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The Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 5

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Waltons Season 5 Episode 11 - The Best Christmas
    9.0/10(325 votes)

    S5:E11

    The 11 members of the Walton family are together for Christmas This would be the last time that all of the Waltons would be together

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  2. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 5 - The Fire Storm
    8.9/10(232 votes)

    S5:E5

    John-Boy tries to keep the community updated about the news in Europe sohe decides to print excerpts about Hitler's Mein Kampf in his paper. A great outcry ensues and the town is torn apart over the issue of publishing unfavorable items in the Blue Ridge Chronicle.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 19 - The Inferno
    8.7/10(189 votes)

    S5:E19

    John-Boy goes to Lakehurst New Jersey to travel to cover the landing of Hindenburg and is deeply affected by its crash. Curt tries to figure out how to have more private time with Mary Ellen.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 20 - The Heartbreaker
    8.4/10(191 votes)

    S5:E20

    Jason falls in love with Vanessa, Curt's sister, who left her husband so she could become a singer. John-Boy begins to publish sections of his novel in the newspaper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 2 - The Vigil
    8.3/10(166 votes)

    S5:E2

    Mary Ellen, aspring nurse, makes a diagnosis about Grandma's illness which almost costs Grandma her life.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Kathleen Hite

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  6. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 13 - The Rebellion
    8.3/10(158 votes)

    S5:E13

    Corabeth gives Olivia a permanent that turns out badly. Grandma is up against a new competition for playing the church organ.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kathleen Hite

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  7. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 22 - The Hiding Place
    8.3/10(159 votes)

    S5:E22

    The Baldwin's niece, Hillary Von Kleist, comes for a visit from Vienna. Jason joins the National Guard over Olivia's objections.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  8. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 8 - The Cloudburst
    8.2/10(164 votes)

    S5:E8

    John-Boy sells his Meadow to a mining company to meet payments on his printing press. Ike and Corabeth follow suit. What everybody doesn't know is that the company plans to strip mine which will ruin the land.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 12 - The Last Mustang
    8.2/10(207 votes)

    S5:E12

    The Waltons are emersed in a controversial election for sheriff and Grandpa fights to release a wild mustang that he says was caught on Walton property.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 1 - The First Edition
    8.1/10(173 votes)

    S5:E1

    The first edition of The Blue Ridge Chronicle is published by John-Boy. He publishes a story about Ben and it makes his mother mad.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:John McGreevey

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  11. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 7 - The Wedding
    8.1/10(179 votes)

    S5:E7

    Mary Ellen surprises her parents saying that she and Dr. David Spencer are getting married. At the same time the family makes preparations, Dr. Curt Willard arrives and complicates matters.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 17 - The Career Girl
    8.1/10(178 votes)

    S5:E17

    Erin's graduation from high school seems to be very painful because Erin has no firm plans for the future or any career.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Kathleen Hite

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  13. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 18 - The Hero
    8.1/10(168 votes)

    S5:E18

    John-Boy acts on a suggestion of Grandma's and oranizes a memorial to the Jefferson County Doughboys of WWI. Sheriff Ed Bridges , the decorated hero, shows little interest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 24 - The Achievement
    8.0/10(150 votes)

    S5:E24

    John-Boy goes to New York City after waiting weeks without word on his novel. It pays off and John-Boy talks to an editor who agrees to publish his novel. John-Boy comes back home and tells them the good news. He also tells the family he is moving to New York City.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr., Dale Eunson

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  15. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 3 - The Comeback
    7.9/10(158 votes)

    S5:E3

    Jason gets news that his scholarship has been cancelled. Jason begins to hang out at the Dew Drop Inn. He is trying to interest Red Turner, a musician, into making a come back since his son's death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 9 - The Great Motorcycle Race
    7.9/10(167 votes)

    S5:E9

    Jim-Bob fixes up Ike's old motorcyle & he enters a motorcyle race. The Godsey's want to adopt a baby but instead adopt a young girl named Aimee

    Director:Richard Thomas
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 10 - The Pony Cart
    7.9/10(160 votes)

    S5:E10

    Auntie Martha Corrine Walton comes to Walton's Mountain to visit and soon interupts everybody's life. She and Ben make an old fashioned pony cart and she comes to the realization that she is about to die.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 23 - The Go-Getter
    7.7/10(172 votes)

    S5:E23

    A hot headed Ben has a falling out with John and Ben takes a job as a used car salesman . Ben seems a natural until the family questions some of his sales techniques.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 4 - The Baptism
    7.5/10(170 votes)

    S5:E4

    John refuses to visit the tent meeting or get baptised, even with the presence of a famous evangelist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 6 - The Nightwalker
    7.5/10(169 votes)

    S5:E6

    A unknown person prowls through the night on Walton's Mountain. Godsey's Hall is open up by Ike Godsey & Jason decides to have a dance for the community

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 16 - John's Crossroad
    7.5/10(159 votes)

    S5:E16

    John goes to Charlottesville and applies for an office job. He finds it impossible to work under the harsh direction of the office manager.

    Director:Richard Thomas
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 14 - The Ferris Wheel
    7.4/10(163 votes)

    S5:E14

    Elizabeth has nightmares of an unknown experience of being stuck on the very top of a ferris wheel. Ben starts to seriously worry about his height.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 21 - The Long Night
    7.3/10(176 votes)

    S5:E21

    Grandpa says he going to bring Grandma home from the hosptal. When the Doctors say no, Grandpa causes a scene and is told not to come back. Aimee Godsey asks Zeb to be her Grandpa.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Waltons Season 5 Episode 15 - The Elopement
    7.0/10(185 votes)

    S5:E15

    Erin's 1st love, Chad Marshall, comes back and asks Erin to be his wife. She agrees but John emphatically says no so Erin and Chad run off to elope.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Best Christmas" is the best rated episode of The Waltons season 5. It scored 9.0/10 from 325 votes. Directed by Lawrence Dobkin and written by John McGreevey, it aired on December 9, 1976. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Fire Storm".