Trivia: Michael Learned, who played mother Olivia Walton, is only twelve years older than Richard Thomas, who played Olivia's eldest child, John-Boy. The show used hair, make-up, and wardrobe to make Learned look about ten years older than she was.
Trivia: Jefferson County, Virginia existed twice in the state's history. The first Jefferson County became Jefferson County, Kentucky in 1792 when KY became the 14th state. Then in 1863 / 1864 it became the eastern most county in West Virginia after WV became a state after Civil War. Jefferson County, Virginia did not exist in the 1930s-1940s or during the time of any of the movies.
