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The Waltons
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The Cloudburst

  • Episode aired Nov 11, 1976
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  • 1h
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7.7/10
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Tom Bower in The Cloudburst (1976)
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In a desperate attempt to make a loan payment on his printing press John-Boy sells his 10 acre meadow on Waltons Mountain, deeply upsetting Grandpa. Mary Ellen experiences her first challeng... Read allIn a desperate attempt to make a loan payment on his printing press John-Boy sells his 10 acre meadow on Waltons Mountain, deeply upsetting Grandpa. Mary Ellen experiences her first challenges as a nurse.In a desperate attempt to make a loan payment on his printing press John-Boy sells his 10 acre meadow on Waltons Mountain, deeply upsetting Grandpa. Mary Ellen experiences her first challenges as a nurse.

  • Director
    • Harry Harris
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Paul W. Cooper
  • Stars
    • Richard Thomas
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    151
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harry Harris
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Paul W. Cooper
    • Stars
      • Richard Thomas
      • Ralph Waite
      • Michael Learned
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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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
    • (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
    Joe Conley
    Joe Conley
    • Ike Godsey
    Ronnie Claire Edwards
    Ronnie Claire Edwards
    • Corabeth Godsey
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    • The Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (as Earl Hamner)
    Tom Bower
    Tom Bower
    • Dr. Curtis Willard
    William Bryant
    William Bryant
    • Lyle Carter
    John Carter
    John Carter
    • Mr. Bill Shelby
    Mariclare Costello
    Mariclare Costello
    • Mrs. Rosemary Fordwick
    • Director
      • Harry Harris
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Paul W. Cooper
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    What we need post pandemic

    This is about family coming together. Trouble begins when Jonboy sells a precious commodity but knows in the end that money can't buy the love of family. I wish we had more inspiring shows like this currently on TV. It gives you hope in a troubled time.

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    • Trivia
      Final and 10th appearance of Cindy Eilbacher as Martha Rose Coverdale and only one married with last name Travis.
    • Goofs
      On a map on the wall, Bill Shelby points to Charlottesville then asks Johnboy where his land is. He point to the northwest as Walton's Mountain. Schuyler, Earl Hamner's home town, is to the south.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] The mountain had been our home ever since the first Walton put his ax to a pine tree and built his cabin on a plateau near the summit. Since then, each Walton child had been instilled with a regard for the traditions of the land on which we lived. Ironically, it was I who violated those traditions and exposed our mountain to a danger unforseen, and literally unknown in our sheltered community.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Power Rangers Samurai: Fish Out of Water (2011)
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      When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder
      by James Milton Black (as James M. Black)

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 1976 (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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