- Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] Times were hard when I was growing up in the 1930's and many people tried to escape those times by living in other worlds created for them by glossy magazines and the movies. My own family was so close and we were so involved with our everyday lives that we didn't seem to need those dream worlds. So, it came as a surprise when, one day, we discovered that our mother had a dream world of her own.
- Ann Harris: Well, there's no harm in dreaming dreams.
- Olivia Walton: No. They're part of our lives. But when they keep you away from life, from loving, sharing, then I think there is harm.
- Martha Sheffield: Livvy, where's your mind?
- Olivia Walton: Oh, I was just trying to think of something special for John's supper tonight.
- Martha Sheffield: Livvy, are you new here? In a little while, we'll have you just like the rest of us. The men at home, taking care of themselves and fixing their own suppers.
- Olivia Walton: No, I don't think so, Martha.