- Influences on Culture

It wouldn't be THE WALTONS if people didn't poke a bit of fun at it.
So how did the show make it's impact on popular culture?

The Waltons are spoofed on The Carol Burnett Show.

Edith Bunker from All in The Family watches The Waltons

Geico Insurance feels that everyone can relate to The Waltons

The big three lampoon magazines all had their fun with the show.


Mad Magazine's fake obituary for John-Boy.

Mad Magazine - Read the spoof here.

Cracked Magazine - Read the spoof here.

Crazy Magazine - Read the spoof here.

In 1998 the The Nelson County Drama Foundation mounted an episode of the show, "The Conflict", as a theatre production in Virginia near the home of show creator Earl Hamner Jr.

The play was adapted for the stage by Jeb Rosebrook, based on his 1974 teleplay and special episode of The Waltons. The second season was performed outdoors on the grounds of the Mountain Cove Vineyards. image: Bill Atkins	image: Bill Atkins
	image: Mountain Cove Vineyards
	image: Bill Atkins

 

John-Boy and The Waltons are a 50's & 60's Rock & Roll act from Nijmegen in the Netherlands which have been performing since 1989.

Bluegrass group Covered Grass sings their song "Goodnight, John-Boy" which was quite successful in Germany.

Editorial Cartoons

This was the editorial comic by Jeff Darcy when 3 Hollywood legends passed away all within the same week in February 2014.

The Walton's TV Trope Page

A list of expressions and terms to describe common themes or devices used in the writing of the show.

Critical Commentary
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The Land of Lost Content:
Living in the Past with The Waltons

Stephen Brie, Liverpool Hope University
Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present), Fall 2008, Volume 7, Issue 2

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