The Waltons
The Anniversary
Season 6, Episode 19 · Aired 1978-02-02

Synopsis
John and Olivia are getting ready to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary and they're trying their best to surprise one another on the big day. Meanwhile, as the younger children wonder what to get their parents as a gift, Mary Ellen finds herself trying to stave off temptation when she goes back to work, only to discover her old fiancé is working at the same hospital as her.
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