THE WALTONS RETURN TO THE CW NETWORK WITH NEW ORIGINAL HOLIDAY MOVIE “THE WALTONS’ THANKSGIVING”

Last year, the CW aired a remake of the original special, THE WALTONS’ HOMECOMING. According to the press release below, it was ratings success for the network, so it makes sense they are filming a follow-up with THE WALTONS’ THANKSGIVING. 

Richard Thomas (the original John Boy) is returning once again to narrate this new film. 

See all the details on The Waltons' Thanksgiving below...


CW Press Release:

THE WALTONS RETURN 

TO THE CW NETWORK

WITH NEW ORIGINAL HOLIDAY MOVIE

“THE WALTONS’ THANKSGIVING”

Bellamy Young, Logan Shroyer and Richard Thomas Reprise Their “The Waltons’ Homecoming” Roles, with Teddy Sears Joining the Cast

May 4, 2022 (Burbank, CA) — The CW Network announced today a new, original made-for-television movie THE WALTONS’ THANKSGIVING will debut in the fourth quarter 2022. An exact air date and time will be announced later.

In THE WALTONS’ THANKSGIVING, the holiday spirit is in the air on Walton Mountain in 1934 as the Walton family eagerly prepares for the annual Harvest Festival Fair in town. Carnival rides, talent shows and pie contests come around every year, but at this year’s Harvest Festival Fair, a young boy arrives that will dramatically change the Waltons’ lives in ways that they could have never imagined.

From Warner Bros. Television, THE WALTONS’ THANKSGIVING is a follow-up to The CW’s original television movie THE WALTONS’ HOMECOMING, which was the network’s second most-watched special of the 2021-22 season. THE WALTONS’ HOMECOMING took home a 73rd Annual Christopher Award in Television, Cable and Streaming, as well as two Movie Guide Awards for the Epiphany Prize in Television and star Bellamy Young for the Grace Prize in Television for most inspiring performance of the year. It was also the winner of the Environmental Media Association’s Green Seal Award for implementing sustainable practices and raising environmental awareness.

THE WALTONS’ THANKSGIVING stars Bellamy Young (“Scandal”) as Olivia, Logan Shroyer (“This Is Us”) as John Boy, Teddy Sears (“The Flash”) as John Sr., and Richard Thomas, who originally starred as John Boy Walton in the beloved television series “The Waltons,” as adult John Boy, who narrates the movie. The television movie is produced by Magnolia Hill Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with Emmy®-winning executive producer Sam Haskell, writer/co-executive producer Jim Strain, co-executive producer Hudson Hickman, producer Billy Levin, and producer Bobby Kelly. Joe Lazarov is the director/co-executive producer and Grammy® winner Tena Clark is the composer. “The Waltons” original series was created by Earl Hamner, Jr.

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A Special INVITE for Christmas Movie Fans on NEW YEARS DAY! (Don't be Late!)

Feast your eyes on what INSP has in store for us viewers today! It's a special trip down memory lane!

This is a special invitation for all viewers to join INSP for their first premiere presentation of...

The Waltons: The Homecoming

Monday, January 1st, 2018 at 3pm ET!

Story details via INSP:
The pilot movie that became the beloved series, The Waltons! Though much of the adult cast changed when the series took to the airwaves, all of the children, who star in the series, including Richard Thomas, are in this movie. Patricia Neal plays Olivia Walton; Edgar Bergan is Grandpa Walton; Andrew Duggan plays John Walton. Ellen Corby debuts her role as feisty Grandma Walton, and we meet, for the first time, many INSP fan-favorite characters we later grow to love in the series, including the Baldwin sisters!

It’s the Christmas season of 1933 and the hard times of The Great Depression have hit Walton Mountain. The family sawmill is shut down for lack of business, and in order to survive, John Walton, Sr. must leave home and travel more than 50 miles to find work. As the family prepares for the holidays, they can’t wait to be reunited with him.

The Waltons: The Homecoming - image via: jmhaven.com

In the meantime, leading up to the big day, life goes on. Mary Ellen tells her younger siblings the legend of Christmas Eve, when, at midnight, it’s said that all the animals are able to speak. They make plans to stake out the barn and hear the chatter for themselves.

A missionary gives out broken toys to the impoverished children on the mountain. Elizabeth gets a cracked baby doll, and learns a memorable lesson about charity.

The Waltons: The Homecoming - image via: fanpop

And at 15, John-Boy harbors a secret that he can’t tell his family. He wants to go to college someday to be a writer, but he knows they’d never be able to afford tuition, and may not even approve of such plans. In fact, he’s already started writing down his thoughts, hopes, dreams, and the abiding moments that bring his loving family to life, but he keeps his writing close to the vest, and is sure no one knows about it.

Now, it’s Christmas Eve, and still there is no sign of John Sr. coming home. On a radio broadcast, Olivia hears of a blizzard and a train wreck in the vicinity of where John is coming from. She fears this would delay his return, or worse, that he was a passenger on the train, that he’s injured or dead. Thinking John would be stranded on the side of the road, Olivia sends John-Boy out, on the day before Christmas, to search for his father.

I hope you will join me, in coming home once again to the Walton's family with their first movie, "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story," that began the journey of what would become the popular, highly rated television series- "The Waltons"!

You can almost taste that applesauce cake cooking in the oven and the smell of the evergreen tree as they decorate it with pretty things and homemade Christmas decorations!

It's a simple time when things were hard, and yet, they had everything in the world the could possibly need, as long as they had one another!

Enjoy the show!!! God's Abundant Blessings to you all in this New Year - 2018!!! Net


*Available on DVD from The Waltons...





The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Waltons - Complete Series Boxed Collection

The Waltons Movie Collection: (A Wedding on Walton's Mountain / Mother's Day / A Day for Thanks / A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion / Wedding / Easter)



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In Rememberance, "Goodnight Earl Hamner", Creator and Narrator of "The Waltons"...

Earl Hamner on The Waltons porch

Surrounded by his family, Earl Hamner, best known as the Creator and Narrator of "The Waltons" television series... passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the age of 92.

From the beginning, and still today, we devoted fans welcome Earl Hamner's show, The Waltons, into our homes with high regard, knowing each episode will give us a warm, heartwarming family story and values we can always depend on. Based upon his own upbringing and family life growing up, The Waltons in a way over the years have become extended members of our own family. The character of John Boy, on the series was based on Earl's Hamner's own childhood days growing up in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.

Earl Hamner, creator of The Waltons with Richard Thomas (John Boy Walton)

Earl Hamner pictured in front with cast members of The Waltons
Kami Cotler, David Harper, Eric Scott, Jon Walmsley, Michael Learned,
Ralph Waite, Ellen Corby, Mary Beth McDonough, and Judy Norton

Video Clip via INSP, of Earl Hamner talking about The Waltons and John Boy...



Born on July 10, 1923, Earl Hamner, Jr. was the eldest son of Doris Marion Giannini and Earl Henry Hamner, Sr. Earl would eventually have eight siblings, one more than portrayed on The Waltons weekly television series... Cliff (Jason), Marian (Mary Ellen), Bill (Ben), Paul (Ben), Audrey (Erin), James (Jim Bob), and Nancy (Elizabeth).

Earl Hamner pictured with his family, Mother and siblings...

Earl Hamner pictured on porch with Cast Members of The Waltons
image via: 2013 Entertainment Weekly article
Ralph Waite (John), Michael Learned (Olivia), Mary McDonough (Erin), David W. Harper (Jim-Bob),
Eric Scott (Ben), Earl Hamner, Jr. (Narrator), Kami Cotler (Elizabeth),
Richard Thomas (John-Boy), Jon Walmsley (Jason), and Judy Norton (Mary Ellen)

According to Earl Hamner's official web-site, "Money was short, and books were a luxury they could not afford. Their "library" consisted of the Holy Bible, (the King James Version), and a manual of bee-keeping. Doris and Earl strongly encouraged all the children in their growing family to excel, and Earl Jr. became interested in writing at an early age. He was writing his numbers at the age of two and reading at four. His poem "My Dog" was published on the Children's Page of the Richmond Times-Dispatch when he was six. Earl claims he knew he was going to become a writer from that day."

While studying at the University of Richmond, in 1943, Earl was drafted into the army. "Hamner then spent several months at the 19th Replacement Depot in England learning how to diffuse land mines, one of the most dangerous of Army jobs." via his bio. "Two months after D-day he landed on Omaha Beach, and, because his officers had discovered that he knew how to type, he was re-assigned to the 542nd Quartermaster Corps which he served in Paris. He loved Paris, learned to speak French, and made friends with the French people including a special girl named Jeanine. It was here, after the end of the war, that he began in earnest sending off stories for publication and amassing rejection slips."

Earl Hamner, served in the US Army 1943-1946
image via: http://www.allaboutthewaltons.com/ham-fam.php

After being discharged from the army in 1946, he found work in radio, and in 1948, "received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in broadcasting from the College of Music of the University of Cincinnati." (source)

Earl's own life experiences during the depression were the basis for his writings and the eventual Waltons TV show, beginning with his novel, The Homecoming, which first became a Christmas TV Special. Before the success of The Waltons, however, he wrote episodes of The Twilight Zone, and the movie Spencer's Mountain was based on his novel.

Earl Hamner married Jane Martin in 1954. They had two children, Scott and Caroline. Both had roles, as teenagers, in The Homecoming Christmas Special when it first appeared on TV, CBS, in 1970.

The Waltons - The Homecoming Special

Writing was a part of Earl Hamner, all of his life, from that first moment he learned to read at a young age of 4. At a time, when a man, or even a young boy, was expected to work with his hands and money was scarce, I would say that was quite fortuitous of his parents to instill the love of learning at such a young age, especially in that day and age, where times were truly hard.

Young Earl Hamner Jr.

Image Credit: Media Heritage

If you would like to know more about Earl Hamner's life, writings, and TV shows, I encourage you to visit Earl's web-site, and read the tribute given there, written by Earl's devoted friend, James Person, Jr., who wrote Earl Hamner's Biography, Earl Hamner From Walton's Mountain to Tomorrow.

Biography of Earl Hamner

The Waltons series began in 1972 and ended in 1981. Six Reunion movies followed, with the last one airing in 1998, A Walton Easter.

The INSP web-site gave a wonderful tribute to Earl that includes heartfelt, touching statements from The Waltons cast members. Thankfully, we can continue to watch The Waltons every weekday on the INSP television network and hear the amazing voice of Earl Hamner narrating the story.

Earl Hamner at John Boy's desk
Courtesy: Ray Castro, Jr. on Earl Hamner Storyteller Facebook page 

The Waltons Home - Saying Goodnight...

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Earl Hamner's dear family, friends, and the cast members of The Waltons, who I know are like family.

Earl's son shared that his dad died peacefully in his sleep, so it is appropriate that we all say now...

"Goodnight Earl".

We are grateful to Earl Hamner for the joy he has brought into our homes and our families lives each time we turn on The Waltons and return to a simpler time. I pray the legacy of this endearing series will carry on forever...

Richard Thomas (John Boy) Returns to Walton's Mountain - Sunday on INSP!

image via: INSP

Join Actor Richard Thomas (best remembered as John Boy from The Waltons) on the television channel INSP... as he hosts a premiere of Favorite Episodes and Memories! The 9-hour marathon runs on Sunday November 9th from 11am ET - until 8 pm ET and can be seen exclusively on INSP. Thanksgiving Specials will follow after the Richard Thomas marathon... from 8 pm ET - until 2 AM!

via INSP--

INSP HOSTS RICHARD THOMAS IN AN ALL-DAY MARATHON

Richard shares his favorite episodes of THE WALTONS this Sunday, November 9th beginning at 11am ET.

Throughout the day on INSP, audiences will enjoy never-before-seen footage of Richard as he shares personal memories, humorous anecdotes and behind-the-scene stories of his favorite episodes of “The Waltons.” 

A "Video Clip" preview of the Richard Thomas’ Favorites Marathon:


Episodes being aired during this "Richard Thomas" Event:

The Sinner - A young preacher staying a few days with the Waltons leads John-Boy to learn the true meaning of grace.

The Love Story -John-Boy Walton finds himself in love for the first time when a young girl in need of love and attention returns to her remarried father’s home on Walton Mountain.

The Scholar - John-Boy demonstrates love and understanding as he teaches a proud but uneducated woman how to read and write.

The Easter Story - During the depression years of the mid-1930s in the Blue Ridge Mountains area of Virginia, the faith of the large but close-knit Walton family is tested when the mother contracts polio and the doctor pronounces her a hopeless cripple. With the help and encouragement of her family, Olivia develops a tremendous will to walk, resulting in a sudden breakthrough.

The Burn Out - A flash fire demolishes the second floor of the Walton’s house and begins a series of events that threatens to destroy the family.

The Achievement - When six weeks pass with no word from the publisher about his novel, John-Boy travels to New York and to a turning point in his personal and professional life.


*Check your local and online guides for channel information or visit FIND INSP to determine availability in your area.

Exclusively on INSP - a Special Marathon of "The Waltons", with creator Earl Hamner!

Enjoy a Marathon of The Waltons

Sunday, April 6th on INSP

with Special Exclusive Commentary

by the shows creator, Earl Hamner.

 

See this Video Clip, promo:

 Episodes Airing: "The Love Story", "The Achievement", "Grandma Comes Home", "The Revel", and "The Conflict" (2 hr.). SPECIAL NOTE from INSP:  These episodes will include extra content of interviews with Earl Hamner.  To fit in these pieces, the episodes will not start directly on the hour, but will air in the order below from 1-7:30pm and then be repeated from 7:30p-2:00a, all on April 6th. I hope many of you will enjoy this visit home toWalton's Mountain!  ------------------------------------------------------------------*If you would like to help get INSP back on DirecTV, please click here. 

"Good Day & Night, John Boy"

*Catch "The Waltons Reunion Movies" Marathon on the Hallmark Channel!


The Waltons Movie Collection


May 19, 2013 Sunday
Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain ... 11 AM
A Wedding on Walton's Mountain ... 1 PM
A Walton Wedding ... 3 PM
A Walton Easter ... 5 PM
A Decade of the Waltons ... 7 PM
Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain ... 9 PM

See them all on the Hallmark Channel !

*Only one of the six reunion movies won't be shown. That one movie is A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion.


The Waltons Movie Collection DVD includes:
A Wedding on Walton's Mountain / Mother's Day / A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain / A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion / A Walton Wedding / A Walton Easter

Enjoy your weekend....

and come home to Walton's Mountain!

Catch The Waltons “Cast Favorites” Special Marathon

Airs April 20th, 2012 on INSP from 6 PM - 1 AM

Video Promo:

Gather around the Table for A Walton Easter

The Hallmark Channel is premiering A Walton Easter for the first time on their Network. The show will air twice on Saturday evening, March 31st, 2012. They will also air A Decade of The Waltons - a special flashback of videos from The Waltons TV series.

Video Promo - A Walton Easter:





A Walton Easter is available on DVD as part of The Waltons 6 Reunion Movies, which includes:
A Wedding on Walton's Mountain
Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain
A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
A Walton Wedding
A Walton Easter

You're invited to a Day of Weddings on Waltons Mountain!

Gospel Music Channel, in honor of it being June Wedding Month, is playing a day of Wedding Episodes from The Waltons series and Two Wedding Movies from the Reunion Movie Collection.

Sunday June 5th, 2011 -
The Waltons Wedding Episodes:

1 PM: The Waltons - The Honeymoon : After 19 years of Marriage, John and Olivia go on a Honeymoon.

2 PM: The Waltons - The Anniversary : John makes plans for his 25th Anniversary.

3 PM: The Waltons - The Matchmakers : When John plays Cupid, Walton's Mountain loses it's most eligible bachelor.

4 PM : The Waltons - The Elopement : Jason runs into trouble managing Ike's store.

5 PM : The Waltons - The Wedding Part 1: Mary Ellen announces her engagement to David Spencer; Dr. Curtis Willard arrives on Walton's Mountain.

6 PM :  The Waltons - The Wedding Part 2: Mary Ellen reconsiders plans to get married.

7 PM : The Waltons Reunion Movie - A Wedding on Waltons Mountain : The Family plans Erin's wedding after World War II.

9 PM : The Waltons Reunion Movie - A Walton Wedding  : John Boy weds the daughter of a U.S. diplomat Mountain style.



Enjoy the day and the trip back to Walton's Mountain!

RICHARD THOMAS in Hallmark Channel Movie - TIME After TIME

I wanted to share with you all this Press Release (below)  from the Hallmark Channel, regarding Richard Thomas, starring in a new Hallmark Channel Movie this month, titled: Time after Time. (He is best known for his role on The Waltons , which can still be seen on TV today, on the Channel - INSP, every weeknight at 8 PM est.)



Richard Thomas - pictured on the left, as John Boy Walton on the TV series The Waltons and pictured on the right in his new Hallmark Channel Movie, Time after Time.


RICHARD THOMAS: TIME BANDIT

Since 1958, RICHARD THOMAS has been an honored guest in the Hallmark family, when he made the first of several films for Hallmark Hall of Fame long before he transformed into the iconic “John-Boy” of “The Waltons” fame. With the Hallmark Channel Original Movie “Time After Time,” which premieres Saturday, March 19 (9 p.m. ET/PT, 8C), he’s come home again as a man traveling back in time to rectify the mistakes he made as a youth – and hopefully to save the small town he came to love from corporate devastation. Thomas loves jumping back into the Hallmark bosom whenever time allows, thanks to lightning-fast production (“Time” only took 15 days to film, he says) and that the network is one of the few remaining places where true family films can also find a home.

RICHARD THOMAS in Movie -  TIME After TIME
Crown Features Syndicate™

Regrets? Everyone has a few, unless perhaps you’re Frank Sinatra. For the rest of us, time marches on whether we make the right decisions or not – and it’s hard to not look back on the past and wish we’d been able to guide our younger selves. But in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie “Time After Time,” which premieres Saturday, March 19 (9 p.m. ET/PT, 8C), Richard Thomas gets to play a man with a rare opportunity – the ability to tweak his past by getting to know his brasher, if more fearful, 30-year-old self.

Sound a little “Back to the Future”? Maybe. But Thomas, a onetime child actor who grew up to become John-Boy on “The Waltons,” says it’s not about the sci-fi, but about people and relationships.

“It’s about how moments are precious and you shouldn’t squander them,” says Thomas, who turns 60 in June. “The present is all we have. It’s an admonition about how you make your choices in the present.”

If the present is all we have, then it’s a good thing Thomas’s character Dick Kern shows up when he does in “Time After Time.” The 30-year old Richard is an ambitious journalist based in Tulsa who flees his job and the state when a story goes wrong. He ends up back on Long Island, New York, working for the small town paper where he got his start.

But then things get a little haywire when Richard meets another newcomer to the paper – Dick, who seems to know a whole lot about Richard’s life, and how he became the person who ran away, rather than confront, his troubles. Dick reveals he’s actually Richard, 30 years older, and he’s here to help him become the man he should be. With Dick offering advice, Richard learns to face a number of challenges – including re-acquainting himself with his former high-school sweetheart Jackie, who is now engaged.

When Richard is assigned what on the surface seems to be just a fluff piece about a new mega-store coming to town, Save-A-Lot, Dick is there to prod him to dig deeper. The story turns out to be one that could change the course of Richard’s career … and the fate of his quaint, small town.

So wait – amidst the romance and metaphysics and rewriting of history, is “Time After Time” also hiding a warning message about big box stores?

“Of course!” laughs Thomas. “One thing that’s terrific about this movie is that it will reach people in communities like this one who should take a closer look. This film has a social message about valuing the smaller in our society. We’ve always been in conflict in America where we value the little guy … but want to be Vanderbilt. It’s a risky question in this economy, but it’s kind of an evergreen question, too.”

In a sense, Thomas’ career with Hallmark has an evergreen quality: The son of ballet dancers, he took to the stage as a child and, in spite of having partial hearing loss (he uses hearing aids now), earned accolades for his work on stage and screen. But some of his earliest notice came from his live-on-TV appearances in several Hallmark Hall of Fame movies, beginning with 1958’s “The Christmas Tree.”

“It was nerve-wracking,” he says of performing live to the camera. “But I was a stage performer, so it was normal to do shows live. You only get one shot at it – you get a dress rehearsal and then do it live. So everyone’s game is up.”

He landed his most notable role in “The Waltons” in 1971, and then left in 1977, returning to the “John-Boy” part several times over the years for various movie specials. For years it was the way in which most people recognized him, though over the decades that’s tapered off – in part to his New York residency, which affords him a certain amount of anonymity. But, he admits it sure took a while before he could shake off being “John-Boy” to everyone.

“When you first leave a show you know you’ll have to do some heavy lifting to balance the scales,” he says. “You can’t expect everyone to be on your schedule, just because you left the show and want to play other parts. But it’s astonishing – people still come up to me in England and France and recognize me. I’m proud of that show and have nothing but fond memories. I’m glad that’s the TV series I’m known for.”

Over the decades, Thomas built a career of playing to the “John-Boy” expectations – and against them, with a career that includes everything from appearances on “Law & Order” (2009) to feature films like “Wonder Boys” (2000) and adaptations of Stephen King works like “It” (1990). But he says “Time After Time” was a unique experience.

“I’ve made over 50 TV films over the years – but we shot this film in 15 days. That’s a new land speed record in my life,” he says.

Finding the film was a real pleasure, he says: His last Hallmark film, 2006’s “Wild Hearts” had done well, and he was paging through several scripts when “Time” jumped out at him.

“At first I wasn’t sure if they were sending it to me to play the younger guy or the older guy,” he chuckles. “People forget I’m, well, old because I seem younger.”

Clearly, he was destined for the elder part of Dick, and specifically asked if he could let it all hang out to play the part – that is, just be himself. “I thought, ‘I just want to let it go.’ I want to be a little heavy and look my age, and not have anything airbrushed out and see how it is.”

As a father of seven – with ages ranging from 34 to 14 – Thomas is grateful that films like the ones Hallmark makes still exist, which is why he likes returning to the fold.

“Hallmark is one of the few places left where I can do a film that appeals to the kind of family viewership that loved ‘The Waltons.’ A lot of those people have a hard time with what’s on television right now. It’s family entertainment, and family entertainment is not just children’s programming; it’s a show the whole family can watch together, and when it’s done they can have a discussion. That doesn’t mean it can’t have edges – it just has to be aware of its audience. This picture is that kind of picture; everyone can sit down and watch it,” he says.

But would he want to time-travel back and give advice to his younger self? Thomas feels like he already does, every time he talks to his kids.

“I have a wife I adore, and a 14-year old kid I never thought I’d have, and if I’d done things slightly differently, maybe I wouldn’t have that now,” he says. “But people ask themselves this question all the time. One always does things that one isn’t so proud of, treating a person a certain way, or saying something wrong. But it’s a teaching device. If you can admit to yourself there are things you would change – what does that teach you?”

“Time After Time” premieres March 19 (9 p.m. ET/PT, 8C).

For more information on the dvds and other merchandise of The Waltons, visit The Waltons General Store.

For more Photos, Casting, & Plot Details, visit the “Time After Time” page.

*Photos, from Crown Features Syndicate™.

A Walton Wedding airs on Gospel Music Channel Tonight

Don't say "Goodnight" just yet... The Wedding of John Boy Walton - A Walton Wedding, airs tonight on the Gospel Music Channel! GMC plays alot of Family-Friendly Movies on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons!


June 11, 2010

A Walton Wedding ... Gospel Music Channel ... 8 PM

(time is in Eastern Standard Time)

Click Here for Pictures and a Movie Review for A Walton Wedding!

A Walton Wedding - John Boy of The Waltons gets Married !

MOVIE REVIEW

A Walton Wedding

Network: CBS

Original Air Date: February 12, 1995

Writing credits:
Earl Hamner Jr.
Claire Whitaker
Rod Peterson

CAST:

Richard Thomas ... John-Boy
Ralph Waite ... John Walton
Michael Learned ... Olivia Walton
Jon Walmsley ... Jason Walton
Judy Norton-Taylor ... Mary Ellen Walton
Mary Beth McDonough ... Erin Walton Northridge
Eric Scott ... Ben Walton
David W. Harper ... Jim-Bob Walton
Kami Cotler ... Elizabeth Walton
Kate McNeil ... Janet Gilchrist
Joe Conley ... Ike
Ronnie Claire Edwards ... Corabeth Walton
Holland Taylor ... Aunt Flo
Ellen Corby ... Grandma Walton
Diane Baker ... Charlotte Gilchrist
Tony Becker ... Drew
Roy Brocksmith ... Professor Trumbell
Lisa Harrison ... Toni Walton
Nicholas Pryor ... Ralph Gilchrist
Mary Jackson ... Emily Baldwin
Helen Kleeb ... Miss Mamie Baldwin

PLOT: (from The Waltons Web-site)

In this made for TV movie, made in 1995, Richard Thomas once again appears as John Boy Walton. The year is 1964 and in New York he has met the woman he wants to marry. Her name is Janet Gilchrist and she is an editor of a fashion magazine, and the daughter of a diplomat. The two of them have planned a small wedding in New York and their family and friends from Waltons Mountain will come to New York for the celebration. Janet's Aunt Flo however, has far grander ideas and John Boy nearly reaches the end of his tether when she begins to take over their wedding preparations. Added to the wedding plan stress John Boy is also trying to write an article about his Grandma, but the story is seeming to be superficial. He decides that he needs to go home to escape the wedding preparations, as well as to reunite with his Grandmother and fill in some gaps which he feels his story has.

While he is on Waltons Mountain trying to put his article together, Janet is left in New York trying to prevent her wedding from getting out of hand. She too leaves the city and heads for Waltons Mountain, and the two plan for a wedding there.

Meantime John Boy is trying to research into Grandma's ancestry and finds no mention of her father in any of the family papers or bible. When he asks her about him she becomes very agitated. Further research into letters held by the Baldwin sisters, reveal that, although he lived in the south, he sympathized with the plight of the slaves and joined the Union to fight against slavery. His neighbors called him a traitor and his family was shamed.

Olivia has decided that the time is right for her to return to study and she enrolls in a class at Boatwright University. Being a married woman, with a family, returning to study, makes her lecturer wonder why she is there and he makes her time in his class very difficult. John also has his problems. He has recently been elected as a County Supervisor and the lumber company which he and Ben run stands to profit if he votes for a proposed subdivision to go ahead. By this time Elizabeth's boyfriend Drew is also working at the mill.

We finally get to the wedding and right in the middle of a wedding song, Jason's wife Toni goes into labor. Fortunately there is a Doctor on hand, and Mary Ellen leaves her bridesmaid duties to go and deliver the new little Walton, Patsy Kline Walton.

The Wedding Nuptials go on... and the baby is heard crying as they say their "I Do's". Afterwards, family and friends gather for an outdoor reception, all beautifully decorated by the directing of Janet's Aunt Flo. It's a beautiful scene of dancing and celebrating in front of the beloved Walton House!

Movie Review:

This is another beautiful Walton Reunion Movie. I just love each and every one! A Walton Easter, I usually say, is my favorite, but I Love this one, too!

A Walton Wedding is so sweetly made and entertaining - something your entire family can enjoy watching together!

It's so fun to watch the family life of The Waltons... all the ups & down the aisle, too!

There are so mnany obstacles that seem to get in the way of John Boy and Janet getting married - work, location, and Janet's Aunt Flo has taken the event over making it bigger than either John Boy or Janet ever wanted or dreamed.

They eventually decide to have something smaller right there on Walton's Mountain. When Janet's family comes to town, there is a mix-up and they end up in Jail, and John has to go and bail them up. This is an embarrassing introduction of the family, but soon enough Janet's family realizes how wonderful the Walton family is.

It's a nice trip back to Walton's Mountain that the whole family can enjoy together!


See or Skip:

See, with your Family!!!

Available on DVD -
in The Waltons Movie Collection

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