The Waltons The Bicycle (1971–1981) Online
- Original Title :
- The Bicycle
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Drama / Family / Romance
- Year :
- 1971–1981
- Directror :
- Alf Kjellin
- Cast :
- Richard Thomas,Ralph Waite,Michael Learned
- Writer :
- Earl Hamner Jr.,Nigel McKeand
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 50min
- Rating :
- 7.1/10
When neighbor Curtis meets a woman in Richmond named Ann, he is smitten, and asks John-Boy to help him write letters to her. The letters convince Ann to move from New York to Walton's Mountain, to marry Curtis. Meanwhile, Olivia is particularly exasperated by her mounting duties and sees a second hand bicycle as a ticket out of the home a few times a week for choir practice. When Ann meets Curtis she discovers he is not as articulate as "his" letters, and has second thoughts about marrying him. And when Olivia gets a taste of the gossipy nature of her choir meetings, she has second thoughts about the worth of her homely tasks.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Richard Thomas | - | John-Boy Walton |
 | Ralph Waite | - | John Walton, Sr. |
 | Michael Learned | - | Olivia Walton (as Miss Michael Learned) |
 | Ellen Corby | - | Esther Walton |
 | Will Geer | - | The Grandfather |
 | Judy Norton | - | Mary Ellen Walton |
 | Jon Walmsley | - | Jason Walton |
 | Mary Beth McDonough | - | Erin Walton (as Mary Elizabeth McDonough) |
 | Eric Scott | - | Ben Walton |
 | David W. Harper | - | Jim-Bob Walton (as David Harper) |
 | Kami Cotler | - | Elizabeth Walton |
 | Joe Conley | - | Ike Godsey |
 | Earl Hamner Jr. | - | The Narrator (voice) (as Earl Hamner) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Ned Beatty | - | Curtis Norton |
 | David Doremus | - | George William 'G.W.' Haines |
Although most Season 1 episodes take place in 1933, cultural references in this on place it no earlier than 1935. These include mention of the 1935 Films "The Farmer Takes a Wife" and "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), the second Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers film (which was "The Gay Divorcee,"1934) and the song "Rose of Tralee" by Lanny Ross (1935). Movie magazines held by the character Ann include Screen Book issues of April 1932 and December 1933.