Overview
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940's Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish -- just once before she dies -- is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home." The trouble is her son, Ludie, is too concerned for her health to allow her to travel alone and her petty daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae, insists they don't have money to squander on bus tickets. This prompts "escape" attempts each month which coincide with the arrival of Mrs. ...
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5 - 1The Thin Air September 21, 1952 -
5 - 2The Black Sheep October 05, 1952
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5 - 3Uncertain Heritage October 19, 1952
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5 - 4The Winter of the Dog November 02, 1952
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5 - 5Parole Chief November 16, 1952
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5 - 6The Gift November 30, 1952
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5 - 7Tempest of Tick Creek December 14, 1952
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5 - 8Magic Morning December 28, 1952
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5 - 9Double Jeopardy January 04, 1953
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5 - 10Pride's Way January 11, 1953
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5 - 11Two for One January 18, 1953
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5 - 12Elegy January 25, 1953
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5 - 13The Reluctant Citizen February 08, 1953
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5 - 14Mr. Pettengill Here February 15, 1953
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5 - 15Wings on My Feet February 22, 1953
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5 - 16The Trip to Bountiful March 01, 1953
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5 - 17The Gesture March 15, 1953
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5 - 18The Velvet Mitten March 22, 1953
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5 - 19A Young Lady of Property April 05, 1953
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5 - 20The Recluse April 19, 1953
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5 - 21Printer's Measure April 26, 1953
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5 - 22A Little Something in Reserve May 10, 1953
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5 - 23Marty May 24, 1953
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5 - 24The Way of an Eagle June 07, 1953
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5 - 25Baby and Me June 14, 1953
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5 - 26Expectant Relations June 21, 1953
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5 - 27The House in Athens July 05, 1953 -
5 - 28The Big Deal July 19, 1953
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5 - 29The Cipher August 02, 1953
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5 - 30Ernie Barger is 50 August 09, 1953
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5 - 31The Rainmaker August 16, 1953
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5 - 32Othello September 06, 1953
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5 - 33Holiday Song September 20, 1953