Saturday, January 29, 2022

The Baldwin Sisters/Skeffington House

The Baldwin Sisters House from "The Waltons" is still standing strong on the WB backlot. 





After all these decades I thought maybe there was an extensive remodel, as it's currently being used in the WB series, "Bob Hearts Abishola" on CBS.  But it looks like maybe this was just CGI to create that home, because in every other recent photo, the home is still brick. 

This exterior has been used in many shows including the fifth season on "Hazel"
In order to block the view of the backlot, they added a brick wall to the right, and another one at the end of the driveway surrounding the property!













Who doesn't love a brick wall around just two sides of their beautiful home?
In the shots below you can see some sort of plywood looking wall, and an urban backlot street.


This long shot of the house shows what is on other side of the structure. 


POV shot from Hazel through the front door.


These shots are from a first season Partridge Family episode:




The house in the background on Bewitched, with the Friends fountain to the right.

Fantasy Island 1978

Fantasy Island 1982

Update from the Columbia Ranch Facebook page in November 2023: 

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Paramount Studios Stage 30

 A few years after The Brady Brides moved out, Studio 30 was the home of Solid Gold.




See Photos and More on Stage 30 Here:

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Bonnie Boland as Myrna Carter (Meeeerna)





"And Now a Word From Our Sponsor"
Freddie Prinze, "Chico and the Man"
"The Tim Conway Comedy Hour" (with Sally Struthers)

Sunday, January 23, 2022

MGM Backdrop

The 1965 episode of My Favorite Martian "Tim, the Mastermind" featured this scene in an office building.



It is the same backdrop used in the "Make 'Em Laugh" number in the MGM musical "Singin' In The Rain". 



My Favorite Martian moved from Paramount Studios after two years to MGM Studios for its final season.