The unexpected arrival of the Waltons' cousins creates havoc in the home, but John-Boy learns a good lesson from Grandpa.
The family mourns Grandpa's death--and celebrates his life. John struggles to fill a huge lumber contract, while Mary Ellen and Erin become roommates in Charlottesville. Corabeth opens a tearoom.
Things get a little tense around the Bradford home when Tommy is stood up and neither David nor Tom want to go on their annual duck hunt.
An elderly ex-gunfighter demands to be buried in a cemetery next to his wife, but after his death the bitter townspeople oppose Matt and the law and try to prevent it.
Barnaby goes to a country town to recover money carried by a hit-and-run victim.