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The Comeback

  • Episode aired Oct 7, 1976
  • TV-G
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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The Comeback (1976)
DramaFamilyRomance

Jason's scholarship at the music academy is canceled. He gets a job at the Dew Drop Inn. Red Turner (Merle Haggard previously by Ken Swofford), who lost his son in an earlier episode, is tal... Read allJason's scholarship at the music academy is canceled. He gets a job at the Dew Drop Inn. Red Turner (Merle Haggard previously by Ken Swofford), who lost his son in an earlier episode, is talked into performing at the Dew Drop.Jason's scholarship at the music academy is canceled. He gets a job at the Dew Drop Inn. Red Turner (Merle Haggard previously by Ken Swofford), who lost his son in an earlier episode, is talked into performing at the Dew Drop.

  • Director
    • Harvey S. Laidman
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Seth Freeman
  • Stars
    • Richard Thomas
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    144
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harvey S. Laidman
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Seth Freeman
    • Stars
      • Richard Thomas
      • Ralph Waite
      • Michael Learned
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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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)
    • (credit only)
    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
    Merle Haggard
    Merle Haggard
    • Red Turner
    Patricia Quinn
    Patricia Quinn
    • Wilma Turner
    • (as Pat Quinn)
    Jay Robinson
    Jay Robinson
    • Professor Thaxton
    Robert Donner
    Robert Donner
    • Yancy Tucker
    Cissy Wellman
    Cissy Wellman
    • Sissy Walker
    Dorothy Shay
    Dorothy Shay
    • Thelma
    Logan Field
    • Tom
    • Director
      • Harvey S. Laidman
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Seth Freeman
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    10hmoika

    One of the best

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: when this show strikes the right balance between human longing and sweetness, there's nothing better.

    And as I've also said before concerning this show, when the scripts hit me over the head with "meaning," they've lost me; but this episode struck all the right chords perfectly.

    A wonderful, simple and heartwarming story.

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    Romance

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    • Trivia
      Robert Donner (Yancy Tucker) and Sissy Walker (Cissy Wellman) were married in real life at the time this episode was filmed
    • Goofs
      When Jason hands Red his guitar to play, Red takes a red guitar pick from between the strings on the neck of the guitar. The camera cuts away and comes back as he is sitting on the stool. The pic reappeared in the strings and Red takes it out again and starts to play.
    • Quotes

      Elizabeth Walton: ...ississ... ,

      John-Boy Walton: You trying to spell Mississippi?

      Elizabeth Walton: I know how to spell it. I just don't know when to stop!

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      Written and Performed by Jon Walmsley

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 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
      • 50m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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