'Charlie's Angels' (Season 3): Will difficult Kate Jackson survive the season? Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Ike and Corabeth become grandparents when Aimee has a little baby daughter, while Elizabeth returns from Europe and reunites with Drew, her old beau. The Waltons are getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, expecting the arrival of all their children and their families. [Reviewer’s note] I originally told my editor that I would be reviewing The Homecoming, the 1971 CBS made-for-TV special that introduced audiences to Earl Hamner, Jr.’s splendid Virginian mountain family, the Waltons. Did she stay? The episode’s fade-out is John-Boy whooping about college—not Jenny. Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. He hopes she will finally make a commitment and agree to marry him. Virginia is only ever depicted on screen as a baby (in the show’s final two seasons) and a toddler (in the 1982 reunion special Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain), but her eventual death at the age of 17 is mentioned in the fourth TV film, A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion.. Who knows…because Jenny and Sian Barbara Allen were never seen again on Walton’s Mountain (that tends to happen when you’re not dating the series’ lead anymore). But it’s not all turmoil and heart-wrenching decisions. Not only does this new TV movie have to find room for a subplot for just about every member of the aging Walton clan, but its central drama turns on an event that draws attention away from the Waltons themselves. With Mary Beth McDonough, Kami Cotler, Earl Hamner Jr., David W. Harper. Pushy big sister Mary Ellen (Judy Norton) is a pushy doctor; moody Ben (Eric Scott) cuts lumber with un-moody Papa Walton (Ralph Waite); Jason (Jon Walmsley) is a professional musician with the best story line — he sells one of his songs to Elvis Presley(! Michael Learned’s Mama dispenses wisdom while cooking a massive turkey. Click to order.Read more of Paul’s TV reviews here. Thanksgiving time on Walton's Mountain means a turkey shoot, a school play about early settlers, and the big meal. We know she’s been a pharmacist for more than ten years, is a mother to young Matthew and she never dreamed she’d... READ MORE, On June 1st, we heard the news of the sudden death of veteran character actress Ann B. Davis. And a few minor characters are either missing, like Mary Ellen's husband, Jonesy, or altogether unmentioned, like Mary Ellen's son John Curtis. I mean…shouldn’t the return of Jenny be a momentous event for John-Boy that dwarfs everything else? For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. Written by Claire Whitaker and Rod Peterson, Reunion reduces Kennedy’s death to a plot twist — will John-Boy be able to write a moving TV valedictory and still make it home for dinner? It’s Thanksgiving on Walton’s Mountain, so pass the turkey gizzards and hold off on the back-sass, mister! Throughout Jenny’s stay, everyone is constantly reassuring her that she’s welcomed and liked, and that she can stay as long as she wishes—was that kind of positive reinforcement happening over on Mannix or The Mod Squad or even Marcus Welby, M.D. Change ). 'Charlie's Angels' (Season 1): 70s original is better than you remember, 'Secret Agent': England's Danger Man thrills viewers the world over, ‘The Boy in the Plastic Bubble’ (1976): Impossibly hopeful teen romance scores big, ‘Hey Dude’ (Season 1): Pleasant nostalgia from Nickelodeon’s transition period, ‘The Toys That Made Us’ (Season 1): Streaming series conjures Gen X nostalgia, ‘Secret Agent’: England’s Danger Man thrills viewers the world over, ‘The Rookies’ (Season 1): ’70s police actioner holds up well today. It’s a cliche, but TV back then was still about asking the viewer to come into their homes. The misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a widow marry. Her decision to start seeing another man causes some indignation among the other Walton family members. "Little House on the Prairie" Thanksgiving clip show in which Laura Ingalls reminisces about the Ingalls' journeys and struggles during a family Thanksgiving gathering.