

Willard makes a house call on Yancy Tucker who believes that he is suffering from a poor heart. Corabeth is not pleased that Ike has agreed to giving him store credit while he settles in. After some consideration the men decide to bring Curt Willard on as the new doctor.Ĭurt shows up at Ike's store and takes a few more items without paying for them. He knows quite a bit about the community from reading John-Boy's newspaper. John, John-Boy and Reverend Fordwich meet with him at Dr. A back firing medical van pulls up and Curtis Willard interupts the party to announce his intentions to take the job as the community’s new doctor. Elizabeth and Jim-Bob make a pinkie-promise-pack to never fall in love, get married or leave the mountain. He is not too interested in all the "love stuff" going on. Jim-Bob works on his car during the reception. Grandma is upset that nothing is as fancy or nice as she would likeit to be for the Spencers.ĭavid's father has plans for his son to join his medical practice in Richmond. The family prepares for the engagement party. Elizabeth has heard the news from the staircase and brings the rest of the family down to celebrate. At first her parents are concerned but they soon realize that they were young once too when they committed themselves to each other. Just as her parents prepare for bed Mary-Ellen storms in and announces that she is engaged and plans to marry David in 6 weeks after he has finished his internship. Mary-Ellen and her boyfriend David Spencer arrive home. Who then could have believed we would find ourselves so defenseless against romance." The walls of our house protected us from wind and weather, and we managed somehow to survive grief, and illnesss and disappointment.

"On Walton's Mountain our family ties were strengthened by hardship.

Jim-Bob discovers his first love when Patsy Brimmer arrives in the community. Mary-Ellen announces her engagement to David Spencer but when Curt Willard arrives on the mountain to become the new Doctor her plans become less sure.
