This is one of the best acted of all and the plot is so familiar to us all. This story enhances the character traits of each actor and character. It bonds the viewer to Jim Bob forever. The story has modern day analysis to teasing and bullying especially by siblings. Please watch this episode, it will touch your heart and bring tears to dry eyes. We see the soft side of Grandma throughout, the quality and character of neighbors who honor their friends by minding their own business. What a lesson for today! James Robert does a tremendous job of acting and it is the first time we see Jim Bob evolve from boy to teenager. This is a great episode. I highly recommend to all.
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One of the series best episodes...
Hendry223 January 2020
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Jim-Bob begins to question whether he is a "foundling" after Elizabeth stockes his imagination by saying traveling gypsies left him on the Walton's doorstep. Worried that he doesn't appear like other members of the family, he searches but does not find photographs of himself in the family photo box, causing him to ask others who might know the details of his birth, until he and John-Boy make a disturbing discovery while searching the county birth and death records.
Jim-Bob's quiet "not-happy but not-sad" mannerisms really were and are the essence of a young adolescent, now and then - when a boy or girl have more unanswered questions than answers. The closing scene no doubt brought tears to the eyes of many viewers - especially those who shared a similar experience. One of the series best episodes that earned a rare 9.0 or higher rating for any program or film.
Jim-Bob's quiet "not-happy but not-sad" mannerisms really were and are the essence of a young adolescent, now and then - when a boy or girl have more unanswered questions than answers. The closing scene no doubt brought tears to the eyes of many viewers - especially those who shared a similar experience. One of the series best episodes that earned a rare 9.0 or higher rating for any program or film.
Heartfelt but disappointing
kellielulu3 December 2022
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The episode is well acted but misses a few marks. It's another episode like the previous one where Jim Bob has to endure bullying by his siblings mainly Ben ( who's often annoying) and Jason ( who's usually the most likable). In this episode however it's only John Boy who isn't on Jim Bob and actually helps him. Jim Bob begins to doubt his origin and his most of his siblings make it worse. He's down thinking he's adopted and unfortunately that is a big part of the problem with this episode. It's one of my pet peeves that adoption is treated as less than whether it's real life or fiction . The truth comes out and it's a secret that actually is tragic adoption wouldn't be .
It does do a good job of showing Jim Bob as a thoughtful and sensitive person with his own interest and how he is observant and noticed things others don't and the show was generally pretty consistent with his character in this way .
It does do a good job of showing Jim Bob as a thoughtful and sensitive person with his own interest and how he is observant and noticed things others don't and the show was generally pretty consistent with his character in this way .
Give this nonsensical episode a miss.
timmcd-8420219 April 2022
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One of those weird episodes (like The Changeling (1978)) that is completely inconsistent within the larger Waltons universe. While the story closes on a sweet, poignant note, it's undermined by the odd, uncharacteristic behavior of the adult characters. The notion that Jim-Bob's twin brother would be stillborn, and that everyone on Waltons Mountain would pretend it never happened because it upsets Olivia? It's silly, bordering on bizarre, and completely out of sync with a family that's usually honest with each other to a fault. This is an episode from the otherwise solid fourth season that's best skipped over.
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