The Waltons
The Vigil
Season 5, Episode 2 · Aired 1976-09-30
Synopsis
As Erin begins a new job as a telephone operator with Fanny Tatum, a misdiagnosis by nursing student Mary Ellen results in Grandma ending up in the hospital, needing a lifesaving operation.
In the series
This episode is part of The Waltons (1972–1981) on CBS.
Goodnight, John-Boy — Depression-era mountain family as soft-focus America.
Key cast
- Richard Thomas as John-Boy Walton
- Ralph Waite as John Walton Sr.
- Michael Learned as Olivia Walton
- Will Geer as Zebulon Walton
- Ellen Corby as Esther Walton