Ralph Waite credited as playing...
John Walton, Sr.
- John Walton, Sr.: Always pay your debts, son. Don't take unfair advantage of any man, and don't let any man take unfair advantage of you. Find yourself a good woman. Remember, you're my son.
- Olivia Walton: Did you have a good day?
- John Walton, Sr.: Oh, not bad. I foreclosed a couple of mortgages, raised the interest on all my loans, fired a couple of vice presidents for putting their hands in the till. How was yours?
- Olivia Walton: Terrible. Three of the servants quit, I played just terribly at my bridge club, and they don't have room for us on that Caribbean cruise we've been planning.
- John Walton, Sr.: Oh, no. Isn't there any good news?
- Olivia Walton: Well, dinner's on the table, and John-Boy's coming home for the weekend.
- John Walton, Sr.: I'll settle for that.
- John-Boy Walton: You see, Mr. Johnson, the editor, is folding down the Jefferson County Times. And he's moving lock, stock, and barrel to Florida, the presses and everything, except for this one pretty little foot-operated printing press, and that's the one I bought it.
- John Walton, Sr.: How much?
- John-Boy Walton: Just $50 down and $15 a month.
- John Walton, Sr.: Till you've paid off ... how much?
- John-Boy Walton: $550.
- The Grandfather: Methuselah!