Supposedly this family, the Waltons are poor. The show is set in the teeth of the depression. I was born in 1950, and my parents and grandparents were poor. Like Redd Foxx said one time "We were so poor you could have put 54 zeros between the p and r. But the Waltons operate their own business. Granted it is not a million dollar business, but they have income. And, here in 1933 the Waltons have electricty, lights, a radio, indoor plumbing, and a working pickup truck. My father started school in 1933, and he would have described the Waltons as upper middle class.
To get to the gist of the story, John and Oliva decide to blow $20 on some frivilous trip to Virginia Beach. Leaving their children at home with ragged overalls and shirts with holes in the sleeve. I busted out laughing thinking of my Grandpa and Grandma wasting money like that, if they ever had it to start with. This show needed someone like my father to help with the story line and tell them what real poverty was during the Depression.
To get to the gist of the story, John and Oliva decide to blow $20 on some frivilous trip to Virginia Beach. Leaving their children at home with ragged overalls and shirts with holes in the sleeve. I busted out laughing thinking of my Grandpa and Grandma wasting money like that, if they ever had it to start with. This show needed someone like my father to help with the story line and tell them what real poverty was during the Depression.
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