Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain

Name: Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain
Genre: Drama
Released: 1982-05-09
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Ralph Waite, Jon Walmsley, Judy Norton

Original title: Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain

TV Movie
1982
Not Rated
2h

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

238

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A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)

Drama

Ben is upset by Cindy's mother interfering and wanting to spoil Cindy and Virginia. He feels that she's trying to make it up to Cindy for placing her for adoption.Ben is upset by Cindy's mother interfering and wanting to spoil Cindy and Virginia. He feels that she's trying to make it up to Cindy for placing her for adoption.Ben is upset by Cindy's mother interfering and wanting to spoil Cindy and Virginia. He feels that she's trying to make it up to Cindy for placing her for adoption.

Director
- Gwen Arner
Writers
- Earl Hamner Jr.
- Juliet Law Packer
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

238

YOUR RATING

Director
- Gwen Arner
Writers
- Earl Hamner Jr.
- Juliet Law Packer
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The film takes place in 1947.

Goofs
When Cindy's mother comes to pick up Virginia her hair is short, but when she is seen later at the hotel room. her hair is suddenly much longer.

Quotes
Mary Ellen Walton-Willard-Jones: [after John Curtis causes the tower they were building to fall] You did that on purpose, didn't you, didn't you.
John-Curtis Willard: [laughing] No, no, no, no.
John-Curtis Willard: Let's build another one.
Mary Ellen Walton-Willard-Jones: We'll need some smaller blocks, why don't you run upstairs and see if you can find some.
John Walton: [Walking into the kitchen] I stopped by Ike's and got the groceries,
[about the blocks on the floor]
John Walton: uh what a mess.

Connections
Followed by A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)

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Featured review

4/10

Recreating History

This, like the 1990s trilogy, has Hamner and the other scriptwriters abandoning what they presented during the series.

In a very early episode, the narrator concludes the story with the voice over: "Mary Ellen is now living in Richmond. She married a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and has two children." It seems continuity was sacrificed on the altar of making another film. As if Hamner needed the money/