{"id":5167,"date":"2015-03-12T14:34:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T14:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/?p=5167"},"modified":"2015-03-12T14:34:13","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T14:34:13","slug":"the-waltons-mego-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/the-waltons-mego-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"The Waltons Mego Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltonsjohnbox.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"linksright\">\n<div id=\"rightbox\">\n<ul id=\"linklist\">\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">Waltons Menu <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#johnboy\">John Boy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#ellen\">Ellen<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#pa\">Pa Walton<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#ma\">Ma Walton<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#grandma\">Grandma Walton<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#grandpa\">Grandpa Walton<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#farmhouse\">Walton&#8217;s Farmhouse<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#truck\">Walton&#8217;s Truck<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A testament to the licensing giant that Mego was, the Waltons was a bit of a departure for the action figure giant.<\/p>\n<p>However it was not a gamble, as Neal Kublan explained when interviewed, the license came cheap (Mego was often brought licenses as they had such a great track record), the tooling for the 8&#8243; figures already existed so the Waltons offered Mego a low risk attempt at the girl&#8217;s market.<\/p>\n<p>Waltons figures came boxed in two packs and in single packs.<\/p>\n<p>As a TV series the Waltons was a ratings smash, it spawned many imitators and created a pop culture catch-phrase with &#8220;Good Night John Boy!&#8221;. With this kind of heavy exposure, no doubt the Waltons paid off for Mego, maybe not something on the scale of &#8220;Planet of the Apes&#8221; but nonetheless&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/catalog\/1976\/images\/waltons2.jpg\" alt=\"The unproduced Waltons Barn\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This 1976 catalog page shows the un-produced Waltons Barn with horse, wagon, and cardboard hay.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"johnboy\" name=\"Johnboy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">John Boy<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltonsjohnboy.jpg\" alt=\"Waltons John Boy Mego\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"ellen\" name=\"Ellen\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Ellen<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltonsellen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"pa\" name=\"Pa Walton\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Pa Walton<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltonspop.jpg\" alt=\"Waltons 1975 Pop Mego\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"ma\" name=\"Ma Walton\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Ma Walton<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltonsmom.jpg\" alt=\"Mom Walton by Mego\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"grandma\" name=\"Grandma Walton\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Grandma Walton<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltonsgrandma.jpg\" alt=\"1975 Waltons Grandma doll\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"grandpa\" name=\"Grandpa Walton\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Grandpa Walton<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltonsgrandpa.jpg\" alt=\"1975 Waltons Grandpa Mego doll\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"farmhouse\" name=\"Farmhouse\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Walton&#8217;s Farmhouse<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltonshousebox.jpg\" alt=\"1975 Waltons Farmhouse by Mego\" width=\"578\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/catalog\/1975\/images\/75-waltons1.JPG\" alt=\"1975 Mego Waltons catalog\" width=\"581\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"truck\" name=\"truck\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Walton&#8217;s Truck<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltbox1.jpg\" alt=\"1975 Waltons Truck Box\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltbox2.jpg\" alt=\"Waltons Truck Box Side\" width=\"450\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltbox3.jpg\" alt=\"Waltons Truck Box Front\" width=\"450\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltside.jpg\" alt=\"Waltons Truck Side\" width=\"450\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltfront.jpg\" alt=\"Waltons Truck Front\" width=\"450\" height=\"324\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltfront2.jpg\" alt=\"Waltons Truck Front\" width=\"450\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltback.jpg\" alt=\"Waltons Truck Back\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltinside.jpg\" alt=\"Waltons Truck Inside\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"general\" name=\"General Store\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">General Store<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltonsstorebox.jpg\" alt=\"1975 Waltons General Store by Mego\" width=\"603\" height=\"452\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltonsstoredetail.jpg\" alt=\"Waltons store detail\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/waltonsstoreparts.jpg\" alt=\"Waltons store parts\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some of the accessories included an old fashioned stove and a pool set.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waltons Menu John Boy Ellen Pa Walton Ma Walton Grandma Walton Grandpa Walton Walton&#8217;s Farmhouse Walton&#8217;s Truck A testament to the licensing giant that Mego was, the Waltons was a bit of a departure for the action figure giant. However&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/the-waltons-mego-gallery\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-index"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5167"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5168,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5167\/revisions\/5168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}