The Waltons

The Parting - S7-E15

Visible crew/equipment: After Elizabeth shares with Olivia some details of learning to cook with Esther, Olivia tells her daughter that she has come down from her treehouse (a poignant compliment). In the next shot, when John drives up to the home, crew reflections are visible on the vehicle's windows. (00:08:55)

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The Attack - S7-E18

Visible crew/equipment: Despite Elizabeth's objections Jim-Bob sells old Blue to Clarence, and in the next shot as Erin and Jason walk to the vehicle, the moving boom mic is reflected on the chrome surface. Then as Jason drives away, the reflection of location lighting is visible on the vehicle's rear window. (00:09:55)

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The Torch - S7-E21

Visible crew/equipment: After Callie throws the glass mug at John, when it cuts to John talking to Olivia on the telephone, a corner of the lighting equipment is visible at the top, right side of the screen. (00:16:40)

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The Torch - S7-E21

Visible crew/equipment: After Callie compliments Elizabeth and leaves the store, Corabeth asks, "Who is that female," and when Ike answers the question he walks around to the back of the counter, and the shadow of the boom mic is visible on the mail room wall, at the right side of the screen. (00:14:30)

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The Diploma - S8-E4

Visible crew/equipment: While Mary Ellen takes over Nora's job by visiting the people of Blue Ridge's backwoods hollows, when Mary Ellen mounts the horse we can see the bulging outline of the mic transmitter at her back, such as when she leaves Grandma Floyd after giving her the roses. (00:21:30)

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The Remembrance - S8-E18

Visible crew/equipment: In the day room, after Jason calls Toni out on her crabbiness, he tells her that he's crazy about her and walks out. Then when Toni sits down at the piano, the shadow of the boom mic is visible on the wall. (00:29:35)

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The Thoroughbred - S3-E3

Visible crew/equipment: While John-Boy is on his way to the library he drops his books just as he sees Selina, then when he picks them up and heads inside, the reflections of the camera and a crew member are visible on the left door. (00:17:15)

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The Conflict - S3-E1

Visible crew/equipment: While Esther is pointing out of the features of the new house's bathroom to Martha Corinne, two tape marks are visible on the bathroom floor in front of John and Olivia's feet. Then after Martha Corinne turns the lights on and off a few times, as they all walk toward the kitchen there are white tape marks visible on the kitchen's linoleum floor. (00:53:50)

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The Conflict - S3-E1

Visible crew/equipment: Before Martha Corinne gets in the truck, when Mary Ellen tells Jim-Bob and Ben to quit eating all the berries she takes the bucket away, and as Jason turns around we can see the shadow of the moving boom mic on the seat at the back of the truck. The reflections of crew are visible on the cabin's window. (00:31:30)

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The Car - S2-E24

Visible crew/equipment: When John-Boy tells Mr. Rudge that he'd like to know all about his deceased son, during this touching scene there are closeups as Mr. Rudge's hand strokes the vehicle that belonged to his son, and we can see the reflection of the boom pole and mic, at least two crew members, filming equipment, and another vehicle on the polished chrome surface. (00:43:20)

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The Fawn - S2-E9

Visible crew/equipment: While Erin is in the forest with Lancelot to set him free, once the doe runs off Erin gets up then bends over, and the bulging outline of the mic transmitter is visible at her back. (00:47:40)

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The Journey - S2-E1

Visible crew/equipment: After their visit to the beach, Maggie and John-Boy go into the nearby town to look for the restaurant, and when they stop at the corner we can see the chalk T-mark on the sidewalk, then they walk a bit and another chalk T-mark is visible, and when Maggie spots the restaurant two final chalk marks are visible at their feet. (00:38:15)

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The Heartbreaker - S5-E21

Factual error: When Elizabeth asks Zeb how Vanessa can be happy, Zeb has his old catalog with a bunch of flower seed packets on his lap, and as they both hold up the packets, particularly Elizabeth, the modern Universal Product Codes are at the back of the packets. The UPC did not exist until many years later. (00:10:05)

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The Journey - S2-E1

Trivia: While Maggie MacKenzie and John-Boy are at the Mermaid Restaurant, when they both dance together Maggie envisions her long deceased husband, Michael MacKenzie, dancing with her instead of John-Boy. It is Earl Hamner Jr. who portrays Michael MacKenzie in this uncredited onscreen cameo during the scene (note teeth and facial features are identical).

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