This type of kitchen cabinet was called a "Hoosier" cabinet. It did have a flour bin on one end, which had a built-in sifter on the bottom. The countertop often was a pull out, that could be pulled out making the counter area wider. This was utilized like a cutting board to roll out pie crusts, biscuits etc. My folks had one in a summer cottage for many years. I understand they were quite common in the depression era.
My parents had one when I was growing up. Had cabinet space for dinnerware, a couple doors on the bottom to store mixing/serving bowls, etc. I think it even had 2-3 drawers. And it did have a flour bin. ☺️
Another great BTS! I am familiar with flour bins, growing up in Virginia with North Carolina grand and great-grandparents. I'm 65 and remember them being used until late 60s/early 70s when cannisters became a bigger thing. The drawback to cannisters was they took up needed counter space but a drawback to the bins was that they could get insects if not cleaned properly. There was a bin for cornmeal, too, and sometimes the grandparents had wheat berries from their farm in order to grind the wheat as need for biscuits, etc. Flour today from the stores has almost zero flavor compared to farm grown and ground as needed. And that's a bit of my BTS! Great job as always, your videos are much appreciated.
They say bay leaves repel insects. I have read to put the flour in the freezer overnight and no insects will hatch out. (When buying new bags of flour - if not used up in a reasonable amount of time. I guess that would work for cornmeal too. Can be googled.)
I love this EPISODE, Grandpa was tired of being mollycoddled by John and he wanted to exercise his freedom to make his own life choices. This television episode was an early example of how the older and middle aged generations can struggle to understand each other. As a child, you never think that you are going to be a caretaker for an elderly parent and it is challenging at times to care for an elderly parent. Challenging because you need to allow them the freedom to remain as independent as possible and not do everything for them. Whether you are young or old, everyone wants to feel useful in some way.
The Waltons was only the show which consistently showed how older family members struggled with aging. Most 1970s television shows only showcased young parents and their children but the Waltons always had various age groups involved in each episode.
Oh, boy! I've been waiting for The Caretakers ~ another one of my top five, lol; that's at least 20 in the top five! Judy, the kids are so great in the scene when Erin asks if they want to play baseball! And, John Boy and Grandpa's conversation in the car, when JB is trying to control his temper is so great! I love Ellen Corby's voicing when as she and Grandpa are leaving down the road and Olivia calls for her to come back! Grandma's "I think it's too late," is precious. I love when Grandma says to Elizabeth to visit her and Grandpa after school and she'll bake some cookies. This is not in sequence, but the kids grabbing snacks in the kitchen after school is delicious in comedy. Jim Bob practically swears with a "Holy Cow, Grandma!" And Ben's imitating a native war dance whereupon Olivia has some choice words: "Ben, sometimes you don't have the brains you were born with." Ha! Who can't relate to both Olivia and Ben! Best of all to me is the value the generations genuinely have for each other and it's illuminated so well when their relationship is for a little while separated! I just love, love The Caretakers. Never is there better ensemble acting than this warm drama, IMHO. I don't like to say the episode "teaches" us; perhaps, it just shows us to value each other in our families. I suspect, perhaps people who didn't like The Walton's weren't valued the way the characters ~ and the Hamners, and the Actors and Writers and Crew value each other. Oh, thanks for sharing your insights about The Caretakers! And, that was very, very funny about you missing your cue! Ha! You could write a comedy about an actress who always misses cues! Have a wonderful week, Judy and Walton's everywhere! Your Pennsylvania fan! ✨🧡✨🦃✨🥧✨🧡
Sherry, I know exactly how they felt, too. I am 63 and it gets more apparent each year, that a younger person will look upon me as a dinosaur. It really irks me when a young female will giggle and call me "dear" 😤😤On one occasion a young woman looked at her friend and said something like: "she's so adorable"........referring to me 😠 I was ready for a fight. Ok, not really, but I felt like they were looking upon me as someone with limited intelligence, just because of my age. So, yeah, I see this episode in a whole new light now.
My dad has an old antique cabinet like that. He says it's a Hoosier(sp?) Cabinet .... The flour has a shifter in the lower compartment where the flour is collected.....
"When I was growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia we never heard the words "generation gap", yet, such a separation developed shortly after my grandfather recovered from an illness, and for a while it was to threaten the unity of the entire family."
What a great episode! Some of the best episodes are when Grandpa and Grandma are having a spat and in the end it works out. In the case, it is important for the elderly to feel useful, to have purpose. Really, it was just everyone just being stubborn.
Thank you again Judy, these videos are a treasure! Big shout-out to the set dressers/decorators, the attention to detail is amazing. Didn't notice on our 20 inch tube TV's back in the 1970's but now with HDTV, things like hand smudges around light switches & door knobs, scuff marks on walls and baseboards really shows the pure genius of these artists depicting a home lived in by 11 people.
Judy, would love to hear more about grandma and grandpa. I especially loved the way grandpa would tease grandma and wondered how much that was the director's influence or Will's influence.
I loved this episode as grampa and Gramma had enough.That was kind of grampa's friend to let them stay to house sit.What was sweet at the end the grand children wanted to visit them to come live back home.What a beautiful ending.
Judy your videos have inspired me to go back and watch all nine seasons. I haven’t seen some episodes since I was a teenage (I turned 65 this year) and I am enjoying them so much. I went into the Marine Corps in 1976, so there are probably some I missed. I look forward to watching The Caretakers again. Thank you again for doing these videos!
I seem to remember that there were scenes where the grandparents were not so happy living in the new place and one thing in particular was how overly strong the water pressure in the kitchen was as Grandma is trying to wash a dish! Haha.
This was a great episode me and my husband were just talking about how stubborn Zeb was and this is the episode we were referring to! Did Zeb feel like a real grandparent to you even though it was for the show? He sure made me get those comfy loving adventurous grandpa vibes 😊 Thanks for another video to start my morning! (Love that stone necklace it’s beautiful)
I remember feeling sorry for Grandma and Grandpa in this episode. It would be frustrating and sad to feel like you're not needed anymore and just more of a bother to others. I was happy when everything was resolved and Grandma and Grandpa Walton could see they were definitely needed. Scenes with Will Geer and Ellen Corby have always been some of my favorites. Thank you so much for taking the time to share another great video.
It is an adjustment going from a houseful of people to an empty nest. Like they say ... the grass is always greener. In the end Grandma and Grandpa ended up where they belonged. With their family! Sad to see a lot of those values being forgotten. Great episode ✌
PS ~ I'm reading comments here about the Hoosier! I'd love a cabinet like that to store/access flour, etc. More convenient than canisters. And looks like the bin holds a lot more even than plastic containers. Imagine baking your own bread for a family that size! Thank heavens I live in the present day! Do you bake bread, Judy? Do you have a favorite everyday cookie recipe, such as the oatmeal cookies Jim Bob was happy to eat? How about holiday cookies? I tried Springerle's a few years ago. The dough could have doubled for plaster patching! Maybe you have a good recipe we can try for Christmas.✨❤️✨💚✨🍪✨🎄✨
I loved the puzzle story you told. I really got a good laugh out of that. 🤣🤣 I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time but good to look back at it now. Sure grandpa and grandma were always an important part of the family. Missed them both after Will Geer passed and after Ellen Corby had her stroke and played less of her role. They both had a lot of spunk and added a lot of kick to the family dynamic. Thanks again
I love watching your videos. The Walton's is such a wholesome family show. As I was growing up, it was one of those shows we never missed. A few years ago I watched the whole series again with my kids. Probably 3 episodes a night. My son who was maybe 15 at the time would request it every night.
One of my favorite episodes! I remember seeing it as a young teen...then hugging my grandma so she wouldn't feel unloved! Thank you, Judy for sharing this, and all you do!
I actually rented a house 30 years ago that had a flour bin. So although it wasn’t mine & I did not use it. I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to see one out in the wild LOL. And it was sad to see grandma and grandpa move out, but so glad that they worked it out in the end.
My grandmother had a flour bin similar to the one we see on the Walton's except my Grandma's was actually a drawer in the kitchen! Quite handy! Later, after her family had grown, she then used it as a breadbox. Oh, Judy, I'm surprised you didn't mention Grandpa slapping the top of the clock at the Townsend's, presumably because the sound was irritating in the silence of the place. Later, when he tells Easy about the job there, he tells him to remember to wind the clock on the mantel! (so Grandpa wouldn't be held responsible for breaking it! LOL)
Good morning, Judy! That was a terrific synopsis of this episode, but your crossword story actually made me laugh. Did you hear from the director after that focus snafu? Or did they let it go, trusting it wouldn't happen again? Did your fellow stage actors tease you for that? I hope not too badly, in any event. ☺️ That sort of thing is why live theatre is so much fun (from an audience perspective anyway)!
Cute storyline (and nice touch to tell on yourself re getting too much into the crossword puzzle onstage). Two things that stood out for me was that the house where Grandpa and Grandma decamped had EXTREMELY high water pressure like a fire hydrant was attached to the sink( I imagine it would have been tricky for props to have rigged that one)! Also, IIRC, despite being a totally useless worker, John did hire Easy back later in the series (and he was still a disaster) but it seemed more for comic relief.Thanks for this!
Good Morning Judy!! Looking lovely today as always! I enjoyed this episode everyone realized that without out Grandma and Grandpa the home life doesn't work. I love how you see Grandpa using his wit again getting Easy over to the house so he doesn't destroy anything else. I did feel sorry for Grandma trying to cook and wash dishes in that crazy kitchen. Always a great start to my Monday!! Thank you so MUCH Judy!🥰
If I recall correctly, sitting in that quiet house, grandma and grampa did not know what to do with themselves. Everything was done, no kids fighting(as siblings do) etc. Perhaps if you have a segment with Richard, you can ask if he recalls what, if anything, he wrote on those papers. Thanks for another great segment.
The scene where John walks in exaperated about Easy Jackson making mistakes is one of my favourite lines on the series, it's so hilarious. This is meant to be a serious scene but there is something about the moment that makes it humorous, Steve M Au
When your show first aired 50 years ago I was a year younger than you , naturally I conennted with " the children " now that I'm closer to the grandparents age I seem to be connecting to them, knowing that will be me next. Good thing is most of us are in way better shape these days than our parents and grandparents thanks to exercise,good nutrition, and better access to good health care. You seem to be looking good for your age, being active certainly dose help. That cabinet with the flour bin was known as a Hoosier Hutch it was comenly found in most kitchens back than, the enamel topped counter would slide out for more work space. It was a wonderful place to make pies and other food preparations. My grandma had one in her house and still used it when I was a kid. You still see them in antique stores for about 6 or 7 hundred dollars. They were made in Hoosier Indiana, thanks for another fine segment !
This was a good episode. I can understand Grandma's & Grandpa's stubbornness & feeling of being underappreciated. The family, particularly John, reminds his father that he's old & no one likes that. As you get older, you don't feel it & it's hard to imagine you are your chronological age. I'll always be 25 in my mind. lol. Thanks for sharing!
Will and Ellen were a perfect fit to play Grandma & Grandpa ….. they both had an amazing spark between them ….. ! Thank you Judy for doing this channel ….. I absolutely love to go down memory lane with you ! The Walton’s is my favorite show of all time !
you could argue the point that the mystery door , did become a door much later on after refurb work. lovely episode & i always enjoyed watching grandpa & grandma when i was younger.
I always wondered about the door, on the left side of the jail cells on the Andy Griffith show also. In some episodes, it is there, in others, it is not.
Hi, Judy! I've just recently discovered your channel and I'm loving all of the content! I grew up watching The Waltons and it remains a precious part of my childhood. My brother and I both loved it and never missed an episode. Because of our parents' work schedules, we spent Thursday evenings with our grandparents and watched with them. If our mom came to pick us up before the show was over, we would beg to stay until it was over. Of course, she always relented. Incidentally, this same grandma had a flour bin, but hers was under the kitchen counter. My grandfather built their house in 1939, so it was obviously typical of the times. I hadn't thought of that in years; thanks for mentioning it. I can just see her working with that flour bin to make her delicious biscuits. I'm sorry this is so long, but I just wanted to share with you how meaningful these segments are, as they not only evoke memories of your wonderful TV family, but of our own families as well. Thanks so much for all of your work! ❤
Judy, I agree with you that the flour bin in the cabinet is a clever device. I believe the piece of furniture in question here is what is referred to as a "Hoosier cabinet". Since homemakers did so much baking during that era, a special cabinet was designed to make that task just a little easier by keeping nearly everything needed at the baker's fingertips. There are some interesting articles about its various iterations.
I love Grandma and Grandpa, but, they make me miss my granny and paw paw. Granny had a flour bin like that in the kitchen and it had a manufacturers name, but, I can't recall it now. I'm sure Sears-Roebuck had something similar. I miss the smell of Granny's kitchen. Edit: Googled it and one name was Hoosier Kitchen Flour and Sugar sifter/bin. There were numerous versions that were aimed at baking/cooking.
Speaking of journals did you or cast members keep 🤔 one to keep memories of these times. I don't like really to see grandpa and John at odds but it's family and it happens in families from time to time. Thanks Judy 👌 😊 💗 life Imitating art.
There was NO ONE like Grandpa to come up with a great solution to a problem. And, certainly, there was NO ONE like Will Geer who made every scene he was in look effortless.
Thanks Judy, I just saw a rerun of The Brady Bunch were Britt Leach who played Easy Jackson was Davy Jones manager. Very good character actor. The cabinet in the kitchen where Olivia puts the flour in the bin. There is crank that when it is turn will shift the flour down through the funnel into the bowl she would be using to make bread dough, pancake batter, cake mix or anything else she would need flour for. We had one in our home while I was growing up. Mom hardly ever used it. But it was a good place to hide Halloween or Easter candy. She could also hide Christmas cookies so we didn't eat them up beforehand. Take care, stay safe and GOD BLESS.
Those flour bins/cabinets are prized antiques these days! I wonder what happened to that particular one in the Waltons kitchen? I hope it's been preserved. Another great behind-the-scenes, Judy!
Mamma was using the Hoosier cabinet- 1920 to 1940 the precursor to kitchen modular furniture - a catalog ordered item - you can still find. The counter top is low- it’s for pastry and baking. A big hit until modular cabinets.
Happy Monday, Judy! Regarding that flour bin in the kitchen, my grandmother, who lived in a little Austrian town, had a similar set-up in her little kitchen. As a widow during WWII, she did a lot of baking, not only to feed her six children, but for others in order to support her family. I don’t think that contraption would be as useful in this day of heat-and-serve baked goods and cookie dough in a roll! Thanks!
Hi Judy. I literally stumbled upon your channel. I can't tell you how excited i am. I have been the biggest fan of the The Waltons literally my entire life. I am 60 years old. I live in the UK. Like the Waltons i come from a large family. My mum and dad and us six kids. We would all sit together and watch every episode together. Such wonderful memories. We did'nt have much but we were happy. Now my parents and one brother has passed. The Waltons will always have a special place in my heart, as will John Boy. Gosh i was so in love with Richard Thomas. Can't wait to watch all your videos Judy. Lots of love.x ❤🇬🇧
Now that you mention the closet door in grandma’s and grandpa’s room in this episode, Judy, and then it being used as an entrance to their room in another episode, I do now recall noticing that there is a door just to the left of the front door in the living room. I recalled that that door was never used from the living room section before. I just always assumed it was a closet door.
My grandparents had a "Jack & Jill" closet between 2 bedrooms with a door on each end of it ... maybe Grandma and Grandpa Walton had a similar closet....but connecting their bedroom and the living room.
This was a wonderful episode. I like how the Walton's TV show always showed how to work through problems & situation. Look at different sides. Looking forward to meeting you this Thursday. We have our tickets for the reunion.
Good morning Judy. Thanks for the info on the door. I always wondered about the multi use door. It seemed like the same door but I was never sure. Love these episodes. Please keep them coming.
Great Walton episode, for sure, the elderly should be more appreciated regarding their experiences in life. Finally, a well deserved happy end. Thank you, Ms. Judy, well done 👏.
I had a friend who owned a bed & breakfast and had a similar flour bin. It was fun to use. Very convenient especially for people like myself who tend to get flour all over the kitchen.
Hi Judy. I recently watched an episode of Love Boat and you were in it. Btw, the next episode had Mary (Erin) in it as well as Dean Butler. I know this is not Waltons related but I was wondering how much of the Love Boat show was filmed on an actual ship and what working on that show was like. Hope you are having a wonderful fall. Thanks for your videos. Terri
That is so cool - I actually just saw that Love Boat episode again too! It was all filmed on a sound stage. Occasionally they would do a live “on board” sailing episode. They were obvious as the wind was blowing all the time on the deck.
The “kitchen cupboard” shown is commonly called a Hoosier Cabinet. They were very popular and made by many companies and generally had a flour and sugar bin, some had built in spice racks with matching jars. The work area of the cabinet was wood, enamel or metal and sometimes pulled out to create a larger work station. They could be very plain or more elaborate with stained glass doors.
I remember how the radio in the friend’s house didn’t work, so that Grandma and Grandpa couldn’t listen to their favorite program. That and having to listen to the clock ticking really aggravated Grandpa. And Grandma did not like cooking with the pots and pans that were, I believe, too modern for her taste. She grieved a lot about having to throw away the food, because she kept burning it. And Grandpa showed true class, when he let EZ keep the money that was paid to him, when he took the job.
Another off topic comment. Today,12/02/22, watched The Secret. WOW 😳!!! What an episode. Jim Bob did such a great job in this show. My cousin experienced a miscarriage, and touched home. Absolutely understand the character Olivia's, emotions and not wanting to talk about the situation.
Hi!Judy I enjoyed this one too and I am 69 and my husband is 105 and he gets around fine with his Walker and believe me the last thing we want again is a caregiver they charge you a fortune and we have fired some and our Granddaughter and her daughter help for a few hours and if we need longer it’s arranged they are wonderful and we have our freedom and they have theirs too ! I enjoyed the way they were doing everything this was beautifully written and presented with dignity for us older folks so we enjoyed it not feel insulted by it one bit!! By the way I always felt Mrs. Brimmer was one big gossip and I always noticed that when she was in the wrong she’d always looked sheepish! I finally found MeTV again on channel 21-3 up here in Keizer, Oregon I feel for folks when corporate or whoever changes our channels it’s sure hard finding them! I hope you have it as well as the rest of the family!😉🙏🥰
This is a very very good episode. I think an autobiography or a book is a great idea. It would mean more work for you. Just think about all the enjoyment you'd be spreading around the world. You are very very talented and loved ❤️ by all. Just a thought judy. Something that we could all look forward to. Once again thank you for everything you have done and do for all of us. Much appreciated. Please take care and good luck.
Hi Judy. Thanks for another great video. This is an amazing episode .I truly love those Ivan Dixon episodes. I always took a liking to that flour bin too. BTW. I got a chance to watch Nowhere to hide. I didn't see the end of the story coming. Well done across the board 👏. Congratulations!!!!
@@judynorton2598 You're very welcome dear Judy. Please continue your wonderful projects. They mean so much to us. The arts give a reprieve from the trying times. I really am looking forward to the CD. A beautifully sang Christmas song is so special to me. Have a lovely Thanksgiving.
They’re called Hoosier cabinets (a major manufacturer, in Indiana) & they’re admirably designed, compact & multifunctional. It’s interesting to see the old tin interiors of some compartments, often discolored (likely from seasonal dampness from summer humidity & winter cold) & bent, from heavy use. I’ve decided to believe the closet in Grandma & Grandpa’s room could exist along with a separate door to the Living Rm (even if a dresser was placed in front of it at times ;). Since the closet door appears close to the steps in the bedroom and those steps may be almost opposite where Olivia’s sewing machine rests on the landing. Yet the door seen from the LR view is close to the front door with an expanse before the LR steps, plus the landing with space for the sewing machine. Maybe it was a shallow closet, too. ~Works for me. :) I’m so glad to hear you discuss story structure. As I heard Mary’s interview with Claire Whitaker recently & I’d been wanting to ask if you would share insights about writing you may recall gleaning from great Waltons’ writers or beyond. Thanks for all of your generous care & sharing!
I sure enjoyed this episode…love the information about the “set up”. Oh and the flour bin was something we had…I’m a bit older than you so they were probably not as popular when you were young. They were practical. As I’ve told you I look forward to your twice weekly episodes. 💕💕💐
The cabinet Olivia dumps the flour into is called a Hoosier cabinet. The funnel at the bottom has a sifter built in. My grandmother had and used one of these cabinets.
How different to watch this episode at my age now instead of as a teenager! NOW I can identify with the both the parents AND the grandparents! On the one hand, I worry about MY mom and on the other hand, MY kids are beginning to worry about ME! I love how in this episode that despite how everyone has been dismissive of or short with Grandma and Grandpa, they VERY soon realize how much they miss them................especially heartwarming that the children realize that. As always, a treat to watch Ellen and Will together. (And thanks for the chuckle from your "confession" about your stage slip-up!)
My grandmother had one of the flour sifter things when I was little. The tabletop below it pulled out for a countertop to do their baking. We left it in her house when she sold and I was always sorry we didn’t bring it to our house.
Hi Judy,I enjoyed this BTS as I do all of them! I looked at antiques many years ago and purchased a few saw the flourbin a few times. that family was so lucky to be able to have Grandma and Grandpa living with them as Grandparents were lucky also, how many of us can actually say we knew our Grandparents that well !! It ended as it should have. I watched the new,Homecoming show made in 2021 I believe, Creators of the original Waltons in 1972 was done so perfect .no wonder it is such a lasting citcom!! Thanks Judy !!
Hi again hon! I just caught this episode of your RU-vid program about 13 minutes after you put it up, and I found it all quite delightful. I’ve never been able to see that episode of the series, but I learned in a recent lengthy interview I came across here on RU-vid from last summer with Michael that I watched that she was raised as a farm girl in real life, and that she’s quite a talented cook due in part to that background. When you pointed out that cool flour bin set up she was refilling in that scene from the episode, and how it worked, I got a sense that Michael may have more than a nodding acquaintance in real life with such a device as she just gave off a very casual, relaxed genuine familiarity in the entire way she handled everything to do with it all. As to that door in the grandparents bedroom you focused on - describing how it sometimes was on rare occasions seen as in this episode as a closet, and at other times another door access to the bedroom from near the entrance way area of the living room, I think it could easily be both. Back in the summer of 1965 my parents and I began attending a very recently started up tiny Southern Baptist church in Huntington Beach that used a small two bedroom, one bath 1920’s one story Spanish style bungalow type house. The two bedrooms of the house shared a single short hallway shaped closet with its own window which also could serve as a connecting passageway between the two rooms. I always found it a bit intriguing - sort of like it might have been intended by whoever built the house as a sort of “secret” passage in a way - lol! The main storyline regarding Grandma and Grandpa Walton feeling unappreciated and how that all turned out through the episode touched my heart. Will and Ellen always gave such believable, precious, and memorable portrayals of those characters, and no wonder as they brought a sizable portion of themselves to those roles just as each and every one of you all did with your respective roles in your own unique ways!!!
The flour bin Olivia is using would be called a Hoosier Cabinet in Missouri. Quite a collector item. It was all you needed in a kitchen at the time. A perfect period piece for The Waltons kitchen. Incidentally, I love the episode where Olivia gets a new electric refrigerator. Did John Boy somehow buy it for her?
My wife has a cupboard like the Walton's.. they are called Hoosier Cabinets. Most of not all have the flour holder. And I noticed that the Grandparents Mystery door opens different directions too. Thanks Judy
Hi Judy! I just watched this and I noticed the flour dispenser. That would have been so handy with all the bread the Waltons make. I wished I had one! Also , I noticed the door in the living room for the first time.
