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Post by Brenda on Apr 4, 2013 10:04:09 GMT -5
After the recent thread about "cheeky" Ben, I got to thinking about some of my favorite Ben moments in different episodes of The Waltons. Ben, being a middle child, had a lot to live up to. John Boy and Jason with their writing and musical talents had to be tough acts to follow, but Ben did it quite well, and he came out shining in several episodes. Let's see if we can list some of them here.
I will start. This is not necessarily my favorite Ben moment, but it was the first one that came to mind. In the episode, The Chicken Thief, Ben wrote a poem and sent it off to Liberty Magazine. When he found out it was going to be published, he became worried, thinking John Boy would be angry because he had copied one of John Boy's poems. The poem, however, was not John Boy's poem at all, and as John Boy told him, it was even better! I think what I like about this is that Ben showed he had a talent for writing too, but he felt so inferior to John Boy that he didn't think his own poem would ever live up to the quality of John Boy's writing, so if it was good enough to be published, it must have been because he had copied John Boy's work
A Winter Mountain by Benjamin Walton
Our mountain in winter is something to see
At times it is just like a person to me.
A giant in white all covered with snow
It changes each day as the heavy winds blow.
And when I'm alone and I go for a walk
It's almost as if that old mountain can talk.
It seems to say Welcome my Winter Friend.
I was here at the beginning, I'll be here at the end.
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Apr 4, 2013 16:44:55 GMT -5
My favorite Ben moment is in a Christmas episode. I don't remember the name of the episode but it is the one that has Verdie selling her homemade cakes to raise money to buy the children at her church some Christmas presents. Ben has been saving his money to buy some insoles for his shoes so he can be taller. Verdie is robbed of her money as she is delivering her cakes at night. Ben goes to see Verdie at her house to return the stolen money that he claims to have found when he went to search the area that she was robbed at. Verdie knows that Ben has given her his own money because of the denomination of the bills. She tells him that he is truly a man in her eyes because of what he has done.
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Post by wmfan/waltonsportwriter on Apr 4, 2013 17:47:33 GMT -5
My favorite Ben moment is in a Christmas episode. I don't remember the name of the episode but it is the one that has Verdie selling her homemade cakes to raise money to buy the children at her church some Christmas presents. Ben has been saving his money to buy some insoles for his shoes so he can be taller. Verdie is robbed of her money as she is delivering her cakes at night. Ben goes to see Verdie at her house to return the stolen money that he claims to have found when he went to search the area that she was robbed at. Verdie knows that Ben has given her his own money because of the denomination of the bills. She tells him that he is truly a man in her eyes because of what he has done. WAS THAT Children's Carol the two hour episode from Season 6 in 1977 abut the the two young Misplaced English children I think. |
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Post by goodnight on Apr 4, 2013 17:48:34 GMT -5
I love that moment also.
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Post by Brenda on Apr 4, 2013 18:52:02 GMT -5
My favorite Ben moment is in a Christmas episode. I don't remember the name of the episode but it is the one that has Verdie selling her homemade cakes to raise money to buy the children at her church some Christmas presents. Ben has been saving his money to buy some insoles for his shoes so he can be taller. Verdie is robbed of her money as she is delivering her cakes at night. Ben goes to see Verdie at her house to return the stolen money that he claims to have found when he went to search the area that she was robbed at. Verdie knows that Ben has given her his own money because of the denomination of the bills. She tells him that he is truly a man in her eyes because of what he has done. WAS THAT Children's Carol the two hour episode from Season 6 in 1977 abut the the two young Misplaced English children I think. Yes, I think that was the episode. That's another favorite Ben moment of mine. |
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Post by weezer29 on Apr 5, 2013 23:20:33 GMT -5
My favorite Ben moment is in a Christmas episode. I don't remember the name of the episode but it is the one that has Verdie selling her homemade cakes to raise money to buy the children at her church some Christmas presents. Ben has been saving his money to buy some insoles for his shoes so he can be taller. Verdie is robbed of her money as she is delivering her cakes at night. Ben goes to see Verdie at her house to return the stolen money that he claims to have found when he went to search the area that she was robbed at. Verdie knows that Ben has given her his own money because of the denomination of the bills. She tells him that he is truly a man in her eyes because of what he has done. Also my favorite 'Ben' moment. I love that ep, foreverwaltons! |
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Post by JeriJet on Apr 6, 2013 7:25:58 GMT -5
Great episode -- one of the few times that Ben comes off looking good !!! |
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