The Waltons is indeed an American historical tv series set in rural Virginia amid World War II as well as the Great Depression. Earl Hamner Jr. wrote the screenplay centred on his 1961 novel Spencer’s Mountain as well as the 1963 film adaptation.
On December 19, 1971, the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story premiered. For its popularity, the CBS television network scheduled a series of episodes centred on the very same characters, which has Become the Waltons. The series ran on CBS for nine seasons after debuting in September 1972. Following the cancellation of the series in 1981, NBC broadcasted three television movie sequels in 1982, followed by three more than in the 1990s on CBS.
Lorimar Productions produced The Waltons, which was syndicated in syndication by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
The show’s last scene included the family saying goodbye to one another before drifting off to sleep, and “Goodnight, John Boy” was among the most popular catchphrases of the 1970s, as per the BBC (which also broadcast the series).
Earl Hamner’s rural boyhood inside the unincorporated village of Schuyler, Virginia, served as the inspiration for The Waltons’ location and several stories. His family and neighbourhood gave him a wealth of life experiences that influenced the characters, morals, setting, and human-interest tales in his books, films, and television shows.
The elder John-voice-over, Boy’s which is normally heard there at the opening and conclusion of each episode, was given by Hamner.
Boatwright University, John-Boy Walton’s fictional alma mater, is based on Richmond College, which has become part of the University of Richmond on Boatwright Pass near Westham Station in Richmond, Virginia, some 70 miles (110 kilometres) east of Schuyler.
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) wasn’t really intended to be a series pilot, because it was so popular that CBS ordered a season of shows centred on the same people, which became The Waltons.
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