How's about a nice, shiny Apple?

 

Once again, no one is likely to remember this show besides me, my sisters and the Fichs. Well, maybe Kirsty as she was a Walton's fan.

Apple's Way was actually created by the same guy who created The Walton's. I guess it was supposed to be a more modern day Walton clan, about a family that moves back to Iowa to avoid the hustle and bustle of LA. Just regular modern folk like you and me, not a bunch of hillbilly's living in the mountains circa 1930-something. As one youtube commenter said, "(I'll) Never forget the episode where the father stayed up in a tree to prevent it from being torn down. Idealism/warmth worth treasuring."

I recall an episode where Mr. Apple campaigns to have a stop-sign placed at a particularly dangerous intersection. When the son of one of his opponents (who opposes stop-signs?) is hit by a car at that very intersection, the man comes to Mr. Apple's house to apologize and, I guess, admit defeat. Upon hearing the news of his flattened kid Apple says, "I'm sorry. Come in, I'll make some coffee." For some reason we got a big bang out of that.

Oh, to return to a simpler time when life's problems could be solved over a nice cup of coffee. And yet, watching this makes me want to slap the crap out of each and every Apple, particularly that long-haired, Van Patten kid cranking the ice-cream. Crank THIS, Lord Fauntleroy.

Comments

[Diane]

I LOVED this show (yes I'm sure I was a geek) but had forgotten all about it! Thanks Joe! You always make me laugh-especially when I should be working on the mound of paperwork on my desk-instead I opted for a Theme Song Thursday break. Thanks,
Di

[Pambasilea]

Oh my God, I DO remember this show. And I agree, it made my inner child want to kick Ronny Cox's inner child right in the shin. He was so annoying. But it's good to know the brain cell that contained that memory is still alive. Thanks, Joe.

[Kirsty]

Sadly, I think this is yet another gem that never made it to 1970s-1980s Britain...(You have to remember that for most of my childhood, there were only 3 channels in Britain. I know! Crazy, huh?)
Of course, from this clip I truly believe I would have loved it (yup, Walton's fans really are that geeky) and am guessing I would have had a crush on the long-haired kid (is that really a machine for making icecream?) as I seem to have had a crush on just about every male (human) character on TV throughout my childhood...
Thanks, Joe - another great choice!

[heyjoe]

Diane - Yes, you were, and are, a geek.

[Pam]

Ah, yes, I remember it, especially that stop sign episode. Nice post.