The family takes in a deaf girl who was abandoned by her mother.The family takes in a deaf girl who was abandoned by her mother.The family takes in a deaf girl who was abandoned by her mother.
Michael Learned
- Olivia Walton
- (as Miss Michael Learned)
Mary Beth McDonough
- Erin Walton
- (as Mary Elizabeth McDonough)
David W. Harper
- Jim-Bob Walton
- (as David Harper)
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- TriviaWill Geer as Grandpa is seen slapping the radio, saying he's trying to get "Charlie and Eddie," a reference to the ventriloquist, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy radio program. Edgar Bergen played the role of Grandpa in THE HOMECOMING, the 1971 TV Movie that introduced the Walton family and that spawned The Waltons series. Will Geer then took over Edgar Bergen's role as Grandpa for the series, after this special introduction, as the show debuted.
- GoofsAs Holly's mother watches the children playing outside whilst hidden in the trees, when shown from behind she is wearing a beige cardigan. When the shot changes to a front view, the cardigan has gone.
- Quotes
Elizabeth Walton: Daddy, where DID you find me?
John Walton, Sr.: Well, hiding behind one of your mama's smiles, honey.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (1980)
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It's Interesting
Of course, when I was a kid I remember watching reruns in the afternoons. This show started, I believe, in 1972, right? I was born in July 1973, so I was a little late for the beginning. By the time I knew Walton's existed, I believe it was in it's final season. I think I started watching it when Rose (I remember the actress best as Lulu Hog on Dukes of Hazard.).
It's interesting watching this episode. John Boy seemed so immature! The girl, Marcia, he's chasing after just doesn't seem like his type AT ALL! It's quite funny to watch him reading all that silly poetry and trying to impress her. Of course, I know how she turned out, so maybe that causes me to see the whole thing silly.
The woman that played Holly's mother looked so familiar to me! I kept trying to place her, then when I realized it was Charlotte Stewart (Miss Beadle from Little House on the Prairie) I WAS excited!
I also enjoy how all the kids run around barefoot and plain. Money was tight during the Great Depression, and kids didn't really NEED shoes. I think that later in the series, the kids do end up with shoes.
Some of the characters are just developing, and it's interesting to see just how little they are in this episode! This was a good starter episode. It shows John's love for his family (in giving in to keeping the little girl) and the family's love for each other and strangers!
It's interesting watching this episode. John Boy seemed so immature! The girl, Marcia, he's chasing after just doesn't seem like his type AT ALL! It's quite funny to watch him reading all that silly poetry and trying to impress her. Of course, I know how she turned out, so maybe that causes me to see the whole thing silly.
The woman that played Holly's mother looked so familiar to me! I kept trying to place her, then when I realized it was Charlotte Stewart (Miss Beadle from Little House on the Prairie) I WAS excited!
I also enjoy how all the kids run around barefoot and plain. Money was tight during the Great Depression, and kids didn't really NEED shoes. I think that later in the series, the kids do end up with shoes.
Some of the characters are just developing, and it's interesting to see just how little they are in this episode! This was a good starter episode. It shows John's love for his family (in giving in to keeping the little girl) and the family's love for each other and strangers!
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- mitchrmp
- Mar 15, 2011
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