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The Waltons
S3.E8
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  • Episode aired Oct 31, 1974
  • TV-G
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Barbara Cason in The Waltons (1972)
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A mountain man moves his family back to Walton's Mountain. The family members (except the father) are city folks and do not enjoy the mountains. Spoiled brats, they try to show the Waltons t... Read allA mountain man moves his family back to Walton's Mountain. The family members (except the father) are city folks and do not enjoy the mountains. Spoiled brats, they try to show the Waltons they are country hicks.A mountain man moves his family back to Walton's Mountain. The family members (except the father) are city folks and do not enjoy the mountains. Spoiled brats, they try to show the Waltons they are country hicks.

  • Director
    • Jack Shea
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Caryl Ledner
  • Stars
    • Richard Thomas
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    160
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jack Shea
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Caryl Ledner
    • Stars
      • Richard Thomas
      • Ralph Waite
      • Michael Learned
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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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
    Kami Cotler
    Kami Cotler
    • Elizabeth Walton
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    • The Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (as Earl Hamner)
    Barbara Cason
    Barbara Cason
    • Susan Hanover
    David Gruner
    David Gruner
    • Charles Hanover
    Mark Miller
    Mark Miller
    • Ted Hanover
    Linda Purl
    Linda Purl
    • Alicia Hanover
    • Director
      • Jack Shea
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Caryl Ledner
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    8karaoke_kween

    Storyline Error

    In this episode Jim Bob refers to the night that John boy stayed out all night dancing, but that hadn't happened yet. The marathon dance is in the next episode.
    6hmoika

    An episode that didn't resonate for me

    This episode just didn't seem to have the usual ...... oh, the usual SOMETHING.

    Perhaps it was the guest stars (though Linda Purl was quite good), or perhaps the script. This new family arriving to Walton's Mountain seemed more than just out of place. They appeared to me to be unbelievable as characters.

    I fault the script more than anything else.

    The episode just didn't "hum"

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    • Trivia
      This is the first appearance by Linda Purl. She plays a different character in a later season.
    • Goofs
      They are all sitting at the dinner table and the Hanovers ask if they had ever traveled anyplace, Jim Bob said that John Boy had danced all night and that his mother didn't like it. The only problem is that the dance marathon Jim Bob was referring to doesn't happen until the next episode.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] Sometimes the future tries to warn us by casting a shadow over the present. Such a warning came to us one morning in the form of a scent of smoke borne by the wind.

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 1974 (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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