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S7.E5
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The Changeling

  • Episode aired Oct 26, 1978
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
153
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Kami Cotler and Michael Learned in The Waltons (1972)
  • Drama
  • Family
  • Romance
Elizabeth is turning 13 years old - not quite a child, not quite a woman. Strange things begin to happen due to her being unsettled. Jason has a job giving love advice on the radio.Elizabeth is turning 13 years old - not quite a child, not quite a woman. Strange things begin to happen due to her being unsettled. Jason has a job giving love advice on the radio.Elizabeth is turning 13 years old - not quite a child, not quite a woman. Strange things begin to happen due to her being unsettled. Jason has a job giving love advice on the radio.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
153
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lawrence Dobkin
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Robert Pirosh
  • Stars
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
    • Ellen Corby(credit only)
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  • Director
    • Lawrence Dobkin
  • Writers
    • Earl Hamner Jr.
    • Robert Pirosh
  • Stars
    • Ralph Waite
    • Michael Learned
    • Ellen Corby(credit only)
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    • 6User reviews
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    Ralph Waite
    Ralph Waite
    • John Walton, Sr.as John Walton, Sr.
    Michael Learned
    Michael Learned
    • Olivia Waltonas Olivia Walton
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    • Esther Waltonas Esther Walton
    • (credit only)
    Jon Walmsley
    Jon Walmsley
    • Jason Waltonas Jason Walton
    Judy Norton
    Judy Norton
    • Mary Ellen Waltonas Mary Ellen Walton
    • (as Judy Norton-Taylor)
    Mary Beth McDonough
    Mary Beth McDonough
    • Erin Waltonas Erin Walton
    Eric Scott
    Eric Scott
    • Ben Waltonas Ben Walton
    David W. Harper
    David W. Harper
    • Jim-Bob Waltonas Jim-Bob Walton
    Kami Cotler
    Kami Cotler
    • Elizabeth Waltonas Elizabeth Walton
    Joe Conley
    Joe Conley
    • Ike Godseyas Ike Godsey
    Ronnie Claire Edwards
    Ronnie Claire Edwards
    • Corabeth Godseyas Corabeth Godsey
    Rachel Longaker
    • Aimee Louise Godseyas Aimee Louise Godsey
    Russ Marin
    Russ Marin
    • Mr. Larkinas Mr. Larkin
    Patrick Gorman
    Patrick Gorman
    • Denbyas Denby
    John Perryman
    • Telephone Repairmanas Telephone Repairman
    Kathy Ritzke
    • 1st Girlas 1st Girl
    Kelly Louise Lynn
    • 2nd Girlas 2nd Girl
    Michael Reed
    • John Curtis Willardas John Curtis Willard
    • Director
      • Lawrence Dobkin
    • Writers
      • Earl Hamner Jr.
      • Robert Pirosh
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      A truly bizarre episode by Waltons standards but obviously an attempt to meet the public's fascination with the unexplained and supernatural that was popular in the late 1970's.
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      Narrator: [narration as John 'John Boy' Walton, Jr. reading from his journal] The approach of a birthday in our family has always been a time of excitement and joy. But there was one notable exception. On Elizabeth's thirteenth birthday it seemed that she wasn't quite sure whether she wanted the clock to turn forward or backward.

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    10/10
    Predates Spielberg's 'Poltergeist' by 4 Years
    This is the most unusual episode of the Walton's which is why I judge it my favorite. Elizabeth shines in this episode. As she reluctantly turns thirteen bizarre occurrences begin. Floating stones in her bedroom, a fallen vase, a dancing rocking chair...you get the picture. Elizabeth is even causing electromagnetic disturbances by causing radio static when she's near their big 1930s vacuum tube radio! Without revealing more all I'll say is this is a great episode where Walton's Mountain enters the Twilight Zone. Oh, and there's the other story in this episode in which Jason is Cousin George on the radio giving advice to the lovelorn, or more specifically to the Godseys. It's amusing whereas Elizabeth's story is just a little, well, creepy...
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    • Release date
      • October 26, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Hallmark Channel
      • INSP Television Network
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 20, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lorimar Productions
      • Amanda Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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