<P> The series itself earned a Peabody Award for its first season . In 2013, TV Guide ranked The Waltons No. 34 on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time . </P> <P> In 2017, from March 20 to March 24 INSP network remembered the life of Earl Hamner Jr. (who had died in 2016) by featuring clips of interviews (once per episode) with him about his time involved with The Waltons during the breaks while its syndicated reruns aired from 3 - 5pm and again at 7pm . </P> <P> The Walton's Reunion Movie Collection: </P> <P> 1 . A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982) </P>

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