Ralph Waite credited as playing...
John Walton, Sr.
- Esther Walton: [walks outside to find John and Olivia in each other's arms] What's going on out here?
- John Walton, Sr.: We're smooching, Ma.
- Esther Walton: In broad daylight?
- John Walton, Sr.: You've all done a real good job and I'm proud of you. We met our obligations and that should be satisfying. Maybe the best pay you ever get. These days, just having work to do can be a blessing. A father's obliged to talk to his sons like that now and again. Some kind of law.