The Waltons: Complete 2nd Season Now on DVD

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The television series that captured the American spirit of family loyalty returns for a another season on DVD featuring classic episodes with such notable guest stars as Sissy Spacek (In the Bedroom), John Ritter (8 Simple Rules…”), Victor French (Little House on the Prairie) and Earl Hamner Jr., who made his one and only appearance in the series during the show’s second season. The Waltons sophomore season originally aired on CBS from 1973 to 1974 and featured many memorable episodes including the two-hour Emmy award winning “The Thanksgiving Story” episode.

The Waltons, which made its network television premiere on September 14, 1972 on CBS, follows one family’s life as they run a lumber mill during the Great Depression in rural Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Created and narrated by author Earl Hamner, Jr., the program is a reflection of Hamner’s own upbringing during the same era, with his experiences re-told to the viewer through the eyes of aspiring writer John Boy Walton (portrayed by Richard Thomas). The close-knit family includes father John Walton (Ralph Waite) and his wife Olivia (Michael Learned), and their children John Boy, Mary Ellen, Jim-Bob, Elizabeth, Jason, Erin and Ben. Grandparents Zeb (Will Geer) and Esther (Ellen Corby) serve as the family elders of this large and loving family, who together face the challenges of 1930s United States while living on Waltons Mountain.

For more information, visit the official Waltons website.