The Waltons

The Five Foot Shelf

Season 2    Episode 23
March 7, 1974    50m    TV-G
A traveling salesman named George Reed talks Olivia into buying a 5 foot collection of books called The Harvard Classics. George uses the down payment to buy his daughter a doll.
Directed By
Ralph Waite
Written By
John Hawkins

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Cast of The Five Foot Shelf
  • Richard ThomasJohn Walton Jr.
  • Ralph WaiteJohn Walton Sr.
  • Michael LearnedOlivia Walton
  • Ellen CorbyEsther Walton
  • Will GeerGrandfather Walton
  • Jon WalmsleyJason Walton
  • Mary Beth McDonoughErin Walton
  • David W. HarperJim-Bob Walton
  • Earl Hamner, Jr.Narrator
  • Eric ScottBen Walton
  • Kami CotlerElizabeth Walton
  • Joe ConleyIke Godsey
  • Judy NortonMary Ellen Walton
  • Ancel Cook
  • Wilford Brimley

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