Airdate: 2/6/75
Jason is encouraged to take music lessons by Miss Hunter, and his increased interest in music coincides with John’s plans for expanding the lumber mill, which John hopes his son will be a part of. The two come to loggerheads when Jason wants to apply for scholarship to a music college; his father thinks it’s no way to make a living. After much soul-searching, John allows his son to pursue his dreams, and work at the mill part-time in the meantime.
Another archetypal storyline – a Waltons child wants to forge his own path in life, to the disapproval a parent. Mix ‘n match… and fill in the blanks with John and Jason. At this point, Jason’s future is sealed in The Waltons’ TV future as a musician. Of course, given Jason portrayer Jon Walsmsley’s prodigious talent in music, it was probably inevitable. Interesting note: the song “The Maiden and the Soldier,” which Jason sings for the kids at the school, was written by Walsmsley himself.
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