Airdate: 3/23/78
John-Boy sticks
around for another episode when he pops the question to his longtime dancer
girlfriend, Daisy Garner, who begrudgingly accepts. At the same time he is
offered a reporter gig in London by the Associated Press, but, feeling the
timing is wrong, declines. As wedding preparations get under way on Waltons
Mountain, John-Boy is troubled by the estranged relationship between Daisy and
her mother. When he goes to she her, the reason is revealed: Daisy had an
illegitimate daughter with a man she did not marry, and the child was adopted
by Daisy’s mother. Upon learning this, Daisy feels she must now mother the
young girl she abandoned, and moves to Lynchburg. The wedding is off, and
John-Boy takes the job in London. Subplot: Zeb helps Elizabeth drum up her
lemonade business by spiking her wares with “the recipe.”
This is Richard
Thomas’s last episode of the series as John-Boy, although he would return for
the reunion movies. As such, it is a fitting send-off for his tenure on the
show – and the show sets up a presence in the European theatre of the war with
his role as war correspondent. Also Deidre Lenihan’s last appearance as Daisy –
a great character, and totally believable chemistry between her and Thomas.
1 comment:
Who played Melissa, Daisy’s daughter?
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