John-Boy Walton

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John-Boy Walton is the thoughtful, aspiring writer and eldest son who serves as the central figure and narrator in the classic American television series "The Waltons."

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instanceOf fictional character
television character
appearsIn The Homecoming: A Christmas Story NERFINISHED
The Waltons NERFINISHED
basedOn Earl Hamner Jr. NERFINISHED
characterTrait idealistic
introspective
thoughtful
countryOfOriginOfSeries United States NERFINISHED
createdBy Earl Hamner Jr. NERFINISHED
creativeWorkGoal to become a novelist
educationGoal to attend college
familyName Walton NERFINISHED
fictionalResidence Jefferson County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Walton’s Mountain NERFINISHED
firstTelevisionAppearanceYear 1971
fullName John Walton Jr. NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfWorkAppearedIn family drama
givenName John NERFINISHED
grandparent Esther Walton NERFINISHED
Zebulon Walton NERFINISHED
medium television
narrates episodes of The Waltons
nationality American
networkOfOriginalSeries CBS NERFINISHED
nickname John-Boy NERFINISHED
notableActivity keeps a journal
notableEpisodeTheme coming of age
family values
occupation journalist
writer
parent John Walton Sr. NERFINISHED
Olivia Walton NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Richard Thomas NERFINISHED
Robert Wightman NERFINISHED
positionInFamily eldest son
role narrator
setInTimePeriod Great Depression NERFINISHED
World War II era
sibling Ben Walton NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Walton NERFINISHED
Erin Walton NERFINISHED
Jason Walton NERFINISHED
Jim-Bob Walton NERFINISHED
Mary Ellen Walton NERFINISHED

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Olivia Walton child John-Boy Walton
A Walton Easter featuresCharacter John-Boy Walton
A Walton Wedding featuresCharacter John-Boy Walton
The Waltons mainCharacter John-Boy Walton