I have a habit of consulting IMDb to check info regarding the cast of movies and television programs. After watching an episode of The Waltons I learned that at the time it was filmed Grandma Walton was younger than I am now. I know that I'm getting on in years (69), but didn't realize that I was Grandma Walton old.

Want to feel really old? Watch Highway Patrol. Or the 30 minute episodes of Gunsmoke.

Remember how your parents (and other adults) seemed so old when you were young? I think about that often. My dad in his 40s seemed ancient to me. He was just a kid.

We watched every week. Thursday nights in front of the boob tube for some good wholesome TV.

It's crazy how we went from that to trash like Two And A Half Men.

Growing up in the late 70's & the 80's one of the few tv shows we were allowed to watch was the Waltons. That, Little House on the Prarie, and on Sunday afternoons there was Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. Occasionally a NOVA special on PBS if it would come in clear that day.

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Highway Patrol.

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The back story here is great. Crawford who played the lead role was a big time drunk. He did not have a drivers license and so all the scenes showing him driving were filmed on back roads. He was frequently drunk and filming had to stop for the day. Crawford was in many movies in the early fities and played hard ass roles[think prison warden} Highway patrol was one of my favorite shows

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Crawford who played the lead role was a big time drunk.

He once filmed a movie with Frank Sinatra and Robert Mitchum, both heavy drinkers in their own right, so it was a difficult set. Sinatra kept calling Crawford "Lenny" referring to the retarded character in Mice of Men, and finally Crawford had enough and attacked Sinatra, threw him down and finally tearing off his toupee and proceeded to eat it. Mitchum got into the brawl and finally police arrived to calm things down.

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Want to feel really old? Watch Highway Patrol. Or the 30 minute episodes of Gunsmoke.

Several well-known actors had early parts on Highway Patrol, including but not limited to Clint Eastwood, Barbara Eden and Marion Ross (Mrs. C on Happy Days). All in their 90s now.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Remember how your parents (and other adults) seemed so old when you were young? I think about that often. My dad in his 40s seemed ancient to me. He was just a kid.

In a lot of the family photos on our walls, my parents are younger than I am now. Yet, my dad at 45 still seems like a older person. You can't reprogram that mindset.

I've watched some old episodes of The Waltons recently. I didn't like them as much as I remembered I liked them when they were new. They seem a little dated with the '70s sensibility they have. On the other hand, I didn't remember that Michael Learned was that good-looking.