Rachel Longaker

The youngest Walton boy, Jim-Bob, takes his first step into the world when he enters a race, riding Ike's motorcycle.

With Grandma in the hospital, Grandpa feels alone and unneeded but builds a friendship with Aimee Goodsey which helps him.

Elizabeth is badly injured in a fall from a faulty log pile and must learn to walk again.

Just before her thirteenth birthday, Elizabeth becomes reluctant to grow up. Jason calls into an advice-to-the-lovelorn radio show and gets into more trouble than he can handle.

The United States Army invades Walton's Mountain to practise manoeuvres, and Olivia sells all her paintings to a mysterious gentleman.

Olivia returns to find her family deeply involved in the war effort. The Satterfield's receive bad news about their son and there's bad news for John-Boy too.