Search - The Waltons: The Complete Fourth Season on DVD

Joyce W. (Cuddlebug)
Reviewed on 12/27/2010...

A rich heritage of a time gone by awaits anyone who is fortunate to become aquainted with "The Waltons". This season is no exception to the rule. All Walton series seasons are worth the investment or trade. From a more innocent era comes a heartfelt portrayal of overcoming, joy, sadness, and tribulations of the time. A heart touching portrayal of a family who pulled together in the worst of times, and celebrated in the best. Try it! You won't be sorry.

Lydia N. (Lydia) from BETHEL, MO
Reviewed on 12/21/2009...

I simply love the Walton's especially this one, because is was when they were younger. I am hoping that through Swap A DVD, I will be able to collect the whole series.

Best season of the series

caj | 11/21/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There were many great seasons of this special show, but season four is the best IMO. Standout episodes include:
The Sermon - John Boy is asked to preach Sunday services and he gets plenty of coaching from proud Grandma.

The Competition - Ben gets angry and leaves just as the Waltons get into a competition for a huge contract.

The Search - Story by Ellen Corby (Grandma) Olivia, Jim Bob and Elizabeth are lost in the woods after a car accident.

The Fox - Grandpa's war stories don't quite live up to the truth.

The Burnout - The family is scattered after the house burns down.

The Quiliting - Tensions flare between Grandma, Olivia and Mary Ellen after Grandma plans a quilting party to announce Mary Ellen is ready for courting.

The House - Grandma and Grandpa are on different sides of the county's decision to tear down an old house."

Hello and Goodbye John Boy

Nurse ML | USA | 12/13/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"While we are getting ready to say goodbye to John Boy in the 5th season (not this 4th season), every episode deserves 5 stars. I loved this show growing up (high school) and can watch reruns forever. I'm planning on purchasing all seasons, as I treasure every episode. This is my all time favorite television show and, I think, always will be."

Waltons Series Remains a Classic in TV Viewing

James Koenig | Minnesota | 01/30/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The age of innocence is long gone from America TV. I grew up in the 1960's and remember the days of family-friendly television. Remember those great family shows that every member of the family could enjoy - The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, That Girl, Father Knows Best, Leave It To Beaver, and Ozzie and Harriet? A few family-friendly shows remained in the 1970's: The Partridge Family, The Brady Bunch, and best of all ... The Waltons. Since the Waltons left TV in the early 1980's there have been very few quality tv shows the entire family can watch and enjoy together ("The Wonder Years" stands out as one of these). Since the days of adult-oriented "Dallas" and other similar sleazy sex melodramas, the major tv networks have been set on corrupting and ridiculing the strong family values that made America a once-great and proud nation.

Thank goodness for The Waltons! The Waltons is a series that everyone in the family can sit down and enjoy together. Parents can relax because there is no cursing or foul language, no double-entendre sex jokes, no graphic violence, just real characters growing up in a much more innocent age than we currently live in. (For a look at how our grandparents grew up, watch the Waltons).

In Season Four of the series, 24 episodes are presented, all of them being quality family enertainment. I have my favorite episodes of season 4 and you will too - there is much to like about this season. John-boy grows closer to graduation from college and begins a newspaper, Mary-Ellen begins her first steps in her nursing career, Ben grows into a young man with strong ideas of his own, and of course there is always the steady presence of the parents and grandparents, guiding this large family through the trying years of the Great Depression.

While my favorite Waltons season is the very first, there is still so much to treasure in this fourth season. The acting is superb, with Michael Learned winning an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama series, and the perpetually old and cranky Ellen Corby winning an Emmy for supporting actress. (Does anyone recall Ellen Corby playing anything other than an old lady or Grandma? - I can only recall one role as a pioneering farming homesteader in the movie "Shane" ). Richard Thomas binds this series together, being the person from which the stories are being told. When Richard Thomas leaves the show after season five, the series loses its central focus. And while the series still remains entertaining after season five, the loss of John-Boy is imposible to overcome.

I heartily recommend Season Four of the Waltons. It is something your family can watch and learn important life-lessons from, a far-cry from today's tv viewing options.

Jim "Konedog" Koenig"