The Legend - S1-E11
Visible crew/equipment: After Tip arrives in his automobile John introduces him to the family. Then, when Tip explains that he didn't know the ages or genders of John's children and gets the candy, the reflections of a crew member and the moving boom mic are visible on the hood's chrome surface facing the camera, as well as on the windshield. (00:09:30)
Visible crew/equipment: After Esther scolds Zeb for falling asleep during the earlier sermon Ben tells John-Boy he wants to talk, and at the start of the next shot just as John walks to the truck, we can see the black flag panel (lighting equipment) on its rolling base, at the right side of the screen (in the next wide shot it's gone). (00:28:35)
Visible crew/equipment: After Muffin spends the night at the Walton house, while she and John-Boy are at the Rockfish bus station, when the bus pulls away the reflections of the camera, crew, and equipment are visible on passenger windows. Also, note, the Newport News bus has license plate number "T-3984" which has been used in previous episodes on other vehicles. (00:19:00)
Visible crew/equipment: At the start, when John-Boy walks into his house with a bag of groceries and the newspaper, just as he says hi to his mother the boom pole and mic are visible at the top, left corner of the screen. (00:01:45)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the end, when John-Boy thinks he may know where AJ has gone he gets into the vehicle with Martin Walters, then as Todd starts driving away the reflection of a reflector screen becomes visible on the rear window, and it looks like the reflection of the boom operator's raised arm is visible as well. (00:46:40)
Visible crew/equipment: When we hear Earl Hamner's voiceover at the start, the shadow of the camera crane is moving across the trees, as the camera pans from the Walton house to John at the new mill. (00:01:25)
The Return - S6-E20
Visible crew/equipment: When Hank gives John-Boy a lift home, he opens the rumble seat and places his bags inside. During the drive, a crew member's hat is moving around in the rumble seat area, at both the left and right sides of the screen, particularly the left side. (00:14:00)
The Return - S6-E20
Visible crew/equipment: When John and his son visit Mr. Guthrie at his home, just as Verdie opens the door to the study, behind Mr. Guthrie the black T-mark is visible on the floor at the left side of the screen, where they will all stand shortly. (00:33:00)
Visible crew/equipment: When Erin and Elizabeth help Daisy unpack in their bedroom, just as John-Boy walks into the room, the lighting equipment is visible at the left side of the screen. (00:20:55)
Visible crew/equipment: When Jason and Verdie go back to the Unwin estate and this time are accompanied by Zeb, they are told that Miss Unwin is at the greenhouse, then just as Jason drives on ahead a few of the crew's modern-day trailers are visible at both the left side and the right side of the screen. (00:39:15)
Visible crew/equipment: When Zeb pulls Esther into the living room with everyone else, Zeb walks over to the small black tape mark on the rug and stands on his mark. Then, as Zeb begins to talk about Erin's entry into the contest, in this wide shot lighting equipment is visible at the right side of the screen. It's visible again when John hugs Erin in the last shot of the scene. (00:25:00)
Visible crew/equipment: After Miss Mamie tells Miss Emily her idea about changing the order for turning out of the lights, when Miss Mamie turns off the second lamp, as she walks back to the third lamp the two white T-marks are visible on the floor, at the bottom left side of the screen. (00:17:50)
Visible crew/equipment: While John-Boy is in The Chronicle office writing about Oldfield in his journal Glen walks in, and just as Glen tells John-Boy that he had nothing to do with the cancellation of the mill contract, the white chalk T-mark is visible on the floor near the door. (00:42:40)
Visible crew/equipment: While Mary Ellen is sitting on the couch reading Gone with the Wind during her break, when David walks in and sits down beside her, the shadow of the boom mic is moving around on the wall, at the right side of the screen. (00:16:05)
Visible crew/equipment: When John-Boy and Jason drive away from Ike's it cuts to Jim-Bob searching for parts at the junkyard, and as Erin walks up behind him the plastic T-mark is visible on the ground where she stops. (00:07:55)
Visible crew/equipment: While Esther is on the porch pouring the lemonade for Ep, when John-Boy asks Ep for the interview we see a crew member, who's wearing shorts, at the right side of the screen. (00:03:55)
Visible crew/equipment: When Jim-Bob drives Ruby home, after she kisses him we see the bulging outline of the mic transmitter and its wire on Ruby's back, as she walks toward the door. (00:23:25)
Visible crew/equipment: While talking about the tree and where to put it, when Olivia admits that half the fun is in the planning, the T-mark is visible on the floor near the stove. (00:08:05)
Visible crew/equipment: When John stops on the road to pick up Corabeth while she's crying, the reflection of the boom pole/mic is visible on the truck's surface. (00:30:20)
Visible crew/equipment: When Judge Thornbury visits the "home of the Blue Ridge Chronicle" he walks to the middle of the room, then as Thornbury turns to face John-Boy the T-mark on the floor is visible near Thornbury's feet. (00:14:45)
