The Waltons : The Empty Nest (1978)
Directed by Philip Leacock
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
In the conclusion of The Waltons' two-part Season Seven opener (originally telecast as a single two-hour episode), John Walton (Ralph Waite) wonders if he should leave the Mountain for a lucrative out-of-town job, thereby turning over the family business to the comparatively inexperienced Ben (Eric Scott). Elsewhere, Erin (Mary Elizabeth McDonough) learns a disturbing fact about her boss as she settles into her new job in Charlottesville; storekeeper Ike Godsey (Joe Conley) bristles when his social-climbing wife Corabeth (Ronnie Claire Edwards) installs several "refined" changes at their place of business; and the family prepares to celebrate Grandpa's birthday--without Grandpa, who has recently passed away.