The Pony Cart

I absolutely adore this episode with the great Beulah Bondi. The other reviews express my same feelings. I love everything about her she was feisty but progressive, she had interest in other people and their lives but also knew that customs from her era were essential. Bondi's way of speaking and acting was so natural.

When she is painting that shay with the colors and artistic flair I could only smile then cry when Martha Corinne wants Ben to stop the shay "to pick some daisies" she knows times up.

She was a gem in The Conflict and thank goodness they brought her back for The Pony Cart.

I'm watching this again in 2022. Martha Corrine makes me think about my grandma. She will be turning 97 next week. She drives us crazy, but we love her. Both ladies want to pass on their lifetime of wisdom to the younger generations but have trouble doing so in a manner that is acceptable to others. Sometimes you just have to smile and listen with your heart.

"The Pony Cart" is one of the best episodes of a show I've ever seen on television. Beulah Bondi is the main reason. As Olivia Walton's irascible Aunt Martha Corinne, she brings an engrossing believability to the story of how one woman struggles to tie up the loose ends of a long life and leave a meaningful legacy. Helping young Ben Walton repair and decorate an old wooden cart brings forth a flood of warm memories that help offset the disruptive impact her opinionated presence has on the family. It is a moving, meaningful slice-of-life from a time in America that has long-since passed, and is a fine example of "The Waltons" at its best. The show aired in 1976, but it lingers in my memory because of the talented Beulah Bondi.

Everything, absolutely EVERYTHING about this episode was outstanding; the story line, the dialogue, and especially the acting.

I have recently discovered The Waltons! And this particular episode is a gift. How can it not resonate with everyone? Regardless of the times one is living in, we are reminded that we are here temporarily. We are reminded how precious friends and family are , especially our elderly.

The pony cart, the shay, was a perfect metaphor for the passage of time, for past skills and beauty, and for persons in our lives who had so much to offer and who are now gone. Cherish them. Learn from them.

This is my favorite episode of the entire series. Martha Corinne was set in her ways, which was irritating to most of the family, except fpr Grandpa, John-Boy & Jim-Bob. She was uneducated, but very intelligent. This is shown when she talks to John-Boy about there being a lot of little worlds (Like in a puddle of water) in this great big world.