The Waltons - S1E5

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The Typewriter

Series 1, episode 5

Originally Aired On: Thursday, 12 October 1972

Set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia during the Great Depression, this is the heart-warming story of a close-nit family - the Waltons. Based on the experiences of Earl Hammer Jr. events unfold through the eyes of John Boy Walton (Richard Thomas), an aspiring writer who portrays the trails and tribulations, the joys, struggles and relationships of the Walton family and their small lumber mill business. In this episode, When John Boy borrows and antique typewriter so he can write a story for a magazine, Mary Ellen mistakenly sells it to a junk collector.

Cast (unconfirmed)

Richard Thomas
Ralph Waite
Michael Learned
Will Geer
Ellen Corby
Judy Norton-Taylor
Jon Walmsley
Mary Elizabeth McDonough
Eric Scott
David Harper
Kami Cotler
John Crawford
Joe Conley
Helen Kleeb
Mary Jackson