boy? 173 00:12:03,791 --> 00:12:07,327 He helped me with the chores without my asking. 174 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:11,064 Sure is full of wanderlust. 175 00:12:11,131 --> 00:12:13,934 A lot of young people would like to travel these days 176 00:12:14,001 --> 00:12:15,268 if they could. 177 00:12:15,335 --> 00:12:17,004 Yeah. 178 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:20,407 Mike Hackett, he travels 40 miles a day... 179 00:12:20,473 --> 00:12:25,178 to get a job that pays less than 50 cents an hour. 180 00:12:25,245 --> 00:12:29,482 I know, hard times. I said, "if they could." 181 00:12:29,549 --> 00:12:31,618 I guess Jamie's just busy doing something else... 182 00:12:31,684 --> 00:12:33,987 than we're accustomed to. 183 00:12:34,054 --> 00:12:37,690 Like writing down old Maude's songs. 184 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:40,393 You think her songs need writing down? 185 00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:42,529 He thinks they do. 186 00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:47,200 He's a nice-mannered boy. 187 00:12:50,838 --> 00:12:53,540 -Ready for bed, Mary Ellen? -Yeah. 188 00:12:57,577 --> 00:13:00,147 I wanted to say I'm sorry, Daddy, for sassing you 189 00:13:00,213 --> 00:13:03,316 the way I did and being disrespectful. 190 00:13:03,383 --> 00:13:05,618 That's all over with. 191 00:13:05,685 --> 00:13:07,888 Can I kiss you good night? 192 00:13:07,955 --> 00:13:09,990 I couldn't get to sleep without it. 193 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:18,966 You're gonna be all grown up before you know it, Mary Ellen. 194 00:13:24,637 --> 00:13:27,340 I was looking at the stars. 195 00:13:27,407 --> 00:13:29,509 You know, the stars are so far away... 196 00:13:29,576 --> 00:13:32,412 that by the time the light from them gets here... 197 00:13:32,479 --> 00:13:34,381 they're all blown up. 198 00:13:34,447 --> 00:13:37,117 Gone. 199 00:13:37,184 --> 00:13:40,220 That's how I feel about seeing things I want to see... 200 00:13:40,287 --> 00:13:42,856 and doing things I want to do. 201 00:13:42,923 --> 00:13:46,426 By the time I grow up, they won't be here. 202 00:13:57,604 --> 00:14:00,840 -Good night, John-Boy. -Good night, Mary Ellen. 203 00:14:07,214 --> 00:14:10,317 Maybe Mary Ellen could take Jamie up to Maude Gormley's. 204 00:14:10,383 --> 00:14:12,552 I'm sure that'd be a real treat for her. 205 00:14:12,619 --> 00:14:14,121 Can't do that, son. 206 00:14:14,187 --> 00:14:17,190 Got a whole orchard full of apples just waiting on us. 207 00:14:20,527 --> 00:14:22,896 I'm gonna turn in, too. 208 00:14:22,963 --> 00:14:25,632 -Good night, Mama, Daddy. -Good night. 209 00:14:28,468 --> 00:14:30,670 You know, Daddy... 210 00:14:30,737 --> 00:14:33,506 I know what Mary Ellen means about those stars. 211 00:14:39,079 --> 00:14:40,613 Good night. 212 00:15:02,235 --> 00:15:04,671 Why don't you let her go? 213 00:15:08,108 --> 00:15:10,443 I'll tell her in the morning. 214 00:15:14,714 --> 00:15:17,317 We're gonna be one short tomorrow at picking apples. 215 00:15:17,384 --> 00:15:19,652 Daddy's letting Mary Ellen show Jamie the way over 216 00:15:19,719 --> 00:15:21,354 to Maude Gormley's. 217 00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:23,390 Wish I were gonna hear Maude sing. 218 00:15:23,456 --> 00:15:26,393 She'd sing all day if anybody would sit and listen. 219 00:15:26,459 --> 00:15:32,499 * I was born in East Virginia * 220 00:15:32,565 --> 00:15:37,670 * North Carolina I did roam * 221 00:15:37,737 --> 00:15:43,243 * There I met a fair pretty maiden * 222 00:15:43,310 --> 00:15:49,349 * Her name and age I do not know * 223 00:15:49,416 --> 00:15:55,488 * Her hair it was of a brightsome color * 224 00:15:55,555 --> 00:16:00,994 * And her lips of ruby red * 225 00:16:01,061 --> 00:16:07,567 * On her breast she wore white lilies * 226 00:16:07,634 --> 00:16:13,440 * There I longed to lay my head * 227 00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:17,044 [harmonica music] 228 00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:37,564 [joyful music] 229 00:17:25,212 --> 00:17:26,813 [music continues] 230 00:17:48,968 --> 00:17:50,803 I think I broke it. 231 00:17:56,643 --> 00:17:58,278 Yes. 232 00:17:58,345 --> 00:18:00,280 Best get to the doctor right away. 233 00:18:00,347 --> 00:18:02,582 Take this. Careful. Take him up. 234 00:18:02,649 --> 00:18:04,384 Easy. Come on. 235 00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:10,557 Pa, you take him in. Come on. 236 00:18:14,294 --> 00:18:16,296 I'm sorry, Daddy. 237 00:18:20,467 --> 00:18:22,835 Alright, step back. 238 00:18:39,486 --> 00:18:42,289 Hold on, John-Boy. We'll be at the hospital soon. 239 00:18:43,590 --> 00:18:45,892 It doesn't really hurt so bad. 240 00:18:49,929 --> 00:18:52,765 How long have we got to finish picking those apples? 241 00:18:52,832 --> 00:18:55,635 The day after tomorrow. 242 00:18:55,702 --> 00:18:58,205 * Johnson boys was raised in the ashes * 243 00:18:58,271 --> 00:19:00,373 * Didn't know how to court a maid * 244 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,742 * Turn their backs and hide their faces * 245 00:19:02,809 --> 00:19:05,378 * Sight of a pretty girl makes them afraid * 246 00:19:05,445 --> 00:19:07,947 * Sight of a pretty girl makes them afraid * 247 00:19:08,014 --> 00:19:09,982 * Johnson boys eat peas and honey * 248 00:19:10,049 --> 00:19:12,285 * They have eaten 'em it all of their life * 249 00:19:12,352 --> 00:19:14,321 * Make the peas taste mighty funny * 250 00:19:14,387 --> 00:19:16,423 * But it keeps them on the knife * 251 00:19:16,489 --> 00:19:21,027 * But it keeps them on the knife * 252 00:19:21,093 --> 00:19:24,364 You heard Maude sing that just once and you already know it. 253 00:19:24,431 --> 00:19:25,998 It takes practice. 254 00:19:26,065 --> 00:19:30,903 You just stay right there. I want to sketch you. 255 00:19:30,970 --> 00:19:33,406 Okay. 256 00:19:33,473 --> 00:19:36,309 Just relax. But don't move around. 257 00:19:40,079 --> 00:19:41,448 Winter's coming. 258 00:19:41,514 --> 00:19:44,284 The squirrels are gathering their hazelnuts. 259 00:19:44,351 --> 00:19:47,754 There's a lot of people like that. Too many. 260 00:19:47,820 --> 00:19:50,490 What's wrong with saving for a rainy day? 261 00:19:50,557 --> 00:19:52,959 Today is what's wrong. 262 00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:55,194 So many people are worried about tomorrow's rain... 263 00:19:55,262 --> 00:19:58,831 they're afraid to enjoy today's sunshine. 264 00:19:58,898 --> 00:20:00,800 My parents are like that. 265 00:20:00,867 --> 00:20:03,970 -Not you? -I don't want to be. 266 00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:05,972 At night I watch the sun set... 267 00:20:06,038 --> 00:20:09,576 and I wonder what it's like to be where the sun is coming up. 268 00:20:09,642 --> 00:20:11,110 Yeah. 269 00:20:11,177 --> 00:20:13,846 Are you like that? 270 00:20:13,913 --> 00:20:16,182 I've been from sea to shining sea... 271 00:20:16,249 --> 00:20:18,885 and I've watched your sun slide beneath the waves... 272 00:20:18,951 --> 00:20:21,187 out past the Golden Gate. 273 00:20:21,254 --> 00:20:22,722 I was in a hurricane once... 274 00:20:22,789 --> 00:20:25,124 that ripped up trees the size of your house 275 00:20:25,191 --> 00:20:27,594 and blew them two blocks away. 276 00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:31,364 That was on the Gulf Coast. And even to Paris, France. 277 00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:36,669 You know, you can live there on oysters, white wine, and cheese. 278 00:20:36,736 --> 00:20:40,440 And the chestnut trees, they shed so many blossoms... 279 00:20:40,507 --> 00:20:43,810 the sidewalks, they look like snow. 280 00:20:43,876 --> 00:20:45,645 I'd like to see that. 281 00:20:51,117 --> 00:20:52,919 Well, there you go. 282 00:20:55,855 --> 00:20:58,691 That's me? 283 00:20:58,758 --> 00:21:00,760 You're blushing, Mary Ellen. 284 00:21:02,429 --> 00:21:05,398 You made her so pretty. 285 00:21:05,465 --> 00:21:07,667 Doesn't do you justice. 286 00:21:16,409 --> 00:21:18,645 Mary Ellen. 287 00:21:18,711 --> 00:21:22,549 -Hi, Mom. -You're out late, aren't you? 288 00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:24,917 I had such a good day. 289 00:21:24,984 --> 00:21:26,786 Let's sit down for a while. 290 00:21:31,324 --> 00:21:33,259 Where is everybody? It's still early. 291 00:21:33,326 --> 00:21:34,827 Asleep. 292 00:21:34,894 --> 00:21:37,697 They worked till dark, ate supper, and collapsed into bed. 293 00:21:37,764 --> 00:21:41,167 John-Boy broke a bone in his wrist. He fell out of a tree. 294 00:21:41,233 --> 00:21:42,869 -Is he alright? -He's fine. 295 00:21:42,935 --> 00:21:46,105 He just has to wear a plaster cast for a while. 296 00:21:46,172 --> 00:21:48,107 I'm sorry I wasn't here. 297 00:21:48,174 --> 00:21:51,678 Mary Ellen, you had a special day, and I'm glad of it. 298 00:21:51,744 --> 00:21:54,113 We all need one now and again. 299 00:21:54,180 --> 00:21:58,084 Just to say, "I'm me," and not worry about anything. 300 00:21:59,752 --> 00:22:02,088 It was the most beautiful day of my life. 301 00:22:02,154 --> 00:22:05,425 -It really was. -I'm so glad. 302 00:22:08,561 --> 00:22:10,930 I didn't mean that I don't care about John-Boy. 303 00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:12,932 I know you didn't. 304 00:22:12,999 --> 00:22:17,003 He couldn't pick apples, and I wasn't here either. 305 00:22:17,069 --> 00:22:18,838 Now don't you fret over it. 306 00:22:22,842 --> 00:22:25,044 What's the matter? 307 00:22:31,951 --> 00:22:38,057 I love you, Mama. And Daddy, and all of you. 308 00:22:38,124 --> 00:22:40,793 And we love you, too. 309 00:22:40,860 --> 00:22:44,397 And I'm truly sorry about today. 310 00:22:44,464 --> 00:22:46,566 But? 311 00:22:46,633 --> 00:22:51,037 It's all rushing past me. That's the way it always feels. 312 00:22:51,103 --> 00:22:53,673 It's all going by and I'm just standing still. 313 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:59,579 Always watching and hearing about exciting things... 314 00:22:59,646 --> 00:23:02,715 and never doing anything. 315 00:23:02,782 --> 00:23:07,820 Mary Ellen, my life is very happy here. 316 00:23:09,121 --> 00:23:11,257 Very rich. 317 00:23:11,323 --> 00:23:13,926 I have my bad days, too, but.... 318 00:23:18,998 --> 00:23:21,768 Some day when you're a little older... 319 00:23:21,834 --> 00:23:25,237 and you find a man to love and care for... 320 00:23:25,304 --> 00:23:27,574 someone to share your dreams with 321 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:31,010 you won't feel so restless. 322 00:23:31,077 --> 00:23:33,079 And it won't be long now. 323 00:23:35,882 --> 00:23:40,186 Mama, I see the life you and Daddy have here... 324 00:23:42,455 --> 00:23:44,791 and I don't want it. 325 00:23:58,170 --> 00:24:01,541 Now, don't be ashamed of your feelings. They're honest. 326 00:24:01,608 --> 00:24:04,711 I wish I knew how I felt. 327 00:24:04,777 --> 00:24:08,615 I always thought this was a home for you, honey, not a prison. 328 00:24:08,681 --> 00:24:12,284 Thanks, Daddy. 329 00:24:12,351 --> 00:24:15,154 Just don't hurry things. 330 00:24:15,221 --> 00:24:17,223 You had something to eat? 331 00:24:19,992 --> 00:24:22,829 Maybe you better go upstairs and get some rest. 332 00:24:22,895 --> 00:24:28,768 It's been a long day and we're all pretty tired. 333 00:24:28,835 --> 00:24:32,104 -Good night, Daddy, Mama. -Good night, Mary Ellen. 334 00:24:36,609 --> 00:24:39,145 Did you ever taste the ocean? 335 00:24:42,014 --> 00:24:44,851 I wonder if it really tastes salt. 336 00:25:01,133 --> 00:25:04,571 Liv, all children grow up. 337 00:25:11,844 --> 00:25:14,413 I'm gonna have nothing but apple cobbler three meals a day. 338 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,816 Better put aside some money for Doc Shackleford. 339 00:25:16,883 --> 00:25:20,152 We're gonna have some giant bellyaches around here. 340 00:25:20,219 --> 00:25:21,621 Apple cobbler? 341 00:25:21,688 --> 00:25:24,390 My mother had a special way of making apple cobbler 342 00:25:24,456 --> 00:25:26,626 with cinnamon in it. 343 00:25:26,693 --> 00:25:28,494 -Nutmeg. -Cinnamon. 344 00:25:28,561 --> 00:25:30,797 -It was nutmeg. -Cinnamon. 345 00:25:30,863 --> 00:25:33,032 Anyway, your grandma here never could seem 346 00:25:33,099 --> 00:25:36,002 to get the knack of it. Never could seem to learn. 347 00:25:36,068 --> 00:25:38,771 I learned to put up with you, though. 348 00:25:47,279 --> 00:25:48,981 [instrumental music] 349 00:25:54,553 --> 00:25:57,757 -Hi. -Hey. 350 00:25:57,824 --> 00:26:00,693 I think Chance likes me better one-handed. 351 00:26:02,629 --> 00:26:05,331 Will you talk to me, John-Boy? 352 00:26:05,397 --> 00:26:07,133 What about? 353 00:26:07,199 --> 00:26:10,970 How important do you think it is to be what you want to be? 354 00:26:11,037 --> 00:26:14,440 I think it's very important. 355 00:26:14,506 --> 00:26:16,475 You want to be a writer... 356 00:26:16,542 --> 00:26:18,878 but you stay here and help Daddy. 357 00:26:21,848 --> 00:26:25,184 Girl, they need me here. 358 00:26:25,251 --> 00:26:27,987 They took care of me when I was a baby. 359 00:26:28,054 --> 00:26:33,025 Fed me, wiped my bottom, made me clothes. Loved me. 360 00:26:33,092 --> 00:26:35,394 I figure I owe them something for that. 361 00:26:35,461 --> 00:26:37,096 You're paying a debt. 362 00:26:37,163 --> 00:26:40,499 I'm not paying a debt. It's a loyalty. 363 00:26:40,566 --> 00:26:42,835 Do you love them? 364 00:26:43,836 --> 00:26:45,972 Of course I love them. 365 00:26:46,038 --> 00:26:49,876 We're gonna be stuck here forever. 366 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:52,578 No, we're not gonna be stuck here forever. 367 00:26:52,645 --> 00:26:54,380 When we get married, we'll go off... 368 00:26:54,446 --> 00:26:56,849 and have a new loyalty that's more important. 369 00:26:56,916 --> 00:27:00,887 Just like when Mama left her parents to marry Daddy. 370 00:27:00,953 --> 00:27:03,355 Are you happy living here, John-Boy? 371 00:27:07,026 --> 00:27:10,229 Not when I have to milk the cow, I don't. 372 00:27:10,296 --> 00:27:11,964 I mean, really. 373 00:27:13,365 --> 00:27:16,568 Yes, I think I'm happy here. 374 00:27:16,635 --> 00:27:19,839 I'm happy, I guess. 375 00:27:23,710 --> 00:27:25,077 [sighs] 376 00:27:30,516 --> 00:27:32,752 And I'm unhappy, too. 377 00:27:34,453 --> 00:27:36,355 John-Boy... 378 00:27:39,458 --> 00:27:41,894 is something wrong with me? 379 00:28:05,084 --> 00:28:08,587 I'm gonna buy me a machine to make licorice whip. 380 00:28:08,654 --> 00:28:10,389 I saw a hat at Ike Godsey's. 381 00:28:10,456 --> 00:28:12,925 It has pink silk ribbons hanging down the back... 382 00:28:12,992 --> 00:28:15,427 and a little make-believe flower made out of velvet. 383 00:28:15,494 --> 00:28:16,595 It's so pretty. 384 00:28:16,662 --> 00:28:18,164 You already got a hat. 385 00:28:18,230 --> 00:28:20,166 You should look absolutely gorgeous in that. 386 00:28:20,232 --> 00:28:22,334 Can I have a sip of that, please, Jim-Bob? 387 00:28:26,605 --> 00:28:30,743 I had my eye on a fishing rod in the mail order catalogue. 388 00:28:30,810 --> 00:28:32,779 It claimed it can flick a fly 389 00:28:32,845 --> 00:28:35,547 as light as a falling flake of snow. 390 00:28:35,614 --> 00:28:37,817 I wanna get me a new harmonica. 391 00:28:37,884 --> 00:28:40,019 One of them with two sets of holes. 392 00:28:40,086 --> 00:28:43,155 You can play a melody and a harmony at the same time. 393 00:28:43,222 --> 00:28:47,126 I hope you can, Jason. I can't play either one. 394 00:28:48,895 --> 00:28:51,163 [laughter] 395 00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:08,180 Little red devils. 396 00:29:13,786 --> 00:29:15,087 [intense music] 397 00:29:35,541 --> 00:29:38,144 [soft music] 398 00:29:52,925 --> 00:29:54,861 I think she's run off, John. 399 00:29:54,927 --> 00:29:57,830 She could have gone home. 400 00:29:57,897 --> 00:30:00,466 More likely she took off after that Jamie. 401 00:30:04,570 --> 00:30:06,005 I'm worried. 402 00:30:07,874 --> 00:30:10,542 We'll pack up now. She's probably home. 403 00:30:21,387 --> 00:30:23,322 [guitar music] 404 00:30:26,792 --> 00:30:30,329 * I want to see an ocean * 405 00:30:30,396 --> 00:30:34,800 * Know if it tastes of salt * 406 00:30:34,867 --> 00:30:38,037 * Swim in a Maine river * 407 00:30:38,104 --> 00:30:41,273 * Running wild * 408 00:30:43,009 --> 00:30:47,479 * Living in a city of strangers * 409 00:30:47,546 --> 00:30:52,751 * Where neighbors don't know my name * 410 00:30:52,818 --> 00:30:59,926 * Where I am "me" and not my parent's child * 411 00:31:05,965 --> 00:31:12,871 * Some need roots to grow on, but I'm a blossom man * 412 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:19,445 * Never saw a firefly caught that smiled * 413 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:26,185 * Rainbows die at sunset * 414 00:31:26,252 --> 00:31:32,191 * and laughter has no sea * 415 00:31:32,258 --> 00:31:36,328 * My name is "Now" * 416 00:31:36,395 --> 00:31:39,966 * won't be tomorrow's child ** 417 00:31:46,738 --> 00:31:49,942 That's me. I want to see the ocean. 418 00:31:50,009 --> 00:31:55,714 They say at Virginia Beach, the sand is silver in the moonlight. 419 00:31:55,781 --> 00:31:57,616 You got the hunger. 420 00:31:59,151 --> 00:32:01,487 Would you take me? 421 00:32:03,822 --> 00:32:08,027 -How old are you? -16. 422 00:32:08,094 --> 00:32:10,496 -You're a girl. -I'd be safe with you. 423 00:32:12,564 --> 00:32:15,834 -I guess I reckon you would. -Thanks, Jamie. 424 00:32:15,901 --> 00:32:18,170 Really, thanks. 425 00:32:18,237 --> 00:32:20,306 You're not the first, you know. 426 00:32:20,372 --> 00:32:23,075 Others have seen me rolling free 427 00:32:23,142 --> 00:32:25,077 made the same talk you have. 428 00:32:25,144 --> 00:32:28,747 -What happened? -I don't know. 429 00:32:28,814 --> 00:32:30,582 They all had roots so deep, 430 00:32:30,649 --> 00:32:32,851 they never could pull up and come along. 431 00:32:32,918 --> 00:32:36,188 Or if they did, they went right back the day after. 432 00:32:38,790 --> 00:32:40,159 Not me. 433 00:32:52,271 --> 00:32:55,474 You sure are late. Supper's warming in the oven. 434 00:32:55,541 --> 00:32:58,777 -Is Mary Ellen here? -Isn't she with you? 435 00:32:58,844 --> 00:33:00,579 We think maybe she's run away. 436 00:33:00,646 --> 00:33:03,915 If I had any brains I would have seen this coming. 437 00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:07,553 I bet she followed that Jamie fellow. You know he moved on? 438 00:33:09,388 --> 00:33:11,757 Alright, children. Get washed up for supper. 439 00:33:14,393 --> 00:33:17,129 Don't worry, Mama, Mary Ellen can take care of herself. 440 00:33:17,196 --> 00:33:19,165 She's the best fighter in the whole school. 441 00:33:19,231 --> 00:33:21,500 Thanks, Jim-Bob. 442 00:33:23,669 --> 00:33:26,872 Daddy went to notify the Sheriff and he's not back yet. 443 00:33:26,938 --> 00:33:29,841 I guess he's checking the bus station and such places. 444 00:33:29,908 --> 00:33:32,744 If anybody's to blame for all this, I think it's Jamie. 445 00:33:32,811 --> 00:33:34,546 Leading his kind of life... 446 00:33:34,613 --> 00:33:36,915 I guess you don't think too much about the consequences 447 00:33:36,982 --> 00:33:38,317 of what you do. 448 00:34:59,965 --> 00:35:01,400 [Jamie playing guitar] 449 00:35:06,405 --> 00:35:12,444 * I was born in East Virginia * 450 00:35:13,545 --> 00:35:19,185 * North Carolina I did roam * 451 00:35:20,986 --> 00:35:24,122 * There I met * 452 00:35:24,190 --> 00:35:28,126 * A fair pretty maiden * 453 00:35:28,194 --> 00:35:31,230 * Her name and age * 454 00:35:31,297 --> 00:35:34,766 * I do not know * 455 00:35:34,833 --> 00:35:41,139 * Her hair it was of a brightsome color * 456 00:35:42,441 --> 00:35:47,879 * And her lips of ruby red * 457 00:35:49,415 --> 00:35:54,853 * On her breast she wore white lilies * 458 00:35:56,688 --> 00:36:02,361 * There I longed to lay my head ** 459 00:36:06,998 --> 00:36:08,600 What was that for? 460 00:36:08,667 --> 00:36:10,502 You've been everywhere, done so many things. 461 00:36:10,569 --> 00:36:12,571 Just what I want. And you're so kind. 462 00:36:12,638 --> 00:36:14,573 You made that picture so pretty 463 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:16,808 and you sang me your special song. 464 00:36:16,875 --> 00:36:18,810 It was just a song. 465 00:36:18,877 --> 00:36:21,413 You shouldn't have taken it for more than that. 466 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:24,583 I ran away from my family, you know. I left them. 467 00:36:24,650 --> 00:36:27,553 So you'll be my family now. I'll be yours. 468 00:36:27,619 --> 00:36:29,755 What do I need with a family? 469 00:36:29,821 --> 00:36:32,123 I'll be anything you want me to be. 470 00:36:32,190 --> 00:36:34,660 Go with you anywhere you want to go. 471 00:36:34,726 --> 00:36:38,063 You can tag along as far as Virginia Beach. 472 00:36:38,129 --> 00:36:43,001 But if I decide to go someplace else, or stop somewhere... 473 00:36:43,068 --> 00:36:45,471 you're on your own. Understand? 474 00:36:46,838 --> 00:36:49,941 But we're the same, you and me. We should be together. 475 00:36:54,313 --> 00:36:56,648 You remember what I said? 476 00:36:57,649 --> 00:37:00,886 That each day starts new? 477 00:37:00,952 --> 00:37:04,723 I don't want any strings to my life. Not you, not anybody. 478 00:37:06,091 --> 00:37:09,027 But I left home. 479 00:37:09,094 --> 00:37:14,300 -Maybe you shouldn't have. -You could come and go. 480 00:37:14,366 --> 00:37:17,303 I won't bother you. 481 00:37:17,369 --> 00:37:19,871 Mary Ellen, will you stop trying to act grown up? 482 00:37:21,072 --> 00:37:24,510 You're just a kid. 483 00:37:27,279 --> 00:37:30,416 [dramatic music] 484 00:38:13,359 --> 00:38:14,926 [music continues] 485 00:38:30,509 --> 00:38:33,579 Sheriff and I looked all night, Liv. 486 00:38:35,213 --> 00:38:38,183 There's just no sign of her. 487 00:38:38,249 --> 00:38:42,153 You need some rest. 488 00:38:42,220 --> 00:38:45,156 What we need is some daylight. 489 00:38:45,223 --> 00:38:47,659 It's just an hour till dawn. 490 00:38:47,726 --> 00:38:49,961 Why don't you rest till then? 491 00:39:12,984 --> 00:39:15,921 Okay, now hush. 492 00:39:18,123 --> 00:39:20,392 It's alright. 493 00:39:26,097 --> 00:39:28,133 I think I have one. 494 00:39:34,372 --> 00:39:37,275 What happened? 495 00:39:37,342 --> 00:39:40,546 I made a fool of myself. 496 00:39:40,612 --> 00:39:44,282 One thing I know about Mama and Daddy. 497 00:39:44,349 --> 00:39:49,220 No matter what I do or what you do... 498 00:39:49,287 --> 00:39:51,723 we can always go home. 499 00:40:30,762 --> 00:40:33,499 -What time is it? -It's 5:30. 500 00:40:33,565 --> 00:40:36,635 -Mary Ellen? -She's not back yet. 501 00:40:39,204 --> 00:40:41,072 I'll fix you some breakfast. 502 00:40:41,139 --> 00:40:44,209 There's no need, Livie. I just want some coffee. 503 00:41:10,769 --> 00:41:13,471 Thank God, baby. Are you alright? 504 00:41:13,539 --> 00:41:15,841 I don't know what came over me 505 00:41:15,907 --> 00:41:18,176 but I ran away and I went to Jamie. 506 00:41:18,243 --> 00:41:20,779 He wasn't all the way I thought he was 507 00:41:20,846 --> 00:41:23,515 and I ran away from him... and John-Boy found me. 508 00:41:25,984 --> 00:41:29,721 -John-Boy, thank you. -She was on her way back. 509 00:41:31,389 --> 00:41:34,860 I'm really happy with the children I picked to have. 510 00:41:34,926 --> 00:41:38,229 Hey, you all, come on down. See who came home for breakfast! 511 00:41:55,246 --> 00:41:58,684 Almost got them. 512 00:41:58,750 --> 00:42:00,952 That's why they call me "Speedy" Walton. 513 00:42:01,019 --> 00:42:03,622 You pick them and we'll pack them. 514 00:42:24,509 --> 00:42:26,778 Look at the size of that. 515 00:42:28,647 --> 00:42:31,316 Mr. Pickett, here they are. 516 00:42:32,784 --> 00:42:35,020 How about the ones on the far side? 517 00:42:35,086 --> 00:42:36,822 Cleaned out. 518 00:42:36,888 --> 00:42:38,924 Have to give credit where it's due. 519 00:42:38,990 --> 00:42:40,926 I didn't think you'd make it. 520 00:42:40,992 --> 00:42:43,161 Once we Waltons get started on something 521 00:42:43,228 --> 00:42:45,296 there's no stopping us. 522 00:42:45,363 --> 00:42:47,232 I guess you're right. 523 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:55,874 [instrumental music] 524 00:43:09,354 --> 00:43:12,924 Here's the household money, Liv. You put that aside. 525 00:43:12,991 --> 00:43:15,593 -I thought we'd never finish. -I did. 526 00:43:15,661 --> 00:43:17,663 I don't think I could shake another hand 527 00:43:17,729 --> 00:43:19,130 much less pick another apple. 528 00:43:19,197 --> 00:43:21,633 I've seen enough apples for a while myself. 529 00:43:21,700 --> 00:43:23,234 You did a good job. 530 00:43:23,301 --> 00:43:26,672 Now we're gonna divide this bonus money up equally. 531 00:43:26,738 --> 00:43:29,875 Now I can get my hat. 532 00:43:29,941 --> 00:43:32,577 You all well deserve it, I'll tell you that. 533 00:43:32,644 --> 00:43:35,246 I always knew you young'uns would be good for something. 534 00:43:35,313 --> 00:43:38,549 -After all, I trained you. -You sure did, Grandpa. 535 00:43:38,616 --> 00:43:41,086 They all eat like you. 536 00:43:41,152 --> 00:43:43,321 The Waltons always had a reputation 537 00:43:43,388 --> 00:43:45,323 for doing things second to none. 538 00:43:45,390 --> 00:43:46,892 They come by it naturally. 539 00:43:46,958 --> 00:43:49,594 My Grandpa Walton, he trained my pappy... 540 00:43:49,661 --> 00:43:51,797 and my pappy trained me 541 00:43:51,863 --> 00:43:53,799 and I've done likewise with you, John. 542 00:43:53,865 --> 00:43:55,934 You didn't have a thing to do with it. 543 00:43:56,001 --> 00:43:58,169 John's always been a hard-working boy. 544 00:43:58,236 --> 00:44:01,406 It's natural inheritance like your red hair and freckles... 545 00:44:01,472 --> 00:44:04,009 and big blue eyes. 546 00:44:26,497 --> 00:44:29,167 $31.90. 547 00:44:29,234 --> 00:44:31,236 Any of you scholars care to figure out 548 00:44:31,302 --> 00:44:32,637 how much that is apiece? 549 00:44:32,704 --> 00:44:34,205 How many ways to split it? 550 00:44:34,272 --> 00:44:37,142 There were 11 in the family last time I counted, Erin. 551 00:44:37,208 --> 00:44:40,045 -Do we all get the same? -That's what I promised. 552 00:44:40,111 --> 00:44:41,880 You don't think that's fair? 553 00:44:41,947 --> 00:44:44,482 We all didn't do the same work, Daddy. 554 00:44:44,549 --> 00:44:45,951 That's true. 555 00:44:46,017 --> 00:44:48,887 Grandma there, she didn't pick any apples... 556 00:44:48,954 --> 00:44:53,258 but she did the chores and made meals for the rest of us. 557 00:44:53,324 --> 00:44:56,627 And Elizabeth, she didn't pick quite as many apples as Jason. 558 00:44:56,694 --> 00:44:59,865 But she did her best. We all did. 559 00:44:59,931 --> 00:45:03,835 Well, Daddy, it's $2.90 apiece. 560 00:45:03,902 --> 00:45:06,204 -$2 and.... -That's right! 561 00:45:09,574 --> 00:45:12,143 Here you go, son. One, two... 562 00:45:13,478 --> 00:45:14,846 ninety. 563 00:45:14,913 --> 00:45:16,948 How are you gonna spend your share? 564 00:45:17,015 --> 00:45:19,684 I don't know, but I'll think of something. 565 00:45:19,751 --> 00:45:21,686 How come Mary Ellen isn't down here? 566 00:45:21,753 --> 00:45:23,254 She's up in her room. 567 00:45:23,321 --> 00:45:27,025 She said she's thinking. Just laying on her bed though. 568 00:45:27,092 --> 00:45:29,027 She didn't do her fair share, Daddy. 569 00:45:29,094 --> 00:45:32,130 That is true, Jason. 570 00:45:32,197 --> 00:45:35,000 I said before some of us did different things... 571 00:45:35,066 --> 00:45:38,336 we all worked as hard as we're able... 572 00:45:38,403 --> 00:45:40,238 except Mary Ellen. 573 00:45:42,173 --> 00:45:44,442 Maybe there's a lesson to be learned here. 574 00:45:46,611 --> 00:45:49,414 If we do our share, we're honored in the effort. 575 00:45:50,816 --> 00:45:52,450 But if we don't... 576 00:45:52,517 --> 00:45:55,320 then we don't deserve to share in what the rest earned 577 00:45:56,922 --> 00:45:59,090 Maybe that's true of Mary Ellen. 578 00:46:03,728 --> 00:46:07,265 Daddy, can we take a vote on that? 579 00:46:07,332 --> 00:46:09,000 What's a vote? 580 00:46:09,067 --> 00:46:12,237 Daddy, I think you're wrong. I don't mean to sass you. 581 00:46:13,638 --> 00:46:15,473 What do you mean? 582 00:46:18,977 --> 00:46:21,546 I think we all share a lot of other things 583 00:46:21,612 --> 00:46:22,780 besides work and money. 584 00:46:22,848 --> 00:46:25,316 At least I think we ought to. 585 00:46:35,193 --> 00:46:37,395 Daddy wants you downstairs right away. 586 00:46:39,764 --> 00:46:42,167 I'm coming. 587 00:46:50,375 --> 00:46:52,177 She's coming! 588 00:47:01,719 --> 00:47:04,990 We've been counting up the bonus money from the apples. 589 00:47:05,056 --> 00:47:07,558 -Where've you been? -Thinking. 590 00:47:07,625 --> 00:47:10,161 We've got something new for you to think about. 591 00:47:10,228 --> 00:47:12,363 I'd like to say something to all of you. 592 00:47:12,430 --> 00:47:13,831 What is it? 593 00:47:13,899 --> 00:47:18,269 I believe I caused you all a lot of pain, and I'm sorry for it. 594 00:47:18,336 --> 00:47:22,340 I wanted to see and do things that I can't see or do here. 595 00:47:22,407 --> 00:47:24,675 I still do. 596 00:47:24,742 --> 00:47:28,146 But I love all of you, and I'm really sorry for what I did. 597 00:47:28,213 --> 00:47:30,148 We love you, too, Mary Ellen. 598 00:47:31,616 --> 00:47:35,053 I think we understand those feelings, honey. 599 00:47:35,120 --> 00:47:37,522 Some of us have honest feelings like that 600 00:47:37,588 --> 00:47:39,424 around here, too, sometimes. 601 00:47:41,326 --> 00:47:44,162 What we've decided to do, each one of us... 602 00:47:44,229 --> 00:47:46,564 is to throw part of our bonus money in... 603 00:47:46,631 --> 00:47:49,200 and send you on a trip to Washington. 604 00:47:49,267 --> 00:47:51,402 -D.C.! -You can see Mr. Roosevelt. 605 00:47:51,469 --> 00:47:54,072 You're old enough to travel on the bus by yourself... 606 00:47:54,139 --> 00:47:57,442 and you can stay with your Aunt Jessie. 607 00:47:57,508 --> 00:48:01,812 Don't cry, Mary Ellen. I still have 70 cents left for gumdrops. 608 00:48:01,879 --> 00:48:05,951 That's 140 gumdrops! 609 00:48:06,017 --> 00:48:08,186 You're gonna have a toothache. 610 00:48:09,254 --> 00:48:11,356 What are you going to do there? 611 00:48:14,392 --> 00:48:17,095 My sister Mary Ellen went to Washington, D.C... 612 00:48:17,162 --> 00:48:18,829 and she saw enough new things... 613 00:48:18,896 --> 00:48:21,967 to satisfy her craving for adventure for a long time. 614 00:48:22,033 --> 00:48:25,503 I looked at her with new eyes after that night... 615 00:48:25,570 --> 00:48:28,539 because I realized she was no longer a child. 616 00:48:28,606 --> 00:48:31,709 I grew up, too, of course, and left Walton's Mountain. 617 00:48:31,776 --> 00:48:34,946 But the love and warmth I knew in that special family... 618 00:48:35,013 --> 00:48:37,815 was like a pebble dropped in water that ripples 619 00:48:37,882 --> 00:48:40,918 through my life to this day. 620 00:48:40,986 --> 00:48:43,354 -Mama? -Yes, Jim-Bob? 621 00:48:43,421 --> 00:48:45,790 Where do you reckon Mary Ellen is right this minute? 622 00:48:45,856 --> 00:48:48,626 -Where do you think she is? -At the White House. 623 00:48:48,693 --> 00:48:50,428 Having tea with Mrs. Roosevelt. 624 00:48:50,495 --> 00:48:52,663 I'll bet she's having tea with Mr. Roosevelt. 625 00:48:52,730 --> 00:48:55,366 Probably telling him how to run things. 626 00:48:55,433 --> 00:48:58,436 In that case, t he country's in good hands. 627 00:48:58,503 --> 00:49:01,372 -Good night, everybody. -Good night, Mama and Daddy. 628 00:49:07,979 --> 00:49:09,314 In a moment, some scenes 629 00:49:09,380 --> 00:49:12,083 from the next episode of The Waltons 630 00:49:13,651 --> 00:49:16,354 [theme music] 631 00:49:37,975 --> 00:49:39,977 [music continues]