The Walton's TV show originally aired from 1972 - 1981. I graduated from high school in May of 1971 and went away to college that fall (in the days when we didn't have TV's in our dorm rooms), so I don't know when I would have watched it. Anyway, it seems like I must have watched the Waltons - didn't everyone?
"Good Night, John-Boy".
A few months ago, the Hallmark channel began showing reruns of the old Walton's show. I was looking forward to seeing the series in it's entirety. I vaguely remembered from the late 70's that Mary Ellen married a doctor and he was later killed at Pearl Harbor. Yesterday, I watched the show and found out that after 4 years of being a widow, Mary Ellen found out that her husband was still alive & living in Florida. He had been injured at Pearl Harbor and was very bitter and didn't want to continue a relationship with Mary Ellen & their son.
I'm really sad!! Somehow I could deal with Mary Ellen being a widow and going on with her life, but it is so disappointing that her husband (I know these are fictional people) was out there somewhere & didn't love her anymore. She did go ahead and remarry. But now I wish I had never begun to watch the Walton's show again!!
Here is a link to a clip of where the Walton's actors are now.
Here is a link to a clip of where the Walton's actors are now.
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