The Waltons - Ask Judy 5 - behind the scenes with Judy Norton 

I’m a nurse in a nursing home and most of the rooms are semi private. When I’m giving bedtime medication to my residents, I’ll say good night Mr Jones, good night Mr Smith, and good night John Boy. They love it!

I'm 52 yrs old and I faithfully watch the Waltons every night on the Inspiration channel. With all the craziness going on in our country right now, for me going back to what I watched growing up brings comfort and much joy!! Thank you for sharing with us fans on your channel 🙂

Mary Ellen was my favorite character! The Waltons was a gem!

Time Put a *Spell*on You Judy*Ageless Timeless*You havent aged a day*Who agrees??

Here’s a question: Why would anyone give this a thumb’s down? Lol.

My Mom would like to know the ingredients for the, “Recipe”.My Mom turns 85 tomorrow and is now a Baldwin Sister. LOL

My favorite episodes were the ones that centers on the grandma and grandpa

I've always felt, Judy, that both John-Boys were great. We need to remember that Richard's version of John-Boy hadn't been shot down in Europe, or, in later movies, had already moved past that trauma. Robert Wightman played a version of John-Boy who was haunted by WWII and thus was more subdued. Robert Wightman played having to comeback very well.

Love your honesty about how sometimes you don't remember stuff.

Judy, please never stop making these videos. Thank you!!❤️❤️❤️

No questions, just wanted to thank you for doing these videos about “your Walton family”!! I use to watch every Thursday night with my grandmother. She would make a special dessert for us to eat while we watched. I now watch the reruns every day because it brings back memories of a simpler time in life. With all that’s going on in our Nation and around the World, “The Walton’s” give me a peaceful, spiritual feeling that barely exists today!!

I found the story line of Curt being alive very relevant. My uncle was at Pearl Harbor during the attack. He lived but came back a different man. People didn't understand PTSD back then. There was strife in my family because of my uncle and his change and condition. Eventually a rift formed between him and my father who was younger. The two men, although living in the same town, never talked again for the rest of their lives. I had cousins in town that I never met.

I also loved your character of Mary Ellen. All the characters of the show and the actors and actresses that portrayed them were great!

Judy the Waltons show was soo much a part of my childhood. I just love those year's. Thank you for all y'all did in making that show.

One of my favorite episodes was when Cora Beth arrived in town and married Ike. Can you do an video on those characters and their real life personalities.

I just Love the Waltons; and I also Love learning the History of the characters. I felt sorry for the 2nd John Boy, it was unfair for people to expect him, to be like Richard Thomas. Hugs!

i love watching the waltson when you got married

I grew up with The Waltons and the show was a staple in our country home every Thursday night. I’m now 60 years old and look back at the show at how much I miss how simple life was. The first show was my favorite due to Christmas is my favorite time of the year and looked forward to seeing that episode every year. Thanks for being part of my family’s life Judy!

I just love these videos so much...if you had told me when I was a teen in the 90’s and OBSESSED with the Waltons that one day it would be possible to interact with the actors on social media and get all this inside information, would have fainted! I used to go to the library and pore through old issues of People magazine just to find articles and information! 😄 Thank you so much for these videos, I love hearing your stories, it’s like hearing from family ❤️

Thank you Judy for talking about Robert Wightman, and saying that he was a lovely man and a good actor. I liked him in the role.

Judy...you have a lovely comforting rand gentle interesting way of answering questions! Blessings from northern Ireland 💚 Moyra x

I saw a RU-vid video in which Michael Learned said she had the pictures of her grandchildren on her fridge, including the children and grandchildren of her Walton children. It made me feel like all is right in the world. It sounds stupid, but it makes me so happy that you and the cast are still family/friends.

There was a Faux Pas in Season 7, where Jason was wearing cords in the house, but when he exited he was in jeans 👖 🤣😅😂

Appointment TV for the Greatest Generation, their sons and daughters. How many families watched that show together? Countless. Good to see you're out there, Judy, and doing ok.

Here's one for you, Judy. How was one of Mary Ellen's first beau's GW to work with? It took me until more internet info to realize he was actually on Nanny and the Professor prior to this. Also, another one of those great slang terms your character used that was pretty funny was: "...GW, I'm going to wham you..!"

My daughter, whose 21, saw one of your videos on my phone and instantly said "isn't she on the Waltons". The show stands the test of time. Thanks to the reruns I've watched or rewatched a majority of the episodes. I remember the later years but the show started maybe 6 months before I was born.

**Waltons Strong**💪💪💪❤❤❤❤❤🌟🌟🌟🌟😊😊😊🏆🥇

For some reason, I am really very pleased to know you all keep in contact with one another. Probably because you were like my second family growing up.

Thank you ! I am truly loving the behind the scenes. Good night Judy.

Hi Judy! I found about your channel via Dave Sundstrom’s interview this past week. I was about 7 when I and my folks started watching “The Waltons”. We watched it weekly for years. Throughout the years since, the scenes that I remember the most was when John Sr got struck by lightning, John Boy going to write the story of the Hindenburg landing and later saw its destruction, and when Ellen Corby suffered a stroke, and how they wrote that in. It was my first introduction of what happens to stroke victims. Glad they kept her in the show as much as they could. I know it had to be difficult for all to deal with. Cheers, Jeff.

I still love the re-runs of "The Waltons", and thank you for your honesty, Mrs. Judy. These are wonderful memories!

Thank you Judy for sharing with us your thoughts and memories of the Waltons. When I was a boy with my Momma, Daddy and siblings we watch the Waltons each week as it aired in prime time back in the 70's. Now today at 62 years young my wife and I are reliving it all over again as we have the complete series plus the reunion movies on DVD. Thank you Judy and all the cast members for the best family show ever on television. 💕

A thought on the difference in John Boy between the 2 actors in my opinion is that, John Boy was in a coma from the war and not only can war change someone but so can being in a coma. Robert played the character in a way he thought that not only did war and the coma change him but just being older and more mature changed him.

Hi Judy, I have loved this show for over 40 years (I’m 49 so started watching probably in the mid 70s and consistently over the years in reruns). I’ve started again on Inspiration channels double feature on weekdays. I teach high school and it’s been so draining so when I get home at 3 or 3:30, I get to immerse myself in a simpler time by joining your TV family. The power of strong, uplifting/pure storylines has been the best escape for me from all the political bickering and COVID news the past several months. You were and are part of something very special in our world. Thank you so much for hosting this series here on RU-vid ; I LOVE it! ❤️

I have fond memories of watching reruns of The Waltons in the 90s on the Family Channel with my mother. She loved the show. Now, if my wife and I catch and episode on the Hallmark Channel, and they are on there alot, we will stop and watch sometimes. Thanks to you all for making the show and all the fond memories it has brought me! And thanks for this channel.

Thank you Judy, for answering the questions about the 2 John Boys. I don't think about the fact that the producers come up with ideas, without considering continuity or the rest of the cast.

I could sit all day and listen to your stories of The Walton's. I love story telling. I am an amateur writer and I know I mentioned this before; I love the way Earl Hamner Jr., told a story, both in his writing and reading.Good writing could fall flat, if the story is not told well. People have told me that I am a good story teller, both in writing and spoken. I love your voice. It's expressive without being overly emotion. Oh, and I am always curious what celebrities bought with their first pay cheque. How did you treat yourself.

I just saw the episode again of the mountain family being forced off their land. It was a very powerful story. Then the end when Olivia and John sang the Spinning wheel song for the good night's. What a sweet ending for the show!

YOU'RE A CLASS ACT MISS JUDY🤗THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS ANSWERING MY COMMENTS IT ALWAYS MAKES ME SMILE🤗 HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT & IF YOU WILL ONCE AGAIN ALLOW ME TO SAY GOODNIGHT MARYELLEN FROM A LOYAL FAN OF THE WALTONS FOREVER 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

Hello Ms. Taylor. You segments are great. Im 62 years old. Grew up watching all you on TV. I live in Winchester va. My grandmother was born and raised in Charlottesville va. Please keep showing more videos of the waltons.

I love your videos, thank you for doing them😊 I just watched “The Pony Cary” episode, how was it working with Beulah Bondi? I noticed in the episode she is talking with Johnboy next to the graves of her family and he talks her into going back home with him because she is ill. In that scene she walks away from Richard and he looks at the camera smiles and winks. I always enjoy seeing that

One of the all time great family shows ,wish they made them today . The actors were brilliant the stories meaningful.truly truly miss the show and caractures from this class show 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸from 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺❤❤❤❤❤

Love the Q and A! Could watch for an hour or two!

My favourite ad-lib is in one of the later episodes when the character JohnCurtis was about 3. The family was sitting around the table and one of the babies playing JC interrupted Ralph to announce he had new shoes. Ralph didn't bat an eye! He leaned over and made a show of admiring his shoes and asked who gave them to him. The baby replied - Pat (costume coordinator) and actually pointed at her off stage. Ralph kind of chuckled and said - oh Pat! She must live on a nearby farm does she? It was such a sweet, endearing moment and showed how gentle and patient Ralph was with the kids.

I've always had a crush on Mary Ellen.

With regard to Robert Wrightman - I think he was a wonderful “replacement.” To me, the fact that Richard Thomas left on his own free will, made it easier to accept Robert. Had Richard been unjustly fired for instance, I think it would have been very difficult to accept Robert. However, Richard didn’t want to be on the series any longer and it certainly isn’t enjoyable to watch someone play a role they don’t want to embrace. (Just my humble opinion.) I enjoyed watching Robert Wrightman’s performances in the series. When he slept on the park bench, lost his beloved typewriter and had no money, I absolutely ached inside. He reminds me so much of my sweet grandson, Nathan. Robert Wrightman seems like a very gentle soul - someone whom embodied the same qualities as John-Boy. I think he was a great choice. Thank you Judy - as always this was another very enjoyable discussion.

I find it so awesome that after all these years you guys still contact each other and care for each other. that is a real family. Other tv show cast do this but yours seem to really stand out a lot in this more than I see of most others. A special thing. Thank you for letting us peak into your lives.

I WAS BORN IN OCT 1972 AND I GREW UP WATCHING THE WALTONS AND I LOVE THE SHOW

Thanks Judy. Love your broadcasts. So informative and helps us understand what you are like as “real people”. Give the rest of the crew our love, especially David. We would love to hear from him. Don’t worry about not remembering. We will help you fill in!

After hearing this it's good to know that you guys are still The Waltons not just a show but hearing that you're still friends and living it it's wonderful

Thanks, again, Judy for sharing your wonderful insights. Two of my favorites that featured Mary Ellen among others are The Actress and especially The Quilting! I wonder what you think about how the quilting dilemmas were solved, if such a solution would fly in today's times. John Boy really laid it on thick in the attic with the ole "fear, obligation, and guilt." lol 😄 Mr. Hamner's mother's side of the family (Gianinni's) were Italian and John Boy's reasoning in that scene is very Italian family-oriented with respect and love for elders and traditions, some of which Mary Ellen chafed at understandably. The entire episode was a very good showcase of the actors' great talents. Have a great week! Bless you and all the Walton's people! ☺️🍂🍁🧡📝📚

We were a family of nine kids growing up in rural South Texas, and we loved watching the Waltons. My favorite scene was in the episode The Baptism where John Walton stormed out of the chapel during a lightning storm. A visiting televangelist had irritated him with a fire and brimstone sermon. Olivia Walton chased after John and told him the preacher was just trying to save his soul. Amidst the rain and thunder John shouted “I’ll do my fighting!“ and stormed off into the night.

I can't tell you how much I am enjoying this channel! I have 7 children and they have picked out their Walton name !

Thank you so much Judy for your memories of the Waltons, one of my favorite shows growing up and still is. It brings back so many memories of watching this show with my parents and my childhood. One day, I hope to visit Schuyler, Virginia and the Blue Ridge Mountains. God Bless.

I'm addicted to these videos! Already at 2049 views and this was just released today! Can't wait to see her future videos. Thank you, Judy !!

No apology necessary! Ask anyone who (dares!) complain if they remember every day of their job from 40+ years ago. Thanks for sharing your memories with us.

Thursday night 8 o’clock? That’s the number one timeslot.

I loved how grown up Jim Bob was when he told you about Curt at Pearl Harbor.

TY Judy, its such a treat to sit back and hear these details from the show we all loved. Thumbs up everyone!

Thanks Judy. Too bad there wasn't a sequel with you as the main character continuing the Walton storyline. You're a really good actress and seem like a very nice person. Thanks for "Ask Judy." I enjoy it very much. Blessings.

The episode the inferno when John Boy went to see the landing of the Hindenburg airship was an episode that I remember vividly. Enjoy your posts.

Judy, thanks for your kindness & support regarding my breast cancer! Shocked me and quite honestly, I was a bit star struck! Imagine that at 55! I never thought for a minute that you'd actually read my comment let alone respond! But, thank you! It truly meant a lot! But I'm still serious about you guys doing a mini series! I believe WE NEED something like that. We'd all be interested in what became of you guys as Walton, adults! SERIOUSLY!!! Begging you! Judy, you could do this, you're Mary Ellen! KARLA in Michigan 😉✌

I love how you all get along and treat each other as brothers and sisters!❤

Would be awesome if the remaining cast got together and did a Zoom table read of one of the episodes.

Still so beautiful Judy, thanks 4 for all your wonderful stories. It's nice while working from home. I saw a recent episode with you holding a big fat bunny. So cute. Who maintained the animals on set lol cheers!

I always get a kick out of when Liv is sewing, there is no thread in her machine that I can detect. Love the actors, the stories and the time portrayed. Jim Bob is such a sweet little guy. You are all so awesome!

Judy, in dramatic scenes, how did you manage to show emotion such as crying? I would think that is a difficult emotion to portray. You are an awesome actress and I loved your character and how you portrayed her. ❤️

I'm watching "The Sinner", with the debut of John Ritter. I bet he was fun to work with! Also, the swimming scenes looked fun! 😀

Thank You *Judy*For Shareing**We Love You❤❤❤🌟🌟🌟🥇🏆😊💐💐

Hi Judy! I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy these " behind the scenes " stories about the Walton's. I just watched one of my favorite episodes ,the Conflict, about Martha Corine and her family being forced off their land. Unfortunately, Mary Ellen didn't have much of a role. This episode gets to me every time I watch it. The wonderful actress who played Martha Corine was so believable in the part and I really felt for her. This scenario is still playing out in this country and could very soon in my area. Anyway, I look forward to more great Walton's stories. God bless you.

We watched the episode The Nurse. It was so touching when you were in the chapel praying for forgiveness and grandpa came in. It was an incredible scene. Thanks 😊

You look beautiful, Judy❣️ Thank you, again for doing this ❣️

Thank you for the continuing insight of the show.

What I love most about the Waltons, was the fact it was an awesome ensemble cast, so when anyone was missing or left the show, it didn’t ruin the episodes! By the way, you look great with your hair pulled back!💫

Thank you so much for sharing these memories!

I love your honesty !! It is so refreshing !!

I really like when you do the ask questions segments. Thank you for taking the time to film, edit, and research for all of us. Mary

Thank you Judy. Much appreciated. I am trapped in a shoebox in the south of England. Desperate to go back to the north east and these vids are like a ray of sunshine.

I love how my favorite childhood actors and actresses are on RU-vid and y'all are a little more accessible to us the General Public. I have met and hung out with some of the great people from Dukes of Hazzard and actually keep in touch with a couple of them. Thanks for being humble and entertaining us as children.

Love these moments,i imagine the great sadness everytime one of your second family passes....keep the videos coming

I'm loving your videos and memories! You answered at least 2 of my questions here. Thanks! P. S. I think it would be neat to see a new generation of Waltons on a new series. Like all the grandchildren.

Hi, Judy I love that you all still keep in contact with each other and get along so well ! What a beautiful bond !! The episodes are back on on my time slot on the Hallmark Channel ! I'm so happy !💃📺 🌛

Thanks again!!! I would love you hear you input on 'the minstrel' episode Where the whole family has to pick apples, but Mary Ellen follows a minstrel and wants to travel, love those Mary Ellen orientaded episodes ☺

Thank you for the acknowledgement Judy. I was you in my family, I was the firstborn and only child.

You definitely aged well Mary Ellen 👍Absolutely loved the Waltons. I have a box set of the 1st season. Thank you, love these videos you make. X

Hi Judy. My name is Judy too!! Im 65 born Feb 4th sooooo. I feel like Ive known you for years but we've never met. I watched the shows since first aired and still do to this day. I always wished I could be on the show or at least guest. Thank you and take care

I love the episode of Mary Ellen having the baby ..an Cassie tried to scare Mary Ellen with a crazy spell type saying. ..an love when Mary Ellen tells the family she was pregnant very Sweet an love Curt too ♥️♥️♥️♥️

Loved the "nurse" episode too!

It just seems to me that Grandpa did not follow his lines that was written down. He was that good that it just seem like he follow his own rules.

I liked Robert Wightman's part as John-Boy because he brought peace about him. Richard was the same but Robert really sounded like and reminded me of David Harper. They looked like were related anyway. I liked Jonesy's character and his way of calling John-Curtis "Johnny". My favorite was when the family was not having Thanksgiving but John left Olivia to join the family he helped in all of the family's problems. Especially Erin's husband. I came from a big family so I don't know what it's like not to be around a lot of family. Thanks for the memories :) I hope you have all of the seasons on DVD :)

Hi again, thank you for sharing all of these insights of the Walton’s. Do you have photos of the set with camera crew and lighting, etc? I would like to see what you were seeing on the stage. I think you said there was no ceiling in the kitchen area or any other room for that matter. Thank you.

I adore you! My heart bled for you when you received the news about Kurt dying. I was crying with you and wanted to hug you so hard! Thank you for sharing about The Waltons. I love each one.

Judy, how did you feel when all of you interviewed the real family members you portrayed, especially your character?

I've always been a fan of the show and started watching when I was 12. I`m watching the show again on MeTV, which has been a great treat because I haven't seen many of these episodes since they first aired. Thank you for the behind the scenes stories!

Another great video! Thank you! When you were filming scenes around the kitchen table, how did that food actually taste?

Hello Judy thank you for the behind the scenes of The waltons this show for me is a national treasure and for me and my family it goes on. The scene that stands out for me is when your mother takes her first plane ride. I remember this scene like if it was yesterday it was my mother's favorite because when she was a little girl she was fascinated by airplanes and when she saw this she cried and recanted her story. I would love you to do a segment on this please thank you again and please keep these coming your fans appreciate them!

If I remember right Curt was alive living somewhere else and had a girl that really liked him. Why did he not come home why did he make a new life and abandon Mary Ellen?

Its nice going down memory lane

I thought the Baldwin sisters were cute.They always were reaching out to people.

Hi Judy! Your comments about not remembering all of the episodes are so timely and really resonated with me. I had our home movie tapes digitized just recently as surprise Christmas gifts for my 2 adult daughters (I had not watched them in probably over 20 years). I sat here and watched them and was so amazed how I did not remember much of what I was watching. I totally get it! Thank you once again for one of your great videos - they always make me smile. P.S. - love your outfit and necklace!