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The Waltons was an American television series about a family living in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the U.S. state of Virginia. The family, consisting of Olivia and John Walton and their seven children, struggles to live a decent life during the Great Depression and the Second World War. The audience follows this family's existence through the eyes of John-Boy, the eldest son and an aspiring novelist.
The show was created by Earl Hamner Jr. Its production by Lorimar Productions started on September 14, 1972, and the final episode was aired on August 20, 1981. Some specials followed in the 1980s and '90s. The program aired on the CBS network.
Main Characters
- Richard Thomas as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. #1 (1972-1977)
- Ralph Waite as John Walton, Sr.
- Michael Learned as Olivia 'Livie' Walton (1972-1979)
- Ellen Corby as Esther 'Grandma' Walton (1972-1977, 1978-1979, 1980)
- Will Geer as Zebulon 'Zeb/Grandpa' Walton (1972-1978)
- Judy Norton-Taylor as Mary Ellen Walton Willard
- Jon Walmsley as Jason Walton
- Mary Beth McDonough as Erin Walton
- Eric Scott as Ben Walton
- David W. Harper as James Robert 'Jim Bob' Walton
- Kami Cotler as Elizabeth Walton
- Joe Conley as Ike Godsey
- Ronnie Claire Edwards as Corabeth Walton Godsey (1974-1981)
- Earl Hamner Jr. as Narrator
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