Yes it was.

Yes, she did a wonderful acting job on it.

There was a lot of top notch acting in these episodes. Including the 'young' ones! ❤️

Me too, even watching it on the screen as Mary Ellen is talking made me tear up.

I must agree--this scene between Mama and Jim Bob was so tender, especially with the rest of the family overlooking them. It brought me to tears, too. I only wish that we could have seen the other children's' reactions as they are told the secret. But knowing the rest of the family as we do, we can about guess each character's reaction. it's just nice to see it played out. Judy, what do you suppose Mary Ellen would have said to Mama, Jim Bob or even Daddy about the secret?

I did too!

Yes it was quite an emotional scene.

Tear jerker for sure. ❤❤❤

Yes, David & Richard did a great job in both.

@@judynorton2598 ooooo can you please do,the episode where Jim Bob runs away?

You wanna know what I remember most about the episode where Jim-Bob runs away? It's John-Boy chasing him around the city, and, when Jim-Bob tries to join the Army Air Corps and the recruiter wants his name in reverse order, so he says, "Walton Bob-Jim!" Soooo cute, soooo funny.

@@docadams7099 hahaha and he was so serious!

I agree, they make you think he's going to find out he's adopted, then reveal the twin that didn't make it.

Nor did I!

Yes, writers did a great job!

@@kamiclements7456 Ditto!

that episode made no sense when John told Jim Bob that's why your momma has a special bond with you or something like that it's been a long time since I saw it but she didn't have a special bond with him in she hardly around Jim Bob. And why did they wait till season 4 to say he had a twin

Cool.

Yes, very emotional scene.

How would you? It was never mentioned to my knowledge.

Yes, it was a build up no one saw coming.

I understand.

Here you go....

Ahh, that's sweet.

You weren't the only one!

Awesome. Good idea. I can see where it would calm you to sleep eventually.

Sounds great.

Great idea! You should have happy dreams

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing what we have in common.

Yes, that was very sweet.

Yes she was a caring person here a sweet moment here

Wow, thank you!

Interesting.

Thank you for all your kinds words.

Thanks for sharing.

So true.

Yes it was very well done.

So glad you both enjoyed it.

That was exemplified in the last season episode The Pursuit, when Jim Bob sits down to talk to Mary Ellen, after Kathy Seals said she was pregnant, by Jim Bob (and would lead Mary Ellen to realize that Kathy was NOT pregnant)

@@JohnClifford4567jwc I remember always when he came in and told Mary Ellen Kurt had died at Pearl Harbor. Jim Bob had a sweetness and depth.

Yes they did. Thanks for all the comments.

I also remember in "The Reunion" where Mary Ellen was fighting a kid who was picking on Jim Bob over the shirt he was wearing.

I always imagined Mary Ellen would pound on anyone who messed with her siblings!

So glad you enjoyed it.

Yes, he did an amazing job.

So glad you enjoyed it.

You're welcome.

That's a lovely story. Thank you for sharing that! :D

Thank you for sharing this. Beautiful.

All in God's planning and timing.

Glad your dad is doing well....and really glad they did not cook him

@@purplej1436 hahahaha my Great Grandad had a running joke. He would get home from work and call out - what's for supper! And Gran would open the door of the warming oven and say - the baby!

Yes he did a great job.

Yes he does.

Such lovely truthful simplicity to David’s work. Breaks your heart without even trying.

Ahh, thanks.

Yes, it was written in a way to really build up the suspense.

Thanks for sharing John.

Cool.

Absolutely. I was so grateful for that. Not fun to be merely window dressing..

Thanks so much.

You are so welcome!

Yes. So touching.

You're so welcome.

You're welcome.

True.

So glad you enjoy it and thanks for sharing your stories.

I love that moment.

Thanks for sharing.

@@judynorton2598 - Our daughter and her husband announced the coming arrival of their first baby to us and we were thrilled. This was a couple of months before Christmas. I was planning all sorts of things, like all new grandmothers do. Three weeks later, she called me and sadly announced that she had had a miscarriage. She was seeing a very experienced midwife instead of an OBGYN. They decided that since my daughter could easily identify what happened, given her college education had been heavy on the natural sciences, and she had NO trouble describing what she saw and how she felt. The midwife told her to stay home with her feet up for a few days, and to call her at the first sign of any problems. She did not go to a doctor to get a D&C. She did exactly what the midwife directed, and was back on her feet in a week. Two months later, she called me again and happily announced that she was STILL pregnant! No, not pregnant again - STILL pregnant! I asked how this came about - of course I know the birds and the bees! - but, she explained after the miscarriage, she never stopped "feeling pregnant." She told her midwife about it, and she was confused also, but had her come in for an ultrasound and a checkup. Turns out, she had apparently been carrying twins, but lost just the one. The other one was fine! And he was born several months later perfectly normal, and a special joy to us all. He will be 19 in June, and has 7 siblings! The youngest, a girl, is expected any minute now! This episode, which I loved even when new, has become a really special one for me. Thanks for your talented and special treatment of this episode. The relationship between Jim Bob and the others in the family was really highlighted well in this one, and will always be a standout for me. The end was of course very natural and touching. I think the look on Olivia's face displayed several emotions, not the least of which was relief! It was as if she immediately understood Jim Bob understood what had happened, and the pressure of hiding such a painful secret was suddenly gone. That's all easy to say about a character in a TV show, but the acting in the Walton's rarely missed the highest mark! This one certainly hit every high mark!

Yes - watching David’s sensitive portrayal was always touching. So sorry to hear about you losing your mum so early.

I remember when I flew up to the funeral of my paternal grandmother. My parents and Uncle Phillip drove up, from LA to Seattle, two days before. My uncle Ed met me and my sister at the Seattle Airport, as Mom and Uncle Phillip were in route, having stayed in central Oregon on Monday, due to poor weather conditions (it was early February). At Uncle Ed’s house I noticed a painting in the dining room, and Mom, as she came in the house commented on the painting, of my grandfather, which she and Dad saw when they came up to my aunt’s funeral, the summer before (Mom and Dad might have offered to bring it home with them). I then had to confess that I thought it was a painting of Uncle Phillip. That got Mom to note, once again, how much Uncle Phillip had come to look exactly like his father.

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing your story.

That’s wonderful!

What a fantastic thing to happen!

You're very welcome.

Thanks very much judy

Yes, it was. Glad you enjoyed it.

Such a beautiful moment between the two of them.

Thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for sharing.

@@judynorton2598 your very welcome !

That’s the way I grew up Clayton. Loved playing outside with the neighbor kids. Didn’t have a treehouse but loved to climb trees! The higher the better!

@Michael Kemp It's funny how sometimes an actor will say a memorable line in such a way as we "hear" it, for example, when the number on the scale is too high for me I 'hear' "Mrs. Brimmer, you are fat!" ☺️

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing all your comments.

Yes it was exceptionally well done. Thanks for sharing your childhood memory.

Cool.

Yes, David did a wonderful job!

Thanks for sharing!!

Thanks.

Glad you like them!

Yes it was.

I understand- most enjoyed the emotion without much talking.

Yes it was.

Lynn, both my mom and one of my sisters suffered miscarriages; was tough for them. And a neighbor lost one of her children around the time my brother Michael was born. She came to see my mom and brother and she was like “This would be me”. She had twins after that, and then one more. She was quiet about it for a while, but would mention her son years later in Tribute to deceased family members.

When my cousin Billy was married in 1985, my parents knew the bride’s from the 1950s, when everyone lived around Washington DC. The bride’s mother and one of her aunts both died of cancer, years before, leaving only one aunt and the bride’s grandmother from the mother’s side. The grandmother enjoyed the wedding, but she confided to my mom that she felt that it was unfair that she was still alive while her two daughters were not. Mom understood her feelings, that you bury a parent, not a child. And my dad shared how his youngest aunt died (while pregnant with her first child) in an car accident. Dad accompanied my grandparents to the funeral and my great grandmother was with them at the ceremony. Then in 1988 my Aunt Carol, dad’s only sister and his youngest sibling, died of lung cancer a month before she turned 55. At the funeral my parents and my sister Elizabeth took charge of being with Grandmother Clifford, who was 91. They worried about how she would react Grandmother Clifford died 6 1/2 months later, 17 days shy of turning 92. Dad reflected on those times when he witnessed a mom at the funeral of a child, in his family. He told me that he didn’t want to ever escort my mom to the funeral of me, or any of my brothers and sisters. He even told my brother Patrick, his youngest child “Stick around”. Mom and Dad were probably relieved to know that they predecessors my brothers and sisters and I, plus their 6 grandchildren.

John Clifford, I had a miscarriage many years ago and while it was sad, it was NOTHING like losing the child I carried for 9 months, delivered and raised to early adulthood. No comparison at all *for me*.

Thank you for sharing Lynn, sorry for your loss.

Yes it was!

Glad to hear that.

So glad you enjoyed it.

Very true.

❤️

Glad you enjoyed it!

Yes he was. A great older brother to us.

John Boy stood up for and encouraged each and every one of his siblings at some point.

Thanks- I will.

Thanks for the added information. Glad you enjoyed it.

True.

You're very welcome.

So happy to hear that.

Actually there were not twins in Earl’s family as far as I know. but rather two of his brothers were combined into the character of Ben.

Ahh, that's sweet.

The twin that died was named: "Joseph Zebulon."

@@judynorton2598 thanks Judy.

Hello.

So heartbreaking and simple truths.

You're very welcome.

Yes, she was a wonderful on the show.

Thank you so much

There was a neighborhood tree house that several of us made good use of, and had great adventures in it.! ! 🦋🦋

@@janeiwasduncan8463 Wow that must have been wonderful. Happy days thank you. take care. moog.

Glad you enjoyed it.

@@judynorton2598 Thank you, Judy. Stay safe.Pete.

Yes it was great!

Yes, both Richard and Ralph did.

Thank you so much!

@@judynorton2598 absolutely Judy it really is like visiting with a friend

You're very welcome.

Thanks for your comments as always John.

You're so welcome.

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you so much!

Oh wow - thank you.

Glad you enjoyed it!

It was so nice for us too.

I feel the same way! She has such a wonderful way of explaining things! I look forward to these videos so much!

So glad you both enjoy them.

Thank you so much for sharing and for watching

Definitely a sad one.

Yes, a very sweet episode- glad you enjoyed it.

Yes, it was well written and acted.

Yes, it was very touching.