Kate McNeil in A Walton Easter

In 1997, Kate McNeil co-starred in A Walton Easter, the final of three 1990s Waltons reunion movies, preceded by A Walton Wedding in 1995 and A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion in 1993. The first TV movie saw Kate McNeil's character Janet Gilchrist getting engaged to John-Boy Walton (played by Richard Thomas) and the second movie was all about their wedding. In A Walton Easter, Janet and John-Boy are about to have their first child and experience some marital difficulties when John-Boy decides he wants to move back to rural Virginia from New York City.


Here's a positive review of A Walton Easter from The Tuscaloosa News:

Here are some pics of Kate McNeil appearing in A Walton Wedding:

Richard Thomas, Kate McNeil and Mary Beth McDonough

Kate McNeil and Richard Thomas

Kate McNeil in A Walton Wedding

In 1995, Kate McNeil co-starred in the second of a trilogy of 1990s Waltons reunion TV movies. She also appeared in the previous A Walton Thanksgiving movie and would also star in the third a final Waltons TV movie, A Walton Easter. Kate McNeil plays Janet Gilchrist and in A Walton Thanksgiving, she and John-Boy Walton (played by Richard Thomas) had decided to get married. Set in 1964, A Walton Wedding is about their wedding and the trials and tribulations of actually getting to the altar.

Janet, a fashion magazine editor and daughter and only child of a US ambassador to small African country, has an aunt named Flo (played by Holland Taylor). Aunt Flo, who has no children of her own, decides to plan  the Walton wedding when Janet's parents announce that they will not be able to attend the wedding. When Aunt Flo goes overboard with the planning, John-Boy and Janet decide to move the wedding from New York City to Waltons' mountain in rural Virginia. While on Waltons' mountain, both Janet and John-Boy have some second thoughts about getting married, but they eventually put aside their doubts and have a lovely wedding ceremony.

Photo and summary of A Walton Wedding from Eugene Register-Guard (February 12, 1995)

Here are some images of Kate McNeil appearing in A Walton Wedding:

Kate McNeil and Diane Baker

Kate McNeil in A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

One of Kate McNeil's most visible roles on television during the 1990s was her appearance in the final three Waltons TV movies: A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion in 1993, A Walton Wedding in 1995 and A Walton Easter in 1997. Kate McNeil played Janet Gilchrist, the girlfriend and later wife of John-Boy Walton (played by Richard Thomas).

In A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion, Richard Thomas brings his city-girl ladyfriend Kate McNeil up to Waltons' Mountain to meet his family for the first time. However, when President Kennedy gets assassinated, newsman John-Boy must leave to do a televised report, leaving Janet stranded with his quaint family.

Another interesting note is that Mary Beth McDonough, who plays Erin Walton, also appeared in an episode of Kate McNeil's cop show Bodies of Evidence earlier in 1993.

Promo for A Walton Thanksgiving from The Tuscaloosa News (November 21, 1993)

Here are some pictures of Kate McNeil in A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion: