Earl Hamner

When Lassie leads rescuers to Timmy's mom, whose truck has slid off the road and overturned in a steep snow-filled ravine, they are all able to return home safely for a special Christmas celebration.

Chronicles the life of the Walton family living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia during the Great Depression.

Through tests, tears, and triumphs as a fire drives the Waltons from their home, John-Boy becomes a scriptwriter, Mary Ellen applies to nursing school, and Jim-Bob discovers a fact about his birth, all while Hitler and Mussolini threaten the world.

John-Boy becomes a publisher of the Blue Ridge Chronicle and Mary Ellen becomes the first Walton child to marry. More adventures await.

Set on a Depression Christmas Eve in 1933, this heart-tugging story centers around the Waltons, a rural family, as they prepare to celebrate Christmas together.

Television series about the Walton family living on Walton's Mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. In this season, the Waltons plunge into the chaos and heroism of World War II. John-Boy reports from London for "Stars and Stripes," Mary Ellen nurses the war wounded, Jason, Ben and even Jim-Bob debate joining up, and John and Olivia expand their lumber business to aid in the war effort. But the personal events are almost as dramatic: still...

It's a big year for welcomes on Walton's Mountain. Welcome back to John-Boy, visiting from New York; to Grandma, finally home from the hospital; and to Mary Ellen and Curt's baby boy, John Curtis.

In the final season, World War II ends and the Walton family members return to their lives on Walton's Mountain to face the new challenges peace brings.

A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often have a wicked sense of humor and are filled with unexpected twists. Includes a bonus episode of American Masters profiling Rod Serling.