Feeling "put out to pasture," John seeks adventure by leaving to work in a Norfolk shipyard.
Grandpa is stricken by a heart attack and is desperately despondent about his condition; the entire Walton family makes every effort to restore his will to live.
John-Boy tries to unravel the circumstances of a hit-and-run charge brought against Ben in a nearby town.
Ike Godsey falls in love with the Waltons' cousin Corabeth; John-Boy arranges for Erin to be photographed.
An unscrupulous student at Boatwright University steals John-Boy's notes; the blame falls on a good friend of John-Boy's, causing a great deal of hurt and distrust.
Grandpa gets angry and moves out with Grandma after John suggests he take life a little easier.
A fun mountain wedding threatens to destroy the marriage of a family friend.
Amid plans to expand his business, John considers Jason's desire to study music a waste of time.
John-Boy's story, if published, may devastate Emily Baldwin; Grandpa's raffle prize is a statue of a woman.