https://www.metv.com/stories/remember-when-the-walton-house-went-up-in-flames-heres-how-it-was-done

"The Burnout" was one of The Waltons' hottest episodes—quite literally.

I remember very well watching that episode when it first aired. Really disturbing.

You can learn fire safety from classic TV: care is needed for portable heaters (The Waltons), and don't replace an electrical fuse with a copper penny (All In the Family).

One of these threads needs to be deleted. It's a repeat verbatim of this one from March 2025:

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=486312