1x01 The Foundling - The Waltons Episode Guide

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- Episode 01x01

Episode: 01x01 (pilot)
Title: The Foundling
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: N/A
First Aired: Sep. 14, 1972

Season 1 » Episode #01 - The Foundling

Summary: When the Walton family finds an abandoned young girl on their doorstep, they soon learn she is deaf and mute. With John Boy’s help, she learns sign language and eventually saves the day when she leads the family to a missing Elizabeth.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

John-Boy Walton	played by Richard Thomas
Sr.	played by Ralph Waite
Esther Walton	played by Ellen Corby
The Grandfather	played by Will Geer
Mary Ellen Walton	played by Judy Norton-Taylor
Jim-Bob Walton	played by David W. Harper
Ruth Collier	played by Charlotte Stewart
Sheriff Ep Bridges	played by John Crawford
Anson Collier	played by Richard Kelton

Season 1 / Episode 1: - The Foundling

Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] When I was growing up during the Depression, I lived with my red-headed brothers and sisters, my parents and grandparents, at the foot of a mountain which had been in our family for generations. My father used to say that in our house there was always room for one more and I remember a morning when his hospitality was put to a challenging test.

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Will Geer as Grandpa is seen slapping the radio, saying he's trying to get "Charlie and Eddie," a reference to the Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy radio program. 'Edgar Bergan' played the role of Grandpa in THE HOMECOMING, the 1971 TV Movie that introduced the Walton family and that spawned The Waltons series. Will Geer took over Edgar Bergan's role as Grandpa for the series.

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