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The Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 9

Every episode of The Waltons Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Waltons Season 9!

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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 9 Episode 1 - The Outrage (1)
    7.7/10(136 votes)

    #1 - The Outrage (1)

    S9:E1

    John is thrown to jail after he tries to defend a black neighbour, who is accused to murdering a white man.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 2 - The Outrage (2)
    7.5/10(129 votes)

    #2 - The Outrage (2)

    S9:E2

    John is given 24 hours to talk his black neighbour, who was accused of murder, into turning himself in.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 3 - The Pledge
    6.8/10(126 votes)

    #3 - The Pledge

    S9:E3

    Mary Ellen feels inadequate as a nurse to help Mountain folk. Against the Dean's advice, Mary Ellen applies for medical school.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 4 - The Triumph
    7.1/10(123 votes)

    #4 - The Triumph

    S9:E4

    With the war drawing to a close, Jason and a young man in his squad deal with the question of killing. Ike and Corabeth face problems with the Ration Board.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 5 - The Premonition
    6.9/10(119 votes)

    #5 - The Premonition

    S9:E5

    Cindy has bad dreams about Ben, who becomes a POW. John-Boy falls in love with a french girl in Paris who runs a book shop.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 6 - The Pursuit
    6.4/10(151 votes)

    #6 - The Pursuit

    S9:E6

    Jim-Bob's ex-girlfriend comes to Walton's Mountain saying that Jim-Bon is the father of her baby. In the Pacific, Ben is still a POW.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 7 - The Last Ten Days
    7.3/10(130 votes)

    #7 - The Last Ten Days

    S9:E7

    Ben is taken on an unexpected trip by his captor who turns Ben in to the American forces. Toni is seriously courted by Jason.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 8 - The Move
    7.4/10(131 votes)

    #8 - The Move

    S9:E8

    Ben comes home from the war and tells John he wants to study engineering. The long awaited vacation that Erin plans to go on is interrupted. John tells the his family he has to take Olivia to Arizona to the sanitarium.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 9 - The Whirlwind
    6.8/10(136 votes)

    #9 - The Whirlwind

    S9:E9

    Mary Ellen agrees to marry Jonesey but finds out that Curt might very well be alive. The Dew Drop Inn is reopened by Jason.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 10 - The Tempest
    5.2/10(166 votes)

    #10 - The Tempest

    S9:E10

    Mary Ellen finds out that Curt is still alive. He is living in Florida but is quite the different person from the man she remembers. J.D. asks Erin to come back to work by begging Erin.

    Director:Gabrielle Beaumont
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 11 - The Carousel
    7.2/10(126 votes)

    #11 - The Carousel

    S9:E11

    Cindy's father gets killed and Cindy finds out she is adopted when she goes through some old papers. Cindy goes to find her Mother. Elizabeth and Drew have problems.

    Director:Herbert Hirschman
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 12 - The Hot Rod
    7.1/10(125 votes)

    #12 - The Hot Rod

    S9:E12

    Jim-Bob and Jody get discharged from the service. They celebrate and they decide to open up a garage. The Baldwin sisters get forced to close their recipe machine until they discover their Grandfather's still in a secret room.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 13 - The Gold Watch
    7.6/10(136 votes)

    #13 - The Gold Watch

    S9:E13

    Stanley Perkins comes again and eventually says he is suffering from a nervous break down. Because of a new singer at The Dew Drop Inn that pays too much attention to Toni, Jason has problems. Rose gives Stanley a gold watch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 14 - The Beginning
    7.1/10(130 votes)

    #14 - The Beginning

    S9:E14

    Tom Marshall, the new minister, comes to Walton's Mountain and shakes up the congregation. Toni moves into the Baldwin's home and she tells the family she's Jewish. Toni and Jason decide to get married.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 15 - The Pearls
    7.3/10(135 votes)

    #15 - The Pearls

    S9:E15

    Orma Lee, Corabeth's twin sister, arrives to see Ike when Corabeth is away. Elizabeth goes to Arizona to see Olivia and John because she feels lonely.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 16 - The Victims
    6.7/10(126 votes)

    #16 - The Victims

    S9:E16

    The Waltons help a woman who's husband beats her when he is drunk. Jim-Bob decides he will make a fortune by investing in war surplus.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 17 - The Threshold
    7.0/10(123 votes)

    #17 - The Threshold

    S9:E17

    John-Boy comes home to ponder his future and he ends up doing a TV show for Boatwright University. Rose is given a run for her money by Zuleika Dunbar over the affection of Stanley.

    Director:Herbert Hirschman
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 18 - The Indiscretion
    6.7/10(130 votes)

    #18 - The Indiscretion

    S9:E18

    Corabeth finds Ike's old love letters and files for a divorce. Drew wants to spend a romantic night with Elizabeth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 19 - The Heartache
    7.2/10(126 votes)

    #19 - The Heartache

    S9:E19

    Rose cancels her wedding to Stanley because she hides a heart condition. Cindy realizes that she would rather stay home than work in the shop.

    Director:Herbert Hirschman
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 20 - The Lumberjack
    6.6/10(122 votes)

    #20 - The Lumberjack

    S9:E20

    A member of a influential family named Paul Matthews Northridge brings mystery & romance to Erin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 21 - The Hostage
    6.8/10(139 votes)

    #21 - The Hostage

    S9:E21

    A 14 year old girl is promised marriage in mountain tradition. Mary Ellen interferes and the bride-groom kidnaps Elizabeth to get his bride back. Octavia, an eccentric cousin of the Baldwins, is treated to a visit by him.

    Director:Herbert Hirschman
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Waltons Season 9 Episode 22 - The Revel
    6.9/10(162 votes)

    #22 - The Revel

    S9:E22

    John-Boy comes back home after he hits upon hard times when he is in New York pursuing his writing career. The Baldwin sisters send out invitations for the lavish ball and the invitations are returned. The Waltons save the day for the Baldwins.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"The Outrage (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Waltons" season 9. It scored 7.7/10 based on 136 votes. Directed by Philip Leacock and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/20/1980. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Outrage (2)".