This is a wholesome and enjoyable show. Some of y'all complaining it's not realistic remember it was based on Earl Hamner's life. He has six siblings and the goodnight routine actually happened in his home. There may be some inconsistencies like the time jumps in the later movies and such. Someone said they all looked to healthy to be poor and there was always plenty of food, well they are actors not people during the actual depression. Plus there's poor and poor. They may have grown their own foods and such. They had chickens and other farm animals Plus this is based on Hamner's life.