I saw most of the Waltons when I wasn't even ten years old. It was a huge hit and I certainly liked it. It wasn't my favorite show, but I didn't mind it at all.
All these years later, the episodes can be unintentionally hilarious. In general, the dialog is absurdly on the nose.
But in this episode, there's a lengthy sequence at the end where the little boy had wandered off and the entire family is mobilized in the search.
I give all the actors thumbs up for working with what they had.
But the whole thing is surreal. It plays out like a massive FBI manhunt. I get that 2 year olds can be devils, but there's no way a child could get this far away in the woods such that the entire family can't find him.
And there's the moment when the baby is up on the bridge and John warns Mary Ellen not to startle him. Surreal.
All these years later, the episodes can be unintentionally hilarious. In general, the dialog is absurdly on the nose.
But in this episode, there's a lengthy sequence at the end where the little boy had wandered off and the entire family is mobilized in the search.
I give all the actors thumbs up for working with what they had.
But the whole thing is surreal. It plays out like a massive FBI manhunt. I get that 2 year olds can be devils, but there's no way a child could get this far away in the woods such that the entire family can't find him.
And there's the moment when the baby is up on the bridge and John warns Mary Ellen not to startle him. Surreal.