The Waltons - Founders Day Clip

[@hollyavillella554]

I'm so glad Mr Hamner had the foresight to narrate his stories himself. His beautiful voice and meaningful sentences are a gift to us all. ❤️Thanks so much for sharing this clip here. What gorgeous music!

[@chrisrichards3509]

Surely the best ending to an episode of any TV series - ever. What a voice, what a piece of writing. If this doesn't tug at your heart strings nothing ever will.

[@robinbrownts]

I remember watching this episode decades ago, it made me cry then, and it does still. Such a sweet show that has endured throughout time.

[@jipsees1908]

It really was a sweet series..

[@juliewatt6550]

Beautiful tribute My favourite part 🌳"I have walked the land in the footsteps of my fathers. Back in time to where the first one trod, and stopped, saw sky, felt wind, bent to touch Mother Earth.....and called this "Home"🌳

[@virginiaboone2310]

As a family historian, I can't help but to keep watching this clip over and over. Beautiful!

[@jesusislord3321]

Me too!!

[@deannatwedt7774]

This is one of my favorite episodes in the entire series. I love how the words flow together with the music. The best part of this ending is when he says, "My people were drawn to mountains. They came when the country was young and they settled in the upland country of Virginia that is still misted with a haze of blue which gives those mountains their name. They endured and they prevailed. Through flood and famine, diphtheria and scarlet fever, through drought and forest fire, whooping cough and loneliness, through Indian Wars, a Civil War, a World War, and through the Great Depression. They endured and they prevailed." I also love when he talks about Grandpa, Grandma, John and Olivia, Jason, Mary Ellen, Ben, Erin, Jim-Bob, Elizabeth, Ike and Cora Beth, and Miss Mamie and Miss Emily. And then John-Boy goes to say, "I have walked the land in the footsteps of all my fathers. Back in time to where the first one trod and stopped, saw sky, felt wind, bent to touch mother earth, and call this home. This mountain, this pine and hemlock, oak and poplar, laurel, wild, and rhododendron, home and mountain, father, mother, grow to the sons and daughters to walk the old paths. To look back in pride and honor heritage, to hear its laughter and its song, to grow, to stand. To be themselves one day remembered. I have walked in the footsteps of all my fathers. I saw yesterday and now look to tomorrow."

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

THIS IS ART. WHOLESOME, MEANINGFUL ART. If only it still existed today. Can you imagine how the writers and producers of this beautiful program would feel witnessing the violent, gory, demeaning, vacuous trash (in general) they call television today?

[@karenrich9092]

This clip is truly a "box of valuable jewels". And the "jewels" are the wonderful characters created for this series. The chosen images remind me of all those in my own family and how valuable they are. We are all VERY rich for being fans of this beautiful series.

[@thelastjohnwayne]

I love Earl Hamner's narration

[@MisterE428]

Wow, Earl Hamner Jr. Such beautiful words. And the same to whomever wrote that beautiful music and created this beautiful montage! I saw this on TV yesterday and am very happy to have found it here. Thank you Scott_Atlanta!

[@jinjxmusic]

I saw it the other day too. I consider myself an old school tough guy though I was so deeply moved. The Waltons was such a beautiful show.

[@rmr1808]

God, I love this clip.

[@tammyleighton6595]

I have always loved this--I get chills hearing Earl Hamner speak these beautiful words.

[@BTURNER1961]

Now that is WRITING. When has any television show offered such beauty in words, such glory in sentiment outside of the works of the Bard? Nobody can do that in a television script. Even if they had the talent, they would not be allowed the time on air. Just astonishing.

[@tamisweetie]

One of my favorite episodes... I must hold back quite a few tears. This show was a treasure...

[@L_n_K3]

I feel the nostalgia pinging away at my gut so much it hurts. Awesome ending episode, Awesome composition ❤

[@nancyyonce2906]

We all need our own Waltons Mountain.

[@donnajones2642]

What peaceful words

[@AuntKackie]

I have always loved this part of the episode!

[@lisamurray8674]

I love this piece.

[@donnajones2642]

I loved this episode especially how you herd Jhonboy talked about the mountian

[@arlenesmolanoff5516]

Love the waltons

[@carolsmith3603]

So touching, moved me to tears

[@DB-gb4is]

This made me cry in 2020. Thank you.

[@jesusislord3321]

Earl Hamner was a gift from God--no doubt about it!

[@dugger80]

I love this reading too by Earl Hamner. It's very special.

[@lauraspaeth3079]

Gorgeous, moving writing at the end of this episode.

[@marilynbattle2299]

So beautiful. I wish to watch this over and over.

[@barbarawagner5938]

Daddy, I am so proud to be your daughter. I miss you so much, my heart will never be the same without you. The only thing I have now is memories and no one can ever take them away. Know you will NEVER be forgotten. You were not only my Dad, but my best friend. I love you Daddy.

[@judithgraetz5575]

Absolutely beautiful!!!

[@BTURNER1961]

How many television series in the last 60 years, can you name that ended an episode with a free form poem, specifically written for that television series by a respected figure in modern literature? How many can you name that ended an episode with a poem of any sort? This is the complete list

[@thewvnetwork]

If the new "Waltons Homecoming" movie becomes a series, I hope when the time comes for it to end, they go back and redo this word for word, note for note. Its almost a shame this wasn't actually the final episode of the original series. Earl always drew back to it though, excerpts were recited in "A Decade of The Waltons", and again in "A Day of Thanks on Waltons' Mountain".

[@bpexaminernc]

This would have been a good ending to the show....it never fails to make me have chills and sums up the feelings that Earl had for his family, and successfully managed to carry on into this show.

[@karynsiouxhamon2714]

Wonderful

[@karencoker9594]

beautifull

[@steveburden4653]

Awesome..Hamner had a gift..

[@JoyMcAlister]

When Grandpa Zeb, Will Geer, passed away unexpectedly it was a very deep loss for the show. Just saw this great finale to the show tonight.

[@francesbuckley3415]

Great words beautiful music.. Just wondering if Jon Warmsley composed this music... thankyou for sharing this video..

[@itsabovemenow1016]

No. This was written by Jerry Goldsmith, who did the episode background music for the series. When you watch other episodes and listen to its music, you can hear chords very similar to the music talked about here.

[@francesbuckley3415]

@@itsabovemenow1016 Thankyou for the information much appreciated

[@itsabovemenow1016]

@@francesbuckley3415 I thought the same thing at first, maybe it is Jason Walmsley really playing as a treat. Then I started paying closer attention to the music in other episodes and it was very clearly more Jerry Goldsmith. All those music appreciation classes I had in grade school finally make sense.

[@kenneth3265]

I’m sure he did

[@itsabovemenow1016]

@@kenneth3265I know he didnt

[@MaryLopez-ms1cx]

just saw this last night. Beautiful. This was their story, but it's our story too.

[@YolandWest]

A powerful episode ❤

[@mariaangelica3850]

Hoje não fazem mais seriados como antigamente eu tenho muitas saudades ❤

[@mattyg1306]

I believe the tune was actually written by Jon Walmsley (Jason) himself...he is a real life professional musician (he was recently known to have been part of "Stephen Collins and the 7th Band" and was shown on Collins' former WB series "7th Heaven" in the mid 2000s). He was likely assisted by the studio musicians who scored the series. The song was never released on album, and is only available in video form (there are ways, however, that you can transfer it to audio cassette with patch cords).

[@arielcortez740]

I had a crush on john boy and think i would be jenny.

[@tamihockman9544]

This piece is thought to have been composed by Alexander Courage, who completely took over the music for the show beginning with Season 3 (as well as the first four made-for-TV Walton movies).

[@drawntomountains]

They also had Jason playing it, in the movie where he's considering selling the Dewdrop to go back to his composing and music full-time. I can't remember which TV movie it was, but Corabeth was into real estate, and was his "agent".

[@itsabovemenow1016]

According to Judy Norton (Mary Ellen), the piano composition Jason plays was written either by Alexander Courage, who wrote the intro theme, or Jerry Goldsmith, who wrote all the series music.

[@SharonPutnam]

Judy's behind the scenes with Jon said that he mimed playing that piece. He said he wasn't classically trained and didn't actually play that piece. He did play all the band pieces and wrote The Ironing Board Blues in about 20 minutes.

[@plunmeister1093]

Very much agreed Brian Turner.

[@rmr1808]

Love this ending so much, definitely should have ended the show on this note.

[@SianBaker-h1j]

A very powerful scene!

[@rrgrealish]

So touching! I wish the music was available without the verbiage.

[@mattyg1306]

Did anyone know that this was originally written to be the series finale? ITS TRUE: By the time this episode rolled around, the shows fate was up in the air as ratings weren't as high as they used to be. Mr. Hamner wrote this episode to sum up the meaning of the entire series and to bid farewell in the event it was canceled. Of course, the show was picked up for two more seasons, but does anyone else think this would have been a better place to end the series...saving us from faux John Boy?

[@RedtheCat2014]

I know this is an 11 year old post- but yes. It was to be the finale

[@ohwell94]

Nope not crying I lied!

[@jesusislord3321]

I know....me too!! Hits me in the chest

[@fatimaluz9436]

MUITAS SAUDADES desta Série

[@kenmason725]

So do I

[@jsauerii]

This was a good piece but the best music of the series was that song I can find no one that can identify that cousin Zadok played at the pond in The Remembrance. Haunting and beautiful.

[@thebadcellist]

No matter how much you might smirk at The Waltons, you can't help but be moved by this epilog. It was intended as a series finale. When he wanted to, Hamner could turn out some great writing.

[@tygerlily1700]

Thank you💙

[@mariaangelica3850]

Saudades não passa mais na TV 😢

[@Birdman669]

Just when you thought Morgan freeman had the best narrative voice…

[@stacystoltz8722]

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@dianelandau2337]

Jasons teacher was a grouch ,but he received joy at the end

[@carljohnson6264]

Nothing will ever be like the Waltons . The show should have ended here. The first five seasons will always be perfection. Six and seven were still good tv. Eight and nine were not the Waltons. It took all of them to make a family. There will never be another.

[@stacystoltz8722]

🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

[@michelle81477]

❤️

[@rachelsmith1239]

My

[@hollyavillella554]

❤️