I remember learning more about history watching the Waltons then in school. For example the book burning, the German family intolerance, the Hindenburg. It taught me a lot because it opened dialogue between us and those who lived it
I remember when Jim Bob told her pretty much she was fake...and Corabeth explained she was putting herself where she wanted to be..Dreaming of places she wanted to be. I loved it. Great episode.
Thursday, May 12th, 2022. Saw again The Walton's on Me Tv, directed by Harry Harris. About Jim Bob wanting to become a preacher. Then Gunsmoke came on afterwards and I saw that Harry Harris directed that too. I see this director's name often. I am sure you can share something about him.
@@johnhardwick198 I actually met and spoke with Harry Harris briefly at the USC film school back in the 80's. Very personable, an "actors" director - he listened to cast members and relied on their input.
I thank you Judy for behinds the scenes of when the Walton's had gotten the radio.Corbath was quite a charater.She portrayed a safistactic and sarcastic woman.
Growing up watching the Walton's was a Thursday night staple in our home. It was something we kids looked forward to. One of my sisters named the little girl she adopted Olivia after Mama Walton.
I never had a problem with the “brand new radio brought home” and the radio already being in the home during ‘The Homecoming’ because I always thought of this intro as a flashback taking place even before 'The Homecoming’ time period.
In the opening theme song you hear Erin slam the truck door. Later edited out. That green bowl made many appearances on the dinner table. I used to have one myself ! The smudged doors are another great detail of authenticity. I had a house like that once and it did burn down to the ground in Lowerlake, Lake County , California in 2016 nobody was hurt! Thanks again for these wonderful Mary Ellen minutes. 😊
Love your Behind The Scenes episodes Ms Judy. So very interesting learning how The Waltons series were done and aspects of each character on The Waltons. I really enjoy still watching The Waltons reruns/syndication today. We need such shows like The Waltons even more in today's upside down world. I can relate somewhat to The Waltons from hearing stories from my grandmother/mother from growing up and going through that time period. Again thank you Ms Judy. Have a awesome week.
There's a "The Waltons" TV marathon of episodes showing the weekend of May 14th-15th-16th on Decades TV (US). Back-to-back episodes from Saturday morning to early Monday morning. From my calculations, 42 hours of episodes.
Thanks to all who wrote good questions! I remember I was upset when they changed the Intro to sepia stills! There wasn't anything wrong about the stills. It's just that the scene of everyone's excitement to see the new radio was very convincing. I loved John Boy sitting at his desk and the way he rushed downstairs! And, of course, Little Elizabeth. It is just a joyous scene. Even now in rewatching, I don't skip that intro! Every little detail of the Walton's was created with such care and authenticity! Thanks for continuing your series, Judy! Maybe some talented writer can invent some more stories about Olivia's family and that would be a vehicle for you actors to continue The Walton's. Have a lovely weekend! Bless you and Walton's everywhere! 📻🧡💐
I remember Kami Cotler talking about the scene where she runs in from the left side of the screen. She said that the first time she ran in that the director told her that she was running too fast and that she had to slow down, so the next take you see her take these wide steps towards John Boy.
I’m a new sub. Thank you so much for sharing your memories from your part in this classic TV program. We cut our cable over a year ago and now use our streaming service to watch The Waltons. It is our own personal Time Machine to go back in the past when the reality of today gets overwhelming. You all can be proud of the work you did 50 years ago. It’s a time capsule of the best TV programming has to offer when they did it right.
The Chivaree is one of my favorite episodes!!! Please do an episode on this. That was lots of fun. Especially singing Let Me Call You Sweetheart at the end and Earl's closing remarks!
Also, as to the "new" radio conundrum: It only matters to continuity nuts (such as myself) and yet it doesn't really matter. From a writers perspective, I think the symbolism of John providing not only essentials for the family but providing items of intrinsic and recreational value (like the radio) reinforces the notion that - despite the hardships of that time period - he knew vital sustenance included more than just food and shelter...
All of your behind the scenes answers are awesome. I thought Cora Beth was a very interesting character. She was a very formal lady and always wanted to surround herself with the finer things of life and sophistication. This was hard to achieve on Waltons Mountain so at times she fantasized and came into her own world to satisfy her craving. I loved how she was created a perfume and cosmetics table for the ladies who could not afford the items. She created an elegant tea room which only The Baldwins attended. She opened a dance school too. When her fantasies started to fail her she turned to alcohol. But how lovely it was written that she overcame her need to fantasize about the fine life and realized she had it all along living on the mountain and in the store with Mr. Godsey who truly loved her and stood by her with all of her trials to be a high society lady. It was so lovely when she settled down and lived a beautiful life realizing how lucky to have what she had obtained.
Thank you so much Judy. I was born in 66 so the Waltons was a BIG chunk of my life. P.S. You are a beautiful soul. As a little girl...I truly looked up to you. Keep em coming! 💯
Thank you for answering my question. I think many young people in the 70's were made aware of various historic events and personalities as a result of watching The Waltons. I know I was. Years later I used some segments from the show in my history classroom to illustrate events from the Great Depression and the American Homefront during WWII.
As a first time watcher of the Waltons, I am totally addicted to this series. I dont suppose there are too many people out there that are in their 50's and are watching the Waltons for their first time. I just started season 7 yesterday and just found out grandpa is now gone.The show will never be the same without him, he made me laugh so much. But 1 good thing is Grandma has made it back . Kind of sad how she just made it back for 1 episode before Grandpa passed away. Also i noticed in a photo you showed when you were young you are with James Best aka Rosko from the dukes of hazzard. what tv show was this? I got to meet James Best when I was just a child, I will never forget how excited I was.
I am 50 and am also watching the Waltons in its entirety for the first time. The show was a staple in our house during my childhood (we were "born" the same year), but I was actually afraid of Grandma! And I didn't understand the very real issues the show tackled each week, so I am thankful for modern technology that has gifted us with an opportunity to see this beautiful program today.
So glad you are finding The Waltons for the first time and that you are enjoying it. I worked with James Best in an episode of Felony Squad. I played his daughter.
I really love your ask Judy videos. These are some great questions and you answered them so beautifully. Even though there was no computers and technology we have today, there really was some camera magic and editing done in making the Waltons. I love hearing your insight as to how these things would of been done and things a normal person watching the show would not even think of.. Thank you again Judy.
I had to be sedated after you gave JohnBoy's Baldwin sisters museum piece 1908 typewriter to the junk man. John Boy too. That was the biggest hissy fit he over threw. What a tale!
I really enjoy these episodes you put together. I definitely learned about the Hindenburg from the show! The book burning was a favorite also! So important to remember.
Speaking of John Boy’s glasses, John Boy was obviously farsighted as every time he did not have his glasses he would bring things up close to his face in order to read them. I always wondered if Richard Thomas was indeed farsighted and had to do this (when maybe real prescription prop glasses where not handy) or if it was a character choice for him to do that when the non-prescription prop glasses were not handy. For an actor who may not have worn glasses (or had contacts) it is a small yet unique thing to be conscious of.
Bringing things close to your face to read w/o glasses is condition of being nearsighted. Trust me, I've been very, very nearsighted for 40 years...... :)
Corabeth putting on airs and calling Ike Mr Godsey and reminiscing about what her life could have been if she hadn't had to stay in Doehill and look after her Mother made her character so much bigger than just the store keepers wife. Love hearing all the questions and answers. Thank you to whoever asked the question about talking on the telephone, I had always wondered myself. Cheers ✌
That has to be one of the best openings ever. Reckless stood still there for a while, too. Incredible concept and execution of the scene. But do you think you only had that opening for the first season?
To be sure, there were many couples that addressed each other as Mister and Mrs. back in those days. I'm Kami's age and I grew up in my dad's drugstore where we had plenty of older folks that were customers. Most of them were quite formal out in public especially around children! This was meant to teach children how to address their elders according to the woman living across the street from us.
Judy, I was recently watching the episode called “The Medal” and was wondering if you’ve already done a behind the scenes for it? I liked the chemistry between Sgt Ramirez and “Marielena”! After losing Curt, it was nice to see her interested in another man and her defending him, along with Erin, Cindy and Elizabeth. I’m glad the writers tackled the issue brought to life in this episode. One of the best scenes was when MaryEllen told him to count to ten when he was angry; then he preceded to count in Spanish and give her a kiss for each number.
Thank you for doing all of this Judy. I don't comment very often on RU-vid videos but I just wanted you to know how much I love your channel. There's nothing like The Waltons, the family and all the different characters. It's wonderful to know all the behind the scenes information.
I remember when CoraBeth first came on the show, she didnt have any airs. She was so shy and timid...I think when Ike started showing her attention, her confidence grew.....I liked her and Ike...
i just found your channel. I have grown up with the Waltons and hearing about all of the episodes has been so wonderful. I have been going back and watching all of your videos that you have made. I am thoroughly enjoying them. You have gained a new subscriber here....much blessings
They did use the sepia tone technique on still photos to add the air of the olden days. In the 1970s this had to be done through a fairly complicated printing process; today of course you can do it with a few keystrokes on photoshop.
I love love love all the content that you present and going back to all that happened on the Walton’s us such a joy to me I’m certain it is to many others as well thank you so much for sharing keep them coming Judy and again thank you who much🤣❤️🙏🙏🌈🌈
Missed you all! Good to be back! Some great questions in this segment, especially the one concerning composite blending, whereby a positive still is faded and blended into a negative of the same image and then retouched to create that "filled silhouette" view. A similar technique was used in the 60's with a positive still being faded into a rather crude traced and hand-detailed animation in the series "Wild Wild West" 3 or 4 times per episode. The same sequence in "The Waltons" was - while not particularly groundbreaking - was obviously of much better quality but required intensive, repetitive camera work with multiple exposures, different celluloid tints and post-production detailing that made - IMHO - that style practical only for the opening sequence. Truly amazing how today we can perform this same procedure - in seconds - that used to take 50-100 man-hours and thousands of dollars to produce - with a free app and a smartphone. Have a lot of catching up to do so we'll see you all again next segment!
@@judynorton2598 You're welcome! Just hope my responses aren't too tedious or repetitive. I can be long-winded sometimes - but I'm passionate about all this! LOL
It looks to me as though they 'freeze-framed' the last film frame of the Season One opening credit section(IOW, made dozens if not hundreds of duplicates of that particular film frame then ran them to look like a still picture). It could be that that it might have been hand-tinted to give it an extra 'painted photograph' quality (like some classic tourist postcards from the 1920's-1960s). One can be sure that they did NOT have the eleven regular cast members just freeze in place like statues to have them pose for it(with Mr. Waite holding a large vintage radio console and Mr. Thomas holding young Miss Cotler)!
Thank you Judy. Great questions and answers. With David Harper being a private person, do you keep in touch with him? Also does he act anymore that you know of? Thank you.
So interesting..I liked seeing your young photos and learning about your start. I wondered too as Larry asked..I hope you all receive rewards for the shows still being aired. Thank you so much for your enlightening videos. ❤️
I enjoy your videos! Thank You for all the guests/stories. As a newly retired history teacher, I am impressed with the research your writers did in capturing the time periods. BTW I have been watching Osark and was surprised to see Richard Thomas playing the father.
I took two courses on film criticism in college and would have minored in it had I not been so close to graduating. All this discussion on camera angle shots and the activity on set is music to my ears! Also, Olivia had a brother. In the wedding vow renewal episode she tells Rev. Fordwick she could ask her brother to walk her down the aisle. And lastly...WOW...you answered my questions in this segment! That was fun! Thank you, Judy!
Speaking of John Boy's glasses, I thought it was interesting the time he and Olivia just went in to town and picked out a pair of them from a drugstore, I believe! I have that option now myself after cataract surgery and now require readers that thankfully my opthalmologist said I was easily able to do! I was also wondering, as you answered this for me before about the Walton house having no back yard if you could elaborate a little more on this!! Thank you Judy!
The house set had no actual back to it and it sat on an end of the back lot where there was not much space behind it so we never saw that area. We were very close to the fence of the studio where a residential street was on the other side.
I find the period of time this show was recreated about is very nostalgic to me! That time was a difficult era to live in and I wouldn’t have wanted to live during that time, but I feel the show teaches us much about it. The people living during the Depression were a hearty stock! This episode was chock full of interesting tidbits! I agree with what you said about Cora Beth, and I think too, during that era that when she called him Mr. Godsey, that it was an old fashioned sign of respect shown to the dad. I have a friend today even who addresses her husband with a formal title. I believe it’s also said with loving intentions as well.
Later seasons when a preview of the episode was played at the beginning to go with someone else's question It would fade into the theme and turn into like a drawing, may be hard to find out how they did that effect but it was a nice look either way. Looked like pictures you could hang on the wall. Must have been quite the process.
Thank you Judy for another wonderful behind the scenes. I noticed John boy did not wear his glasses a lot or at all in the later shows. To me that was strange because I remember Earl wearing glasses as an adult. Did John boys eyes just magically get better? LOL.
Wonderful insights as always, Judy! As for the radio in the opening titles, I've always just imagined that the radio had broken and that John was now, at long last, bringing it back after having it repaired in Charlottesville. And of course, Elizabeth, anxious to see if it really woks, turns it on without even having it plugged in, a move for which Ben gives her an admonishing, but playful, slap on the back of her head. I'm sure others have come up with their own backstories for the sequence, but this happens to be mine. Thanks, and have a great rest if the week and weekend!
Love the podcast, Judy! I began watching The Waltons, at age 67, while recovering from a hip replacement, and have now seen every episode and reunion movie. I was too cool (or so I thought) to watch it when it was first aired. :o) When you were growing up, what shows were 'Must See TV' for you? Also, who was your first celebrity crush? Could be a movie star, TV star, singer, or athlete. Blessings to you and your family!
Great questions. Funny that I don’t recall what I considered “Must See TV” at that time. I remember when I worked on Felony Squad as a child I had a big crush on Dennis Cole :)
I watched the 3rd episode today THE CALF ... I kept thinking, how did they get that momma cow to bellow all those times ... I watch 5 episodes at nite and 3 episodes during the day ... my day is just not the same if I don't get to watch The Waltons ...
Glad you enjoyed it. Are you asking about John Curtis? The twins who played him did not continue in acting. I spoke with the recently. Here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GGloqeFKOC4.html.
Hello Ms. Judy, I just saw the legendary Patricia O'Neil on a very good 'Little House on the Prairie' episode. The Waltons' was always preferred in my household as a young person-- I'm 59 now and still prefer The Waltons.💖
Judy, thankyou for bringing back these shows, my parents grew up in the depression era, and my mom said they brought back foñd memories. And my grandmother has a front porch much like the Walton's. It's good to see you you are still as lovely as you were back then.
I wonder if it's Judy or an aide/assistant answering our inquiries... Maybe Judy can rub her nose with her middle finger in the upcoming episode and smile devilishly when doing so if it's really her 😂😁 lol ! 😜
Hi Judy I First would like to Thank You For All Your Work And Time To Share this Segments with all of us. My question is are you and the rest of the cast that are still with us going to do some kind of a 50 year reunion? I would so hope so Thank You Again Stella Karamol
Judy, thank you for taking time to answer people's questions. I was just wondering if your mom and Kami are still very close since she acted as her guardian on the set?
I lost my mom in 2013. She did act as a guardian throughout The Waltons and even beyond as she cared for Kami and her brother after school since both Kami’s parents worked full time.
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You know there were some great questions! Sure learn alot from the viewers questions! The ask Judy segments are always a blast. Appreciate you & the quality content you post! Luv&Peace ✌🏼💛
It appears that they took a still shot of the family on the porch then adjusted the contrast, sharpness and maybe color level to give it that antique photo look. Not difficult to do with the video technology of the 70’s. (My dad was a professional photographer and we made these types of portraits often especially for weddings)
You get interesting questions from viewers, that's for sure! I loved the story about the Hindenburg as I live in NJ about 20 minutes where the incident took place and grew up hearing about it at home & in school so when the episode aired, everyone in my family was glued to the set to see how accurately it was portrayed. Excellent, if course! Richard Thomas was fabulous in the episode. The fright & horror on his face when the ship burned was outstanding. He deserved an Emmy. Thanks for sharing!
I love the title sequence of season 1 but my most vivid memories of watching the Waltons on it's first airing on television here in England in the 70's are of the sepia title sequences....we were all sat around the fire place in winter on a Thursday night after having dinner with the lights off and the orangey glow of the title in a dark room and of the coal fire has stayed with me, all very cosy. Thank you Judy for a great ask Judy segment and stirring those memories, best wishes from your waltonian superfan in springtime England😉
This was a very interesting video. I love listening to your answers to commenters' questions. So many good questions are asked. Thanks so much for sharing your time and stories from the show.
