The Waltons
(1972–1981)
When Olivia is stricken with polio, John-Boy refuses to accept the doctor's prognosis that she may never walk again.
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| Episode credited cast: | |||
| Richard Thomas | ... | John-Boy Walton | |
| Ralph Waite | ... | John Walton, Sr. | |
| Michael Learned | ... | Olivia Walton (as Miss Michael Learned) | |
| Ellen Corby | ... | Esther Walton | |
| Will Geer | ... | The Grandfather | |
| Judy Norton | ... | Mary Ellen Walton | |
| Jon Walmsley | ... | Jason Walton | |
| Mary Beth McDonough | ... | Erin Walton (as Mary Elizabeth McDonough) | |
| Eric Scott | ... | Ben Walton | |
| David W. Harper | ... | Jim-Bob Walton | |
| Kami Cotler | ... | Elizabeth Walton | |
| Joe Conley | ... | Ike Godsey | |
| Earl Hamner Jr. | ... | The Narrator (voice) (as Earl Hamner) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Joseph Bernard | ... | Snyder |
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Joe Frank Carollo | ... | Tom |
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Olivia is suddenly stricken down with polio, and is forced to take to her bed. The local doctor follows the accepted treatment of splints attached to Olivia's legs, but John-Boy searches for more than just accepting a lifetime of paralysis. While the community rallies behind Olivia, John-Boy travels to the University of Virginia and talks with a doctor on the faculty who describes a revolutionary treatment which John-Boy is anxious to have his mother try -- anything to avoid a lifetime in a wheelchair. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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Elizabeth Walton: I thought so too.
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John-Boy Walton: [Elizabeth is sucking her thumb] Elizabeth, I thought you gave that up for good.Elizabeth Walton: I thought so too.
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19 April 1973 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 20, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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