The Whirlwind

Episode aired Jan 22, 1981
TV-G
1h

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

133

YOUR RATING

Drama Family Romance

Jonesy arrives in town and meets Mary Ellen. They have a whirlwind romance and plan to marry. Mary Ellen receives some surprising news about Curtis after all these years. Jason buys the aban... Read allJonesy arrives in town and meets Mary Ellen. They have a whirlwind romance and plan to marry. Mary Ellen receives some surprising news about Curtis after all these years. Jason buys the abandoned Dew Drop Inn and reopens it.Jonesy arrives in town and meets Mary Ellen. They have a whirlwind romance and plan to marry. Mary Ellen receives some surprising news about Curtis after all these years. Jason buys the abandoned Dew Drop Inn and reopens it.

Director
- Nell Cox
Writers
- Earl Hamner Jr.
- Claire Whitaker
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

133

YOUR RATING

Director
- Nell Cox
Writers
- Earl Hamner Jr.
- Claire Whitaker
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Photos

User reviews4

6.8133

Featured reviews

3bgaiv

Wheels definitely coming right off at this point... straight into soap

I distinctly remember the following episode from this two parter from back in the day even though I was eleven. I suppose because of a certain character's... wound during the war.

I don't recall this episode at all, and don't like it at all.

First, it's just the first half of a soapy two parter.

It doesn't help that the two main characters/actors featured are my least favorite in the show.

Still, I don't buy any of the family and community being so hostile and dismissive of Jason's attempt to reopen the bar.

But the bigger problem by far is the soap elements. This woman showing up on the mountain, knowing who Mary Ellen is, seeking help with Curt. It's ridiculous.

3snitzell

Cults are dangerous.

If Jonesy had a brain he'd have RAN when the shrews told Jason he should have held a meeting with them. It's always been a mystery if they were brother/sister or confused. At least Curt saw what a nightmare living with the clan would be and got out of Dodge.

Best Emmys Moments

Trivia
When Jonesie asks Mary Ellen about her husband, she says he volunteered to serve during war. However, in season 6 Episode 8 The Casualty, Curt receives his call notice from the US Medical Corps. Ike delivers the letter calling him to serve.

Goofs
Fabric was rationed during WW2. Mary Ellen had been wearing several dresses left behind by Olivia, but now she has a new silk bathrobe.

Quotes
Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] As World War Two was gradually consigned to the pages of history books, life on Waltons Mountain began returning to normal. Store shelves bulged with food and other goods that had been scarce during the fighting, and families were reunited as the young men headed home. But peace didn't necessarily mean an end to turbulence. Life would always, somehow, manage to keep us off balance.