Airdate: 1/24/80
Zeb’s cousin Zadok arrives in town, and the family loves
hearing his homespun tales and folksy way of speaking; however, it becomes
apparent that he may be going senile. Realizing his days are numbered, he had
bequeathed an endowment to the Boatwright University agricultural department:
his parcel of farmland – containing his extraordinary knowhow on raising apples
and other produce, much to the shock of Corabeth, who assumed him to be a
bumpkin hillbilly! At the family picnic, he reveals another bequest: his
fiddle, which had been a part of Walton history for 100 years.
Jason is head over heels in love with a WAC corporal, who
comes off as surly at first but warms up to he young Walton after discovering
his musical ability, a talent she also shares. By episode’s end she has
improved his competition, and appears to be returning his affections.
Another solid, well-wriiten episode featuring two memorable
characters: Cousin Zadock, and Jason’s new love interest, Toni, played by Lisa
Harrison, who would later become Mrs. Jon Walmsley! Their “meet-cute” and subsequent courtship is a wee bit
contrived, but it’s clear the two will have chemistry together.
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