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The Waltons
S4.E12
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The Estrangement

  • Episode aired Dec 4, 1975
  • TV-G
  • 1h
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7.2/10
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Lindsay V. Jones in The Waltons (1972)
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The family helps Vera Walton and her husband, Wade, navigate a rough patch in their marriage. She cannot get used to the city and he is too used to it. He has fallen into the criminal elemen... Read allThe family helps Vera Walton and her husband, Wade, navigate a rough patch in their marriage. She cannot get used to the city and he is too used to it. He has fallen into the criminal element.The family helps Vera Walton and her husband, Wade, navigate a rough patch in their marriage. She cannot get used to the city and he is too used to it. He has fallen into the criminal element.

  • Director
    • Harry Harris
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Michael Russnow
    • Tony Kayden
  • Stars
    • Richard Thomas
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    149
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harry Harris
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Michael Russnow
      • Tony Kayden
    • 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)
    John Bellah
    • Corky
    Tommy Bush
    Tommy Bush
    • The Worker
    • (as Tom Bush)
    John Crawford
    John Crawford
    • Sheriff Ep Bridges
    Burton Gilliam
    Burton Gilliam
    • J.D. Paulsen
    Richard Hatch
    Richard Hatch
    • Wade Walton
    • Director
      • Harry Harris
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Michael Russnow
      • Tony Kayden
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    • Goofs
      John tells John Boy to find Boone and tell him to get his nephew out of jail. Wade is Boone's grandson, not his nephew.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] Sometimes people's lives would become entwined with ours for a brief time and then, because of change or growth or the passage of time, their lives would take different paths and we would never see or hear of them again. But there were occasions when people we had known in the past would reappear. I remember one such occasion, and it took us completely by surprise.

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 1975 (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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