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Post by dayton3 on Jan 7, 2021 10:29:12 GMT -5
^ Another possible reason why the Waltons ate so much fried chicken -- maybe Kentucky Fried Chicken was near Burbank Studios! Maybe the crew liked the taste of Colonel Sanders' secret recipe. On her Facebook page Kami mentioned, "Sometimes, it was Kentucky Fried Chicken brought in" for the meal scenes. That reminds me of a commercial that featured fan favorite "Darrell" from The Walking Dead. Darrell is strolling toward the camera while talking about whatever item they are advertising while a "walker" steadily closes on him from behind. At the end of the commercial Darrell finally comes up to the series buffet table. The "walker" comes up and stands alongside him, looks at the table and says happily "Hey! Meatloaf!" Darrell simply sighs and says "You guys are always eating."
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Post by Easton on Jan 7, 2021 14:55:28 GMT -5
I've mentioned here somewhere that we raised chickens when I was a kid. They weren't laying hens. There was a chicken farm about 8 minutes drive from where we live. It was a huge farm and I remember buying fresh eggs from there by the flat (36 eggs?). Our hens were purely for eating and I can remember getting batch of chicks for us to raise. We may have had a rooster but I don't remember one.
The Waltons clearly had laying hens. I suspect they bartered extra eggs and firewood (etc.) for the fryers. They certainly didn't have enough chickens to feed that family.
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Post by dayton3 on Jan 25, 2021 15:53:22 GMT -5
^ Another possible reason why the Waltons ate so much fried chicken -- maybe Kentucky Fried Chicken was near Burbank Studios! Maybe the crew liked the taste of Colonel Sanders' secret recipe. On her Facebook page Kami mentioned, "Sometimes, it was Kentucky Fried Chicken brought in" for the meal scenes. I'm reminded of something I read about tips they give to young aspiring actors in Hollywood. When you're in a crowd scene as an extra, try to get as far to the back in the crowd as possible. Why? Because directors routinely rotate the crowd of extras to get fresh faces in a shot. So the people at the front are often sent home after being in several shots. But if you stay at the back, it will ensure that 1) You get to work longer and get paid for a longer day. 2) You'll get to eat at the buffet they have set up for the cast and crew. Needless to say, for most actors getting a free meal is a pretty big deal.
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