
In 1969, John-Boy is a TV news anchorperson in New York and he is in the throes of writing a new book. He and a very pregnant Janet are making plans to return to Walton's Mountain for the celebration of John and Olivia's 40th wedding anniversary. Accompanying them to see the place John-Boy lived as a child is Aurora, a Time magazine photographer, who is doing a story on John-Boy. Meanwhile, Elizabeth arrives back from her travels and announces to Drew, who is still working at the mill with Ben, that she is back to stay. She is very upset to find that Drew did not wait for her, and that he has a new girlfriend. Also, problems arise for John-Boy and Janet because the longer John-Boy stays on the mountain, the more he becomes convinced that he would like to settle down there, raise his family, and continue with his writing whereas Janet wants to stay in New York.

as John-Boy Walton

as John Walton

as Olivia Walton

as Jason Walton

as Mary Ellen Walton

as Erin Walton Northridge

as Ben Walton

as Jim-Bob Walton

as Elizabeth Walton

as Aurora Jameson

as Janet Gilchrist Walton

as Grandma Walton

as Drew

as Calvin Weeks

as Jimmy Weeks

as Miss Mamie Baldwin

as Verdie Grant Foster

as Jeannie