Moosie Drier

C'est l'inauguration de la nouvelle église, et tout le village est en fête; Caroline, qui s'est fait mal à la jambe avec un fil de fer, préfère rester à la maison à confectionner des tartes.

A teenage orphan who once stayed with the Waltons returns with news of a tryout with a professional baseball scout.

Un père veut rendre honneur à son fils mort au Vietnam, Jonathan crée une bourse d'études.

Bob's divorced neighbor, Howard Borden, is convinced that his son, Howie (Moosie Drier), doesn't really like him. Later, Howard's ex-wife convinces him that Howie thinks he is the greatest guy in the world.

Howard Borden suffers a bad case of the blues when his young son tells him about his marvelous new "uncle," who seems to have taken up permanent residence with Howard's ex-wife.

As Howard prepares to introduce Howie to Ellen, he tries to mold Ellen into an image the boy will like.