Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974 9 Seasons 200 Episodes ⭐ 7.9 Western Drama Family

When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

A Harvest of Friends

The Ingalls settle on the banks of Plum Creek in Walnut Grove. To acquire the deed to his farm, Charles takes several jo

EP 2

Country Girls

Laura and Mary start school for the first time. That is where they meet Nellie Oleson. Since Laura hasn't been to school

EP 3

100 Mile Walk

In the beginning, things look very good for the Ingalls until a bad hailstorm ruins their crops. Charles and some other

EP 4

Mr. Edwards' Homecoming

While Charles is in Mankato, he runs into Mr. Edwards and invites him to come to Walnut Grove. Caroline tries to match M

EP 5

The Love of Johnny Johnson

Laura falls in love with a new student, Johnny Johnson. Johnny, who is a lot older than Laura, is interested in Mary ins

EP 6

If I Should Wake Before I Die

After her friend dies, Miss Amy, an old lady, convinces the Ingalls and Doc Baker to help her stage her own death. Amy t

EP 7

Town Party, Country Party

Laura connects with a sweet, shy classmate named Olga Nordstrom, who happens to have been born with a short leg. Charles

EP 8

Ma's Holiday

Charles and Caroline decide to go on a second honeymoon and leave Mr. Edwards in charge of the children. The honeymoon d

EP 9

School Mom

After Ms. Beadle sprains her ankle, Caroline becomes the substitute teacher. Caroline takes a special interest in helpin

EP 10

The Raccoon

Charles allows Laura to adopt a baby raccoon, Jasper. After being caged, the raccoon bites Laura and Jack and runs away.

EP 11

The Voice of Tinker Jones

The town becomes divided when Mrs. Oleson offers to buy a bell for the church, but only if she can put up a plaque. The

EP 12

The Award

While studying for an optional history exam in the barn, Mary accidentally knocks over a reading lamp and starts a fire.

EP 13

The Lord is My Shepherd

Caroline becomes pregnant. Shortly after the baby is born, he becomes ill. Believing that her jealousy was responsible

EP 14

Christmas At Plum Creek

The Christmas holiday is approaching and the members of the Ingalls family go about their holiday shopping in secrecy. L

EP 15

Family Quarrel

After a major disagreement, Nels and Harriet go their separate ways. Many people in town try to get the two back togethe

EP 16

Doctor's Lady

Dr. Baker and Harriet's niece, Kate, fall in love with each other. Then their age difference becomes an issue.

EP 17

Plague

Several people in Walnut Grove get very sick. A quarantine is set up in the church while the source of the illness is be

EP 18

Circus Man

A traveling circusman, O'Hara, comes to Walnut Grove and tries to get everyone to believe he has magic healing powders.

EP 19

Child of Pain

When it is found out that a young boy, Graham, is being beaten by his alcoholic father, John, Caroline takes care of the

EP 20

Money Crop

A college-educated farmer named Joe moves to Walnut Grove with his pregnant wife. He tells the Walnut Grove-area farmers

EP 21

Survival

The Ingallses have to seek shelter when a blizzard hits. There they meet an Indian who helps them out. A marshall, looki

EP 22

To See the World

Johnny Johnson leaves to "see the world" and Mr. Edwards goes along with him to keep him out of trouble. Johnny meets up

EP 23

Founder's Day

Walnut Grove celebrates this great day with several different competitions. There are very competitive spirits between t

EP 1

The Richest Man in Walnut Grove

Hansen's Mill closes when a major customer declares bankruptcy, leaving Lars unable to pay Charles two months' back pay.

EP 2

Four Eyes

Mary is beginning to do worse in school because she has a hard time reading the blackboard. She is excited to receive a

EP 3

Ebenezer Sprague

Charles and Hansen build a bank in Walnut Grove. The banker is Mr. Sprague, a cold and heartless man. Laura becomes frie

EP 4

In the Big Inning

It's time for baseball! After losing badly last year, Walnut Grove expects to win with their star pitcher, Mr. Mumford.

EP 5

Haunted House

Laura goes into a haunted house when Nellie dares her to do it. She becomes a friend of the old man that lives there, Mr

EP 6

The Spring Dance

Laura and Grace Snider both need dates for the annual Spring Dance, but those they have their eyes on seem not to be int

EP 7

Remember Me (1)

A widowed mother named Julia Sanderson (Patricia Neal) learns she has a terminal illness and, with no close relatives to

EP 8

Remember Me (2)

After Julia Sanderson's death, her three children stay with Grace, with help from Mr. Edwards. When Charles is unable to

EP 9

The Campout

The Olesons get themselves invited onto the Ingalls family campout, after Nellie complains that it will give Laura and M

EP 10

At the End of the Rainbow

While fishing in a stream, Laura and a friend stumble upon "gold". They spend several weeks trying to pick up all of the

EP 11

The Gift

The school children have saved up some money to buy the Reverend a birthday present. They give the money to Mary, who is

EP 12

His Father's Son

John is a lot more interested in books than farming or hunting. Mr. Edwards tries to make him different and buys him a g

EP 13

The Talking Machine

Laura and Nellie are rivals for the affections of a classmate's heart. The two polar opposites are after Jason, the new

EP 14

The Pride of Walnut Grove

Mary is excited when she has the chance to participate in a state-wide math competition. The problem is that Charles can

EP 15

A Matter of Faith

Charles and his girls go on a trip, while Caroline stays home. Just before they leave, she gets a scratch on her leg by

EP 16

The Runaway Caboose

Mary, Laura, and Mr. Edwards' adopted son, Carl, go along with Charles and Mr. Edwards to a train station. The three chi

EP 17

Troublemaker

When Miss Beadle can no longer handle the older students' bullying, she is fired. Her mean-spirited succecssor immediate

EP 18

The Long Road Home

Charles, Mr. Edwards, and two other men take a job that involves handling and transporting explosives. They must deal wi

EP 19

For My Lady

Charles takes a job refinishing woodwork for Thurman in exchange for a nice set of china to give to Caroline. Widow Thur

EP 20

Centennial

The Independence Day celebration in Walnut Grove is threatened when taxes are increased. A Russian immigrant shows the p

EP 21

Soldier's Return

The son of Mrs. Whipple returns to Walnut Grove after serving in the Civil War. To forget his painful past, he takes mor

EP 22

Going Home

After a tornado ruins his crop, Charles decides to sell the land and return to the Big Woods of Wisconsin without consul

EP 1

The Collection

Reverend Alden gets sick while collecting donations. Caleb Hodgekiss, an ex-convict, helps the Reverend by giving him a

EP 2

Bunny

Nellie falls off of Bunny and pretends to be paralyzed. Mrs. Oleson blames Laura for this and wants to destroy Bunny.

EP 3

The Race

Laura and her horse, Bunny, are picked to win at the horse race in town. Since Mrs. Oleson doesn't want Laura to win, sh

EP 4

Little Girl Lost

Carrie, having tagged along on Laura and Mary's classroom assignment, falls down a mine shaft, providing an alcoholic ex

EP 5

The Monster of Walnut Grove

Laura's imagination runs wild on Halloween when she thinks she sees Nels cut off Mrs Oleson's head. Laura tells Nellie a

EP 6

Journey in the Spring (1)

Charles' father, Lansford Ingalls, doesn't want to live after his wife dies. Charles brings his father to Walnut Grove t

EP 7

Journey in the Spring (2)

Lansford leaves because he feels really bad. Once Laura realizes that her grandpa wasn't to blame for the accident, she

EP 8

Fred

Laura is tricked into taking a ""one of a kind"" billy goat home with her. After Fred eats some of the Ingalls' crops, L

EP 9

The Bully Boys

Rev. Alden's pleas to ""turn the other cheek"" is put to the test when a family of ruffians move to Walnut Grove and cau

EP 10

The Hunters

Pa decides to take Laura hunting with him. When Charles and Laura are getting settled down for the night, Laura trips ov

EP 11

Blizzard

The day before Christmas vacation started, Miss Beadle lets the children out early when she notices that a snowstorm is

EP 12

I'll Ride the Wind

Mary and John have fallen deeply in love and want to get married, but John has a problem. He must decide if he will acce

EP 13

Quarantine

Mr. Edwards and Doc Baker help a nearby town with an epidemic case of mountain fever. When Mr. Edwards returns, a quaran

EP 14

Little Women

The school children are allowed to put on plays in groups. Laura and Mary work with Ginny Clark, a student who has no fa

EP 15

Injun Kid

Joseph Stokes is the son of a Sioux Indian who moves to Walnut Grove with his widowed mother. They stay with his grandpa

EP 16

To Live with Fear (1)

Mary has an accident with a horse in the barn. When Mary starts to get worse, the Ingalls take her to a specialist. Ther

EP 17

To Live with Fear (2)

Caroline stays with Mary who suddenly needs another operation. Charles leave and take on a high risk job to pay for the

EP 18

The Wisdom of Solomon

Solomon Henry, an eleven year old black boy, runs away from his family because he's tired of everybody treating him diff

EP 19

The Music Box

Laura befriends a new girl, Anna, who stutters and has a hard time making friends. A jealous Nellie starts an elite club

EP 20

The Election

As a prank to make him look foolish, the older boys of Walnut Grove school nominate the object of their practical jokes,

EP 21

Gold Country

A heavy rain has been falling in Walnut Grove for two months, and it shows no signs of stopping. Farmers like Charles fe

EP 1

Castoffs

When Laura's dog, Jack, dies, her Pa gives her a new dog, Bandit, after the dog follows him home. Although the dog seems

EP 2

Times of Change

After going to Chicago for the first time, Charles and Mary are very disappointed in what life in the city is really lik

EP 3

My Ellen

A mother is in deep denial over her daughter's death in a tragic drowning. To comfort herself, she kidnaps Laura, hoping

EP 4

The Handyman

Charles must take a delivery to Mankato immediately and is unable to finish the addition to his house. Caroline hires a

EP 5

The Wolves

Charles and Caroline go away and leave Mary in charge. Laura and Andy find some baby wolves.

EP 6

The Creeper of Walnut Grove

Things are being stolen in Walnut Grove. Laura and Andy try to figure out who's the crook. They end up getting a lot of

EP 7

To Run and Hide

When Doc Baker is unable to save a patient of his, he believes that he is unhappy being a doctor. He finds a new doctor

EP 8

The Aftermath

Jesse and Frank James hide out in Walnut Grove. The people of Walnut Grove find out who they really are when bounty hunt

EP 9

The High Cost of Being Right

After Mr. Garvey's barn burns to the ground with the crops inside, his wife, Alice, takes a job at the post office. Mr.

EP 10

The Fighter

People in Walnut Grove are betting on a big boxing match in town. Mr. Ingalls does not know that he will be fighting an

EP 11

Meet Me At the Fair

The Ingallses and Olesons take a trip to the fair. Patrick, a carnival worker and Mary's boyfriend, and his boss, Cass (

EP 12

Here Come the Brides

Adam Simms and his son Luke move into town. Adam falls in love with Miss Beadle, while Luke and Nellie Oleson fall for e

EP 13

Freedom Flight

An Indian boy comes to Walnut Grove trying to get help for his sick father. The people of Walnut Grove become very hosti

EP 14

The Rivals

Charles must try to save his business from a competitor. Laura, who is love with Jimmy Hill, must compete with somebody

EP 15

Whisper Country

Mary eagerly accepts a teaching job in a backwoods community, only to face the sternest test of her career and life when

EP 16

I Remember, I Remember

Mr. Ingalls is severely delayed when a wheel breaks on his wagon in the pouring rain. This is the day of Charles and Car

EP 17

Be My Friend

When Laura is playing along a creek, she finds a bottle with a note in it. The note read, ""Be my friend."" Laura convin

EP 18

The Inheritance

Mrs. Olesen may finally get to drive those ""homely"" Ingalls from Walnut Grove for good when the family gets an inherit

EP 19

The Stranger

Nels' brother sends his 12-year-old son to Walnut Grove after repeated conflicts at home and school. When Mrs. Oleson in

EP 20

A Most Precious Gift

Charles and Caroline are going to have another baby. Caroline constantly refers to the baby as he. Caroline delivers the

EP 21

I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away (1)

Mary falls in love with Seth. When Mary's eyesight starts to get worse, Charles takes her to a specialist. He is devasta

EP 22

I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away (2)

Charles and Caroline sign Mary up for the blind school in Iowa. At first, Mary is very reluctant to learn anything at th

EP 1

As Long as We're Together (1)

Poor economic conditions cause the Ingalls to move closer to Mary. Mary is now teaching at the blind school. The Ingalls

EP 2

As Long as We're Together (2)

Charles even sells his fiddle to buy Mary a gift. At the party, Mary gives Pa his fiddle back. Laura gives Mary a card.

EP 3

The Winoka Warriors

A blind student feels he is useless. He is reluctant to do anything at the blind school. The student gains self-confiden

EP 4

The Man Inside

Amelia, a new girl that Laura meets in school, is ashamed of her very overweight father. Her father works at the blind s

EP 5

There's No Place Like Home (1)

Toby Noe wins a lottery of $5,000 and becomes a man of means. He buys the children a cartload of fireworks, for an annua

EP 6

There's No Place Like Home (2)

As the Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons return to Walnut Grove they discover a town that is badly in need of repair. With a

EP 7

Fagin

Laura feels ignored and left out when Charles spends all of his time with Albert and the calf given to Albert. Albert ru

EP 8

Harriet's Happenings

Mrs. Oleson's cousin starts a newspaper in Walnut Grove, and she uses the fledgling small-town publication as her forum

EP 9

The Wedding

Adam finally asks Mary to marry him. She begins having second thoughts when her parents starting talking about being gra

EP 10

Men Will Be Boys

Jonathan and Charles allow their boys to prove their manhood by allowing them to take a trip to Sleepy Eye by themselves

EP 11

The Cheaters

Andy Garvey's mother is embarrassed by her son's performance at school. She hires Nellie Oleson to tutor him. Nellie rev

EP 12

Blind Journey (1)

When the blind school closes up, the people of Walnut Grove decide to make the old Reverend's house a blind school. Char

EP 13

Blind Journey (2)

When Mrs. Oleson meets Hester-Sue Terhune she is very disappointed to discover she is black. Hester-Sue has bought black

EP 14

The Godsister

In this episode starring twins Lindsey and Sidney Greenbush, Charles takes a job on a telephone crew that is working in

EP 15

The Craftsman

A story about bigotry. Albert becomes an apprentice of an old Jew, Isaac. The people in school call Albert a Jew-lover

EP 16

Blind Man's Bluff

After a boy is in an accident, he pretends to be blind to keep his parents from getting divorced. Laura discovers that t

EP 17

Dance with Me

Toby Noe turns up again after the Ingalls, Garveys and Olesons decided to leave the town Standish owned (episode 93, The

EP 18

The Sound of Children

Mary is expecting a child. Mary is able to get Adam closer to his father because of the expectancy of a child. His fathe

EP 19

The Lake Kezia Monster

Mrs. Olesen forecloses on the lakefront property of Kezia, and she, Nellie and Willie cause no end of grief for the elde

EP 20

Barn Burner

It all starts when a local farmer, who is hateful and bigoted, refuses to set a fair price for wheat, since black farmer

EP 21

The Enchanted Cottage

Mary starts to be able to distinguish light from dark and the Ingalls believe she is regaining her sight. Mary is taken

EP 22

Someone Please Love Me

Charles stays with a family while looking for some horses to buy. The children of the family asks Mr. Ingalls if he coul

EP 23

Mortal Mission

Charles and Jonathan meet with danger as deadly as the disease they left behind them when they are sent for the medical

EP 24

The Odyssey

Albert and Laura leave home to run away with their friend, Dhillon. Dhillon, who is dying from leukemia, wants to achiev

EP 1

Back to School (1)

The school's new teacher is Ms. Wilder. Laura falls in love with Ms. Wilder's brother Almanzo. Laura is crushed when Nel

EP 2

Back to School (2)

When Laura and Nellie get in a fight about the graduation test, Almanzo separates them and takes Laura home with him. Wh

EP 3

The Family Tree

Each student must trace their family tree for a school assignment. Albert is unsure how he can do the assignment. The In

EP 4

The Third Miracle

Adam wins a prestigious award. Laura and Albert give the Christmas money they had made from collecting honey, to Adam an

EP 5

Annabelle

A circus comes to Walnut Grove. Everybody is helping set up, except Nels Oleson. His long, lost sister is in the circus.

EP 6

The Preacher Takes a Wife

Mrs. Craig is in love with Reverend Alden. Although Mrs. Oleson tries to stop Reverend Alden from marrying Mrs. Craig, t

EP 7

The Halloween Dream

Albert's imagination starts to get the better of him when he dreams that he and Laura are taken by Indians.

EP 8

The Return of Mr. Edwards

When Isaiah Edwards loses his will to live after a crippling logging accident, a letter to Walnut Grove from his worried

EP 9

The King is Dead

Aging professional wrestler Milo Stavroupolis comes to nearby Mankato to "fight" the locals. Stavroupolis' promoter, the

EP 10

The Faith Healer

Mrs. Oleson invites a charismatic preacher, the Rev. James Danforth, to preach in Walnut Grove. He immediately woos pari

EP 11

Author! Author!

During a trip to Walnut Grove, Caroline's mother passes away. Her father is very grief-stricken, until son-in-law Charle

EP 12

Crossed Connections

The telephone comes to Walnut Grove, and Mrs. Olesen is hired as the switchboard operator. She takes advantage of her re

EP 13

The Angry Heart

A 17-year-old budding criminal named Tod Dortmunder is sent to Walnut Grove to live with his grandparents after his moth

EP 14

The Werewolf of Walnut Grove

School bully Bart begins menacing his classmates, especially Albert. Tired of the constant harassment, Albert creates a

EP 15

Whatever Happened to the Class of '56?

During a visit to a farmer's convention in Milwaukee, Charles and Caroline meet up with old school mates. Charles learns

EP 16

Darkness is My Friend

On a dark and stormy night, Laura and Mary are staying alone at the School For the Blind when they are taken hostage by

EP 17

Silent Promises

Laura takes a job tutoring a deaf boy named Daniel, teaching him how to communicate through sign language. Daniel makes

EP 18

May We Make Them Proud

Albert experiments with smoking in the basement of the School For the Blind and, when shooed out of the basement, hides

EP 19

Wilder And Wilder

Almanzo's indolent brother, Perley, comes to town. Knowing that Almanzo's interest in a much younger Laura has deepened,

EP 20

Second Spring

Nels finally loses patience with his henpecked family life and begins a mobile merchant business. During one of his stop

EP 21

Sweet Sixteen

The school district's superintendent comes to Walnut Grove, looking for someone who can replace a teacher who has fallen

EP 22

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (1)

Almanzo asks for Laura's hand in marriage. Mr. Ingalls tells Almanzo to wait until Laura was eighteen. Not wanting to wa

EP 23

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2)

Laura helps Adam and Mary set up a new blind school in Sleepy Eye to try to get her mind off of Almanzo. Almanzo gets ve

EP 1

Laura Ingalls Wilder (1)

Almanzo purchases some land and hires Harv, a friend of his, to help him in the field. Almanzo soon learns that he was t

EP 2

Laura Ingalls Wilder (2)

Eliza Jane falls in love with Harv, but is afraid to tell him how she feels. Eliza Jane is devastated when she finds out

EP 3

A New Beginning

The Garveys move to Sleepy Eye to run a business. After being robbed several times, Jonathan decides to become a deputy

EP 4

Fight Team Fight!

A former football star moves back to Walnut Grove. He agrees to become coach of the football team. His goal is to win at

EP 5

The Silent Cry

A story of fear (for the brothers), heartache and love. Houston, an old man, takes care of two runaway orphans. The or

EP 6

Portrait of Love

A blind person has a talent for painting. Her work is so good, it soon gets publicized. The person's biological mother c

EP 7

Divorce, Walnut Grove Style

A friend of Laura begins liking Almanzo. Laura begins suspecting the worse. She goes so far as leaving him when she susp

EP 8

Dearest Albert, I'll Miss You

Albert begins writing more frequently to a pen pal of his. He tries to impress the girl he is writing to. The girl also

EP 9

The In-Laws

Almanzo and Mr. Ingalls expand their business by delivery goods to Sleepy Eye. Both of them believe they know the quicke

EP 10

To See the Light (1)

Adam makes a decision when his sight returns, after an accident at Jonathan's freight warehouse. Mary feels that Adam ma

EP 11

To See the Light (2)

Adam goes for his test and hopes to get a scholarship. But far away from home, he is robbed and beaten and after racing

EP 12

Oleson Versus Oleson

Caroline Ingalls joins in protest with the rest of the Walnut Grove women to try to convince Charles and the other men t

EP 13

Come, Let Us Reason Together

Percival's parents decide to pay a visit. Mrs. Oleson and Mr. Percival don't hit it off so well. Mrs. Oleson is strongly

EP 14

The Nephews

Almanzo's brother, Royal, leaves his two kids with the Wilders while he and his wife are on vacation. Laura and Almanzo

EP 15

Make a Joyful Noise

Joe Hagen moves to Sleepy Eye to help at the blind school. He begins to fall in love with Hester Sue. However, she is pl

EP 16

Goodbye, Mrs. Wilder

Mrs. Oleson wants Laura to add several courses to her school curriculum, including art appreciation and French. Since La

EP 17

Sylvia (1)

A schoolyard escapade involving Albert brands 15-year-old girl Sylvia a tease. The two fall in love, but Albert is unawa

EP 18

Sylvia (2)

A pregnant Sylvia finds Albert is the only one she can turn to for solace, since her father blames her for her situation

EP 19

Blind Justice

Adam and Mary move back to Walnut Grove so that Adam can start a law practice there. Adam's first case involves a person

EP 20

I Do, Again

Caroline is crushed when she learns she is no longer able to carry a baby, and fabricates a pregnancy to deal with the p

EP 21

The Lost Ones (1)

Charles and Albert travel with the Cooper family while on a delivery. A serious accident occurs while the Coopers are go

EP 22

The Lost Ones (2)

Reverend Alden eventually finds someone to take in the kids. However, this family just wants them to work. When Cassandr

EP 1

The Reincarnation of Nellie (1)

Percival and Nellie go to New York so that Percival can run the family business now that his father has died. Mrs. Oleso

EP 2

The Reincarnation of Nellie (2)

Nancy turns out to be worse than Nellie ever was. She even locks another girl in the ice house. The students devise a pl

EP 3

Growin' Pains

James is trying to be more like Albert. He even wants to shave like Albert has to. While James is shaving, he breaks Alb

EP 4

Dark Sage

Dr. Baker posts an ad for another doctor, to relieve his workload (and Mrs. Oleson's constant pestering). He hires Dr. C

EP 5

A Wiser Heart

Laura goes to visit Eliza Jane because of a literature seminar that is going on in town. Laura has to find a part-time j

EP 6

Gambini, the Great

In an episode about hero worship, Charles and Nels share deep concerns over an aging circus performer's influence on the

EP 7

The Legend of Black Jake

Nels is kidnapped by two crooks. The crooks try to get Mrs. Oleson to pay ransom for her husband, but she refuses to. Th

EP 8

Chicago

Charles travels to Chicago to comfort a deeply grieving Mr. Edwards, whose son John Jr. had died in a tragic accident. B

EP 9

For the Love of Nancy

An overweight boy comes to school at Walnut Grove. The schoolkids pick on him because he is so heavy. Nancy persuades th

EP 10

Wave of the Future

Mrs. Oleson changes the restaurant into a franchise restaurant, She has a hard time living up to the agreement of the fr

EP 11

A Christmas They Never Forgot

Mary, Adam, Hester Sue, the Wilders, and the Ingalls are all together for Christmas. The snow begins falling and soon th

EP 12

No Beast So Fierce

James makes friends with Gideon Hale, a young boy who stutters. However, the budding friendship is damaged when Gideon o

EP 13

Stone Soup

Laura finds that balancing her teaching duties at school and managing Almonzo's orchard, while he and Charles are gone o

EP 14

The Legacy

Charles beings making tables so that he could pass on a legacy. While he is at this, Albert begins taking care of the fa

EP 15

Uncle Jed

An elderly relative of James and Cassandra tries to get custody away from Charles. He ends up being unsuccessful in the

EP 16

Second Chance

Hester Sue's ex-husband, Sam, comes to town. He tells Hester Sue that he was no longer a drinker and a gambler. Hester S

EP 17

Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (1)

The Wilders' budding marriage is put to its first major test when Almonzo, soon after recovering from an illness, is fel

EP 18

Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (2)

Almonzo, bitter at his apparent life-crippling illness, nearly gives up on life, despite the birth of little Rose. His a

EP 19

A Promise to Keep

Mr. Edwards' alcoholism, fueled by John Jr.'s violent death, ruins his marriage, and he travels back to Walnut Grove to

EP 20

A Faraway Cry

A longtime friend of Caroline writes to her and asks for help. Her friend is pregnant and lives at a gold prospector's c

EP 21

He Was Only Twelve (1)

While Mr. Edwards, Charles, and James are in Sleepy Eye, James gets shot during a bank robbery. James, who is in a coma,

EP 22

He Was Only Twelve (2)

When Charles refuses to admit that James will likely never recover from his gunshot wound, he leaves Walnut Grove with h

EP 1

Times are Changing (1)

The Ingalls are forced to sell their house to the Carters and leave Walnut Grove to find a more promising life. Mrs. Car

EP 2

Times are Changing (2)

Royal has a very bad heart and asks Laura and Almanzo to take care of his daughter since he was going to die soon. Jenny

EP 3

Welcome to Olesonville

Harriet finds a bearer bond from Walnut Grove. She uses this to try to get people to follow her suggestions. She tells t

EP 4

Rage

Mr. Stark has gotten himself so far in debt that he has lost his mind. He goes home and shoots his wife and daughter. Th

EP 5

Little Lou

A tiny circus performer, Lou, decides to look for work in Walnut Grove after his wife dies while giving birth to his bab

EP 6

The Wild Boy (1)

A traveling side-show comes to Walnut Grove. The main attraction is a wild boy. The wild boy escapes and becomes friends

EP 7

The Wild Boy (2)

Mr. Edwards keeps Matthew at his place, but Nancy Oleson tells on him. A judge comes and rules that Matthew be placed in

EP 8

The Return of Nellie

Nellie returns to Walnut Grove and discovers that Nancy is a lot worse than she ever was. When Nancy isn't the center of

EP 9

The Empire Builders

The people of Walnut Grove are at first excited when the railroad wants to build through the town. This excitement doesn

EP 10

Love

Laura's childhood friend, Jane Canfield, comes back to Walnut Grove. Although she is blind, she falls in love with Mr. E

EP 11

Alden's Dilemma

A minister that is passing through Walnut Grove arouses the suspicions of Reverend Alden and Mr. Edwards. Reverend Alden

EP 12

Marvin's Garden

Jenny looses a necklace in a pond and almost drowns trying to get it. After the incident, she has partial brain damage a

EP 13

Sins of the Fathers

When Mrs. Carter's mother dies, Sarah Carter's father comes to town. He tries to get the Carters to come with home back

EP 14

The Older Brothers

The Older Brothers is a gang that used to have a notorious reputation. First they hold up Mr. Edwards but end up losing

EP 15

Once Upon a Time

Laura writes a book for a book writing contest. Her book is chosen. She travels to Minneapolis to work out a deal with t

EP 16

Home Again

When Albert continually breaks the law, Charles takes him out of the big city and back to Walnut Grove. Albert doesn't c

EP 17

A Child with No Name

Laura gives birth to a baby boy. The baby is fine and healthy for a while. Then for no apparent reason the baby dies. To

EP 18

The Last Summer

Jason Carter starts working for an old lady. Jason becomes great friends of the lady. However, Jason's mom believes the

EP 19

For the Love of Blanche

Mr. Edwards and the residents of Walnut Grove make friends with an orangutan. But the friendship and the fun-loving prim

EP 20

May I Have This Dance?

No longer a mama's boy, Willie announces his engagement and plans to marry his sweetheart. All this upsets his mother gr

EP 21

Hello and Goodbye

Mr. Montague stays at the Wilder boarding house while he is at Walnut Grove researching for a book that he is writing. M

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