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Mavis’ 24 Days of Christmas Giveaways – Day 20

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mavis-butterfield-one-hundred-dollars-a-monthOn a recent vacation, The Girl and I visited Walton’s Mountain Museum and Earl Hamner’s home. It was amazing and made me fall in love with the Waltons all over again! Lucky you though, I picked up something really fun for today’s giveaway:

walton's giveawayNot only do you have the chance to win a Walton’s Mountain tote bag, but an autographed copy of Earl Hamner’s book Spencer’s Mountain is included too!

spencer's mountainIf you’re a true Walton’s fan, you’ll understand just how cool that is. The show was based on Hamner’s book. Hamner was essentially, “John-Boy.” Hamner is a gifted storyteller, and takes snippets from his life and turns them into fictional portrayals of growing up in a poor family. Even though the names are not the same, you’ll find the same classic coming of age tales in both Spencer’s Mountain and The Waltons.

earl hamnerOne lucky reader will win a Walton’s Mountain tote bag and an autographed copy of Earl Hamner’s book Spencer’s Mountain.

All you have to do to enter this giveaway is leave a comment below and tell me what your favorite TV show growing up was? You don’t get bonus entries for saying The Waltons, but it’ll probably put you on my favorite reader’s list!

Just answer that one question and you’re entered to win. Life’s pretty complicated sometimes, so I like to keep things simple around here.

Rules:

1 entry per person/ip address. If you cheat, you will totally be disqualified.

This giveaway ends Friday, December 20th, 2013 @6 pm PST and the winners will be announced in the Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 edition of Mornings with Mavis. You will be notified via email and have 24 hours to claim your prize. If you do not claim your prize within 24 hours, the prize will be forfeited.

Good Luck! I hope you win!

♥ Mavis

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  4. There were so many great tv shows when I was a kid, or at least I thought so. Yes, Walton’s Mountain was one of my and my whole families favorites. We’d talk about the shows with my uncle Bernie and sometimes we got to watch them with him in the summer when we didn’t have school and could stay overnight with he and my grandparents. (He was a bachelor uncle so we had him to ourselves all the time growing up.) Brings back wonderful old memories to even mention Walton’s Mountain.

  5. Little House on the Prarie AND the Waltons. Seriously!!! We have all the seasons on DVD and my husband and I watch them after the kids go to bed! I was so fascinated to read earlier this year that you had gone to Walton’s Mountain and was even a bit jealous. 🙂

  6. My favorite show was Battlestar Galactica! Starbuck was dreamy! So was Zac (Rick Springfield), even though he only lasted one episode.

  9. I would have to say Andy Griffith. We didn’t watch a lot of TV, but that is the first show (other than the Waltons) that came to mind. I still watch it whenever my hubby comes across it when he’s having “recliner time.”

  13. Little House on the Prairie was my fav show growing up……oh and Dukes of Hazard…….. I love 80’s tv…

  15. MASH….I loved that show. There were lots of other great programs back then. Hard to pick just one.

  16. It WAS the Waltons! I made my family call out “good night” at bedtime just like the Waltons did. Still watch it on disc and in syndication to this day.

  19. It’s a toss up between Little house on the prairie and Days of our lives, both shows I got to watch with my mom and felt like a big kid.

  20. Little House on The Prairie, The Walton’s and Highway to Heaven –Loved all these shows–grew up watching them with my mom–Great memories!:)

  24. Well, The Waltons WAS one of my favorite shows while growing up AND one of my favorite Christmas shows was the Walton’s Movie/or pilot with Patricia Neal. Do you remember the big swear word from that? Little Elizabeth was the one who said it!

    • lol was it “piss ant”? In the midst of the family squabble about the birds nest being used as a Christmas decoration? Love that movie ( The Homecoming).

  27. Oh my age is showing ; Ed Sullivan…………watched Waltons and Little House on the Prairie with my children

  28. I loved the Waltons, but my favorite was Little House on the Prairie. That Michael Landon was just a dream! 🙂

  32. Little House on the Prairie, but The Walton’s is my daughter’s favourite, and she would LOVE if I won this! She read the blog post where you went to their house, and was So jealous! We may plan a trip out that way next spring. 🙂

  33. OMG my husband loves the Walton’s. He watches reruns on the Hallmark channel every day. Unfortunately they suspended the show until after the holidays because of holiday programming. You just gave me an idea for a birthday gift and get him, Spenser’s Mountain. Did you know that there is a feature film by that name based on the book? Remember that the original Mama was Patricia Neal in the pilot? She was married to Roald Dahl who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory among other wonderful books like James and the Giant Peach. As you can guess I liked books better than TV, but if I had name a favorite show I would say the Smothers Brothers or Laugh In.

    • Do you have the movie The Homecoming starring Patricia Neal? I watch it over and over and over at Christmas time.

  35. My favorite show growing up was Carol Burnett! I was also a big fan of The Brady Bunch. Spencer’s Mountain was and still is one of my favorite movies! My mom and I visited many of the places it was filmed when we were on a vacation when I was young. Great memories!

  38. Loved little house on the prairie and the waltons. They would run back to back on PBS. Loved the family values in both shows.

  39. Little House on the Praire for me but my husband loves the Waltons!! I’d love to win this for him since he’s so hard to buy for!! HA!

  42. Little House in the evening, Brady Bunch in the afternoon. Love Boat and Fantasy Island on Fridays. And Cheers! Now, my children and I watch The Waltons everynight, they dont understand how we couldnt watch one EVERY night and had to wait a week inbetween!!!!

  43. We loved the Waltons as well. Something we all watched as a family. Probably helped we only got one channel – so there was no argument about what we were watching

  44. First it was I Love Lucy in re-runs. Then it was Bionic Woman. Laverne and Shirley was right up there too. I loved Little House on the Prairie and enjoyed the Waltons when I stayed with my Grandma and she let me stay up late watching TV. 🙂

  45. I’ve always loved the Waltons. Although, I watched Little House and Gilligan’s Isle more as a child.

  47. I liked Andy Griffith. I have always liked watching
    TV, Captain Kangaroo, Lucy Show, Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies and all the spin offs. Little House on Prairie and Waltons. Still watch many of these when I find them on. Waltons makes me feel good seeing a close family.

  48. Well, can’t honestly say it was the Walton’s although I did watch it a lot as I had a serious crush on Richard Thomas, especially when he came out with a book of poems. G’Night, John Boy!

  49. There were so many like Little House on the Prairie, Mork and Mindy, Good Times, Star Trek (original).

  50. I’m showing my age, but my favorite TV show growing up was I Love Lucy. That zany lady made me and my family laugh every week.

  51. Little House on the Prairie! But my mom looooves the Waltons, and I would definitely give this to her!

  52. When I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to watch much television, but Little House on the Prairie was my favorite book series and I would watch the show at my friends’ houses whenever I could. I thought it was a sign that two of the actresses were named Melissa (Melissa Sue Anderson and Melissa Gilbert) and I am pretty sure every report I gave in 6th grade related to pioneer days and may or may not have included me wearing a bonnet.

  53. Ohhhhh man you really got MY attention when I saw The Waltons! I love that show. I loved it with my kids at home growing up. and Little House on the Prairie! I would sooooo love to win this! That’s so exciting!

  55. Our family had no TV for most of my childhood, but as a teen we finally got it and at that point my favorite (and just about all we watched, anyway) was Little House on the Prairie.

  58. Did not grow up with TV but enjoyed the Waltons and Little House on the Prairie when I did get to watch.

  60. Hmm-I don’t claim to have grown up yet, but when I was much younger, I liked “Rin Tin Tin.” My favorite thing on TV was any old movie rerun, especially if John Wayne was in it.

  61. Little House on the Prairie. But the Walton’s was one of my mom’s favorites, hence my name. 🙂 She would love this!

  64. I have a hard time putting a finger on what show was really my favorite growing up. I think I would have to say it was not technically one show, but a genre of nature filming very rarely seen these days. I used to absolutely love the nature films done in the old Disney style where the narrator would go on about what was happening and each of the animals was named. While they did anthropomorphize the animals a bit, there were rarely any humans in the show itself aside from the disembodied voice. Even when they do things like this now it just doesn’t have the same charm. As for the Waltons, I never actually watched it until I was a full grown adult, but by then I had matured into an interest.

  65. Little House and the Walton’s. my dad used to call out “goodnite Elizabeth” to me just like on the show. I had crush on Daddy John Walton (Ralph Waite). He’s a priest on Days of Our Lives right now and still hot! lol

  66. Growing up, our family watched Tv together. Our favorites were of course, The Waltons, Little House on
    the Prairie, and Wonderful World of Disney. This sure brings back a lot of memories for me.

  71. I loved just about anything animal related on the Discovery Channel. And Bill Nye the Science Guy!

  72. Seriously, The Walton’s. I write and related to John-Boy, and I loved Earl Hammer Jr.’s narration of the show.

  73. This will date me. I liked to watch “The Man from UNCLE” and dreamed of being a secret agent!

  75. The Walton’s has always been my favorite TV show of all time. I began watching it when it first aired and couldn’t wait for the next week’s show. I liked it so much because it was a lot like how my Dad grew up. Like Earl Hamner, he grew up in the mountains of Virginia during the time of the Depression. He would tell me wonderful stories of what his life was like in the older days. His family wasn’t quite as well off with money as the Walton’s were but his life was filled with wonder, adventure, family, and love. He taught me how to live off the land… as the old saying is. His salad was the wild plants they would gather in the woods. He had many of the core values that the Walton’s show brought to the public. He and I use to watch this show together all the time until he passed away. Now when I watch the reruns it brings me closer to him and allows me to live in another time for a few short moments. I always liked the moral of the story the best, the unspoken words of how to be kind, faith, charity, trust, etc. There are few TV shows that do this now-a-days. I hope the reruns stay on forever so people can watch and learn. I think my favorite episode is “An Easter Story” from the first season.

  76. I know I’m in the minority here, but I hated and despised The Waltons and Little House–absolutely the worst stuff I ever saw. DARK SHADOWS and KUNG FU were my favorites….sorry.

  77. I LOVED the Waltons and I still do! I watch them in DVD and also have Spencers Mountain etc…but I have to admit probably the favorite show was Bewitched. I have them too and watch them over and over (really they are my sisters but shh… don’t tell her I still have them!.)

  78. I was a huge Waltons fan (still am) and wanted to write like John Boy and have a big family. I write but only had one child 🙂 I also liked Gilligans Island – but I will stick to dry land. This is the best giveaway ever!!!

  80. JP Patches! How couldn’t you fall in love with a great guy who lives at the City Dump! I was on his show with my Girl Scout troop! When he looked right at you with his “I C U” TV and read everyone’s birthday name on their special day – well, be still my heart…
    Such a special guy who brought pure joy to everyone.

  82. I am not kidding when I say I just bought the whole set of seasons of The Waltons for my kids for Christmas! These additional giveaway pieces would be awesome to add to it!

    Besides that show I also liked the Brady Bunch! I was the oldest of six kids at the time, and imagined I was Marsha. lol

  83. Well I did love The Waltons growing up of course! Little House was huge for me too, Brady Bunch and Happy Days were two more must-watch shows for me. I will say that the REALLY cool thing about The Waltons is that my two teenage sons have really gotten into watching it in syndication, and they love it! Nifty, huh?

  84. We always watched the Waltons, especially when we were at our Grandma and Grandpa’s. Grandpa just loved it. It is still a favorite of my brother’s. I’m happy I saw this, I may try to find the book for his Christmas present.
    It’s hard to choose one fave, but I did love Gilligan’s Island and of course Scooby Doo.

  85. Well, I’m going to say “Flipper”. Maybe because I was in Minnesota as a kid, warm weather, lots of sun…and Flipper was hard to beat!

  86. I grew up in the 50’s & 60’s and my favorite show was My Friend Flicka. I do love, love, love the Waltons & I have been collecting (when I can afford them)the dvds of the tv series. The show was an inspiration to those seeking a simple way of life that revolved around family. I love it so much!!!!!!!!!

  89. We didn’t have a TV in the house till I was about 8 (?) years old. I loved Sea Hunt and Flipper because I’ve always loved the ocean. But The Waltons and Little House were high on my list too (always thought I was born too late when I watched those shows……lol). All time and forever favorite would have to be MASH. Alan Alda was a TV genius and I honestly can’t think of an episode that I didn’t love.

  91. I Love Lucy was by far my favorite. When my children were growing up we always watched Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons. Whatever happened to all the “good” shows like this?

  92. Mavis,
    Thanks again for the chance to enter your giveaway, this has been fun! I grew up in the 40’s and 50’s in a small town in N.C. Television wasn’t around our area until the early 50’s, but when it came, we were so excited!! I remember going downtown to the furniture store and watching television through the window at the furniture store. We were not the only one’s there, everybody in town was! We did not have a television until 1957, and my favorite was Father Knows Best. I found your blog just a few months ago, and I knew you were my kind of people when I read that you visited Walton’s Mountain. Ha! Isn’t that just the neatest place? I remember stories shared by my Grandparents, and my parents about their familes during the depression of the 1930’s. Mother grew up in the foothills of N.C. and my Father in the Blue Ridge Mountains of VA. When The Waltons came on in the early 1970’s, everyone in the family came to watch it at my house, because we had a new Zenith TV and a new rotary antenna on top of the house. All of my children and grandchildren have grown up with The Waltons. Sorry to ramble on so much but when I get started, it’s hard to stop! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

  96. My favorite growing up was Full House though I’ve enjoyed The Walton’s quite a bit with my mom. We still watch it together sometimes and she watches it almost every day.

  98. I.Love.The.Waltons….I have Spencers Mountain and The Waltons dvds and I watch them all.the.time! By far my favorite movies. I loved the shows back in my teen years and never missed them. I guess I really should have just been born earlier and been a part of that era!! Too bad shows have changed so much.

  99. I absolutely loved watching LIttle House on The Prairie and the Waltons. Oh to go back to those days where quality shows like that were made and not the garbage of today!!

  102. Growing up it was Little House. But now with my kids, Walton’s Mountain plays every afternoon!

  103. There was a lot of good sitcoms and dramas on when I was growing up but I think it has to be Dark Shadows. Would go to babysitter’s house after school, get a snack and crash on living room floor to watch with her. Was the best time ever because we didn’t have to do homework until it was over!

  106. We grew up watching the Waltons but my favorite is probably Little House on the Prarie because I loved the books.

  107. My favorite thing to watch on TV (and I still love them) were Bugs Bunny cartoons. They just don’t make cartoons like that anymore! (I also loved the Muppets!)

  108. This will certainly date me: My favorite TV show when growing up was – drum roll please – American Bandstand with Dick Clark!

  109. I loved all the “horse operas,” mainly Roy Rogers. There was always a moral to the story and Roy and Dale always conquered the evil doers, yet nobody got hurt.

  110. My favorite was Little House on the Prairie, second place was The Walton’s. The great thing….my kids love them too!!

  112. I loved the Waltons but I think little house on the Prairie is my all time favorite. I still love it!

  114. My favorite TV shows growing up were: the Cosby Show and MacGyver. I loved the Walton’s too…I wanted to be Erin!

  115. My fave show as a kid is Little House on the Prairie…my youngest daughter also enjoys the shows on dvd from the library. 🙂

  116. The Monkees was one of my favorite shows.
    This would be a great book to read to my grandkids at bedtime.

  118. Ah! The Waltons WAS my favorite show. John Boy was my imaginary boyfriend. My mother says I would tell her not to sit on John Boy when she would try to sit down in the living room.

  122. One favorite?? I did enjoy watching The Waltons and Andy Griffith, Dick VanDyke Show, Mary Tyler Moore Show, I Love Lucy…….

  124. Mayberry RFD/Andy Griffith Show but The Real McCoy’s was right up there. Perry Mason was a good show, too. Amateur Hour was a great variety show. Green Acres was a hoot with Arnold the pig! The Walton’s came later and it was a show that my wife and I watched weekly; you just could not ask for a more wholesome show. not to live in the past but we sure do miss good family television.

    Great blog and thanks for the free kindle book listings….the grand kids love them. Our favorite of course are the gardening posts and recipes……a favorite as we continue growing up :). Thank you.

  127. I just love all the shows everyone else is saying! Bonanza, Little House, Waltons. The time period was so personal and family oriented.

  128. Early on it was The Mouseketeer Club. Oh I wanted to be a Mouseketeer, or Janet Lennon on Lawrence Welk, or Hailey Mills in the movie Pollyanna. Later, it was the Waltons and then Little House on the Prairie. Love Cora Beth and her high society ways. We still watch The Waltons and Little House reruns.

  131. This is embarrassing, but I have to say Little House on the Prairie, Facts of Life and I Love Lucy

  132. There are so many great ones to choose from, but definately the Waltons, which my husband teases me and calls them the Walnuts!

  134. There was always rush to finish Sunday evening baths at our house in the sixties. We all needed to be ready for the start of Bonanza. It was the main show was all watched as a family on our new color television, as it was the first Western to be shown in “living color”.

  135. Full House!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love, love, love that show.

    Side note, my mother lives in Vinton, VA. Right around the corner in her neighborhood lives Ms. Audrey, whose character on the show was Erin. Pretty neat lady and very humble when recognized or asked to speak regarding her life on Walton Mountain.

  136. The Waltons was and is my dads favorite so I watched a lot of that. Little House, Happy Days, I love Lucy. It’s so hard to pick a favorite!

  137. The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie were favorites.
    But Friday nights it wasThe Brady Bunch followed by the Partridge Family.

  141. My favorite show growing up was the Waltons. I especially enjoyed their Christmas and Thanksgiving special. I have many fond memories of tv shows growing up

  145. Ok so this is my mommy inlaw’s favorite show of all time she has even gotten my 11 yr old son HOOKED! So I would love love love to give her this gift 🙂 However my favorite show when I was little was The Golden Girls I used to snuggle with my Grammy in her big chair and watch it…this question brought me many great memories <3

  146. Little House on the Prairie. I got my children hooked on it. They haven’t seen the Waltons, but I’m sure they’d enjoy it as well. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  148. One of my favorites from way back was Sky King–probably none of your readers ever heard of it, but it was a favorite at our house during my childhood.

  151. I’m weird , my favorite show was Perry Mason , my mom thought he was Hot so we watched it a lot . In 1997 I was pregnant with my first child and was still watching reruns!

  152. OK! I am going to show my age – I watched the “The Mickey Mouse Club” with Annette & crew. I love the old shows like
    The Donna Reed Show, I Love Margie – Father Knows Best, I Love Lucy, Dick VanDyke Show, Mary Tyler Moore – I could go on and on.

  154. Oh wow.. hard question! When I was very young, it was Friendly Giant- Canada’s answer to Captain Kangaroo. He had a giraffe and a rooster as his sidekicks, he played the recorder and read stories… loved him! As I got older- Bonanza , and Mod Squad, and The Monkees…. wonder what that says about my formative years!

  157. I always made sure to have Waltons on the TV whenever they were on. Great show, show, watch the reruns to this day

  158. Roy Rogers, the King of the Cowboys. At age 5 I had made plans to marry him. I hope to win and give the Walton gifts to a friend that LOVES “The Waltons” The Homecoming: A Christmas Story. It is a Christmas tradition for her!

  159. My favorite show was the Walton’s and still is! I love that you got to go and see the Museum (okay I’m jealous)
    Have a great Christmas.

  162. I liked watching the Dukes of Hazzard and Different Strokes. My family also enjoying watching Dallas.

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