Dave Shelley

The Walton family befriends a young, black preacher who wants to earn money to start his own church by becoming a professional prizefighter.

The specter of a frightening but unremembered childhood experience haunts young Elizabeth's nights and troubles the entire household.Ben worries that he is tood short.

Trying to tackle the loneliness of football widowhood, Mary snags tickets to the big game--but she fumbles her chance to score points with Lester when she insists on going along.

Ralph and Pam's plans (all of them) take a back seat when Rhonda's Mom Rose is kidnapped, opening the door to a Soviet operation to steal U.S. secrets.

Labor relations become severely strained at Mel's Diner when he hires a man to work as a waiter -- at more money than he's paying Alice, Flo and Vera (LINDA LAVIN, POLLY HOLLIDAY and BETH ROWLAND) -- so the girls quit and leave Mel high and dry.