John Walton maybe one the greatest characters ever written

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John Walton maybe one the greatest characters ever written Dec 5, 2023 1:10:09 GMT -5 Brenda, Marilyn, and 6 more like this

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Post by runhard on Dec 5, 2023 1:10:09 GMT -5

I just finished watching my favorite episode The Prophesy on Hallmark for probably the hundredth time or more. I'm once again taken by the character of John Walton and the way he was written as well as perfom. I know the series is really (at least the first five seasons) about John Boy but I'd make the argument that really it's John Walton that's so important in the stories of The Waltons. The character of John Walton is a man of tremendous character, integrity as well as his sage wisdom and is played perfectly by Ralph Waite. It's still hard to believe that he never won an Emmy for his performance talk about a slight. Either way I think in the history of television it would hard to pick another character who represented the model of integrity like John Walton did.

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jaydub87 Reporter Posts: 202	John Walton maybe one the greatest characters ever written Dec 6, 2023 11:54:00 GMT -5 via mobile Brenda likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jaydub87 on Dec 6, 2023 11:54:00 GMT -5 Just had a similar conversation with my mom after watching The Baptism. One of the best characters TV has ever seen.
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Easton Nobel Prize in Journalism Posts: 7,270	John Walton maybe one the greatest characters ever written Dec 6, 2023 13:12:31 GMT -5 Brenda, Miss Amy, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Easton on Dec 6, 2023 13:12:31 GMT -5 ^ If not the best character, he was at least the best father figure.
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John Walton maybe one the greatest characters ever written Dec 10, 2023 15:57:37 GMT -5 Brenda, sdw, and 1 more like this

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Post by missyou123 on Dec 10, 2023 15:57:37 GMT -5

I loved John Walton. He was a great father and it seems for him it took little effort. He carried himself in a way that demanded respect and his children saw that. He was what I would call a full-time Dad. No matter what time of day or night any of his children needed to talk he was always available. The children would not have become who they were without him. He was a great guy.

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John Walton maybe one the greatest characters ever written Dec 10, 2023 17:40:23 GMT -5 Brenda, Marilyn, and 4 more like this

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Post by AR15 on Dec 10, 2023 17:40:23 GMT -5

Gosh, I love John. His departure in Season 9 is the absence that I feel the most. He's just so cool. He's not only a great father to all his kids, but to practically all the young men and women who pass through Walton's Mountain. Yes, he could be stubborn and grumpy sometimes, but that only gives us the chance to see him admit when he was wrong, which makes him an even more likeable character.

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jason88cubss Reporter Posts: 260	John Walton maybe one the greatest characters ever written Dec 12, 2023 21:34:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jason88cubss on Dec 12, 2023 21:34:34 GMT -5 I like his character alot
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Marilyn Nobel Prize in Journalism Posts: 4,090	John Walton maybe one the greatest characters ever written Dec 13, 2023 10:56:05 GMT -5 Brenda likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Marilyn on Dec 13, 2023 10:56:05 GMT -5 John Sr and Ike were my favorite characters! Both were perfect husband and father material!
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