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Summary: A touch of nostalgia
Review: This is one show that I have many pleasant memories of. As a teen, my family would gather around the tv on Thursday evenings to watch the day to day adventures of the Walton clan. It touched my father because he was from the mountainous area of eastern Kentucky and he was born in 1932. The whole show was almost like going home each week for him. I felt our family got to know a little more about what his childhood was like by watching this show.My parents were down this weekend and I rec'd the first season, so just like we did 30 some odd years ago, we gathered around the tv and enjoyed the first three episodes. I was tickled to see how good the picture was and was also impressed with the audio. This set has brought back so many pleasant memories of gathering around the tv mirroring the Waltons gathered around the radio. I am so glad Warner's has provided us with this fine family show on dvd. Now if they can just find some extra's for the next set.
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Summary: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Review: Nowhere near as maudlin or tragic as the show it is often (and unfairly) compared to, Little House on the Prairie, The Walton's is probably the best family TV drama of all time. Revisiting Walton's Mountain can bring back some great memories. For those who stuck with the show throughout the run and watched in dismay as Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Ellen Corby, Michael Learned and finally Ralph Waite drifted away, the first season has everybody in fine form. The kids are cute without being saccharine, the stories are a fine balance of drama and humor and the acting and pacing are well done. This show may seem too slow to some, but life on the Mountain was leisurely, so the show should be also. There are some complaints that despite the narration at the beginning of the episode telling us how isolated they were that a lot of people seemed to stumble upon that mountain: well, this is certainly true. I think the strongest episodes were those that took place within the community, and not with outsiders who always found a lesson to be learned from the Waltons. As the first season progresses, each child gains their personality. Jon Walmsley, my favorite, is also a very talented musician and his character Jason, the second oldest, is a good counterpoint to Richard Thomas' often cranky and annoyed John Boy. This is a good place to start if you've never seen the show. For those of us who grew up with it, or became converts in reruns, it's a blessed DVD event. Best episodes: The Scholar, The Typewriter and An Easter Story.
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Summary: Another great clean series!
Review: I'm so excited that they're coming out with all of these season DVDs. I wasn't even born when the Waltons first season was on, but I really enjoy the show. It's worth watching. I look forward to seeing each episode. The price is terrific.
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Summary: Episode List for Season One
Review: For your information, here is a complete episode list for season one of "The Waltons." The Foundling 9/14/72
A small deaf girl is abandoned at the Walton home. They lovingly care for her and teach her sign language, but their attention causes a crisis for Elizabeth. The Carnival 9/21/72
A carnival troupe comes to Walton's Mountain. When the manager absconds with the money, four members are stranded at the Walton house. They thank the Waltons with a private performance. The Calf 9/28/72
The family cow, Chance, gives birth to a healthy calf, but John announces that it must be sold to make ends meet. Elizabeth and Jim Bob hide the calf to save it. The Hunt 10/5/72
John Boy prepares to go on his first hunt and distresses over taking an animal's life. During the hunt he saves John's life from an attacking bear. Meanwhile, Mary Ellen debates over a new dress or a baseball mitt. The Typewriter 10/12/72
John-Boy borrows an antique typewriter from the Baldwin sisters so he can send a story to a magazine. Mary Ellen then mistakenly sells it to a junk man. The Star 10/19/72
When a meteorite falls on the Baldwin's house, Zeb believes his time has come. The Baldwin sistes are hoaxed by their cousin until Zeb and John come to the rescue. The Sinner 10/26/72
The Reverand Matthew Fordwick comes to Walton's Mountain and upsets the family with his strict and forceful preaching. He innocently samples "the recipe," and John helps him to be accepted within the community. The Boy From The CCC 11/02/72
Gino, a boy from the slums of New York City, runs away from a CCC Camp and learns about trust and love from the Waltons. The Ceremony 11/09/72
A Jewish family, escaping refugees from Nazi Germany, come to Walton's Mountain for safety. Their 13-year-old son loses respect for his father in the son's attempt to maintain his religious beliefs and practices. The Legend 11/16/72
John's old army buddy, Tip Harrison, tries to cover his lack of success with childish actions and comments that culminate in an accidental fire and the shooting of Reckless. The Literary Man 11/30/72
John-Boy's truck breaks down and he meets famed author A. J. Covington. John-Boy jeopardizes a timber contract badly needed by the family. The Dust Bowl Cousins 12/07/72
The Walton's distant cousins arrive on the mountain and immediately upset everyone's life by their shiftless and dishonest ways. The Reunion 12/14/72
The Baldwin sisters and "The Recipe" play a pivotal role in this story involving their unscrupulous scheming cousin, Homer Lee Baldwin. The Minstrel 12/21/72
Mary Ellen meets a traveling troubador, Jamie, and neglects her responsibilities of helping to pick fruit. The Actress 1/04/73
When her car breaks down, the famous and extravagant actress, Alvira Drummond, finds herself stranded on Walton's Mountain. The children, especially Mary Ellen, are fascinated by her "Hollywood" ways. The Fire 1/11/73
A young girl's father objects to Miss Hunter teaching evolution and takes drastic actions to prevent his child and others from learning more about it. The Love Story 1/18/73
John-Boy falls in love with Jenny Pendleton, who returns to Walton's Mountain. Jenny's father and new step-mother follow her to the mountain. Her father is killed in an auto accident and Jenny returns home with her step-mother. John-Boy suffers his first lost love. The Courtship 1/25/73
Olivia's Uncle Cody Nelson comes to visit with the Waltons and finds love with a woman who has been divorced four times. The Gypsies 2/01/73
A gypsy family is stranded, but the leader refuses to accept help from the Waltons. His pride almost costs the life of his baby son. The Deed 2/08/73
It seems that the Waltons never officially registered the deed to Walton's Mountain. In order to help pay the legal fees, John-Boy leaves home for a job in the city. He meets new friends, gets mugged, and earns a reward to help the family keep their home. The Scholar 2/22/73
A neighbor lady, Verdie Grant, asks John-Boy to teach her to read and write. He agrees to teach her as he helps Elizabeth. Things go wrong, however, and feelings are hurt. The Bicycle 3/01/73
Local blacksmith Curtis Norton has had John-Boy write letters to his bride-to-be. When she arrives on Walton's Mountain, life and Curtis are much different than she expected. Meanwhile, Olivia is feeling new pangs for freedom and something "different" in her life. The Townie 3/08/73
John-Boy's friend, Sarah, sees him as a way to escape her "trapped" life with her demanding mother. When John-Boy rejects her advances, she runs off and plans to elope with a townie. The Easter Story 4/19/73(two-hour episode)
The entire family suffers a crisis when Olivia is stricken with polio. Dr. Vance prescribes the accepted treatment, but Olivia does not get better. John-Boy learns of a new treatment practiced by Sister Kenny and the family tries it in time for the Easter service.
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Summary: Night John-Boy
Review: So exciting that this show is finally getting a DVD release! I literally haven't seen this show since I was in grade school so there is not much I remember, aside from the infamous nighttime well wishes. And the fact that Grandma was a total diesel! Thank you TPTB for allowing some us to catch up with an old friend.
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Summary: The perfect family show
Review: I remember watching this show with my siblings and parents every Thursday night. Everyone in our family could identify with one of the characters in the show since there were Grandparents, a Mom and Dad and kids of all ages. This TV family had all the trials and tribulations of many real families. It was always interesting to see how everyone would resolve the daily conflicts that a normal family has. Siblings dealing with the difficulties of growing up and parents striving to teach their kids values that would last their entire lives. And there were many colorful supporting characters and guest stars. The Waltons is a special show.
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Summary: Wonderful Series, Highly Recommended
Review: Goodnight John-Boy, Goodnight Mary Ellen. If you ever watched this show you are familiar with the Walton's nightly ritual. This is a super show; I taped as many episodes as I could on the old VCR. What a great opportunity to now get them on DVD and not have to watch the commercials. (Although the commercials from those days are entertaining in themselves.) To quote another reviewer "BRAVO" for finally putting this on DVD.
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Summary: Walton -the Complete Frist Season
Review: This is just great to watch. Loved reliving the memories when the Walton's first came out. Definitely for the whole family to sit down together and watch.
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Summary: The best family series ever on TV
Review: At last , the best family show has been released on DVD. The Waltons was, and still is today, my favorite family show on TV. Followed by "Little House On The Prairie". This is a very nice DVD set. The stories are great. About a family sticking together during the depression. The parents are strong and teach their kids right from wrong. The father, a family man, that does right by his family. A mother full of so much love. The first season she is strick but loosens up as the seaons continue. Kids that show respect for their elders is so good to see....even if it's just on TV. But, that was the times of the 30's. Grampa is so cool. Granma is a little preachy but I still like her. I'd give a B+ on the quality of this DVD set. There are times that I do see white specs appear on the episodes. A little more time could of been done on cleaning up these shows for a true DVD quality. This season set only has the episodes and no extra's. I hope the next seasons will have extra's like interviews from the cast or bloopers would be a great item to add to the next season. Overall, this is a show that you will love. Worth the price!!
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Summary: The Best Family TV Show Ever Made Finally on DVD
Review: This is a radical concept in American entertainment-- create a TV show without egregious sex and violence. Tell stories with real human feeling and depth. Show a model of a strong family and how they cope with ordinary everyday problems, and the extraordinary everyday problems of living in the Great Depression. Add some humor. Select a very high quality talented professional cast. Be tasteful-- not goofy, and don't pander to the audience. This recipe resulted in extraordinary high quality TV programming that never existed before or since. If this show were to be made today, John Boy would have to be gay, the father would have to be played by a washed up stand up comedian who was never funny, the mother would have to be a feminist and resent her children's existence, the grandparents would have to be constantly horny, the youngest child would have to be jaded as a street corner junky and wisecrack constantly, Whoopie Goldberg would be the storekeeper, and left-wing socialist "New Deal" propaganda would have to be injected in every episode. It would run for a season and be dropped because it would stink. Thank goodness political correctness hadn't infiltrated the media yet. It was a miracle that this show was ever made as it was. Comparing this quality show with TV today, the current obsessions of violence and sex become so obvious. This DVD set can show a new generation how low TV producers have sunk today. The picture quality isn't absolutely perfect-- it IS very, very good. Tiny specks sometimes pop up and vanish-- not a big deal. The sound is also very, very good-- and I am picky about these things. I can't hear muddy sound. The sound on these dvds has been equalized in the mastering process for clarity. Unfortunately, it is true that for this first set subtitles are only in French. I hope that in the future releases, English subtitles will be an option. I should probably ding them one star for this in the ratings, but I won't. I hope all the remaining years will be available soon. I want to get them all until the cast changed substantially.
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