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The Waltons
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The Graduation

  • Episode aired Feb 21, 1974
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  • 1h
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Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, and Mary Beth McDonough in The Waltons (1972)
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John Boy's high school graduation approaches, and he needs a new suit. Olivia and Grandma struggle to come up with one.John Boy's high school graduation approaches, and he needs a new suit. Olivia and Grandma struggle to come up with one.John Boy's high school graduation approaches, and he needs a new suit. Olivia and Grandma struggle to come up with one.

  • Director
    • Alf Kjellin
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Lionel E. Siegel
  • Stars
    • Richard Thomas
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    162
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alf Kjellin
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Lionel E. Siegel
    • Stars
      • Richard Thomas
      • Ralph Waite
      • Michael Learned
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Richard Thomas
    Richard Thomas
    • John-Boy Walton
    Ralph Waite
    Ralph Waite
    • John Walton, Sr.
    Michael Learned
    Michael Learned
    • Olivia Walton
    • (as Miss Michael Learned)
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    • Esther Walton
    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • The Grandfather
    Judy Norton
    Judy Norton
    • Mary Ellen Walton
    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
    Joe Conley
    Joe Conley
    • Ike Godsey
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    • The Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (as Earl Hamner)
    Geri Berger
    • Girl Graduate
    Tammi Bula
    Tammi Bula
    • Marcia Woolery
    Janice Carroll
    • Saleslady
    Robert Clotworthy
    Robert Clotworthy
    • Tyler Crofut
    • (as Rob Clotworthy)
    Mariclare Costello
    Mariclare Costello
    • Miss Rosemary Hunter
    • Director
      • Alf Kjellin
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Lionel E. Siegel
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    • Trivia
      The sign outside the schoolhouse indicated that John Boy Walton would be graduating with his high school class of 1934.
    • Goofs
      When John Boy moves to retrieve his autograph book from Miss Hunter, a large black camera and the cameraman's bald head are visibly reflected in the schoolroom window.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] Being a country boy on Waltons Mountain, and looking like one, always seemed as natural and normal as anything to me. But, a few days before my graduation from high school, I began to look at myself in quite a different way.

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 1974 (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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