The Waltons behind the scenes
Above: Cast and crew pause for a photo during a send-off party for actress Michael Learned.
- Above: Actors Richard Thomas and Ralph Waite wait for the crew to finish preperations to film a scene.
Visible above the actors heads, a lighting grid can be seen hanging above the set of the kitchen.
For the young cast members of The Waltons, life on the set was more than just another day of work.
It would become home to them as they adopted their TV family as their own. With the long hours involved,
it would become their classroom as well.
Kami Cotler prepares to film a winter scene with Chance the cow in “The Best Christmas”.
She had this to say about this image.
(Link to Facebook Post)
“I was thinking about “The Ferris Wheel,” which was directed by one of my favorite directors, Larry Dobkin. In this behind-the-scenes photo, you can see the top of his head. I am about to be handed Chance’s lead, by the livestock wrangler who was responsible for the cow. I don’t remember this episode, but I do remember breaking the “ice” in the bucket, which was really made of wax. Above my head is the boom mike. The snow is plastic flakes. I think Larry directed all my most challenging episodes, including “The Ordeal” and “The Changeling.” He also played Professor Ghote in one episode. And he taught my brother his English accent for “The Children’s Carol”. I remember Sally Boyden listening to the recording Larry raised dubiously, because she was pretty adept at an English accent and she could hear Larry’s New York accent sneaking through his English one.”
Above: The children sit in production chairs and watch a scene being filmed during “The Abdication” s4-ep11 when a movie company films a movie on Walton’s Mountain. In reality the Lorimar Productions would not allocate the funds to give the children crew chairs of their own.
Above: Jon Walmsley “Jason” receives his high school diploma on the set.
Jan.24. 1976 – Eric Scott, 17, who plays Ben on “TheWaltons” clowns with Mary McDonough who plays Erin, after he graduated Friday from the Walton High Schoo, located in the Burbank Studios. Eric was presented with a cake and given a cigar by Richard Thomas who plays John-Boy in the television series
Show creator Earl Hamner on the set of The Waltons
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