Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What family-focused TV series spanned Christmas 1933 to Thanksgiving 1947?"
...The life of a Depression-era family in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains is the subject of this wholesome series. The show is seen from the point of view of eldest son John Boy, who eventually goes to college, serves in World War II and becomes a novelist. First episode date: 14 September 1972 Final episode date: 4 June 1981 No. of episodes: 221 (list of episodes) Theme song: The Waltons
