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Post by Brennan on Jan 10, 2009 21:06:41 GMT -5
Anyone know why Ellen Corby was gone from the series again by season 9? Was it explained on the show? Wondered if Corby decided to be written out of the show due to her condition and limited speaking ability?
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Post by Tracey on Jan 11, 2009 0:36:17 GMT -5
Ellen Corby was never written out of story, even after suffering a serious stroke either in 1976 or 1977, she continued to make occasional, brief appearances in the series and its reprisals. She was in the post series when the Waltons ended on television back in 1981.
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Post by Brennan on Jan 11, 2009 22:11:23 GMT -5
I know that she was brought back in season 7, just wondered why she was hardly seen in seasons 8 and not at all in season 9 (as far as I know).
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Post by kevin63 on Mar 4, 2009 0:39:39 GMT -5
If I'm not mistaken, Ellen's last episode was "The Inspiration" which was either the eigth or ninth season. That entire episode centered around her. In her post-stroke episodes I think the only one when she was on screen more than this was "Grandma Comes Home." The scene with her and Ralph Waite in her and Zeb's bedroom still gets me choked up every time I see it.
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Post by wetherwacky on Mar 4, 2009 13:24:34 GMT -5
There are really only a few scenes in the Waltons that ever choke me up. The scene in "Grandma Comes Home" when Grandma finally makes Olivia understand that she feels like she's not needed. The other is when Olivia is going because of tuberculosis, and Jim Bob plays a tune for her on his accordion. And my favorite scene is after Jim Bob discovers that his brother died at birth. He hugs his mom. A really special relationship between a mother and her youngest.
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Post by kevin63 on Mar 4, 2009 20:52:30 GMT -5
Speaking of scenes that choke us up, how about the one when Jim-Bob arrives home with the news that Curt has been killed in Pearl Harbor. But back to Ellen Corby. I wished she'd been in more episodes after her stroke. Maybe it was just too much for her. She reminded me so much of my own grandmother: fiesty, cantankerous, but underneath it all, a very caring person.
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Post by Brennan on Mar 5, 2009 17:31:56 GMT -5
I think Ellen gave the performance of her lifetime in "Grandma Comes Home" which is a testament to her courage and talent, especially since she only says about 5 words in the entire episode. This is followed closely by the scene at Zeb's grave when she says "Old man, you live in all of us." It's even more heart-wrenching knowing that that scene drove home that the two actors, Ellen and Will, by that time had been effectively silenced. Much too soon to lose such incredible talent.
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Post by kevin63 on Mar 7, 2009 21:58:09 GMT -5
You know, I never thought of it that way. Interesting viewpoint.
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Post by ncwaltonsfan on Mar 7, 2009 23:47:04 GMT -5
Actually the scene when Grandma,John,and all the Waltons visit Grandpa's grave is in the season seven opener "The Empty Nest" which was the first episode filmed after Will Geer's death. It was a very moving and powerful scene and was an excellent way for the Walton family and the "Waltons" cast to give Grandpa/Will Geer a proper farewell.
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Post by ncwaltonsfan on Mar 7, 2009 23:59:03 GMT -5
If I'm not mistaken, Ellen's last episode was "The Inspiration" which was either the eigth or ninth season. That entire episode centered around her. In her post-stroke episodes I think the only one when she was on screen more than this was "Grandma Comes Home." The scene with her and Ralph Waite in her and Zeb's bedroom still gets me choked up every time I see it. . Ellen Corby's last regular series appearance was in the final episode of the eighth season centering around D-Day and Jim Bob's high school graduation. Ellen Corby appeared in most of the seventh season episodes and some during season eight but she was not in season nine. |
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