![]() With the real John Boy, Grandpa, Grandma, and now John Sr gone from the cast,, Season 9 was a complete embarrassment. Obviously, the producers were more concerned with the Bottom Line than program quality because then they fired Ralph Waite after just a few episodes in Season 9 in order to dump his salary. The associated storyline was equally ludicrous. Kami Cotler has worked as a film actor and television actor. ![]() Kami Cotler was educated at University of California, Berkeley. She is a citizen of United States of America. She is best known for her role as young Elizabeth Walton, which she played in the series The Waltons, and the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) which inspired it, as well as a number of later Waltons reunion productions. Mary Ellen's husband, supposedly lost at Pearl Harbor in Season 7. Kami Cotler born on 17 June 1965 in Long Beach. Kami Cotler (born June 17, 1965) is an American actress. In Season 9, the writers even came up with a fake Curtis, "resurrecting" The two kids were gone by Season 9, and I don't remember any explanation being given. The absolute "Jump the Shark" moment came in Season 8 when they introduced not one but two "Cousin Olivers" (the Brady Bunch had just one) and even a fake John Boy! Given Richard Thomas's strong portrayal of John Boy for the first five seasons, the producers should have been smart enough (I know that's expecting a lot) to realize that a Fake John Boy was a terrible idea. The producers should have called it quits after Episodes 1-2 in Season 7, which were a tribute to Grandpa Walton and Geer, and the storylines continued to worsen even more. Then Will Geer, "Grandpa Zeb Walton", died after Season 6 had been completed. ![]() The quality of the episodes without the John Boy character nosedived in Season 6, due to many contrived storylines and the limited acting ability of the rest of the cast portraying the other six Walton children. Ellen Corby, "Grandma Walton", suffered a stroke in November 1976 and was not in any further episodes until 1978, and then on an extremely limited basis, and the effects of her stroke greatly impaired her speech. Richard Thomas, "John Boy", left the series after Season 5.
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