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The Waltons
S6.E15
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Spring Fever

  • Episode aired Jan 12, 1978
  • TV-G
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Kami Cotler in The Waltons (1972)
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Ben and Jim-Bob get on each other's nerves. They end up dating each other's girlfriends. Meanwhile, Mamie Baldwin sees a rose bush dying and thinks it means she will die. Grandpa finds a way... Read allBen and Jim-Bob get on each other's nerves. They end up dating each other's girlfriends. Meanwhile, Mamie Baldwin sees a rose bush dying and thinks it means she will die. Grandpa finds a way to help her feel young again.Ben and Jim-Bob get on each other's nerves. They end up dating each other's girlfriends. Meanwhile, Mamie Baldwin sees a rose bush dying and thinks it means she will die. Grandpa finds a way to help her feel young again.

  • Director
    • Richard Chaffee
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Claire Whitaker
    • Rod Peterson
  • Stars
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
    • Will Geer
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    126
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    • Director
      • Richard Chaffee
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Claire Whitaker
      • Rod Peterson
    • Stars
      • Ralph Waite
      • Michael Learned
      • Will Geer
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Ralph Waite
    Ralph Waite
    • John Walton, Sr.
    Michael Learned
    Michael Learned
    • Olivia Walton
    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • The Grandfather
    Judy Norton
    Judy Norton
    • Mary Ellen Walton
    • (as Judy Norton-Taylor)
    Jon Walmsley
    Jon Walmsley
    • Jason Walton
    Mary Beth McDonough
    Mary Beth McDonough
    • Erin Walton
    • (as Mary Elizabeth McDonough)
    Eric Scott
    Eric Scott
    • Ben Walton
    David W. Harper
    David W. Harper
    • Jim-Bob Walton
    Kami Cotler
    Kami Cotler
    • Elizabeth Walton
    Mary Jackson
    Mary Jackson
    • Emily Baldwin
    Helen Kleeb
    Helen Kleeb
    • Mamie Baldwin
    Heather Totten
    • Ruby Davis
    Debbie Gunn
    • Patsy Brimmer
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    • The Narrator
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    • (as Earl Hamner)
    • Director
      • Richard Chaffee
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Claire Whitaker
      • Rod Peterson
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    • Trivia
      The orange yellow gardening booklet seen in Grandpa's hands at the table is an old Farmer's Almanac, which was founded in Massachusetts in 1792 and is now the oldest continuous publication in the USA.
    • Goofs
      At 23:03 Jim Bob takes Ruby Davis on a date and showing them playing a Gottlieb "Flying Carpet" pinball machine. "Flying Carpet" wasn't Manufactured until 1972. Much, much later than the time period this was to have taken place.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] It was spring on Waltons Mountain, and after the confinement of a long winter life burst forth with such energy that every creature seemed charged with it, including the two young stallions in our house, Ben and Jim Bob.

    • Connections
      References Naughty Marietta (1935)
    • Soundtracks
      By the Light of the Silvery Moon
      Music by Gus Edwards

      Lyrics by Edward Madden

      Performed by Jon Walmsley and cast

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Hallmark Channel
      • INSP Television Network
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 20, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Lorimar Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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