Apple's Way (1974) - OPENING

[wrestlingcircuit1995]

Is this an early home video of the Duggars or something?

[imajeepster]

so cute and blond and wholesome!

[sadanjd]

in 47 sec .... I remembered what it was to be a kid again.

[ferociousgumby]

Jesus, Apple's Way! I thought I'd dreamed this one. I remember a scene when the family was in crisis (worms?), George brings his wife a hot drink in bed (rum toddy maybe) and she says, "How come you always know what to do when I'm feeling not-so-good?" "Isn't that what it's all about?"

[denisespurlock]

I remember watching this.

[HoneyDollXO]

I think I loved this show becos it was like the sunshine family dolls i had come to life. I remember i was so sad when it was cancelled

[selloutasaurus]

haven't thought of this show in forever. vague memories of it as a little kid. didn't it show on sunday after football & 60 minutes?

[knightrdrx]

it's the matching shirt and table cloth ensemble!

[Longhammer37214]

I knew it was corny too, but it was so innocent like we all were back in the 70's. Well some of us.

[VirgilB01]

@Longhammer37214 - I barely remember this show. It was made by the same people who created "The Waltons" back then. It didn't last very long (about a season or so) The Waltons was very popular and the creators tried to capture on it's popularity by creating a type of "spinoff" The show didn't work well and was cancelled.

[LENTICULARPLASTIC]

I always thought this show was okay, but kind of boring.

[fromthesidelines]

This was on for two half-seasons (replaced by "CHER" in January 1975)- it went off the air because, according to CBS' chief programmer Fred Silverman, "You can't save a tree every week". That episode, incidentally, was rewritten from a 1970 episode of "NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR", "I Think That I Shall Never See A Tree".

[FleshTorturer]

Rumor has it BET is gonna pick this show up. Not sure how true that is though...

[kimmy1984]

I liked this show when I was a kid.

[rd1956]

I miss the old America. At least we had some morals and values. The new America is soon to be the late, great USA.....just another third world sewer.

[cqtaylor]

Sooo, a middle class family moves to Iowa. .... Soooo the hook is?

[MrCRYSTAL1017]

The Only Time I First Seen APPLES WAY. Was On T.V. Land In The Year 2000.

T.V. Land Became Far From A Classic T.V. Channel. After They Yanked All These

Wonderful T.V. Shows Off The Air As We Know It.  Set Up A Classic T.V. Channel

And Leave It Alone.

[ivegotalongdong]

@MrCRYSTAL1017

TV Land is unfortunately becoming "Reality TV Land" and jumping in on the tend of "reality" tv programming..."harry loves lisa" (think 'joanie loves chachi - the revival)..."class reunion" - does ANYONE give a shit and watch this junk?  stick to classic TV already! Remember when MTV used to show JUST videos? then they went to (c)RAP, then started VH-1 because fans wanted more videos, now neither of them show videos!

[kbean63]

@ivegotalongdong. I've been complaining on TV Land's site for years but they don't care.The allure of reality TV is too strong.Even educational channels have all gotten sucked into it,Nat Geo,Discovery,AP are all doing reality TV in various forms. Would love to see real classic TV again.A channel for the 50's and earlier, one for the 60's, one for the 70's and maybe one just for cartoons. NOBODY shows Little Rascals, Laurel & Hardy, or the Bugs Bunny Roadrunner Show anymore.Bugs Bunny RULED.

[TomasTigre]

Anyone else think that 2 seconds after this intro ended the Soviets dropped a nuclear bomb on their little village, setting off WW3?

[buck62sugar]

Two takeaways from this 55 seconds I'll never get back.

* Gramps loves his corn

* The dude @:32 enjoys cranking

Everything else is just a blur

[ivegotalongdong]

@buck62sugar

the dude at 32....CHECK OUT THE HAIR!!! he probably got so good at cranking fron whacking off to a very young kristy McNichol

[buck62sugar]

@ivegotalongdong I just got a kick at him cranking with so much joy and enthusiasm...

..Maybe it's my cynical self...

...Maybe I should desire to live in a world where cranking and eating corn bring so much joy, delight, and pleasure.

[MultiCarebear81]

@buck62sugar maybe u are right. life was much simpler back then. families were different. the 70's were my child hood years. the best years. you didnt turn on the tv to a bunch of rotten crap like what our children and grandchildren would see if we didnt monitor what they watch....the world is different now. so don't knock it if u were not born then................

[KittyPooKaBoomBoom]

The blond kid with the red shirt and blue jeans...mmmm..who is he? He's making my clitoris purrrrrrrrrr!

[tommiej3]

@KittyPooKaBoomBoom That would be Vince Van Patten and he made my ____ stir back then!

[weightfeather1]

This theme is from 1974. It's different from the 1973 tfirst season theme. I watched the 1st season. I think Frannie Michel played Patricia for the 1st season and I thought she was cute. They replaced her with Kristy McNichol for season 2 and it wasn't the same. Funny, but I loved Kristy on "Family". I definitely remember an episode about the father hurt in the storm cellar after a tornado and a really wierd one about a UFO!

[Debbie01yates]

I was eight when this came out and I don't remember them, so I probably saw one episode and didn't like it, and didn't watch anymore. Most likely I did see one, I thought Vince Van Patten was cute!, even at eight.

[Gnillob802]

Forgot Kristy McNichol was in this. She went directly into Family the next year.

[ThoughtTraveler]

This show takes me right back....to the good old days of the 70s - Life was so much simpler back then. The USA had just came out of the Vietnam War and everybody just wanted to get on with life....no hassles or hangups.

Now we are in a 21st Century Obama HELL,,,,

[sweetjill1]

I miss this show so much! :)

[scottgdp]

Vince Van Patten utter cuteness

[garyemiller]

the first time i ever heard the john denver song "take me home country roads" was when they were singing it on this tv show. in fact that was the first time i ever remember hearing any john denver song. anybody have video of that part?

[vividwatch47]

The main title was composed by none other than Arthur Morton, better known as Jerry Goldsmith's orchestrator (though he scored episodes for other television shows prior to this, including all five seasons of "Peyton Place").

[vividwatch47]

@vividwatch47, make that Morton Stevens.

[Cooleemee43]

Its funny how things are so relative to ones age when talking about shows like this. I was 8 at the time and remember this was the first show I remember being upset that it was cancelled. It was billed as a modern day Waltons I think and I loved it, can't remember a wink but its special place in my memory is probably best left there, as if I saw a whole show, the nastalga might not hold up. Seeing this clip confirms who I thought played the dad, it was the capt. from Beverly Hills Cop.

[greatmya]

Vince Van Patten went on to play professional tennis and is now the host of one of those poker tv shows

[axolotl72]

No doubt. It's crazy how the saccharine intro belies all the real-life drama that was going on with the cast.

[RenaissanceChampion]

Even from this opening, one can see the personal demons that Malcolm Atterbury was battling.

[fgldnglbs]

I vaguely remember episodes where one of the older kids was lost in a crash landing, another when Steven lost an old friend from their L.A. days to a glandular illness, probably lymphoma and one with Pamilyn Ferdin(Charlie Brown, Lassie) touching on flag burning. I missed Ronny Cox playing the good guy when he took on Robocop and St. Elsewhere. Sort of the trouble some people had with Fred McMurray in "The Apartment." What channel, as a practical question, could this show call home?

[qttroassi]

I've never even heard of this untill I've seen this upload at the time of this post, and I always thought Rony Cox was always type cast as a WASPY standoffish FBI agent/police detective cornball. I mean I was born in 1975 but I swear I've never seen not even one re-run of this, I never knew Kristy McNichol had an extensive role untill "family" and so on ...

[debert5416]

I remember this when I was young. What happened to the days when family life was the focus of so many great shows. And I mean decent family life...The Waltons, Little House...Apples Way, The Brady Bunch, Happy Days even Bonanza dealt with family loyalty. I know it's not cool to focus on those now a days. When you see the utter TRASH that Reality TV has brought upon us one can't help but to recall the days of good TV. I feel for the kids who are too young to recall those days.

[MaxMikeLatino]

Trash was around back then too. Just look at one of your own Olan Mills family portraits you have stored away in your closet.

[bigkellyr]

It's interesting that you say it could not "replace the Waltons" since it was an Earl Hamner Jr. show. Earl Hamner Jr. also created the Waltons and of course all of the stories are loosely based on his life. Have you ever read the book "Spencer's Mountain"? That is his story of his family then he wrote "The Homecoming" that the Waltons was based on. So it is interesting he would sell two similar shows to two competin networks.peace!

[SIGNALSTAT]

apples way was a great show .but i think the waltons were alot more realistic.anyway earl hammer is a great writer i live here in virginia have visted the waltons museum near charlottesville very nice.

[bigkellyr]

Agreed. Of course the two shows were set in completely different times and I think the "nostalgia" aspect of the Waltons resonated with a lot of folks. I am a huge fan and I admit I barely remember any episodes of Apple's Way (although I did fall in love with Kristy McNichol both in this and Family). Also I loved Spencer's Mountain (which was also set in a different time) and I wonder if that story line would have made it as well as Walton's Mountain did?

[QuaintMelissaK]

There is NO town in Iowa called Appleton.

[PhoneCardLady]

It was actually Appleton, WI

[Waistgunner39]

Yes - I,too, would like to see it on DVD. For me. it has deep meaning: my grandfather was in the hospital at the time the "tornado" episode aired and I never got to see it. Kristy McNichol played the 2nd "Patricia" character (youngest daughter), but there was another one before: this girl had long dark hair & glasses & might have been Valerie Bertinelli Also,there was,I remember, seeing, a new house near Stone Mtn,GA, that looked VERY much like the Apple's 'mill" house.

[PhoneCardLady]

Valerien Bertinelli never played on Apple's Way.

[tigertbalm]

I think in her book she mentions having a small part which was mostly cut,so she is just seen as a friend in the background.

[wallexus]

Gosh...I forgot all about this show!

[staytunedfor]

I only remember an episode where there was a tornado (natural disasters being a very popular plot device in tv and movies of the early 70s). I definitely remember the theme song but don't recall being overly fond of the show itself.

[trewells]

Damn I'm getting old...I remember this as a kid.

[chicostixx]

not a single one of them nasty mother fuckers even washed their hands before eating. thats why we have so many people getting sick from e coli and other nasty shit.

[Intransitman]

Creepy.

[courtabeth]

I see Ronnie Cox arm finally healed from that dreadful canoeing accident.

[andyinoregon]

With Farrah Fawcett's death today (6-25-09), I was reminded of her appearance on this show as love-struck Vince Van Patten's tennis instructor. The tennis boom was just beginning in 1974 due to the Wimbledon titles won by lovebirds Jimmy Connors and Chrissie Evert. Vince and Farrah's on-screen chemistry is my only lasting memory of this otherwise forgettable series. My wife and I saw Vince several times on the pro tennis circuit and we were always reminded of that one great episode.

[mikey42]

Dick Van Patten and family are big time tennis players.

[andyinoregon]

You're right about that. Every time Vince played in Portland his dad was in the stands to cheer his son's on-court efforts.

[TammiWayKewl]

I remember an episode where the family went camping, even the dog. Grandpa Apple told the kids a scary pirate story. Then Patty met a girl disguised as said pirate, and went out on a raft by herself. When the raft broke up, she came close to drowning, since she couldn't swim.

[Emcedric64]

I have no idea this show ever existed. I was 10 years old in 1974 and living in Mexico City. I used to watch Swiss Family Robinson.

What ever happened to all those actors?, did they retire?, how about Eric Olson, does anyone knows?

[frankd1965]

same production company(Lorimar) who did "The Waltons" and creator Earl Hamner.

[45sGuy]

Man do I miss this show! Does anyone know whether or not it will EVER be released on DVD? One season.....shouldn't be a problem.

Too bad no networks run this wonderful show!

[steveb802000]

What a great theme song to a wonderful family series! This show was originally advertised as a "modern day Waltons". I used to watch Apple's Way every Sunday night on CBS. Unfortunately, it was canceled after only one year.

[vividwatch47]

steveb802000, read my comment. It was actually cancelled after a season and a half.

[trewells]

Damn I'm old (41), but I do remember this show.

[Juliaflo]

I remember this show, too, but I will not tell you MY age. LOL.

[cochranexyz]

I remember this. Always liked the waterwheel. Looking at this show opening today it looks like any number of 70s commercials for "good, wholesome food" of some kind.

[AstralPixie]

Child favorite. Never forget the episode where the father stayed up in a tree to prevent it from being torn down. Idealism/warmth worth treasuring. Really loved Ronny Cox as the dad. Even though he went on to have a career playing bad guys -- I swear I'd still see him and think, "There's that Mr. Apple, one of the sweetest men ever". Sad that there really isn't sincere family entertainment on TV anymore. It shouldn't go out of style. We still need it! Not everything needs to be cynical!

[TheChaplinLover]

@AstralPixie

I hear you!

[ladylike1980]

My favorite episode is the one about

Vince Van Patten's first love. I think the episode was even called "first love." Farrah Fawcett was his older women. It was like a "Summer of 42" deal if I remember correctly. He loved her and she loved him back but was in denial. Anyway, they kissed on the show. This was before Charlies Angels. It was really a great episode an I wish they showed it on you tube? Can you buy the DVD's?

[Juliaflo]

Take it one day at a time and name a young actress who played a guest part in this program.

(You need to go to Wilmington, DE for the answer).

[TheLSK]

supermegababe Valerie Bertinelli...I think it was her start on TV as well.

[Juliaflo]

Have mercy, you have tapped into my GRIT (Gainfully Reliable Intelligence Tool).

Bless you.

[stebaer4]

It's very interesting both to see Kristy McNichol in younger role as well as know that this show also has Geri Reischl as a different Jan other than The Fake Jan of which she'd later get to be on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour aka The Brady Bunch Hour.However I can still recall one night when turning to this show while channel flicking that no sooner did I watch it for less than a minute I just quickly changed away from it because it seemed immediately boring from the glance I'd gotten of it too.

[teletubetodd]

I had a love/hate relationship with this show. I loathed the front-porch smooch with which George and Mrs. Apple concluded every first season show, but I had great affection for George because my father was also an architect. My favorite episodes were on my dad's favorite subjects: environmentalism and historic preservation -- when George sat up in the tree to save it, and when he feuded with the pols about a historic fort restoration they kept putting off. Just like my father. R.I.P., Dad.

[SoCalBuck42]

I think the show came on Sunday night at 7:00 - because we were allowed to watch it- we had to be in bed by 8:00.

[rockhopper10r]

I'll call it "Wholesome-Looking Family Eats Food"! LOL. I vaguely remember this series, but, other than that there was an episode with a hurricane or something, I remember no details.

[JerseyRich732]

I think its because the lead actors name is Cocks

[ChachiTelevision1979]

He was the villain in Robocop and was also in Beverly Hills Cop :D

[kanezona]

I certainly remember this television program from back in the 70's! It was chock filled with dirty innuendo. Can't believe it made it past the first episode! Such filth I say! Total-utter-filth!!

[gjelpd001]

@kanezona

that would have been the spinoff. Bad Apple's Way

[JerseyRich732]

"The Jeffersons" has always been a "G" rated series. Nothing offensive on it.

[ChachiTelevision1979]

except for when Weezy said "Nigga, please." No joke, she said it to George in the third(?) season.

[JerseyRich732]

why on EARTH did this show carry a PG rating? It was the MOST "G" rated series ever...

[DENo1MatchGameFan]

The same reason that TV Land aired "The Jeffersons" with a G rating for a time...

[weightfeather1]

@JerseyRich732 Heavens! This show was so "G" rated that it made "Little House" look racy! Even the dog cleaned himself in private!

[korgri]

There's a similar movie made by Peckinpah called 'Straw Dogs'. This show should've shown the reality: drunken savage rednecks & klansmen terrorizing the hippy family, I thought it

was David Hartman as the father.

[briva]

I realized, even at 11 years old, how corny this show was. No one ever wore that much plaid!

[TheChaplinLover]

@briva

I hear you, too!

[saulpaulus]

I always liked this show. Ronny Cox was really its emotional glue. I remember reading an article about how he got every cast member in the habit of running--not jogging--several miles a day.

[tonymixon01]

SURPRISINGLY I LOVED THIS SHOW... WISH i COULD SEE THE ONLY PART I RECALL THE MOST.. THE TORNADOE! OMG THAT WAS A HOOT EVEN BACK THEN!

[jsilence418]

Cornier than that cob eaten by the old nob!

[tweetypez]

that's funny! LOL but the corn sure looked yummy

[thenightscribe]

Out of the whole series, I unfortunately only remembered the water wheel in this opening bit. I am a couple of months younger than Kristy McNichol and wow, she looks young here!

[KurtisERIK]

This is so white! I remember this series when it was new. It was billed as the replacement for the Waltons but never really caught on.

[TroyeHaryanto]

I loved Apple's Way. Vincent van Patten was one of my favourite actors... I was fortunate to meet him many years later in 1984, during a celebrity tennis match with Ivan Lendl... He is the true 'apple pie' American - completely unpretentious, without any airs, and perfectly honest... The very opposite of that scoundrel - Dick Cheney!!! Maybe he should run for office in the White House!!

[scottruja1]

I was a gay teen at the time and seriously, Vince Van Patten took my breath away. Yes, he looked like a girl, but back then it was a style and I thought he was cute.

[pompom11]

same here man you ever rub one out thinking about him? I did it dozens of time. Where are you now / how old are you? I'm in Boston, every time I saw Vince I was so hot!

[KidAJonni]

are you still gay today oorrr?? hehe

[999manman]

Never thought I would see this again!

[eddiechick1]

All I remember about this show is the water wheel at the very beginning of the opening. Gosh, it's been so long since I've since this! I was six at the time!

[zkg]

It was basically "The Waltons" only set in 1974 instead of the Depression.

[saulpaulus]

Well, of course. Earl Hamner was one of the creative people.

[vividwatch47]

...even though there was an energy crisis!

[bds1167]

Oh, my God, hitwriter! I fell in love with Farah when I first saw her on this show too! I was 7!

[hitwriter]

I don't think I ate for about two weeks... I was a love sick puppy.

[hitwriter]

The thing I remember about this show is when Farah Fawcett has a guest role and played the older woman the Patton kid (my age) had the crush on. Anyone else remember that?

[ladylike1980]

hitwriter -

I realize my comment is 6 months late -

But, I LOVED that episode with Farrah Fawcett and Vince Van Patten. It was so believable and heartbreaking. It was sort of like a summer of 42 thing. The older woman (Farrah) had feelings for Vince and they kissed but then she realized she was not doing him any good and fled and left a note, I think. I would love to see that episode again. I never forgot it. This was before Farrah became famous but she was remarkable even then.

[hitwriter]

;-)

[theexcep]

ahhh yes... the Farrah Fawcett episode. I remember it also. she was his tennis instructor i believe. i remember thinking she was very attractive...and i was a little boy at the time. And what is Vince Van Pattten doing in this opening? Churning butter? Shaving ice? cranking one of those clowns in a box?

[Brandtalones]

He's mixing the I scream.

[paktype]

This was before Ronny Cox became the bad guy in a bunch of '80s sci-fi movies like Total Recall and Robocop.

[will94114]

I was in high school when this show was on and the two things I remember about it were that the first episode involved the father trying to save some old tree and that we all thought the show was totally square and uncool. We were right!

[paktype]

I remember this show! Was it really 1974? I was 9 years old.

[witchman67]

I remember this show. I think it used to be on Sunday nights.

[KidAJonni]

yes, this was on sunday nights in the fall of the 1974 season. It has that catchy Waltons style music to it. I believe it came on at 7pm and it was on CBS

[liquidafro]

omg this and the waltons..corn ball

[pawt1963]

This was Earl Hamner's attempt to expand his "Waltons" universe (he even attached "next episode" promos for AW to Waltons episodes for a while) but it didn't take. This opening sequence, which looks like it could be some sort of salad dressing commercial, only hints at the saccharin nature of the series itself. Very possible the only show that could have made Little House On The Prairie look edgy.

[flatsignedbooks]

good comment

[hxt43]

man i still remember that program, i was 10 at the time and both myself and twin brother were madley in love with kristy mcnicol...lol

[yentl50]

Oh my God I'm old! I was 12 when this came out! My intro to my idol, Kristy McNichol; followed by Family. Thanks!!

[tubeeorrnottubee]

I'm older, I was 14! Isn't it awful when you're made to realise these things?? lol;) ~I shudder when I watch some of my favourite movies, thinking they were made fairly recently,{uhh..?}, and remember '75 was over THIRTY YEARS ago!!!

Don't worry, we're not OLD.. we've just been young LONGER than some people!;D

[cag1970]

Yep, I'm officially old now...I remember Apple's Way (and I was four when it premiered), and the episode, specifically, where the big car wreck occurred.

[KidAJonni]

the one scene that sticks in my head with this show is where there was an episode where there was a storm and the father and the old guy i think, was driving in the storm in that station wagon that they had, and somehow the car was involved in an accident and the car flip over on its roof. When that ahppened, it went to a commercial.

[SunshineClean]

You're close. The storm was a tornado that struck in the second season premiere. The dad (Ronny Cox) was injured in the storm cellar when a rack fell on him and severed an artery in his leg. The grandfather and Cox's wife were rushing for help in the station wagon, and it flipped when a tree fell in the road in front of them. Apple's Way was more violent than The Waltons. In another episode, the youngest son was run down by a hit and run driver.

[Mikakk2]

I was 10 yrs old and head over heels in love with Kristi McNichol.. LOL

[JLD1964]

OMG! I remembered this cheesy show. I was ten years old and had to watch this with my babysitter because she liked Vincent Van Patten!! Glad that show didn't last so I could watch SWAT but Eight is Enough came about a few months later with those three cute brothers in that show!! Damn!

[goodnightmaryellen]

I thought YouTube was for teenagers until I googled Apple's Way and found this! You've inspired me to become a member. I thought I was the only person who remembered this show. If anyone finds DVDs/videos of it, please post info. It looks hokey now, but how I loved Vincent Van Patten then. He hosts a poker show nowadays...

[brokebackbud]

I totally forget about this show, but I remember watching it in hight school. If I remember right, they changed a few things in the second season to try to achieve better ratings (adding Kristi McNichol, changing the house to be a little more 'realistic' -- instead of something from a magazine, and made Vince Van Patten's character a little more edgy). It didn't work.

[Vanasse1]

I don't know what made me type in "Apples Way" to see if anyone had vid of it, but thanx for this. This show brings back such innocent memories for me. It's so true, you can find almost ANYTHING on YouTube.... lol

[brads62]

That is the show I was trying to recall! I remember the network was attempting to capitalize on the popularity of "The Waltons". THX for posting.

[KidAJonni]

the blonde kid is Vincent Van Patten who will be 50 on October the 17th.

[clemdane]

Wow, that blond kid is cute!

[legphotog]

darn tootin'!

[Gwenster11]

i wish they would have kept this show going!!! but of coarse then kristy wouldn't have played in family, i guess it was all for the best. thanks for posting

[TC6759]

OMG!....I used to love watch this show!....Thanks for bringing back some memories!

[jared82ca]

One of my all-time favorite shows...I loved watching Vince...I got so pissed when it was canceled that I actually wrote a complaint letter to CBS (hey, I was a little kid). They replied and it was not a form letter--I still have it. Unfortunately, it was up against "Wonderful World of Disney" which whupped everyone's ass until CBS finally put 60 Minutes on in the slot. Oddly, AW was replaced by "Three for the Road" which also starred V. Van Patten plus Leif Garrett. It went down in two months.

[JBW929]

Herbert J., I had a crush on Eric Olson as well when I was 8. I cried when he got hit by the car. Hmmmm...my mom should have known then LOL.

[Herbert7J]

I know what you mean, JBW929!

[Herbert7J]

I've gotta say--that is so sweet. I didn't cry about it--probably because I would have been told to "Quit acting like a baby!," but it was extremely dramatic for us children and just as powerful (to us) as any adult drama would have been for adults.

[Herbert7J]

Our parents' generation did tend to freak out over the smallest things, didn't they? I think our generation rolls with the punches a little better than theirs did! We're more attuned, more sensible of things because we remember what it was like!

All I can say is if MY son greeted me in the kitchen at breakfast wearing a lady's wig and lipstick when he was ten (which I did to my father--I wince to remember it today) I wouldn't freak out.

[tubeeorrnottubee]

{in response to Herbert7J's last statement...i know.. his acct.'s closed, but still...}

I may not freak out, but if it kept up, I'd seek a doctor's advice, and maybe have him talk to a child's counselor. I'd say 10 years old is just a liiittle too old for a boy to be playing girly dress-up. For my comfort anyway!

[lifeurge]

I'd say I was about 8 as well. It's the first time I remember trying NOT to cry and feeling that big lump in my throat. It was such a sad episode and really messed me up. It sure looks corny now but hey, it was '74 and I was 8! Oh the pain!

[BrentAlanBeck]

I was actually lucky enough to stunt-double a little league baseball scene once for Eric Olson. It was shown during the closing credits that used to exist in programming between comercials at the end of a show! The batter is shown hitting the ball & running to first base. Is anyone able to find & post this scene?

[cuzimblue]

OH MY GOSH!! I loved this show as a little girl! I have called it apple valley for years and nobody had ever heard of it! My friend lisa said apples way and there it was! I can't believe it!Thanks for posting. It's out on DVD?

[Herbert7J]

This must be the second season opener, because it's the "second" Patti (Kristy MacNichol), not the dark-haired one with glasses that played the first Patti. Apple's Way was a mid-season replacement in early 1974 on CBS. Actually, the BIG dramatic moment was when Steven was hit by a car in the first show of the second season in September, 1974--they ran promos for it for a month, and it scared the hell out of my child psyche (I was nine and he was the first boy on TV that I liked).

[jeandoodles]

WOW, I thought I was the only one that remembers the first Patti. I think this show only lasted two seasons.

[usrt46]

Yes,this show lastes only 1 year. Mr.Apple was always taking a stand to make things better. My dad called this show "Do gooders way" !

[nevik62]

Does anyone remember the episode where Paul Apple has just eaten four cheese burgers and his father tells him that he's just warming up? What drama!

[gatedreamer]

Wow - I love You Tube. This is awesome! I loved all these sappy 70's family shows and was a big Kristy McNichol Fan. And it's so surreal to see Ronnie Cox back then. He plays such a creep on Stargate, Senator Kinsey. How times change!

[yourdoorman]

holy cow i can't believe they were serious! this stuff is awsome, man! POST MORE LIKE THIS!

[raymondo1960]

Jeez. I remember this being touted as The Waltons for the contemporary audiences (70s) but it lacked the nostalgia factor of The Waltons. Today it has a kind of nostalgia factor, kind of like a 70s Levi's stretching blue jean ad. Gaaah!

[m64h]

You're right about that; I believe The Waltons was its lead-in, and both shows were created by Earl Hamner, Jr. - but Apple's Way never got the ratings The Waltons did.

[jeffamyj]

Yes, that's Kristy M. And Ronnie Cox, fresh from his Deliverance trip. I remember one episode of AW. The one where the father sits in a tree so as to prevent it from being cut down...some things just stay with you...

[m64h]

I was ten when this first came on . . . the episode I remember was one in which the family was performing a play in community theater, and the script called for the US flag to be burned

[cindyshealed]

Is that freaking Kristy McNichol?

[PuffLippy06]

Wow! I was telling a friend the other day that EVERYTHING is on You Tube & it is! I remembered my mom watched this show. Geez looking back it now it's completely nauseating. Thanks for posting...