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The Waltons
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The Obsession

  • Episode aired Oct 19, 1978
  • TV-G
  • 1h
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Ralph Waite in The Waltons (1972)
DramaFamilyRomance

Mary Ellen becomes dependent on amphetamines while studying for her nursing exam. Fed up with his lifestyle, Sissy Tucker leaves Yancy.Mary Ellen becomes dependent on amphetamines while studying for her nursing exam. Fed up with his lifestyle, Sissy Tucker leaves Yancy.Mary Ellen becomes dependent on amphetamines while studying for her nursing exam. Fed up with his lifestyle, Sissy Tucker leaves Yancy.

  • Director
    • Gwen Arner
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Juliet Law Packer
  • Stars
    • Michael Learned
    • Ralph Waite
    • Ellen Corby
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    133
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gwen Arner
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Juliet Law Packer
    • Stars
      • Michael Learned
      • Ralph Waite
      • Ellen Corby
    • 3User reviews
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    Michael Learned
    Michael Learned
    • Olivia Walton
    Ralph Waite
    Ralph Waite
    • John Walton, Sr.
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    • Esther Walton
    • (credit only)
    Jon Walmsley
    Jon Walmsley
    • Jason Walton
    Judy Norton
    Judy Norton
    • Mary Ellen Walton
    • (as Judy Norton-Taylor)
    Mary Beth McDonough
    Mary Beth McDonough
    • Erin Walton
    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
    Mary Jackson
    Mary Jackson
    • Emily Baldwin
    Helen Kleeb
    Helen Kleeb
    • Mamie Baldwin
    Robert Donner
    Robert Donner
    • Yancy Tucker
    Deirdre Lenihan
    • Daisy Garner
    Cissy Wellman
    Cissy Wellman
    • Sissy Walker Tucker
    Robert S. Woods
    Robert S. Woods
    • Dr. David Spencer
    • (as Christopher Woods)
    Tom Bower
    Tom Bower
    • Dr. Curtis Willard
    • Director
      • Gwen Arner
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Juliet Law Packer
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    • Trivia
      When Olivia is reading to Mary Ellen from Florence Nightingale's biography, she reads that Florence was born in England. From Wikipedia, "Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820 into a wealthy and well-connected British family at the Villa Colombaia,[9][10] in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, and was named after the city of her birth."
    • Goofs
      When Olivia picks up a crying John Curtis out of his crib, the bedroom door is closed. When she wakes up Mary-Ellen in her bed moments later, the door is suddenly wide open.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] The war in Europe brought to Waltons Mountain a renewed awareness of the frailty of human freedom. We realised that an ocean away people were fighting and dying for independence. In the fall of 1941 our family was to witness another fight for freedom. It was a fight that would reveal to all of us a new kind of courage.

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      I Love You Truly
      (1906)
      Music and Lyrics by Carrie Jacobs Bond

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 1978 (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 companies
      • Lorimar Productions
      • Amanda 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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