- Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] In the early times of separation from my family, I kept in mind a clear picture of the scenes of my boyhood. But the times were changing, and my memories were far removed from the realities. The turbulant state of the country in the year before we entered the war was especially felt in our remote little community, and particularly by my father.
- John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr.: [as Grandpa Walton rides off in a huff on Blue, the mule] Now where do you suppose he's goin'?
- John Walton, Sr.: All I know is I keep hurtin' his feelins'.
- John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr.: Fathers are kinda hard to raise, aren't they?