
When he drunkenly causes an accident that nearly kills Albert, Charles angrily tells his old friend to leave town. However, Laura persuades him to stay, and he works on the farm with Almanzo and sobers up. But after more bad news, Mr. Edwards ends up in church where he prays and talks to Rev. Alden, who brings about a reconciliation with Charles.

Season 6, Episode 22 – Sweet Sixteen
The historic town of Walnut Grove was surveyed in 1874 and officially incorporated in 1879. See more about the historic locations of Laura’s life here. This episode opens with Jack at the creek getting himself a drink of water and then running back towards the house. This video clip is the same opening scene, music and everything, as the opening of the episode “Country Girls”. Fun FactNellie Oleson originally had her hair carefully styled each day, however during Season 1 they had a wig custom ordered for her.
Season 3 (1976–
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After Joseph gets attacked by bullies in an effort to keep him out of school, his grandfather has a change of heart and shows up at the school to defend Joseph's attendance and asks that his true (native) name be used. Reverend Alden gets badly hurt while on his way to collect donations for a struggling town in another part of his parish. Caleb Hodgekiss, an ex-convict, finds him and takes him to his house where his wife takes care of him. Hodgekiss volunteers to get the donations from Walnut Grove, but plans to take the donations for himself.
Season 8, Episode 20 – A Faraway Cry
At the same time, Caroline gets an invitation to the 25th anniversary reunion party of her school class of 1856 in the same city, so Charles and Caroline travel there together. They find that some of their old classmates have become financially prosperous, and are on the other side of the proposal by the Grange. However, they are saddened by the state of some of the marriages of their old friends.
Season 8, Episode 3 – Growin’ Pains
He said he did this so that he could watch the show later and still be surprised. When you love somebody, it’s worth putting your pride behind you. —Caroline Ingalls, Season 4, Episode 9 – The High Cost of Being RightWhile there are many aspects and facets of love, from crushes, true romances, marriage and simple connections with one another, there... For many of us, gardening is a hobby or even a passion. But there are many people leading perfectly satisfying lives without ever having a garden. Gardening is depicted as a normal facet of life in the “Little House on the Prairie”...
Former college football star Pete Ellerbee comes to Walnut Grove to coach the town's football team and to encourage his son in playing. Albert joins the team and is inspired by Ellerbee's stirring pep talks about teamwork, responsibility and doing your best. Ellerbee's real goal is just to win, which for him proves manhood and pride, but his demands upon the boys' time leads him to a confrontation with Laura as their teacher. Soon, Albert and the others find football is not so much fun, and when Ellerbee's single-mindedness endangers Albert's well-being, Charles has to step in.
Season 8, Episode 7 – The Legend of Black Jake
Neither of them could move, and the roof of the coach created a virtual wall between them. Reaching each other to share the canteen, therefore, was impossible. This was unavoidable due to the order in which they shot the episodes. The adventures of the Ingalls Family continue in Season Six of “Little House on the Prairie.” The original episodes of Season Six aired from September 17, 1979, to May 12, 1980. Season after season, these heart-warming stories continue to capture the attention of fans around the world. This episode celebrates the anniversary of the founding of Walnut Grove.
Season 8, Episode 15 – Uncle Jed

Laura suggests she take the teaching position in Radnor to help them earn money for a new farm, but Almanzo still objects and postpones the wedding. After another argument, Laura breaks their engagement. The relationship of Eliza Jane and Harve seems to blossom, but when she tells him she loves him, he reveals he is in love with someone else. The loss of her dream incites Eliza Jane to strike out for a new life elsewhere and to bring Laura and Almanzo back together by allowing Laura to take the teaching job in Walnut Grove, along with the house which goes with it. Almanzo agrees, and he and Laura are married at the Blind School in Sleepy Eye, which happens to be the same day as Adam and Mary's anniversary. The school district's superintendent comes to Walnut Grove, looking for someone who can replace a teacher who has fallen and broken her leg.
Charles calls her “darling” when she is fearful about her parents’ lives. You will notice that Nancy is arguably more scared and empathetic than she’s ever been in the series. In Season 7’s “The Lost Ones, Part 2”, James shares that his biological father had taught him not to steal. Yet, James seems to resort to stealing when desperate or terrified of punishment. He plans to take Tompkins’ money before running away with Cassandra (but does not get the opportunity). In this episode, he steals a razor from the mercantile to cover up breaking Albert’s razor after using it without permission.
This page is a complete list of episodes for the NBC Little House on the Prairie television series. Jason begins doing odd jobs for an aging woman, Ruthy Leland (Vera Miles). Sarah becomes jealous over the blossoming friendship, until Ruthy reveals her that she is dying. Jason makes plenty of happy memories with his friend before her death.
This allowed her elaborate hair style to maintain it’s styling through long hours of shooting. It was, at the time, one of the most expensive wigs created for a TV show as it was constructed lock by lock to match her natural hair colors as much as possible. Baker performs surgery and removes Mrs. Oleson’s appendix in this story. However, in Season 6 Episode “The Faith Healer” he asks that the boy be sent to a city hospital for the same procedure. We also hear him mourning his lack of surgical skills in Season 8 Episode “Dark Sage” as he compares himself to Dr. Ledoux.
Most fans credit this as their favorite Carrie scene in the series. The scene with Mary and Pa in the barn when Mary confesses that Jasper bit Laura too was supposed to have cross cut images of Pa. Michael Landon got ill during this shoot and couldn’t record close-ups of his dialogue. The producers decided that Melissa Sue Anderson’s acting was strong enough to carry the scene.
In Harriet and Nancy’s first scene together, when Harriet is baby talking to her and saying, “I’m your new mommy! ” the angry child punches her right in the nose. If you watch and listen carefully, you can tell that the punching sound is heard a split second before Nancy’s fist touches Harriet’s nose.
When Mr. Webb finds out that Sylvia is still seeing Albert, he grabs his shotgun and goes to the Ingalls' house. They manage to convince him that Albert did not make Sylvia pregnant, but Sylvia has run off. As they search for her, the mystery rapist (revealed to be Hartwig) attacks both Sylvia and Albert, then is shot down by Mr. Webb. During the confrontation, Sylvia suffers a bad fall, and she later dies in the arms of a distraught, heartbroken Albert.