36 years ago today

[mitchedwards]

The Waltons debuted on Television in 1972

[Mikey]

I like the Waltons and still watch it.

I just don't like or watch after John Boy left.

When the star leaves a show, then it's all downhill from there.

[garagesale]

I just don't like or watch after John Boy left.

Was that the episode where John Boy goes waterskiing with the shark?

JamesD

[Sideshow Spock]

I was always a Little House on the Prairie kid, and used to get in bloody brawls with this other kid who was always spoutin' off about how great the Waltons were. Ain't nobody talkin' trash about Mary Ingalls around me and gettin' away with it..

[toys2cool]

Never seen it

[jessica]

I refused to watch the Waltons because I hated John Boy...

[HardyGirl]

I never really watched it as a kid, (though I may have seen parts of an ep), but I did see the previews and of course got the catchphrase "G'night John Boy". But I've watched it in syndication, and now on the Hallmark channel sometimes. I like the eps best when the kids were little.

[hobub]

You need to see the episode called "the Deed" where John boy ventures to the big city of Wheeling (well, I guess in 1932 it was still on the map beyond Columbus).

Also, "the Conflict" where their hillbillie cousins are forced from the mountain they cleared and owned since 1865 so the highway department can put 4 lanes of cement through their garden and their logged cabin.

Nice to poke fun at such a show where an artistically talented family lives in a rural area where the big news of the day is about a chicken theif or a turkey shoot but very historically accurate and won grammies and based on real life events that occurred in the life of a former twilight zone among others tv writer in NY, who now lives in CA

Doesn't hold a candle to nice family oriented shows like SVU, Desperate Housewives, or Will and Grace.

[megoscott]

I refused to watch the Waltons because I hated John Boy...

You HATED John Boy? I had no idea he could provoke such passion.

[4NDR01D]

I was always a Little House on the Prairie kid, and used to get in bloody brawls with this other kid who was always spoutin' off about how great the Waltons were. Ain't nobody talkin' trash about Mary Ingalls around me and gettin' away with it..

Same here, My family hated the Waltons, but Loved LHOTP!!

[vulcan2074]

I used to watch that show alot. I don't know why, but I liked it.
Sammy

[theantiquetiger]

Sorry Mitch, not to split hairs, but "The Waltons" premiered on Sept. 14.

Other shows that premiered on this day (Sept 18th):

WKRP - 1978

Get Smart - 1965

The New Dick Van Dyke Show - 1971

The Addams Family - 1964

I Dream of Jeanie - 1965

Wagon Train - 1957

Here is a list of alot of shows and their premier date:

TV Premiers

[Hector]

I only watched a couple of the Waltons' episodes...it was not my type of show.

Sanford and Son on the other hand...

[fallensaviour]

I used to watch the Waltons as a kid but I was always disappointed that they never carried guns like the guys on bonanza did...LOL
The show had so much potential.