#1
S6E22
Grandma Comes Home
An unhappy Grandma returns home to a loving and excited family and an overprotective Grandpa; a shy boy makes plans to see Elizabeth.
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#2
S5E5
The Fire Storm
John-Boy becomes the target of public indignation when he insists on printing excerpts from Hitler's "Mein Kampf" in his newspaper. Erin competes in a beauty pageant.
#3
S5E11
The Pony Cart
Grandpa's 90 year old sister-in-law, Martha Corrine (Beulah Bondi), comes to the mountain to visit. She's a meddlesome house guest, but her cantankerous ways mask a solemn secret. She helps Ben build a pony cart.
#4
The Conflict
S3E1
#5
The Hero
S5E19
#6
The Achievement
S5E25
#7
The First Casualty
S6E8
#8
An Easter Story
S1E24
#9
The Secret
S4E16
#10
The Empty Nest
S7E1
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Mary Ellen tracks down her husband, Curt, who was presumed dead after Pearl Harbor. She finds a very changed man. Erin quits Pickett Metal Products when Jonesy is hired to replace her.
#211
The Changeling
S7E5
#210
The Portrait
S7E6
#209
The Pursuit
S9E6
#208
The Victims
S9E16
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