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The Waltons
S3.E11
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The Job

  • Episode aired Nov 21, 1974
  • TV-G
  • 1h
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Elayne Heilveil in The Waltons (1972)
DramaFamilyRomance

John Boy gets a job reading to a blind woman. He encourages her to live instead of sulk because of her blindness.John Boy gets a job reading to a blind woman. He encourages her to live instead of sulk because of her blindness.John Boy gets a job reading to a blind woman. He encourages her to live instead of sulk because of her blindness.

  • Director
    • Ivan Dixon
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Nigel McKeand
  • Stars
    • Richard Thomas
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    167
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    • Director
      • Ivan Dixon
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Nigel McKeand
    • Stars
      • Richard Thomas
      • Ralph Waite
      • Michael Learned
    • 1User review
    • 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
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    • The Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (as Earl Hamner)
    Elayne Heilveil
    Elayne Heilveil
    • Ruth Thomas
    • (as Elaine Heilveil)
    Peggy McCay
    Peggy McCay
    • Mrs. Thomas
    • Director
      • Ivan Dixon
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Nigel McKeand
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    • Trivia
      The Saturday Evening Post magazine seen on the coffee table at the Thomas family house is the March 19, 1938 issue, with cover illustration titled Tax Deadline, painted by John Newton Howitt. (The episode is supposed to take place in 1934.)
    • Goofs
      Season 1started in 1333, and Season 2 is 1934. In season 1 Mary Ellen was 13, yet now she tells Ruth she is 16. She somehow managed to age 3 years over the course of 1 year.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] As a family living on Waltons Mountain during the '30s we were largely self-sufficient and had little dependence on cash money. Still, as I ventured out into the larger world, I realised that making ends meet was going to be a far greater problem than I had anticipated. I set about looking for a part-time job, one which would pay me an adequate wage, and at the same time, not interfere too much with my studies.

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    • Release date
      • November 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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