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The Car

  • Episode aired Mar 14, 1974
  • TV-G
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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Paul Sorensen and Ralph Waite in The Waltons (1972)
DramaFamilyRomance

Now that he is in college, John Boy is in need of a car. He finds a good car owned by a neighbor and makes a deal to trade the car for work he does on the neighbor's house.Now that he is in college, John Boy is in need of a car. He finds a good car owned by a neighbor and makes a deal to trade the car for work he does on the neighbor's house.Now that he is in college, John Boy is in need of a car. He finds a good car owned by a neighbor and makes a deal to trade the car for work he does on the neighbor's house.

  • Director
    • Philip Leacock
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Chris Andrews
  • Stars
    • Richard Thomas
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    185
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Philip Leacock
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Chris Andrews
    • Stars
      • Richard Thomas
      • Ralph Waite
      • Michael Learned
    • 3User 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)
    Bonnie Bartlett
    Bonnie Bartlett
    • Martha Rudge
    Ed Lauter
    Ed Lauter
    • Hyder Rudge
    Paul Sorensen
    Paul Sorensen
    • Buck Higgins
    • Director
      • Philip Leacock
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Chris Andrews
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    User reviews3

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    Growing Pains & Life Lessons

    10 stars for a wonderful performance from Ed Lauter and for the life lessons presented in the episode.

    I enjoyed Ed Lauter as a closed-off, grieving father, hidden from the community, who won't let go of the past; it's not that he can't let go, it's that he won't until he realizes that the only way to live is to let go.

    I like that this episode features middle aged people struggling with grief, which is not uncommon in real life, and that it demonstrates the healing that comes from moving forward in life even when it's painful.

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    • Trivia
      The car that John Boy gets is a 1930 Ford Model A Rumble Seat Coupe.
    • Goofs
      While Hyder Rudge is talking to John Boy about his son, he begins to rub the headlight of the car. In the reflection, there's a vehicle and crew members visible in the background.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] In every town or village there used to be the hidden people, those who for one reason or another are shut away from life, or who for some strange reason shut themselves away from the world. My quest for a car in which to drive back and forth to college was eventually to lead me to two of those hidden people.

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 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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