The Waltons
American television series
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history of television in the U.S.
- In Television in the United States: The late 1970s: the new escapism
…set in the early 1960s, The Waltons (CBS, 1972–81), the saga of a Depression-era mountain family, and Little House on the Prairie (NBC, 1974–83), set in the late 19th century, also reached large audiences during this period. As its title suggests, Happy Days returned to the old television philosophy of…
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