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The Waltons

Name: 2:00pm - Series 5 Episode 3
Start: 2026-03-15T14:00:00Z
End: 2026-03-15T15:00:00Z
Location: Great! TV

Series 3 Episode 4: The Thoroughbred

John-Boy and the family mule compete against a rich, young man and his thoroughbred in a traditional cross-country race that was won many years earlier by Grandpa Walton.

Category: Drama / Romance
Original air date: 26/09/1974

Cast and crew

Harry HarrisDirector
Richard ThomasJohn Boy Walton
Ralph WaiteJohn Walton
Michael LearnedOlivia Walton
Will GeerZeb "Grandpa" Walton
Ellen CorbyEsther "Grandma" Walton
Judy Norton-TaylorMary Ellen Walton Willard
Jon WalmsleyJason Walton
Mary McDonoughErin Walton
Eric ScottBen Walton
David HarperJim-Bob Walton
Kami CotlerElizabeth Walton
Joe ConleyIke Godsey
Frank Janson
James Gammon
Glen Gordon
Brendan Burns
Kathleen Quinlan

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