00:00 It's been 42 years since the curtain officially fell on The Waltons.
00:06 Actress Judy Norton who played Mary Ellen Walton explains why the series had to end.
00:11 After 9 seasons, The Waltons ended in 1981 and the fans had to say goodbye to the most
00:15 famous TV family around.
00:18 According to MeTV, the ending shocked fans greatly, but the popularity of the series
00:22 had long since fallen.
00:24 In American Series Ratings, the second season took second place.
00:27 Seven seasons later, it slipped to 42nd place according to MeTV.
00:32 For actress Judy Norton however, the series ending came as no surprise.
00:35 The actress said this in a YouTube video.
00:38 "I think a lot of us sort of felt like the show was coming to an end.
00:41 There was that sort of feel about it, but expecting something and actually hearing about
00:44 it are two different things," she said.
00:49 According to Norton, the producers did not personally tell the actors about the ending.
00:53 "I think someone called and told me they heard it on the news," she said.
00:59 Saying goodbye to the series was hard for many of the actors, according to Judy.
01:02 "As long as the show ran, it had a predictability.
01:05 But I also knew the show was going to end and I had to determine what my next steps
01:10 were," she confessed.
01:14 Shortly after the end of the show was announced, according to MeTV, the series climbed into
01:18 the top 14 of the series ratings for the last time.
01:22 Screenwriter Earl Hamner was not surprised by this turn of events.
01:25 He told the Orlando Sentinel newspaper this, "We have very loyal viewers and they have
01:30 always come back to us."
01:33 Despite the efforts of the viewers and after considerations to keep the series alive, it
01:37 was over after 221 episodes and 9 seasons.
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