Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Waltons 5.17: “The Career Girl”


Airdate: 1/27/77

Erin graduates high school, and at the ceremony, Mrs. Fordwick, rather thoughtlessly, announces that Erin has no future plans. Traumatized, she takes a job as a waitress at a truck stop, but when Jason stops a man from grabbing her, he is punched in the face. Wallowing in guilt and self pity, she tries to help John-Boy buy a typewriter by working at a business school. Stunned by the gesture, he arranges a deal to offer school free advertising in his newspaper in exchange for Erin’s tuition at the school. Meanwhile, Ike Godsey is resentful that he’s not included in John-Boy’s novel.

Erin continues to be in the spotlight with Mary Ellen gone; this time she gets several emotional scenes with her newest breakdown. This show establishes her as prospective office worker/secretary, and from the epilogue, we know that she will marry.

Some nice new score movements; for the last 10 or so episodes, a different musical theme underscores many scenes – it reminds me a bit of the Roots score: very country, Americana.

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