Airdate: 12/19/74
Zeb overextends himself and has a heart attack. Ordered to rest in his room by the doctor, he starts to lose the will to live, even ordering John-Boy to pick out a tombstone for his grave. Grandma, at first in denial of her husband’s condition, “knows Zeb’s heart better than the doctor does,” and arranges to have his bedroom moved outside, where nature proves to be the best medicine for the old man.
Reminiscient of a season one episode, “The Star” (also involving Zeb’s loss of the will to live), this one is a bit more tragic, as family illness stories always seem to have more gravity. Two items are used here from previous shows: the wheelchair (from “The Easter Story”) and the circus tent (from “The Carnival”).
Mr. Hamner informs us that it is the Spring of 1935 in this episode.
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