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01:19In today's troubled world it isn't unusual to hear that a member of a family has packed up and left
01:25Gone off on his own feeling rejected and misunderstood
01:30When I was growing up on Walton's Mountain it never occurred to us that such a thing could happen in our family and yet it
01:38did
01:41See you tomorrow, I'm gonna beat the pants off you this time. Oh bad chance Johnny's bitch. Oh, just wait. You'll see yeah
01:48Hey, come on everybody. Let's go
01:50I
01:58Know I know you're not the only one in the world. Well. I took care of him last time
02:02It's Hunter was way if anything happens to him boy. Will you be sorry?
02:09Telling you there's a white deer up on the mountain grandpa told me you believe everything grandpa said of course
02:15Oh Jason come on. You gotta admit. He stretches the truth a lot. Well, maybe
02:26Come on Jim Bob step on it
02:32Chill I'm hot it's not hot. It's cold now stop coughing. I can't I don't feel well carry me
02:39Oh, come on. You're just being a baby. I feel funny. I'm tired
02:45You're the mother hen now you carrier
02:47What's that supposed to mean? Well used to be John boy. Now. You're the lucky one
02:52All my books
02:55Come on honey pick up your sweater. We'll be home in a minute. I'm gonna make you feel better. All right
03:02Keep away from me and porthos Elizabeth. I don't want him to catch your disease
03:06You know porthos just a dumb guinea pig you're just jealous cuz I get to keep I am NOT who cares about him anyway
03:13He's the little kids mascot not ours
03:17Don't worry porthos you can have a swell
03:30One place may I see your student ID card, I'm not a student
03:34I work in the university bookstore. The lecture is only open to boat ride students. I'm sorry. I was a student last semester
03:43I'm coming back in the spring. I
03:45Read everything been at home. He ever wrote. He's my favorite author
03:52I'll pay for one
03:54The tickets are only available to currently registered students
03:59Could a registered student get more than one ticket. Yep to do customer
04:07Would you take me to the lecture, please
04:10Yeah, sure. Of course
04:13To please. Oh, yes, I am
04:18Okay, thank you very much, I hope you two be very happy together, uh, thanks
04:26You know, you don't have to sit with me if you don't want to the seats aren't assigned or I mean you could sit
04:31Wherever you want it
04:33Unless you don't want to sit with me. Yeah, you keep it
04:36Okay, I'll meet you here at 12 tomorrow. That sounds fine to me. Okay
04:40Uh, listen, this is my car right here. I'm just going home. I'll drop you home. All right, where you going? Thank you
04:47I live at mrs. Ward's boarding house. All right, where's that? It's in a Beaumont. Okay
04:57All right, better not come too close why not I just want to see how you are puzzles might catch my disease I
05:04I
05:07Was only kidding this afternoon, it's nice and I like him a lot, but you're my sister I know I
05:14Just didn't want you to think I like portos more than you
05:19Okay
05:21Lots of people like you but all porthos has is me
05:26Figured coming to a new place with all the people hanging around. He'd be real nervous
05:29How can you tell when he's nervous?
05:32I
05:36Like to see that make him nervous, I'd rather not gets too nervous. You might have a heart attack
05:45Do you ever look at him close up ears are real interesting I better wait till I feel better
05:52Glad you understand then and Jason don't even try to be nice to him
05:57Yeah, that's because they're not small anymore
06:00probably
06:02Let's feel funny being real small. Are they anyone even notices you it does
06:11Feel better tomorrow, maybe you take a good look at him. Okay
06:15Feel better tomorrow, maybe you take a good look at him. Okay
06:22Better stay in bed and rest. I'll come and see you tomorrow
06:26Well
06:42How'd you get interested in Bennett Holman to begin with I've been reading his books since I was a child
06:47He writes about travel in foreign places better than anyone. That's true. Did you read his book about the Greek islands?
06:53Oh, it's my favorite one
06:55Now those olive trees feel the Sun
06:59Did you used to go to boat ride or what? Yeah, I'm gonna drop out temporarily
07:03I'm working in the University bookstore
07:06Trying to save up enough money to go to school again. Yeah, everybody's trying to save up money these days
07:10Oh
07:25I'll get it. I'll get it. I'm sorry. This door is a little embarrassing
07:31What's so funny about that, oh, it's not that
07:34It's um, well here we are
07:38You just drove me home. Yeah
07:40And we're going to the lecture tomorrow
07:45Amy Partridge, how do you do?
07:47Partridge what kind of name is that? She have feathers or something?
07:50There's a name like any other name and I wasn't speaking to you man. Amy Partridge is a nice name
07:55There's a nice old-fashioned ring to it. When are you gonna bring her home so we can meet her John Blake?
07:59I'm not gonna bring her home. I don't even know her. Well, you don't be so growly about it
08:03Look, all I did was just say that I met a girl all of a sudden. It's a federal case
08:06That's right. She sounds like a mighty forward girl to me
08:10Imagine asking a strange man straight out to take you to a lecture
08:13It's a squeaky wheel gets the grease you want it in this world. You got to ask for it
08:18He said don't gobble up all those strawberries hand them over
08:25Maybe
08:26The best thing I know up for Elizabeth's cough was a little honey and whiskey
08:30I will resort to that grandpa only if I have to
08:34Daddy can Jason I'd be excused
08:36May Jason and I'd be excused. We want to practice before it gets too dark playing against Johnny Purvis's team tomorrow
08:42I'm gonna need you around here tomorrow the whole day. Yeah, you got extra chores to do
08:46You got an extra big order for a new customer. Mr. Elwood Dobbs
08:50He's a builder and he'd be gold to us. We're gonna get that order done in good time
08:54But daddy this gave it you can get up early and do your extra chores. You might still have time for that game
08:59Now if you want to go out and pitch for you, go ahead and maybe I'll join you later
09:02Thank you, daddy. I'll take my strawberries with me
09:06You still got that thing in your overall?
09:09It's not a thing. He's a guinea pig
09:12Good
09:14I see him. He could be covered with germs Jim Bob get him out of here since when do we have animals at the dinner table?
09:21He's lonely. He's used to lots of company at school. He's their class mascot daddy personally
09:27I think he's revolting worth those things. You are too poor though now where the other two musketeers
09:32Which we call them guinea pig it is
09:35If those scenarios
09:36They drop dead
09:38This honey produces it Aramid without the s I can't see it that way. How come they drop dead son?
09:45No one watched over him during vacation
09:47Porthos will be all right cuz I'm taking care of him
09:51What is that just
09:53Porthos mama, he's our mascot. It's like a guinea pig to me
09:57John boy
09:59Me and Porthos sleep in your room tonight. Where am I gonna sleep? We'll sleep on the floor
10:04I don't want him around Ben and Jason cuz they're mean to him. No, no, I
10:08Thought you'd understand I do no
10:11Why not cuz I got to do a lot of reading tomorrow before this homie lecture. Oh
10:16Homie, haha. I wish I could be at that lecture with you John boy
10:19I remember I want to be an explorer myself when I first read about all those going on in Tibet
10:25Tibet oh you and your heathen notions stop. Well, I'll tell you all about it tomorrow. Good night
10:31Sorry
10:32Jim Bob, will you get that thing out of the kitchen? I would like to have my coffee in peace
10:36I think I'll go fix a few with Ben and Jason
10:40That's a great idea. It's all that timber. You got to get out tomorrow. My old bones are telling me I'm going to bed
10:48First sensible thing you've said tonight coming up with man
10:52Good night
10:54Hey
10:57Leave us alone, you know, you two make a lovely couple four-footed pig in a two-footed one
11:02Hey, you guys cut that out before I come on
11:05How's anyone supposed to do any work around here? Shut up
11:09Please are you gonna kiss him? Good night. You're just jealous cuz he likes me best
11:13I don't want him to like me. In fact, I don't even want him in the same room with me me neither
11:18Let's put them both in the barn with chance. Come on
11:24All right
11:27Get in bed and settle down
11:29Jim Bob, where's that animal gonna sleep right here with me? Oh, no
11:33I want you to put him in something so he doesn't get out and go traipsing through the house all night long
11:36Mama Jim Bob do as I say
11:39All right, get in bed. You got a tough day tomorrow. Good night
11:51Poor poor those probably won't sleep a wink
11:54He'll just be crying all night
12:01Sleep well, good night poor those sweet dreams poor those
12:07You're not you skunks
12:24I
12:55Oh
13:08Come on John boy
13:12Rise and shine you boys rise and shine. There's chores to be done
13:17I'll rise but I sure won't shine
13:21Girls now you get a move on
13:25Morning port those
13:46It's not good morning for this it's goodbye
13:48Goodbye, what's that supposed to mean? It's like all porthos has flew the coop
14:01Worthless
14:02Morning. Come on. Mama Ram. You better make your bed and then both of you get out and feed the chickens
14:08And how are you feeling this morning?
14:11Not too good, huh?
14:14See how your temperature is today
14:16Worthless
14:24Hey porthos
14:34Porthos
14:37Jim Bob, what are you doing sitting in the middle of the floor?
14:40For those porthos, that's all you've been talking about get move on
14:46Never mind you Bob, you're gonna sit there all day. Come on
15:09Oh
15:17You look like you've been shot through an orchard and hit every tree
15:21What those is dead?
15:24Well, how'd that happen it's my fault
15:29I'm really sorry about that Jim Bob
15:31Uh
15:34Listen let's talk about it. All right, but I'm late for school. I really have to run. Okay, I'm really sorry about that
15:46Come on we're gonna give you a little steam here and see if it helps me fix this pillow for you
15:54Now honey, don't be scared I just want you to lean over and breathe in some of this steam it'll loosen up that cough a
15:58little
16:00There's a try take deep breaths
16:03Jim Bob going downstairs and get you breakfast, honey. It's about porthos and don't bring that animal to the table
16:08Come on, sweetheart. Now breathe deep mama
16:11Don't wiggle that it's gonna spill sweetie and it's hot Jim Bob go on downstairs
16:17Breathe deep. All right
16:22Deep breath. Yeah, that's it. You got it
16:30I
16:52Got nothing to cry about now run along
17:01Oh, I can't go fishing with you today best thing you do just clear out keep out of the way
17:16How's your little feast enjoying his vacation, well, I hope he decided to spend it somewhere else
17:30I
18:00I
18:16Sorry portals
18:30I
18:39Think that'll do
18:42I'm gonna have to come back for the other load after dinner
18:46Can you have it ready for me by three? Yes, sir. He huh? You better make it about four
18:50We still got a heap lumber to cut
18:53Okay. See you then
19:00I think I could do in another cup of coffee. You better keep going pa. Oh, we deserve a break
19:05There's nothing like having to breakfast
19:08Just like the old days
19:22How much is the gas
19:2418 cents a gallon
19:26Cents a gallon that's highway robbery. That's the same price as you pay anywhere. Mr. Oh
19:32I'm not blaming you. Let me have a dollars worth
19:37Just this country's gone to the dogs 18 cents you think people were made of money
19:42Hey, there Jim Bob, hey, we got some mail here for your mama package from Sears Roebuck
19:48Talking to me. No, I just saying hey to a neighbor child of my back
19:53There you go
20:00Okay, you come back now
20:04I'm gonna have to get back to work. I'm gonna have to get back to work. I'm gonna have to get back to work
20:08I'm gonna have to get back to work. I'm gonna have to get back to work. I'm gonna have to get back to work
20:11You come back now. Thank you
20:41I
21:04Could do with a couple more your lovely flapjacks
21:06You could do better without a couple more my lovely flapjacks
21:09Look at that stomach, but you can't even see your own feet
21:12Pa we better get back
21:16John would you go up and see Elizabeth? She's really feeling poorly. Sure, honey
21:26I'm running away forever. Everyone's too busy to carry that porthos is dead
21:31I
21:35Said no waste time looking for me love one of your children Jim Bob Walden Jim Bob. Oh, he wouldn't run away not that boy
21:41He's probably off crying behind some tree. No grandma his aviator captain goggles are gone
21:47Come up to me this morning. I put him off. I
21:50Did too. Yeah
21:54Let's look for him I'll bet I know where that boy is
22:01I
22:09Don't understand your folks letting you out this far alone
22:12I'm supposed to take the bus, but I missed it. Well, he was mine. You wouldn't be out wandering. I'm not wandering
22:19I'm going to town to see my uncle. He's real sick and he was asking for me
22:25We'll be there no time flat sooner the better he may not last
22:32Oh, we're out back
22:38Hope it turns up soon. I got to get that lumber cut
22:42This Dobbs is a good customer. You know, I lose him. I'm gonna lose a lot right now. I'm concerned about Jim Bob
22:48It's a little man
22:50If you can take care of himself
22:54Wonder how that that animal died Jason didn't step on him or something
23:02I've just been standing here thinking about this
23:06Those moments that go by it's nobody's fault
23:11Sure, we should have him back again
23:13Well, honey, the kids have been running away ever since time began pretty soon Elizabeth's gonna be running away
23:20What help this when that happens
23:23There's don't you ever run away, huh?
23:25Don't count on it
23:28Yeah, they are
23:30We can't find him daddy, we looked all over
23:35Not over at Chester Pruitt's
23:37It's not over at the pond either and Charlie Prescott says he hasn't been there all day
23:41Don, I think we ought to call chef Bridges. I go likes to do that right now. Maybe we can move around some more
23:46We've looked about everywhere. There is to look
23:52Honey you've got to get back to bed. You're running a fever
23:55I can fight Jim Bob. I know his place. We look everywhere. You told us he might be
24:00You said he's not coming home. I heard you. He'll be back. Don't you fret now?
24:04Come on up to bed, so you'll be all well when he gets home
24:16Afternoon John, all right
24:19Seeing Jim Bob. Yeah, he wandered by here a little while ago. I hollered at it, but he kept right on going
24:23Where is he headed?
24:24Toward town left us a note saying he was running away from home
24:29Why bet he'd be home right about supper time probably want to call sheriff Bridges, okay
24:33Oh sure, but John, here's a thought
24:35You know
24:36There was a guy here a little while ago filling up on gas and he had a whole load of lumber in the back of his
24:39Truck look like he came from your place. Oh, what Dobbs? What about him? Well
24:44He would have had to have passed Jim Bob on the way to town
24:48Yeah, he said it for Weston too, maybe it's not sheriff Bridges I need after all
24:53They're headed for Weston John boy can help
25:06Excuse me, ma'am. I'm John Walton. I was told that there's an emergency. Oh, thank you
25:12Hello, who's this? Hello daddy, what's wrong?
25:18Run away
25:21Huh
25:22All right. Oh
25:24Yeah, okay. Sure. Uh, yeah as soon as I can Elwood Dobbs
25:29Right. All right. I'll call you in an hour
25:32Okay. Bye. Oh
25:39Excuse me, ma'am. May I use this phone again?
25:41This is a business phone. We cannot permit personal calls to be made. Yes, I know but this is an emergency
25:47You see I have to meet a girl
25:51Well, I have to meet a girl for the for the Bennett Holmby lecture, of course
25:54And I'm not sure that I'll be able to get there. So I'm sorry. Mr. Walton, but it's an ironclad rule
26:04Yes, ma'am
26:06Oh
26:18Excuse me, excuse me
26:20Excuse me. Um, can you give this to a girl? I mean if I'm not here, I mean if I'm here
26:25I'll be here
26:25But if I'm not here
26:26there's going to be a girl coming to meet me a little bit before the lecture and would you please tell her if I'm
26:31Not here that I had an emergency and I couldn't make it and I'm very sorry. Please. Thank you
26:35Oh, excuse me. Her name is Amy Partridge Amy Partridge
26:39Yes, and she's blonde and she comes up to about here and I'll try to make it but if I can't would you give her?
26:44That thank you
26:58Well, it's the end of the line West Ham West
27:01Ham
27:03Come on just wasting time sitting there. I thought we were going to Charlottesville
27:11You said you wanted the first town down the road, that's okay
27:31Hmm
27:43Excuse me, sir. Are you mr. Dobbs?
27:47Yeah, what's it to you? Well, I'm John Walton son your father sent you to say he couldn't finish the order
27:52No, no, nothing like that. Uh
27:55Mr. Dobbs when you were driving away from our place
27:58Did you pass a little fella on the road blonde comes up to about here on me probably wearing an aviators cap
28:04Yeah, I gave him a lift you did
28:06Heard you drop him off right here. Just a couple minutes ago. Why seeing some kind of trouble? No, no, he
28:15He's run away from home. Oh
28:18Well, I should have guessed it he gave me some long-winded tale about a sick relative Oh Lord
28:25Well, where did he go?
28:29He took off across the street there somewhere, okay. Thank you very much. Mr. Dobbs. If you see him again
28:34Would you hold on to him even if you have to haul the time?
28:37Thank you very much
28:49Comes John
28:54Any news son, yeah
28:58I think we're on the trail
29:01I think said Elwood Dobbs gave him a lift and Dobbs was headed for Weston
29:05I took a chance and called John boy, but you don't know for sure if he's there John boys over talking to Dobbs now
29:10He's gonna call back in about an hour. I hope you still call sheriff Bridges
29:13Yeah, I did. He told me to let him know what John boys said in the meantime. He's out looking. Oh that poor child
29:19I just know that he's wishing he were here right now
29:28Oh
29:50How's that machine work is that what you come here to ask no, well, what is it then?
29:58I want to buy a ticket. Okay, where to yeah only for Japan
30:04What states it in I?
30:07Forget but it's where all the Japanese live
30:10You mean Japan Asia?
30:14Son you can't get there from here without getting on a boat
30:18How about Washington DC? Can you get there from here?
30:23You're not too definite about where you're going are you
30:28I
30:30Live around here. Yeah, I better be getting home for supper
30:44Where is that child?
30:49Well, there goes the lecture and there goes the date
30:59I
31:05Knew Amy Partridge by any chance. Oh
31:07How did you know a guy came running in here about an hour ago and said to give this to a girl named Amy?
31:13Partridge who'd be waiting here
31:17Did he say anything else I said he wouldn't be able to make it
31:23Well, thank you
31:28I
31:58I
32:13Want all this food finished up starving yourself isn't gonna help anything come on
32:17Yeah, I could do with another sandwich Esther. You're the one at this table that could do with a little starving Esther
32:22We have got to keep our strength up strain. I should think you'd get weak. Just carrying that around
32:28I guess we should have been nicer to Jim Bob
32:30He's not that bad. Oh
32:34Did you hear from John boy John boy called he said Jim Bob's in Weston and he's out looking for him now
32:38Have you talked to the sheriff sheriff's out driving around John boy thinks he can find him
32:43There's only so many places a little boy with no money can hide
32:46Your daddy me are gonna go into Weston John boy said he'd meet us at the college as soon as he could
32:50I don't know now somebody has to stay here and take care of Elizabeth besides Dobbs has come by at four o'clock this afternoon
32:56The boys and I have already cut all the lumber and I'll help Dobbs loaded on the truck Elizabeth have any lunch
33:01Said she wouldn't eat until Jim Bob gets home. I
33:04Better take something up. I'll take care of this and I'll take care of you. All right, then. Come on
33:12Okay
33:25You
33:56You
34:07Excuse me, are you lost? Come on. You got some people worried about you, son
34:25You
34:55You
35:04Come on get out of the barrel
35:07Go away and leave me alone. Come on. Get out out. You're not the boss of me. I'm taking care of myself
35:15What are you gonna do spend the rest of your life standing in the trash I'm running away
35:18I'm gonna join the Army Air Corps and they're gonna teach me to drive an airplane and I can fly away real far
35:24Okay, good, come on, let's go
35:27Where are we going recruiting office? What for I wouldn't miss this for the world. Come on. Let's go out
35:34Don't run
35:40Hi men, is there something I can help you with I want to join the Army Air Corps and learn to drive an airplane. Oh
35:49Sure thing
35:51That's if you qualify how do I do that? Well first I have to ask you some questions
36:01What's your name Jim Bob Walton, well, I need your last name first and your first name last
36:08Walton Bob Jim
36:12Okay, and your home address we don't have one
36:18Walton's Mountain, Virginia, okay
36:22And what is your birthday June 13 1924, okay height
36:30Well, I'd say about 60 inches how much do you weigh
36:3785 pounds ought to do it
36:42Have you ever been arrested
36:44No, sir
36:46Good good. Okay
36:48A marital status
36:52He wants to know if you're married no, oh single, huh
36:58Okay. Well, how much schooling do you have? I'm in the fifth grade. Oh
37:04See you have to have a high school diploma before you can join the Air Corps takes a good education to learn to fly an
37:09airplane
37:10But I'll tell you what you go finish your education and then come back
37:15And we'd be more than happy to have you in the Air Corps
37:20Thanks, thank you for your time. No trouble. That's why I'm here
37:30Still gonna run away. Yeah. Well, it's time we had a talk. I'm not changing my mind
37:35Listen, I spent a lot of time looking for you today, and I missed that lecture
37:38I was supposed to hear now. You're gonna listen to me then. Can I go?
37:41There's a hotel down the corner, we'll go there now something to eat maybe
37:46Anyway, I got a phone ox and tell daddy. I found you. He's waiting for my call
37:49They won't let me go Jim
37:51Bob if you ran away from there because you're so all-fired sure that nobody cares about you then what makes you think they won't be
37:56Happy to see you go, huh?
37:58Okay, let go of my arm
38:01You promise not to run away. Yeah
38:04Okay, come on
38:11Oh
38:14Yeah, you're really gonna have something that hurts in a minute now walk
38:28Hello Ike Ike this is just hold still excuse me. Ike. This is John boy. Look is my daddy there
38:35He is huh? Yeah, I got it. Okay. Okay. Thank you
38:41What'd he say? He said that daddy is already on his way to the University must be pretty mad. Yep. I reckon he is
38:49Come on, we got some time to kill
38:51I
39:10Have some ice cream now we can have anything we want as long as the total doesn't exceed 25 cents including the tip
39:16You mean you sir? Thank you. I want one scoop of strawberry ice cream
39:21Okay, and I just like a cup of tea. Thank you
39:27Okay, now it's my turn to want something I want to know what started all this running away foolishness
39:32Cuz nobody cared. I needed someone to talk to
39:36Everyone was running around being busy
39:39No one gave a hoot about Porto Stein
39:43Hmm it's all my fault. No one thought it was important enough to listen to
39:51You
39:56You're absolutely right Jim Bob I am
39:59No about today. Anyway, I know I was all wrapped up and going to that lecture and seeing that girl
40:04I didn't pay any attention to you. Daddy was worried about filling that order for Dobbs and mama had to tend to Elizabeth
40:10Yeah, you're absolutely right. We should have been there to listen to you when you needed us
40:22So I was right to run away
40:25well
40:27That still does seem like a pretty big move to make
40:30Of course, maybe it would have been better if you had just said please listen to me
40:33I'm in trouble and I need your help. I didn't exactly hear you say that
40:36Well, they should have known. Oh
40:39Well, people don't know everything. We're just people we have to be told straight out or asked straight out
40:44If you don't tell us what's bothering you you can't expect to be mad at us for not knowing what's bothering you
40:48I guess you're right
40:51That means I can't run away. Well, that's your decision
40:55Of course, there are a few things you're gonna have to figure on if you plan to go through with it like what?
41:00Well, you're gonna have to learn how to sew
41:03Ben says sewing is sissy
41:06Well, you're gonna have to learn anyway, you're gonna be ripping your clothes. Mama won't be around to mend them for you
41:11And you are gonna have to get a job, you know
41:13Of course, there's the family
41:16I mean, it's not gonna be too easy for us to get over. You're just running away
41:22And it'll be especially hard for your mama
41:26You'll have no way of knowing what becomes of us children
41:30Or grandma and grandpa
41:33I reckon you'll miss us
41:38Anyway, I hope you'll miss me
41:41Anyway, I hope you'll miss me
41:44I know I'd miss you
41:48We could always write to each other
41:51Yeah, we could but somehow I don't think it would be the same
41:57It most certainly would not
42:01Oh, I assure you both it would not
42:05Do you know us?
42:07Yes, I think I do know you both
42:10You, young man, are feeling put upon because attendance wasn't danced upon you with the exact second that you needed it
42:19And you, sir, are perfectly right
42:23People should listen to each other at all times if possible
42:29Now, patience isn't easy for a person your age
42:33But I'm willing to wager that if you hadn't flown off the handle and had waited a bit
42:38Time would have been made for you
42:40Now, as for writing letters
42:43If you'll just look carefully
42:46Wow!
42:49Wow!
42:51Have you been to all those places?
42:53At least twice
42:55And they are grand
42:58Each place is a unique experience
43:02The sights and sounds and smells renew my spirit
43:08But arriving at each one of these places is always a bit of a disappointment to me
43:14Wouldn't be for me
43:16Now, you hear me out, young man
43:18I feel a sense of disappointment because there's never anyone there to talk to who cares
43:26Like a family would
43:28Don't you have any family?
43:30Not any longer
43:31And when I did
43:33It wasn't the kind of a family that could be described in any of the ways I just heard you speak of yours
43:40You have a way with words
43:44You must know it
43:46If you don't, take it from me
43:48I've made my life with words
43:50And I'm a shrewd assessor of talent
43:54Consider writing, sir
43:56I suspect that you have a talent for it
43:58He is a writer
43:59Oh, no, no, I'm not a writer
44:01I plan to be one though someday
44:03He writes real nice stories about me and my brothers and sisters
44:06He's real talented
44:08Well, that's what I'm talking about
44:10And your defense of your brother, who's not in need of any
44:15Leads me to know that I'm right
44:17Forgo your venture into the world, child
44:20At least for the present
44:22The small world that you inhabit
44:24Sounds to me a warmer, richer one than most people ever get to know
44:31Well, good luck with your work, sir
44:34May I ask your name? I'll look for your books
44:38John Walton Jr
44:40Jim Bob Walton
44:42Bennett Lawrence Holmby
44:44I know
44:54Jim Bob, did you know that your running away has made this one of the best days of my life?
45:05So you want me to keep on running?
45:07Do you know that that man who is sitting here talking to us
45:10Is the man I was supposed to go hear lecture today
45:12And nothing that he said in that auditorium
45:14Could have been better than what he said to you and me straight out right here
45:17Well, I guess we better be going
45:24Where?
45:26Well, back to school. Daddy will be here
45:28You can either say goodbye or just go home with him
45:31I'd like to go home
45:34But how am I going to explain to the kids at school about Porthos?
45:39Well, did you kill him or did he just die?
45:42He fell off the dresser, so I guess he killed himself
45:44Well, if you just tell them that straight out and honest, I'm sure they'll listen to you now
45:49But they won't have a mask on
45:51Well, that's a whole other problem. Excuse me ma'am, could we have a check please?
45:56There's no charge. The old gentleman said to tell you it was on him
46:08Bennett Holmby bought me a cup of tea
46:11But my ice cream cost more
46:13Yeah, it did. Come on, let's go
46:30Johnny, you sure this is the best place to wait?
46:33It's where he parks his car. He's bound to show up here
46:36Hey Daddy!
46:43Jim Bob!
46:46Bob, you had us nearly worried to death
46:49Am I going to get a spanking?
46:51As much as you deserve it, son, I'm going to let you off this time
46:54The reason I'm going to let you off is because I wasn't listening to you this morning
46:57That's okay, I'll make you listen next time
46:59Okay
47:01Hey Ben, I guess this means we're not going to get the room to ourselves
47:04I think I'm going to run away this time
47:06Yeah, me too
47:08I didn't attract all of you. Come on
47:10Okay, I'll see you at home. Uh, Daddy?
47:12Could I be excused from supper?
47:15All right, son, see you at home
47:17Uh, Jim Bob, it was nice talking to you
47:19Likewise
47:21Amy!
47:26Excuse me, uh, let me take those, all right?
47:28Um, look, I'd like to...
47:30Bye!
47:34I often remember Jim Bob saying to my father
47:37It's okay, next time I'll make you listen
47:39I wish that it were in the power of all children to say that to their parents
47:43And to know that indeed they would be heard
47:46As we were in those wonderful days on Walton's Mountain
47:51Good night, Jim Bob
47:53Good night, Elizabeth
47:55Good night, Jim Bob
47:57I said that once
47:59I know, but I want to say it again
48:01Elizabeth, you're crazy
48:03Mama, Jim Bob called me a name
48:05Well, you call him a name
48:07Jim Bob, you're a name
48:09What's so funny?
48:39You