This - the 4th Walton reunion TV movie following the series' cancellation - is also the first to feature Richard Thomas recreating his original role of John Boy.
After a flashback from the show where John is talking to Grandpa, John states that Grandpa has been gone 15 years. This movie is set in 1963, which would mean that Grandpa died in 1948. However, in the series, Grandpa died in 1941.
Late in the movie, there is a scene in which Jason shares the news that he sold a song to Elvis Presley, and that his wife is having another baby. Olivia remarks that she will get the baby some new blue suede shoes. However, the French subtitles read that she says she will get the baby an electric guitar.