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The Waltons
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The Love Story

  • Episode aired Jan 18, 1973
  • TV-G
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Sian Barbara Allen in The Waltons (1972)
DramaFamilyRomance

John-Boy falls in love with Jenny Pendleton, a young girl staying with the family while her father and stepmother are in Richmond.John-Boy falls in love with Jenny Pendleton, a young girl staying with the family while her father and stepmother are in Richmond.John-Boy falls in love with Jenny Pendleton, a young girl staying with the family while her father and stepmother are in Richmond.

  • Director
    • Lee Philips
  • Writer
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
  • Stars
    • Richard Thomas
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    271
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lee Philips
    • Writer
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Stars
      • Richard Thomas
      • Ralph Waite
      • Michael Learned
    • 6User reviews
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    Richard Thomas
    Richard Thomas
    • John-Boy Walton
    Ralph Waite
    Ralph Waite
    • John Walton, Sr.
    Michael Learned
    Michael Learned
    • Olivia Walton
    • (as Miss Michael Learned)
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    • Esther Walton
    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • The Grandfather
    Judy Norton
    Judy Norton
    • Mary Ellen Walton
    Jon Walmsley
    Jon Walmsley
    • Jason Walton
    Mary Beth McDonough
    Mary Beth McDonough
    • Erin Walton
    • (as Mary Elizabeth McDonough)
    Eric Scott
    Eric Scott
    • Ben Walton
    David W. Harper
    David W. Harper
    • Jim-Bob Walton
    • (as David Harper)
    Kami Cotler
    Kami Cotler
    • Elizabeth Walton
    John Crawford
    John Crawford
    • Sheriff Ep Bridges
    Byron Morrow
    Byron Morrow
    • Doc Shackleford
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    • The Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (as Earl Hamner)
    Sian Barbara Allen
    Sian Barbara Allen
    • Jenny Pendleton
    Diane Shalet
    Diane Shalet
    • Eula Pendleton
    Gordon Rigsby
    • Dave Pendleton
    Chance
    • Cow
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lee Philips
    • Writer
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
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    Romance

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      At 16:55, the program the family is listening to is likely "The Fire Chief," a popular radio show that aired in the early 1930s. The show was hosted by comedian Ed Wynn, whose distinctive voice can be heard quite clearly in this scene.
    • Goofs
      It's highly unlikely that Jenny, who has lived her entire life in Appalachia, wouldn't be able to identify an Appalachian dulcimer, a very common and popular instrument in that region at the time.
    • Quotes
      • Narrator: [narration as John "John Boy" Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] Walton's Mountain by day was friendly but, by night, ghosts seemed to hide in every shadow and a feeling of something old and mysterious flowed downward on the cold night wind, and, if you were walking homeward past a house that was known to be haunted, you couldn't help but be a little apprehensive.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 25th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      The Turtle Dove
      Written by John Jacob Niles
      Performed by Richard Thomas

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 18, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Hallmark Channel
      • INSP Television Network
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 20, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Lorimar Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 50m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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