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The Waltons - The Complete First Season | 
| Directors: Alf Kjellin, Fielder Cook, Harry Harris, Jack Shea, Lee Philips
Actors: Jon Walmsley, Mary Beth Mcdonough, Eric Scott, Earl Hamner Jr., Judy Norton-taylor
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  108 reviews
Sales Rank: 1086
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 5
Running Time: 1249 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 1.3
MPN: WARD32262D
ISBN: 0790789612
UPC: 085393226220
EAN: 9780790789613
ASIN: B0001DMXEC
Theatrical Release Date: September 14, 1972
Release Date: May 11, 2004
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Amazon.com
The Waltons' nearly 10-year run on network television grew out of the popular, 1971 made-for-TV movie The Homecoming, which was derived from a Depression-era, rustic setting ("Walton's Mountain"), and characters based on Earl Hamner Jr.'s autobiographical novel Spencer's Mountain--itself the source for a very nice 1963 feature film starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara. That's a lot of entertainment sprouting from Hamner's prose. But something about his seminal story of family values, rugged independence, and big dreams amidst a hardscrabble existence captured the hearts of American audiences, many of whom personally recalled severe economic adversity in the 1930s. The Waltons: The Complete First Season collects those initial episodes from the series building on the strengths of the Homecoming pilot, which introduced the extended Walton clan led by a strong-willed mill owner, John (Andrew Duggan), and his equally resolute wife, Olivia (Patricia Neal). The Waltons recast those key roles (as well as a few others) with Ralph Waite and Michael Learned (yup, a female), but Richard Thomas carried over as oldest child John-Boy Walton, an aspiring writer whose cusp-of-manhood view informs the series. Will Geer (Seconds) replaced Edgar Bergen as Grandpa Walton, Ellen Corby remained as Grandma, and John and Olivia's large brood (seven kids in all) were filled out by largely unknown, young actors. The episodes, still delightful and touching, strong on production values and unusually tight and polished for primetime drama, tended to focus on creator Hamner's pet themes of self-sacrifice and heroic effort when the going got tough. Year 1 highlights include "The Carnival," in which the impoverished Waltons, who can't pay for tickets to see a circus performance, end up sheltering stranded carney folk. "The Typewriter" is a classic about John-Boy "borrowing" a museum's antique typewriter, only to have his sister Mary Ellen (Judy Norton) sell it as junk. "The Sinner" concerns the arrival of a fundamentalist minister on Walton's Mountain, finding comfort in the words of religious iconoclast John Walton after the clergyman makes a fool of himself with moonshine. That's Hamner himself providing touches of narration. During the long run of the multiple-award-winning The Waltons, there were many changes in casting and storylines. But this boxed set reveals a fine series in its pristine state. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/12/2006 Rating: Nr
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| Customer Reviews: Read 103 more reviews...
 how families should be December 30, 2008
Angela Mcclelland (Dayton, NV United States)
The Walton's is good old fashion intertainment, of a family struggling through the depression and everyday family struggles. Although the acting of some of the weekly featured actors (not the regular cast)are poor, the episodes are redeemed by the sencerity of the regular cast of actors and actresses. The overall vision of the episodes is a family that helps others, cares about others,serves and supports each other through difficult times as well as everyday matters. "The Walton's" is a role model of how we should be towards family members and members of the community as well as strangers. In our ever changing society where good, wholesome, moral uprightness is made fun of, this TV series can remind us that decent individual conduct can bring back unity, safer communities, and concern for our families and neighbors.
 your mistake November 5, 2008
Linda R. Lytle (Hugo, OK)
I received my order for The Waltons Season 1 on time. Great service there,however, I must inform you that the first disc was labeled disc 1 and supposed to contain Episode1: The Foundling, Episode 2 The Carnival ,etc. Instead it contained Episode 13 The Reunion, Episode 14, The Minstrel, etc. Disc 3 and all the others were as they should be. Will you send me the proper disc 1 for this series please?
Thank You
Linda Lytle
 THE WALTONS-THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON October 24, 2008
DEBORAH BLANKENSHIP
VERY HAPPY WITH THE WALTONS FIRST SEASON. PERFECT CONDITION, ARRIVED WHEN I EXPECTED. I WOULD ORDER FROM THIS SITE AGAIN.
Walton's Season 2 August 12, 2008
Hakeem Shabazz (Benicia, CA, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Season 1 and Season 2 DVD set is just what my in-laws wanted. They are finicky TV watchers and many of todays shows are not of interest to them. They absolutely love the DVD's and thank me for them everytime I see them.
 great content but problems with product June 15, 2008
Margery Baird (Mexico)
We love the program itself. Great family entertainment. However, the set had 2 disk 3's and no disk 1. So we didn't have the first 6 episodes. When we contacted Amazon, they said that they can't replace the disk or even the set. They will just give us a refund if we return it. We are currently living in Mexico and purchased this in the US on a visit. So trying to return the product is a problem. It's too bad that there isn't a better way to work with us on the issue.
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