Grandma Comes Home

This was Will Geer's final appearance of the show. He died 3 weeks after this episode aired. The first episode of the following season, The Empty Nest (1978), was dedicated to Geer's memory, and would feature a story line dealing directly with the death of Grandpa Walton in the series. Coincidentally, Geer's last appearance in this episode also marked the first appearance by Ellen Corby's since her devastating stroke following the episode, The Elopement (1977). As a result of this stroke, she lost a majority of her power of speech and the use of one side of her body. Starting with this episode, she would be featured occasionally, including in some of the subsequent movies that followed the end of this series.

At 35:50, the wall that separates the Warner Bros. exterior set from the surrounding Burbank neighborhoods and streets is clearly visible in the background.

Edited into The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (1980)