1982 prime-time animated series with decent actors like John Ritter, Ed Asner, Robert Guillaume, Buddy Hackett, and JoBeth Williams providing the voices, but it still only lasted three episodes before CBS pulled the plug on it, along with a series that featured a ventriloquist’s dragon puppet called ‘Scorch’ that also lasted only three episodes.
The Waltons (list all the family members – and since there were eleven of them, we’ll go to eleven for this category only)
Olivia Walton (mom) – played by Miss Michael Learned, billed thus so that the audience would not think she was a man in drag because of her unusual (for a woman) first name, although if you ask me, the addition of “Miss” makes it sound more like a drag queen name.
The Waltons (list all the family members – and since there were eleven of them, we’ll go to eleven for this category only)
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Zeb Walton (Grandpa) – played by Will Geer
Olivia Walton (mom) – played by Miss Michael Learned, billed thus so that the audience would not think she was a man in drag because of her unusual (for a woman) first name, although if you ask me, the addition of “Miss” makes it sound more like a drag queen name.
Esther Walton (Grandma) - played by the late great Ellen Corby. She was uncredited in It’s a Wonderful Life as Miss Davis who, when the Building and Loan is being “run on,” asks for just $17.50 and George Bailey kisses her. She was also the guest star in many TV shows in the 50s and 60s.
The Waltons (list all the family members – and since there were eleven of them, we’ll go to eleven for this category only)
Zeb Walton (Grandpa) – played by Will Geer
Olivia Walton (mom) – played by Miss Michael Learned, billed thus so that the audience would not think she was a man in drag because of her unusual (for a woman) first name, although if you ask me, the addition of “Miss” makes it sound more like a drag queen name.
Esther Walton (Grandma) - played by the late great Ellen Corby. She was uncredited in It’s a Wonderful Life as Miss Davis who, when the Building and Loan is being “run on,” asks for just $17.50 and George Bailey kisses her. She was also the guest star in many TV shows in the 50s and 60s.
John Boy Walton - played by Richard Thomas. Let’s face it the show when steadily down the crapper after he left in season 5
The Waltons (list all the family members – and since there were eleven of them, we’ll go to eleven for this category only)
Zeb Walton (Grandpa) – played by Will Geer
Olivia Walton (mom) – played by Miss Michael Learned, billed thus so that the audience would not think she was a man in drag because of her unusual (for a woman) first name, although if you ask me, the addition of “Miss” makes it sound more like a drag queen name.
Esther Walton (Grandma) - played by the late great Ellen Corby. She was uncredited in It’s a Wonderful Life as Miss Davis who, when the Building and Loan is being “run on,” asks for just $17.50 and George Bailey kisses her. She was also the guest star in many TV shows in the 50s and 60s.
John Boy Walton - played by Richard Thomas. Let’s face it the show when steadily down the crapper after he left in season 5
The Waltons (list all the family members – and since there were eleven of them, we’ll go to eleven for this category only)
Zeb Walton (Grandpa) – played by Will Geer
Olivia Walton (mom) – played by Miss Michael Learned, billed thus so that the audience would not think she was a man in drag because of her unusual (for a woman) first name, although if you ask me, the addition of “Miss” makes it sound more like a drag queen name.
Esther Walton (Grandma) - played by the late great Ellen Corby. She was uncredited in It’s a Wonderful Life as Miss Davis who, when the Building and Loan is being “run on,” asks for just $17.50 and George Bailey kisses her. She was also the guest star in many TV shows in the 50s and 60s.
John Boy Walton - played by Richard Thomas. Let’s face it the show when steadily down the crapper after he left in season 5
John Walton Sr. - Played by Ralph Waite.
Jim-Bob Walton - youngest son; the only Walton child who was born in a hospital, rather than at home; had a twin brother (Joseph Zebulon) who was stillborn.
The Waltons (list all the family members – and since there were eleven of them, we’ll go to eleven for this category only)
Zeb Walton (Grandpa) – played by Will Geer
Olivia Walton (mom) – played by Miss Michael Learned, billed thus so that the audience would not think she was a man in drag because of her unusual (for a woman) first name, although if you ask me, the addition of “Miss” makes it sound more like a drag queen name.
Esther Walton (Grandma) - played by the late great Ellen Corby. She was uncredited in It’s a Wonderful Life as Miss Davis who, when the Building and Loan is being “run on,” asks for just $17.50 and George Bailey kisses her. She was also the guest star in many TV shows in the 50s and 60s.
John Boy Walton - played by Richard Thomas. Let’s face it the show when steadily down the crapper after he left in season 5
John Walton Sr. - Played by Ralph Waite.
Jim-Bob Walton - youngest son; the only Walton child who was born in a hospital, rather than at home; had a twin brother (Joseph Zebulon) who was stillborn.
The Waltons (list all the family members – and since there were eleven of them, we’ll go to eleven for this category only)
Zeb Walton (Grandpa) – played by Will Geer
Olivia Walton (mom) – played by Miss Michael Learned, billed thus so that the audience would not think she was a man in drag because of her unusual (for a woman) first name, although if you ask me, the addition of “Miss” makes it sound more like a drag queen name.
Esther Walton (Grandma) - played by the late great Ellen Corby. She was uncredited in It’s a Wonderful Life as Miss Davis who, when the Building and Loan is being “run on,” asks for just $17.50 and George Bailey kisses her. She was also the guest star in many TV shows in the 50s and 60s.
John Boy Walton - played by Richard Thomas. Let’s face it, the show went steadily down the crapper after he left in season 5
John Walton Sr. - Played by Ralph Waite.
Jim-Bob Walton - youngest son; the only Walton child who was born in a hospital, rather than at home; had a twin brother (Joseph Zebulon) who was stillborn.
Zebulon Tyler Walton
Erin Walton (Mary Elizabeth McDonough), second daughter; per Wiki, worked as a telephone operator and as manufacturing supervisor