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Having returned to Boatwright University as an instructor, John-Boy (Robert Wightman) is given the assignment of creating a new department for the study of that postwar phenomenon known as television. As a result, the Waltons become the first family in Virginia to own a TV set, courtesy of Jim-Bob's electronic expertise; trouble is, there's nothing to watch. Elsewhere, Aunt Rose (Peggy Rea) goes on a diet in hopes of preventing Stanley (William Schallert) from succumbing to the charms of her rival Zuleika (Pearl Shear). The closing dialogue in this episode is priceless!