S7.E11

The Yearning

Episode aired Dec 14, 1978
TV-G
1h

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Mary Beth McDonough in The Waltons (1972)

A new minister joins the community at Walton's Mountain. Elizabeth helps him settle in, and begins to fall for him. Erin helps the Baldwin sisters with their memoirs.A new minister joins the community at Walton's Mountain. Elizabeth helps him settle in, and begins to fall for him. Erin helps the Baldwin sisters with their memoirs.A new minister joins the community at Walton's Mountain. Elizabeth helps him settle in, and begins to fall for him. Erin helps the Baldwin sisters with their memoirs.

Director
- Nell Cox
Writers
- Earl Hamner Jr.
- Juliet Law Packer
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7.1/10

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Director
- Nell Cox
Writers
- Earl Hamner Jr.
- Juliet Law Packer
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Ralph Waite

John Walton, Sr.

Michael Learned

Olivia Walton

Ellen Corby

Esther Walton
(credit only)

Jon Walmsley

Jason Walton

Judy Norton

Mary Ellen Walton
(as Judy Norton-Taylor)

Mary Beth McDonough

Erin Walton

Eric Scott

Ben Walton

David W. Harper

Jim-Bob Walton

Kami Cotler

Elizabeth Walton

Ronnie Claire Edwards

Corabeth Godsey

Mary Jackson

Emily Baldwin

Helen Kleeb

Mamie Baldwin

Sean Roche

Rev. Andrew March
(as Sean Thomas Roche)

Earl Hamner Jr.

The Narrator
(voice)
(as Earl Hamner)

Marshall Reed

John Curtis Willard
(uncredited)

Michael Reed

John Curtis Willard
(uncredited)

Director
- Nell Cox
Writers
- Earl Hamner Jr.
- Juliet Law Packer
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Trivia
The only appearance of the new reverend Rev. Andrew 'Andy' March.

Quotes
Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] There's a fine moment in our lives when we are young and innocent and our hearts first awaken to the mystery and pain of love. At such a time we can give our love freely, without fear of hurt or pain. The arrival of a new, young minister in town caused my father to witness such an awakening in the heart of my sister, Elizabeth.

Soundtracks
By the Beautiful Sea
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Carroll and Harold Atteridge
Portion sung by Kami Cotler and Sean Roche in his car

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5/10

A little sappy, a little sweet

The Yearning is one of those Waltons episodes that kind of just sits there. Rabid fans like myself love the characters and the development of life on Waltons Mountain, but sometimes the episodes are less than great-not often, but it happens. In this episode, 13-year-old Elizabeth gets a crush on a young minister. I guess they were going for a bit of comic relief with the skunk-in-the-parsonage storyline, but it was only mildly amusing. The sub-plot involving Erin and the Baldwin ladies was a little better. The redeeming part of this episode was at the end, where Miss Emily discovers an unexpected treasure, and Daddy & Elizabeth have a wonderful moment. All in all, a watchable episode, but not really one of the better ones.