A cynical New York teenager ends up staying on Walton's Mountain.A cynical New York teenager ends up staying on Walton's Mountain.A cynical New York teenager ends up staying on Walton's Mountain.
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Michael Learned
- Olivia Walton
- (as Miss Michael Learned)
Mary Beth McDonough
- Erin Walton
- (as Mary Elizabeth McDonough)
David W. Harper
- Jim-Bob Walton
- (as David Harper)
Earl Hamner Jr.
- The Narrator
- (voice)
- (as Earl Hamner)
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- TriviaAfter Gino mentions he was in the CCC stationed at Big Meadow, John-Boy says "Yeah, I know that camp, they're making a national park up there." He is referring to Shenandoah National Park, which the CCC helped build the infrastructure for from 1933-1942.
- GoofsWhen John-Boy says goodnight to Gino in the barn, he has on a plaid shirt and a pair of jeans with thin suspenders. In the next scene, John-Boy is writing at his desk before bed and his entire outfit has changed - he is now wearing a shirt with a paisley pattern and overalls. It's highly unlikely that he would change to different clothes just to write, then put on pajamas to go to sleep.
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[first lines]
Narrator: There was beauty on Waltons Mountain at any time of the year. But, looking back, the time I treasure most is spring when the days were growing longer and the promise of summer was ahead. They were the kind of days made for dreaming. But being the oldest of seven children during the Depression didn't leave much time for daydreams.I remember a morning in the 1930's when I'd been sent to the store to oversee the buying of a pair of shoes for my youngest sister, Elizabeth.
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The Runaway
The Episode aired on November 2 1972 with this opening. There was beauty on Waltons Mountain at any time of the year. However, looking back, the time I treasure most is spring when the days were growing longer and the promise of summer was ahead. They were the kind of days made for dreaming. However, being the oldest of seven children during the Depression didn't leave much time for daydreams. I remember a morning in the 1930's when I'd been sent to the store to oversee the buying of a pair of shoes for my youngest sister, Elizabeth. Early one Morning John Boy, Mary Ellen, and Elizabeth are on there way to the local store to pick up a pair of shoes for Elizabeth. When all of a sudden, a raccoon crosses the road running so the children start looking for it. As there coming through a bunch of trees, they see a stranger getting ready to kill the coon. John Boy and the man get into a fight when the man pulls a knife; As John Boy gets the knife the young man sprains his ankle. Therefore, John gets him a stick and takes him back to his parent's home. As Olivia fixes him up she tries to get some info of him but the man isn't doing any talking. Olivia feeds him and then he spends the night in the barn. After spending a couple of days with the Walton's John Boy was able to find out that Gino tells John Boy that he escaped from a CCC camp because the people that run the camp thought he stole some money. John goes to work for a rich man and brings home five dollars that goes towards the kid's shoes for winter. Gino sees Olivia put the money in a jar in the dark and puts the jar in the cupboard. After everyone goes to bed, Gino breaks into the house and takes the money only to turn around and there stands John with a shotgun pointed at him. Now the question is what John will do with Gino now. Once again, I like this episode because I've the beautiful shots of Walton's Mountain and the love that goes around in the family. I always dreamed of having a family like this and based on that I give this episode 10 weasel stars.
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- garyldibert
- Feb 23, 2008
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