Starring: Eric Scott, Jon Walmsley, Judy Norton, Mary Beth McDonough
The Home Front: Part 1 - S8-E1
Revealing mistake: At the start, while John and Olivia are in the vehicle driving home, the edge of the rear projection screen is visible at both the left and right sides of the screen. (00:02:45)
Revealing mistake: When Anna Mae appears at the bedroom doorway John sees the cute quiet girl, then as John walks toward her he passes the dresser's mirror, and we can see in the reflection the end of the set wall behind him. (00:14:30)
Factual error: When Elizabeth asks Zeb how Vanessa can be happy, Zeb has his old catalog with a bunch of flower seed packets on his lap, and as they both hold up the packets, particularly Elizabeth, the modern Universal Product Codes are at the back of the packets. The UPC did not exist until many years later. (00:10:05)
John Walton: I hate this draft job, Liv. I can't stand playing God to my neighbors' sons.
The Journey - S2-E1
Trivia: While Maggie MacKenzie and John-Boy are at the Mermaid Restaurant, when they both dance together Maggie envisions her long deceased husband, Michael MacKenzie, dancing with her instead of John-Boy. It is Earl Hamner Jr. who portrays Michael MacKenzie in this uncredited onscreen cameo during the scene (note teeth and facial features are identical).