Did you know “The Waltons” classic “Goodnight, John Boy” closing sequence was inspired by an actual bedtime tradition at the childhood home of the show’s creator, Earl Hamner, Jr?

This photo provided by CBS in September 2022 shows actors in the television series "The Waltons.” Bottom row from left are Judy Norton-Taylor, Eric Scott and Mary Elizabeth McDonough.

Good night, John-Boy. If you get that reference, you'll appreciate this next story. John-Boy was the eldest son of one of America's favorite TV families in the '70s, "The Waltons." ...

Family drama "The Waltons" aired on CBS from 1972-81. (AP Photo) ... And the Walton family begins its tradition of ending each episode by wishing each other a “good night. ...

By Jon Boon - Radar Reporter “Goodnight John-Boy” became “Where on earth are you, John-Boy?” as cast members of 70s TV staple The Waltons came together to ...

Don't say "Good night, John-Boy" just yet. The cast of The Waltons will come together for the first Stars in the House reunion of 2021. Nearly every one of the surviving original cast members will ...

Well, Good Night, John Boy! CW Has A New 'Waltons' Movie - 10/26/2021. The CW plans to air a remake of "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story," the 1971 TV movie that launched the original "Waltons ...

Carole Johnson — the owner of The Walton Hamner House — has been offering tours of the home, which is located in Nelson County, about 40 miles southwest of Charlottesville, for more than a decade.

When The Waltons debuted in September 1972, the divorce rate in America was already above 30 percent, on its way to 50. The Watergate break-in had happened in June. The Vietnam War continued to ...

Earl Hamner Jr., the Virginia-born writer who created not only TV’s folksy, Depression-era family drama “The Waltons” but the California wine country prime-time soap opera “Falcon Crest ...

Don’t say “Good night, John-Boy” just yet. The cast of The Waltons will come together for the first Stars in the House reunion of 2021. Nearly every one of the surviving original cast ...