It's hard to believe it's the 50th anniversary of The Homecoming: A Christmas Story which was the beginning of The Waltons. It was a made-for-tv movie that starred Patricia Neal as Olivia, Andrew Duggan as John Sr,, Edgar Bergen as Grandpa, Richard Thomas as John-Boy, and the kids were played by actors who went on to play those same roles in the tv series.

In the re-make which is airing next Sunday night, John-Boy is played by the actor who plays teenage Kevin on the series "This Is Us". I loved the tv series and am curious to see what they do with the re-make of the tv movie that started it all.

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