I haven’t seen it in years, but I seem to remember “The Waltons” skewing a bit left, especially toward the end. John Boy seemed awfully liberal despite his rural upbringing.
But maybe I’m misremembering.
There was an alternate to “The Waltons” which did not last long. It starred Glen Ford as a rural preacher and tried to show how bad life “really” was in opposition to the Waltons.
“But maybe I’m misremembering.”
No you’re not. He was a whiney lib. Back then I saw it even before I knew what a whiney liberal was.
He grossed me out.
Will Geer was an extreme lefty
‘John Boy seemed awfully liberal despite his rural upbringing.’
I thought it was obvious that John Boy hated the show,and was not shy about flaunting his superiority over the other children, none of whom could act a lick...