Airdate: 12/9/76
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| Uh oh- this can't be good! |
As the Walton
children begin to make their way out into the world, Olivia wants this year’s
Christmas to be the best ever. Unfortunately, while everyone is scattered about
in preparation, the weather conspires to thwart her plans. While Grandma and
Grandpa arrive back from Maude’s, the snow gets too heavy and they must camp
out in a hotel lobby; when Jason is practicing music at the church, a large
tree falls through the room, threatening Sunday service; and John-Boy, Curt and
Mary Ellen must brave frigid waters when they rescue a woman and her daughter
after they veer off the road and plunge into a river.
With all this
havoc, what are they chances the Walton family will all be together for
Christmas? You guessed it: 100%!
Interestingly,
this is the first Christmas episode since the pilot movie, “The Homecoming,”
back in 1971 (I theorize it’s because of the difficulty in approximating a
snowstorm on the Burbank lot in California where the show is filmed). I also
think it’s the last Christmas all the
original Waltons are together under one roof – we’ll see. I’m just glad the
family has a holiday without some kind of tragic disease or infirmity.
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