The Waltons
The Furlough
Season 8, Episode 22 · Aired 1980-02-21
Synopsis
While home on furlough, John Boy has a hard time trying to remember when he was shot down with his friend Stewart while flying over Belgium. Ike looks to John for help when he gets drafted by the Army.
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