Olivia's concern over the friendship between the Walton children and four stranded carnival performers turns to respect and admiration after the family is invited to a private performance.
Unable to pull the trigger to shoot a turkey on his first hunting trip, John-Boy proves his courage by saving his father's life.
The anticipated joy of Thanksgiving turns to sorrow for the Walton family when John-Boy suffers a head injury that prevents him from taking his college scholarship examination.
John Walton is asked to negotiate a professional baseball contract for a teenage orphan boy who pays a return visit to the Waltons, the only family he has ever known.
Grandma Walton inherits $250 and with it a host of problems.
