- Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] On Waltons Mountain our family ties were strengthened by hardship. The walls of our house protected us from wind and weather, and we managed somehow to survive grief, and illness and disappointment. Who, then, could have believed we would find ourselves so defenseless against romance?
- The Grandfather: [as the family awaken and arrive downstairs upon news of Mary Ellen's engagement] What kind of a three-ring circus is going on down here?
- Olivia Walton: Looks like we're going to have a wedding, Grandpa.
- Esther Walton: Good Lord.
- The Grandfather: Whoopee!
- Dr. Curtis Willard: There's nothing wrong with your heart. You've got indigestion.
- Yancy Tucker: Huh? You mean I ain't dying?
- Dr. Curtis Willard: Only by some miracle. What I can't figure out is why you don't have TB, botulism and bubonic plague. You better get things cleaned up around here, mister. You can use that chili for disinfectant.
- Olivia Walton: You know, there are an awful lot of young men been around here lately, and every one of them could learn something from you.
- John Walton, Sr.: Careful, Liv, you're steaming up my glasses.
- Olivia Walton: Mary Ellen says being romantic doesn't count at our age.
- John Walton, Sr.: [takes off glasses] Is that so?
- Olivia Walton: Oh, you devil, you!