The Waltons· Season 1 · Episode 6
The Star
When a meteorite falls through the roof of the Baldwin mansion and lands on the recipe machine, everyone on the mountain takes its arrival as a sign of different things: Grandpa thinks that it signals his upcoming death; Ben that he'll win an upcoming spelling bee; and the Baldwin sisters that they should no longer make their father's recipe. Upon learning of cousin Polonius Baldwin arrived and filling the Baldwin sisters heads of dismantling the recipe machine, Grandpa takes matters into his own hands and tells the sisters why their cousin is on the mountain.
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Guest stars
Mary Jacksonas Emily Baldwin
Helen Kleebas Mamie Baldwin
Mariclare Costelloas Rosemary Hunter Fordwick
Byron Morrowas Dr. Shackleford
Jack Collinsas Col. Tecumseh Henderson
Iggie Wolfingtonas Polonius BaldwinCrew
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