The Waltons - Hair & Makeup - behind the scenes with Judy Norton
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- Опубликовано: 28 мар 2021
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The Waltons series spanned from 1933 to 1945. Hair styles changed over that time period as they did in the years from 1971 when The Homecoming was filmed, til 1981 when the original series finished its 9 season run.
For the actors that was a lot of change on camera and off and sometimes the lines blurred.
In this Behind the Scenes of The Waltons - Judy Norton (Mary Ellen Walton) talks about the various hairstyles and makeup techniques over the seasons as well as addressing the much voiced comment that the styles weren't always true to the portrayed era.
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I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of the actor who played your husband Jonesy😪😪
Yes, it was very sad news.
Omg I'm so very sorry also
RIH... 🙏🙏❤️
I saw that too and immediately thought of you, Judy!! Blessings to you and his real family. ❤️🙏🏻
I had no idea. He was Jean Smart's husband and was on some episodes of Designing Women with her. I always enjoyed watching him. So sad.
@@laurat7324 wow neither did I.. awe
Julie Norton you look Beautiful and everyone in the Walton's Show. 👍👍
Thanks.
I agree, Judy is a knockout and my first TV crush
@@farleytokley1739 Makes two of us 😁
My memory is the kids weren't made up the first season until the producers complained that it looked wrong during dailies. We looked insanely pale next to the adults. I wonder if they made you and Jon up and not David, Mary and me? And I hated getting pancake on my arms and neck, too. Wet and cold and uncomfortable.
Wow, awesome to see you watching and commenting here, Kami! 🙂
A different make up plan for the genuine gingers would have made sense, because making them look too tan (especially you , Kami, the most naturally pale) would appear more unnatural. But if you remember there seemed to be an age line on the make up, I wonder if the real issue was height. You weren't getting hit with the lights the same way when you were itty bitty, thus changing the degree of need for the pancake awfulness. Just guessing, trying to make sense of the motivation.
Thanks Kami for joining in here. I agree on the arms, neck and hands-it was not fun!
💕 you, Kami :) You're a national treasure, too!
Hi kami. So happy to see posting on Judy’s page. Please keep watching and commenting. We love your input too! You are still very beautiful too.
The two episodes where Mary Ellen dyes Jim Bobs hair and Olivia gets a perm are priceless. Both Mary Ellen and Verdi laugh at poor Olivia, and then John tells the family that "frizzy says goodnight" at bed time, lol
I love those parts
Yes, they were fun episodes.
I think you all looked great I know wearing makeup on movie sets and TV shows was not always the most comfortable
I loved y’all do it come on on tubi or Pluto could u find out more about this
Ben and Jim Bob's hair was 1970s style. Really loved the show. All six of the younger Waltons were, to me, just absolutely excellent actors. You were so good in your roles. Even when you were very young, you stayed in character. Very professional. Thanks for the good entertainment.
Thank you so much. I actually recall that all the boys had long 70’s hair when we did The Homecoming and they all had to cut their hair short.
RIP Richard Gilliland. And period or not, I loved Mary Ellen's later "Farrah" hair. So beautiful (and you still are!)
Thank you.
This takes me back to my youth ! I’m glad it popped up on my feed. We watched every single episode when we were younger. Ah the memories !
How wonderful.
Nowadays, viewers are extremely observant at catching historical inaccuracies, thanks, I think, largely to "Mad Men", which was painstakingly accurate (they obsessively researched every single detail, whether a character's blouse, a hairstyle or a song playing in the background, to make sure that it fit the period), but with older shows like "The Waltons", I think viewers at that time were more forgiving of little details like Mary-Ellen's Farah-inspired hairstyle. It also probably helped that we only watched the night it aired, and didn't rewatch little clips over and over again on RUclips, like we do now.
Yes, good points. Thanks for watching.
Also, you may have only ever seen a show once or twice. You didn't have the constant access to notice all those things back then.
@@delip9303 Absolutely. As someone who worked in theatre for about 15 years, I really enjoy the breakdowns of things. Also great to just have this stuff documented for the future.
@@delip9303 Nice. I worked at a place in the northeast, so even now if I see some episodes of Law & Order, I'll see actors who were in shows we did.
I haven't seen "Mad Men" but you do make some really good points. I've always loved it when I've watched movies or shows when styles and props are completely true to the era. When I was recently writing my first novel about a young woman who goes back to the home front of 1943, I did countless research to make sure a movie being seen or a song or radio show was historically accurate for the exact date- if I found out a song didn't come out until the next year, I wouldn't reference it. So, when the reunion movies came out, it was strange that the writers and editors couldn't refer back to previous facts and line things up...but of course, it's usually only glaringly obvious to most of the audience when a channel shows each movie in order in a row- rather than watching them years apart. :)
The long hair and the partial bun looked stunning on you Judy.
Thank you for that.
One of the many good things about your videos is the good feeling you get when watching. I watch your videos everyday when I drink my coffee because they give me a feeling of hope and warmth in a world that's not so kind.
So happy to hear that. Thank you.
I'm drinking coffee and listening to Judy! The Walton's and the 70's growing up was a kinder time. It's comforting. Life the way life should be but it feels so harsh now. No wonder so many people feel depressed.
Love your hairlength right now!
Thank you.
I don't know a lot about make-up and hair, but two episodes do stand out. Erin's lack of makeup after the fire in "The Burnout", and the excessive makeup that they had you wear in one scene of "The Actress". These were unusual onscreen looks for both you & Mary, but it did a great job of conveying the message.
Thanks.
When the Actress made Mary Ellen up it was very garish. Olivia told her to immediately remove that make up!! She was so mad!
@@judynorton2598 You're welcome!
I love the way hair and makeup was done on all of the actors to bring out thier features to the characters they potrayed.
Thanks.
It had to have been done subtly because they never looked overdone IMO.
Your welcome
I remember a comment Kami Cotler made about the later season’s hairstyles. She said to the effect that the cast had to go to school in real life and they wanted to feel normal, not walking around in 1940s haircuts. I feel the boys should have been sports and did the GI haircuts for two seasons. They could have stuck it out. Ben’s hair was so long he looked like an extra for Saturday Night Fever.
Yes, many interesting styles not correct for the times.
Yes, many of them had as I call it, Bee Gees hair in those later seasons. I think the clothing even looked a bit disco-ey.
Never thought about their lack of military hair cuts! You're correct, the boys should have sucked it up for a season or two. My brother joined the Navy in the late 70s and after basic training, he was able to let his hair grow out some....it just couldn't touch his shirt collar.
@@Kryptospotted To be fair, I don't think the show spent a lot on money on wardrobe. I would not be surprised if a lot of the clothing was just bought at a local Sears or another contemporary department store.
@@Kryptospotted I watch every day, and watched when it originally aired and none of them had Been Gees disco hair. Not sure what you are watching.
Judy, A Simple Thank you.
The Walton television show still means so much to so many people even to this day. On the last few days of my father's life his eyes would still light up if you saw that The Waltons were coming on. The hospice nurse said it was amazing to see him light up like he did to see that television show. I can't say enough and how much we appreciate everyone who had anything to do with that wonderful show.
❤
Wow, thank you. So happy to hear how much it helped your father.
I remember having a perm in the 70s that looked exactly like the one Corabeth gave Olivia. It took 8 months to get the curls out 😂 Great episode ✌❤
Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes, I didn't think it was so bad! I wasn't laughing...🐩
You guys were truly blessed to be a Walton. The show is a blessing to me no cursing, not prejudice my kind of family, will always love the WALTONS
Thank you.
Thank you so much, Judy! I really enjoy these behind the scenes episodes where you share insights into the production side of things! I watch the waltons episodes every day, and talk about them on my live streams (completely unrelated to my own content 😆) since I enjoy the series so much!
I always look forward to your latest videos!
Glad you like them!
I think the 70’s hairstyles was accepted, because we were growing with you, and wore our hair the same, so we didn’t notice it wasn’t period appropriate. I loved the style on you. It was sexy. These are the best segments on RUclips. Thank you, Judy! Much love! ❤️
Thank you so much!
I kind of did take note of the discrepancy of the hair and the times. The hair was very contemporary for the seventies. And yet I do think in all decades there were always a certain number of girls who kept their hair long despite the current hairstyle trend. It was often put up.
It always amazed me when Olivia got the perm and the next episode she had her normal hair again. I think this was at the end of Season 5 and we were expected to believe it had just grown out in a few months.
Maybe they used a wig?
Another one of the inconsistencies in the timeline.
and yes... it was a wig.
@@judynorton2598 And they used a darker wig instead of her blond color. Maybe they thought it looked sort of nice in the blond. So they went with a color that wasn't as flattering.
Hi Judy! Thank you for your videos, I really love The Waltons and you’re keeping it alive! You look so beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Like how the styles changed as you all grew up in the show, great!
Me to Tammy
Thanks.
If I remember correctly you wanted blonder hair like Martha Rose and you experimented on Jim Bob in which his hair turned pinkish 😌
Ha ha
@@judynorton2598 I did the same to my dark hair with the popular selling bottle of Sun-In. Mine turned orange.
A classmate had her hair all dyed up so that she could be The Bride of Frankenstein on Halloween 1977.
Various colors were used. Then the dyes left purple streaks in her hair after that. Her parents sued the hairdresser
I remember this
@@georgemallory401 Same here in the 1980's. Mine was brass colored.
As l remember, you wore your hair down in the first episodes as you said, and occasionally I’d see Erin with her hair in two ponytail and with Elizabeth she always had her hair in ponytails or braids. Anyway that’s how l remembered it 😊! As always ❤loved the show and it’s absolutely my favorite show ever always and forever 🙏♥️
Mrs.Putnam here!♥️🙏♥️
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Ms. Judy I just watched the Waltons where you "Mary Ellen got married. You looked so Beautiful. Thank you for sharing the Waltons with us. God bless.
Thank you so much
My mother was born in 1930 in a rural family in the foothills of NC. They raised tobacco and had a garden and a little livestock. She said girls wore long sleeves and hats when working to prevent tans. Having a tan then showed you were poor and had to work in the sun. Also they already knew tans early in life made skin look old much earlier. I figured they made y'all lighter for this reason plus several of you had fair skin. Occasionally she'd point out things that were wrong for the period but not often. They didn't have electricity until after WWII.
I am 61 yo and grew up with the Waltons. Didn't watch the last few years until after I was grown but watched up til '78 almost every week. Just discovered your channel. Thanks for the memories.
So glad you enjoy the show. Yes - so many red heads with fair skin :).
Every cast member looked so natural and beautiful I wouldn't of thought any needed make-up ❤️
It is because of the lighting that it is used.
Aww... thank you, that is so sweet.
@@judynorton2598 your welcome
Cora Beth went from a plain Jane at the beginning g when she was first married to Mr. Godsey. Slowly she started wearing more and more. By the end Cora Beth had a studio 54 disco makep with the dark lip gloss! LOL. For the 1940s it was supposed to look matte not so much use and shiny lips.
I remember in early episodes of The Waltons how Michael Learned had red hair, but as the show went on, she switched to blond
Yes, at first they had almost all of us with red hair.
She looked much better blonde.
She'd look good no matter what hair colour. 😁
In The Homecoming, even John Boy’s hair had a red rinse, and Andrew Dugan, as John, was wearing a red hairpiece.
@@jaredjlinden I wonder if Hamner's parents were redheads?
Hi Judy I love your RUclips channel and your insight on the Waltons. I was personal friends with Ancel Cook who did several episodes of the Waltons. He introduced us to Ralph and Ralph became a friend of my mothers. We were living in Palm Springs and Ralph and my mother were working on a project for a drug and alcohol rehab center. Ralph was over at our house one night. I was in my bedroom which was right by the front door and when Ralph left I could not resist. I shouted out good night daddy. Ralph was kind enough to peek his head in my bedroom and say good night Charlie. It’s the moment I will never forget as a big fan of the Waltons. I will continue to watch your channel and enjoy it.
What a great story. I can totally imagine Ralph doing that!
I didn't know that they were so picky about makeup. You learn something new everyday.
Yep
I am SO GLAD your Agent stepped in and prevented you from getting a bowl cut! In the 70's my hair was reddish brown and long like Mary Ellen's. Photos of my relatives in the 30's in rural WV, the girls did not have bobbed hair. Grandma always wore a bun. My Grandfather believed girls should have long hair.
I wasn’t aware of the real haircuts of that era.
Thanks Judy for the behind the scenes stories of makeup and hair . You never needed much .. always so pretty. 🌸
Oh thank you!
Another great journey into the World of the Walton's. Thanks Judy (alias Mary Ellen) for allowing us to see inside the series we all love so much. By the way have Nike send you a check for wearing their logo wear. See you again on the next edition of "Behind the Scenes with Judy". It's a beautiful blue sky day in the middle of America.
Glad you enjoyed it
I think Cora Beth's hair REALLY reflected the 40s 'do the best - it looked terrific. And I thought Olivia's & Grandma's hair was perfect too. I loved that Grandpa had that country boy hair length forever - as did John Sr. for the most part.
Interesting details on the rest of makeup & hair on y'all!!
Glad you enjoyed it.
i am glad you had control of how you did your hair growing it cutting it. i am glad you went with change with your hair and beauty threw out the show
Thank you so much!!
It's so funny that you mention the hairstyle of the actors in the Waltons. I always noticed that during the years Mary Ellen was a mother and became a nurse, you definitely had the Farrah Fawcett hairstyle. I think to some extent, so did Mary, but hers was also kind of like Jaclyn Smith's hairstyle. The guys tended to wear their hair parted to the side, but David Harper had his hair like most of the guys during the 1977-1980, which was to have the hair parted in the middle. Today, they call it the "butt cut". I wore my hair exactly the same. And so did many other guys. The only time a hairstyle was a bit cringe-worthy was on the last reunion special for Eric Scott. He had the mullet going on, but I did, too. Eric has such beautiful red hair and is so darn cute- it's not as bad as some of the Billy Ray Cyrus mullets that pop upon old videos. I loved your hairstyle in the 1960's era reunion special during the Kennedy Assassination. You wore the flip beautifully. I love your current hair length and color. I know all of us Walton fans observe every prop, tree, furniture and other background items from the show. I also watch your "Behind The Scenes" videos each week and I notice your pretty backyard. You had some pretty flowers on what look like a hill. I can see it behind you in the window while you sit in your chair. You're such a beautiful woman and I enjoy your "Behind the Scenes" episodes. By the way- you know that you and Billy Moses (Falcons Crest) were the best athletes on the old "Battle of the Network Stars" specials. Anytime an actress had to swim, kayak or catch a football against you, I knew they were in trouble. Take care Judy
Thank you for all your kind words.
Thanks for making our Monday so much better :)
My pleasure!
I still think of you as Mary Ellen even now.
Ahh, that's sweet.
Morn'n Judy, have a great week and thanks for these behind the scenes view of the show.
Thank you! You too!
What a pleasant stroll through memory lane.Thank you so much,til next time .
Always welcome
Thank you Judy I love the Walton I still watch the show and love listening to you the Walton are like family to me love you all hugs
Thank you so much.
It was almost funny seeing how red all the kids hair was in the homecoming, then the series started and all the red hair had faded, but never thought a thing about it, I remember seeing grandma cut grandpa's hair. I know a lot of shows from the 70s that were supposed to be set in earlier times had characters that had modern haircuts, I'm speaking mainly of Little House on the Prairie, and Dean Butler. Again thank you for doing these behind the scenes videos.
You're welcome.
your still as beautiful as you were back in the 70s judy!! thank you for another great clip, youll always be my favorite walton!!
Wow, thank you!
@@judynorton2598 your absolutley welcome judy!!
Your Son does a wonderful job editing and adding the clips. And as always you are amazing Judy. 👍🏻😘
Thank you so much!
Fun Facts! I can't imagine having so much stage makeup on at your age. In high school I took a drama class and we played around with that thick stuff. Oh boy! The things we put up with in life!😎Hope you have a great day and thanks again for your behind the scenes videos of The Waltons👍
You're welcome.
Thank You for sharing these behind the scenes stories. Great to hear your memories of being on the show.
My pleasure!
Love these vids you put out. So calming and relaxing. And these take me back to good memories, watching the show as a child and then, watching reruns with my elderly mother in later years. A lot of fun getting a glimpse of behind-the-scenes. Thank you! 😊💕
Glad you like them!
I liked the way they did your makeup and hair.
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing Behind the Scenes of the Walton's
Thank you, Judy! I just love that large straw hat that you've worn in a few episodes at the beginning. I wish I could find one like it!
It was a fun hat - I loved wearing it.
Hello Judy thank you so much for entertaining us thur out the years so love the waltons the waltons remind me of my family my mom had 8 of us 6 girls 2 boys
So glad you have enjoyed the series.
Thank you. Judy for sharing behind the scenes ,how they did the hair and makeup.I thought that was inneresting.
Glad you liked it.
I’ve grown up with the waltons and miss watching it
Glad you enjoy them. Many areas play reruns and there are DVD's some people buy to rewatch.
Miss Judy I have enjoyed hearing behind the scenes, Of the waltons. I loved the show. I feel like I know the character Maryellen. But most of all for me. It has been nice hearing you speak as Judy. Your self. Thanks again for behind the scenes of the waltons.
My pleasure.
I love these, Judy. You are a joy, in real life and in the series, which is a treasure. Your voice and manner of speaking are just a wholesome delight. Thank you for preserving these memories. I loved your long hair with the part down the middle :)
Thank you for watching and for sharing.
I loved the first season of down to earth raw look!!
Happy Days also didn't stay with the period very well.
So true!
Happy Days pretended like viewers forgot that it was set in the 1950s, then the 1960s
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I know. Much worse than The Waltons.
The last two seasons moved onto the 1960's.
Apparently the producers fought with Scott Baio over his mullet at first, and then decided it wasn’t worth it.
You are definitely blessed with beautiful eyes and eyelashes then and now! I thought the children's hair was historically and situationally appropriate until the "winged" curls, but it didn't seem to matter. I remember purchasing Max Factor pancake for a community theater performance. I felt so professional like real actors! Thanks for a fun and informative bts with The Walton's. A blessed Holy Week to you and your loved ones, Judy and Walton's everywhere.
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Thank you- you too.
Being a fan of the 40s hairstyles for Women, I do wish the series had stayed true to that....but in the big scheme of things, it did NOT interfere w/ the storytelling. I do like the effects used on all of you otherwise...hate to hear it was kinda rough dealing w/ it, but I do believe it enhances any "period" piece of work....I enjoyed learning more about it & Thank you all for your contributions/sacrifices to make the stories more flavorful because of it all~
Thank you so much. It was all worth it and I had a great time.
You're welcome.
Toni did have a very 40's hairstyle. Loved it.
Yes you always looked so beautiful!
Thanks
Thank you Judy. Great topic once again.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Judy for the videos! We still watch the programs and enjoy them so much.
You're so welcome.
thank you again for your series. I'm learning so much! i absolutely love all of your earrings. The music notes ones were a particular favorite
Glad you like them! They were a gift.
This is so fascinating! Clearly you really loved acting. To tolerate a makeup job like that, and all day too. And under all the intense lighting. Thanks Judy for doing it for us.
I did! Hard work, but such fun.
I love these videos, thanks so much!!!
You are so welcome!
Very interesting, Judy. I really enjoy hearing you talk about these details. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing this article on make up and hair. I did wonder how you all looked great.
Oh thank you!
I'm a little behind but I just found out about the death of Richard Gilliland. METV website had a brief story written about him. RIP Jonesy. He was a delightful character.
Yes, very sad news.
Judy, always love seeing your videos, so fun and interesting. And you look great!
I'm so glad!
thanks judy very interesting again i always look forward 2 your video of the waltons xx
Glad you like them!
These are always so enjoyable. Always enjoy seeing you...
Thank you!
Thank You for sharing another great video!! I love watching these videos!!❤️❤️❤️
Glad you like them!
As always really enjoy these behind the scenes episode. I was born in 1962 so grew up watching and rewatching your show and it is such a happy memory for me. I’m so glad we still get the interaction we do with many of the cast. I’m in the UK and I know Jon now lives here in Cornwall where we holiday most years. Just caught up on a few of these episodes I hadn’t had time to watch. Thank you Judy. Xx
Glad you like them!
Thank you so much Judy aka Mary Ellen Walton u make my day watching ur videos keep up the good work, u look amazing by the way
Thanks so much
Thank you Judy love it. ❤
Happy to hear that.
Thanks Judy!! These videos are as much fun as watching the actual episodes and in some ways more so because of getting to see how it was all put together.
So glad you enjoy them.
Thanks for your insights on hair and makeup .... I did enjoyed it and learned a lot.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for sharing i.enjoy watching the waltons
Glad you like them!
I’m late to viewing this but nonetheless loved this behind the scenes on hair and makeup. I always wondered about those “red-headed children” and how the production team managed the discrepancies. Keep them coming, Ms. Judy. We love you.
My pleasure.
Thanks for this interesting info!🥰
Happy to hear you enjoyed it.
I just love these videos so much. I know I’ve said it a dozen times already, but I hope you know how much it’s appreciated!!!! 😊🥰
Wow, thank you!
Such an interesting and informative video. I always thought you were so beautiful on the Walton’s, and you still are just as beautiful. Thank you for your insight into such a wonderful show. I watch every rerun when I can.
Wow, thank you!
Judy this episode was very interesting thanks for sharing looking forward to the next episode 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Judy, I love your videos thank you so much for giving us background information sorry for the loss of Jonesy he was a great actor.
Glad you enjoy them. Yes, it's very sad news about Richard.
Thanks Judy You are part of our Childhood love the videos .
You are so welcome
Judy, I just discovered you yesterday and I have been binge watching your Waltons series. I watch the show every day and I love hearing all the behind-the-scenes trivia and facts. You are a lovely person and I am mesmerized by your articulation, and the way you speak. Keep on making videos! 😘 all the best to you and your family.
Thank you so much!
Great information, Judy! Thank you. 🌹
You are so welcome!
Judy I really have a different appreciation for all that you all had to do & go through to bring us so many wonderful shows of the waltons, all we had to do was enjoy watching. Thank you so much & btw it might not have been period hair for the show but I loved my Farrah facett feathered bangs & hair too 😀
So glad to hear.
This was an interesting vid. TY!
Thanks
Thank you for this and all BTS videos. I just finished, for the first time mostly, all 9 seasons and the reunion movies. The changing hairstyles were very nice and attractive on you and Mary (Erin). I was sad when I finished with John Boys wedding but I'll just watch all over again!
So glad you enjoy them!
A excellent veiw, Thanks for all you do, luv ya my favorite RUclips channel! Judy sure appreciate you, Cheers from the North✌⚘
Thank you so much.
Hi Judy, Thanks for the videos. Big fan of the show.
Wonderful.
Thank you for your ongoing videos. I'm a few years younger than Richard Thomas, and in the 1970s I lived in a small No. Calif. farmtown (Dixon). I sooo related to "Johnboy" and his (character) struggles and catharsis on the show (and I actually went to New York in 1978 to sell a book I wrote). So good to see you, Judy!! Thank you for all the detailed work you put into your videos, and how well you present yourself on camera!! :)
Thank you, glad you enjoy them.
I Loved your hair in the later episodes well in all the episodes and I don't think anyone was paying to much attention that it was a 70's style because you looked so beautiful! Thank you!!
Oh thank you!
Judy I wanted your hair do then! I was a young teenager and really watched yall hairdos! Beautiful!
Oh wow. Thank you.
Your so pretty Judy I always enjoy the behind scenes. Thankyou God Bless you Happy Easter🙏
Thank you- you too.
Hello Judy, I never ever thought about the hair styles when I was younger watching the show. I always did love the hair style of Michael Learned. It looked absolutely beautiful on her ☺. Thank you for this knowledge of the hair and make-up for the show 💖💖
You are so welcome
thanks Judy! I always new your eyelashes were without makeup! Beautiful!
Oh thank you!
Ha! Thanks for talking about this subject you answered my question from a few weeks back. Hugs!
You are so welcome!
Such agony I can feel as you describe getting " made up"..another thing as viewers take for granted. Love your down to earth explanations. Thanks for all the memories of the Waltons. Many blessings to you and yours.
Thank you kindly, you too.