One of my favorite dramas aired in the early 1970s through the beginning of the 1980s. It was on for 9 seasons. I absolutely loved this show which was about a large family that lived out in the country on a large piece of land. There were several children in the family along with Mama, Daddy, Grandma, and Grandpa. The time setting was near the early 1900s.
The oldest son in the family happened to be a writer. Of course that caught my interest. At the end of one of the seasons he finally got his first book published.
The show was set at a time when young people still respected their elders. True there were a few episodes where the oldest son had a disagreement with his father. But in the end he always honored, respected, and admired his father. The oldest daughter also had her bad moments when she experienced growing pains and felt like no one understood her. But, her older brother always understood her. In fact there was one episode where she ran away from home. Her older brother found her, they talked, and he brought her back home.
The family always prayed before their meals. It was usually (if not always) the grandfather who prayed. From time to time the family was shown going to church. There were also innocence and good morals in this show. This family was also great on hospitality. One time the family members took in a deaf girl, and another time they took in an orphan boy. In one episode they had a substitute teacher staying with them. Whenever someone came by the house they were often invited to stay for dinner. There was always room for more people at that long dining room table. The family members also helped their neighbors. They fixed roofs, ran errands, etc. In one episode the oldest son took an older lady out to the coast so that she could see it one more time.
The members of this family were close and they loved each other. True they had their moments when they got frustrated or disagreed with each other about something. But in the end they always made up with each other somehow. There was one episode where Grandma and Grandpa even got separated for about a day or two. Grandma had gotten upset with Grandpa and misunderstood something that he was doing. Later she realized what he was really doing, and they made up. They looked into each other's eyes like they adored each other.
I think this show is probably my number one favorite. It's a classic that can still be seen on cable. I have seasons one, two, and five on DVD. I know that sounds a little odd that seasons three and four have been skipped. I do plan to eventually get them though. Several years ago a friend sent me the DVD set of season 5 before I even had DVDs of the show yet. I don't know why she had me starting with season 5. But, she seemed to think that I needed to. Hey, at least I got my DVD collection started of this show. I later got seasons 1 and 2 on DVD.
It's such a nice refreshing and heartwarming show to watch. I just love it, love it, love it. :)
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