I grew up in a divided house. Parents always fought and never agreed on anything. Tried to get me and my siblings to take sides all the time. It was rough. I’d go in my room and watch the Waltons along with Little House on the Prairie just so I could escape the chaos and dream about having a loving family environment of my own. At 30 years old, I still hope for a family of my own that is full of love the way the Waltons were.
Agreed with you, watching The Waltons bring peace to our spirits and dream to would have a family like them, full of love, respect to each other, a father who shows so much love for his wife, therefore the best example for their children. Even though we didn't get that, maybe some day we're gonna be able to find someone with good heart, humble and afraid of God. Well, we"re just dreaming.
Yes Lord I would tell everyone the Waltons raised me. I would sit there in front of the television wishing I had a family like the Waltons. My family wasn't exactly a family. I always feel better after watch the Waltons. God bless us all who longs for a real family who loves God and each other.
It is a blessing that my family was always together and stayed close. My family was like the Waltons and we still are in a lot of ways. The only thing I didn't like about my childhood was that we were always poor in our live in 8 people family house, they made up for it with extra siblings. My poor Father worked 3 to 4 jobs at a time. I didn't even develop a strong relationship with him until he retired. He literally was the absolute best Dad any kid could ask for. He made sure our Mother was able to be home with us kids. 💞💞💞💞🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I was searching for 'A Christmas Story' and found this instead and decided to watch it. It's a week before Thanksgiving 2023. My parents passed away in 2021 and my brother shortly after. This somehow makes me feel close to them even though they are no longer here. I'm 53 now. We watched the Waltons together as a family, us kids laying on the living room floor. It's the only show my dad thought was wholesome enough for us to watch. I sure miss the simple and beautiful way of life from long ago.
I completely understand.. Most of my family has passed on.. parents, grandparents etc. the rest of my family live in other states etc. I get very sentimental this time of year, sad and just longing and yet very nice memories of days gone by with family surrounding me. Happy Holidays.
Im going to be 60 in February and I always wish the same thing would happen. And when I lost my Mom to COVID-19 life has really changed. I always wish I would have children cause I said I would never treat them the way I was but that never happened cause I needed a compliment hysterectomy at 36. I went from being beat as a child to carrying it into my marriage. 😮😢 I hope you can get a chance to have what you want your in my prayers. God Bless and I hope you have awesome Holiday season 🎄🎀🤗❤️💞😇🙏🏻
I used to watch this show almost religiously back in the early seventies. It was on this show that I first saw Sissy Spacek and I've been a fan of her's ever since!😊
2023, i still watch this movie, and all the tv show episodes on the Hallmark station, every night. Im 75yrs old. I cant go to sleep without the Waltons on. Im the oldest of 6, we lived on our grandparents farm for 3 yrs when i was a teenager. It was in tge early 60s, times were hard. Christmas was just a little something each. But we had plenty of Christmas cookies, every kind my Mom could think of to make. A fruit cake, one year, she made plum pudding! I loved it. I miss our Mom and Dad so much, miss seeing all my siblings very often. The Waltremind me of those hard times. With all the love they showed each other, it was such a loving, caring show. When you have family, its the best thing in the world. I wish everyone could have such good memories.
This was my Momma's absolute favorite movie. It came out when I was two years old. Unbelievably, I had never seen it until I was nearly forty years old. One Christmas she asked me to come over and watch it with her. It was then that she told me about it, and when it was first aired all of those years ago. I absolutely fell in love with it and I have watched it, I don't even know how many times now. My Momma has been gone 9 years now and I can tell you that this movie keeps me close to my Momma. Patricia Neal is so close in nature to my Mother so it is an absolute comfort to me. I loved the Walton's series, but absolutely nothing compares to the Pilot "The Homecoming". This movie will continue to be my favorite, and my comfort, until I reunite with my Momma in Heaven in our own Homecoming❤❤❤.
I've always loved this movie. I grew up in a family with 13 children and we watched the Waltons on a regular basis. Watching this makes me cry because I miss those simpler days. A few of my siblings have passed and mostly everyone else is scattered across the country. We grew up dirt poor but the memories I have are so vivid of a house filled with Christmas cheer and excitement. Even though we normally only each got a special gift and a pair of socks, we were so grateful just to sing carols and decorate the tree. Boy oh boy, those were some really great times! It's only November but Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄
Omg, I grew up with 9 other brothers and sisters! We lost our parents, grandparents and one brother to cancer. Its brings me back to the days of fun, hardships and love. We didn't have much, but were satisfied with what we had. Simple life, we truly cared about each other. I watched reruns with my mom up to when she died, so this show makes me happy but sad at the same time.
Robin and connie , you both wrote such wonderful stories of your life . I envy you both ....and totally understand how it may have felt. I only had one sister who was I'll, so I spent my childhood looking after her ... ...then my dad became terminally I'll at such a young age. All I can say is somehow , even I was humble and appreciated simple things. ....and that family came first . They were my world. I used too adore my father talking about his youthful "huckle berry fin " days , ...wandering and playing in their farm with no shoes on. Lol. He too came from large family , 7 brothers and sisters. You're both right ....they were brilliant times back then. Quieter, less stressful, more fun, loving and adventurous. I too feel blessed we lived in those times before the internet .....took over our lives and changed everything. I call our childhood era , the " golden raw days " Wish we could all go back and live that life again. At least we can immerse ourselves into the waltons family .... ...and join them in everything they do , feeling like we belong there forever... .....I often cry at how beautiful and powerful all their stories are . I would be lost without them . 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
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freedom moon....you are an inspiration to all of us! You put your life on hold to care for your sister and your father. That is true love. Alot of people never experience the true meaning of love. It is very sad that these special memories are of the past, but we have to be grateful we had them. I too took care of my parents till the end, no regrets. I will be going through losing each of my brothers and sisters as we are all getting older. It will be hard, but the memories will keep me going. When you reach a certain age, the road ahead is much shorter than the road behind. Be happy that you did the loving thing by taking care of them. I hope you live a long happy life, may God bless you. Take care my friend!
I’m only 18 and The Waltons hold such a dear place in my heart. I grew up watching it with my grandparents, and sitting next to my grandfather in their bedroom at night while he watched over my sleeping grandmother. We’d sit and watch the show and he’d interject to tell me a story about how that was just how it was when he was a kid. I watched it with my family when we moved states and it brought me comfort to know that family would protect and love me even when I had no one else. I’m sitting here, writing this as I remember those memories. My grandparents passed away Valentines of last year and I couldn’t bring myself to watch The Waltons until now. I may not have grown up during the golden years of this show, but never discredit how much this story can mean to those who are younger
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The Waltons’ Homecoming really was the pilot for the series The Waltons. I watched the Waltons with my brothers & mother every Thursday at 8:00 for this program. Since my father worked shift work he did not always have an opportunity to watch with us but did watch when he could. I do wish there were wholesome family oriented shows like this today with lessons behind them and no violence, foul language, or indecent attire. This program has been in syndication since it’s premiere in 1972. The Homecoming movie aired in 1971. The Walton’s is based on the life of Earl Hamner Jr./his entire family. Earl Hamner Nara rates at the beginning/ at the end of every episode. **** I ❤️ it so much when they all say good night 😴💤 to each other at the end of each episode. This is a show that folks like to view to bring them to a happy time away from the problems of the world at present and crime with hatred, prejudice, violence,drugs, alcoholism and so forth. The Waltons brings viewers back back to a time when troubles like today were absent but depression surely was as well as hard times.😊😊😊❤❤❤
Glad the series had a new Olivia, John Sr, and Grandpa! We were at choir practice when it came on on Thursday's but we bought a VHS recorder so we could watch it later. I watch these over and over and over on Amazon Prime.
I just finished watching this movie and commented asking about the different actors. You just answered my questions here. Thanks so much. Merry Christmas. 🎄🎅🏼❄️✨❤️
December 19, 1971: I remember like it was yesterday. My parents, brother & I watched the original premiere of this beloved Christmas presentation on TV. We were so proud, as my Dad had retired from Fort Monroe in August of 1970 here in Hampton, VA…. and decided to make Virginia our forever home. We were endeared to the TV series, and I don’t miss an opportunity to watch “The Walton’s” reruns to this very day!
I was raised in Columbus Ohio..but my Daddy was from eastern KY...we were dirt poor too..my mom would put off paying for utilities just so we could have Christmas..then spend the rest of the year catching up...this movie and the series was a must watch for each of us...I was 6 yrs old when this movie 1st aired...I haven't missed it once if aired on local stations..now I can watch it here ..
Same 5, brother and myself. We were so poor we didn't know it. But life was full of love and laughter... What would I give to go back for one Christmas . Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family...
Omgosh, I so forgot about listening to soap opera on the radio & in Español. Gracias for waking that memory. Despite my "Mamà" not speaking or understanding much English, she encouraged us to watch "The Waltons" & other beautiful wholesome series. I lost her 15yrs ago, however there is so much the is a constant reminder, especially in the kitchen, 🎶, when I hand stitch, look up at the figures in the Thunder clouds, love for plants, Praising Padre God for the strength to no longer allow the bad times of my childhood ruin my life. THAT is just one of many miracles I'm Blessed with & I pray its hopefully a life lesson for those that can relate. Peace be with everyone, Feliz Christmas & "2024" 🙏
The fact that so many people have expressed their love for the Waltons for 40 years, and watch the episodes over and over, never getting tired of it, shows how powerful it is. The love and respect the family has for each other, getting through the tough times, and in the end, all were tucked in for the night. Yes, there were skirmishes between them, they fought every now and then, like all families. But love always prevailed. The Waltons will never get old.
It was all so simple at one time. The world - this country - has always had its problems and issues, but things just used to be so very simple. It was family, working hard, obeying your parents and elders, knowing everyone in your community, and looking forward to the simplest things, and holidays truly meant something. A lifetime ago...
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What a beautiful moving episode of The Waltons! Everyone got one present and they cherished the one they got. An example of appreciation that were instilled in them. Beautiful! Goodnight everybody!
This was the first one. Was meant as a one time show for Christmas. It was an instant hit. I loved it, and the first Little house Christmas special. We were already heading away from family, Jesus, and puling together in hard times.
@@kellymcfalls1458Probably because the Teddy bear 🧸 was actually a new novelty item back then and named after president Teddy (Theodore) Roosevelt whom I believe was actually their current U.S. president
THE HOMECOMING PILOT FOR THE WALTONS - This is truly a legacy of love, friendships, family, the mountains and good times even in the depression. A gift to all of us viewers who love great movies and shows. Thank you
Hey, the first time I went up Teton Pass in Wyoming, I got to a side window in our motohome to look out over Jackson Hole. We were still in Wilson headed up the pass. I looked down and saw a barn, and a hay barn that looked all too familiar to me! But I had never been there! I thought, well that looks JUST like where the Waltons The Homecoming was filmed. After doing some research later on, what I had seen was EXACTLY that! Its a guest ranch in Wilson, and thats where the exterior scenes were done. The general store was actually a garage where some guy worked on cars. There are videos here on YT of those child actors playing in the snow in the town square of Jackson. They stayed at The Virginian Hotel, which is still in operation. The famed attorney, Gerry Spence, still has an office very near The Virginian. Went thru there 4 times this summer!
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I grew up on a farm much like the Waltons. We did chores without giving a second thought. We knew that everyone had a job for the betterment of the farm. I am now 60 and still hold those values.
I was raised on a small farm during the 70's. We always had beef and hogs and chickens. Dad kept 3 freezers full of meat. And we had 3 gardens every summer. Mom and Dad canned all summer long. I ask Dad why we had so much food all the time. He told me "I was hungry most always when I was a kid. Me and my family will never be hungry like I was ". I helped with the animals feeding,watering and butchering. And in the gardens. Dad taught me to shoot, hunt, fish and trap. Thanks to my parents raising me like they did, me and my kids and woman will never be hungry either.
I recall watching this with my sister. We had our pillows and blankets on the floor in front of our old floor model telli that had no cable back then and you had to get up to turn the dial. The show came after and we watched it every week. I long for the simplicity of those bygone days when I was a sprout. At 54 now, life is so much different. The lessons we no longer teach our children need to become popular again. Respect, community, patience and manors all seem lacking in our current world. I pray it becomes fashionable again. Blessings to all.
so true! Happy Holidays! I'm sitting here eating spaghetti tonight because the turkey didn't thaw out. lol Most of my family is now a long way away or passed on. Time of the year that really brings out the sentiments etc. I'm over 60 so I really do get it.
@@crazyaces4042 Just seeing your comment. I remember the year I didn’t put the Crown Roast in on time because it was the first and only time I even attempted one, and my Dad(now deceased) went out and got a ton of Chinese food take out. It was so funny that we felt like we were the other funny movie with the Bumpas’s dogs!! Your spaghetti thanksgiving reminded me of that year when I did that!! LOL
I remember watching this with my parents. My Mom and I cried and my Dad was choked up as well. My Dad bought pistachio nuts for us. Great evening. But unfortunately I was a 16 year old brat. Didn't appreciate my parents until much later. Miss them so much. Love and miss you Mom and Dad and thank you for everything!!!! Hugs
I remember watching this with my parents and siblings..... My parents are both gone now my mom in 2014 and my dad in 2017 and I still cry.... I am praying for the memories that you hold to bring you comfort.
I was 10 years old when I first watched this TV movie with my 2 brothers, my beloved Portuguese born mother and our sweet father who just turned 90 in May. We lost mommy in 2017 and our baby brother Patrick last November, 2019 at the age of 51. I cherish these times and miss them dearly, but they live in my heart and in my memory. Goodnight, mommy and daddy, Michael and Patrick and may God bless and love us forever!!!
My mom was born and raised in the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Açores and we watch the Walton’s has a family every week. I’ll never forget those memories and wish our country would stay this way. But unfortunately it looks like the other side wants to abolish family values, Christianity and the family unit. God bless us!!!
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I grew up watching the Waltons and little house on the prairie, Life seemed so much simpler then, but I imagine it was a lot harder than it looked. I’m 62 now and find myself looking back rather than looking forward. Oh to be sat in my childhood home watching this with my parents , special times
In 1933 my father was 13 & my mother was 9, but they didn't get married until July 25, 1945. My parents just loved this program because it brought back so many memories, some bad, but mostly good and we made an effort to watch the weekly TV show. They told me that for Christmas, they would usually get a candy cane & an apple or orange & how happy they were to get them. When my father passed away on October 26, 2004, he was 84. My mother is still living and is 96. All of her family are now deceased & so is my father's family. She does have dementia & my sister lives with her in the house they moved to in 1964. My sister is carrying on a family tradition by having a vegetable garden & raising laying chickens. The kind that lay eggs. She does not sell them, but gives them to family & friends. As I have gotten older, I yearn for those gone by days, when we would all gather together on special occasions, especially Thanksgiving & Christmas. For you youngsters out there, please cherish every time you are together with family. What memories you will make!
My mother and father grew up in the great depression my mother on a farm in southern Mississippi....she said they did not have much but never were hungry because they could grow food plus cattle and chickens. No elec....no running water and the kitchen sat away from the house.....it was built in 1849. I cant imagine living like that and im 63...both have long since died along with the rest of my family and my wife....all i have left are 3 old cats and one is dying. Hug your mother and father and brothers sisters and pets .....you never know who long you have with them....
Greg h. Wonderful story. Sad time but happiness also. Believe hard times are coming again. Sorry about your sick cat. I know the feeling I lost all my cats, too much heart break when they pass. Be good to them and love them. They too are one of God's greatest gifts. Take care.
I’m 34 years old. I didn’t grow up with this, but my mom did. Made me bawl all the way through ❤ wish times were still like this. Obviously not the depression but the people, family, hard working, the respect, appreciation with so little.
The Advent of social media and cell phones have Robbed the citizens of this country of the communication skills that you see in this movie. Enjoy your new life America. I will NEVER engage with you. For me face to face and eye contact conversations are all that matter.
John-Boy had a bigggggggggggg impact on my life at the time. I was a sensitive,impressionable teenboy about the same age and he became my hero. I was also a writer of sorts and because of him I started keeping a journal which meant a lot to me. I'm sad even now that I didn't continue with it. When I went off to college in '75 I didn't watch any more but The Waltons, and John-Boy, and certainlyThe Homecoming will always have a place in my heart. I praise God in Christ that this show was such a blessing to a fellow whose parents had divorced.
I just got a cable company that shows the Waltons at 4 o'clock. I do believe it's my favorite show of all time. I do find myself crying at nearly every episode. I am 57 and remember laying on the floor with my brothers watching this. Awe, the memories. How this show touches my heart.
When things are made right, they last forever, same with this movie. What a cast of talented people, from lille Elizabeth to grandpa Walton. It makes me laugh seeing grandpa , the actor toying with the radio, was a famous star ,back in the great depression
Hi Scott, i just read your comment! Im almost 58, and I watch this movie every year at Christmas about ten times!! I bought my mom a dvd also. She loves it so much and saysit reminds her of her childhood. Shes 91 now and the last one left in her famiky and the last of the original residents in her neighborhood. Everyone is dead and gone, and now its either their kuds or grandkids or steangers. We had hard times, too. Im the middle of 9 kids. I xan relate to this movie somewhat. My first trip to Jackson Hole in 2015, we were headed up Teton Pass and I was looking in the valley and saw barns and fencing and a hay shed. I told my boyfriend who was driving tge rv, that sonething seemed strangley famaliar about thatt ranch down there, and it looked like the Waltons place on The Homecoming. Then later I found out I was right!! Its still an operating guest ranch!!! My bf was born in MT, raised on a guest ranch in Dubois, Wy., just 80 miles from JH. We just recently bought 11 acres there, and will spend the summers out there and winter in Sweet Home Alabama! Ps, they just dont make movies like this anymore. Im sure some will find this trivial, but I dont care. Look at our country now, led by insanitt and greed. Thoae people have forgot how it is to just go fishing, or jump on a Harley and take off thru the countryside, if they ever knew before.
I’m 59 and I grew up watching The Waltons with my late mom. I still watch each day at 12 noon on our local channel. I noticed that in this movie the mother, father and grandfather are played by different actors, but this is a very good movie! ❤
I'm 71 and enjoy watching these family value shows. So much has disappeared spiritually and morally. Let's pray for people's hearts to turn back to the LORD!!
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I love this movie but 2 things bother me about it 1 the mother is against the Baldwin sisters making “moonshine “ but doesn’t mind her husband fixing the machine that they use to make it and the other thing that bothers me is that 6 kids shared a room and John boy had his own room with boys and girls in the same room couple in the same bed but in the series they do have the boys in their room and the girls were in their own room
I’m glad I was born in 1959 and today at 63 life sure is not the same as it was back in the day when people cared and I mean cared . These precious movies are a thing of the past .. young people don’t have time for their own parents , who did it all for them .. just sad times I say .. my ❤> 💔
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I love this movie! I've been watching since I was about 13 years old. I'm 62 now. And I sometimes watch it, several times through out the year. I've tried to get my grand kids interested. Times have changed. Kids have changed. I just love the message of a loving family, who's happy because they are a loving family. I wish times were like this again.
This show is a wonderful time , of what life used to be, speaking of Jesus in the home, simpler times. Hits the heart ❤️ with warmth, make you feel cozy all over!
All those years ago i watched the Walton Christmas. I can to this day close my eyes and be right back there. Curled up on mom and dads carpet in front of the old Sylvania t.v It's good to watch these shows now, it stirs warm memories of sweet pine, and cinnamon. And mom and dads coffee they were sipping before bed. Im old now and gifts aren't important to me now. What I wish for , is in no store window or in an old fashioned catalogue. It's the memories we all once held so dear of simple things. Less time in stores, more with family. Less time with the t.v., more in church. Less gifts, more love. We all could stand a little Walton Christmas here at the end of August. For those wonderful memories. The peace we all seemed to have. And yes the joy, the simple down to earth no strings attached no charge card needed kind of joy we had all those years ago ........Thanks John boy ...🎄
I watched this movie today for the first time, I’m 69 yrs old, it was so great, Patricia Neal so touching. John boy and all the kids were wonderful, one of my all time movies now!!!
When I was young there weren't a lot of tv shows my mom would let us watch. But The Waltons was one we all watched together. Still watch it to this day, probably know all the scripts by heart.💖 It lets me remember the better days and wish that children of today had the same values and morals taught to them as we did then. Thank you for the memories this show brings me every year.
The Walton's, Bonanza, The Carol Burnett Show, The Wonderful World of Disney, Columbo are the only shows I recall off hand being 'family together shows'. Now that I look at that list I wish mom was still alive so I could ask why she took a shine to Columbo. :D
Gen X here, I grew up on Walton’s, and Little House on the Prairie. My childhood was not ideal with young fighting parents and a lot of anxiety. These showed me what family could be like. These people didn’t have money. They had each other and hope,God and love. I truly pray somehow we can keep tradition alive, the good and kind parts, The world is changing and it makes me sad. This show represents unity/and contrast… humanity. I was sobbing by the end. Highly recommend They just don’t make tv shows like this anymore.
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I remember growing up watching shows like this. As.an only child and my mom a single working parent I'd think how wonderful it would be to have a big family like this especially after my grandparents passed away. When my two boys were young I'd watch them all over again 😊
64 here ...I saw it the first time it was aired on TV in 1971 because my older sister a 1957 baby made sure we all watched it. Even at 7 years old I remember it was a huge deal when it first premiered on tv!!
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What a beautiful movie! Family bonding, family values and religion played a significant role in the past. And now it’s like we are living in a cold tunnel with no hope of returning back. 😢miss all this.
I grew up watching this show in the 1970s at my granparent's house in Tampa, Fla, along with Little House on the Prairie. Precious memories! I sure miss those days of wholesome t.v. ❤👍🙌
simple times through tv. Many women died during childbirth and men could almost get away with violence toward their wives and divorce was frowned on even in abusive situations- no thanks
I grew up in a rural area with 4 siblings. We lived in a big old farmhouse, and I guess we were poor, but we had lots of fun. We always had a big Christmas tree, which my father cut down. We had fields to play in, a stream to splash in, woods to roam through and pets. My father had a job at the local feed store, but he hunted a lot, and my mother was a stay at home mom who cooked and cleaned and sewed. And we had each other. I was in my 20s when the Waltons came on, but it did make me think of my childhood, and to this day, I love the show, and I watch this Christmas Special all year long!
An American Classic that joins the ranks of "It's a Wonderful Life", "Miracle on 34th Street", "The Bells of St. Mary's, and "Going My Way". Thank you, Mr. Hamner. May you rest in Peace.
This was one of my favorites growing up in Roanoke Virginia at Christmas ⛄🎁 time. And when I was older I went to Skyler Virginia to see the original place where the Walton's were from ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I too grew up watching The Waltons. Sadly I didn't get to watch all episodes due to my leaving home at the age of 14yrs old. However, I've never forgotten the beautiful life lessons & cinematography. Gracias for bringing this on YT, especially during when most of society has no interest in moral values, self respect, charity, empathy, a simple life, leaning on Padre God & so much more. Peace be with everyone, Feliz Christmas, a healthy, safe end of year & 2024. 🙏 ❤
I watch this over and over again. I’m 56 and loved watching the Waltons as a kid of the 1970s. Reminds me of my Grandma’s family of 8 who grew up during the Depression.
Yes me too . only my grandma had sixteen children. Can you imagine feeding all those kids during the depression and most were boys but they had a farm in New England and they survived . All Except the oldest boy that was killed in the war and one was captured as he parachutted into enemy line but released after the war ended .
How My Dad loved the Waltons, kid here in the Seventies too and was a Thurs nite ritual after Piano lesson in the Church basement, after he cleaned the Church. Would watch with the Ministers Wife. Simpler times
Thank you for giving me a nice night with the Waltons. I really miss them. Made me cry with happiness. My kids grew up with them and I always looked forward to the next episode. Am 76 now and have most of the DHS. I grew up poor, went to work for the government and got a retirement but will always appreciate everything I have and earned it by working hard. I hope someday to meet the Waltons but may never happen. Appreciating the small things in life and having love of people and Jesus is all we can hope for. Nancy Brown, Valley Springs, CA.
I made the mistake of watching "The Homecoming," and then the Waltons, on TV before I read the book. I made it a tradition to read the book each year and then watch the movie. unfortunately it's hard to keep which Spencer family member is which Walton family member. It's also odd that it's Clay-boy, not John boy. Although I must agree. It's one of the best.
It almost seems like a pilot episode, so many of the same actors, but the parents, though real actors at the time, couldn’t hold a candle to the two in the series
Back in the 1960s & 70s, kids waited all year for the holiday specials: Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (anyone remember that?), Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, J.T. (another forgotten X-mas special), and The Homecoming, which premiered in 1971. There were no VCRs back then--there was recording equipment but it was horrendously expensive, the most you could do was use a tape recorder--so if you missed your show, you had to wait until the next time it was on. And we never missed our X-mas shows! We couldn't wait! Mom would make popcorn or roast chestnuts and we'd all sit in front of our big console TV and enjoy ourselves. Such happy memories. The Homecoming became one of our annual favorites. It was made into a TV series the next year called The Waltons, which didn't do too well in the ratings at first (it was up against the Mod Squad and Flip Wilson), but in the spring when it won a bunch of Emmy Awards, the ratings skyrocketed & it became a very popular show. The kids repeated their original roles, the grown-ups did not. Thanks for this upload, it's nice to be able to see it on TV. The movie takes place in the 1930s--which was only 40 years ago from the time it was filmed. Now it's been almost 50 years since viewers originally saw it. Where has the time gone??
One of the finest Christmas movies EVER! My dad was the age of the youngest girl, and he would tell similar stories of growing up in the Great Depression. CB
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Like so many others who have posted I too have been watching this for over 50 years whenever it was played on tv. Now thanks to UA-cam I can watch it whenever I want or need to. I wasn’t raised like this show but it wasn’t bad just not all that great. My momma’s side of the family was very nurturing and I’ve tried to be that way with my family.
I can remember watching this show when I was in high school in the early to mid seventies. I also came from a broken home with a mom who worked long, hard hours to support myself and my three brothers. My father was too busy trying to "find himself" and never lifted a finger to help his children. As soon as I turned 15, I got a part-time job working after school and on weekends. I paid my mom rent to live at home and made sure I had enough left of my paycheck to pay for my clothes and shoes. The rest of my money I put aside to save up for a car. We often shopped at The Salvation Army thrift store for our clothes. Shoes were harder to find and generally purchased on sale from Payless shoes. Many evenings I spent sitting on the floor in our livingrm listening to The Walton's and doing my homework. Even though I thought life was hard for my family, holidays were still special for us. I am now 65 yrs. old and still find that life is hard. Somehow it was easier to get through life's troubles if you had your family to help you through it. My parents are both dead now and we siblings are scattered across the country. I still look back at that time as one of life's lessons for me. Family is so important for living life and more enjoyable too.
In the last scene, the way John Boy looks at this father with such wonder and admiration- and then his father gives him a gift that says while he may not understand John Boy, he supports him in whatever he wants to do in life- just kills me. Turns me into a sobbing mess.
@@wendydodson9603 wow Wendy. You just made me tear up. What a perfectly kind and lovely thing to say. I WISH I was more like the character! I'm seeing Richard Thomas in To Kill a Mockingbird later this month. He's such a fine actor. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well. Peace, Wendy.
The Waltons was my Moms favorite program. We grew up on it. Things were so pure & simple in those days. It's hard to watch the movie w/o the entire original cast. I'm stricken with just how much our world has changed. It's so much darker,cold & evil is spreading like crazy. We need to remember to care for eachother. It's not hard to be kind....
Merry Christmas 2021. The dearest and purest family Christmas movie I know still. Have watched this for 50 years and even still it moves my heart. There's something to be said for simple times. Johnboy is my favorite of the children because he is like our son, who wasn't even born when this came out. He is now in his 20's, a wonderful writer and is a piano teacher, passing on a beautiful gift to so many children. Merry Christmas everyone, and hug your children and grandchildren, for they grow up all too fast.
this was the last tv show my daddy saw, before having a stroke this very evening and passing away a few weeks later of cancer----Christmas cactus' and bird nest in the tree are so special, xoxo---jude
Well it's now 2021, and coming this late fall, this movie will be 50 years old. And I remember watching it for it's very first showing, on CBS in late 1971. I was 12 years old then. Now I'm 62. You know what they say about how time flies ? It's beyond true ! And the older one gets it flies even faster and there's no going back, not even for 1 minute.
@@wingatemose1182 I agree time is flying bye and it was only two years ago I posted my statement. Merry Christmas Everyone hope this Christmas is better than last.
I'll never forget the day we were all sitting in the kitchen at the kitchen table ready to eat and my 15 year old daughter walked in - stood in the doorway - and announced - Oh - its just like the Waltons. Such praise.
This is one my favorite Christmas movies. It's such a shame it wasn't on TV this Christmas season. Also it's a shame A Charlie Brown Christmas is also no longer shown on TV.
@@rondelby2482 ITS an April night and in watching IT for 1st X since 70s Verrry COZY , relaxing, & COMFY i ADOOORE it. Just wanted to say I hope you. got to watch belatedly ..🌝👍🌜🌠🌌🌠🌝⭐🌛
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Thanks everyone, your comments are heartwarming, feels like family... makes me miss my sibblings and life with our young one. Am 76, life is quite different... I cherish the sweet memories of a milder life, with Christmas celebrations at my dad's church.. Christmas hymns (carols) pull at my heartstrings everytime I hear or sing them. Images of our elders singing to heart's content still overwhelm me in a joyous way. Those were the days. Am certainly thankful for this beautiful movie and the series of the Waltons. Wishing you all a Christmas season filled with love, cheer and a divine song to carry you thru the nights... Peace abide and heal your memory of all that wasn't good in your growing up years. Only Christ can mend a broken heart... I know for sure, and he can also erase the scars. Love to all, prayerfully. a 'forever friend' of 60 years. Roses to my Lord, For unto us was born a baby... Saviour...
We were young back in 1971, and most all the adults we knew back then were very much alive. None of the parents of the kids I grew up with in my hometown are alive now. They are all gone and strangers live in their homes today. The last one of childhood friends Dads lived to be 97, years old. He passed away in November 2011. Knew him as their Dad then he and I became friends after I was unable to go back to work in 2003. Sometimes life and time takes us down a road we never dreamed we would travel upon.
I just felt so good watching this movie last evening. I live alone, but I always get the cozy feeling of peace, love and home from watching this movie. Back in the 1960's, I was a little girl living with two brothers and three sisters and Mom, who was so strong and loving. And she made the best sugar cookies, ginger snaps and thumbprint cookies, too! This movie always brings back those wonderful Christmases from my childhood.
I always thought it was odd that Patricia Neal was cast as a Southerner because I thought she was a Yankee. - but apparently she was born in Kentucky & raised in Tennessee
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It's 2023, the day after Christmas. This special episode still brings tears to my eyes. I'm 56 for 6 days now and I've been watching The Waltons ever since I can remember. Thank you for posting this!
I grew up in a divided house. Parents always fought and never agreed on anything. Tried to get me and my siblings to take sides all the time. It was rough. I’d go in my room and watch the Waltons along with Little House on the Prairie just so I could escape the chaos and dream about having a loving family environment of my own. At 30 years old, I still hope for a family of my own that is full of love the way the Waltons were.
To get love you need to give love..... Endless Blessings, Peg
Agreed with you, watching The Waltons bring peace to our spirits and dream to would have a family like them, full of love, respect to each other, a father who shows so much love for his wife, therefore the best example for their children. Even though we didn't get that, maybe some day we're gonna be able to find someone with good heart, humble and afraid of God.
Well, we"re just dreaming.
Yes Lord I would tell everyone the Waltons raised me. I would sit there in front of the television wishing I had a family like the Waltons. My family wasn't exactly a family. I always feel better after watch the Waltons. God bless us all who longs for a real family who loves God and each other.
It is a blessing that my family was always together and stayed close. My family was like the Waltons and we still are in a lot of ways. The only thing I didn't like about my childhood was that we were always poor in our live in 8 people family house, they made up for it with extra siblings. My poor Father worked 3 to 4 jobs at a time. I didn't even develop a strong relationship with him until he retired. He literally was the absolute best Dad any kid could ask for. He made sure our Mother was able to be home with us kids. 💞💞💞💞🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hope you find it one day 🤗
The tough but very very good old days. I miss them. Blessings all who read this, be kind, be healthy ,be happy, be loved and be loving.
Same to you.
And blessings to you and yours.
Thank you. I wish you the same.😊
Amin 🙏🏼
Same to you both Stewart and Di
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I was searching for 'A Christmas Story' and found this instead and decided to watch it. It's a week before Thanksgiving 2023. My parents passed away in 2021 and my brother shortly after. This somehow makes me feel close to them even though they are no longer here. I'm 53 now. We watched the Waltons together as a family, us kids laying on the living room floor. It's the only show my dad thought was wholesome enough for us to watch. I sure miss the simple and beautiful way of life from long ago.
I completely understand.. Most of my family has passed on.. parents, grandparents etc. the rest of my family live in other states etc. I get very sentimental this time of year, sad and just longing and yet very nice memories of days gone by with family surrounding me. Happy Holidays.
Thank you for sharing your heart. I'm surrounded by people yet still feel alone. I'm just existing and I'm tired of this sadness.
Sorry for your loss. ❤
Im going to be 60 in February and I always wish the same thing would happen. And when I lost my Mom to COVID-19 life has really changed. I always wish I would have children cause I said I would never treat them the way I was but that never happened cause I needed a compliment hysterectomy at 36. I went from being beat as a child to carrying it into my marriage. 😮😢 I hope you can get a chance to have what you want your in my prayers. God Bless and I hope you have awesome Holiday season 🎄🎀🤗❤️💞😇🙏🏻
My Parents passed away 1998 and 1999 . and Last year My Brother Passed away 2022 I still got my Children and Grandchildren and My wife .
40 years later and I still love watching the Walton's.. A mother’s love is the greatest thing on earth! ️.
me too!
Amen to that
Amen to that.
So true amen
There is a reason the Mexicans say that a home isn't build on the ground, but on a woman.
Over 50 years and it still brings a tear to my eye. I LOVE THE WALTONS!!!
Yes same 🥲😪
Same
I watch them every day just the simple life. What a family.
I used to watch this show almost religiously back in the early seventies. It was on this show that I first saw Sissy Spacek and I've been a fan of her's ever since!😊
No not me , my pay brings tears to my eyes.
2023, i still watch this movie, and all the tv show episodes on the Hallmark station, every night. Im 75yrs old. I cant go to sleep without the Waltons on. Im the oldest of 6, we lived on our grandparents farm for 3 yrs when i was a teenager. It was in tge early 60s, times were hard. Christmas was just a little something each. But we had plenty of Christmas cookies, every kind my Mom could think of to make. A fruit cake, one year, she made plum pudding! I loved it. I miss our Mom and Dad so much, miss seeing all my siblings very often. The Waltremind me of those hard times. With all the love they showed each other, it was such a loving, caring show. When you have family, its the best thing in the world. I wish everyone could have such good memories.
Great comments. Thank you for sharing.
This was my Momma's absolute favorite movie. It came out when I was two years old. Unbelievably, I had never seen it until I was nearly forty years old. One Christmas she asked me to come over and watch it with her. It was then that she told me about it, and when it was first aired all of those years ago. I absolutely fell in love with it and I have watched it, I don't even know how many times now. My Momma has been gone 9 years now and I can tell you that this movie keeps me close to my Momma. Patricia Neal is so close in nature to my Mother so it is an absolute comfort to me. I loved the Walton's series, but absolutely nothing compares to the Pilot "The Homecoming". This movie will continue to be my favorite, and my comfort, until I reunite with my Momma in Heaven in our own Homecoming❤❤❤.
The world needs a lot more Waltons...We'd all be a lot happier and healthier for it.
...and kids to be kids again, like we were!
I've always loved this movie. I grew up in a family with 13 children and we watched the Waltons on a regular basis. Watching this makes me cry because I miss those simpler days. A few of my siblings have passed and mostly everyone else is scattered across the country. We grew up dirt poor but the memories I have are so vivid of a house filled with Christmas cheer and excitement. Even though we normally only each got a special gift and a pair of socks, we were so grateful just to sing carols and decorate the tree. Boy oh boy, those were some really great times! It's only November but Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄
Omg, I grew up with 9 other brothers and sisters! We lost our parents, grandparents and one brother to cancer. Its brings me back to the days of fun, hardships and love. We didn't have much, but were satisfied with what we had. Simple life, we truly cared about each other. I watched reruns with my mom up to when she died, so this show makes me happy but sad at the same time.
Robin and connie , you both wrote such wonderful stories of your life .
I envy you both ....and totally understand how it may have felt.
I only had one sister who was I'll, so I spent my childhood looking after her ...
...then my dad became terminally I'll at such a young age.
All I can say is somehow , even I was humble and appreciated simple things.
....and that family came first . They were my world.
I used too adore my father talking about his youthful "huckle berry fin " days ,
...wandering and playing in their farm with no shoes on. Lol.
He too came from large family , 7 brothers and sisters.
You're both right ....they were brilliant times back then.
Quieter, less stressful, more fun, loving and adventurous.
I too feel blessed we lived in those times before the internet
.....took over our lives and changed everything.
I call our childhood era , the " golden raw days "
Wish we could all go back and live that life again.
At least we can immerse ourselves into the waltons family ....
...and join them in everything they do , feeling like we belong there forever...
.....I often cry at how beautiful and powerful all their stories are .
I would be lost without them .
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freedom moon....you are an inspiration to all of us! You put your life on hold to care for your sister and your father. That is true love. Alot of people never experience the true meaning of love. It is very sad that these special memories are of the past, but we have to be grateful we had them. I too took care of my parents till the end, no regrets. I will be going through losing each of my brothers and sisters as we are all getting older. It will be hard, but the memories will keep me going. When you reach a certain age, the road ahead is much shorter than the road behind. Be happy that you did the loving thing by taking care of them. I hope you live a long happy life, may God bless you. Take care my friend!
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I’m only 18 and The Waltons hold such a dear place in my heart. I grew up watching it with my grandparents, and sitting next to my grandfather in their bedroom at night while he watched over my sleeping grandmother. We’d sit and watch the show and he’d interject to tell me a story about how that was just how it was when he was a kid. I watched it with my family when we moved states and it brought me comfort to know that family would protect and love me even when I had no one else. I’m sitting here, writing this as I remember those memories. My grandparents passed away Valentines of last year and I couldn’t bring myself to watch The Waltons until now. I may not have grown up during the golden years of this show, but never discredit how much this story can mean to those who are younger
kkfay... thank you for sharing your family story. I'm so glad you love the Waltons.
I can't believe your only 18.
Please write a short story about that or a book.I felt everything you wrote.
Your wise beyond your years!
Beautiful sentiments...thank you for sharing.... and Merry Christmas.
I wish we still had families like that stayed together
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The Waltons’ Homecoming really was the pilot for the series The Waltons. I watched the Waltons with my brothers & mother every Thursday at 8:00 for this program. Since my father worked shift work he did not always have an opportunity to watch with us but did watch when he could. I do wish there were wholesome family oriented shows like this today with lessons behind them and no violence, foul language, or indecent attire. This program has been in syndication since it’s premiere in 1972. The Homecoming movie aired in 1971. The Walton’s is based on the life of Earl Hamner Jr./his entire family. Earl Hamner Nara rates at the beginning/ at the end of every episode. **** I ❤️ it so much when they all say good night 😴💤 to each other at the end of each episode. This is a show that folks like to view to bring them to a happy time away from the problems of the world at present and crime with hatred, prejudice, violence,drugs, alcoholism and so forth. The Waltons brings viewers back back to a time when troubles like today were absent but depression surely was as well as hard times.😊😊😊❤❤❤
Glad the series had a new Olivia, John Sr, and Grandpa! We were at choir practice when it came on on Thursday's but we bought a VHS recorder so we could watch it later. I watch these over and over and over on Amazon Prime.
Happy birthday 🎂
I just finished watching this movie and commented asking about the different actors. You just answered my questions here. Thanks so much. Merry Christmas. 🎄🎅🏼❄️✨❤️
December 19, 1971: I remember like it was yesterday. My parents, brother & I watched the original premiere of this beloved Christmas presentation on TV. We were so proud, as my Dad had retired from Fort Monroe in August of 1970 here in Hampton, VA…. and decided to make Virginia our forever home. We were endeared to the TV series, and I don’t miss an opportunity to watch “The Walton’s” reruns to this very day!
I'm the same. I live about an hour from Schuyler in Nelson County, Virginia. It wasn't Christmas until I watched The Homecoming. Wonderful memories.
I was born in 1963 and l live in BC CANADA
I was raised in Columbus Ohio..but my Daddy was from eastern KY...we were dirt poor too..my mom would put off paying for utilities just so we could have Christmas..then spend the rest of the year catching up...this movie and the series was a must watch for each of us...I was 6 yrs old when this movie 1st aired...I haven't missed it once if aired on local stations..now I can watch it here ..
Same 5, brother and myself. We were so poor we didn't know it. But life was full of love and laughter... What would I give to go back for one Christmas . Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family...
I was a year old but i lived this show after i got a little older to appreciate it. Little house was more my age group.
It's been 4 decades ago and I still love watching The Waltons...
Me too
We have watched it every year since it came out!
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It's a family tradition to watch this gem.
Fond memories of this show, sometimes I wish times were that simple again. Do your chores and look forward to listening to the radio with the family
Absolutely
Omgosh, I so forgot about listening to soap opera on the radio & in Español. Gracias for waking that memory. Despite my "Mamà" not speaking or understanding much English, she encouraged us to watch "The Waltons" & other beautiful wholesome series. I lost her 15yrs ago, however there is so much the is a constant reminder, especially in the kitchen, 🎶, when I hand stitch, look up at the figures in the Thunder clouds, love for plants, Praising Padre God for the strength to no longer allow the bad times of my childhood ruin my life. THAT is just one of many miracles I'm Blessed with & I pray its hopefully a life lesson for those that can relate. Peace be with everyone, Feliz Christmas & "2024" 🙏
The fact that so many people have expressed their love for the Waltons for 40 years, and watch the episodes over and over, never getting tired of it, shows how powerful it is. The love and respect the family has for each other, getting through the tough times, and in the end, all were tucked in for the night. Yes, there were skirmishes between them, they fought every now and then, like all families. But love always prevailed. The Waltons will never get old.
thats a fact 🎉
Love and Kindness is what comes through ❤
It was all so simple at one time. The world - this country - has always had its problems and issues, but things just used to be so very simple. It was family, working hard, obeying your parents and elders, knowing everyone in your community, and looking forward to the simplest things, and holidays truly meant something. A lifetime ago...
Why would someone give a broken doll or toy to a little child? That is just wrong. I can understand a good used toy, but not a broken one.
@@denisepope4478 I think they didn't realize it had been broken
LIKE ANOTHER WORLD
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I. Wish. Life was. Like. It. Back. Then. I. Was. Born. In. The. 50s life. Was. Good. Back. Then!!
and children showed more respect to their elders.
I was a teenager when I first saw this movie. Now, I am an old lady of 67. I still enjoyed the Walton's Christmas movie the Homecoming. ❤️🙏❤️
@Mike Marley Amen! Laughing! 🤗
@Mike Marley Thank you. Your only as old as you wanna be.
Hello Debbie, How are you doing?
@@aidennewell4034 Hi Aiden. I'm doing okay. Summer is almost here. It was too hot for me. 94 degrees and I live in western Oregon. How are you, today?
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What a beautiful moving episode of The Waltons! Everyone got one present and they cherished the one they got. An example of appreciation that were instilled in them. Beautiful!
Goodnight everybody!
Thats all I got was one, and was appreciative to get that!
This was the first one. Was meant as a one time show for Christmas. It was an instant hit. I loved it, and the first Little house Christmas special. We were already heading away from family, Jesus, and puling together in hard times.
@Arcenia13 I agree with you but thought it different that JimBob a boy wanted a teddy bear 🧸
@@kellymcfalls1458Probably because the Teddy bear 🧸 was actually a new novelty item back then and named after president Teddy (Theodore) Roosevelt whom I believe was actually their current U.S. president
@@frances4797Nope this was during the Depression, Teddies were definitely still in fashion though
THE HOMECOMING PILOT FOR THE WALTONS - This is truly a legacy of love, friendships, family, the mountains and good times even in the depression. A gift to all of us viewers who love great movies and shows. Thank you
Actually this movie wasn’t the pilot for the show. The plans for the show came AFTER the success of this made for TV movie.
@@user-jc8rz2jj9rim sure thats what she meant. It kicked off the idea for the show.
Hey, the first time I went up Teton Pass in Wyoming, I got to a side window in our motohome to look out over Jackson Hole. We were still in Wilson headed up the pass. I looked down and saw a barn, and a hay barn that looked all too familiar to me! But I had never been there! I thought, well that looks JUST like where the Waltons The Homecoming was filmed. After doing some research later on, what I had seen was EXACTLY that! Its a guest ranch in Wilson, and thats where the exterior scenes were done. The general store was actually a garage where some guy worked on cars. There are videos here on YT of those child actors playing in the snow in the town square of Jackson. They stayed at The Virginian Hotel, which is still in operation. The famed attorney, Gerry Spence, still has an office very near The Virginian. Went thru there 4 times this summer!
40 years later and I still love watching the Walton's.
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I LOVE THE WALTONS, AND LITTLE HOUSE SERIES. MY FAVORITES. ❤❤❤❤
So do I.It’s moral values are much needed on our sex and violence ridden television
I always have loved this movie my parents grew up in those days I like to watch this movie anytime I love it
Almost 50 years now!
I grew up on a farm much like the Waltons. We did chores without giving a second thought. We knew that everyone had a job for the betterment of the farm. I am now 60 and still hold those values.
@Stephen Smith glad to know men like you still exist.
I was raised on a small farm during the 70's. We always had beef and hogs and chickens. Dad kept 3 freezers full of meat. And we had 3 gardens every summer. Mom and Dad canned all summer long. I ask Dad why we had so much food all the time. He told me "I was hungry most always when I was a kid. Me and my family will never be hungry like I was ". I helped with the animals feeding,watering and butchering. And in the gardens. Dad taught me to shoot, hunt, fish and trap. Thanks to my parents raising me like they did, me and my kids and woman will never be hungry either.
True, my Daddy said we work as a family for the Family and the love of God.💕🎇♥️❤️🌲🎄
@@christienelson1437 beautiful values for sure. I wish they are in our culture now...We can bring them back. very humble, great family
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I am 62 years of age and been watching the Walton’s since I was seven years old❤❤❤❤
I recall watching this with my sister. We had our pillows and blankets on the floor in front of our old floor model telli that had no cable back then and you had to get up to turn the dial. The show came after and we watched it every week. I long for the simplicity of those bygone days when I was a sprout. At 54 now, life is so much different. The lessons we no longer teach our children need to become popular again. Respect, community, patience and manors all seem lacking in our current world. I pray it becomes fashionable again.
Blessings to all.
so true! Happy Holidays! I'm sitting here eating spaghetti tonight because the turkey didn't thaw out. lol Most of my family is now a long way away or passed on. Time of the year that really brings out the sentiments etc. I'm over 60 so I really do get it.
@@crazyaces4042 Just seeing your comment. I remember the year I didn’t put the Crown Roast in on time because it was the first and only time I even attempted one, and my Dad(now deceased) went out and got a ton of Chinese food take out. It was so funny that we felt like we were the other funny movie with the Bumpas’s dogs!! Your spaghetti thanksgiving reminded me of that year when I did that!! LOL
The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie will always be my favorite.
Two of the best!
Have you read all the Little House books? They are really good.
@@rosethorne5066 so many times! Yes they are.
Same here!
Childhood memories
I remember watching this with my parents. My Mom and I cried and my Dad was choked up as well. My Dad bought pistachio nuts for us. Great evening. But unfortunately I was a 16 year old brat. Didn't appreciate my parents until much later. Miss them so much. Love and miss you Mom and Dad and thank you for everything!!!! Hugs
May your dad and mom rest in peace. Treasure their memories. For it will be with you always
Stay safe
Greetings from Puerto Rico
I remember watching this with my parents and siblings.....
My parents are both gone now my mom in 2014 and my dad in 2017 and I still cry....
I am praying for the memories that you hold to bring you comfort.
I was 10 years old when I first watched this TV movie with my 2 brothers, my beloved Portuguese born mother and our sweet father who just turned 90 in May. We lost mommy in 2017 and our baby brother Patrick last November, 2019 at the age of 51. I cherish these times and miss them dearly, but they live in my heart and in my memory. Goodnight, mommy and daddy, Michael and Patrick and may God bless and love us forever!!!
I remember being 16 and I have had several children journey from childhood to adulthood. It is encouraging to hear your words.
My mom was born and raised in the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Açores and we watch the Walton’s has a family every week. I’ll never forget those memories and wish our country would stay this way. But unfortunately it looks like the other side wants to abolish family values, Christianity and the family unit. God bless us!!!
Earl Hamner Jr. always had something profound to say in his narration. He never wasted his words.
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I grew up watching the Waltons and little house on the prairie, Life seemed so much simpler then, but I imagine it was a lot harder than it looked. I’m 62 now and find myself looking back rather than looking forward. Oh to be sat in my childhood home watching this with my parents , special times
imagine u just get a scarf for Christmas and u cherished it. beautiful. much simpler times.
Wish I got a scarf like that.
Soon you “won’t own anything and be “happy” about it!” GR!
I got just a pair of knitted socks this Christmas and its the best present 🎁 I've got in a long time.... I already have everything else.
In 1933 my father was 13 & my mother was 9, but they didn't get married until July 25, 1945. My parents just loved this program because it brought back so many memories, some bad, but mostly good and we made an effort to watch the weekly TV show. They told me that for Christmas, they would usually get a candy cane & an apple or orange & how happy they were to get them. When my father passed away on October 26, 2004, he was 84. My mother is still living and is 96. All of her family are now deceased & so is my father's family. She does have dementia & my sister lives with her in the house they moved to in 1964. My sister is carrying on a family tradition by having a vegetable garden & raising laying chickens. The kind that lay eggs. She does not sell them, but gives them to family & friends. As I have gotten older, I yearn for those gone by days, when we would all gather together on special occasions, especially Thanksgiving & Christmas. For you youngsters out there, please cherish every time you are together with family. What memories you will make!
it’s because they were poor lol
My mother and father grew up in the great depression my mother on a farm in southern Mississippi....she said they did not have much but never were hungry because they could grow food plus cattle and chickens. No elec....no running water and the kitchen sat away from the house.....it was built in 1849. I cant imagine living like that and im 63...both have long since died along with the rest of my family and my wife....all i have left are 3 old cats and one is dying. Hug your mother and father and brothers sisters and pets .....you never know who long you have with them....
Greg h. Wonderful story. Sad time but happiness also. Believe hard times are coming again. Sorry about your sick cat. I know the feeling I lost all my cats, too much heart break when they pass. Be good to them and love them. They too are one of God's greatest gifts. Take care.
I’m 34 years old. I didn’t grow up with this, but my mom did. Made me bawl all the way through ❤ wish times were still like this. Obviously not the depression but the people, family, hard working, the respect, appreciation with so little.
Try to make it that way for yourself, don't accept less. Peace and Good Luck!
Be the change.🙏🏽❤ Wishing you and yours a very Happy Christmas and New Year.😊
I watched this movie every year it was shown . A very Merry Christmas to one and all.
@@frenchie2102 The same is wished for you and good things in the New Year too!
The Advent of social media and cell phones have Robbed the citizens of this country of the communication skills that you see in this movie. Enjoy your new life America. I will NEVER engage with you. For me face to face and eye contact conversations are all that matter.
John-Boy had a bigggggggggggg impact on my life at the time. I was a sensitive,impressionable teenboy about the same age and he became my hero. I was also a writer of sorts and because of him I started keeping a journal which meant a lot to me. I'm sad even now that I didn't continue with it. When I went off to college in '75 I didn't watch any more but The Waltons, and John-Boy, and certainlyThe Homecoming will always have a place in my heart. I praise God in Christ that this show was such a blessing to a fellow whose parents had divorced.
I'm 50 and i can't believe how much the world has changed and not for the better.
Bryan Gonzales I wish we all could be like John boy
Bryan, I am 58 years old and boy how true your words are. God help this country if this is what the next generation is.
Agree.
Bryan, maybe you just can't see the good anymore.
@@barbarawagner5938 . Well said Sister!
I just got a cable company that shows the Waltons at 4 o'clock. I do believe it's my favorite show of all time. I do find myself crying at nearly every episode. I am 57 and remember laying on the floor with my brothers watching this. Awe, the memories. How this show touches my heart.
I have free antenna tv and it's on every day at 11:00am
When things are made right, they last forever, same with this movie. What a cast of talented people, from lille Elizabeth to grandpa Walton. It makes me laugh seeing grandpa , the actor toying with the radio, was a famous star ,back in the great depression
I watch it Monday through Friday on Roku TV at noon.
It comes on ME Tv at noon everryday.
Hi Scott, i just read your comment! Im almost 58, and I watch this movie every year at Christmas about ten times!! I bought my mom a dvd also. She loves it so much and saysit reminds her of her childhood. Shes 91 now and the last one left in her famiky and the last of the original residents in her neighborhood. Everyone is dead and gone, and now its either their kuds or grandkids or steangers. We had hard times, too. Im the middle of 9 kids. I xan relate to this movie somewhat. My first trip to Jackson Hole in 2015, we were headed up Teton Pass and I was looking in the valley and saw barns and fencing and a hay shed. I told my boyfriend who was driving tge rv, that sonething seemed strangley famaliar about thatt ranch down there, and it looked like the Waltons place on The Homecoming. Then later I found out I was right!! Its still an operating guest ranch!!! My bf was born in MT, raised on a guest ranch in Dubois, Wy., just 80 miles from JH. We just recently bought 11 acres there, and will spend the summers out there and winter in Sweet Home Alabama! Ps, they just dont make movies like this anymore. Im sure some will find this trivial, but I dont care. Look at our country now, led by insanitt and greed. Thoae people have forgot how it is to just go fishing, or jump on a Harley and take off thru the countryside, if they ever knew before.
I’m 59 and I grew up watching The Waltons with my late mom. I still watch each day at 12 noon on our local channel. I noticed that in this movie the mother, father and grandfather are played by different actors, but this is a very good movie! ❤
This was a made for TV movie for Christmas. It was so popular, they made a series. At least all the children were the same.
@beccagee5905 the children and Grandma all came back for the series.
I'm 71 and enjoy watching these family value shows. So much has disappeared spiritually and morally. Let's pray for people's hearts to turn back to the LORD!!
Amén, people needs to turn he’s eyes and hearts to the Lord,,,, this world is crazy without God.
this is the family everyone wanted to be part of. The longing for home and love. Aw never gets old.
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How are you doing today?
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NEVER TIRED OF WATCHING THE HOMECOMING
I'm 37, and i'm watching it for the first time ever. . . I've seen all the TV Shows, and all their movies except for this one.
Whenever i am lonely and sad i watch it.. perks me right up
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58 and watching in 2021.
I love this movie but 2 things bother me about it 1 the mother is against the Baldwin sisters making “moonshine “ but doesn’t mind her husband fixing the machine that they use to make it and the other thing that bothers me is that 6 kids shared a room and John boy had his own room with boys and girls in the same room couple in the same bed but in the series they do have the boys in their room and the girls were in their own room
I’m glad I was born in 1959 and today at 63 life sure is not the same as it was back in the day when people cared and I mean cared . These precious movies are a thing of the past .. young people don’t have time for their own parents , who did it all for them .. just sad times I say .. my ❤> 💔
I've just watched this show after not seeing since the seventies it is such a heartwarming show never a better tv show
Now these were movies the entire family could watch together.
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@@gilsonserafim7246 where did you get them from? I'm interested in showing them to some relatives
Right on
There are many movies that you can watch with your family. Anyone who is watching garbage is making a choice to do that.
I love this movie! I've been watching since I was about 13 years old. I'm 62 now. And I sometimes watch it, several times through out the year. I've tried to get my grand kids interested. Times have changed. Kids have changed. I just love the message of a loving family, who's happy because they are a loving family. I wish times were like this again.
Technology and violence are mostly to blame .
Me too! I’ll be 63 next month and still remember watching this show when I was a teenager. Love this ❤❤
Yes, everything has changed. Especially the meaning of Christmas. 😢
This holds such a special place in my heart. The first time this aired. my entire family sat and watched it. It became a Christmas tradition for us.
That's so awesome 👍😎
I grew up in love with mery😊 elln and I still am!
This is the original Waltons, before Michael Learned was cast as the mother. I love the story about Ashley Longworth !
This show is a wonderful time , of what life used to be, speaking of Jesus in the home, simpler times. Hits the heart ❤️ with warmth, make you feel cozy all over!
YES ❤ So TRUE ...
funny how a couple world wars and a crushing Depression will humble the populace! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤦
Nailed it!
All those years ago i watched the Walton Christmas. I can to this day close my eyes and be right back there. Curled up on mom and dads carpet in front of the old Sylvania t.v It's good to watch these shows now, it stirs warm memories of sweet pine, and cinnamon. And mom and dads coffee they were sipping before bed. Im old now and gifts aren't important to me now. What I wish for , is in no store window or in an old fashioned catalogue. It's the memories we all once held so dear of simple things. Less time in stores, more with family. Less time with the t.v., more in church. Less gifts, more love. We all could stand a little Walton Christmas here at the end of August. For those wonderful memories. The peace we all seemed to have. And yes the joy, the simple down to earth no strings attached no charge card needed kind of joy we had all those years ago ........Thanks John boy ...🎄
I've grew up not just watching the Waltons but for Christmas every year I've always watched the homecoming
I watched this movie today for the first time, I’m 69 yrs old, it was so great, Patricia Neal so touching. John boy and all the kids were wonderful, one of my all time movies now!!!
When I was young there weren't a lot of tv shows my mom would let us watch. But The Waltons was one we all watched together. Still watch it to this day, probably know all the scripts by heart.💖 It lets me remember the better days and wish that children of today had the same values and morals taught to them as we did then. Thank you for the memories this show brings me every year.
The Walton's, Bonanza, The Carol Burnett Show, The Wonderful World of Disney, Columbo are the only shows I recall off hand being 'family together shows'. Now that I look at that list I wish mom was still alive so I could ask why she took a shine to Columbo. :D
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@sandrafrasure6278 How come John Boy ran out of gas when his mother gave him a dollar to pay for it ?
Gen X here, I grew up on Walton’s, and Little House on the Prairie. My childhood was not ideal with young fighting parents and a lot of anxiety. These showed me what family could be like. These people didn’t have money. They had each other and hope,God and love. I truly pray somehow we can keep tradition alive, the good and kind parts, The world is changing and it makes me sad. This show represents unity/and contrast… humanity. I was sobbing by the end. Highly recommend They just don’t make tv shows like this anymore.
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I love this movie. Makes me cry too. In the mess were are living through, its great to watch this and remember how things were. Even in hard times.
I always tear up when John-Boy opens up the package of tablets, and he & John Sr share a “look.”
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I remember this movie being aired on CBS every Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. It has always been very special to me.
Chris Chris I hear you on this. My mom and I love watching this every year and it’s always in our hearts to see this.
@@vicegamer6944 I think you'd rather play games.
Ryan Palermo I don’t kid around when it comes to good holiday films like this..
This originally aired on Thanksgiving night if I remember it right...
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I remember growing up watching shows like this. As.an only child and my mom a single working parent I'd think how wonderful it would be to have a big family like this especially after my grandparents passed away. When my two boys were young I'd watch them all over again 😊
Born in 1963.....never saw this before today! What a blessing! Loved it!! Good old fashioned wholesome family movie! Thank you for sharing!!
YOU SAID IT ! 😊
I was born in 1957, this movie is the best one made!!
64 here ...I saw it the first time it was aired on TV in 1971 because my older sister a 1957 baby made sure we all watched it. Even at 7 years old I remember it was a huge deal when it first premiered on tv!!
The Waltons was the best family show on TV "John what are we going to live on this coming week",,,,,, "Love woman" ,,,,,,,Priceless
I have loved this movie since I was a small child. My whole family would watch it together every year on TV. Great memories.
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How are you doing today?
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What a beautiful movie! Family bonding, family values and religion played a significant role in the past. And now it’s like we are living in a cold tunnel with no hope of returning back. 😢miss all this.
I grew up watching this show in the 1970s at my granparent's house in Tampa, Fla, along with Little House on the Prairie. Precious memories! I sure miss those days of wholesome t.v. ❤👍🙌
this movie makes me actually yearn for the simple times and days gone bye, Merry Christmas!
Ditto ! My mother was born and raised on a farm , on a mountain, 9 kids... She thought this movie was very accurate ! God bless & Merry Christmas !
Merry Christmas Skyla
Don't we all,would be a better world.
watch the waltons every week
simple times through tv. Many women died during childbirth and men could almost get away with violence toward their wives and divorce was frowned on even in abusive situations- no thanks
the Waltons always made me feel at peace
So true when I watch the walton's it makes me feel grateful for what I already have.
Me Too... It was a good show to watch as a family
I do remember this Walton Family Christmas Movie back then in the 1970 ,s year. I was a young kid watching this on tv with my family.
me too. I love the movie, and I was 10 when it came out. I grew to love it more as an adult. Great movie.
I grew up in a rural area with 4 siblings. We lived in a big old farmhouse, and I guess we were poor, but we had lots of fun. We always had a big Christmas tree, which my father cut down. We had fields to play in, a stream to splash in, woods to roam through and pets. My father had a job at the local feed store, but he hunted a lot, and my mother was a stay at home mom who cooked and cleaned and sewed. And we had each other. I was in my 20s when the Waltons came on, but it did make me think of my childhood, and to this day, I love the show, and I watch this Christmas Special all year long!
An American Classic that joins the ranks of "It's a Wonderful Life", "Miracle on 34th Street", "The Bells of St. Mary's, and "Going My Way". Thank you, Mr. Hamner. May you rest in Peace.
Yes I agree great entertainment 👍
Your list is my list. My very favorite Christmas [or anytime] movies!
My husband loved all those movies great taste
Got to add meet me in st louis with Judy Garland!
I WAS RAISED IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA BEAUTIFUL PLACE LOVE THE WALTON'S
synchromorph my folks grew up on the Alleghany plateau. They spoke of “revenuers” and “reliefers.”
Yes life before the communist politically correct Millennial ......
Virginia sucks
Im in Appalachian mountains and things were similar.
This was one of my favorites growing up in Roanoke Virginia at Christmas ⛄🎁 time. And when I was older I went to Skyler Virginia to see the original place where the Walton's were from ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I too grew up watching The Waltons. Sadly I didn't get to watch all episodes due to my leaving home at the age of 14yrs old. However, I've never forgotten the beautiful life lessons & cinematography. Gracias for bringing this on YT, especially during when most of society has no interest in moral values, self respect, charity, empathy, a simple life, leaning on Padre God & so much more. Peace be with everyone, Feliz Christmas, a healthy, safe end of year & 2024. 🙏 ❤
I watch this over and over again. I’m 56 and loved watching the Waltons as a kid of the 1970s. Reminds me of my Grandma’s family of 8 who grew up during the Depression.
Hello Stephanie, how are you doing?
Yes me too . only my grandma had sixteen children. Can you imagine feeding all those kids during the depression and most were boys but they had a farm in New England and they survived . All Except the oldest boy that was killed in the war and one was captured as he parachutted into enemy line but released after the war ended .
You are I are the same as Kami Cotler, the actress who played Elizabeth!
@@Wentrashane I got about every Walton DVD that exists. I have watched this about 12 x. I love the hometown morals of these people.
How My Dad loved the Waltons, kid here in the Seventies too and was a Thurs nite ritual after Piano lesson in the Church basement, after he cleaned the Church. Would watch with the Ministers Wife. Simpler times
A mother’s love is the greatest thing on earth! ❤️
Watch this every Christmas. The Walton's were so full of LOVE.. Miss those days where everything seemed so Peaceful......
Thank you for giving me a nice night with the Waltons. I really miss them. Made me cry with happiness.
My kids grew up with them and I always looked forward to the next episode. Am 76 now and have most of the DHS. I grew up poor, went to work for the government and got a retirement but will always appreciate
everything I have and earned it by working hard. I hope someday to meet the Waltons but may never happen.
Appreciating the small things in life and having love of people and Jesus is all we can hope for. Nancy Brown, Valley Springs, CA.
This movie started the entire Waltons series. So glad to have seen it. Waltons is one of the Best Shows of all time.
I agree with you 💯 on this show loved it when I was little and still love watching the old classic movies! ❤
Absolutely! Glad I bought the series on DVD because television today is no more than pure garbage.
Honestly, I am glad they changed the characters as they did for the TV show.
I made the mistake of watching "The Homecoming," and then the Waltons, on TV before I read the book. I made it a tradition to read the book each year and then watch the movie. unfortunately it's hard to keep which Spencer family member is which Walton family member. It's also odd that it's Clay-boy, not John boy. Although I must agree. It's one of the best.
It almost seems like a pilot episode, so many of the same actors, but the parents, though real actors at the time, couldn’t hold a candle to the two in the series
I usta dream of having a family like the Waltons and still do in some ways! This is the best family movies ever made and a great classic of meaning!
Back in the 1960s & 70s, kids waited all year for the holiday specials: Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (anyone remember that?), Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, J.T. (another forgotten X-mas special), and The Homecoming, which premiered in 1971. There were no VCRs back then--there was recording equipment but it was horrendously expensive, the most you could do was use a tape recorder--so if you missed your show, you had to wait until the next time it was on. And we never missed our X-mas shows! We couldn't wait! Mom would make popcorn or roast chestnuts and we'd all sit in front of our big console TV and enjoy ourselves. Such happy memories. The Homecoming became one of our annual favorites. It was made into a TV series the next year called The Waltons, which didn't do too well in the ratings at first (it was up against the Mod Squad and Flip Wilson), but in the spring when it won a bunch of Emmy Awards, the ratings skyrocketed & it became a very popular show. The kids repeated their original roles, the grown-ups did not. Thanks for this upload, it's nice to be able to see it on TV. The movie takes place in the 1930s--which was only 40 years ago from the time it was filmed. Now it's been almost 50 years since viewers originally saw it. Where has the time gone??
Don’t forget Frosty the Snowman! 😁
Ellen Corby did as Grandma.
Who remembers getting into the car to be driven through town to admire Christmas lights? (a real Christmas tree with tons of tinsil etc)
Yes, that's when Christmas was magical. Now, everything is easy access 24/7. Instant gratification.
With razzleberry dressing.
If only we still had families that were like this today. The family has lost so much.
Us baby boomers are the last of us, I miss my parents.
One of the finest Christmas movies EVER!
My dad was the age of the youngest girl,
and he would tell similar stories of growing
up in the Great Depression. CB
My dad too - tough times. As tough as it was though - World seems more unkind, and selfish with all wealth, technology.
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Of all the Walton episodes I love this one the best. We need more movies like this shown instead of crime filth and reality shows.
@@Sunflower-ug3eh Not China, the illuminati....but don't worry, judgement is coming, the rapture of all born again Christians and the 7year Tribulation are right around the corner.
Hey don’t you go hating on my crime shows 🤣🤣🤣
Don't hate on the crime shows now!
"The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned".
How PERFECTLY stated, Eileen M -- especially at this very point in my life and circumstances......THANK YOU.......
Wish I had it
Obviously you've never been at my house
No it doesn't
Well maybe sometimes questioned.
Like so many others who have posted I too have been watching this for over 50 years whenever it was played on tv. Now thanks to UA-cam I can watch it whenever I want or need to. I wasn’t raised like this show but it wasn’t bad just not all that great. My momma’s side of the family was very nurturing and I’ve tried to be that way with my family.
I can remember watching this show when I was in high school in the early to mid seventies. I also came from a broken home with a mom who worked long, hard hours to support myself and my three brothers. My father was too busy trying to "find himself" and never lifted a finger to help his children. As soon as I turned 15, I got a part-time job working after school and on weekends. I paid my mom rent to live at home and made sure I had enough left of my paycheck to pay for my clothes and shoes. The rest of my money I put aside to save up for a car. We often shopped at The Salvation Army thrift store for our clothes. Shoes were harder to find and generally purchased on sale from Payless shoes. Many evenings I spent sitting on the floor in our livingrm listening to The Walton's and doing my homework. Even though I thought life was hard for my family, holidays were still special for us. I am now 65 yrs. old and still find that life is hard. Somehow it was easier to get through life's troubles if you had your family to help you through it. My parents are both dead now and we siblings are scattered across the country. I still look back at that time as one of life's lessons for me. Family is so important for living life and more enjoyable too.
I love how they "watch" radio! My parents told about doing this when they were kids!
Oh yes! I remember my mom talking about everyone sitting around in the living room listening to the radio. Amos & Andy, Gunsmoke, The Life of Riley.
My grandfather done this also as a boy with his family. He'd count the pinholes on the speaker cloth whilst listening
In the last scene, the way John Boy looks at this father with such wonder and admiration- and then his father gives him a gift that says while he may not understand John Boy, he supports him in whatever he wants to do in life- just kills me. Turns me into a sobbing mess.
It is such a tender and beautiful scene, isn’t it?
I especially Love The Way Your name is closely similar to John Walton.Its a Very Beautiful Strong Name. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
@@wendydodson9603 wow Wendy. You just made me tear up. What a perfectly kind and lovely thing to say. I WISH I was more like the character! I'm seeing Richard Thomas in To Kill a Mockingbird later this month. He's such a fine actor. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well. Peace, Wendy.
A great movie! I hope you read my earlier comment!
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My momma was born in 1931 and lived through the depression, she would often retail me with tales of that era! She passed in 2005
The Waltons was my Moms favorite program. We grew up on it. Things were so pure & simple in those days.
It's hard to watch the movie w/o the entire original cast.
I'm stricken with just how much our world has changed. It's so much darker,cold & evil is spreading like crazy. We need to remember to care for eachother. It's not hard to be kind....
This is actually is the original cast ... Waltons Christmas Movie was so popular thaey then made the series
Thank goodness they kept Ralph Waite as John Walton. I always liked him!😊
.. living on this planet is not what its 'cracked - up to be' anymore ... (beam me Up , Scottie 😊)
Merry Christmas 2021. The dearest and purest family Christmas movie I know still. Have watched this for 50 years and even still it moves my heart. There's something to be said for simple times. Johnboy is my favorite of the children because he is like our son, who wasn't even born when this came out. He is now in his 20's, a wonderful writer and is a piano teacher, passing on a beautiful gift to so many children. Merry Christmas everyone, and hug your children and grandchildren, for they grow up all too fast.
One word Brenda, Absolutely. Merry Christmas to you and your family. I'm just an old sentimental piece of granite, but I watch this every year too.
It's wonderful. A must see every Christmas!
...🎅🏼💬simplier times are better... true... but a modern cell phone would have eased a lot of anxiety."..
Merry Christmas!
@@anarchorepublican5954 Hard to argue with that!
this was the last tv show my daddy saw, before having a stroke this very evening and passing away a few weeks later of cancer----Christmas cactus' and bird nest in the tree are so special, xoxo---jude
Hello Judy, how are you doing?
I LOVE THE WALTONS . THIS MOVIE STARTED IT ALL. IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY . MY HOW QUICKLY THE TIME GOES BY.
I WISH I OWNED ALL OF THE EPISODES.
I think Mary Ellen putting the bird’s nest in the Christmas tree was a good idea
It's hard to believe this movie going to be 50 year's old next year.
Thanks for the good memories .
Well it's now 2021, and coming this late fall, this movie will be 50 years old. And I remember watching it for it's very first showing, on CBS in late 1971. I was 12 years old then. Now I'm 62. You know what they say about how time flies ? It's beyond true ! And the older one gets it flies even faster and there's no going back, not even for 1 minute.
@@wingatemose1182
I agree time is flying bye and it was only two years ago I posted my statement.
Merry Christmas Everyone hope this Christmas is better than last.
I'll never forget the day we were all sitting in the kitchen at the kitchen table ready to eat and my 15 year old daughter walked in - stood in the doorway - and announced - Oh - its just like the Waltons. Such praise.
2022 and I still love this one. Times was hard, but people were happier in those days.
Were they?
Yes people were awhile lot happier I grew up back then didn't have much but we
We're happer
This is one my favorite Christmas movies. It's such a shame it wasn't on TV this Christmas season. Also it's a shame A Charlie Brown Christmas is also no longer shown on TV.
One of the best Christmas movies ever made,
This movie is now and always was a family tradition at Christmas
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It's one of my favorite Christmas movies
My web was down this past Christmas and I missed it ....
@@rondelby2482 ITS an April night and in watching IT for 1st X since 70s Verrry COZY , relaxing, & COMFY i ADOOORE it. Just wanted to say I hope you. got to watch belatedly ..🌝👍🌜🌠🌌🌠🌝⭐🌛
I watch this every Christmas, it’s about kindness and giving! Beautiful show and great example 💕
Sure is !
Hello how are you doing today, my honest and sincere apologies forgive me for dropping this message here but I will love to be friend with a God fearing, loving, and caring woman which you're hope no offense?
Thanks everyone, your comments are heartwarming, feels like family... makes me miss my sibblings and life with our young one. Am 76, life is quite different... I cherish the sweet memories of a milder life, with Christmas celebrations at my dad's church.. Christmas hymns (carols) pull at my heartstrings everytime I hear or sing them. Images of our elders singing to heart's content still overwhelm me in a joyous way. Those were the days. Am certainly thankful for this beautiful movie and the series of the Waltons. Wishing you all a Christmas season filled with love, cheer and a divine song to carry you thru the nights... Peace abide and heal your memory of all that wasn't good in your growing up years. Only Christ can mend a broken heart... I know for sure, and he can also erase the scars.
Love to all, prayerfully. a 'forever friend' of 60 years. Roses to my Lord, For unto us was born a baby... Saviour...
Merry Christmas to you.
Beautifully said. Merry Christmas to you! ❤️
I used to watch this every Christmas in the early 70s. Wonderful times!
We were young back in 1971, and most all the adults we knew back then were very much alive. None of the parents of the kids I grew up with in my hometown are alive now. They are all gone and strangers live in their homes today. The last one of childhood friends Dads lived to be 97, years old. He passed away in November 2011. Knew him as their Dad then he and I became friends after I was unable to go back to work in 2003. Sometimes life and time takes us down a road we never dreamed we would travel upon.
I just felt so good watching this movie last evening. I live alone, but I always get the cozy feeling of peace, love and home from watching this movie. Back in the 1960's, I was a little girl living with two brothers and three sisters and Mom, who was so strong and loving. And she made the best sugar cookies, ginger snaps and thumbprint cookies, too! This movie always brings back those wonderful Christmases from my childhood.
Me also
Ahh... we do have much to appreciate ❤
I truly love this movie. Patricia O'Neil played Olivia exceptionally.
I always thought it was odd that Patricia Neal was cast as a Southerner because I thought she was a Yankee. - but apparently she was born in Kentucky & raised in Tennessee
Hello how are you doing today, my honest and sincere apologies forgive me for dropping this message here but I will love to be friend with a God fearing, loving, and caring woman which you're hope no offense?
It's 2023, the day after Christmas. This special episode still brings tears to my eyes. I'm 56 for 6 days now and I've been watching The Waltons ever since I can remember. Thank you for posting this!
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Day afternoon Thanksgiving
I think you meant it was 2022. Unless you are a time traveler. Merry Christmas.