Period drama starring Ralph Waite. It's Thanksgiving and though the boys are safely back from war, some members of the Walton family are still away. Upset that so many of them will not be sitting down for the traditional dinner, Elizabeth takes matters into her own hands.
The Waltons bade their farewells in this lacklustre TV movie that has all the signs of being a tale too far. There's still plenty of incident to keep die-hard fans guessing. Will Jason become a composer; can Erin really leave the mountain; will Jim-Bob get to be his own boss? Yet things can never really be the same again, what with Robert Wightman now playing John-Boy and Olivia being kept off-screen altogether in a hospital bed in the town. However, Ralph Waite and Ellen Corby bring some sort of continuity and the good old kindred spirit is still hugely appealing.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| John Walton | Ralph Waite |
| Jason Walton | Jon Walmsley |
| Mary Ellen Walton | Judy Norton-Taylor |
| Ben Walton | Eric Scott |
| Jim-Bob Walton | David W Harper |
| Elizabeth Walton | Kami Cotler |
| John-Boy Walton | Robert Wightman |
| Grandma Walton | Ellen Corby |
| Ike Godsey | Joe Conley |
| Corabeth Godsey | Ronnie Claire Edwards |
| Erin Northridge | Mary Beth McDonough |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Harry Harris (2) |
