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The Waltons
S1.E19
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The Gypsies

  • Episode aired Feb 1, 1973
  • TV-G
  • 1h
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7.3/10
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Celia Lovsky in The Waltons (1972)
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A band of traveling Gypsies face prejudice from some of the townspeople.A band of traveling Gypsies face prejudice from some of the townspeople.A band of traveling Gypsies face prejudice from some of the townspeople.

  • Director
    • Harry Harris
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Paul Savage
  • Stars
    • Richard Thomas
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    221
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    • Director
      • Harry Harris
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Paul Savage
    • Stars
      • Richard Thomas
      • Ralph Waite
      • Michael Learned
    • 2User reviews
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    Richard Thomas
    Richard Thomas
    • John-Boy Walton
    Ralph Waite
    Ralph Waite
    • John Walton, Sr.
    Michael Learned
    Michael Learned
    • Olivia Walton
    • (as Miss Michael Learned)
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    • Esther Walton
    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • The Grandfather
    Judy Norton
    Judy Norton
    • Mary Ellen Walton
    Jon Walmsley
    Jon Walmsley
    • Jason Walton
    Mary Beth McDonough
    Mary Beth McDonough
    • Erin Walton
    • (as Mary Elizabeth McDonough)
    Eric Scott
    Eric Scott
    • Ben Walton
    David W. Harper
    David W. Harper
    • Jim-Bob Walton
    • (as David Harper)
    Kami Cotler
    Kami Cotler
    • Elizabeth Walton
    Joe Conley
    Joe Conley
    • Ike Godsey
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    • The Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (as Earl Hamner)
    Victor Argo
    Victor Argo
    • Zvelei
    William Bramley
    William Bramley
    • Matt Beckwith
    John Crawford
    John Crawford
    • Sheriff Ep Bridges
    Karen Kondazian
    Karen Kondazian
    • Franzia
    • (as Karen Kondan)
    Celia Lovsky
    Celia Lovsky
    • Zena
    • Director
      • Harry Harris
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Paul Savage
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    2karenelizabethchaney

    Unsympthetic characters

    I really disliked this episode because of the unbending, unlikeable Gypsy characters. Their lack of appreciation and complete disregard for those who offered help made them even more unsympthetic. They broke into houses, took what they want, and then left as if they were entitled to take anything they wanted. I realize the Waltons are a loving family but this crossed the line. They never once offered to help, never once showed gratitude, or offered to pay for what they stole as if they were entitled. Had the characters had an epiphany at the end then I might have felt some sympathy for them, but that didn't happen. It's a little difficult to like a character who "bites the hand that feeds them."

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    • Trivia
      John Crawford and Gregory Sierra both appeared in The Towering Inferno (1974).
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] Times were hard everywhere during the days of the Great Depression; but on Waltons Mountain, we were better off than most. For many, though, it was a time of wandering, of looking for some better place, a new grasp on life or a change of scene. And I remember when some wanderers came to our mountain one wild, stormy summer night.

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      William Tell Overture
      Composed by Gioachino Rossini

      Portion played on the Waltons' radio

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Hallmark Channel
      • INSP Television Network
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 20, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Lorimar Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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