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(John-Boy) WALTON'S MOUNTAIN HAD BEEN IN OUR FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS,
A SILENT WITNESS
TO ALL THE BRIGHT AND WONDERFUL DAYS I KNEW AS A BOY.
IF MOUNTAINS REMEMBER EVENTS, THEN SURELY IT MUST TREASURE, AS I DO,
THE MEMORY OF THAT DAY DURING THE DEPRESSION
WHEN MY SISTER, MARY ELLEN, GOT INTO A FIGHT AFTER SCHOOL,
AND THE EVENTS THAT FOLLOWED.
[all shouting]
IT'S MARY ELLEN. SHE'S FIGHTING AGAIN!
[children shouting]
MARY ELLEN, JUST CALM YOURSELF DOWN NOW!
LET GO OF ME!
YOU WANT TO GET EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL?
JUST QUIT!
I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU, FRANK WINSTON!
YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR STEP.
I'M NOT--I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU, MARY ELLEN.
YOU BETTER BE!
MARY ELLEN, JUST COME ON.
CUT IT OUT, FRANK!
[sputtering]
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED THIS, JASON.
I WOULD HAVE. BUT MARY ELLEN WAS WINNING.
YOU'RE JUST A FIGHTING FOOL, AREN'T YOU, MARY ELLEN?
HE STARTED IT!
MADE JIM-BOB CRY.
HE SAID JIM-BOB WEARS GIRLS' CLOTHES.
AND I AM.
WELL, YOU LOOK ALL RIGHT TO ME.
WHERE'D YOU GET THEM ANYWAY?
MAMA MADE IT OUT OF THE TOP OF ERIN'S OLD DRESS.
I SPILLED INK ON THE SKIRT,
SO MAMA USED THE TOP TO MAKE JIM-BOB A BLOUSE.
BOYS DON'T WEAR BLOUSES.
BOYS WEAR WHATEVER THEY CAN GET THESE DAYS.
YOU JUST BETTER COME ALONG HOME,
AND HAVE MYSELF A LOOK AT THAT EYE.
MAYBE MAMA COULD FIX UP THE COLLAR OR SOMETHING.
WHERE'S JOHN-BOY?
RIGHT HERE, DADDY.
(Grandpa) UH-UH-UH.
LORD, WE ASK BLESSINGS ON THIS FOOD
AND PRAY THAT THIS DEPRESSION WILL BE OVER SOON,
AND THAT YOU WILL LEAD US INTO BETTER TIMES. AMEN.
(John) AMEN.
[all chattering]
MARY ELLEN, YOU GOT SOMETHING TO TELL US?
NO, SIR.
SHE'S BEEN IN ANOTHER FIGHT.
IT'S TIME YOU STARTED BEHAVING LIKE A LADY, MARY ELLEN.
(Elizabeth) WHAT DOES A BLACK EYE FEEL LIKE, MARY ELLEN?
(Ben) SHE OUGHT TO KNOW. THIRD ONE THIS YEAR.
[all laughing]
MARY ELLEN.
NOW, JIM-BOB, YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING YOUR SISTER THAT, UH, SHINER?
NO, SIR, BUT IT WAS MY FAULT.
FRANK WINSTON WAS TEASING ME AND MARY ELLEN JUMPED ON HIM.
WHY WAS HE TEASING YOU?
HE SAID I WAS WEARING GIRLS' CLOTHES.
THERE'S NOT A THING WRONG WITH THE CLOTHES YOU CHILDREN WEAR.
THEY'RE HOMEMADE AND HAND-ME-DOWNS, BUT THEY ARE CLEAN.
NOW, SIT DOWN, JIM-BOB.
HAVE SOME GREENS.
(Grandma) LIVIE, WILL YOU PLEASE SIT DOWN AND EAT?
I ATE WHILE I WAS COOKING. SAVES TIME THAT WAY.
THAT KEEPS--KEEPS YOU SKINNY, TOO.
DON'T YOU KNOW I LIKE A WOMAN
WITH A LITTLE FAT ON HER BONES?
JOHN, YOU ARE A DISGRACE!
CAN'T YOU THINK OF ANYTHING EXCEPT HUGGING AND KISSING?
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING BETTER TO HAVE IN MIND, OLD WOMAN?
ENOUGH OF THIS FOOLISHNESS. LET ME GET BACK TO MY WASH.
(Grandpa) JOHN, WHEN OUR SHIP COMES IN,
CAN'T YOU BUY LIVIE A GOOD WASHING MACHINE?
(John) WHEN THAT HAPPENS, MAYBE.
RIGHT NOW ALL I CAN DO IS PUT FOOD ON THIS TABLE.
(Livie) OH, I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW TO WORK ONE ANYWAY.
(Jason) YOU COULD LEARN, COULDN'T YOU, MAMA?
OH, I RECKON I COULD, JASON.
WHAT'S THE USE OF WISHING FOR SOMETHING YOU CAN'T HAVE?
NOW, YOU COME ON OVER HERE AND SIT DOWN WITH YOUR FAMILY.
JOHN, I'VE GOT WORK TO DO HERE.
COME ON. JUST COME ON.
[all chuckling]
PASS ME THE BUTTER, PLEASE.
HERE.
WHY ARE YOU EATING SO FAST?
I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO THE SAWMILL.
BUT YOU ALREADY PUT IN A DAY'S WORK.
NOT ENOUGH.
[machine whirring]
EMILY!
LOOK, MAMIE, 2 LEMONS AND A CHERRY!
LADIES DON'T OPERATE THOSE MACHINES, SISTER.
SOMETIMES, I'D JUST AS SOON I HADN'T BEEN BORN A LADY.
[bell ringing]
HOWDY, IKE.
HELLO, JOHN-BOY.
IKE, CAN YOU REMEMBER THAT SECONDHAND WASHING MACHINE
YOU HAD FOR SALE ONE TIME?
YEAH, SURE. IT'S RIGHT OVER THERE.
HOW MUCH ARE YOU SELLIN' IT FOR?
WHY, ARE YOU THINKING OF GETTING MARRIED
AND, UH, SETTING UP HOUSEKEEPING?
NO, FOR MY MAMA.
WELL,
HOW'S $35 SOUND?
RIGHT STEEP TO ME FOR A SECONDHAND MACHINE, IKE.
$30 AS IS.
$20. I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW FOR SURE THAT IT WORKS.
$25 IS MY ROCK-BOTTOM PRICE.
$20, IKE.
$20. IT'S YOURS.
IKE,
HOW WOULD IT BE WITH YOU MAYBE IF I, UH, WORKED IT OUT?
I MEAN, I COULD COME HERE EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL,
AND I COULD DO ODD JOBS FOR YOU AND MAKE DELIVERIES,
AND I COULD WORK FOR YOU ALL DAY ON SATURDAY.
I'D LIKE TO ACCOMMODATE YOU, JOHN-BOY,
BUT I'M SHORT OF MONEY, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
I'VE GOT TO FIND A JOB.
(Emily) JOHN-BOY.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK FOR US?
MISS EMILY? OH, WELL, I...
LET ME GET MY SISTER.
WE'LL DISCUSS YOUR EMPLOYMENT.
HOW'S IT FEEL TO BE A WORKING MAN?
IKE, MAMA WOULD SKIN ME ALIVE.
EVERYONE KNOWS THOSE 2 LADIES MAKE BOOTLEG WHISKEY.
BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
THEY'RE JUST FOLLOWING THEIR PAPA'S RECIPE.
BUT SOMETIMES THEY SELL IT!
WELL, YEAH, BUT THEY'RE JUST LIKE 2 LITTLE GIRLS
BY A ROADSIDE SELLING LEMONADE.
JUST TAKE THE BOX AND BOX UP THEM GROCERIES.
JOHN-BOY, I'M SO DELIGHTED YOU'RE GOING TO HELP US OUT.
WELL, MISS MAMIE, I TELL YOU, I DON'T REALLY--
HELP FROM HEAVEN, JUST WHEN WE NEEDED IT MOST.
WE HAVE A GUEST, YOU SEE.
4TH COUSIN HOMER LEE BALDWIN FROM BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.
OH, THAT'S WHY YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING IN THE EXTRA PROVISIONS?
COUSIN HOMER HAS A HEARTY APPETITE.
WE HADN'T HEARD FROM HIM IN YEARS.
SOMEBODY SAID HE'D GONE INTO POLITICS.
THE BALDWINS ALWAYS EXCELLED IN POLITICS, DON'T YOU KNOW?
SUDDENLY, ONE MORNING, OPENED THE DOOR, THERE WAS COUSIN HOMER.
WELL, ARE YOU SURE YOU LADIES NEED MY HELP?
I MEAN PERHAPS YOUR COUSIN WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP YOU OUT.
DID YOU HEAR THAT, MAMIE?
COUSIN HOMER AND PHYSICAL LABOR
HAVE NEVER MADE EACH OTHER'S ACQUAINTANCE.
(Emily) A PERFECTLY CHARMING GENTLEMAN,
DON'T YOU KNOW, BUT DELICATE.
HE GOT IT FROM HIS MAMA.
SHE WASN'T A BALDWIN.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?
NOW, JOHN-BOY, WHEN WILL YOU REPORT FOR WORK?
WELL, MISS MAMIE,
I GUESS WHENEVER YOU SAY.
NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT. COME ALONG NOW.
[Emily exclaims]
(Godsey) JOHN-BOY, YOU CAN START
BY PUTTING GROCERIES IN THE BOX.
YOU'LL HOLD ON TO THAT WASHING MACHINE FOR ME NOW,
WON'T YOU, IKE?
WELL, I WILL, UNLESS SOMEBODY COMES ALONG IN THE MEANTIME
AND, UH, PLUNKS DOWN CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD.
WELL,
MAYBE I CAN EARN ENOUGH TO JUST PUT A LITTLE DOWN PAYMENT ON IT?
THAT DEPENDS ON HOW BIG A DOWN PAYMENT.
YOO-HOO!
I'M COMING, MISS EMILY.
NOW DON'T YOU TELL A SOUL. SHH.
[chuckles]
HERE'S TO MY COUSINS.
I SWEAR THE TWO OF YOU GET MORE BEAUTIFUL WITH EACH PASSING YEAR.
OH, LISTEN TO HOMER LEE AND THAT SILVER TONGUE.
REMINDS ME OF ASHLEY LONGWORTH!
ASHLEY LONGWORTH, ASHLEY--
OH, HE'S THE YOUNG MAN YOUR PAPA HAD TO SHOOT, WAS HE NOT?
OH, PAPA NEVER SHOT.
HE JUST SHOOK THE GUN AT ASHLEY AND SUGGESTED HE LEAVE.
AND HE LEFT LIKE A FLASH.
BUT HE HAD TAKEN LIBERTIES, HAD HE NOT?
HE KISSED ME.
OUT THERE, UNDER THE MAPLE TREE.
AND, UH, NO TALK OF MARRIAGE?
NONE WHATSOEVER!
I STILL THINK HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN AROUND
TO A PROPOSAL SOONER OR LATER.
[door opens]
WELL, GOT EVERYTHING STORED.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO?
WHY, YES. YOU CAN COME IN AND MEET
COUSIN HOMER LEE BALDWIN FROM BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.
HOW DO YOU DO, SIR.
HOW DO YOU DO.
THAT'S JOHN-BOY WALTON.
HE'S GOING TO BE A WRITER.
A WRITER INDEED!
WELL, I'VE ALWAYS HELD THE JOURNALISM PROFESSION IN HIGH REGARD.
THANK YOU.
WHAT LINE OF WORK ARE YOU IN, SIR?
WELL, UH, LATELY I HAVE BEEN, UH, A TRAVELER, SIR.
OH.
WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, HOMER LEE.
HOW ANYBODY COULD BEAR TO LEAVE
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY IS BEYOND ME.
OH, IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN IN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.
I VOW!
20 YEARS AWAY FROM BUCKINGHAM COUNTY AND WE NEVER KNEW.
YOU MUST BE DYIN' TO SEE EVERYBODY.
WELL, UH, YES.
MAMIE, WHY DON'T WE HAVE A FAMILY REUNION,
SO COUSIN HOMER LEE CAN SEE EVERYBODY?
ARE THERE ANY BALDWINS LEFT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?
COUSIN CORA MOVED TO WASHINGTON, D.C.,
OR SOME SUCH OUTLANDISH PLACE,
AND A GOOD MANY OF THE OTHERS ARE DEAD.
BUT NEVER YOU MIND.
WE'LL ROUND UP WHAT'S LEFT.
AND WE'LL MAKE JUST OCEANS OF THE RECIPE.
YOU'LL HELP US, WON'T YOU, JOHN-BOY?
(John-boy) I RECKON.
SPLENDID.
NOW, SOMEONE HELP ME FIND MY PURSE
SO I CAN PAY THIS YOUNG MAN.
NO, NO, NO.
[bell ringing]
HOWDY, EVERYBODY.
HOWDY, JOHN-BOY.
HOW YOU BEEN KEEPING, JOHN-BOY?
FINE. JUST FINE, SHERIFF.
KEEPING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LAW?
EH?
WELL, SURE. I RECKON SO.
GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO ARREST THE ONLY WRITER
WE'VE GOT IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY.
IKE, COULD I SEE YOU FOR A MINUTE?
YEAH, SURE.
DON'T MOVE ANY BALLS WHILE I'M GONE.
AH, YOU CAN TRUST ME, IKE, YOU KNOW THAT.
IKE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A DEPOSIT ON THIS MACHINE.
I GOT $1.
WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL.
I'LL GIVE YOU A RECEIPT.
YOU'RE GOING TO HOLD ON TO IT FOR ME, AREN'T YOU?
JOHN-BOY, IF TIMES WERE BETTER,
I'D BE HAPPY HOLD ON TO THIS TILL DOOMSDAY.
BUT I'VE GOT TO SELL TO THE FIRST BIDDER THAT COMES ALONG.
BUT I'VE PAID $1 DOWN.
ALL THAT MEANS IS THERE ARE $19 TO GO.
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS, JOHN-BOY.
[Grandpa coughing]
YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH, GRANDPA?
I WAS READY TO QUIT MORE THAN AN HOUR AGO.
DADDY, CAN I BORROW THE TRUCK FOR A LITTLE WHILE?
WHAT YOU WANT THE TRUCK FOR?
I'VE GOT TO HAUL SOMETHING IN IT.
HOW FAR?
WELL, NOT VERY FAR.
SON, I DON'T MIND YOU DRIVING THESE BACK WOOD ROADS,
BUT YOU GO STREAKING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WITH NO PERMIT,
THE SHERIFF'S GOING TO PICK YOU UP FOR SURE.
OH, IT'S NOT FAR.
HOW FAR?
WELL, JUST UP TO THE BALDWIN PLACE.
NOW, THEY JUST BOUGHT A WHOLE LOAD OF SUPPLIES FROM IKE GODSEY,
AND I NEED THE TRUCK TO DELIVER IT TO THEM.
IF YOUR MAMA KNEW
THAT YOU'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH THE OLD LADIES SHE'D HAVE A DUCK FIT.
WOULD SHE HAVE TO KNOW?
I WASN'T PLANNING ON BRINGING THE SUBJECT UP,
BUT, NO, SON, IT'S TOO FAR TO DRIVE WITHOUT A PERMIT.
JOHN, I COULD GO ALONG WITH THE BOY.
IF ANYBODY SAYS ANYTHING TO HIM THEY'D HAVE TO ANSWER TO ME.
GRANDPA, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THOSE LADIES GETTING THEIR SUPPLIES,
OR YOU WANT A TOUCH OF THAT OLD RECIPE?
BOTH.
ALL RIGHT, SON, LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A TRUCK.
THANK YOU.
(Mamie) OH, THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE.
OH, EMILY, OUR INGREDIENTS ARE HERE, AND COMPANY, TOO!
(Emily) WHAT A TREAT!
OH, HOW NICE OF YOU, JOHN-BOY, TO BRING YOUR GRANDPA.
NOBODY EVER APPRECIATED THE RECIPE LIKE MR. WALTON.
MISS MAMIE, WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PUT THE SUGAR AND THE CORNMEAL?
OH, JUST PUT THEM RIGHT HERE IN THE STOREROOM, JOHN-BOY.
AND, MR. WALTON, DO COME ON IN THE RECIPE ROOM AND MEET
4TH COUSIN HOMER LEE BALDWIN FROM BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.
COUSIN HOMER LEE, MAY I PRESENT MR. WALTON?
MR. WALTON, HOW DO YOU DO, SIR.
IT IS A PLEASURE INDEED, SIR.
OH, IT'S SO NICE TO HEAR MEN'S VOICES
AROUND THE PLACE ONCE AGAIN.
MR. WALTON, WE'RE ALL HAVING A LITTLE SIP OF RECIPE.
CARE TO JOIN US?
INDEED, YES.
MR. WALTON.
MR. WALTON, IT'S JUST BEEN AGES
SINCE YOU'VE PAID US A LITTLE VISIT.
MY BOY JOHN AND I HAVE BEEN BUSY
CUTTING AND SAWING WOOD MOST EVERY DAY.
OH, TIMES ARE HARD.
BUSINESS HAS BEEN BAD EVERYWHERE.
YOU A BUSINESSMAN, SIR?
(Emily) COUSIN HOMER IS A SELF-MADE MAN.
LEFT BUCKINGHAM COUNTY WITH NOTHING BUT THE CLOTHES ON HIS BACK
AND LOOK AT HIM NOW.
WELL, THE SECRET IS VOLUME.
THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS SAY. BUY LOW AND SELL HIGH.
DID YOU EVER.
[sighs]
OH, MAMIE, SERVE COUSIN HOMER SOME MORE RECIPE.
SERVE EVERYBODY WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.
SEE ANYTHING OF THEM, LIVIE?
NOT YET, GRANDMA.
DON'T WORRY, THEY'LL BE ALONG.
I CAN'T HELP WORRYING WHEN ONE OF MY CHILDREN IS OUT THERE IN THE DARK.
(John) HE'S NOT A CHILD ANYMORE.
AND BESIDES, HE'S WITH GRANDPA.
WHAT HARM COULD HE COME TO WITH GRANDPA?
♪ GIVE ME SOME TIME TO BLOW THE MAN DOWN ♪
♪ BLOW THE MAN DOWN, SAILOR, BLOW THE MAN DOWN ♪
♪ HEY, WAY, BLOW THE MAN DOWN ♪
♪ BLOW THE MAN DOWN, SAILOR, BLOW THE MAN DOWN ♪♪
OH, MR. WALTON!
I NEVER KNEW YOU WERE SUCH A CUT-UP.
MAMIE, MORE RECIPE.
[all laughing]
(all) ♪ SINCE FIRST YOU WERE MY BONNIE BRIDE ♪
♪ THE ROSES ALL HAVE LEFT YOUR CHEEKS ♪
♪ YOUR VOICE IS SAD WHEN E'ER YOU SPEAK ♪
♪ AND TEARS BEDIM YOUR LOVING EYES ♪
♪ OH, I ♪
♪ WILL TAKE YOU HOME, KATHLEEN ♪
♪ TO WHERE YOUR HEART WILL FEEL NO PAIN ♪
♪ AND WHEN THE GRASS IS FRESH AND GREEN ♪
♪ I WILL TAKE YOU TO YOUR HOME ♪
♪ AGAIN ♪♪
GRANDPA, DON'T YOU THINK MAYBE WE OUGHT TO BE GETTING ALONG?
WHERE, JOHN-BOY?
HOME.
DON'T GO. THE EVENING'S EARLY YET.
UH, AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE--WE DO HAVE PLANS, REMEMBER?
OH, ANOTHER TIME, HOMER LEE. WE CAN GO ANOTHER TIME.
WE'RE--WE'RE HAVING SUCH JOY HERE.
NOW, COUSIN MAMIE, I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU BACK OUT.
DO YOU REALIZE HOW LONG IT'S BEEN
SINCE THESE 2 LADIES SAW A MOTION-PICTURE SHOW?
OH, PAPA TOOK US TO SEE MR. CHAPLIN IN THE GOLD RUSH.
PAPA LOVED THE PART WHERE CHARLIE ATE THE SHOE.
(Homer) BUT THAT WAS A SILENT MOVIE.
I'LL WAGER YOU TWO HAVE NEVER SEEN A TALKING MOTION-PICTURE SHOW.
BUT WE THOUGHT THE SILENTS WERE JUST FINE.
DON'T JUDGE UNTIL YOU'VE HEARD A TALKIE.
NOW, COME ALONG.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME IN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PICTURE.
ALL RIGHT.
JOHN-BOY, I RECKON WE'D BETTER BE MOSEYING ON HOME, TOO.
NOW, MR. WALTON, YOU COME AND SEE US AGAIN
WHEN COUSIN HOMER LEE ISN'T RUSHING US OFF SOMEPLACE.
I SURELY WOULD LOVE TO DO SO.
LADIES, WE'VE HAD A FINE EVENING.
OH, WELL, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE HAVING YOU.
COME ALONG.
COME ALONG.
I'VE GOT TO GET MY GLOVES.
I DO WISH YOU AND JOHN-BOY WOULD COME ALONG.
WOULDN'T THAT BE JOLLY, SISTER?
OH, MY, YES,
AND WE MUST ALL REMEMBER TO KEEP
AN EYE OUT FOR ASHLEY LONGWORTH, TOO.
HE WAS THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN WHO CAME COURTING SOME YEARS AGO.
HE MUST BE A REAL NICE MAN.
OH, HE IS.
NICE VISIT.
(Homer) NICE MEETING YOU ALL.
(John-Boy) NICE TO MEET YOU, SIR.
(Grandpa) GOOD NIGHT, LADIES.
[ladies giggling]
[engine sputtering]
UH-UH.
SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOUR BATTERY'S DEAD.
ARE YOU SURE WE'VE GOT GASOLINE?
IF NOT, WE CAN USE SOME OF THE RECIPE.
[chuckling]
[engine sputtering]
OH, NO, I'M AFRAID YOU LADIES AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE TONIGHT.
YOUR BATTERY'S DEAD AS A DOORNAIL.
THE RECIPE WOULD WORK IN THAT, TOO.
[chuckling]
I JUST WISH THIS IDEA HAD NEVER COME UP.
I HAD MY HEART SET ON SEEING A MOTION-PICTURE SHOW.
UH, WELL, NOW LOOK HERE.
YOU LADIES ARE GOING TO CHARLOTTESVILLE AFTER ALL.
WITH ME.
BUT, GRANDPA, THEY'RE EXPECTING US AT HOME!
WELL, THEY CAN BE EXPECTING US, ALL RIGHT,
BUT THEY CAN EXPECT US LATE.
[ladies chuckling]
LADIES, YOU'LL FIT RIGHT IN HERE.
(Emily) ISN'T THIS A TREAT, MAMIE?
(Mamie) YOU CAN ALWAYS DEPEND ON THE WALTON MEN!
YEAH, WE'RE GOING AFTER ALL. ALL ABOARD?
[laughing]
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED YOUR MIND
ABOUT COMING WITH US TO THE TALKIES?
UH, N-NO, NO, NO. I--I'M COMING.
GRANDPA, ARE YOU SURE THIS IS SUCH A FINE IDEA?
SURE, I'M SURE. I'M SURE.
WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE TALKIES.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DRIVE 'CAUSE IT'S GETTING DARK.
ALL RIGHTY.
CAN I GIVE YOU A HAND WITH THAT, SIR?
NO, NO, NO. I'LL GET IT. I'LL GET IT.
JUST SOME DIRTY LAUNDRY I'M TAKING INTO TOWN.
[clinking]
[ladies chuckling]
[engine starts]
ALL ABOARD!
ANY SIGN OF THEM YET?
I WOULDN'T WORRY, LIV.
WORRY! HOW CAN A BODY NOT WORRY?
WHICH OF THEM WAS DRIVING?
I SURE HOPE IT WASN'T ZEB.
THAT OLD MAN CAN'T SEE IN THE DARK.
THEY'RE PROBABLY OFF IN A--IN A DITCH SOMEWHERE.
NOW YOU TWO ARE A COUPLE OF WORRISOME OLD HENS.
NOT THAT I'M THE LEAST BIT WORRIED,
BUT I'LL GO HAVE A LOOK FOR THEM.
I'M GOING WITH YOU!
(Emily) OH, I JUST LOVE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF A CITY.
(Mamie) NOW, SISTER, WATCH YOUR PURSE.
REMEMBER WHAT PAPA USED TO SAY ABOUT CITY FOLK.
(John-Boy) GRANDPA, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT MONEY?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, SON.
I THINK I GOT ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US.
JUST THINK OF IT, SISTER.
WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO SEE A TALKIE.
[both chuckle]
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
THIS PICTURE IS 3 OR 4 YEARS OLD.
(Mamie) BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IT, HOMER LEE.
(Emily) AND WE'RE SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
WELL, I'VE SEEN IT MANY TIMES,
AND I'M JUST AFRAID I CAN'T SIT THROUGH IT ONE MORE TIME.
WELL, THEN,
I GUESS THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO DO
BUT TURN AROUND AND GO BACK HOME.
NO, NO, NOW JUST HOLD EVERYTHING.
JUST SIT TIGHT.
4, PLEASE.
BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU, HOMER LEE?
WE JUST CAN'T HAVE YOU STAND OUT HERE ON THE SIDEWALK.
DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT ME.
I'LL FIND SOMETHING TO DO TO OCCUPY MY TIME.
NOW, UH, JOHN-BOY, SEE THE LADIES TO THEIR SEATS.
YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR THE TICKETS.
OH, MY PLEASURE.
UH, THE MAN AT THE DOOR.
OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LADIES.
(John-Boy) I GOT THEM.
[knocking on door]
(Daisy) I'M CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT.
I-I-IT'S ME, HOMER LEE, DAISY. OPEN UP!
PRECIOUS THING! COME IN THE HOUSE!
(Daisy) YOU'RE STILL MY PRECIOUS THING.
NOW COME OVER HERE AND GIVE US A BIG KISS!
(Homer) NO TIME FOR THAT NOW, DAISY.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU
AND I'VE COME TO SEE YOU ON A MATTER OF PURE BUSINESS.
[Daisy chuckling]
HOMER, I LOVE YOU TO DEATH, BUT I WOULDN'T BUY ANYTHING FROM YOU.
LOOK AT THAT.
SNAKE WATER? SOME NEW MIRACLE CURE?
TASTE IT.
GO ON, GO ON. TASTE IT.
HMM?
WELL?
PRECIOUS THING.
YOU HAVE GOT SOMETHING HERE LIKE I NEVER TASTED BEFORE.
AND THERE'S MORE OF THAT WHERE THAT CAME FROM.
HONEY, COME SIT DOWN AND TAKE A MANICURE
WHILE WE TALK BUSINESS.
TO BUSINESS.
(cowgirl on screen) OH, WALLY, HOW CAN I LET YOU GO?
(cowboy on screen) IT WON'T BE LONG, HONEY.
JUST TILL SPRINGTIME.
YOU PROMISE?
♪ WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES ♪
♪ I'LL BE COMIN' HOME TO YOU ♪
♪ LITTLE SWEETHEART OF THE MOUNTAINS ♪♪
(Livie) I DON'T SEE WHY YOU THINK THEY'D BE HERE.
(John) LIV, YOU MIGHT AS WELL KNOW IT.
LAST TIME I SAW JOHN-BOY, HE WAS DELIVERING SUPPLIES.
YOU ALLOWED MY SON TO HELP THOSE OLD WOMEN MAKE WHISKEY.
[knocking on door]
MISS MAMIE!
YOU KNOW, IT'S A HOBBY WITH THEM. IT KEEPS THEM BUSY.
MISS MAMIE.
WHY WOULD THEY BE THERE?
WHY WOULDN'T THEY BE IN THE MAIN HOUSE?
THIS IS THE RECIPE ROOM WHERE THEY SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME.
YOU CERTAINLY SEEM TO KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE OLD LADIES CAN BE.
(Grandpa) ♪ WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES ♪
♪ I'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU ♪
♪ LITTLE SWEETHEART OF THE MOUNTAINS ♪
♪ WITH YOUR BONNY EYES OF BLUE ♪
[chuckling]
♪ ONCE AGAIN I'LL SAY I LOVE YOU ♪
♪ WHILE THE BIRDS SING ALL THE DAY ♪♪
[tapping on door]
[Grandpa whistling]
I'LL HAVE A WORD WITH YOU, OLD MAN.
YEAH, WE WILL TALK LATER.
SHERIFF?
HOW YOU BEEN KEEPING, JOHN-BOY?
MIGHTY FINE.
GLAD TO HEAR IT.
BEEN OVER TO CHARLOTTESVILLE LATELY?
YES. WE--WE WERE OVER THERE TONIGHT.
WE WENT TO A PICTURE SHOW.
THE BOY WAS WITH ME ALL ALONG.
HE'S BEEN UP TO NO MISCHIEF.
Y'ALL HAD YOURSELVES A GOOD TIME, EH?
AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE DID.
WITH NEVER A THOUGHT OF THE FOLKS AT HOME
WORRIED SICK ABOUT WHERE YOU MIGHT BE?
HAVE YOU HAD THE SHERIFF OUT LOOKING FOR US ALL NIGHT?
(Grandma) NO, BUT I SHOULD HAVE.
WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN?
WE'VE BEEN SCOURING THESE HILLS FOR YOU.
MAMA, WE WENT OVER TO CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD REASON, SON.
NOW BEFORE ANYTHING GOES ANY FURTHER,
I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT WAS ALL MY FAULT.
I'M LISTENING, OLD MAN.
(Grandpa) THE BALDWIN SISTERS,
THEY HAD THEIR HEARTS SET ON GOING TO TOWN,
AND--AND THEIR OLD CAR WOULDN'T WORK, BUSTED DOWN.
SO WE WENT IN OUR TRUCK.
OH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THESE WALTON MEN.
ONE'S TOO YOUNG TO BE SOWING WILD OATS,
AND THE OTHER ONE'S TOO OLD, BUT, OH,
THAT DON'T STOP THEM.
NOW, IF THERE'S ANY WILD OAT SOWING BEING DONE, SON,
MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO TELL ME ABOUT IT.
DADDY, WE WENT TO A PICTURE SHOW.
IT WAS BILLY-JACK BIBB IN THE CROONING COWBOY.
SHERIFF, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THEM HOME.
I DIDN'T BRING THEM HOME.
I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE WAITING FOR THEM TO COME HOME.
THE WORD I GET FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE, THE LAW OVER THERE SAYS
THAT SOMEBODY'S SUSPECTED OF TRANSPORTING
BOOTLEG WHISKEY IN YOUR TRUCK, JOHN.
WHAT?
I'M SURPRISED YOU BOTH DIDN'T LAND IN JAIL!
(Jim-Bob) IS JOHN-BOY GOING TO JAIL?
I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO TO JAIL, JOHN-BOY.
WHAT ARE YOU CHILDREN DOING OUT OF BED?
WE JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, MAMA.
WELL, GET BACK TO BED, ALL OF YOU.
[children protesting]
WE CAN'T EVEN SEE WHAT GOES ON.
WE NEVER GET TO STAY UP.
JOHN-BOY,
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ANYBODY SELLING WHISKEY FROM MY TRUCK?
DADDY, WE WERE IN THE THEATER THE WHOLE TIME, ALL OF US.
EVERYONE OF US, EXCEPT FOR COUSIN HOMER LEE.
COUSIN HOMER LEE BALDWIN FROM BUCKINGHAM COUNTY?
(John-Boy) YES, SIR. HE'S VISITING THE LADIES.
[laughs]
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
COUSIN HOMER LEE BALDWIN HAS A RECORD
THAT WOULD STRETCH FROM HERE TO ROCKFISH.
OH, MY.
(John-Boy) YOU THINK MAYBE WE OUGHT TO TELL MISS MAMIE AND--
(Sheriff) SON, WHAT I'D RATHER YOU DO
IS JUST KEEP AN EYE ON COUSIN HOMER LEE.
AND I'D RATHER HE DIDN'T SPEND
SO MUCH TIME WITH THE BALDWINS.
LIVIE,
I'D SURE APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D CHANGE YOUR MIND.
IT JUST MIGHT BE THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD YOU COULD DO
FOR THOSE TWO OLD LADIES.
SPENDING ALL THAT TIME UP THERE?
NEXT THING YOU KNOW HE'LL BE DRINKING WHISKEY!
OH, LIV, MAYBE THEY NEED HELP.
BESIDES, HE'S OLD ENOUGH TO MAKE UP HIS OWN MIND.
(Elizabeth) IS JOHN-BOY DRUNK?
ARE YOU FEELING KIND OF WOBBLY, JOHN-BOY?
GET BACK TO BED THIS INSTANT!
[all murmuring]
JOHN, KEEP AN EYE OPEN.
FIRST SIGN OF ANY FUNNY BUSINESS,
I WANT YOU TO CALL ME ON THE TELEPHONE.
SHERIFF, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A TELEPHONE HERE.
OLD IKE'S GOT ONE DOWN AT THE STORE.
IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE, HE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO WORK IT.
SO LONG, EVERYBODY.
NIGHT, EP.
SISTER, I'M AFRAID WE'RE GONNA RUN OUT OF CONTAINERS.
THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE TO ORDER MORE, MAMIE.
[recipe bubbling]
HOW ABOUT PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE FAMILY?
IT'S A FAMILY REUNION, SISTER.
WHO DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?
ASHLEY LONGWORTH.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE HE IS.
HE ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
SURELY THEY MUST HAVE KEPT TRACK OF HIM.
WELL,
IF YOU WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN AFTER ALL THIS TIME,
YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
[knocking on door]
COME.
RIGHT ON TIME. REGULAR AS THE EVENIN' STAR.
YOU LADIES HAVE ANY JOBS YOU'D LIKE DONE?
OH, MY, YES.
THE FIRE NEEDS SOME MORE WOOD.
AND WE NEED 12 DOZEN MASON JARS FROM MR. GODSEY'S STORE.
AND AS SOON AS WE FINISH THESE INVITATIONS TO THE REUNION,
YOU MAY MAIL THEM FOR US.
WE THINK THIS IS THE BEST RECIPE WE'VE MADE IN YEARS.
CERTAINLY THE MOST.
COUSIN HOMER SAID FILL HER TO CAPACITY, AND WE DID.
THERE. THAT OUGHT TO FIND ASHLEY LONGWORTH WHEREVER HE IS.
HE HAD SUCH LOVELY CHEEKBONES.
DO YOU REMEMBER ASHLEY LONGWORTH'S CHEEKBONES, MAMIE?
NO, I DON'T REMEMBER ASHLEY'S CHEEKBONES, SISTER.
HE HAD NICE EYES THOUGH.
ONE WAS GREEN, THE OTHER WAS BLUE.
THINK OF IT. IF I HAD MARRIED ASHLEY,
THIS PLACE WOULD BE OVERRUN
WITH A WHOLE PASSEL OF CHILDREN WITH BLUE-GREEN EYES.
SOMETIMES, YOUNG MAN,
WOULD YOU BRING ALL THOSE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF YOURS
OVER FOR A VISIT, HUH?
OH, C-C-C-CERTAINLY, OF COURSE.
WELL, THEN,
LET'S GET THESE INVITATIONS IN THE MAIL POSTHASTE!
ALL RIGHTY.
[bell ringing]
THAT'S A RIGHT OLD MACHINE, MA'AM.
THAT'S JUST AN OLD, SECONDHAND JOB.
IKE, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DON'T PUT A SIGN
ON THAT THING SAYING IT'S SOLD?
JOHN-BOY, THERE'S A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN BEING SOLD AND A DOWN PAYMENT.
WELL, LOOK HERE. I'VE GOT $5 MORE TO ADD TO THE $1 I'VE ALREADY PAID YOU.
[exclaims]
WELL, I'LL MAKE YOU OUT A RECEIPT.
AND THEN I WANT 127 3-CENT STAMPS.
GO ON, NOW.
NO, I MEAN IT. FOR THE REUNION.
THEY'VE INVITED EVERY BALDWIN IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
127, EH?
YEAH.
OK, HERE'S 50, 100, AND...
127.
NOW REMEMBER, I JUST SELL THEM, I DON'T LICK THEM.
THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING PAID FOR.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT?
WELL, YEAH, I WANT, UH, 12 DOZEN QUART-SIZE MASON JARS.
12 DOZEN!
AT THE RATE THEY'RE GOING, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ENOUGH,
UH, FOR 10 REUNIONS.
I KNOW.
I'LL GO GET THE MASON JARS.
OH, BY THE WAY, THAT'S $3.81 IN STAMPS.
DADDY, CAN I BORROW THE TRUCK AGAIN TOMORROW?
I CLEANED OUT THE BALDWIN LADIES' YARD, I NEED TO HAUL SOME BRUSH.
YOU'VE GOT NO MORE LICENSE THAN A BLUE JAY.
SHERIFF'S SURE TO PICK YOU UP.
NO, HE WON'T, MAMA.
I WISH I'D NEVER LET YOU ALL TALK ME INTO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
HOW LONG IS IT GONNA GO ON?
I'M SURE THEY'LL LET ME GO TOMORROW, RIGHT AFTER THE REUNION.
DADDY?
IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME, SON.
(Grandma) HOW MANY ARE COMING TO THE REUNION?
THEY SENT OUT 127 INVITATIONS.
LOCK THE DOOR AND HIDE THE SILVER.
OH, MAMA!
DON'T YOU "OH, MAMA" ME.
THANK GOD WE ARE BAPTISTS AND CAN DEAL WITH EVIL.
♪ THEN I'LL SAY I LOVE YOU ♪♪
HEY, JOHN-BOY.
BIG DAY!
IT'S GONNA BE A DAY TO REMEMBER.
WHERE'S MISS MAMIE AND MISS EMILY?
THEY'RE PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE HOUSE FOR THE PARTY.
HEY, YOU MIGHT GO UP TO SEE IF YOU CAN GIVE THEM A HAND.
YES, SIR.
I DO HOPE COUSIN CORA COMES.
REMEMBER HOW SWEET SHE WAS TO COME AND STAY WHEN PAPA DIED?
OH, COUSIN CORA'S BOUND TO COME.
WASHINGTON, D.C. ISN'T ALL THAT FAR AWAY.
THE ONE I'M DYING TO SEE IS COUSIN TYRONE.
I THOUGHT HE WAS THE ONE THEY HAD TO CONFINE.
OH, COUSIN TYRONE WAS PERFECTLY HARMLESS.
IT WAS JUST ALL THOSE NOSY NEIGHBORS WHO WERE SO SUSPICIOUS
BECAUSE HE BUILT THAT CHARIOT AND DROVE IT ABOUT THE PLACE.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE RIDDEN IN A CHARIOT.
WELL, DON'T YOU GIVE UP HOPE.
MAYBE COUSIN TYRONE WILL DRIVE HIS OVER FROM BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.
[both chuckle]
ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO?
OH, JOHN-BOY, WE NEED BRANCH WATER.
PAPA ALWAYS TOOK HIS RECIPE WITH BRANCH WATER,
AND A GOOD MANY OF THE BALDWINS STILL DO.
BRANCH WATER COMIN' UP.
PAPA ALWAYS GOT HIS IN A SPECIAL PLACE.
I'M AFRAID I WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS, MISS MAMIE.
IT'S QUITE A WAYS UPSTREAM.
BUT YOU'LL RECOGNIZE IT
BECAUSE THERE'S A CUP HANGING FROM THE BRANCH OF A TREE.
I'LL FIND IT, MA'AM.
AND, JOHN-BOY,
PAPA ALWAYS PUT HIS IN AN EARTHENWARE JUG
YOU'LL FIND OUT IN THE GARAGE.
COUSIN HOMER?
COUSIN HOMER?
I DO HOPE EVERYBODY BRINGS THEIR CHILDREN.
IT WOULDN'T BE A REUNION WITHOUT CHILDREN.
OH.
JOHN-BOY, DID YOU GET THE BRANCH WATER?
YES, MA'AM, I DID, BUT MY DADDY'S TRUCK IS MISSING.
OH, I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THAT.
COUSIN HOMER LEE BORROWED IT.
BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
HE'LL REPLENISH ANY GAS THAT HE USES.
DID HE SAY WHERE HE WAS GOING IN IT?
YOU KNOW HOW THOUGHTFUL COUSIN HOMER LEE IS.
HE DECIDED TO CHECK THE TRAIN STATION OVER IN TOWN
TO SEE IF ANY OF THE BALDWINS
HAD SHOWN UP EARLY FOR THE REUNION.
MISS MAMIE,
YOU KNOW THOSE 144 JARS OF THE RECIPE THAT YOU MADE?
SAFE IN THE STOREROOM.
YEAH.
WELL, MAYBE WE JUST OUGHT TO CHECK ON THAT FOR SURE.
DON'T STAND THERE LIKE A NINNY, SISTER.
WHAT'S IN THERE?
NOTHING, SISTER.
EVERY JAR OF RECIPE HAS SIMPLY VANISHED.
IKE, CAN I USE YOUR TELEPHONE FOR A MINUTE?
RIGHT THERE ON THE WALL, JOHN-BOY.
THANK YOU.
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL YOUR LIFE, JOHN-BOY?
OH, WE'VE NEVER HAD A TELEPHONE IN THE HOUSE!
I NEVER WORKED ONE OF THE THINGS BEFORE.
OK, I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO WORK IT.
FIRST THING YOU REMEMBER,
YOU SHOULD TAKE THE RECEIVER IN YOUR LEFT HAND LIKE THIS.
LOOK, IKE, I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY LONG.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.
OK, NOW YOU TAKE THE CRANK OVER THERE
AND YOU TURN IT A COUPLE TIMES.
THEN YOU TALK TO MISS *** TATUM
AND THEN SHE'LL LISTEN TO EVERY WORD,
NO MATTER WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO.
LIKE THAT?
UH-HUH.
MISS ***? JOHN-BOY WALTON HERE. COULD--
OH, MAMA'S FINE, THANK YOU.
NO, WE DIDN'T BUY A PHONE.
I'M JUST--I'M JUST CALLING FROM IKE GODSEY'S GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE.
DO YOU THINK YOU--
OH, HE'S FINE.
YEAH. HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE.
UM, MISS *** TATUM SAID TO TELL YOU HEY.
TELL HER I APPRECIATE IT.
IKE APPRECIATES IT.
UM, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD LET ME TALK TO SHERIFF BRIDGES, MISS ***?
THANK YOU.
THE SHERIFF?
SHERIFF, JOHN-BOY WALTON HERE.
REMEMBER YOU TOLD ME TO CALL YOU
IF COUSIN HOMER LEE BALDWIN PULLED ANYTHING FUNNY?
WELL, HE DID.
WELL, COUSIN HOMER LEE AND 144 QUART MASON JARS OF THE RECIPE
AND MY DADDY'S TRUCK ARE ALL MISSING.
UM, UH, ABOUT HALF HOUR, I RECKON.
I WAS GONE A LONG TIME.
I WAS UP ON THE MOUNTAIN FETCHING SOME BRANCH WATER AND--
YES, SIR.
YES, SIR. THANK YOU, SHERIFF. I APPRECIATE IT.
GOODBYE.
THAT'S IT. NOW YOU PUT IT RIGHT UP THERE.
OK, NOW YOU TURN THE CRANK UP A LITTLE,
TO LET *** KNOW THAT YOU'RE OFF.
SHE OUGHT TO KNOW. SHE WAS LISTENING THE WHOLE TIME.
JOHN-BOY, WHAT IS YOUR DADDY GONNA SAY
ABOUT HIS TRUCK BEING MISSING?
I'M GONNA FIND OUT SOON ENOUGH.
[both chuckling]
THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
THEY GOT 127 PEOPLE COMING
AND NOT A DROP OF RECIPE IN THE WHOLE HOUSE!
WELL, LET ME REMIND YOU THAT YOUR TRUCK IS GONE!
MY TRUCK IS GONE.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO NOW!
THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW.
I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT HERE AND WORK ON THIS MACHINE.
THAT OLD TRUCK IS SUCH AN EYESORE,
HOMER WON'T GET 20 MILES WITHOUT BEING PICKED UP.
ARE YOU GONNA STAY AND HELP US, JOHN-BOY?
WELL, I'M GONNA HELP THE OLD LADIES AT THEIR REUNION RIGHT NOW.
SO EXCUSE ME.
THEY'RE GONNA NEED SOME HELP,
WITH 127 BALDWINS AND NOT ONE DROP OF RECIPE.
OH, GOD!
OH, GOD!
I WAS JUST SURE ASHLEY LONGWORTH WOULD HAVE ARRIVED BY NOW.
SISTER, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ASHLEY LONGWORTH FOR 35 YEARS.
STILL, IT'S NOT LIKE ASHLEY NOT TO FAVOR US WITH A REPLY.
WELL, IF HE DID, IT WOULD BE IN THE MAILBOX.
MAMIE, WHAT A SPLENDID IDEA.
[sighs]
♪♪[music playing]
[knocking on door]
MISS MAMIE?
MISS MAMIE?
OH, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU COME IN, JOHN-BOY.
WELL, I KNOCKED BUT NOBODY ANSWERED THE DOOR.
YOU HAPPEN TO SEE ANY BALDWINS LOST ON THE HIGHWAY?
SOMEONE ASKING TO FIND THEIR WAY HERE?
NO, MA'AM. I'M AFRAID I DIDN'T.
WE JUST CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT'S HAPPENED TO EVERYBODY.
THEY'RE WAY PAST DUE.
I WOULDN'T GIVE UP HOPE.
[Mamie sighs]
OH, YOU JUST CAN'T IMAGINE
WHAT A HAPPY HOUSE THIS ONCE WAS.
ALL THE RELATIVES USED TO GATHER HERE.
AND CHILDREN...
CHILDREN WOULD FILL THE YARD AND THE HOUSE LIKE,
LIKE DARTS OF SUNLIGHT.
WELL...
(Emily) SISTER,
MOST OF THEM SEEM TO HAVE BEEN RETURNED.
"DECEASED. RETURN TO SENDER."
"INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS."
"NO FORWARDING ADDRESS."
IS THE ONE THERE WE SENT TO ASHLEY LONGWORTH?
"ADDRESS UNKNOWN. RETURN TO SENDER."
IMAGINE THAT SPLENDID YOUNG MAN HAVING NO ADDRESS.
I WOULD THINK YOU COULD ADDRESS IT,
"ASHLEY LONGWORTH, THE WORLD"
AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY REACH HIM.
I HAD SO LOOKED FORWARD TO SINGING AROUND THE PIANO,
AND THE SOUND OF THE CHILDREN'S VOICES.
AFTERNOON.
(Livie) HELLO, JOHN-BOY.
(John) AFTERNOON, SON.
I WANT TO ASK YOU ALL SOMETHING.
MAMA, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE WHAT I'M GONNA ASK YOU.
WELL, ASK ANYWAY, JOHN-BOY.
THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY REUNION AT THE BALDWIN'S.
SHERIFF CLOSE THE PLACE DOWN?
NO, MA'AM. NOBODY CAME.
ALL THE INVITATIONS WERE RETURNED,
'CAUSE EXCEPT FOR MISS MAMIE AND MISS EMILY
EVERYBODY WAS EITHER DEAD OR UNKNOWN.
THE POOR, OLD DARLINGS.
THEY TRIED NOT TO SHOW IT,
BUT I CAN TELL THEY WERE BOTH REALLY HURT.
WHAT WERE YOU GONNA ASK US, JOHN-BOY?
WELL, THEY'RE ALL ALONE IN THAT BIG, EMPTY HOUSE,
AND COULDN'T WE JUST MAYBE PUT ON SOME NICE CLOTHES
AND GO OVER THERE AND SPEND THE EVENING WITH THEM?
I'M SORRY, JOHN-BOY.
I HATE TO SEE 2 OLD PEOPLE HURT,
BUT I'VE GOT THE CHILDREN TO CONSIDER.
I JUST CAN'T TAKE THEM OVER THERE WITH THAT OLD RECIPE.
MAMA, THERE'S NOT A THING IN THE HOUSE STRONGER THAN LEMONADE.
AND THEY LOVE CHILDREN.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST OF YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS,
BUT I, FOR ONE, INTEND ON GOIN'.
WELL, SO AM I. JUST TO KEEP YOU OUT OF MISCHIEF.
JOHN,
YOU THINK MY GRAY DRESS WOULD BE ALL RIGHT?
SURE, SWEETHEART, IT WOULD BE FINE.
LET'S ROUND UP THE CHILDREN.
[knocking on door]
MR. WALTON! JOHN WALTON!
MISS MAMIE. MISS EMILY.
WE THOUGHT WE'D DROP BY.
DID YOU BRING THE CHILDREN?
YEAH, ALL 7 OF THEM.
OH, COME IN!
COME IN.
HELLO!
[all chattering]
I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU. COME IN.
HOW DO YOU DO, MRS. WALTON?
SO NICE OF YOU TO COME.
OH, HELLO.
[Mamie chuckling]
OH, JOHN-BOY.
♪♪[piano playing]
♪ LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART ♪
♪ I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU ♪
♪ LET ME HEAR YOU WHISPER ♪
♪ THAT YOU LOVE ME, TOO ♪
♪ KEEP THAT LOVE LIGHT GLOWING ♪
♪ IN YOUR EYES SO BLUE ♪♪
THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW, JOHN,
YOUR TRUCK'S BEEN RECOVERED.
WHERE DID YOU FIND IT?
IT WAS ABANDONED
IN THE BACK OF DAISY BURGESS' BEAUTY PARLOR,
OVER IN CHARLOTTESVILLE.
AND WHAT ABOUT, UH, ABOUT COUSIN HOMER LEE?
HE'LL BE PICKED UP IN THE MORNING.
[all chuckling]
THANK YOU.
EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY, I WANT TO PROPOSE A TOAST,
A LEMONADE TOAST,
TO JOHN-BOY WALTON,
WITHOUT WHOM WE WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THIS PRESENT JOY.
TO JOHN-BOY!
(all) TO JOHN-BOY!
[all laughing]
THAT'S GOOD LEMONADE.
ALL RIGHT, JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES, EVERYBODY.
(Jason) FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT DOING THIS.
(Ben) OH, THIS IS SILLY.
[inaudible]
OK, DADDY. COME ON IN.
I VOW, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
JUST KEEP THEM CLOSED.
WHEN CAN I LOOK?
IN JUST A MINUTE.
GRANDPA, YOU'RE PEEKING.
OK, MAMA, NOW!
NO!
[all exclaiming]
JOHN.
YOU DIDN'T GO BUYING THAT ON CREDIT?
YOUR SON BOUGHT IT FOR YOU, LIVIE.
WHERE DID YOU GET THE MONEY?
WORKING FOR THE BALDWIN LADIES.
WELL, NOW, JUST BECAUSE I WENT THERE ONCE
DOESN'T MEAN THAT I APPROVE OF WHAT THOSE OLD LADIES DO.
MAMA, I NEVER ACTUALLY MADE ANY OF THAT RECIPE.
WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE SHOW ME HOW THIS THING WORKS?
(John) COME HERE.
(John-Boy) WHEN WE WERE LIVING THROUGH THEM,
WE CALLED THEM BAD TIMES
AND THOUGHT THAT WE WERE POOR.
ONLY AFTER WE HAD ALL GROWN UP, WERE WE TO REALIZE
WHAT GOOD TIMES THEY HAD BEEN, AND HOW VERY RICH WE WERE.
OFTEN IN MEMORY, I RETURN TO THAT HOUSE
AND TO THE ECHOES OF THOSE VOICES.
(John) YOU ASLEEP?
(Livie) NOT YET.
THINKING ABOUT TODAY?
I WAS THINKING ABOUT THEM ALL GROWING UP, GETTING MARRIED,
LEAVING US.
HMM.
WE CAN'T KEEP THEM FOREVER.
I KNOW.
GOOD NIGHT, LIVIE.
NIGHT.
(male narrator) IN A MOMENT,
SOME SCENES FROM THE NEXT EPISODE OF THE WALTONS.