[Starring] Richard Thomas as John-Boy, Michael Learned as Olivia Walton, Ralph Waite as John Walton, Will Geer as Grandpa, Ellen Corby as Grandma
John-Boy's teacher, Miss Hunter, persuades him to enter an essay-writing competition and gives him extra tuition after school. When someone else makes demands on Miss Hunter's spare time, too, John-Boy is hurt and jealous.