As of July 2026, The Waltons Season 1 aired in 1972 with 24 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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The Waltons Season 1

1972 24 Episodes Drama ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch The Waltons Season 1 on and — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 104 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Richard Thomas — one of the stronger performances out there right now. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

There is a reason The Waltons Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. The writing in The Waltons Season 1 treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. Season 1 of The Waltons includes 24 episodes. It aired from September 1972 to April 1973. This season stars Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite and Michael Learned. Richard Thomas and Ralph Waite lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1972. The Waltons Season 1 resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, The Waltons Season 1 delivers. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Richard Thomas anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.

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🎬 The Waltons Season 1 — Episode Guide

When a young girl is left on the doorstep of the Walton's home, they take her in. Not Before learning she is deaf after taking her to the doctor. One night while the Walton family listen to the radio John boy takes matters into his own hands when Holly (the deaf girl) runs up to her room crying. He ...

A Carnival troupe comes to Walton's Mountain. When the manager absconds with the money, four members are stranded at the Walton house. They thank the Waltons with a private performance.

The Family cow, Chance gives birth to a healthy calf but John announces that it must be sold to make ends meet. Elizabeth and Jim Bob hide the Calf to save it. John relents and the family keeps the calf.

John Boy prepares to go on his first hunt and distress over taking an animals life. During the hunt he saves John's life from an attacking bear. Meanwhile Mary Ellen debates over a new dress or a baseball mitt.

John Boy borrows an antique typewriter from the Baldwin sisters so he can send a story to a magazine. Mary Ellen mistakenly sells it to a junk man, but through diligence, gets it back for her brother.

When a meteorite falls on the Baldwin's house, Zeb believes his time has come. The Baldwin sisters are hoaxed by their cousin until Zeb and John come to the rescue.

The Reverend Matthew Fordwick comes to Walton's Mountain and upsets the family with his strict and forceful preaching. He innocently samples "the recipe," and John helps him to be accepted within the community

The Boy From the C.C.C.

Gino, a boy from the slums of New York City runs away from a CCC Camp and learns about trust and love from the Waltons

A Jewish family, escaping refugees from Nazi Germany, come to Waltons Mountain for safety. Their 13 year old son loses respect for his father in the sons attempt to maintain his religious beliefs and practices.

John's old army buddy, Tip Harrison, tries to cover his lack of success with childish actions and comments culminating in an accidental fire and the shooting of reckless the family dog.

The Literary Man

John-Boy's truck breaks down and he meets the author, A.J. Covington. John-Boy jeopardizes a timber contract badly needed by the family.

The Dust Bowl Cousins

The Walton's distant cousins arrive on the mountain and immediately upset everyone's life by their shiftless dishonest ways.

The Baldwin sisters and The Recipe play a pivotal role in this story involving their unscrupulous scheming cousin, Homer Lee Baldwin.

Mary Ellen meets a traveling troubadour, Jamie and neglects her responsibilities of helping pick fruit.

When her car breaks down, the famous extravagant actress, Alvira Drummond finds herself stranded on Waltons Mountain. The Children, especially Mary Ellen, are fascinated by her "Hollywood" ways.

A young girls father objects to Miss Hunter's teaching Evolution. During a drunken rage he burns down the school and is killed in the fire.

John Boy falls in love with Jenny Pendleton who returns to Walton's Mountain. Jenny's father and new step-mother follow her to the mountain. Her father is killed in an auto accident and Jenny returns home with her step mother. John-Boy suffers his first lost love.

Olivia's uncle Cody Nelson comes to visit with the Waltons and finds love with a woman who has been divorced four times.

A gypsy family is stranded, but the leader refuses to accept help from the Waltons. His pride almost costs the life of his baby son.

It seems that the Waltons never officially registered the deed to Waltons Mountain. In order to help pay the legal fees, John-Boy leaves home for a job in the city. He meets new friends, gets mugged and earns a reward to help the family keep their home.

🎭 Cast of The Waltons Season 1

Richard Thomas

John Walton Jr.

Ralph Waite

John Walton Sr.

Michael Learned

Michael Learned

Ellen Corby

Will Geer

Grandfather Walton

Jon Walmsley

Mary Elizabeth McDonough

Mary Elizabeth McDonough

David W. Harper

Earl Hamner, Jr.

Eric Scott

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