- Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] A house alone has little meaning, it's the people who live there who bring it to life and give it character. All during my grandmother's absence our house and everyone in it seemed to long for her return. Grandpa never stopped hoping that she would come home, and finally there came a day when his prayers were to be answered.
- Mary Ellen Walton: [Mary Ellen is going to show Grandma John Curtis for the first time when she realizes he needs to be changed] John Curtis! Now is a fine time to give in to your biological urge!