The Waltons

The Obsession - S7-E4

Visible crew/equipment: When Elizabeth tells Yancy and Sissy about desertion being a loophole, the camera turns to the right just as Sissy walks over to the bed where Tiger is lying, and the arm of a crew member is visible in the mirror's reflection at the right side of the screen. (00:42:15)

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The Portrait - S7-E6

Visible crew/equipment: After John and Mary Ellen show up at the Pembroke house, when Derek tells John he has a friend who is a doctor John helps him up then it cuts to a wideshot, and as they all approach the door the reflection of crew movement is visible on the glass at the right (with the lace). (00:45:40)

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The Portrait - S7-E6

Visible crew/equipment: When Erin walks out of Godsey's store Derek follows her and they stand alone on the road talking, then Jason drives up and the reflection of at least two crew members are visible on the vehicle window. (00:25:45)

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The Illusion - S7-E8

Visible crew/equipment: When Erin and Esther Grant drive up to the deserted Pickett plant, as the vehicle stops the reflection of a crew member standing nearby is on the rear window. Then in the interior shot, just as Erin and Esther enter, the pole of set equipment is visible at the left side of the screen. Additionally, tape and chalk marks are visible on the scuffed up floor, and note that J.D. even looks down to make certain his feet are positioned at his two small white marks. (00:41:05)

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Day of Infamy - S7-E10

Visible crew/equipment: When John and Olivia get back from the mountain they see everyone gathered in the front yard, and John wonders if there's a party. In the next wideshot as he drives closer, the rolling base of set equipment is visible at the right side of the screen, and the reflection of the reflector screen appears on the windshield. (00:16:25)

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The Boosters - S7-E12

Visible crew/equipment: While Ben tries to convince John about the autocourt he tells him it's a sure thing, and when John tells Ben to run along because he has paperwork, the shadow of the moving boom mic is visible on the wall behind Ben. (00:07:10)

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The Conscience - S7-E13

Visible crew/equipment: After Jim-Bob leaves the recruiting office, when he walks past the barber shop the reflections of the crew's equipment and a director's chair are on the store's glass windows. Then when Jim-Bob approaches the busy tattoo artist, the chalk T-mark is visible on the wood floor where he stops to watch. (00:06:40)

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The Obstacle - S7-E14

Visible crew/equipment: After J.D. refuses to hire Mike even though he's right for the available job, in the following shots when Mike and John are on the porch, the chalk T-mark is visible on the floor beside the wheelchair. (00:34:25)

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The Beau - S7-E9

Visible crew/equipment: After Jim-Bob finishes siphoning the gas out of John's car, when John walks over to the vehicle Jim-Bob tells him he has a surprise for him, and the distinctive shadow of one of the location's large carbon arc lights is visible on the ground behind John. It's seen again after John's comment about mechanics and Jim-Bob's car. (00:33:10)

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Day of Infamy - S7-E10

Visible crew/equipment: After everyone listens to FDR's address to Congress on the radio, when Verdie knocks on the door Olivia walks over, and just as Olivia opens the door the shadow of the boom mic moves up the wall by the couch. (00:38:20)

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Day of Infamy - S7-E10

Visible crew/equipment: After the shots of Olivia and John singing in the truck, when Mary Ellen wishes her parents were home, in the tracking shot as the camera moves past the vehicle, we can see reflections of equipment and the camera operator wearing a hat. Also, the T-mark (plastic type) is visible on the ground where Mary Ellen stops, before she sees Verdie. (00:14:50)

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The Rumor - S6-E14

Visible crew/equipment: At the mill, when John tells Buck that Willie Brimmer might be at the Montgomery cabin with Jim-Bob, in the next closeup of John we see a billowy trail of cigarette smoke at the bottom right corner of the screen, but the only people standing there are Elizabeth, John, and Buck, and none are smoking. Presumably, it was someone offscreen smoking too close to the camera (similar to a mistake in 1978's "Halloween"). (00:26:05)

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The Journey - S2-E1

Trivia: While Maggie MacKenzie and John-Boy are at the Mermaid Restaurant, when they both dance together Maggie envisions her long deceased husband, Michael MacKenzie, dancing with her instead of John-Boy. It is Earl Hamner Jr. who portrays Michael MacKenzie in this uncredited onscreen cameo during the scene (note teeth and facial features are identical).

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