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The sepia-toned opening credits and bittersweet mountain airs of its theme song introduced television audiences to The Waltons in 1972, delivering a portrait of Depression-era Americana that earned 18 Emmy awards over a nine-year run. Set in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the series depicts the daily struggles, successes, and occasional tragedies of three generations of the Walton family, all narrated through the astute eyes of the Walton’s oldest son, aspiring writer John-Boy (Richard Thomas). John-Boy’s retelling of life on Walton's Mountain shapes each episode into a virtual short story about grandparents Zeb (Will Geer) and Esther (Ellen Corby); parents John (Ralph Waite) and Olivia (Michael Learned, who won three Emmys over the course of the series); and siblings Jason, Mary Ellen, Ben, Erin, Jim-Bob, and Elizabeth. John-Boy reminiscences about the family's rural life throughout the series, and how those traditions occasionally clashed with the dizzying events of a new century. Highlights from this first season on Walton's Mountain include "The Star," in which Zeb sees a crashed meteorite as a bad omen; the Emmy Award-winning episode "The Scholar," wherein John-Boy teaches a neighbor how to read and write; and "The Ceremony," in which the arrival of Jewish refugees introduces the Waltons to religious differences. Season 1 of The Waltons also includes guest appearances by a very young John Ritter, a pre-Carrie Sissy Spacek, and Ned Beatty, several months after his career-breaking role in Deliverance. Jonathan Dixon

Product Details

• UPC: 085393226220
• Source: WARNER HOME VIDEO
• Region Code: 1
• Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
• Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Français
• Time: 20:49:00
• Sales Rank: 7,029

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• The Waltons: The Foundling
• The Waltons: The Carnival
• The Waltons: The Calf
• The Waltons: The Hunt
• The Waltons: The Typewriter
• The Waltons: The Star
• The Waltons: The Sinner
• The Waltons: The Boy From the C.C.C.
• The Waltons: The Ceremony
• The Waltons: The Legend
• The Waltons: The Literary Man
• The Waltons: The Dust Bowl Cousins
• The Waltons: The Reunion
• The Waltons: The Minstrel
• The Waltons: The Actress
• The Waltons: The Fire
• The Waltons: The Love Story
• The Waltons: The Courtship
• The Waltons: The Gypsies
• The Waltons: The Deed
• The Waltons: The Scholar
• The Waltons: The Bicycle
• The Waltons: The Townie
• The Waltons: An Easter Story, Part 1

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