Thu, Feb 17, 1977
Jason falls in love with Curt's restless sister, Vanessa (Linda Purl), who has left her husband to become a singer. John-Boy publishes a story from his novel in his newspaper that upsets his grandfather.
Thu, Nov 3, 1977
Mary Ellen gives birth to the Waltons' first grandchild, John Curtis Willard. However, Cassie, a lonely and superstitious teenage neighbor whose premature baby girl was stillborn, believes John Curtis was sent to replace her own baby and she kidnaps him. It is up to Olivia to gently explain to Cassie that someday Cassie will have another baby, but that John Curtis is really Mary Ellen's.