I have always enjoyed watching The Waltons and decided to create a Waltons site after completing a unit, as part of my Teacher Librarian course, on creating a web page. That was back in November of 1996. I have the honour of being the very first Waltons website on the internet! The reason for my doing the page was mainly because there was no Waltons presence at the time and I thought there should be.
My site was quickly followed by the official Waltons site. Ralph, the creator of that site, and I had been working on such similar projects at the same time but on opposite sides of the world. Amazing. Many more sites have followed and the show is loved by people from all over the world, as my site statistics can testify.
This Waltons Blog came about after another Teacher Librarian course which I took part in during 2008. This one investigated Web 2.0 tools and I decided that it was about time that my involvement with The Waltons incorporated Web 2.0 technology.
My sites have connected me with people from all over the world, many of whom I now count as close friends. I have had the pleasure of meeting Earl Hamner, creator of The Waltons, and John McGreevey, writer of so many wonderful Waltons scripts, as well as many of the cast members. My family has visited the Waltons Mountain Museum, where we were simply treated like royalty! For an unknown girl from Melbourne, the internet has allowed me some wonderful and fulfilling experiences.
NOTE: Some people have asked me about the banner on this blog. The photo of the Walton house was taken by me during a visit to the Warner Bros studio in 2007. My family was part of a group visting there as the guests of Earl Hamner. The house was rebuilt after the original set was burnt, and it has been most recently been used as the Dragonfly Inn on The Gilmore Girls. And yes, it does look slightly different to the original set we see in The Waltons.
I Love the waltons i watch hem all the time
By: Bridget May on November 1, 2008
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in the part of the trivia quiz they have a question about what the walton kids did for a occupation after they graduating Erin’s is wrong because she work as a waitress for one night please let me know if i’m right?
By: Bridget May on November 1, 2008
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I all-so Love the Waltons.But right now,they are not on T.V. WHy I do not know.
twiggy52
By: Debbie on August 8, 2009
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I love the waltons all the time .I have the dvd. I am waiting on season 8
By: Linda Humphries on December 7, 2008
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I just love the Waltons, I love to have all the Seasons.I watch them every time I get.I’m trying to get all…
By: Trease Wagers on December 18, 2008
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I love the Waltons, I wish family’s today were as close as they were. I have bought all the seasons so far and watch them all the time!
By: shannon holdiness on January 14, 2009
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love the show
By: dorothy on January 17, 2009
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we really love the show ,is the walton home truely excest.
By: dorothy on January 17, 2009
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I LOVE THE WALTONS. I RECORD THE SHOW EVERDAY AN WATCH WHEN I GET HOME FROM WORK. SOMETIMES I WISHES LIFE WAS THAT WAY AGAIN.
By: PIA VALES on February 5, 2009
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I have heard the Waltons will be leaving the air,I see them on channel 176 on the Hallmark channel, Is this true? I hope not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By: Jean on February 20, 2009
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Sadly Jean I don’t know. I have heard this but since I don’t live in the US I don’t know the television schedules.
By: thewaltons on February 21, 2009
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The Waltons truely are a timeless family. Forever they will have a place in my heart. I have grown to love each and every family member. I pretend that I am one of the Walton clan. It is a wonderful show. It has changed my life.
By: Elizabeth on March 6, 2009
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i love love love that show my daurgthy called it dodo becuse the theme song
By: evie on May 7, 2009
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I love the Waltons and have all the episodes which
I have watched twice already.
I wonder if we can buy episodes of The Walton
Specials -John-Boy’s and Erin’s wedding??
I hope so as I am looking forward to watching them.
Unfortunately,we do not have the Waltons aired on
our Adelaide ,South Australian network!
By: Elizabeth Reachill on June 25, 2009
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Will there be a 10th season or any special episodes to come out? What a show and we didn’t even know how lucky we were watching good TV as this. Would love to see the orginal and new members of the cast on a talk show.
By: Deborah Bonner on July 30, 2009
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hi i am also a great fan of the waltons i miss watcihing them so much ,i feel very much a part of the walton family.my favorite televion program of the 70s was the waltons ,then i was a young teenager ,got married had four gourges,wondreful children.as of this day the waltons still is my favorite tv program. i always wanted to meet the cast of the show ,i never knew my grand parents on either sides of my family . i adopted will geer and ellen corby as my grand parents.i want so much to meet the whole cast and to play a part in a coming episode ,can you you make a dream come true ? God bless you stay gold love Elise.
By: Elise on August 5, 2009
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My family and I want to visit Schuyler, Va. someday and take a tour of the museum. I understand that Kami Cotler is married and teaching not too far from Schuyler. I would love to vist and meet her! I am such a huge fan of the show, and it will be a dream come true to be able to drive there and visit. I wish the cast would have a reunion open to the public so we could meet all of them! Wouldn’t that be awesome!
By: zOLA pICKRELL on November 9, 2009
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i too love the waltons, it is still my favorite show. we have all the seasons on dvd. i’ve been watching them from day one. by
sandra
march 20 2010 3:20 am
By: sandra on March 20, 2010
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Hi Karen!
You’ve got a great blog here and that header photo is definitely eye catching! What a great shot!
We’re very excited to announce that The Waltons is coming to gmc! We’re an uplifting entertainment network and would love to work with you on sharing our episode guide and upcoming schedule for airings! Please contact me and we can speak further!
Thanks again and I look forward to hearing back!
Courtney
By: Courtney Maki on March 16, 2011
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Do you happen to know the name of the two female actors who play the young Baldwin Sisters in flashback during “The Inspiration” episode (#194) from Season 8? This is the episode where one of the Baldwin SIsters is afraid to have cataract surgery. One of the young actors playing the sisters in flashback looks like Shelley Long, but the roles appear to be uncredited.
Thanks!
By: Kurt Staven on June 21, 2011
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Hi Kurt. An interesting question and one that I don’t know the answer to. I’ll put the query out there and somebody might know.
By: KazK on July 16, 2011
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah, reverant viewing………
so tired of todays mean spiritness……….
My major viewing these days Waltons……..house on the prairie…….no nudity, now vulgarity, and no hate spewing…..
By: Sherry on October 30, 2011
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I love watching the Waltons. Right at this moment I am watching A Walton Thanksgiving Renunion from the Waltons Movie Collection!
One thing that bothers me though and I don’t know if it bothers anyone else is that the timeline seems a bit ‘off’ in the movie collection when you think of it in relation to the TV series and the fact that John Boy was born before the end of the First World War!
Does anyone know the dates of birth of all the Walton Family – Children and adults included?
By: Heather Small on December 3, 2011
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