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The Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 6

Every episode of The Waltons Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 6!

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The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Waltons Season 6 Episode 1 - The Hawk
    7.4/10(150 votes)

    #1 - The Hawk

    S6:E1

    A young minister comes and causes some uneasiness within the congregation

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 2 - The Stray
    8.1/10(172 votes)

    #2 - The Stray

    S6:E2

    Strange foorprints & a stringer of catfish lead the Waltons to find 12 year old Josh a runaway in the barn hiding.He attaches himself to John immediately

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  3. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 3 - The Recluse
    7.7/10(154 votes)

    #3 - The Recluse

    S6:E3

    Jason and Fern Lockwood,a recluse who shares his love of music but she is timid and finds life threatening . Ben goes to Norfolk and looks for work and comes back home to help an overworked father

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 4 - The Warrior
    7.4/10(172 votes)

    #4 - The Warrior

    S6:E4

    An old man, his grandson,and two Indians come to Walton's Mountain saying there are sacred burial grounds where the barn is built.

    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 5 - The Seashore
    6.8/10(161 votes)

    #5 - The Seashore

    S6:E5

    The Waltons have an encounter with a strange English girl while on a small vacation at the Baldwin sister's beach cottage. Ben stays home alone expecting to live the life of a carefree bachelor.

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  6. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 6 - The Volunteer
    7.6/10(132 votes)

    #6 - The Volunteer

    S6:E6

    After Erin says no to the marriage proposal of G.W. Haines, he joins the Army. Erin visits G.W. at Camp Lee Army Base despite her father's reluctance.

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  8. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 7 - The Grandchild
    7.4/10(177 votes)

    #7 - The Grandchild

    S6:E7

    Mary Ellen Gives birth to the Waltons 1 st grandchild a boy name John Curtis Williard

    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 8 - The First Casualty
    8.7/10(177 votes)

    #8 - The First Casualty

    S6:E8

    Dr. Willard has been drafted to serve for the US Med Corps. Erin's boyfriend G.W. Haines is killed in a training accident and Yancy Tucker announces that he is joining. They turn him down because of his flat feet.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 9 - The Battle of Drucilla's Pond
    7.4/10(135 votes)

    #9 - The Battle of Drucilla's Pond

    S6:E9

    At Drucilla's pond, the Army practices maneuvers. Olivia paints quiet scenes wchi she enters in a local art show. They are bought by a mysterious admirer.

    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 10 - The Flight
    7.8/10(129 votes)

    #10 - The Flight

    S6:E10

    This new boy that Jim-Bpb meets says he is going to join the Air Corps.Elizabeth adopts Maud Gormley as a sub grandma only until her real grandma comes back home

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 11 - The Milestone
    7.8/10(182 votes)

    #11 - The Milestone

    S6:E11

    Olivia goes to Alberene her home town to see her Aunt Kate. Olivia copping with going through the change of life.Jim-Bob fakes his Mom's signature on a job application

    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 12 - The Children's Carol
    6.8/10(144 votes)

    #12 - The Children's Carol

    S6:E12

    Two British children escape the London Blitz to find safety in Walton's Mountain with the Baldwins and the Waltons for Christmas. Meanwhile, Jason contemplates whether he can fight in the impending war, and Olivia has a faith crisis as she can't understand how God could allow war.

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  14. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 13 - The Celebration
    7.9/10(153 votes)

    #13 - The Celebration

    S6:E13

    John finds out that the family is almost out of debt so everybody pitches in on a big contract. During the mortgage burning party, Ike Godsey says that the bank will forclosing on the store. Olivia and John come to the rescue.

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  15. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 14 - The Rumor
    7.6/10(138 votes)

    #14 - The Rumor

    S6:E14

    A new family, the Brimmer's, move to the Mountain and look for work and a place to live. Some people from the town are suspicious of their German accent and John helps them.

    Director:Unknown

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  16. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 15 - Spring Fever
    7.7/10(127 votes)

    #15 - Spring Fever

    S6:E15

    A rose bush owed by Mamie Baldwin is dying and she views that as a sign of her own impending death. Jim-Bob dates Ben's girlfriend and Ben dates Jim-Bob's girlfriend. They come to blows because they are jealous.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 16 - The Festival
    8.1/10(150 votes)

    #16 - The Festival

    S6:E16

    Jason gets a lesson in prejudice when he and Josh Verdie's son audition for a recital. Aimee Godsey and Elizabeth experience Spring Fever.

    Director:Unknown

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  18. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 17 - The Anniversary
    8.1/10(130 votes)

    #17 - The Anniversary

    S6:E17

    John and Olivia have been married 25 years. Olivia buys John a phone to put in the house and John builds a gazebo for Olivia on top of the mountain. Mary Ellen and Curt have problems being apart from each other.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 18 - The Family Tree
    8.0/10(156 votes)

    #18 - The Family Tree

    S6:E18

    With Jason's help, Verdie searches her roots for the history of her family. Elizabeth corresponds with a soldier who thinks she is 18 years old and looks like Erin.

    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 19 - The Ordeal
    7.9/10(155 votes)

    #19 - The Ordeal

    S6:E19

    Elizabeth falls from a log pile and she breaks her leg. Elizabeth can only walk with crutches. Jim-Bob talks her into walking.

    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 20 - The Return
    8.3/10(172 votes)

    #20 - The Return

    S6:E20

    John-Boy comes back home and helps with reopening the old Guthrie Mine. John and some other men work in the mine. Without warning, the fault gives way to its weaknesses and traps the men under tons of dirt and rock.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 21 - The Revelation
    8.1/10(154 votes)

    #21 - The Revelation

    S6:E21

    John-Boy asks Daisy to marry him so both return home and make arrangements .John talks to Daisy's mom and learns Daisy has a 3 yr old daughter.

    Director:Gwen Arner
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Waltons Season 6 Episode 22 - Grandma Comes Home
    9.0/10(256 votes)

    #22 - Grandma Comes Home

    S6:E22

    The Waltons are happy to finally have Grandma back home with them This was also sad for all of the Walton clan as it was the last show that actor Will Geer (Grandpa) was on.

    Writer:Unknown

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"The Hawk" is the best rated episode of "The Waltons" season 6. It scored 7.4/10 based on 150 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/15/1977. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Stray".