‘The Waltons’ Cast Reunion: Why Were Those Family Dinners the Worst to Film?

Barb Oates
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THE WALTONS, Kami Cotler, David W.Harper, Eric Scott, Michael Learned, Ralph Waite, Mary Beth McDonough, etc, 1972-82.
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The cast of The Waltons reunited at the June 2025 Hollywood Show in Burbank, California, where they laughed sharing memories and truly delighted in reconnecting with their TV family. Taking the stage were the Waltons’ matriarch Olivia “Liv” Walton (Michael Learned), and kids John-Boy (Richard Thomas), Mary Ellen (Judy Norton), Ben (Eric Scott), Jim-Bob (David W. Harper) and Elizabeth (Kami Cotler), who all starred during the show’s original run from 1972 to 1981 on CBS.

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