The Waltons: The System (1974)
While tutoring fellow student Tom Povich (Richard Masur), who is attending Boatwright on a football scholarship, John-Boy (Richard Thomas) catches Tom cheating on a history exam. Though he'd sooner keep quiet, John-Boy is bound by the students' "honor code", which dictates that he himself will be given a failing grade unless he informs on Tom. This leads to an emotional denoument during a student council meeting, in which John-Boy tries to rationalize Tom's actions and prevent the boy from being expelled. And in a similar development, Jason (Jon Walmsley) wonders if he should "rat out" his brother Ben (Eric Scott), whom he has caught smoking a cigarette! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Harry Harris
Synopsis of The Waltons: The System
While tutoring fellow student Tom Povich (Richard Masur), who is attending Boatwright on a football scholarship, John-Boy (Richard Thomas) catches Tom cheating on a history exam. Though he'd sooner keep quiet, John-Boy is bound by the students' "honor code", which dictates that he himself will be given a failing grade unless he informs on Tom. This leads to an emotional denoument during a student council meeting, in which John-Boy tries to rationalize Tom's actions and prevent the boy from being expelled. And in a similar development, Jason (Jon Walmsley) wonders if he should "rat out" his brother Ben (Eric Scott), whom he has caught smoking a cigarette! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Waltons: The System
- Jacques Aubuchon - Victor Povich
- Tom Lacy - Dr. Emery
- Dennis Redfield - Mike Paxton
- Don Matheson - Coach
- Barbara Litsky - Council Secretary
- Tim Haldeman - Townsend
- Richard Masur - Tom Povich
- Stuart Taylor - Council Member
- Glen Gordon - Faculty Member
- Director(s):
- Harry Harris
- Writer(s):
- Jeb Rosebrook
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