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The Waltons
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  • Episode aired Oct 27, 1977
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  • 1h
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David W. Harper in The Waltons (1972)
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GW Haines proposes to Erin. She says no. GW joins the army. Meanwhile, Rover, the family peacock, is in heat and making a lot of noise.GW Haines proposes to Erin. She says no. GW joins the army. Meanwhile, Rover, the family peacock, is in heat and making a lot of noise.GW Haines proposes to Erin. She says no. GW joins the army. Meanwhile, Rover, the family peacock, is in heat and making a lot of noise.

  • Director
    • Philip Leacock
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Kathleen Hite
  • Stars
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
    • Will Geer
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    129
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Philip Leacock
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Kathleen Hite
    • Stars
      • Ralph Waite
      • Michael Learned
      • Will Geer
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Ralph Waite
    Ralph Waite
    • John Walton, Sr.
    Michael Learned
    Michael Learned
    • Olivia Walton
    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • The Grandfather
    Judy Norton
    Judy Norton
    • Mary Ellen Walton
    • (as Judy Norton-Taylor)
    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
    Joe Conley
    Joe Conley
    • Ike Godsey
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    Earl Hamner Jr.
    • The Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (as Earl Hamner)
    Kevin Scott Allen
    Kevin Scott Allen
    • Lou
    David Clarke
    David Clarke
    • Abel Bingley
    Channing Clarkson
    • Ernie
    David Doremus
    David Doremus
    • George William 'G.W.' Haines
    Merie Earle
    • Maude Gormley
    Wendy Rastattar
    • Judy
    Hank Stohl
    • Radio Announcer
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Philip Leacock
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Kathleen Hite
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    • Trivia
      G.W. is serving at Fort Lee which prior to WWII was still referred to as Camp Lee, where John Sr. also trained prior to serving in the first war. Now known as Fort Gregg-Adams, the post is about 100 miles from Virginia Beach.
    • Goofs
      This episode has it's history a bit out of order. The preceding episode featured a girl whose father had died during the evacuation of Dunkirk. This episode has John commenting on the radio news and mentioning how the French place a lot of store in the Maginot line.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] In 1939, when the threat of war hung over our country, it seemed to me that our lives altered much in the same way that winds moved down Waltons Mountain, changing sharply sometimes, but more often gentling us so gradually that it took a length of time to show the change had come about at all

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1977 (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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