The Secret

January 8, 1976

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The Waltons - S4 - E16

Jim-Bob thinks he was adopted. He searchs his birth records and finds out he's a twin. Jim-Bob's twin brother died at birth.

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The Waltons: Season 4 - 25 Episode s

4x1 - The Sermon
September 11, 1975
Reverend Fordwick asks John-Boy to deliver the Sunday sermon, and Miss Hunter asks Olivia to act as the substitute teacher. It proves to be an interesting experience for both as Reverend Fordwick and Miss Hunter plan their wedding and honeymoon
4x2 - The Genius
September 18, 1975
John-Boy's Dean asks him to take care of a 16 year old genius college student for the weekend. It seems that Lyle is wonderful with science and math, but woefully lacking when it comes to dealing with people.
4x3 - The Fighter
September 25, 1975
Young prize fighter James Travis Clark from Richmond arrives on Walton's Mountain looking for work. He lives in the Walton's barn while training for his next fight. Grandma and Olivia are upset with the whole idea until they find out that James is a minister.
4x4 - The Prophecy
October 2, 1975
Father and son struggle with personal crisis: John approaches his 25-year high school reunion regretting he is not a greater success; and John-Boy fears he will never be able to make a living as a writer.
4x5 - The Boondoggle
October 9, 1975
Porter Sims, a reporter from New York, comes to get material for a guide book on Virginia. John-Boy takes him to see the Baldwin sisters who allow him to look through the late Judge Baldwin's private papers. These reveal that their father was accused of treason for harboring Yankee soldiers during the Civil War. Deeply shocked and hurt, they decide not to leave their house ever again.
4x6 - The Breakdown
October 16, 1975
Jason is attending Klineberg Conservatory while playing with the Haystack Gang & the Sunrise Gospeleers. He is not doing too well and decides to slow down. John-Boy takes a new job in Boatwright's library.
4x7 - The Wing-Walker
October 23, 1975
John-Boy is doing a story on a female wing-walker who is performing at the local fair. He invites her to stay at the Walton home. Jim Bob is soon madley in love with the flyer. Maude Gormley gives Mytrle the goat to the Waltons.
4x8 - The Competition
October 30, 1975
A handsome forestry student name Chad Marshall arrives on Walton's Mountain. Both Erin and Mary Ellen are smitten and a competition delelops between them. Each is sure that she is the chosen one. Mary Ellen realizes that it is Erin thats truly in love.
4x9 - The Emergence
November 6, 1975
John-Boy's old girlfriend Marica Woolery returns to Walton's Mountain with her fiance to sell some inherited property. She plans to invest the money in her fiance's proposed business. John-Boy exposes the fiance as a braggart and not in love with Marcia. Olivia subs. A student obtain a pair of much needed eye glasses.
4x10 - The Loss
November 13, 1975
Olivia Hill, Olivia's young cousin, returns to Walton's Mountain to grieve the sudden death of her husband. The family attempts to cheer her up. It does not work until Elizabeth's cat, Calico, gives birth to kittens.
4x11 - The Abdication
November 20, 1975
John-Boy renews his friendship with A.J. Covington who is working with a movie company. The Walton family intently follows the abdication of King Edward while following the activities of a movie company fliming on Walton's Mountain.
4x12 - The Estrangement
December 4, 1975
Vera Walton has left her husband Wade and moves into the Walton home. Wade has been abusive and is running moonshine. John gives Wade a job at the mill to help the young couple get on their feet and get back together.
4x13 - The Nurse
December 11, 1975
As Mary Ellen nervously awaites word on her acceptance to nursing school, the rest of the Waltons prepares surprise good-bye gifts. Mary Ellen is accepted, but she needs more work in math and science and ends up studying with John-Boy and Miss Nora Taylor, the county nurse.
4x14 - The Intruders
December 18, 1975
Ben gets angry and leaves home at the same time Grandpa and John enter a competition with another lumber mill for the big contract. Without knowing, Ben goes to work for the other firm. Grandpa devises a clever scheme to get their lumber to market first.
4x15 - The Search
January 1, 1976
Olivia and the two youngest children, Jim-Bob and Elizabeth, go up on Walton's Mountain and become lost. They experience many challenges. Jim-Bob saves the day using woodsman skills taught to him by Grandpa.
4x16 - The Secret
January 8, 1976
Jim-Bob thinks he was adopted. He searchs his birth records and finds out he's a twin. Jim-Bob's twin brother died at birth.
4x17 - The Fox
January 15, 1976
Grandpa enjoys telling tales of his days with Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish Amercian War, but he balks about attending a reunion of the Rough Riders. Ben decides to go into to business trapping and selling animal skins.
4x18 - The Burn Out (1)
January 22, 1976
The Walton's house is nearly destroyed by fire and the children must live temporarily with friends. John-Boy has a difficult time to begin the task of rewriting his lost novel.
4x19 - The Burn Out (2)
January 22, 1976
The Waltons home is repaired.The fire was cause by John-Boy's pipe or by a fan that was not working
4x20 - The Big Brother
January 29, 1976
John-Boy meets up with a runaway girl named Muffin who's 12 years old. Muffin tells him that she was abused and is trying to find her mother. John-Boy takes her home and she fools everyone but Grandpa.
4x21 - The Test
February 5, 1976
Olivia gets a job as a dress maker.She does very well & soon she gets full time work.She is pleased with the attention but realizes she wants too be home more than at work .Maude Gormley is put in an old folks home and loses her zest for life
4x22 - The Quilting
February 12, 1976
A quilting is to announce that a woman is of marrying age. Grandma is determined to have one for her granddaughter Mary Ellen who is just as determined not to participate in what she considers an insulting custom.
4x23 - The House
February 19, 1976
Esther wants to save an old house from being torn down. Grandpa wants the contract to destroy it for the old wood. They both argue until Zeb realizes that house holds sentimental memories for grandma.
4x24 - The Fledgling
February 26, 1976
John-Boy sure trys to raise the down payment for an old printing press to publish his own newspaper
4x25 - The Collision
March 4, 1976
Selena Linville comes back to Walton's Mountain & lights a fire under John-Boy to go to Spain & write all about Rebel cause

The Secret

The Waltons - S4 - E16

The Waltons: Season 4 - 25 Episode s

4x1 - The Sermon

4x2 - The Genius

4x3 - The Fighter

4x4 - The Prophecy

4x5 - The Boondoggle

4x6 - The Breakdown

4x7 - The Wing-Walker

4x8 - The Competition

4x9 - The Emergence

4x10 - The Loss

4x11 - The Abdication

4x12 - The Estrangement

4x13 - The Nurse

4x14 - The Intruders

4x15 - The Search

4x16 - The Secret

4x17 - The Fox

4x18 - The Burn Out (1)

4x19 - The Burn Out (2)

4x20 - The Big Brother

4x21 - The Test

4x22 - The Quilting

4x23 - The House

4x24 - The Fledgling

4x25 - The Collision

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