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The Waltons
S9.E14
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The Beginning

  • Episode aired Mar 5, 1981
  • TV-G
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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The Beginning (1981)
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Another new minister begins at Walton's Mountain. The church is in disarray, but he gets the community involved. The Walton family finds out Toni is a Jew and are unsure of how to react. Ton... Read allAnother new minister begins at Walton's Mountain. The church is in disarray, but he gets the community involved. The Walton family finds out Toni is a Jew and are unsure of how to react. Toni questions her own faith.Another new minister begins at Walton's Mountain. The church is in disarray, but he gets the community involved. The Walton family finds out Toni is a Jew and are unsure of how to react. Toni questions her own faith.

  • Director
    • Lawrence Dobkin
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Kathleen Hite
  • Stars
    • Jon Walmsley
    • Judy Norton
    • Mary Beth McDonough
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    130
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lawrence Dobkin
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Kathleen Hite
    • Stars
      • Jon Walmsley
      • Judy Norton
      • Mary Beth McDonough
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    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
    • (credit only)
    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
    Peggy Rea
    Peggy Rea
    • Rose Burton
    Leslie Winston
    Leslie Winston
    • Cindy Brunson Walton
    Mary Jackson
    Mary Jackson
    • Emily Baldwin
    Helen Kleeb
    Helen Kleeb
    • Mamie Baldwin
    Kip Niven
    Kip Niven
    • Tom Marshall
    Lisa Harrison
    Lisa Harrison
    • Toni Hazleton
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    • The Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (as Earl Hamner)
    Ethelreda Leopold
    Ethelreda Leopold
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Pine
    Joe Pine
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lawrence Dobkin
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Kathleen Hite
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    Good Episode!

    "The Beginning" opens with the new Reverend finding his way into the old Walton's Mountain church and ringing the church bell, waking and alerting all the people of Walton's Mountain to attention. He informs them that he is the new Reverend and that they will be fixing up the church. As the church is slowly repaired, Jason invites Toni (played by his then bride-to-be-someday Lisa Harrison) to eat and divulges a secret about her to the family that not only greatly embarrasses Toni but causes her to reevaluate her life and values. "The Beginning" ends in true Walton fashion, a happy ending that does not turn out sappy like sitcoms.

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    • Trivia
      Mary Beth McDonough (Erin Walton) does not appear in this episode.
    • Goofs
      The sound of a jet passing overhead can be heard when Jason and Toni are at the top of Walton a mountain.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] The pattern of our lives was broken by the war and the old ways of the past became less a part of us when we returned home. So long as our mother and grandmother were there to shepherd us, the church was central to our lives. But without them on the scene, some of the family found it easy to backslide, and as interest in the church slipped away, it didn't seem possible that events would join to bring them back again.

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    • Release date
      • March 5, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Hallmark Channel
      • INSP Television Network
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 26, 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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