Question about season 5

[widdlewabbit]

HI!
im new here
the waltons started replaying on one of our local channels here last fall and last week started season 5.
i have a question tho..

at the end of season 4 John Boy was fine.
but at the start of season 5 he walks with a cane..
was there ever any story line to explain that?

[Tonyray]

Richard Thomas broke his leg when he drove his character's motorcycle under a parade float while filming a movie called September 30, 1955 in the summer of 1977 so they added it in and said that John-Boy had crashed on a motorcycle.

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Darn it. I have the move September 30, 1955, but I have never seen it cause I can't figure out how to hook up my vcr/dvd to my new tv.

[widdlewabbit]

ohhhhhh thankies! it was driving me batty wondering what happeneed LOL!

[Deleted]

I had a chance to watch September 30, 1955 and I don't think that I will keep it for my collection. If anybody would like this movie (VHS) let me know and if you pay for shipping I will send it to you.