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(John-Boy) GROWING UP IN A FAMILY AS LARGE AND AS CLOSE AS MINE
MADE IT HARD TO REALIZE THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE
WHO LIVED IN LONELINESS AND SOLITUDE.
HOWEVER, THE REALIZATION OF THAT SAD TRUTH
ALSO BROUGHT ME CLOSE TO A REMARKABLE WOMAN
AND SENT ME ON A JOURNEY
THAT I WAS TO REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
WHEN I TAKE THESE CUFFS UP, THEY'LL BE JUST FINE.
OH, MAMA, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO LOOK FUNNY.
NO, NO.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD RECONSIDER AND WEAR YOUR KNICKERS.
MAMA, I CAN'T WEAR MY KNICKERS TO THE DANCE.
NONE OF THE BOYS ARE GOING TO BE WEARING KNICKERS
TO THE DANCE. WILL YOU LOOK AT THIS?
N I STITCH 'EM UP TICE.
THEY WILL.
WELL, MARCIA WOLLERY WILL, FOR SURE.
I--I CAN'T TAKE HER TO SOMETHIN' AS IMPORTANT AS A SCHOOL DANCE
WITH MY KNEES PEEKING THROUGH MY BRITCHES LIKE THIS.
WELL, HAS SHE SAID SHE'LL GO YET?
MORE OR LESS.
THAT YOUNG LADY HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CHANGE HER MIND.
WELL, HE'S NOT GONNA DO IT THIS TIME.
MAMA, I--I...
[sighs]
AIR.
I KNOW, BUT I...
THERE IS A NEW PAIR DOWN AT IKE'S, GRAY FLANNELS,
AND I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD BUY THEM.
I WAS HOPING YOU'D USE FOR YOUR G
OH YEAH. DON'T YOU THINK THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT?
I'M SURE SHE'S A NICE GIRL, BUT I'M NOT SURE SHE'S...
[children chattering]
WHAT IN HEAVEN ARE THEY BRINGING HOME THIS TIME?
(John-Boy) IT LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF AN ANIMAL TO ME.
[chattering continues]
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL THEM
NOT TO BRING EVERY STRAY THING THEY FIND INTO THE HOUSE.
I DOUBT IT.
WE'LL HAVE TO KEEP HIM IN THE BARN OR SOMETHING.
JOHN.
IF YOU GOT AN ANIMAL THERE, IT GOES IN THE BARN.
I'VE ENOUGH WILD THINGS RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE.
(Erin) OH, MAMA!
DAD.
I FOUND HIM LYING UNDER A TREE.
HERE, LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT IT.
CAREFUL OF HIM, GRANDPA. I THINK HIS WING IS HURT.
IT WAS KIND OF TRAILING ALONG THE GROUND.
(Olivia) POOR THING, LOOKS HALF SCARED TO DEATH.
(Grandpa) WELL, HE IS JUST A LITTLE WEAK.
LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF A SEA BIRD TO ME.
UH-HUH, JUST LOOK AT HIS WEBBED FEET.
A SEA BIRD?
WHY WOULD IT FLY ALL THE WAY FROM THE SEA TO WALTON'S MOUNTAIN?
OR MAYBE IT GOT BLOWN INLAND BY THE STORM.
YEAH. YOU FIND ME A BOX, ELIZABETH, TO KEEP HER IN.
I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT HER WING.
COME ON, NURSE ELIZABETH.
(Ben) I'LL SEE HE STAYS IN THE BARN.
(Grandma) ANOTHER ORPHAN?
BLOWN IN BY THE STORM.
POOR THING, IT'S EXHAUSTED AND ITS WING IS HURT. WHERE YOU GOING?
OVER TO MRS. MACKENZIE.
AFTER SHE TOOK THAT FALL LAST MONTH,
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO LOOK IN ON HER FROM TIME TO TIME.
BETTER LET JOHN-BOY DRIVE YOU OVER,
THE ROAD'S PRETTY BAD.
(Grandma) YOU WON'T
SPARE HIM FOR A WHILE, YOU HURRY BACK THOUGH.
OK.
GRANDMA, YOU MIND
IF WE STOP OFF AT THE STORE FIRST?
I'D JUST LIKE YOU TAKE A LOOK AT SOMETHIN' FOR ME.
ALL RIGHT.
ping]
[brakes squeal]
NOW, UH, WHAT SIZE ARE THEY?
THOSE ARE, UH, 30 WAIST.
I'M A 28 MYSELF.
WELL, YOUR MAMA OR YOUR GRANDMA
CAN TAKE
NOW, HOW MUCH WOULD THEY BE?
UH, IT'S, UH, $2.35.
[whistles]
(Ike) THAT'S A VERY FINE PIECE OF CLOTH.
UH-HUH.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK, GRANDMA?
IT'S PURE WOOL, IMPORTED.
I'VE FELT BETTER.
[door chimes tinkling]
WELL?
UH-HUH.
IT'S JUST THAT $2.35...
HELLO, MARCIA.
HI, JOHN-BOY WALTON. WHAT'RE YOU DOING?
BUYIN' A NEW PAIR OF BRITCHES?
[tittering] OH, NO.
MY GRANDMA AND I JUST...
HOW ARE YOU, MRS. WALTON?
RIGHT FINE FOR A PERSON MY AGE.
[clearing throat]
IKE, I THINK LIVIE COULD USE A HALF
UH, RIGHT AWAY, MRS. WALTON.
WELL, MARCIA, WHAT ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT?
WHAT ABOUT IT?
WELL, YOU ARE GOING WITH ME, AREN'T YOU?
, RECKON I WILL.
BUT I NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO DECIDE.
NOW, MARCIA, THE DANCE IS GOING TO BE IN 2 DAYS.
3 DAYS, IF YOU COUNT TODAY.
LOOK, I REALLY HAVE TO KNOW PRETTY SOON.
I THINK I'LL SEE YOU IN SCHOOL, JOHN-BOY.
BYE, MRS. WALTON.
JOHN-BOY, I'M GONNA GET OVER TO MAGGIE'S.
(Marcia) ...LARGE SIZE, HALF A POUND OF COFFEE,
AND A QUARTER POUND OF BOLOGNA,
.
[door chimes tinkling]
MAMA SAID TO SL
AND, UM, 2 POUNDS OF SUGAR...
[door slams]
THANKS, JOHN-BOY.
ALL RIGHT.
[thudding]
[Maggie murmuring] ALL THE GAS AND OIL
I'VE BEEN WASTIN' ON YOU...
[Maggie grumbling]
OH, YOU DARNED THING! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
MAGGIE MACKENZIE!
WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOIN'?
TRYIN' TO GET THIS ENGINE STARTED
IS WHAT I'M DOIN'.
OH, GOOD LORD, YOU'RE NOT THINKIN' OF DRIVIN' AGAIN, ARE YOU?
(Maggie) AND WHY NOT?
I CANNOT FIND WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE THING.
THOUGH I MUST ADMIT I'M NO MECHANIC.
WELL, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT DR. VANCE IS GONNA SAY.
I CAN.
UH, MA'AM, WHEN DID YOU DRIVE THIS LAST?
ABOUT, UH, 5 WEEKS AGO.
UH, BUT TWICE A WEEK I'VE BEEN STARTIN' IT UP
TO KEEP THE BATTERIES CHARGED
(Maggie) WOULD YOU BE KNOWING WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?
WELL, COULD BE THE SPARK PLUGS.
SPARK PLUGS, IS THAT VERY BAD?
NO, THEY JUST MIGHT NEED CHANGING, IS ALL.
WOULD YOU DO IT?
OH, THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT, JUST FOR THE PARTS.
USE, THEN,
WHILE I GET MY HANDBAG.
BUY WHATEVER IS NEEDED.
OK, I'LL CHECK IT ONE MORE TIME
TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE SPARK PLUGS.
A NICE BOY. HE HAS THE LOOK OF HIS FATHER ABOUT HIM.
AND ZEB, TOO, THE EYES.
WELL, N-NO, JOHN-BOY HAS MORE MY EYES.
I BROUGHT YOU THESE.
OH, ESTHER, HOW NICE OF YOU.
HOW ABOUT A CUP OF TEA?
I'D LIKE THAT.
[grunting]
MAGGIE!
[gasping] Esther.
WOULD YOU MIND PUTTIN' THE KETTLE ON FOR ME?
COME ON, YOU SIT DOWN.
[clears throat]
YOU SIT RIGHT DOWN HERE.
[sighing]
I DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY ENERGY LEFT.
YOU WOULD HAVE
IF YOU DIDN'T USE IT ALL UP FOOLING WITH THAT OLD CAR.
ESTHER, GET AWAY WITH THAT THING.
YOU'RE WORSE THAN THE DOCTOR
TRYING TO MAKE AN INVALID OUT OF ME!
YOU STOP CHANGING THE SUBJECT.
KEEPIN' THAT OLD CAR IS JUST PLAIN FOOLISHNESS.
WHY DON'T YOU SELL IT?
I CANNOT.
AND WHY NOT?
NOT YET. I NEED IT.
WHAT FOR?
BECAUSE, ON SATURDAY,
THERE'S SOMEWHERE I HAVE TO GO.
OH, I SUPPOSE YOU'RE PLANNIN' TO DRIVE
TO THE SCHOOL DANCE, HMM?
OH, DON'T BE FOOLISH. IF YOU MUST KNOW,
I'M GOING TO CELEBRATE MY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
YOUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY?
AYE, IT WOULD BE OUR 55TH.
WELL, NOW, WHY CAN'T YOU CELEBRATE IT RIGHT HERE AT HOME?
HMM?
BECAUSE I'M GOING BACK
TO THE PLACE WHERE I WAS MARRIED,
AND THAT'S ALL I'M TELLIN' YOU.
NO MORE QUESTIONS.
ESTHER WALTON,
YOU'RE-- YOU'RE A NOSIER OLD WOMAN THAN I AM!
NOW WHY DON'T YOU MAKE US BOTH A CUP OF TEA?
[exhales]
[birds chirping]
(Mary Ellen) BEN, ELIZABETH! COME ON!
YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.
LET'S GO.
DON'T SLOSH IT.
OK, I WON'T. COME ON.
THINK YOU GOT IT NOW?
GOT 2! WE GOT 2!
I DOUBT IF THAT BIRD WILL EAT 'EM.
WELL, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.
IF YOU FEED IT FISH, IT WON'T BE HOMESICK.
I RECKON SO.
UH, LOOK, YOU CHILDREN GO ON TO SCHOOL, THERE'S SOMETHIN' I'VE GOT TO GET AT IKE'S.
NO, YOU WON'T.
PLEASE?
OL, OK?
PROBABLY GOING TO BUY DIAMONDS AND PEARLS
FOR MARCIA WOLLERY!
[all laughing]
[inaudible]
YOU'RE NOT MAKING A MISTAKE, JOHN-BOY.
THIS IS A REAL GOOD PAIR OF FLANNEL BRITCHES.
IT COST A PRETTY PENNY.
WELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUY QUALITY,
I RECKON.
WHO YOU TAKIN'?
MARCIA WOLLERY, I THINK.
[laughing]
I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU KIDS TO GET ON TO SCHOOL.
HOW DO YOU LIKE MY NEW FLANNEL BRITCHES, MARCIA?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW, JOHN-BOY, I RECKON I LIKE THEM
BUT I'M JUST NOT SURE,
SEEIN' IT'S JUST SO HARD FOR ME TO MAKE UP MY MIND.
BUT, MARCIA!
JASON, MARY ELLEN, YOU BETTER MOVE.
[kids scrambling]
[door chimes tinkling]
$2.35.
DON'T PAY 'EM NO MIND, JOHN-BOY.
THANKS, IKE.
[birds chirping]
[children chattering]
(John-Boy) MARCIA!
HELLO, JOHN-BOY.
WHAT TIME DO YOU WANT ME TO PICK YOU UP ON SATURDAY?
I ALREADY TOLD YOU, I HAVEN'T DECIDED WHETHER I'M GOING WITH YOU.
MARCIA WOLLERY, YOU'VE GOT TO STOP MESSIN' AROUND WITH ME LIKE THIS.
[kids laughing]
CHANGIN' YOUR MIND FROM ONE MINUTE TO THE NEXT.
WHAT'S IT GONNA BE, A YES OR NO?
CHANGING YOUR MIND IS A WOMAN'S P-PUR--
PREROGATIVE?
YES, PREROGATIVE.
I READ IT IN A BOOK ON ETI-ETI--
ETIQUETTE?
YOU ARE THE SMARTEST THING!
NOW, MARCIA.
I GUESS YOU'D BETTER COME AROUND 7:00.
[door slams]
OD-MORROW
"AND THOUGHT TO LEAVE HER FAR AWAY BEHIND
"BUT CHEERLY, CHEERLY, SHE LOVES ME DEARLY
SHE IS SO CONSTANT AND SO KIND"
GRANDPA!
JOHN KEATS.
BEST LOVE POEMS I EVER READ.
OH, THEY SURE WERE.
"
I ALWAYS WAS PARTIAL TO THEM LINES.
WHERE DID YOU LEARN THOSE LINES?
AN OLD BOY LIKE ME HAS A FEW SECRETS.
YOU TELL ME.
WELL, IF YOU MUST KNOW, I READ THAT SAME POEM
OVER 30 YEARS AGO IN A CHARLOTTESVILLE PAPER.
MM-HMM.
EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT IN THOSE DAYS,
THEY'D PUBLISH A SPECIAL POEM
RIGHT UNDER THE WEEKEND WEATHER.
I GOT ME CONSIDERABLE REPERTORY.
"HALF A LEAGUE, HALF A LEAGUE HALF A LEAGUE ONWARD"
W-WAIT A MINUTE.
"ON INTO THE VALLEY OF DEATH RODE THE 600
THE GUNS!' HE SAID
"INTO THE VALLEY OF DEATH RODE THE 600
"CANNON TO THE RIGHT OF THEM CANNON TO THE LEFT OF THEM
CANNON IN FRONT OF THEM VOLLEYED AND THUNDERED"
HA!
OK, TURN AROUND.
OUCH!
JOHN-BOY, WILL YOU HOLD STILL?
HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO FIX THIS
WITH YOU DANCIN'-- JOHN-BOY!
COME ON, EVERYBODY.
GRANDPA'S TAKING THE BIRD OUT OF ITS CAGE.
OK, WE'LL BE RIGHT OUT, ERIN.
I THINK I'M FINISHED HERE.
YOU GO UPSTAIRS AND TAKE THEM OFF.
MARY ELLEN, YOU PUT THIS STUFF
OK.
JOHN-BOY, I'LL GET YOU.
LOOK OUT, ELIZABETH. HE MIGHT PECK YOU. THERE.
[Grandpa clucking]
HOW IS IT?
ETTER,
BUT, YOU KNOW, HE HASN'T EATEN A THING.
GAVE HIM SOME FISH, BUT HE WON'T EAT IT.
GRANDPA, YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO PUT HIM BACK, LET HIM REST?
I THINK SO. LET THAT BIRD REST.
AND JUST LEAVE HIM ALONE, THAT'S WHAT HE NEEDS.
DO YOU THINK HE'LL DIE, GRANDPA?
BIRDS MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS ABOUT LIVIN' OR DYIN',
AND THIS ONE HERE HASN'T DECIDED YET.
AH, THAT'S RIGHT. NOW COME ON, EVERYBODY.
LEAVE HIM ALONE!
HE NEEDS A LITTLE REST. COME ON, EVERYBODY.
[clucking]
[metal clanging]
(Dr. Vance) HN-BOY.
HEY, DOC.
I KNEW IT MUST BE EITHER YOU OR YOUR FATHER.
I RECOGNIZED YOUR TRUCK OUTSIDE.
WELL, IS IT WORKIN'?
I'M GOING TO FIND OUT.
[engine revving]
[chuckling] ORKIN'!
SPARK PLUGS.
[engine chugging]
YOU, UH, GOING TO DRIVE IT?
NO, I'M JUST GETTIN' IT TO RUN.
ANY SPECIAL REASON?
MRS. MACKENZIE JUST WANTED IT FIXED.
I MIGH
WHEN IS SHE EVER GOIN' TO LISTEN TO WHAT I SAY?
IS SHE IN THE HOUSE?
I DON'T KNOW, SHE WAS ABOUT A HALF HOUR AGO WHEN I GOT HERE.
OF COURSE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHE'S STILL THERE.
HALF AN HOUR'S ENOUGH TIME FOR THAT WOMAN TO ORGANIZE AN EXPEDITION
AND BE OFF UP THE AMAZON RIVER!
[sighing]
HOW AM I?
MUCH THE SAME.
IF YOU, UH, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF,
YOU SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU WORRY TOO MUCH.
ONLY WHEN I'M GIVEN CAUSE.
DOCTOR, IN A ROUNDABOUT WAY,
WOULD YOU BE TRYIN' TO TELL ME SOMETHIN'?
ng]
WHY IS JOHN-BOY WALTON FIXIN' YOUR CAR?
BECAUSE IT NEEDS MENDIN'.
NO OTHER REASON?
I INTEND DRIVIN' IT.
[scoffing]
WHERE TO?
TO THE SEASIDE.
MAGGIE, HAVE YOU TAKEN COMPLETE LEAVE OF YOUR SENSES?
WELL, YOU KNOW HOW FAR THAT IS.
VERY WELL.
ABOUT HALF A DAY'S JOURNEY THERE AND BACK.
WELL, I ABSOLUTELY FORBID IT!
I'M AFRAID I'M GOING JUST THE SAME.
MAGGIE, YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL
THE CONDITION YOUR HEART IS IN.
U
YOU DRIVE THAT CAR ANY FARTHER THAN THE END OF THIS ROAD,
AND YOU'LL PROBABLY KILL YOURSELF.
AND IF I DO,
IT'LL BE NO ONE'S FAULT BUT MY OWN.
YOU WON'T BE RESPONSIBLE, DOCTOR.
MAGGIE MACKENZIE,
YOU MAY VERY WELL BE THE MOST STUBBORN
WILLFUL, CANTANKEROUS OLD WOMAN
I EVER MET IN MY LIFE.
BUT IF ANYTHING EVER
I'D MISS YOU VERY MUCH.
VERY MUCH INDEED.
WELL, I'LL-- I'LL LOOK IN ON MONDAY.
I'LL BE HERE.
I HOPE YOU WILL.
GOODBYE.
OH, EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR.
BYE.
THE MAN'S A WORRIER.
WELL, DID YOU FIX MY CAR?
SURE DID. NEW SPARK PLUGS.
OH, YOU'RE A BORN MECHANIC.
I'LL GET US BOTH A CUP OF TEA TO CELEBRATE.
OH, GREAT.
AH!
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME WHILE I GET THE TEA THINGS.
WILL YOU MOVE THE THINGS OFF THAT TABLE FOR ME?
IT'S HANDY TO PUT THE TEA TRAY ON.
OH, CERTAINLY.
THEY SAY A WATCHED POT NEVER BOILS.
YES.
OH! IS IT PRIVATE? I'M SORRY.
HEAVENS, NO.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S THERE FOR, TO BE LOOKED AT.
[exclaims]
LET ME SIT A BIT AND REST MY WEARY LEGS.
SIT, SIT.
THANK YOU.
MA'AM, WOULD YOU TELL ME WHO THIS YOUNG GIRL IS?
LET ME SEE.
(Maggie) AH, UM, ME.
OH, THAT IS YOU, EH?
OH, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO LAUGH.
GIZE.
IT WAS TAKEN A LONG TIME AGO.
BUT, AY THAT Y
(John-Boy) WHAT ABOUT THIS PICTURE HERE,
OF ALL THE PEOPLE STANDIN' ON THE DECK OF THE SHIP?
ISN'T THAT YOU STANDING THERE IN THE WHITE DRESS?
AYE.
WHAT'S EVERYONE STANDIN' AROUND YOU FOR?
BECAUSE IT WAS MY WEDDIN' DAY.
YOUR WEDDIN' DAY, HUH?
OH, TH-THEN THIS YOUNG MAN
STANDIN' NEXT TO YOU HERE MUST BE YOUR HUSBAND.
AYE, THAT'S MICHAEL. AND THERE NEXT TO HIM
IN HIS UNIFORM WITH THE GOLD BRAID
AND THE BRASS BUTTONS,
IS THE CAPTAIN.
THAT'S MICHAEL, AND THAT'S ME.
[exhales] TELL ME,
WHY DID YOU GET MARRIED ON BOARD A SHIP?
BECAUSE I'D JUST ARRIVED FROM SCOTLAND.
YOU SEE, MICHAEL HAD LEFT FOR AMERICA
THE YEAR BEFORE
AND WHEN HE GOT SETTLED HE SENT FOR ME.
WE WERE SPOKEN FOR, AS THEY CALLED IT THEN.
MICHAEL CAME DOWN TO THE HARBOR TO MEET ME.
HE GOT PERMISSION TO COME ON BOARD
AND THE CAPTAIN MARRIED US.
WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE STANDING AROUND?
PASSENGERS, 1ST CLASS, 2ND CLASS,
AND THE FRIENDS I MADE IN STEERAGE.
AND DO YOU KNOW SOMETHIN'?
WHEN MICHAEL PUT THE RING ON MY FINGER AND KISSED ME,
EVERYONE ON THAT BIG SHIP,
THE SOCIETY PEOPLE, THE SAILORS, AND THE IMMIGRANTS,
THEY ALL SENT UP A CHEER SO LOUD
THAT THE TUGBOATS ACROSS THE HARBOR
HEARD THE CRY AND TOOK IT UP
HONKIN' THEIR HORNS AND SHOOTIN'
GREAT WHALE SPOUTS OF WATER UP INTO THE SUNLIGHT.
OH, JOHN-BOY.
IT SEEMED AS IF THE WHOLE WORLD
WAS REJOICING WITH US.
THEN THE CAPTAIN KISSED ME ON THE CHEEK
AND WISHED US BOTH A HAPPY LIFE IN AMERICA.
AND WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?
WHAT?
HAND ME MY BAG, THERE ON THE DESK.
[clears throat]
THE CAPTAIN GAVE ME THIS.
THAT GOLD
[exhales]
(John-Boy) WHAT A WEDDIN' PRESENT.
"1879."
1879 WAS ALSO THE YEAR OF OUR MARRIAGE
A
WOULD BE OUR 55TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
THAT'S TOMORROW.
AYE, TOMORROW IT IS.
SHE IS REALLY IN MINT--MINT CONDITION, ISN'T SHE?
AYE, AND I'LL NEVER SPEND IT.
EVEN LAST YEAR WHEN PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
SAID WE HAD TO HAND IN ALL OUR GOLD COINS,
I JUST COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO PART WITH IT.
I'M SURE MR. ROOSEVELT WOULD UNDERSTAND.
IF NOT, I'M SURE MRS. ROOSEVELT WOULD.
[chuckles]
W-WHAT ABOUT MICHAEL, YOUR HUSBAND?
HE DIED. 25 YEARS AFTER WE WERE MARRIED.
OH.
WE HAD A GOOD LIFE TOGETHER.
I NEVER REGRETTED A THING,
NOT ONE MINUTE OF IT.
AND DO YOU KNOW SOMETHIN'?
EVERY YEAR ON OUR ANNIVERSARY, WE'D JOURNEY BACK TO THE SEA,
AND WE'D STAND TOGETHER ON THE BEACH.
AND MICHAEL'D TAKE ME TO A SPECIAL RESTAURANT
AND WE'D HAVE A FINE MEAL.
THEN WE'D DANCE TO THE LITTLE ORCHESTRA THEY HAD.
[giggling] OH, WHAT A TIME WE HAD.
I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN US,
KICKIN' UP OUR HEELS TO THE MUSIC.
[chuckling] I CAN JUST IMAGINE IT.
ONCE, JUST ONCE BEFORE I DIE, ON MY ANNIVERSARY,
HAT AGAIN.
JOURNEY BACK TO THE SEA
AND STAND ON THE BEACH AND
AND SEE IN MY MIND'S EYE THE COAST OF SCOTLAND
WHERE MICHAEL AND ME WERE BORN.
JUST ONCE MORE,
I'M GOING TO SMELL THE SEA
AND TASTE THAT SALTY TASTE ON MY TONGUE,
IN MY FACE.
WELL, I'M SURE YOU WILL.
AYE, I WILL. VERY SOON.
[kettle whistling]
I'LL GET IT.
NO, BETTER ME. YOU WOULDN'T DO IT RIGHT.
FIRST, YOU MUST WARM THE POT.
BOILING WATER,
THAT'S THE SECRET OF A GOOD CUP OF TEA.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE TEA.
THANK YOU FOR MENDIN' MY CAR.
AND FOR LETTING A BORING OLD WOMAN
TALK YOUR EAR OFF.
OH, DON'T BE SILLY, I WASN'T BORED AT ALL.
NOW, MRS. MACKENZIE,
IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE TROUBLE WITH THE CAR,
JUST SEND FOR ME
AND I'LL FIX HER UP FOR YOU AGAIN.
I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT YOU SAID.
I SAID, IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE TROUBLE WITH YOUR CAR,
JUST SEND FOR ME AND I'LL FIX IT UP FOR YOU.
AYE, THANK YOU.
BYE-BYE.
BYE.
[truck engine fading]
[grunting]
[teapot shattering]
[groans]
[panting]
SORRY, JOHN-BOY,
BUT I'M AFRAID YOU WILL HAVE TO COME BACK.
I NEED YOU.
HEY, HEY, THERE, JOHN.
HEY, DADDY.
WE SURE BEEN NEEDIN' THAT.
PRICE OF OIL'S GONE UP AGAIN.
AGAIN?
JOHN-BOY, HERE'S A NOTE GOT FOR YOU AT GODSEY'S.
WHO IS IT FROM?
I DON'T KNOW, HE DIDN'T SAY AND I DIDN'T OPEN IT.
(John) SAY, GRANDPA, SOMETIMES I THINK
NO MATTER HOW HARD A MAN WORKS,
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A LIVING.
SHOOT.
MRS. MACKENZIE'S CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN.
ER HER.
YOU GO HELP HER, SON.
DADDY, I WAS OVER THERE FOR AN HOUR YESTERDAY.
IT WAS WORKING FINE. I'LL DO IT TOMORROW.
LOOK, SHE'S AN OLD LADY. SHE'S BEEN SICK.
SHE NEEDS THAT CAR TO GET AROUND IN.
(John) YOU BETTER
WHERE'S YOUR TOOLBOX?
THE FRONT SEAT.
OK, I'LL BE HOME FOR DINNER.
IT'LL BE READY IN A SECOND, GRANDPA.
LET ME JUST OIL THIS UP IN HERE.
NO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.
IT WAS WORKIN' FINE YESTERDAY.
I--I--I KNOW.
OF COURSE, IT COULD BE YOUR BATTERY.
LOOK, MA'AM, IF I CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT,
YOU'D BETTER HIRE YOURSELF A REGULAR MECHANIC
TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT'S THIS?
NOW, THAT'S PECULIAR.
WHAT?
WELL,
MA'AM, I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
SOMEBODY'S BEEN PLAYIN' JOKES ON YOU.
ONE OF THE CONNECTING WIRES HAS BEEN TORN OUT.
NO ONE'S BEEN PLAYING JOKES.
I PULLED THE WIRE OUT.
[chuckling] WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?
I HAD TO FIND A WAY TO GET YOU TO COME BACK.
WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SEND FOR ME?
I KNEW, WH AND GOING T
THAT UNLESS IT SEEMED URGENT, YOU WOULDN'T COME BACK.
[exhaling]
N'T KNOW
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
I'VE GOT TO GET TO THE SEA
AND I CANNOT GET THERE BY MYSELF.
WELL, I CAN TAKE YOU TO THE SEA NEXT WEEK.
OH, NEXT WEEK IS NO GOOD. IT'S GOT TO BE TODAY.
BECAUSE TODAY IS YOUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY,
AYE,
THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, MA'AM.
LOOK, I--I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO YOU.
AND I'M SORRY, BUT...
SEE, EVEN IF WE LEFT RIGHT NOW,
WE WOULDN'T GET BACK UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
AND I'VE PROMISED THIS YOUNG LADY
THAT I'D TAKE HER TO THE DANCE TONIGHT.
OH, BUT THERE'LL BE OTHER DANCES FOR YOU,
HUNDREDS OF THEM. YOU'RE YOUNG!
I PROMISE THAT NEXT YEAR I'LL TAKE YOU OUT
TO SEE THE OCEAN FOR YOUR ANNIVERSARY.
NO, THAT'S NO GOOD.
YESTERDAY, I--I MIGHT HAVE BEEN WILLING TO WAIT.
BUT NOW I--I CANNOT.
MA'AM, I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE,
BUT YOU DID GET ME HERE UNDER FALSE PRETENSES.
I'M SORRY, BUT I CAN'T HELP YOU.
SORRY.
[exhales]
[engine running]
[engine stops]
WELL, SHE'S WORKING OK NOW.
I GUESS I BETTER BE GETTING HOME.
CKENZIE,
TO DRIVE OUT THERE BY YOURSELF, WOULD YOU?
YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, JOHN-BOY.
AND I'LL DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
WELL, I'LL BE GOING.
[birds chirping]
JOHN-BOY.
JOHN-BOY, HE ATE THE FISH! HE ATE IT!
HE REALLY ATE IT! COME HERE.
COME AND SEE. HE ATE ALL THE FISH.
SHH, YOU'LL SCARE IT.
(Erin) IT IS BETTER NOW,
I DO BELIEVE
OUR LITTLE BOY-GULL IS SOMEWHAT BETTER.
(Erin) CAN WE KEEP IT, GRANDPA?
LIVE.
THERE'S SOMETHING INSIDE IT
YEARNING AND TUGGING TO REACH THE SEA AGAIN.
(Mary Ellen) WOULDN'T IT BE HAPPY HERE?
(Grandpa) LIFE IS A MYSTERIOUS THING.
AND EVERY LIFE HAS NEEDS.
THIS LIFE NEEDS THE SEA AGAIN.
TO CIRCLE IN THE SALTY AIR AND BREATHE THE OCEAN SPRAY.
IF IT'S GOING TO GET
ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN,
IT'S GOING TO NEED ALL THE STRENGTH AND HELP
THAT WE CAN GIVE IT.
[door closing]
MAMA, NO! DON'T, DON'T...
WHAT?
TAKE 'EM BACK?
WHAT'S GOT INTO HIM?
JOHN-BOY.
WHERE'S HE GOIN'?
I DON'T KNOW. HE SAID HE'D EXPLAIN LATER.
WELL, I DON'T UNDERSTAND, HE SAID IKE GODSEY
HAD TO TAKE BACK HIS NEW BRITCHES.
IS JOHN-BOY GOING TO THE DANCE WITHOUT HIS BRITCHES ON?
[all laughing]
IKE, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO TO MARCIA'S MYSELF
SO IF I WROTE HER A NOTE, WOULD YOU GIVE IT TO HER WHEN SHE COMES IN?
HERE'S 30, 35, $2. THAT'S $2.35.
THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I HATE TO RETURN SOMETHIN' TO YOU
AFTER I'VE BOUGHT IT.
OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO WRITE HER A NOTE?
[door chimes tinkling]
[door closing]
JOHN-BOY.
MARCIA.
I WAS JUST GOING TO WRITE YOU A NOTE.
A NOTE ABOUT WHAT?
I'M AFRAID I CAN'T TAKE YOU TO THE DANCE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, I CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN IT NOW.
SOMETHING'S COME UP.
NO, NO.
NO! IT'S NOTHING LIKE THAT.
THEN WHAT?
WELL...
SEE, I HAVE TO TAKE MAGGIE--
JOHN-BOY WALTON!
I AM TELLING YOU THAT I SWEAR,
I SWEAR ON A STACK OF BIBLES
THAT I WILL NEVER, NEVER SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN
AS LONG AS I LIVE!
NO--NO, MARCIA, YOU DON'T... MARCIA, YOU...
[door banging]
[John-Boy exhales]
E!
I'LL TAKE YOU.
WHERE?
TO LOOK AT THE SEA.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO BE SEEN
WITH AN OLD PIECE OF BAGGAGE LIKE ME?
COME ON.
THIS WAY.
[chuckling] I FORGOT.
(Maggie) THANK YOU.
♪[both singing Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomon']
♪ OH, YE'LL TAKE THE HIGH ROAD AN' I'LL TAKE THE LOW ROAD ♪
♪ AND I'LL BE IN SCOTLAND AFORE YE ♪
♪ FOR ME AND MY TRUE LOVE WILL NEVER MEET AGAIN ♪
♪ ON THE BONNIE, BONNIE BANKS OF LOCH LOMON' ♪
WHAT IS IT?
CAN'T YOU SMELL IT?
SNIFF.
AYE!
THE SEA.
[sighs]
RE WITH ME.
MAYBE I'LL JUST GO UP TO THOSE ROCKS THERE FOR A WHILE.
GO AS FAR AS YOU WANT. I'M QUITE ALL RIGHT.
OK.
[laughing]
[laughs]
[whoops]
[surf breaking]
MA'AM.
MA'AM.
AYE?
IT'S GETTIN' A LITTLE CHILLY, ISN'T IT?
AYE, IT IS.
THAT'S WHERE I CAME FROM.
THAT'S WHERE I WAS BORN.
ALL THE WAY OUT THERE ACROSS THOSE WAVES.
[sighs]
[laughs]
IF ONLY I COULD REMEMBER THE NAME.
I--I KNOW IT'S DOWN HERE SOMEWHERE.
OF COURSE I'M SURE.
MA'AM, WHEN WERE YOU THERE LAST?
OH, I TOLD YOU, IT WAS...
OH, THAT WOULD BE 30 YEARS AGO.
OH, BUT IT MIGHT STILL BE HERE.
IF IT'S NOT, I'M SURE WE COULD FIND SOME PLACE.
OH, IT--IT MIGHT.
THE MERMAID! THERE IT IS.
I REMEMBER IT NOW.
♪[piano playing]
ARE YOU READY TO ORDER, SIR?
OH, YES.
UM, THE LADY WILL HAVE THE S-S-SCALLOPS
BROILED OR THERMIDOR, SIR?
WHAT?
BROILED OR THERMIDOR?
I SEEM TO REMEMBER
THE BROILED LOBSTER WAS VERY GOOD.
YES. I'LL HAVE THE BROILED LOBSTER THIS EVENING.
YES, SIR.
LOOKS JUST THE SAME.
IT HASN'T HARDLY CHANGED AT ALL.
WHAT'S IT LIKE?
WHAT?
THE LOBSTER.
I'VE READ ABOUT IT, BUT I'VE NEVER TASTED IT.
IT'S DELICIOUS.
[cutlery clinking]
(John-Boy) THANK YOU.
(Maggie) I HOPE IT ISN'T TOO EXPENSIVE?
JUST FINE.
MM-HMM.
YOU HAVE ENOUGH WITH YOU?
YE
HOW MUCH IS IT?
IT'S JUST $2.10.
YOU THINK 25 CENTS IS ENOUGH FOR A TIP?
SOUNDS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO ME.
♪[piano continues playing]
HE'S PLAYING THE TUNE MICHAEL AND ME USED TO DANCE TO.
DO YOU WANNA DANCE?
OH. MY DANCIN' DAYS ARE LONG SINCE PAST.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
GET ON WITH YOU!
COME ON.
AND THEN-- AND THEN I THOUGHT THE LOBSTER CLAW
WAS JUST GOING TO JUMP RIGHT OUT OF MY HAND
AND ONTO THE FLOOR!
WHAT A CURIOSITY THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN!
WE'RE ALMOST HOME NOW.
YEAH.
♪ OH, YE'LL TAKE THE HIGH ROAD ♪
♪ AN' I'LL TAKE THE LOW ROAD ♪
(both) ♪ AND I'LL BE IN SCOTLAND AFORE YE ♪
♪ FOR ME AND MY TRUE LOVE WILL NEVER MEET AGAIN ♪
♪ ON THE BONNIE, BONNIE BANKS ♪
(John-Boy) ♪ OF LOCH LO... ♪
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT IS IT?
MY CHEST. THEY'RE PAININ' ME.
OH, LET ME... PULL OVER.
LET ME PULL OVER.
NO.
I'M ALL RIGHT,
BUT YOU MUST GET ME HOME.
OK, RIGHT NOW.
LISTEN HERE, SON.
YOU'VE GOT TO STOP BLAMIN' YOURSELF.
YOU HEARD WHAT DR. VANCE SAID.
HER HEART'S BEEN READY TO GIVE OUT FOR OVER A YEAR.
JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE DRIVEN HER THERE.
IF YOU HADN'T DRIVEN HER, SHE WOULD HAVE DRIVEN HERSELF.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.
SHE WAS BOUND AND DETERMINED TO GET THERE.
[exhales]
I RECKON.
[exhaling]
SHE'D LIKE TO SEE YOU, JOHN-BOY.
JOHN-BOY, IS THAT YOU?
YES, MA'AM.
I'M DYIN', JOHN-BOY.
THAT WORRYIN' DOCTOR AND ME
HAVE KNOWN IT F-FOR A LONG TIME.
TH.
SEE?
HE'S STILL BOSSING ME ABOUT.
I...
I WANT TO THANK YOU, JOHN-BOY
FOR GIVING ME THE HAPPIEST TIME I'VE HAD
IN 30 YEARS.
AYE.
THE VERY BEST.
WELL, I PURELY ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
WHERE'S MY BAG?
MY BAG. WHERE IS IT?
IT'S ALL RIGHT, MAGGIE. IT'S HERE.
INSIDE.
THERE'S A POCKET IN THE LINING.
IT'S FOR YOU.
NO, NO, THIS IS YOUR WEDDING GIFT.
NOW IT'S MY GIFT
TO YOU.
(Grandpa) HEY, JOHN-BOY. WE'RE SETTIN' HIM FREE.
(Elizabeth) HE'S GONNA BE FLYIN' ALL OVER AGAIN.
OUR LITTLE BOY-GULL.
[squawking]
READY?
1, 2, 3! GO!
(all) BYE!
(Erin) BYE.
(Elizabeth) BYE. BYE.
(Jason) BYE.
(all) BYE.
(John-Boy) SOME PEOPLE ARE DRAWN TO OCEANS
AND OTHERS TO THE SHIMMERING SANDS OF DESERTS.
OTHERS FEEL ONLY AT HOME ON LAND
THAT FLOWS BESIDE A RIVER.
MY PEOPLE WERE DRAWN TO MOUNTAINS,
AND THERE ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN,
WE WERE TO SHARE THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT
OF GROWING UP TOGETHER.
THE BOUNDLESS LOVE OF OUR MOTHER AND FATHER
AND A DAILY EXPLORATION
OF MANY OF THE WONDERS THAT LIE IN THE HUMAN HEART.
(Erin) MAMA, MARY ELLEN'S GOING TO SET THE HOUSE ON FIRE!
(Jason) COME ON, BEN! MARY ELLEN'S STARTED A FIRE!
(Ben) COMIN', JASON.
(Erin) SHE'S READING IN BED BY CANDLELIGHT!
(Elizabeth) KEEPIN' EVERYONE AWAKE!
(Olivia) WHAT'S GOIN' ON IN THERE?
(Mary Ellen) IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M READING THE BIBLE.
(Ben) SHE IS NOT, MAMA. SHE'S READING
SECRETS OF THE SILVER SCREEN.
(Mary Ellen) TATTLETALE! THE BOYS ARE OVER
IN OUR ROOM TEASING US.
(John) ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, BACK TO YOUR OWN ROOMS
AND SETTLE DOWN.
(Erin) GOOD NIGHT, DADDY.
.
(Mary Ellen) GOOD NIGHT, DADDY. GOOD NIGHT, MAMA.
(Olivia) GOOD NIGHT, MARY ELLEN. GOOD NIGHT, ELIZABETH.
(Elizabeth) GOOD NIGHT, MAMA. GOOD NIGHT, JASON.
(Jason) GOODNIGHT, ELIZABETH. GOODNIGHT, EVERYBODY.