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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Waltons 5.11: “The Best Christmas”


Airdate: 12/9/76

Uh oh- this can't be good!
As the Walton children begin to make their way out into the world, Olivia wants this year’s Christmas to be the best ever. Unfortunately, while everyone is scattered about in preparation, the weather conspires to thwart her plans. While Grandma and Grandpa arrive back from Maude’s, the snow gets too heavy and they must camp out in a hotel lobby; when Jason is practicing music at the church, a large tree falls through the room, threatening Sunday service; and John-Boy, Curt and Mary Ellen must brave frigid waters when they rescue a woman and her daughter after they veer off the road and plunge into a river.

With all this havoc, what are they chances the Walton family will all be together for Christmas? You guessed it: 100%!

Interestingly, this is the first Christmas episode since the pilot movie, “The Homecoming,” back in 1971 (I theorize it’s because of the difficulty in approximating a snowstorm on the Burbank lot in California where the show is filmed). I also think it’s the last Christmas all the original Waltons are together under one roof – we’ll see. I’m just glad the family has a holiday without some kind of tragic disease or infirmity. 

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